@that payne I feel your pain, brother! I and my friends had a guitar-playing friend turned us on to Roy in the early seventies and I saw him twice. He was incredible, and he does not receive his due as one of the masters of guitar.
Roy was playing great guitar all from the late fifties through the 60s before getting national attention via a 1971 PBS special. Pretty sure Joe was already well on his way by then, James Gang etc. I doubt either guy influenced the other much or at all. Both great players, totally different approaches, technique, licks, music etc etc
Shook hands with Roy at the El Macombo in 1983. We sat right at the front. He opened with Amazing Grace (blues style). I (we) were totally blown away, because he was phenonemal. Spelling?? Later he hung himself in jail :(
Probably Byrd Foster on drums,Paul Jacobs on piano.This was Roy's short Stratocaster phase I believe.Buch was a great player no matter what guitar he had in his hands.
@thatpayne Cause of yr age you missed one of the great tragedies of music...when Roy died...unnecessarily... after being picked up while drinking. I can't even bring myself to write what happened...it is so terrible.
@thatpayne My old man turned me on to Roy at age 5 (that I can recall, I'm sure actually I heard him first en vitro)....check out Sunset over Broadway, as well...and Goose Grease, for a laugh
@MrStevietRI right on,,,, I'll go check those out...I subbed your channel....plz. check out my uploads and subb me if you like...trying to get my views up...
I saw him at the town hall in Auckland in 1987. We had driven up from Wanganui and drove back overnight so I could get to school the next morning... Hung round afterwards, and got to meet Roy backstage. He autographed some album covers for me (including his first album, the cover of which was apparently shot at a cemetery). The concert was mindblowing at times, but it largely pandered to a hard rock crowd rather than being classic Roy blues.
It appears I am not as dumbstruck as everyone else here. Props to Roy, his chops were the tops, but this sounds kinda like an old guy playing hot licks to a midi backup track to me.
yeah we'r der, dos not in nam wine in toronto like tommy cosgrave, ron hedland slyfox etc - dos dat serve nam juice in toronto at bloor - dos f-ass virginian sheriffs sure' had a beef with roy way back choke him on puke b4 .... 81 el mocambo at chinatown roost
very nice tune! i've seen roy sixteen times, all at a bar in old roslyn long island called my fathers place; in my eyes he is one of the best guitar pickers in the world his music will live on!
If anything Joe Walsh was influenced by Roy. Since Roy was playing guitar since the late 1950s. But I've never heard one way or another that either was influenced by the other.
@SMooney1975 WRONG "Turn Turn To Stone" was written by Joe Walsh. It appeared on Barnstorm which was released in 1972. I doubt very much if either musician influenced the other, just listen to their approach and style. Buchanan relies on heaps of harmonics and right hand finger work with an element of loosness while Joe's style is much tighter, more precise. This isn't to say that Roy is less of a guitarist just more of a "seat of your pants" type of player. I have one of his plectrums.
@karmabites1 Like I said, hung himself with his belt never having worn one. Rumor I heard was he was drunk and pissed off the cops when he was in his cell. I don't know if that's the truth or not. I know it was never fully investigated. I saw him a year or two before he died at the Florida Theatre in Gainesville Florida. Front row. He saw me rocking and asked between songs if he was in tune. I said, "Eh, not bad." I got a laugh out of him and a thumbs up later. One of my idols asking if in tune.
Roy was a Great guitarist who made his tele WAIL! Listen to his tone! But he never got the recognition and became a sad alcoholic,even sadder he hung himself in a lonely jail cell!
@ialobster You said it. And who are these cats playing with Roy? Not the usual bar band locals. This is a serious lesson in advanced musicianship. Amazing and wonderful.
@albanymike Thanks for the endorsement. Not sure who are the musicians backing Roy up on this track in Toronto but the chemistry between them and Roy seems excellent - like was usually with other players that backed him up whom he uplifted (what a gracious man). Unfortunately I discovered Roy 19 yrs too (in 2009) late ... will be paying his burial site in Va. a pilgrimage visit week though.
@that payne I feel your pain, brother! I and my friends had a guitar-playing friend turned us on to Roy in the early seventies and I saw him twice. He was incredible, and he does not receive his due as one of the masters of guitar.
conandan 1 week ago
I can not express what I felt listening to this, I think for a moment into a trance
bulgan78 3 weeks ago
ooo putain c fort
elieattie 1 month ago
Where did you get this? Is there more or a cd anywhere available? Thanks
solofiddle 1 month ago
Roy was playing great guitar all from the late fifties through the 60s before getting national attention via a 1971 PBS special. Pretty sure Joe was already well on his way by then, James Gang etc. I doubt either guy influenced the other much or at all. Both great players, totally different approaches, technique, licks, music etc etc
GuiitarBilly 1 month ago
roy buchanan was murderd thumps up if you agreed a men like him would never hes kill him self he,s murderd in jail
poseidon26ful 1 month ago 4
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Excellent song and a great performance with stunning sound quality.
mirafioriman 2 months ago
Excellent song and a great performance with stunning sound quality.
mirafioriman 2 months ago
Shook hands with Roy at the El Macombo in 1983. We sat right at the front. He opened with Amazing Grace (blues style). I (we) were totally blown away, because he was phenonemal. Spelling?? Later he hung himself in jail :(
avalanche344 2 months ago
Probably Byrd Foster on drums,Paul Jacobs on piano.This was Roy's short Stratocaster phase I believe.Buch was a great player no matter what guitar he had in his hands.
DogCatchersBand 3 months ago
I have lived on panet earth 41 yrs. and nobody bothers to turn me on to Roy Buchanan...WTF...
thatpayne 3 months ago 7
@thatpayne You are so right. The guy fascinates me.
heymama1 3 months ago
@thatpayne Cause of yr age you missed one of the great tragedies of music...when Roy died...unnecessarily... after being picked up while drinking. I can't even bring myself to write what happened...it is so terrible.
karennorwegian 1 month ago
@thatpayne My old man turned me on to Roy at age 5 (that I can recall, I'm sure actually I heard him first en vitro)....check out Sunset over Broadway, as well...and Goose Grease, for a laugh
MrStevietRI 1 month ago
@MrStevietRI right on,,,, I'll go check those out...I subbed your channel....plz. check out my uploads and subb me if you like...trying to get my views up...
thatpayne 1 month ago
@thatpayne I was just thinking the same ive been here 30 yrs. I will have to dedicate the rest of mine to this.
elkie64 1 week ago
good lord
bojangles927 3 months ago
SAW ROY IN CONCERT EARLY 80'S,AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND.CAN,T REMEMBER EXACATLY WHAT YEAR,CAN YOU HELP?
TheMartinrt 5 months ago
I saw him at the town hall in Auckland in 1987. We had driven up from Wanganui and drove back overnight so I could get to school the next morning... Hung round afterwards, and got to meet Roy backstage. He autographed some album covers for me (including his first album, the cover of which was apparently shot at a cemetery). The concert was mindblowing at times, but it largely pandered to a hard rock crowd rather than being classic Roy blues.
philbattley1 5 months ago
It appears I am not as dumbstruck as everyone else here. Props to Roy, his chops were the tops, but this sounds kinda like an old guy playing hot licks to a midi backup track to me.
axsys212 6 months ago
yeah we'r der, dos not in nam wine in toronto like tommy cosgrave, ron hedland slyfox etc - dos dat serve nam juice in toronto at bloor - dos f-ass virginian sheriffs sure' had a beef with roy way back choke him on puke b4 .... 81 el mocambo at chinatown roost
rondaine1 6 months ago
very nice tune! i've seen roy sixteen times, all at a bar in old roslyn long island called my fathers place; in my eyes he is one of the best guitar pickers in the world his music will live on!
gps337 6 months ago 3
my god, he was on fire, awesome playing!
ex1le444 6 months ago
he was murdered!
ex1le444 6 months ago
I believe Roy is talking to god right here,off the wall out on his own amazing.
themanfromutopia1 9 months ago
Was Joe Influenced By Roy or is it the other way around?
CacheSeaker 9 months ago
@CacheSeaker
If anything Joe Walsh was influenced by Roy. Since Roy was playing guitar since the late 1950s. But I've never heard one way or another that either was influenced by the other.
SMooney1975 9 months ago
@SMooney1975 WRONG "Turn Turn To Stone" was written by Joe Walsh. It appeared on Barnstorm which was released in 1972. I doubt very much if either musician influenced the other, just listen to their approach and style. Buchanan relies on heaps of harmonics and right hand finger work with an element of loosness while Joe's style is much tighter, more precise. This isn't to say that Roy is less of a guitarist just more of a "seat of your pants" type of player. I have one of his plectrums.
TelecasterLPGTop 5 months ago 2
@CacheSeaker Joe wrote this....Roy is covering Joe
Crowsfan55 6 months ago
Thanks for keeping his talent alive
raecaryoral 10 months ago
I found Roy again recently after many years forgotten. I had younger not alone on 8 track. He must be great for me to remember it after 30 years
raecaryoral 10 months ago
Rumor was he hung himself with his belt, when he never wore one. There's some controversy about this. His life story would be an interesting movie...
karmabites1 11 months ago 2
@karmabites1 Like I said, hung himself with his belt never having worn one. Rumor I heard was he was drunk and pissed off the cops when he was in his cell. I don't know if that's the truth or not. I know it was never fully investigated. I saw him a year or two before he died at the Florida Theatre in Gainesville Florida. Front row. He saw me rocking and asked between songs if he was in tune. I said, "Eh, not bad." I got a laugh out of him and a thumbs up later. One of my idols asking if in tune.
karmabites1 6 months ago
@karmabites1 You might as well take that as the truth. Policemen never lie. except when their lips are moving.
kimo1038 4 months ago
Roy was a Great guitarist who made his tele WAIL! Listen to his tone! But he never got the recognition and became a sad alcoholic,even sadder he hung himself in a lonely jail cell!
GuitarsPeople 1 year ago
13 minutes of musical heaven at the hands of Roy Buchanan. Thanks SMooney!
ialobster 1 year ago 9
@ialobster You said it. And who are these cats playing with Roy? Not the usual bar band locals. This is a serious lesson in advanced musicianship. Amazing and wonderful.
albanymike 10 months ago
@albanymike Thanks for the endorsement. Not sure who are the musicians backing Roy up on this track in Toronto but the chemistry between them and Roy seems excellent - like was usually with other players that backed him up whom he uplifted (what a gracious man). Unfortunately I discovered Roy 19 yrs too (in 2009) late ... will be paying his burial site in Va. a pilgrimage visit week though.
ialobster 10 months ago 4