Roy Buchanan

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 05-03-2015, 12:10 AM

Been wanting to start a thread on this guy for a while. Not sure whether to put this in the blues section or in rock, so I'll put it here.

Anyone ever heard of him?

My father was a crucial getting him "discovered" in the early 70's and I met him several times myself. At the end of this special, which appeared on PBS in 1971, my father gets a credit.

Sadly, he took his own life in 1988.

Part I

Part II

Part III

If you're unfamiliar with him and want to skip the long videos above, here is his best and most well-known song. A bit of a drawn-out introduction, might want to skip to the 2:25 mark.

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 05-03-2015, 12:16 AM

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Live version from 1976.

Chula Vista · 05-03-2015, 10:27 AM

100% pure brilliance. Every time I pick up my telecaster I think of him.

Jeff Beck's tribute to Roy. My late 70s band use to play this. Was always great watching the crowd get into it.

Moss · 05-03-2015, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DriveYourCarDownToTheSea

Sadly, he took his own life in 1988.

Something often disputed. Apparently he also kicked his own ass prior to hanging himself based on the bruises.

Love his playing.

Lisnaholic · 05-03-2015, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by DriveYourCarDownToTheSea

.... here is his best and most well-known song. A bit of a drawn-out introduction, might want to skip to the 2:25 mark.

^ ... although it's the unpromising start that gives the guitar such impact when it finally comes in....

Roy Buchanan is easily my fave blues guitarist, and I was lucky enough to see him live in London - in the early 80s, I think. He was right on form, with a small, unambitious band, and every song was a guitar-led gem.

Which albums do people like? I think "Second Album" from 1973 is his best, most consistent set of songs, and was a little disappointed with his 1977 effort: "Loading Zone"

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Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	100% pure brilliance. Every time I pick up my telecaster I think of him. Jeff Beck's tribute to Roy. My late 70s band use to play this. Was always great watching the crowd get into it. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”