The ULTIMATE Version of LONESOME FUGITIVE by ROY BUCHANAN, UPDATED INFO 16.04.2011

UPDATED INFO:
On my website i collected out of YouTube ALL tracks in the album on one page! Might be fun for y'all to go check it out, sit back and listen to them all. It's a great album. So here's to thanking everyone who uploaded the other tracks of the original 1972-album!
Klick following link and you're there:

http://www.robdokter.com/roy-buchanan-1972.html

Old/original info to this upload is still here:
This is the ULTIMATE version of one of my ALL TIME COUNTRY FAVS:
'( i am a ) LONESOME FUGITIVE'.
Performed by Roy Buchanan and The Snakestretchers.
Used to play it a lot myself, mostly in the duo setting with Gerrit van Berkum as DOKTER+VAN BERKUM. No coincidence they both played a Fender Telecaster; R.I.P. Roy and Gerrit. This one is for you, Gerrit.
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LYRICS:

I'd like to settle down, but they won't let me.
A fugitive must be a rolling stone.
Down every road there's always one more city.
I'm on the run, the highway is my home.

I raised a lot of cain back in my younger days
while mama used to pray my crops would fail.
Now i'm a hunted fugitive with just two ways.
It's outrun the law or spend my life in jail.

I'd like to settle down, but they won't let me.
A fugitive must be a rolling stone.
Down every road there's always one more city.
I'm on the run, the highway is my home.

(One of THE !! guitar solos with some of the finest and certainly most deepfelt notes you will EVER hear!)

I'd like to take you with me but can't afford the luxury
a fugitive must be a rolling stone.
You'd only slow me down and they'd catch up with me.
For he who travels fastest rolls alone.

I'd like to settle down, but they won't let me.
A fugitive must be a rolling stone.
Down every road there's always one more city.
I'm on the run, the highway is my home
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This Buchanan-version comes from the 1972 Polydor-album simply called 'Roy Buchanan' .
The album contains following tracks:

A1- Sweet Dreams (Don Gibson)
A2- I am a Lonesome Fugitive (Liz+Casey Anderson)
A3- Cajun (Roy Buchanan)
A4- John's Blues (Roy Buchanan)
A5- Haunted House (R.Geddins)

B1- Pete's Blue (Roy Buchanan)
B2- The Messiah will come again (Roy Buchanan)
B3- Hey, Good lookin' (Hank Willams)

Roy Buchanan and The Snakestretchers:

Roy Buchanan: lead guitar and leadvocal on B2
Ned Davis: drums
Dick Heintze: organ and piano
Teddy Irwin: Rythm guitar
Chuck Tilly: leadvocals, except B2
Pete Van Allen: bass
More info on Buchanan: please check:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Buchanan

There has been a time in which i knew the full meaning of the lines:
'Down every road there's always one more city.
I'm on the run, the highway is my home .. '
Been there, lived them too, them miles and miles of highways..

Hope you like it. I LOVE IT! To me it is THE version of the song.
Recorded by many many artists like Merle Haggard, Jerry Lee Lewis etc.etc.

Love and peace and hope to all of you

The Doc

www.robdokter.com

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[singertc1]

This specific track on the above listed record is my dad singing. His name was Chuck Tilley. I havent seen him since I was 12 and I am now 45. Dont know if he is even still with us, but this was pretty kool to find on you tube!. I remember (barely) when they recorded this.

[ExpatBlues]

@singertc1 Thanks for your post. As far as i know the album was released in 1972 or so, but recordingdates ..?? SO no news what happened to him? and no contact since? That's hard brother...

[heymama1]

What album is this off of?!! What a trip. I had no idea Roy did a recording like this. Is it all country tunes? I dig Roy. I did country, too. I live in Nashville and saw Roy here years ago.

[ExpatBlues]

@heymama1 : like it says in the clip-info: it's from the 1972-album on Polydor records, simply called 'Roy Buchanan'. Checke out the info going with the clip. It's all there! Tracklisting.. etc etc. Thanks for the post.

[1sjx]

I can never play this just once..

[ExpatBlues]

@1sjx : who can?

[ClaydenLee]

this is a beautiful song. i did a cover version on my channel. its such a great song to sing!

[keithalan10]

I remember singin along, over and over, I think 72-73 :)) Definitley the best

[keithalan10]

I remember singin along, over and over, I think 72-73 :))

[aztucsonboyboy]

@pyannaguy

Chuck Tilley was my dad. unfortunatley due to divorce, i havent seen him in over 30 years. i have wondered myself if he is still around. if you happen to hear...let me know. thanx. kim

[PoboyNCoke]

That is a fan of the Hag right there baby. I bet he loved Roy Nickles

[grasshopperjunction]

Great to hear you again Roy