Roy was in an other worldly realm with his playing. A realm that very few musicians ever reach. He was Jimi Hendrix without the flash or a whammy bar to wow his audience's. But, then again? He had more than enough tricks up his sleeves that, he didn't need one! I've been playing for over 40 years and? He still sends me back to school every time I watch him.
Eric Clapton said of Stevie Ray Vaughan that SRV was that rare player who never paused to think about what to play next because the music simply flowed automatically through him. Buchanan was the same way -- a total natural. The music just channeled through him from some mysterious place the rest of us don't have access to.
@@rightnow144 Yes - all good artists know negative space is key to great art. Knowing what to play next sometimes means knowing when not to play. SRV certainly understood that.
And no pedals.. listen to what he can do.. even the best wawa sound in the business..without a wawa pedal. Minsblowing. Nothing but strings and knobs..
Any one who has a basic knowledge about music.... knows......it has nothing to do with competition ....in any way....Roy was great....he will always be missed....by many of us.
greatest guitar player ever. period. To clear doubts: this comes from a pure fan of Hendrix, Clapton, Allmann, Slash (yesssss), and ool the greatest of the 60's, 70's and 80's. this is a talent that only police could kill.
daverlb exactly. I just don’t see from a subjective or objective standpoint how anyone tops Hendrix. You can argue everyone under him.. but to argue that someone is above him.. how is this possible? It just doesn’t make any kind of sense to me.
Hendrix shouldn't even be in the top 20 what are you talking about he was extremely overrated as a guitarist. I'm like Jeff beck, he's the only one who spoke his mind about Jimi as a guitarist.... he said he didn't know what all the fuss was about that left handed bastard
@@vincentl.9469yea danny and roy were friends and roommates at one time, they bounced ideas off each other (dannys words) and the friendship didnt end well
Roy always been my favorite but I’ve never seen this. God damn man. Legend. Also whoever that bass player is shook me (baby) when I heard his voice wow. Dude can sing like nobodies business. And shred the bands. Him and Roy are a good duo I’m glad I found this video, just when I think I’ve heard everything.
Yep ... Roys simply Roy ... it don't get much better than this ...pure bourbon and Honey with ice and a dsah of whatever he feels like next to a beer .... PURE as ..... RIP Roy
Roy earned the title of Telecaster Master. He's been knocking me out for decades. His album LiveStock is killer stuff. Is the bass player on this clip Carey Ziegler, who also played with Crack the Sky?
I love both Jeff and Jimmy's version of this song, but to me this version is better. They say when he played at the Crossroads, they always had to make space in the late set for all the local musicians to come see Roy after they were finished with their own sets. Just imagine how many young guitar players he must have had an influence on. A true legend.
Was wandering thru Amsterdam in May 2010, with my friend. Came upon a stall selling vinyl records. Found a great Roy Buchanan LP titled Loading Zone, from 1977. A friend back home had mentioned him as a great player. How true, this album has Ramon's Blues on it. Say no more. Greg Hale - Perth - Western Australia.
Roy,Terry Kath and Jimmy Page,Glen Campbell just fascinated me,so I learned to imitate them,I was trying to flatter them,hope I did,you cannot explain what is making your soul expose itself but it goes to the heart of a man and says here you go,I give you a peice of me!
David- Your right, I stand corrected. This show was after Feb 1979 when Roy shocked a lot of people by retiring the 53 Telecaster for a Fender Stratocaster.That 53 had a brown body and this one is white. Before posting this I got curious and went back to the book American Axe which I also have and on page 192 It gives the story of the retirement of one to the other. A lot of people didn't like the change but that was Roy. The rumor was always that Danny Gatton ended up with it and messed it up trying to add some box he had to it. Since they both lived very close (DC area) I tend to believe it. I'm not a player, but a dedicated listner of Roy's since 71 or 72 as I lived in DC, MD, Va, all suburbs of DC from 67 to 79. By the way I saw your bio and your RI roots, my mom was first generation Italian and was born in Federal Hill. I used to ride with my uncles to Atwells avenue (?) where they all bought their cigs from that Laundromat there! Used to go every summer and saw some shows in mid -70's, Roomful of Blues, the earlier version.
I was fortunate to Live in the DC Metro area from 67 to 80 and Roy's home base was in Mount Rainer on the DC and PG County line. I saw Roy so many times I can't count. He was truly amazing, I thought he was always reserved, not stage fright, but maybe because he wasn't much of a singer, but he was truly a master, at that time we had so much access to clubs and venues in that area, from Northern Va to Baltimore Ive made it in a hour back then. But it seems like we had Roy, Danny Gatton, Neils Lofgren, Little Feet, Catfish Hodge, that made that area their base camp. They all played with one another at some time or the other. Lofgren use to bring a trampoline and do flips and stuff while playing
Yep, what he said. Only saw Roy one time, at the Capital Center. James Gang opened up and they sounded terrible. The headliner was Alice Cooper. And I thought, ''I paid eight bucks ( or five ) for this?'' But in the middle a guy I never heard of came out on stage. And my love of the blues was born. I'll never forget that show! Riverdell rocks homeboy. From Vienna. Peace.
@frankiev1231 Jeff Beck is/was a big fan of Roy's playing. Beck even dedicated a song to Roy on his Blow by Blow album (might have been the Wired album -- can't really remember).
That was SERIOUS... The way a Blues Should be Played... With FEELING! I was wondering what kind of guitar that was... I thought maybe a Tele body with a Charvel neck... Thanks YT for the info... Didn't know it was a Guild... Good sounding instrument. Thanks for posting these Roy vids! Never seen these before! A+++++ Mojo!
Great rare video. Roy was trying all sorts of tricks and blues riffs. At the very end sounds like a jazz standard. The guitar is made by Guild. See it or one like it in the cover photo of "American Axe" biography of Roy.
I just saw a comment on here below about his different singers, I liked hands down BILLY PRICE in the 72 to 76 range maybe? He was from Pittsburgh I think, but he was by far in my opinion the best singer in his travelling band. He had a record that had Delbert McClinton singing on it with some A+ singing and a country guitar licks that were great. I remember the tune the CHOKIN KIND, it might be here on YT if it is, check it out, its like Merle Haggard on steroids, who Play use to play with and Merle's guitar player was one of Roy's mentors.
Because to become known you have to write songs. That's why Hendrix, Clapton, Blackmore & Page are household names. They wrote songs. I'm with you brother. I wish the world celebrated virtuosity. But the sad thing is, most people don't have the ears to appreciate Roy & Danny. They want the quick fix, "McDonalds" equivalent of music. It's sad.
That bass player/singer is Cary Ziggler, a Baltimore/Annapolis area guy, killer f''n good! Played with Crack the Sky and lots of local folks. Anybody got any other info on the place and date of this video????? I'd love to know!
The truly great guitarists never play to a script when they walk on stage. They just let it come to them. From somewhere us normal guitarists don,t have access to. Django. Srv. Hendrix. Danny Gatton and Roy. Are not normal guitarists
How many guitarists do you reckon went out and bought a Telecaster to sound like Roy. Then give up when they realised the notes Roys playing are not on their fretboard
Roy was in an other worldly realm with his playing. A realm that very few musicians ever reach. He was Jimi Hendrix without the flash or a whammy bar to wow his audience's. But, then again? He had more than enough tricks up his sleeves that, he didn't need one! I've been playing for over 40 years and? He still sends me back to school every time I watch him.
You speak an absolute truth.
¿Vieron lo que hace en el minuto 6:55 en adelante? la rapidez en la que pasa del punteo al felling mas brutal? tremendo!!
Eric Clapton said of Stevie Ray Vaughan that SRV was that rare player who never paused to think about what to play next because the music simply flowed automatically through him. Buchanan was the same way -- a total natural. The music just channeled through him from some mysterious place the rest of us don't have access to.
Yet Roy would pause, not to think about what to play next, but to let the music breathe - as you probably know ❤
@@rightnow144 Yes - all good artists know negative space is key to great art.
Knowing what to play next sometimes means knowing when not to play. SRV certainly understood that.
yeah but a natural who practiced his ass off!😎
Personally, I think Roy is far more versatile than Stevie.
everyone has access to the place… it’s opening yourself up to it and putting the work in
My 2 cents, the most purely musical electric guitarist ever. Roy did everything well. Does no repeat himself often, R.I.P Genius
yep 100%
Roy played with the quality of a fine orchestra, precision of a jazz ensemble, and the heart of a lion, all the while Rocking like a Hurricane!!!
And no pedals.. listen to what he can do.. even the best wawa sound in the business..without a wawa pedal. Minsblowing. Nothing but strings and knobs..
@@joshythehand2960 Roy's simply the best I've ever heard. Magical fingers.....he teases us with his incredible effortless bending and shredding.
@@peterbartolomeo9574 I believe he was asked to join the Stones at some point?
I'm a drummer, and I listen to Roy more than anything... more than other drummers, or even my woman.
ROY BUCHANAN STILL .. TO THIS DATE ... SHAKES ME - MAKES MY HAIR STAND ON END.
I LOVED SEEING HIM LIVE ON STAGE - HE HAD AN EDGE -----
For my money Roy and Albert Collins. The both had IT !
I hear ya. Gives me the chills.
Does the same to me too. Every time.
@@nunesverseAlbert wishes he could play, in the style of SWEET DREAMS, studio cut ! Just sayin'
He influenced so many including Jeff Beck, Leslie West, etc. He was a beast!
as I influence you yew u U.
Its the quiet ones you have to worry about. This guy was/is a powerhouse.
Chris ...it's the quiet ones ....you should listen too !!
I'll take a musician over a shredder any day.....man Roy could play! So lucky I got to see him twice.
Saw him once here in Australia in 1988. At the Village Green in Melbourne. Will never ever forget it.
Ex fucking. Sactly
All that's missing in today's music
Any one who has a basic knowledge about music.... knows......it has nothing to do with competition ....in any way....Roy was great....he will always be missed....by many of us.
the best guitar of the world - for me-
greatest guitar player ever. period.
To clear doubts: this comes from a pure fan of Hendrix, Clapton, Allmann, Slash (yesssss), and ool the greatest of the 60's, 70's and 80's.
this is a talent that only police could kill.
I totally agree ...and I have heard em all ...plus Segovia ,Kottke,Williams , Hedges, Santana , etc etc McGlaughin,
you lost me at Slash.
Hendrix...then everyone else. Just how it is mate. Accept it.
daverlb exactly. I just don’t see from a subjective or objective standpoint how anyone tops Hendrix. You can argue everyone under him.. but to argue that someone is above him.. how is this possible? It just doesn’t make any kind of sense to me.
Hendrix shouldn't even be in the top 20 what are you talking about he was extremely overrated as a guitarist. I'm like Jeff beck, he's the only one who spoke his mind about Jimi as a guitarist.... he said he didn't know what all the fuss was about that left handed bastard
Telecaster master genius so inventive emotional heavy too. Every note he plays has feelings
3:06-3:12 This blues passage truly deserves to be entered into the pages of blues history!!! Just unbelieveble. RIP Genius.
Just Next Level
@@peterbartolomeo9574 you could say the same of Danny Gatton. Another guitarist from Washington DC
@@vincentl.9469yea danny and roy were friends and roommates at one time, they bounced ideas off each other (dannys words) and the friendship didnt end well
@@knightfall9394In both cases their lives didn't end well. I believe Roy died in suspicious circumstances in Police Custody ..
Roy always been my favorite but I’ve never seen this. God damn man. Legend. Also whoever that bass player is shook me (baby) when I heard his voice wow. Dude can sing like nobodies business. And shred the bands. Him and Roy are a good duo I’m glad I found this video, just when I think I’ve heard everything.
Definitely the best singer I ever saw with Roy ! He really supPLANTS PLANT on this performance!
This was how good he was, masterful, brilliant technique and ability, a great loss in tragic circumstances, RIP Roy
I think, that Roy sounded the best with his old Telecaster.
Ladies and gentlemen. This is the blues.
Roy Buchanan always slays it. He and Danny Gatton--tell me why they're not better known.
Wouldn't sign on the dark dotted line !
Here we are 12 years from your post and still no answer to your question.
Pure guitar genius and magic touch of his fingers are unique .the most underrated guitar player
He wasn't underrated by those that knew his 🎵🎶
The master sorcerer at work.
R.I.P.ROY
J Deuce
RnR
Toronto Canada
Yep ... Roys simply Roy ... it don't get much better than this ...pure bourbon and Honey with ice and a dsah of whatever he feels like next to a beer .... PURE as ..... RIP Roy
Saw him live a bunch of times in Baltimore, DC and Philly. Awesome performer.
as I've said before - he makes it look so easy - maybe it is for him - he is truly unbelievable - what talent .
The drums in this tune sound awesome! Roy's genius speaks for itself! Kudos as well to the bassist!
Roy earned the title of Telecaster Master. He's been knocking me out for decades. His album LiveStock is killer stuff.
Is the bass player on this clip Carey Ziegler, who also played with Crack the Sky?
Yep.
I love both Jeff and Jimmy's version of this song, but to me this version is better. They say when he played at the Crossroads, they always had to make space in the late set for all the local musicians to come see Roy after they were finished with their own sets. Just imagine how many young guitar players he must have had an influence on. A true legend.
holy hell that gave me chills .sob that was absolutly the best guitar player i have ever heared .....WOW ...
Lifes mystery seems the truly best guitarists never make it big time
Roy Buchanan, bah, je n'ai écouté que lui un bout de temps, quel guitariste fabuleux. Pas besoin d'effet, ses doigts suffisent. Quel virtuosité.
Don't get any better than this
Man kann es nicht erklären!
Man bekommt nichts um sich herum mit .
Man wird eins mit der Gitarre .
Dieses Gefühl !!
Loslassen
Greatness personified! Few ever reached these heights!
Love his music!
Excuse me! You shook me Mr Buchanan!
OMG!!! What an amazing voice!!! And the guitarist!! Awesome, guys !!:D
Roy was the man......saw him in Pittsburg a couple times..........Stanley Theatre..........
Had the pleasure of seeing Roy live in Ol" Sydney Town
Was that at the Tivoli in Sydney?
Was wandering thru Amsterdam in May 2010, with my friend. Came upon a stall selling vinyl records. Found a great Roy Buchanan LP titled Loading Zone, from 1977. A friend back home had mentioned him as a great player. How true, this album has Ramon's Blues on it. Say no more.
Greg Hale - Perth - Western Australia.
Ramons blues does kick ass doesn't it !!!!!!!!!!!
Love these two together!!
Roy,Terry Kath and Jimmy Page,Glen Campbell just fascinated me,so I learned to imitate them,I was trying to flatter them,hope I did,you cannot explain what is making your soul expose itself but it goes to the heart of a man and says here you go,I give you a peice of me!
David-
Your right, I stand corrected.
This show was after Feb 1979 when Roy shocked a lot of people by retiring the 53 Telecaster for
a Fender Stratocaster.That 53 had a brown body and this one is white.
Before posting this I got curious and went back to the book American Axe which I also have
and on page 192 It gives the story of the retirement of one to the other. A lot of people didn't like the change
but that was Roy.
The rumor was always that Danny Gatton ended up with it and messed it up trying to add some box he had to it.
Since they both lived very close (DC area) I tend to believe it.
I'm not a player, but a dedicated listner of Roy's since 71 or 72 as I lived in DC, MD, Va, all suburbs of DC from 67 to 79.
By the way I saw your bio and your RI roots, my mom was first generation Italian and was born in Federal Hill.
I used to ride with my uncles to Atwells avenue (?) where they all bought their cigs from that Laundromat there! Used to go every summer and saw some shows in mid -70's, Roomful of Blues, the earlier version.
The 53 is in the Fender Museum. He left the '48 to Jeff Beck in his will. I think Joe Bonamassa has it now.
Thanks for putting this up , its brilliant ! THANKYOU ! R.I.P. ROY !
My all time favorite player
is buchanan #1, #2 or #3 all time with that guitar in his hand. i say #1, but that's my opinion... what a evil talent he had!!! just f-ing amazing...
#1, #2, and #3 all at once!
Evil is rather a poor adjective in this case friend !😢
Great tone. (As usual.)
saw him live twice in NYC
No comments !!!!! come on this guy was the best
Absolute genius. Brilliant. :)
It's a 1953 Fender Telecaster which he played for years, this man (Roy) was incredible,leaving home at around 16 played everywhere.
The guitar in the video is not a Fender or his '53. The headstock isn't Fender and neither is the body shape.
hodis yea that looks like every 53 tele that I've ever seen
It's not a Fender headstock. Another commenter said it's a Guild.
Tragic story off Best player telecaster fore every time....
I was fortunate to Live in the DC Metro area from 67 to 80 and Roy's home base was in Mount Rainer
on the DC and PG County line.
I saw Roy so many times I can't count. He was truly amazing, I thought he was always reserved, not stage
fright, but maybe because he wasn't much of a singer, but he was truly a master, at that time we had
so much access to clubs and venues in that area, from Northern Va to Baltimore Ive made it in a hour
back then. But it seems like we had Roy, Danny Gatton, Neils Lofgren, Little Feet, Catfish Hodge,
that made that area their base camp. They all played with one another at some time or the other.
Lofgren use to bring a trampoline and do flips and stuff while playing
Yep, what he said. Only saw Roy one time, at the Capital Center. James Gang opened up and they sounded terrible. The headliner was Alice Cooper. And I thought, ''I paid eight bucks ( or five ) for this?'' But in the middle a guy I never heard of came out on stage. And my love of the blues was born. I'll never forget that show! Riverdell rocks homeboy. From Vienna. Peace.
IMAGINE IF HE HAD A VOICE LIKE ADAM LAMBERT …. ROY …. HE LOVED TO SING IT WAS HIS GIG
I gotta give a few props to the singer too
The singer has incredible range. Like Robert Plant.
@frankiev1231 Jeff Beck is/was a big fan of Roy's playing. Beck even dedicated a song to Roy on his Blow by Blow album (might have been the Wired album -- can't really remember).
🎶👍bass 🎸 voice is an instrument itself 😲
That was SERIOUS... The way a Blues Should be Played... With FEELING!
I was wondering what kind of guitar that was... I thought maybe a Tele body with a Charvel neck... Thanks YT for the info... Didn't know it was a Guild... Good sounding instrument.
Thanks for posting these Roy vids! Never seen these before! A+++++ Mojo!
ROY was Jeff`s HERO,so the 1st time Jeff saw Roy in the USA while on Tour w/ the Yardbird`s,He was Inspired to do the solo He did on "I`m a Man" .
TRES Heavy!
NICE FOOTAGE FROM SNAKESTRETCHER THANKS !!
He totally knocked that out the park.
Way to go
Great music!
Great rare video. Roy was trying all sorts of tricks and blues riffs. At the very end sounds like a jazz standard. The guitar is made by Guild. See it or one like it in the cover photo of "American Axe" biography of Roy.
Thx, I was wondering. It looks like a Hamer headstock.
Stunning stuff!!
MAHALO ROY 🤙🏼🙏
I love this,I remember this!!!
"Speechless in Maryland"
Great guitar!
I think I heard Clapton talked him into going mainstream with his thank God & Roy for his major heavy contribution. Checks out hot wires
Check out "You're not alone", that entire album kicks ass.
There are still people who think SRV is best. Poor souls
There totally different players tho you cant compare simple as that
@@nufcforlife548 Yeah nothing wrong with SRV. I lke Roy myself. This is great...
SRV was the best... and so was Roy, and Jimi, Eric, BB, Jimmy, Jeff, Albert, Duane... at that level, there's no competition.
Not even close, Roy.
That's a stupid remark
Soul
awesome! Cant get enuff of Roy on UA-cam. Keep posting away!
AMAZING
Tem alguém abaixo dos 40 curtindo este som no Brasil
roy having his way with that want to be tele
Your the best
wow. thought Led Zepplin nailed it and they do but this is blues...
Master at work.
I just saw a comment on here below about his different singers, I liked hands down BILLY PRICE
in the 72 to 76 range maybe? He was from Pittsburgh I think, but he was by far in my opinion the
best singer in his travelling band. He had a record that had Delbert McClinton singing on it with some A+ singing and a country guitar licks that were great. I remember the tune the CHOKIN KIND, it might be here on YT
if it is, check it out, its like Merle Haggard on steroids, who Play use to play with and Merle's guitar player was
one of Roy's mentors.
最高のギタリストです。
Smooooooooooooth!
Wow. Amazing
enjoy the Roy!!!
My God!!!!
le Meilleure Guitarist du Monde!!!
Who is tha Bass player and Singer please????
“This an experimental guitar we got another one coming out in a few months” 😂😂
Because to become known you have to write songs. That's why Hendrix, Clapton, Blackmore & Page are household names. They wrote songs. I'm with you brother. I wish the world celebrated virtuosity. But the sad thing is, most people don't have the ears to appreciate Roy & Danny. They want the quick fix, "McDonalds" equivalent of music. It's sad.
Great job on the audio
YES
That bass player/singer is Cary Ziggler, a Baltimore/Annapolis area guy, killer f''n good! Played with Crack the Sky and lots of local folks. Anybody got any other info on the place and date of this video????? I'd love to know!
Oh my.
genius player simple as that !! forget the other shit
Damn.
Led Zeppelin and the Jeff Beck Group did it early, but this RB rendition is something astonishing isn't it? Thanks!
Jeff actually wrote it. Zep covered it, Jeff got mad because he thought Jimmy's version was better. But to me Roy's is the best of the three.
Simply the best. I've always rated Hendrix the best like most top ten guitar picks but Roy Buchanan had a gift from the Lord God of Heaven
Donald Elley I concur!
Yes sir, He sure did!!!!
Roy plays circles around Hendrix
The truly great guitarists never play to a script when they walk on stage. They just let it come to them. From somewhere us normal guitarists don,t have access to. Django. Srv. Hendrix. Danny Gatton and Roy. Are not normal guitarists
A GREAT VERSION OF WILLI DIXON ´S SONG
No contest-Roy
How many guitarists do you reckon went out and bought a Telecaster to sound like Roy. Then give up when they realised the notes Roys playing are not on their fretboard
That bend at 1:40, though. Wonder what gauge strings he played.. I used to know the answer, but old.