Sweet dreams of Roy Buchanan
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9 Nov 2004
i am a roy fan, that is why i own 2 telecasters and play guitar. i had the privilege of seeing roy 2 times. once around '79 at the stanley theater in pgh (my home town). he played 'hey joe' and dedicated it to jimi. i swear, during the song the lights in the theater started flickering and jimi was there. i get goose bumps just thinking about it. i also saw him at the musicians exchange in ft lauderdale, not long before his tragic passing. it was a really small venue and i was at a table right in front of roy! before the show, i saw this big, shaved head guy leaning against the cig machine. i thought to myself, he sure looks like roy, but, roy doesn't have a shaved head. then the show starts and it was roy. he only had a bass player and a drummer with him, no keyboards. he just kept to himself, offstage. i wish i would have told him thanks for the joy he's provided me as well as the jaw dropping licks!
24 Aug 2004
The Best Unknown Guitartist in the World, this say it all to me and by obtaining his catylog in LPs first of all and finding boots in audio tapes from other collectors was very rewarding for my new musical tastes!
I havin't really collect much boots in the past but have just gotten the American Axe Series of 9 Volumes on CDRs. I just have to print out the covers and make the two last covers for my collect of Roy's music!
I have not gotten his book as of yet but will treat myself for this XMAS comming and even up grade some lps to CDs. LOL
I got a lot of video of Roy from the first PBS Bio called, "the World's Best Unknown Guitartist", to Austin City Limits and a few boots plus to Further on Up the Road with Albert Collins and Lonnie Mack.
I guess to me the best of all his releases, it would have to be Allgator's "When My Guitar Plays the Blues", it this period he was just over the top in his playing for sure!
Long Live Roy's Music!
Joe
Canada
19 Dec 2003
Hi,
Just a quick thanks-I get asked sometimes who I think the best guitarist ever is and I have long since given up on figureing that out. There are many great guitarists not one who is best and Roy is right there with them. Music is the best-fz
Thanks Burnie
7 Dec 2003
I was first turned onto Roy Buchanan in the early seventies when I accidently came upon an Austin City Limits episode on PBS. I almost flipped the channel because I had never heard of this guy. I don't remember what stopped me but not flipping had a great impact on my life. In a short time I was mesmerized with the music. I can't swear exactly what songs I heard that day but I believe "Sweet Dreams & Hey Joe" were two of them. I began collecting Roy's albums at that time (as an old hippie I still collect some vinyl) and later (late 90's) began to collect his work on CD's. I love all of his music but if pinned down to a favorite (and this would be hard to do) I would probably choose "Please Don't Turn Me Away" (That's What I Am Here For / album). I am currently reading his biography, American Axe and on a regular basis I break out my VHS copy of "Further On up The Road" (I am also a huge fan of Lonnie Mack) and just let the music blow my shit away. I have tried to locate copies of his appearence on Austin City or the PBS special on his life but they don't seem to be available. Having never seen Roy "LIVE" will remain a bummer to me forever but life goes on, I wish his had. I hope someone reads this who really cares. Thanks for the opportunity to talk about my HERO.
TJ
7 Apr 2002
Many years ago a guy i worked with handed me an album which
he had taken from the local library.Ilive in Norwich in the east of england
and at the time i was listening to artists such as SANTANA ,andJOE WALSH.On
the cover there was a photograph of a guy who looked like ROGER WITTAKER the
person who appeared on the television and whistled.As he handed me the album
he said YOU'LL LIKE THIS!!.On returting home i put the record on the turntable
and could not beleive what i heard.Why had'nt i heard of this guitarist ? who
was he? what a sound ,and then his version of green onions came on it absolutely
blew my mind and i found that the lead guitarist from the BOOKER T version was
playing second lead to roy.this album was one of my favourites ,and many years
later when i had to sell my collection ,i was very sad as i could never find
the album LOADING ZONE on cd does it exsist?
01 Apr 2002
i have been to countless record stores in the last nine
or ten years and every one i go to i ask if they know about roys album live
in japan and no luck. His version of hey joe is my number one. ive got to here
the rest of the album. please email me if you have any info on that album. I
just bought a computer a couple of weeks ago and punched in roys name and all
the sights popped up, it was nice to see that there are alot more people out
there interested in roy than i thought there was .
Thank you
matt
17 Jan 2002
Wow what a great page you've got!
I saw Roy at Carnegie Hall - must have been around 1969
or 70. I remember the drummer had "Buch and the Snakestretchers" written on
his bass drum but I think he was billed only as Roy Buchanan. He had his Fender
amp sitting on a folding chair! And he played his Telecaster. It was loud enough.
And he blew the audience away. Nobody had ever heard anything like what he did.
No fuzz or electronic effects that I recall just him and his Tele. But everybody
in the crowd had their mouth wide open. Thinking "how can anyone do that?" The
harmonics was unlike anything anybody was familiar with. (I spent the next 3
months learning how to do it) But the speed, the sheer speed of the picking
made everyone just stand there with big old dopey smiles of amazement. Who is
this guy? As bad as I feel for trading my Hendrix (and the Band of Gypsies)
at Carnegie Hall tickets for a bag of early harvest Mexican I don't care - I
saw Roy Buchanan at Carnegie Hall. I was there. And it was awesome!
14 Jan 2002
Just checked out your site on Roy B and just wanted to
say thanks. As I sit here listening to Roy's Blues (with the accompanying chills
up my spine) I'm taken back to the early 70's when I was turned on to the master.
I absolutely wore out my copy of Livestock and never could find a replacement.
And now, thanks to the 'net and mp3's I can once again enjoy one of (if not
THE) finest blues guitar virtuoso's ever to etch vinyl. thanks
Bruce
14 Jan 2002
First of all sorry for my "Me Tarzan You Jane" english
R B means Rock & Buchanan or just Roy & Blues?
I'm on my first 44 y rediscovered him 2 years ago (Thanks
Napster). When I was 15-17 bought a vinil (about guitar genious) because only
1 song of Jimi Hendrix (a fan, me?). There were also John McLoughlin, B B King,
among others. I wish to thank the man who put Roy Buchanan's Afterhours in.
I can't believe what I was hearing. Paganini reincarnates and play the guitar?............
So, you fans, don't worry. There's no time limit for Roy's music.
But sadly here, in Argentina, there were no more music
of R B. Once in the internet, in an real effort of memory I could remember the
name that I knew should need for other oportunity. Really. And a new world of
sounds and music opened in front of my closed eyes. And that man had passed
away. I'm still could't believe. Its causes as much pain.
And now I can't avoid to envy those collectors, with CDs
fulls of music, bar music, mono music, noisy music, but, Roy's Genius music
at the end. Roy, I 'didn't knew you, but I miss you. Sincerelly.
I just want to live a long time just to still enjoy your
themes. The death looks good if you're playing those tunes up.
And you know something?, they spend time if you was the
best, the second, the electric, etc. Cause they think you was a guitar player.
But we know that you played with your soul. That's 'cause I think you was a
good person. For four music.
Maybe for a short time?, but anyway: Thank you Roy. For
use your Gift. Than you Lord. For Roy.
Gustavo Ramis
Buenos Aires - Argentina
josemanuel34ar@yahoo.com.ar
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