Roy Buchanan & Albert Collins - Further On Down The Road

[ikoiko2631]

there's more talent on this stage than can measured on earth......just the road dues ALONE payed by these gentleman is untouchable YEARS before they recorded this.Blood , sweat, loss, tears.....freakin HARD dues.I saw Roy 37 times before his passing, I still get a chill down my spine hearing him warm up.....TEACH YOUR KIDS

[TheBim1987]

The Terrific Trio.

[bluesrckn]

lonnie mack,a.collinsand roy buchanan whoa

[MegaStewart777]

I don't have a clue who would say that, but back off, he's my family! R.B. rules! Must be nice to say things "on-line" and look in the eye.

[MicMacGrass1]

Speaking of 'Rolling Stone' - many don't know that Roy was the first pick to replace Mick Taylor in the Stones, but he turned them down!!!

[Gonzoidz]

Roy should have been in Rolling Stone's top #100. So unique.

[154rjr]

I am a huge Roy Buchanan fan, but I don't think his style meshed well with Mack and Collins.

Plus his guitar sounded so thin, probably just the recording.

I think Lonnie Mack is a great singer.

[IbeeOk]

To all the negative bullshit being said..................All I got to say is these 3 greats of our time....have some respect and those who dislike well grow up and get a set of ears

[Jackrabbitslim47]

Albert Collins and Albert King, two of the best finger gitfiddle players that ever walked the earth. they didn't know what a pick was!!!

[fryerel]

too good for words

[TrapDaddy65]

TONE!!

[fpspero1]

there's roy, danny, and my late guitar teacher lionel chamberlain (linc) no other tele player matters

[42treg]

Wow- what hit me?!

[steverino47]

3 styles so distinctive that you don't even need the visuals. Lonnie Macks vocals and frantic whammy bar work, Albert Collins' ice cold, bent opening note Telecaster sound, and Buchanans razor sharp, roto-tiller down your spine Telecaster runs make this video a treasure. Wish Roy had been amped a little better.

[snobizmo]

They are like the three Muskiteers of Electric Blues! Ass Kickin stuff

[fnkyolsol]

Sorry folks... Roy B. bites.

[marvel2892]

@fnkyolsol

you must deaf dumb or a justin bieber fan

[tb0432]

And Lonnie Mack, what a find. Great upload.

[botaduck]

how do we sync up the vocals w/ the video? would improve it 100%

[hagblay]

O YEAH--I LOVE THE BLUES--THIS GUY IS GREAT--5 STARS FOR GREATNESS JOHN

[freakymantueffel]

Jesus... Roy Buchanan might just be the greatest guitar player who ever lived... After Django Rheinhardt, of course. Always liked Lonnie Mack's flyin' V too.

[freddiemesquit1]

Albert Collins - so stinking bad! How does he get those unearthly sounds? He never overdoes it. Incredible phrasing and so tasteful. Thanks for posting.

[KasparWise]

Lonnie Mack + Roy Buchanan & Albert Collins

[TeeTommyBest]

@KasparWise Hot DAMN!!!

[buddychump]

Oh my...great coverage of a legendary guitar performance!

[cedricleecason]

Love Albert's spacing in this. Sounds like a black baptist preaching, delievering his sermon. Believe me, I'm a black pastor. Pure soul....Albert Collins!

[snakeweirdo]

@cedricleecason Except Black preachers make tons of money and they haven't got the blues.

[cedricleecason]

@snakeweirdo What?! Whatever. SMH. Lata

[kwaggavoetpad]

Haven't read all the posts but do we know where/when it was recorded and who the other muzishnins are?

[mrjohn1964]

Could you immagine what these both genius are doing at now, with their Telecasters sitting on a cloud in heaven?

p.s..: and the luxury toast of Lonnie Mack with Gibson Flying V.

[ThePhallystorm]

is it true that Lonnie uses little neck clam shells as guitar picks???

[crackcristian]

Lonnie mack Albert Collins Roy Buchanan ! xD

[Bookstop1337]

Anyone else find it hard to hear who's playing what? I can only pick out Roy's licks half the time from anyone else's

[penn4644]

Clapton has to have heard Lonnie do this song. After all, Lonnie has been playing it since 1963 at the Twilight on Rt. 27 near Oxford Ohio. Meanwhile Lonnie and Albert say more with one note than Roy does with all of his flipping about.

[Captainjinks]

I never saw so many guys on one stage havin' such a good time!

[goteyes1]

WOW, GREAT STUFF! 3 ICONIC PLAYERS & VOICES ALL AT THE SAME TIME, AND ACTUALLY SOUNDING PRETTY GOOD! Aside from the sync, this is great. You hear 2 notes from that tele and you KNOW it's Albert. There will never be such a great, iconic player and PERSON! AND ROY IS NO SLOUCH EITHER, ANOTHER GREAT TAKEN FROM US MUCH TOO SOON! Some BIG branches from the blues/R&B tree fer sure!!

[pumazpawz]

Nice to see Tim Drummond on bass!

[nickbarcenas]

lonnie mack was meant to sing the blues damn that was spectacular..

[nickbarcenas]

if you listen closely you will realized that stevie ray vaughan sounds exactlly like albert collins and albert king...

[rickyrey1966]

greetings from Argentina! excelents musicians, great Bluesman! thank YOu!!!

[DIY1977]

LONNIE MACK

[john63us]

Man I wish I would have seen Albert befoer he passed one of the greatest!!!

Great fng video!!! TY!!!

[john63us]

Man I wish I would have seen Albert befoer he passed one of the greatest!!!

[yungsu100]

I WONDER IF LATE GREAT ALBERTS WIFE EVER WAS AT PDX FBI FIELD OFFICE?

[Tat2johnny]

Roy a BS guitar player. Did someone really say that. You have never heard him live. Just a Tele and a cord and a amp. You try that dude. And by dude I mean bitch!

[snobizmo]

@Tat2johnny I agree with you the 12 people who disliked this video are very sad people, I will say a blues prayer for them, it's the kind of music that almost makes you glad to be sad. I am a Electric Blues fanatic.

[tataso]

Lonnie Mack the great !!

[deirdrea100]

roy buccan died in 1988 how could he perforn in 2007

[Eddieguitarloebs]

Albert had the tone baby....Roy used to thin of strings and tone,but that was him!

[JohnnyWezel]

I always freak out when I see Albert Collins play his Telecaster. It was basically an organ of him.

[GuitarSlinger2112]

I was at NAMM earlier this year in LA and there was a house band playing blues in the Hyatt lobby and there was Lonnie Mack sittin in with them... I was asking everyone that I bumped into (which was a lot of people lol) "Is that Lonnie Mack?!" and no one could anser, but I swear it was him. He was in town I know because I saw him the night before at the DEAN guitar jam at The Grove. My first NAMM and one of the best weekends of my life lol :cheers:

[maxxxx1972]

Albert, Roy..and the third guitarist?

Anyway Roy makes too much tricks..is a shit, bullshit guitarist!!!!

[bkeay100]

@maxxxx1972

Disagree, sorry, Buchanan could play.... with the best of em

[sportingoldie]

Poetry

[rsaathoff]

The tone from Albert Collins does not come from his tele but hist gut. Watch him clinch up when he gets ready to belt out a solo. :)

[wc4dblues]

@rsaathoff Actually it comes from his guitar and his AMP so many people forget, or don't know that it takes every

thing working in concert to create a sound, guitar,amp, cords, and SOUL.

[rockintc]

Has anybody reconised that the sound is out of syn. with the picture.

Any chance of rectifying this?

Otherwise it would be the dogs! of a clip.

[tataso]

I-M-P-R-E-S-I-O-N-A-N-T-E!

[mrjohn1964]

Two monsters of Fender Telecaster: Albert Collins & Roy Buchanan.

The other guitarist (on the Gibson Flying V) - although not mentioned

- is Lonnie Mack.

Do you know another way to celebrate on Friday? (except for sex, of course).

[jsilence418]

Yeah awesome, but how can you not include Lonnie Mack ?thanks for the post !

[Chillyfretlesswilly]

Collins has the best tone IMHO



[purk12]

And then, a very cold Scottland whiskey!

[vhfgtiuoiu]

@purk12

Single malt.

3 fingers of whisky and 2 pieces of ice. Guitar round your neck, and blues wailing out of your amp???

[nicolasgholam08]

thats lonnie mack guys ..........daaaaa

[urankjj]

The original battle of the guitar gods..... Still Rocks 2-Day!!!!

[lynnpwest]

Takes my breath away everytime I hear this one!

[JimiPlaysWoodstock]

When Albert was born God sath: Thou tone will cut through, And so it is...

[buckbuck666]

albert seems to have the best tone here sorry lonnie sry roy  peace

[endrizo]

and LONNIE MACK why didn´t you mention him????

[SoulSacrifice1969]

Great video! I love how many people are making music on stage - another keys player jumps on mid-song. The drummers look kinda out of place. And Unfortunately Roy's tone leaves much to be desired. Great upload!

[plumb2013]

@gl797 Thats the first thing I asked my self. Other than that pretty amazing stuff. Just plain, as good as it gets. How in the world doe's AC get so much out of just a few frets? You just can't even begin to compare the three, and with TRUE Music we should never try. Just listen and be thankfull these GREATS have given us, plain folks, a glimpse of themselves. clemv, Thank You for posting this.

[bamboosa]

Most blues jams with a lot of guitars is crap. This is not.

[wrathfully]

Thanks for posting, back in the day saw all three but not at the same time. Albert can sure squeeze the juice out of that tele.

[MrMARKOS13579]

they only need Gary Moore and brothers Blues!

[CacheSeaker]

Didn't Roy Buchanan Influence a ton of guitarists like Gary Moore and Joe Walsh and Jeff Beck

[joe1969812]

COLLINS TONE BURNT ME FACE!!!!

[fyrcrack]

How come Lonnie didn't get any credits for this? He is fronting the band.

Waht a great voice!

[eraffel]

According to Rolling Stone Magazine, Roy Buchanan is the 50th best guitarist in history. What's more astounding is that Rory Gallagher isn't even on the list! The problem with this is what?

[honeyroyellis]

@eraffel Good point! I think Roy should have been rated much higher. On this, he's mixed way too far back. When Brian Jones of the Stones died, they offered the job to Roy. He flat out turned them down!

[jcghooker]

@eraffel The problem is you need to quit reading Rolling Stone magazine. Historically, they don't know a damn thing about music. Never did, never will. Who else would attack Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, when both were on top of their game, back in the 1960s? Thanks for mentioning Rory, saw him live in '76. Awesome...

[bareknuckles2u]

This is awesome! All three are amazing! Roy is probably the best guitar player, but Albert just ooozes coool! He looks, and sounds like a superstar up there!

[strandwolf]

Holy Trinity

[bareknuckles2u]

Very cool!

[sandshark032]

Attack of the KIller V !!

[mbjorke]

Albert kicks ass. What shame he's gone.

[gl797]

How on earth was it possible not to include Lonnie Mack's name in the title of this video.? He is the frontman on this. C'mon man, edit the title, it's not hard.

not to mention that he is the only one you see in the thumbnail to this video.

[ziccho]

@gl797

absolutely right! the tune of lonnie mack makes the real difference. This edition is heard far more cheerful than any other version including clapton and bonamassa

[ziccho]

@gl797

absolutely right! the tune of lonnie mack makes the real difference. This edition is heard far more cheerful than any other version including clapton and bonamassa.

Flying V totally rocks!!

[RootsinBrooklyn]

@gl797

I second that emotion.

[bkeay100]

@gl797

Love Roy Buchanan and Albert Collins Both are Virtuosos

But Lonnie Mack makes this one...

Lonnie carries this torch, on emotion alone

[chill66blog]

@gl797 Yeah its a bit dissrespectful to Lonnie, Lonnie rules!

[elimarcus]

@gl797 Yeah! and Lonnie Mack was a star long before Buchanan - he is one of the original people to popularize the Gibson Flying V (along with Albert King)!!!

Please give credit where credit is due!!!

[TheInboil]

albert has like 5 licks. total bore. lonnie inspired stevie, but aint much of a player. roy transcends.danny gatton is better than anything ever to occupy this planet

[Naturyl]

Why did the sound people turn Roy down? Everyone on this stage is a master but ROY is GOD.

[TheInboil]

@Naturyl Roy is a demigod. Gatton, is God.

[cuyahogajoe1]

Somebody must be making this stuff up. It cant get any better than this!

[guitarbob63]

I own this on VHS if anyone wants to buy it let me know.

[icebytes]

Soundboard dude don´t like roy for sure.

bastard put roy sound more lower volume than Albert and Lonnie one.

[ddavis510]

I've got a photo of this show on my wall. I think its the only shot I've got where Roy is smiling.

[lightlyone]

You might want to relabel this so this great Lonnie Mack performance can be found.

[penn4644]

@lightlyone I agree most strongly. It would get a hell of a lot more views.

[daniellarsonblues]

when I heard about the existence of this video I thought it was a lie, but now I know it's true!

[leedrennan]

That's Lonnie Mack on vocals and the iconic Flying V - How could you leave him out???

[truthseeker1164]

11 people need to go further on down the road....

[stratpicman]

Funny how the creator here labeled it Buchanan and Collins, and the great Lonnie Mack is standing there doing all the work.

[bcushing]

LONNIE MACK, FOOL!

[RobertPaulGoode]

Thats Lonnie Mack, Albert Collins and Roy Buchanan

[vengeance173]

Las generaciones nuevas productoras de musica basura, aun tienen la opurtunidad de salvarse musicalmente hablando .por favor vean escuchen este video y mejoren un poquito su pobre conocimiento musical. Thanks Albert and Roy

for everything that you gave in yours performances. 10p

[boxingin]

Man, to bad Black folks don't care about the Blues anymore and they're not even playing it because NOONE can play the Blues like them. Just listen to Albert Collins!

[Stankiem83]

@boxingin It's such a shame. I dont want to sound the least bit racist, but I think the black community would be in SUCH better shape if music like this was still being produced there in quantity instead of the garbage today.

[cslamon]

@Stankiem83 and country and rock and blues

 try not to be uptight, production value fails constantly

[penn4644]

Or perhaps Lonnie's long time keyboard pal, Dumpy Rice.

[tynertyner]

Some nice jamming, and nice to have Stan the Man on keys-RIP

[danrenewed]

YEAH! And LONNIE MACK! Awesome! Roy looks like he's having a good time, and love the sound of Collins' guitar.

[danrenewed]

YEAH! And LONNIE MACK! Awesome!

[lapiel]

11 personas morirán en el infierno por no apreciar lo que es buena música.

[freddiemesquit1]

Just can't get enough of this! Great tune and great players. Lonnie's got the blues voice and Albert's got some wicked licks.

[penn4644]

Man, look how solid and strong Lonnie Mack's voice and guitar is. And Albert Collins' tone. Meanwhile, Roy Buchanan sounds like he's chopping up birds.

[MyMoppet52]

These three great bluesmen fit just like a pair of perfect gloves. GREAT, GREAT video. Thank you!

[jarirusi]

Could you add Lonnie Mack also...!?

[KevyNova]

All three were excellent players but personally, I much prefer Albert's tone.

[jimhoy1]

CRANK IT UP FABULOUS!!!!!

[slippery396]

Damn ! ... these guys are good !!!!!!

[urankjj]

Wow, that should be the Guitar National Anthem for all time...

[misa1952]

++++++++++++++++++

[mat2033]

Roy Buchanan is a shred

[mat2033]

Roy Buchanan is a shredd

[billyleedee]

Yes,, for years this post has been screwed up ... This was Lonnie Mack... Roy and Albert were backup ,,, as would have been proper under the circumstances ...

Bill / Nashville

[EarCandyJar]

IMO, the first minute or so, sounds very much like The Allman. Man .... the great old days.

[xxwantedxx]

hhhooollllyyyy sshhhiiitttt! one of a kind baby!

[montyphoto1]

Three of my guitar Heroes!!!

[Dogheadj]

I also knew Albert, who was the nicest man you'd ever want to meet. He invited me to the Blackstone Hotel,(Chicago) where he was staying, to jam with him, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells , and a couple of others after the show (which ended about 5:AM at Buddy's club "Legends) What an honor! What a great time we had. Now it makes me kind of sad, because Albert knew he had cancer, but never told anyone about it. So he and Junior Wells are gone now.

[JRNYNEXT]

@Dogheadj Just a few of the "early" players Ive seen before it was fashionable ...

Albert King Of the Blues at the Boston Opera House ..... YA OK Stevie Ray VaughnToo.  We need Walter's ego To get Schon, Cray, GARY MOORE

and the Herbert horn section to open the OPERA house again in honor of DON LAW

[goteyes1]

@Dogheadj Now that's a blues/guitar story I ain't EVER gonna try & top! NICE! Wish I coulda met him, & didn't. When you watched or saw him, you couldn't HELP but ta smile! The sound just POURED outta him, no other way to 'splain it! But what I loved MOST was his sense of HUMOR and his warmth, as you have confirmed for me. RIP Albert, we MISS you!!

[Dogheadj]

I've met Lonnie, and have spent some time with him. Let me just say that Lonnie is straightforward and straight up. He's true to his own values. I love him.

[jimihendrixfan2008]

Two of the best Telecaster players on the same stage! Now this is MUSIC!!

[dredayak18]

@jimihendrixfan2008 Terry Kath was the best telecaster player though imo... or any guitar for that matter... Hendrix said that Kath was a better guitarist than himself.

[lauratwo16]

NOBODY except maybe Leslie West has such a unique awesome TONE as LONNIE MACK....master of the whammy-bar!

Get on that whammy-bar Lonnie...show us how it 's done!! LUUUUV this tune!

LauraUSA

[buzz834]

Fabulous******

[Usurped]

Love this ! Thanks!

[kapdrums]

this is LONNIE MACK!!!!

NOT roy buchanan!!!

[stretchmorgan]

@kapdrums They're both there.



[STORYTASTIC]

wow Roy is awful as usual..just no sense of timing or soul or tone pathetic

[MrLocostSeven]

@STORYTASTIC Your a dip shit.....How can you talk shit about Roy Buchanan, show some respect you fucking clown!

[STORYTASTIC]

@MrLocostSeven hes terrible

[STORYTASTIC]

Respond to this video... Ahhh...but listen to the sound of Collins and Mack INCREDIBLE!!!!

[vhfgtiuoiu]

@MrLocostSeven

Clown's too good a word.

That's an insult to clown's.

[STORYTASTIC]

2 masters..one clown:)

[oeddie99]

@STORYTASTIC 2 masters one clown? i didn't see you on the stage, douchebag.

[321wwc]

hey glusto 1006 r u kiddin me?rver heard down by the river ramons blues after hours? if u think lonnie mack throwas on roy then u aint heard NO roy buchanan not a shot just get educated pbs never did a special on lonnie entitled the greatest unknown guitarist in the world roys expression was probably one of sympathy

[STORYTASTIC]

@321wwc Roy is such a clown with no soul or feel or touch he is truly a joke.

[possumverde]

@STORYTASTIC Just because he chose to go with his fast and crazy style over his volume swells and bends for his lead work on this performance doesn't mean he has no feel or touch. It just means that Albert an Lonnie were already playing relatively slow leads and Roy wanted to spice it up. It also didn't help that the sound man did an exceptionally poor job on mixing Roy's parts. Watch videos of Roy solo work from the 70's and you'll hear all the touch tone and feel you'll ever need

[trollalo]

what you want me to say after such music is it top yes is it wonderfull yes must add on favorite list yes should we thanks this musicians yes should we ask god to bless them of corse,after this small entro i like to explain to all of the music lovers that thanks god that there is such wonder musicians hoe capable to produce such pleasant music hoe make swing by shaking the head and the body and make you forget for 9minutes the hard reality of the world hoe we are living in wel done thanks a lot

[Mrfordtoyou]

My life is better now i have found this video

[giusto1006]

This should read Lonnie Mac smokes Roy Buchanan....Albert holds his own but Lonnie just smokes Roy......look at the expression on Roys face as Lonnie ends his solo...wow

[scottladoucheable]

@giusto1006 Its not about smokin one another, these are all very talented men in there own. Lonnie, Mr Collins and Roy can all lay it down proper!

[guitar1067]

Why no credit for the Memphis Man with a Wham, Lonnie Mack?

[SRV4evr]

And Lonnie Mack!!!!!!

[trubolt]

wrong, always start with your blues scales ... then everything else will come naturally. you can go in and out of blues scales into any other type and back.

blues scales are the key to everything. most modern music is blues based.

live and learn.

[shinotora1X]

Hung himself? You really think so? It was nothing' to do with they Red Necked "Good Ol-Boy" bastard police in Fairfax County Jail then?

[dancingrizz]

flying bigsvee and Magnatone! B?}>>

[l2string]

This is the only video I've seen where Roy looks like he's actually honestly happy. Depression killed Roy, hung himself in a jail cell after being arrested for being drunk.

[5150zombie]

fuck man, mack yanking on the bigsby, collins crispy coldness, and buchanan's schizo speed. Not to be a kiss ass but, it still kills me when I hear vaughn. Dude threw all these techniques down on 13's.

[evanr00]

Roy looks like a quaker

[TheOriginalPK14]

Okay.. folks your missing the point here. 1985 - Lonnie Mack & SRV put out "Lighting Strikes" cd, Roy Buchanan (revives his career with Alligator and I can assure you all of those albums are worth the purchase) & Albert Collins just put out "Showdown" with Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland. "Showdown" being one of the best blues albums ever in my opinion along with "Strikes Like Lightning". So what you have here is a great snapshot in time. 2 of these players, Albert & Roy no longer with us.

[musicfan088]

Albert Collin is the better at the music by miles, Roy is ok but his voice is nothing compared to Albert. His guitar is pretty damn good.

[wc4dblues]

OUTRAGEOUS. Now this is how it's done, can you believe Alberts tone, it's like an ice pick in the forehead. A great video!

[paulpelt]

Looks like 2 bands on stage.

[CLIFFORDBABCOCK]

How dare you leave LONNIE MACK out. STILL ALIVE and still doin' it right.

[FredLewis1979]

Killer video!! and something you don't hear anymore, 3 completely different guitar styles!!

[funkster007]

Wow what a lineup. How you missed Lonnie Mack in the title is beyond me.

[Freddyguitarslim]

And LONNIE MACK!!!

[scottladoucheable]

@Freddyguitarslim Yes how could anyone not include him!!!

[penn4644]

@Freddyguitarslim THANK YOU!!!!

[bigheadjimbobtodd]

@Freddyguitarslim - who was one of Stevie Ray's biggest influences along with Albert King...you can hear it.

[borntrippin]

Splendid, I watched this back in 87 with a buddy who died in 89 of an overdose!