Roy Buchanan - Misty

Roy Buchanan playing Misty

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• Buchanan
• Misty
• Jazz

[bertisg]

this doco is quite sought after now - any chance you might post the rest...?

reminds me too that robbie robertson, who tells a great story of being sent to roy for instruction by ronnie hawkins, used sweet dreams to great effect at the end of the departed...another beautiful track.

[ankhafnakhonsu]

@bertisg Ahh, Sweet Dreams brings tears to my eyes everytime I hear it. It was QUITE effective in The Departed! I'll see about posting additional clips from the documentary. There are some other great clips on it as well. Thanks for the suggestion.

[chanchan4736]

I can't tell you how many times I've watched this video in the almost three years that it has been posted, but it has been many and still I'm amazed. Only old standard brought to life with the great playing and technique of Roy Buchanan. Thanks for posting this.

[ankhafnakhonsu]

@chanchan4736 Glad you've enjoyed this that much! This has got to be my all time favorite piece by Roy. I remember seeing this PBS special when it first was aired and being absolutely FLOORED by this clip and Roy's talent. I regret I never got the chance to meet him. He remains my favorite guitarist to this day!!

[oaky132x]

I think the PBS show was "The Greatest Un-known Guitar Player" but who are these other musicians?

[ankhafnakhonsu]

@oaky132x It's Mundel Lowe and his band.

[Boomsterblak]

Guitars best kept secret Roy Buchanan,incredible,Thanks 4 this

[caseystamand]

@bertisg The rest of the documentary can be found on my channel! RIP ROY

[janderson2000]

@spyguys  Dick Heintze???

[1954tele]

This is part of the 1971 documentary "The Greatest Unknown Guitarist". It's still out there in it's original form along with another video-DVD which was Roy's Austin City Limits appearance-circa 1977. An interesting aside, my Dad used to drive me down to a small barber shop (approx 1970) for a haircut. I remember him pulling his guitar out of the trunk and playing with the barber after our cuts. Years later my mother helped me fill in the blanks, Roy being that barber.The good old days.

[gtrvox]

FullMetalTrucker: excuse me? Bill Holloman is "garbage"? Virtuoso trumpet, sax and piano in equal measure and he was Danny's sideman for years. Not to take anything from Roy B (and I realize this is rehashing a VERY old discussion) but Danny Gatton was the better guitar player. Of course, that's like saying that Mozart was better than Beethoven...it's a question of taste. But to my ears, Gatton's versatility and astounding technique remains unsurpassed.

[FullMetalTrucker]

The biggest difference between Roy and Danny Gatton is that Roy surrounded himself with musicians. While Danny sounded great, his accompaniment was garbage most of the time.

[larrystarstruck]

@JRR951 I been checking and unfortunately, it appears he didn't. I have one out of print album that he did "Secret Love"

[elstroshitnonstop]

simply the best musicians

[DLP195788300]

one of the greats, dead too soon.

[GMoorefan115]

Right on brother!