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Roy Buchanan’s (September 23, 1939 - August 14, 1988) musical career began in Pixley, California. His father was a sharecropper (not a Pentecostal preacher as Buchanan himself had claimed). Buchanan told how his first musical memories were of racially-mixed revival meetings his family would attend. “Gospel,” he recalled, “that’s how I first got into black music”. He in fact drew upon many disparate influences while learning to play his instrument (although he later claimed his aptitude was derived from being “half-wolf”). He initially showed talent on the steel guitar before switching to the standard instrument in the early 50’s.
In 1957, Buchanan made his recording debut, playing the solo on Dale Hawkins’ “My Babe” for Chicago’s Chess Records. Three years later, Buchanan headed north to Canada, where he took charge of the guitar role in Ronnie Hawkins’ band (a group later to gain fame as The Band). The group’s guitar player, Robbie Robertson, studied guitar under Buchanan, and took over the lead guitar spot when Buchanan left the group.
The early 60’s found Buchanan performing numerous gigs as a sideman with multiple rock bands, and cutting a number of sessions as guitarist with musicians such as Freddy Cannon and Merle Kilgore.
Buchanan’s 1962 recording with drummer Bobby Gregg, “Potato Peeler”, first introduced the trademark Buchanan pinch harmonics. An effort to cash in on the British Invasion caught Buchanan with The British Walkers. In the mid-‘60’s, Buchanan settled down in the Washington, DC area, playing as a sideman before starting his own groups. One of these groups was called The Snakestretchers, an allusion to Buchanan’s disdain for the vagaries of the band experience.
In 1957, Buchanan made his recording debut, playing the solo on Dale Hawkins’ “My Babe” for Chicago’s Chess Records. Three years later, Buchanan headed north to Canada, where he took charge of the guitar role in Ronnie Hawkins’ band (a group later to gain fame as The Band). The group’s guitar player, Robbie Robertson, studied guitar under Buchanan, and took over the lead guitar spot when Buchanan left the group.
The early 60’s found Buchanan performing numerous gigs as a sideman with multiple rock bands, and cutting a number of sessions as guitarist with musicians such as Freddy Cannon and Merle Kilgore.
Buchanan’s 1962 recording with drummer Bobby Gregg, “Potato Peeler”, first introduced the trademark Buchanan pinch harmonics. An effort to cash in on the British Invasion caught Buchanan with The British Walkers. In the mid-‘60’s, Buchanan settled down in the Washington, DC area, playing as a sideman before starting his own groups. One of these groups was called The Snakestretchers, an allusion to Buchanan’s disdain for the vagaries of the band experience.
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Buch and the Snake Stretchers
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When a Guitar Plays the Blues
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When a Guitar Plays the Blues
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Hey Joe
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Down By The River
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That Did It
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Beer Drinking Woman
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Mrs. Pressure
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Hayzi22 wrote:
Roy Buchanan is my favorite.
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FritzDeMers wrote:
I still miss Roy.
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archange08 wrote:
extra feeling!! yeahhhh
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Sapegas wrote:
Guitar Genius, the "father" of telecaster
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woodear wrote:
fuck yeah !!!!
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ravschmidt-sas wrote:
...real Legend!
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velvetbride wrote:
melancholic, windy and blue... Buchanan is Music, Music is Buchanan.
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storytellingman wrote:
@driftinpilgrim: Fuck you =[
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ctovey wrote:
the one with the space helmet is you're not alone, and it's fantastic
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pepganzo wrote:
Live Stock
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greatwolf3 wrote:
this is different sort of half way between prog rock and blues
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Jarrett_Neil wrote:
One of my all-time favorites I was able to see Roy live in a small College club in Tucson Arizona back in the late 70's and was 3 feet away from where he was playing for somewhere around a few hundred people at most. It was a once in a lifetime experience. His all time best album has the Space helmet on it (is the easiest way for me to remember) IMHO
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backndadaze wrote:
now this is perfect, slow dancing, makin out music.
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j_mack7979 wrote:
saw him live in Darwin Australia just before his demise, will never forget that show!
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yaniv297 wrote:
amazing player
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shawnevans wrote:
Love his versions of Hey Joe and Down By The River .
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athaiya wrote:
he`s amazing!
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cwojones wrote:
hot to go
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gvaldivia85 wrote:
the guitarist from the guitarists! RIP Roy your music never dies
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radiopork wrote:
Your twick twiiiiiiiiiii is still in my heart!
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