I was fortunate to have played drums with Roy on his last California tour in 1988 just 4 months before he died and the set of music we played was exactly the same as this one. With Carey Ziegler on the Bass and vocals . His dedicated fans loved him and there were lines down the block for tickets 4 hours before a 10:00 showtime....all shows were sold out ....packed houses at every new venue. Every night was simply a fun musical jam filled with Roy's great guitar playing and Carey's kick-ass bass playing just like this gig you are seeing here. Roy had everything to live for, a brand new guitar custom made for him and devoted fans in every town he played in....plus 6 fully grown children who all loved him. I sincerely believe he did not take his own life. Roy was one of the best musicians and artists I have ever played with....truly a gifted player totally committed to bringing the finest live performance to his audiences...and of course a magnificent, world-class legendary Guitarist.
Did you play with Roy at Keystone Berkeley during your tour? I was with Mark Castro band then. We opened for Roy one night. It was about a week or so before they closed that venue down.
Every time this video gets a new comment, I get a notification and I'll usually end up watching the whole thing one more time because this man is amazing. I don't believe anyone with this much talent would just hang himself in a jail cell out of the blue. I hope someday the people who are responsible are brought to justice. What a loss.
What a shame that Roy Buchanan could not achieve the commercial success and public recognition he deserved, as so many other lesser guitarists did. He deserves to be a household name like Beck, Hendrix, Page, and Clapton. All I we can do is play his stuff and introduce his work to others that don't know. Viva Roy!
I was in Georgetown where Roy was playing . The Stones were in town and came to club to see Roy. A table was cleared for Mick. Jagger acknowledged us and said hello mates. There was a break Roy sat at our front row seats. Roy had a cocktail with us. Jagger bought our table a nice bottle of champagne. Mick Jagger started talking to Roy. He offered him a job with the Stones. Keith Richard's eyes rolled around in his sockets. Roy declined.
God...I LOVE watching and listening to Roy Buchanan. This man was maybe the greatest guitarist in so many genres ......it's hard to compare anyone to him. He seems like he's toying with us almost. He plays through his Soul. This is magic . True Wizardry
Roy lived near me. Use to go to backyards BBQs he would show up with small amp and play for us. When we went to Georgetown clubs he played, we always had front row seats, on his breaks he we would have a cocktail with us. Unfortunately he died mysteriously at the Fairfax County Jail.
Was going to start my comment with’God’ then saw the last comment and just laughed. Roy was fierceness personified in six strings and a pick. RIP mr. B.
Saw Roy in the mid 80’s. He opened for Johnny Winter. I was in the front row in a club in upstate NY. I’ll never forget it - to this day it’s still the most powerful concert I’ve ever seen.
I heard Sweet Dreams by Roy around 1972 ,same year as I bought a telecaster.What a phenomenal player who in my opinion will never be bettered.R.I.P. Roy.
Who plays, knows that Roy was unquestionably the greatest Blues guitarist of all time. What a great loss for the world blues culture, who knows what could have played again
Roy found more notes per bar than humanly possible! I saw him twice (the second being around the time of this video). The first was at the suggestion of my guitar tutor - I had never heard of him before. I have NEVER seen anyone as good, and I have seen some of the 'greats' What raw talent. The audience was gobsmacked by this stunning man
I just watched Austin City Limits 1976. When he is playing a solo and gets a drink and is playing with only his top hand is astounding. I first saw 40 years ago and had to watch again. It all started with me listening to Green Onions album I hadn't heard in a while. He is a treat and one of greatest to hold a guitar in my humble opinion.
OH MY GOD! ROY BUCHANAN- WELCOME TO MY LIFE! I`VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU FOR A LONG, LONG, TIME!!! HERE YOU ARE! MI CASA SU CASA!!! regards to everyone ,Thomas(Poland-then, Chicago- now)
So happy I went to see Roy at Tulane University’s McAllister Auditorium when I was in my teens! My mouth was open in shock! Definitely one of the greats!
After watching Roy play " When my guitar plays the Blues " you can honestly say you've seen the greatest that ever was or will be playing 🎸. Roy Buchanan just blows everyone else AWAY
Makes me cry, when you said "such a loss". In one of Roy's songs he talks of a stranger entering a town; he Roy Buchanan is that stranger, is that messiah, offering the listeners the history of the world thru his instrument and his life experience. Roy was on a tour with the Jazz guitarist Larry Coryell and The Eleventh House in the '76 or '77. They came thru my home town. I got to see Roy play with the Eleventh House at the Flynn Theatre. in Burlington VT..
I remember that tour because Larry Coryell was our next door neighbor at that time here in Connecticut.Larry was a sweet,fun loving cat who just liked playing music all day.
Nobody plays blues like this. It’s madness. So many people out there playing the pentatonic scale trying to hit loads of notes, yet here was Roy just enjoying the squeal of a Tele and pinch harmonics. And also lots of notes the few times he chooses to do that. Awesome!
Looking at the comments It would appear that you haven't heard this since a year ago, I hope you enjoy It as much as me listening for the first time. 😃
I was in Vietnam getting ready to make an amphibious landing for 9th marines,and they had this tiny kind of store, CIGS. For .90 cents carten , Got a Roy Buccanan tape, put it in this sailors tape deck and listened on headphones. Totally blew my mind. Left it with him, we couldn't carry tape decks, wish I had it now.
I first saw (heard of) Roy Buchanan when I was in college, home for a Christmas break with my parents in NJ. I walked across the den where the telly was on PBS as my mum watched PBS a lot. I forget what struck me first, but being a guitar player/future guitarist, I sat down on the couch in a daze. When he started “the Messiah will come again“, my mum , who is a classically trained, virtuoso pianist but also a lover of blues , Stopped and said “now that’s how you play the blues!“ I agreed. I have everything I could get my hands on over the years and have read quite a bit about Roy. Before his tragic death, I remember an Advert for one of his Tours in Rollingstone magazine (I think) that named all of the rock stars, like John Lennon, Keef, et al, who thought of him as the greatest guitarist they’d ever heard. They may just have that right in common. It was an extension of him - just like Hendrix! It is so fun hearing this video (pardon the non sequitur) To hear Roy mastering the effects like delay/echo that he had never understood that Hendrix was using from the beginning. No fuzz. No UniVibe. No delay. If it wasn’t on the amp, he didn’t use it and couldn’t figure out how Jimi was getting them. Just listening to one song with him using the echo is mind blowing! But listening to him play on Austin City Limits from Austin Texas with nothing but a fender reverb deluxe, I believe, is just as or more than astonishing! I still miss him so much… Thank you Roy and thank you Jeff Beck for scooping up a lot of Roys spirit and making it your own. Someday I hope to meet Roy’s soul in heaven...
That was a very interesting set of stories on Roy....the etheral wailing he gets in When a Guitar Plays the Blues is an astounding swell of music....I liked what your classically trained mother said about Roy on his PBS show?
Thanks for posting this. Roy, Danny Gatton, Lenny Breau all left this world much to early. But their spirit lives on through their music. I feel blessed to have heard their music.
I was watching Remembering Roy Buchanan on here today and they make one comment that really hit home. They said, " Roy was the guitarist that other guitarist came to see". That's a pretty tall statement to me.
I first saw Roy Buchanan on the Old Grey Whistle Test (BBC TV) stuck in a hotel room in 1973. I was blown away by his Sweet Dreams track played live and bought his album with just his name as the title that weekend. No doubt about it Roy is far and away the greatest guitarist of all time. It was amazing to hear Sweet Dreams on the closing titles to the film The Departed.
I adore Roy's work, have done for decades. I'm only sorry folks find the need to compare musicians, in this case Rory Gallagher. Both were fine artists and humble gentlemen. RIP Roy.
I saw them both in the same club in Ottawa, Canada. Not the same show though. Oddly enough Rory was playing the white telecaster quite a bit then. Both great, both different, both humble souls.
I tell people my favorite guitarist is the one I am listening to. Roy, Rory, Gary Moore are among the many forgotten or underappreciated guitarists throught the years.
HOW I miss those days! I was in many Blues bands. In one of them, my friend , Walter, was the guitarist and he introduced me to Roy Buchanan. We used to go see him all the time . All the shows, that we could get to . And Mayall shows as well. I was a Mayall fan and he was a Roy fan, which I became as well . What a loss to the music world. Sadly, those exciting days are no more; when we could hardly wait for the next new album to come out . . And sadly, I don’t talk to that guy anymore. A great guitar player , but , well, too many issues ~ ~ ~
I first saw Roy at the old Lone Star Cafe in 1979. I was on a date with a really cool older woman she was 30 I was 19. needless to say it was an awesome night. Nothing like a hot divorcee and a great musician to blow my 19 year old mind!
What can you say about the Greatest Guitar Player that has ever lived. What Roy lacks in vocals, he more than makes up in making that guitar send chills down your spine.
I first heard about Roy in 1975. I was reading Rolling Stone. There was an article about Roy in which they referred to him as the greatest rock guitarist in the world. I immediately started buying all his albums. I never stopped.
Love the way he said maybe someday I’ll be a good guitar player. The slightest smirk on his face. Too bad gone too young. Wished I’d have seen him live.
Знал давно про эту историю про странную смерть Роя. Он не был меланхоликом и любил жизнь и гитару. Очень темная история и нету желания у следствия поднять архивы и возобновить раследование причин смерти Роя. Очень жаль , что такой человек ушел из жизни. Я не претендую на роль члена жюри , чтобы оценить его роль мастерства игры на гитаре , но для меня он один из гитаристов заслуживающих место на ОЛИМПЕ ... Играя на разбитой и старой аппаратуре он выдавал только своим медиатором на гитаре неповторимый звук. Мир его праху и его помнят, чтят поклонники его творчества......
Sonic mayhem! Roy was still exploring new sounds and techniques just a few short years before he passed. No way was he finished. Nice to see that, but sad too, because he still had so much to offer.
I lived in Maryland in 1970,s I got to hear him play for free at a bar in Hyattsville the crossroads was a local bar he played there many nights he was a very nice guy
I came late to the music of Roy Buchanan. Though I always read his name in the music magazines, I haven't bought any album of his (they were hard to find in my town in Germany). So, in 1996 I made a trip to San Francisco. I went to a festival and Narada Michael Walden (I loved the Jeff Beck Wired album and the Mahavishnu stuff) was playing. Afterwards I went to Amoeba and other record stores in Haight St. to get me some Narada records. I saw his album LOADING ZONE and took it with me. I really love that album to this day.
I saw him in a similar concert with Dickey Betts and Lonnie Mack in Chicago billed as "The Great American Guitar Assault!" One of the best concerts I have seen. I dig all 3 of them, but Roy was the boss that night.
@@jimdonovan8213 I saw them in Chicago. The Park West. I was good friends with Allman Bros. Drummer, Frankie Toler. I never got to know Dicky, though we were at many gatherings together. The Toler brothers were the real deal, genuine nice people.
@UCJNbbk8Ld3kAPZQY-mi6wMw i met Warren Haynes onstage in Nashville as we backed up Marshall Tucker guitarist Toy Caldwell's solo try in '88. Afterward, at the bar Warren told me he was working with Dickey, who was a real favorite of mine. Months later they released a record as THE DICKEY BETTS BAND, and hit NYC for a live broadcast gig on WNEW FM, and this began a long relationship as ABB got a deal on Epic after sales on that record and Greg's showed $ promise. ABB were the best musicians I knew and always put me on guest lists and passes. I always think back to that band as the best ever. Warren did a solo record - its one of my favorite records ever. That live broadcast is available here on youtube now. I never saw the Toler Brothers but have several releases by them, but never met them. Dan did a record with Jimmy Hall that's excellent.
Some people just are incredibly rich in ability and have the capacity to think and perform. It is a skill I do not possess especially when it comes to music. But I can appreciate those who have that ability. A God given gift. So when you run across someone with that depth consider what Duke Ellington said, “If it sounds good, it is good!” And he was one that knew what “good” meant. C. Ahrens
The guy that you couldn't put in a box, unless it was a box that said, "The Greatest." If there's anyone that hasn't seen it; Lookup the documentary from 1971 - 'Introducing Roy Buchanan.'
Dude or Dudette, Thank you so much for telling me about the documentary. I have been a Roy Boy fan since the early mid '70's and lucky enough to see him several times in person....My favorite was At Liberty Lunch in Austin ,Tx, a no roof venue and an almost full moon that night...It was fricking awesome.
Now Roy made his Guitar weep, many imitated him but they couldn't put that feeling into it that Roy could and did. One of the Best Guitarists Born. Why did they feel they had to kill the man.
Found this today and shared it with my son, I know he will share it one day with his sons. I was always a Roy Buchanan fan and it was a very sad day for me when I heard he passed away. His music never willI simply love his smile, a kind soulshare this video with someoneDavid Nova Scotia
I first started to listen to Roy in the mid 70's, love this video, first saw it years back and because of this video I discovered Lonnie Mack. While searching for Lonnie videos I discovered Danny Gatton. 👍
I wish Carey Z. had been on bass when I booked Roy at Finnegan's Rainbow in the late 70's. I will always remember the tears sliding down my cheeks as he played "Messiah". Haunting, melodic and soulful.
Well he is actually using an old Boss analog delay here. But I mean that's nothing compared to modern players with literally space ships at their feat.
I bought my first album in '72 it has been in the past couple days I see how it achieved the sounds. .now if I only had a place to break out the V to emulate in full sound.......I have liked him all this time ,but this makes so much better to see it
I saw Roy perform at an outdoor afternoon show in after an amazing set by Jan Hammer. They just blew Jan Hammer away and blew my mind. I don't think I ever saw a better guitarist. Amazing!!1
Now THATS what a tele was made for!!! Could you imagine him, Bonamasas, Jeff, Eddy, Buddy Guy, and say the Edge jamming? You couldn't hold the roof on the building
I was fortunate to have played drums with Roy on his last California tour in 1988 just 4 months before he died and the set of music we played was exactly the same as this one. With Carey Ziegler on the Bass and vocals . His dedicated fans loved him and there were lines down the block for tickets 4 hours before a 10:00 showtime....all shows were sold out ....packed houses at every new venue. Every night was simply a fun musical jam filled with Roy's great guitar playing and Carey's kick-ass bass playing just like this gig you are seeing here. Roy had everything to live for, a brand new guitar custom made for him and devoted fans in every town he played in....plus 6 fully grown children who all loved him. I sincerely believe he did not take his own life. Roy was one of the best musicians and artists I have ever played with....truly a gifted player totally committed to bringing the finest live performance to his audiences...and of course a magnificent, world-class legendary Guitarist.
You played drums for Roy? For that sir you receive the highest of high fives.
Scott Moyer I don't buy the suicide story either...no matter what problems he may have felt with.
amx360 let's not forget to high five the fine Fairfax police officers that beat Roy to death...
how about a follow up on the "notso" fairfax coppers involved!!!
Did you play with Roy at Keystone Berkeley during your tour? I was with Mark Castro band then. We opened for Roy one night. It was about a week or so before they closed that venue down.
Every time this video gets a new comment, I get a notification and I'll usually end up watching the whole thing one more time because this man is amazing. I don't believe anyone with this much talent would just hang himself in a jail cell out of the blue. I hope someday the people who are responsible are brought to justice. What a loss.
I'm leaving a comment so you'll listen again. Enjoy!
Listen again with me. Ain't none better than Roy!
Do you own an AMX? Great car, but come and watch the video again.
@@likwidflame I did but I sold it. Oh, what an amazing guitar player!
Roy was playing in his own leaque, like Jeff Beck today, a one off, and his death was a shame, like so often.
What a shame that Roy Buchanan could not achieve the commercial success and public recognition he deserved, as so many other lesser guitarists did. He deserves to be a household name like Beck, Hendrix, Page, and Clapton. All I we can do is play his stuff and introduce his work to others that don't know. Viva Roy!
agree 10900% JM
I was in Georgetown where Roy was playing . The Stones were in town and came to club to see Roy. A table was cleared for Mick. Jagger acknowledged us and said hello mates. There was a break Roy sat at our front row seats. Roy had a cocktail with us. Jagger bought our table a nice bottle of champagne. Mick Jagger started talking to Roy. He offered him a job with the Stones. Keith Richard's eyes rolled around in his sockets. Roy declined.
God...I LOVE watching and listening to Roy Buchanan. This man was maybe the greatest guitarist in so many genres ......it's hard to compare anyone to him. He seems like he's toying with us almost. He plays through his Soul. This is magic . True Wizardry
Roy lived near me. Use to go to backyards BBQs he would show up with small amp and play for us. When we went to Georgetown clubs he played, we always had front row seats, on his breaks he we would have a cocktail with us.
Unfortunately he died mysteriously at the Fairfax County Jail.
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I finally got you the real thing. Alex
Another jaw dropping performance from Roy! Best unknown rock blues guitarist ever to exist! He has to be top of anyone's best list He is!
One Of The Greatest Guitar Players Of All Time.
Rock In Peace Roy!!!!
Was going to start my comment with’God’ then saw the last comment and just laughed. Roy was fierceness personified in six strings and a pick. RIP mr. B.
Roy, Albert & Lonnie are still here and alive... the soul never dies...
Saw Roy in the mid 80’s. He opened for Johnny Winter. I was in the front row in a club in upstate NY. I’ll never forget it - to this day it’s still the most powerful concert I’ve ever seen.
im fookin jekloius EriC :P
Wow! My two favorites on the same bill. Only saw RB once, saw JW 10 times
I heard Sweet Dreams by Roy around 1972 ,same year as I bought a telecaster.What a phenomenal player who in my opinion will never be bettered.R.I.P. Roy.
What a coincidence, same here, sat in a taxi in Manchester, 72 ish, agree, a fantastic guitarist.
Saw Roy many times in Boston back in the day in small clubs. What a laid back, humble, low key, cool dude this man was. One of the all time greats.
Who plays, knows that Roy was unquestionably the greatest Blues guitarist of all time. What a great loss for the world blues culture, who knows what could have played again
Roy found more notes per bar than humanly possible!
I saw him twice (the second being around the time of this video). The first was at the suggestion of my guitar tutor - I had never heard of him before.
I have NEVER seen anyone as good, and I have seen some of the 'greats'
What raw talent. The audience was gobsmacked by this stunning man
I just watched Austin City Limits 1976. When he is playing a solo and gets a drink and is playing with only his top hand is astounding. I first saw 40 years ago and had to watch again. It all started with me listening to Green Onions album I hadn't heard in a while. He is a treat and one of greatest to hold a guitar in my humble opinion.
OH MY GOD! ROY BUCHANAN- WELCOME TO MY LIFE! I`VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU FOR A LONG, LONG, TIME!!! HERE YOU ARE! MI CASA SU CASA!!! regards to everyone ,Thomas(Poland-then, Chicago- now)
Hearing roy must be how the world felt when they heard paganini on violin back then
He played like no other...
Or Hendrix in the 60's, or EVH in the late 70's-early 80's
the greatest guitarplayer in rock and roll history the MAN who said NO to the rolling stones best of the best masterclass rip roy miss you
Roy was just incredible ! The TRUE master of the Telecaster !!!
That has to be the best version of further on down the road EVER!
Back in the days, seen Roy quite a few times at the Bayou in DC ..life changing especially musically
So happy I went to see Roy at Tulane University’s McAllister Auditorium when I was in my teens! My mouth was open in shock! Definitely one of the greats!
My hero Roy, you blow the rest of us away
BRAVO !!! LEADER OF THE PACK ...ROY BUCHANAN
Just ran across this master to bad he’s Gone in a sad manner I pray for the folks he left behind to have a peaceful heart 💜 his music is boss
After watching Roy play " When my guitar plays the Blues " you can honestly say you've seen the greatest that ever was or will be playing 🎸. Roy Buchanan just blows everyone else AWAY
You've obviously never heard Danny Gatton.
Makes me cry, when you said "such a loss". In one of Roy's songs he talks of a stranger entering a town; he Roy Buchanan is that stranger, is that messiah, offering the listeners the history of the world thru his instrument and his life experience. Roy was on a tour with the Jazz guitarist Larry Coryell and The Eleventh House in the '76 or '77. They came thru my home town. I got to see Roy play with the Eleventh House at the Flynn Theatre. in Burlington VT..
I remember that tour because Larry Coryell was our next door neighbor at that time here in Connecticut.Larry was a sweet,fun loving cat who just liked playing music all day.
What an incredible array of talent on one stage for one night. Thirty five years later it remains unsurpassed. Rave on Roy, Lonnie, and Albert
Nobody plays blues like this. It’s madness. So many people out there playing the pentatonic scale trying to hit loads of notes, yet here was Roy just enjoying the squeal of a Tele and pinch harmonics. And also lots of notes the few times he chooses to do that. Awesome!
Looking at the comments It would appear that you haven't heard this since a year ago, I hope you enjoy It as much as me listening for the first time. 😃
Yes, he certainly could make a guitar "talk in tongues". Legendary.....
Roy just looks like someone from another time. A true guitar hero in every sense of the word. We love you and miss you Roy.
Holey Moley! Agree.
Roy is like Leon Redbone . No time zone! But his band.......uuuuuurrrgh. GET THEE TO THE CARBER SHOP, AND GET A JOB!
I was in Vietnam getting ready to make an amphibious landing for 9th marines,and they had this tiny kind of store, CIGS. For .90 cents carten , Got a Roy Buccanan tape, put it in this sailors tape deck and listened on headphones. Totally blew my mind. Left it with him, we couldn't carry tape decks, wish I had it now.
Amazing Marine
Bet you hit the ground runnin'.
How many guys can make a guitar scream and howl with just an overloaded clean tone? No-one, Roy was it.
he made his guitar talk
I first saw (heard of) Roy Buchanan when I was in college, home for a Christmas break with my parents in NJ. I walked across the den where the telly was on PBS as my mum watched PBS a lot. I forget what struck me first, but being a guitar player/future guitarist, I sat down on the couch in a daze. When he started “the Messiah will come again“, my mum , who is a classically trained, virtuoso pianist but also a lover of blues , Stopped and said “now that’s how you play the blues!“ I agreed. I have everything I could get my hands on over the years and have read quite a bit about Roy. Before his tragic death, I remember an Advert for one of his Tours in Rollingstone magazine (I think) that named all of the rock stars, like John Lennon, Keef, et al, who thought of him as the greatest guitarist they’d ever heard. They may just have that right in common. It was an extension of him - just like Hendrix! It is so fun hearing this video (pardon the non sequitur) To hear Roy mastering the effects like delay/echo that he had never understood that Hendrix was using from the beginning. No fuzz. No UniVibe. No delay. If it wasn’t on the amp, he didn’t use it and couldn’t figure out how Jimi was getting them. Just listening to one song with him using the echo is mind blowing! But listening to him play on Austin City Limits from Austin Texas with nothing but a fender reverb deluxe, I believe, is just as or more than astonishing! I still miss him so much… Thank you Roy and thank you Jeff Beck for scooping up a lot of Roys spirit and making it your own. Someday I hope to meet Roy’s soul in heaven...
That was a very interesting set of stories on Roy....the etheral wailing he gets in When a Guitar Plays the Blues is an astounding swell of music....I liked what your classically trained mother said about Roy on his PBS show?
Magnificent. What can I tell you? Roy Buchanan was unique. He is sorely missed.
He's the best in my book
Roy was the best Guitarist I've ever heard in my life !
Thanks for posting this. Roy, Danny Gatton, Lenny Breau all left this world much to early. But their spirit lives on through their music. I feel blessed to have heard their music.
I was watching Remembering Roy Buchanan on here today and they make one comment that really hit home. They said, " Roy was the guitarist that other guitarist came to see". That's a pretty tall statement to me.
I first saw Roy Buchanan on the Old Grey Whistle Test (BBC TV) stuck in a hotel room in 1973. I was blown away by his Sweet Dreams track played live and bought his album with just his name as the title that weekend. No doubt about it Roy is far and away the greatest guitarist of all time. It was amazing to hear Sweet Dreams on the closing titles to the film The Departed.
The above wasn't posted by Chris but his dad Tony (that's me) on Chris's google account. Damn the technology!
@@christopherpullig900Done the same thing in my time 😂
Tem terraqueo que podia morrer🍷☮️
I adore Roy's work, have done for decades. I'm only sorry folks find the need to compare musicians, in this case Rory Gallagher. Both were fine artists and humble gentlemen. RIP Roy.
yer totaly right theyu were great not to many even heard of rory gallager, or roy i got turned on to both in71-72
I love them both!
No two guitarists can be compared. They are all totally unique doing that they do in their own special way.
I saw them both in the same club in Ottawa, Canada. Not the same show though. Oddly enough Rory was playing the white telecaster quite a bit then. Both great, both different, both humble souls.
I tell people my favorite guitarist is the one I am listening to. Roy, Rory, Gary Moore are among the many forgotten or underappreciated guitarists throught the years.
Tone from outer space! clean yet distorted.
Has Roy ever looked as happy as when he is listening to Albert Collins? What a pair.
Yeah I saw that too!
HOW I miss those days! I was in many Blues bands. In one of them, my friend , Walter, was the guitarist and he introduced me to Roy Buchanan. We used to go see him all the time . All the shows, that we could get to . And Mayall shows as well. I was a Mayall fan and he was a Roy fan, which I became as well . What a loss to the music world. Sadly, those exciting days are no more; when we could hardly wait for the next new album to come out . . And sadly, I don’t talk to that guy anymore. A great guitar player , but , well, too many issues ~ ~ ~
I first saw Roy at the old Lone Star Cafe in 1979. I was on a date with a really cool older woman she was 30 I was 19. needless to say it was an awesome night. Nothing like a hot divorcee and a great musician to blow my 19 year old mind!
What can you say about the Greatest Guitar Player that has ever lived. What Roy lacks in vocals, he more than makes up in making that guitar send chills down your spine.
I’m a guitar player and I have so many guitar heroes, but I always come back to Roy ❤
I first heard about Roy in 1975. I was reading Rolling Stone. There was an article about Roy in which they referred to him as the greatest rock guitarist in the world. I immediately started buying all his albums. I never stopped.
Roy was usually credited as a 'blues guitarist,' or maybe a 'blues-rock' guy, but he could play anything, including jazz.
I would call him the "Blues Abuser" but i mean that in a good way..
Sorry amx360 but this deserves another listen to best wishes
This guy just impresses me more and more each time I watch/hear him! And it's been years...........
Love the way he said maybe someday I’ll be a good guitar player. The slightest smirk on his face. Too bad gone too young. Wished I’d have seen him live.
I saw him play live twice in NYC totally blown away
Как всегда- безупречно и невыносимо, красиво!
Знал давно про эту историю про странную смерть Роя. Он не был меланхоликом и любил жизнь и гитару. Очень темная история и нету желания у следствия поднять архивы и возобновить раследование причин смерти Роя. Очень жаль , что такой человек ушел из жизни. Я не претендую на роль члена жюри , чтобы оценить его роль мастерства игры на гитаре , но для меня он один из гитаристов заслуживающих место на ОЛИМПЕ ... Играя на разбитой и старой аппаратуре он выдавал только своим медиатором на гитаре неповторимый звук. Мир его праху и его помнят, чтят поклонники его творчества......
Fantastic ! Thanks so much for putting this up !
Such a unique way of playing guitar.
So good to see this, thanks.
Sonic mayhem! Roy was still exploring new sounds and techniques just a few short years before he passed. No way was he finished. Nice to see that, but sad too, because he still had so much to offer.
I agree 110%$ david
Cannot stop watching this. Absolute genius of a guitar player. Words do not suffice. Fantastic stuff.
23 minutes and 42 seconds of electric guitar heaven.......right here on your laptop screen...........
I lived in Maryland in 1970,s I got to hear him play for free at a bar in Hyattsville the crossroads was a local bar he played there many nights he was a very nice guy
I came late to the music of Roy Buchanan. Though I always read his name in the music magazines, I haven't bought any album of his (they were hard to find in my town in Germany). So, in 1996 I made a trip to San Francisco. I went to a festival and Narada Michael Walden (I loved the Jeff Beck Wired album and the Mahavishnu stuff) was playing. Afterwards I went to Amoeba and other record stores in Haight St. to get me some Narada records. I saw his album LOADING ZONE and took it with me. I really love that album to this day.
I saw him in a similar concert with Dickey Betts and Lonnie Mack in Chicago billed as "The Great American Guitar Assault!" One of the best concerts I have seen. I dig all 3 of them, but Roy was the boss that night.
What year was this? I knew Dickey and Lonnie since the late 80's, but only got to see and meet Roy once in NYC just months before his death.
@@jimdonovan8213 1986, the Great American Guitar Assault tour. I still have the T-shirt.
@@joebubbit I'm stunned that I missed it, but that time was bad for me to catch anyone. Was on the road.
@@jimdonovan8213 I saw them in Chicago. The Park West.
I was good friends with Allman Bros. Drummer, Frankie Toler. I never got to know Dicky, though we were at many gatherings together. The Toler brothers were the real deal, genuine nice people.
@UCJNbbk8Ld3kAPZQY-mi6wMw i met Warren Haynes onstage in Nashville as we backed up Marshall Tucker guitarist Toy Caldwell's solo try in '88. Afterward, at the bar Warren told me he was working with Dickey, who was a real favorite of mine. Months later they released a record as THE DICKEY BETTS BAND, and hit NYC for a live broadcast gig on WNEW FM, and this began a long relationship as ABB got a deal on Epic after sales on that record and Greg's showed $ promise. ABB were the best musicians I knew and always put me on guest lists and passes. I always think back to that band as the best ever. Warren did a solo record - its one of my favorite records ever. That live broadcast is available here on youtube now. I never saw the Toler Brothers but have several releases by them, but never met them. Dan did a record with Jimmy Hall that's excellent.
Some people just are incredibly rich in ability and have the capacity to think and perform. It is a skill I do not possess especially when it comes to music. But I can appreciate those who have that ability. A God given gift. So when you run across someone with that depth consider what Duke Ellington said, “If it sounds good, it is good!” And he was one that knew what “good” meant. C. Ahrens
The Always Amazing Mr. Roy Buchanan!!!!!!😎🎸
Simply the best blues guitarist
YES!! this boy could really PLAY!!!!!
Thanks for posting this quality footage of the incomparable Roy Buchanan!
Roy was the boss (on the guitar) every night, and every time he played it!
Saw Roy Buchanan half dozen times in the 70’s (Cre’me de la Cre’me) Guitar extraordinaire, R.I.P. Roy Buchanan 🎸 ☮️
The guy that you couldn't put in a box, unless it was a box that said, "The Greatest." If there's anyone that hasn't seen it; Lookup the documentary from 1971 - 'Introducing Roy Buchanan.'
it was drugs and booz that some one grate from us so sad
Dude or Dudette, Thank you so much for telling me about the documentary. I have been a Roy Boy fan since the early mid '70's and lucky enough to see him several times in person....My favorite was At Liberty Lunch in Austin ,Tx, a no roof venue and an almost full moon that night...It was fricking awesome.
Roy's sound reminds me of another great guitarist -- Albert King.
I use to see Roy play at the Crossroads! Those were the days in the 60s and 70s.
He never got the recognition he deserved. Richard in Dallas
Now Roy made his Guitar weep, many imitated him but they couldn't put that feeling into it that Roy could and did. One of the Best Guitarists Born. Why did they feel they had to kill the man.
it's amazing that, after 25.000 views only a hundred +likes for Roy Buchanan!!!
Sorry, so busy sharing it I forgot to push "like"
So Jeffrrey, you've only watched once?!
Thanks for posting this. especially love the albert collins and lonnie mack 16:26 in. Buchanan is admired by an impressive array of talent for sure.
I remember hearing Roy Buchanan's album livestock for the first time in the mid-1970s I've been a fan of Roy Buchanan ever since
I hope he eventually had some fame,financial success and happiness before passing away.
Man he grew as a player and performer in his later years...
Albert was another bad ass.
Found this today and shared it with my son, I know he will share it one day with his sons.
I was always a Roy Buchanan fan and it was a very sad day for me when I heard he passed away. His music never willI simply love his smile, a kind soulshare this video with someoneDavid Nova Scotia
I remember seeing him in The British Walkers when I was 6 years old. He was great then too.
In Awe of the Man's talent,...I can hear them all.
Now the only problem I've got is how to get Roy's music out of my head so I can sleep. Trouble is, i like it; maybe I'll never sleep again :)
I first started to listen to Roy in the mid 70's, love this video, first saw it years back and because of this video I discovered Lonnie Mack. While searching for Lonnie videos I discovered Danny Gatton. 👍
I wish Carey Z. had been on bass when I booked Roy at Finnegan's Rainbow in the late 70's. I will always remember the tears sliding down my cheeks as he played "Messiah". Haunting, melodic and soulful.
Police stole the best man to ever play a Tele infamous and legendary!!!!!
The best. Hands down. Just him, his guitar, and his amp. No fancy gizmos...
thats what made him grate
Well he is actually using an old Boss analog delay here. But I mean that's nothing compared to modern players with literally space ships at their feat.
So sorry I didn't find out about Roy before now. Great music. I love to watch his fingers
Never seen Roy so animated! Very cool.
I bought my first album in '72 it has been in the past couple days I see how it achieved the sounds. .now if I only had a place to break out the V to emulate in full sound.......I have liked him all this time ,but this makes so much better to see it
I saw Roy perform at an outdoor afternoon show in after an amazing set by Jan Hammer. They just blew Jan Hammer away and blew my mind. I don't think I ever saw a better guitarist. Amazing!!1
Love the way this man played.
Awesome treasure!
신이 내린 천재다
One of the great ones.
Great performance
Other-worldly. Not just a dude with a guitar...
Seen him a few times , always green onions opening
Now THATS what a tele was made for!!! Could you imagine him, Bonamasas, Jeff, Eddy, Buddy Guy, and say the Edge jamming? You couldn't hold the roof on the building
Saw him live in Park East Chicago and he was amazing.