First time seeing Roy in a larger venue was the Warner Theater in DC, circa 76. Roy walked out on stage carrying a Vibrolux (a Schlitz beer resting on top) in one hand and his Tele in the other. He sat the Vibrolux down, plugged in, then cracked his beer open & proceeded to hit the ground running. plugged in & tore into "After Hours". For the rest of the show the audience was eating out of his hands & not a sound was heard for the rest of the night.
Em quanto a galera, aqui no Brasil, está curtindo a quarentena (Covid-19) assistindo live de sertanejos, estou aqui, assindo Roy, Vaughan... See You....
thumbs up whenever I see a Roy video. In some ways, I like this even better than his non-stop searing Hey Joe type solos. This frames his fantastic playing without ever leaving the clear structure of the song.
ainthurtinnobody Except his tall tale of turning down an offer to join the Rolling Stones in 1969. Sounds impressive, but his story had big holes in it.
I have mixed feelings about this one. Always great to hear Roy, but he sounds bored. The original of this tune has an incredible range of subtlety and finesse. Roy sounds like he's heard it so many times he hates it. I was lucky enough to see Roy at The Performance Center in Cambridge MA in the early 70's. He had a couple of Fender amps on chairs facing each other with a mike between them. At a couple of rows back I still have a part in my hair from that show.
I saw Roy once near the end of his career and sadly his playing was sub par.The room sound was awful and probably had an effect on his performance.I did get a chance to see one of his disciples however-the great Danny Gatton who absolutely blew my mind.As amazing as Danny was however,it is Roy who created THAT SOUND and played with such stunning emotion and lyrical command.I think "Sweet Dreams" is one of the greatest guitar instrumentals ever recorded.
Totally agree with you. Roy was influenced more by blues and played with that aching emotion that comes from having your heart ripped out and wanting to heal yourself through playing the guitar. It's funny that both his and Danny Gatton's biggest fans were some of the world's greatest guitar players but neither of them would receive the credit they deserved universally until they were gone. Danny Gatton was flat out scary with those chops and musical knowledge. I liked Roy more, though. And he did originate that sound, as you said. You can hear Roy Buchanan all through Jeff Beck's playing. Here's an R.I.P for two of the greatest Masters of The Telecaster. Gone too soon.
Interesting to see he played a Telecaster with a "Strato"-head. I have a Telecaster by VINTAGE and thought that they did it on purpose to show that it is not one by FENDER. But I think this is a FENDER, isn't it?
It does not look like a Fender head stock of any kind to me. Looks like a Tele type body but perhaps a custom neck. It resembles a Strat head stock but it's cut with a sharper curve. Hard to tell with the poor video quality but Roy sure sounds great. He could really, really play that thing.
I'm only 12 and I want music like this back it's truly one of my favorite
+Itz Champ Your off to a good start.
You can make it happen. Start playing guitar!
First time seeing Roy in a larger venue was the Warner Theater in DC, circa 76. Roy walked out on stage carrying a Vibrolux (a Schlitz beer resting on top) in one hand and his Tele in the other. He sat the Vibrolux down, plugged in, then cracked his beer open & proceeded to hit the ground running. plugged in & tore into "After Hours". For the rest of the show the audience was eating out of his hands & not a sound was heard for the rest of the night.
I'm 64 he is truly one of the best.
This man's life would make a great movie
Totally! He must have had lots of stories piled up considering how his life went. I'd also love to hear from one of his children (he had 6, I think).
Great musician, but lots of substance abuse and other personal issues.
His music is all I listen to anymore.
He was so very special. Genius.
Em quanto a galera, aqui no Brasil, está curtindo a quarentena (Covid-19) assistindo live de sertanejos, estou aqui, assindo Roy, Vaughan...
See You....
Those people don't realize they are in the presence of a legend
This is priceless the stretch of those fingers nearly covers the whole guitar
The most impressive part is at 0:13 when he shakes a man's hand with his pick still in it, pulls away, and still has the pick... What a legend.
......he plays soo smooth and well! 🏞️💫
thumbs up whenever I see a Roy video. In some ways, I like this even better than his non-stop searing Hey Joe type solos. This frames his fantastic playing without ever leaving the clear structure of the song.
BOY ... I miss this man ...
One thing ole Roy wasn't into was promotion. Kept a low profile, guess he liked it that way. But no doubt one of the greats. A simple man.
ainthurtinnobody Except his tall tale of turning down an offer to join the Rolling Stones in 1969. Sounds impressive, but his story had big holes in it.
Thank You for BEING Mr. Buchanan!
ROY BUCHANAN PULLING OUT ALL THE TRICKS
The best version other thant he original, imo
Love the dancers
Killer little tune
Fuck it! I'll just sit here and play some guitar!.....now that should be a song!
......sharp!
What a great player What a great loss
must always be played in F major.
I have mixed feelings about this one. Always great to hear Roy, but he sounds bored. The original of this tune has an incredible range of subtlety and finesse. Roy sounds like he's heard it so many times he hates it. I was lucky enough to see Roy at The Performance Center in Cambridge MA in the early 70's. He had a couple of Fender amps on chairs facing each other with a mike between them. At a couple of rows back I still have a part in my hair from that show.
Interesting; I've never seen anyone dance to his music before.
Oh yeah, we did.......Lots
Steven Dreith 50's music is often for dancing.
he mostly played bars
I saw Roy once near the end of his career and sadly his playing was sub par.The room sound was awful and probably had an effect on his performance.I did get a chance to see one of his disciples however-the great Danny Gatton who absolutely blew my mind.As amazing as Danny was however,it is Roy who created THAT SOUND and played with such stunning emotion and lyrical command.I think "Sweet Dreams" is one of the greatest guitar instrumentals ever recorded.
Totally agree with you. Roy was influenced more by blues and played with that
aching emotion that comes from having your heart ripped out and wanting
to heal yourself through playing the guitar. It's funny that both his and Danny
Gatton's biggest fans were some of the world's greatest guitar players but
neither of them would receive the credit they deserved universally until they
were gone. Danny Gatton was flat out scary with those chops and musical
knowledge. I liked Roy more, though. And he did originate that sound, as you
said. You can hear Roy Buchanan all through Jeff Beck's playing. Here's an
R.I.P for two of the greatest Masters of The Telecaster. Gone too soon.
Interesting to see he played a Telecaster with a "Strato"-head. I have a Telecaster by VINTAGE and thought that they did it on purpose to show that it is not one by FENDER. But I think this is a FENDER, isn't it?
It does not look like a Fender head stock of any kind to me. Looks like a Tele
type body but perhaps a custom neck. It resembles a Strat head stock but it's
cut with a sharper curve. Hard to tell with the poor video quality but Roy sure
sounds great. He could really, really play that thing.
It made me think it was a Vintage brand tele style guitar. I'm going to trade gear for a Vintage V2 Tele this weekend :)
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I wonder why he plays it in F? I always play it in E of course I'm a bass player and just dabble on guitar. That bass player is obnoxious BTW.
You've made me curious regarding the bass playing. Could you please be more specific. Thanks.