British guitarist reacts to Roy Buchanan shredding in the 70's! 

LeRoy Buchanan The best guitarist in our milky way, Rest In Peace king of kings.

Saw Roy Buchanan come out on stage in 1972 in Philly with his guitar and an old brown amp, no band. I think warming up for Clapton. He killed it, and it changed my life.

Thank you! The world’s most underrated guitarist. Guitar, cable, amp, a hundred different sounds.

In a relatively short period of time I saw him many times and his work was jaw-dropping and at every venue he played at I was able to stand or sit within a handshake distance away. He really was one of a kind

I saw him 3 times- he was like a panther on stage- he wanted the crowd to be transfixed and he got it. Piercing tone that made your eyes vibrate.

One of my favorite guitarists...had his own voice. Met him in '79 once after a show at a small bar in Boston. He was outside the club leaning against a doorway having a smoke as rain was pouring down. I just went up to him and told him he was great...he thanked me with that shy smile of his. I will never forget that...saw him live a couple times after that...never had the same band. But always seemed so solitary...genius' often are.

Saw Roy like 5x in the 70’s, I used to call him caterpillar fingers, he was and always will be a tremendous guitarist 🎸 R.I.P. Roy Buchanan

My God, Mr. Phil. EVERY time I hear Roy, I'm gobsmacked. This man was a wizard.

Roy had the uncanny ability to go from a weeping guitar through melodic joy to a convoluted migraine then into a bluesy stillness. No one like him.

IMHO, Roy was one of the four greatest rock/blues guitarists ever; Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Rory Gallagher, and Roy Buchanan.

Roy was an exemplary musician! The first face that comes to mind when I see a telecaster. His tone was so beyond amazing. Sweet Dreams, Pete's Blues, Roy's Bluz, The Messiah Will Come Again, That's What I Am Here For, Cajun, Chicago Smokeshop, Soul Dressing, etc. So many great songs, his self titled album and the Live Stock record are my favorites. I discovered him and Rory Gallagher around the same time, an orgasmic revelation to say the least. You rock for giving him some shine, Fil.

Roy Buchanan, you deserve way more recognition! Thank you for highlighting this TELECASTER guru. There is no Guitarist like Roy before him or ever since. What a big crime it is that he wasn't given the recognition for his huge talent. RIP Roy. You will never be forgotten.

one of the most underrated guitar players.

Living proof that the Telecaster has everything you will ever need ! ( if you know how to properly use it ). Roy Buchanon was the undisputed master of the Telecaster !Sadly missed , and not fully appreciated in his own lifetime !

I saw him in the mid 80s, great show, with all of his famous songs, Down by the River etc. Absolutely flat out the whole time and yet with tons of soul. At one point he was doing something fast and polka-ish in the middle of the fretboard then just took his hands away and the music kept going. It took most of us many seconds to realise the bassist had taken over some time earlier and was more or less shredding at the top end of his instrument, in a way that really shouldn't have been possible. Pure joy...

If you notice at the bottom at his feet you will notice he had NO effects pedals, his tone was achieved by his knobs. He rarely used pedals, which you will not catch any performer without today. R.I.P Roy . Thanks Fil. 🤘

Phil.....your a true breath of fresh air..watch your videos all the time ..Roy is fairly new to me......my God ...I don't think there's anyone I've seen..I'm 64..... with his level of skill. Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck have always been my favorites..along with Frank Zappa and Roy Clark....but this is Next LEVEL. Please critique Roy Buchanan " When a Guitar Plays the Blues" live. Thank you my friend . You have taught me alot about music. I don't play ..but when I retire I'm getting a guitar an amp and some headphones and teach ( torture ) myself. I LOVE guitar. So soothing and expressive Thank You

I was lucky enough to get to see him live in the middle 70’s.

You've got a good ear my friend, I thought the world forgot Ol' Roy. Every guitar player HAS to listen to Roy Buchanan. Old school, kick ass playin'! Thanks for the vids Bro, digging them!

I’m 62 & I saw RB at a small night club in the 1980’s,loved his playing.It’s great that younger generations are keeping his music alive,thank you.

Thank you, great video. Wow, Roy was a master at his craft. He brought a unique sound. Incredible technique, yet his playing was effortless. He let his guitar do all the talking.! A real guitar virtuoso.! 🎸

Yep Mr.Buchanan and Mr.Winter don't get much better for Blues n Rock guitar i saw Roy live in 88 or 89 just a month or so before he passed away...what a show...RIP BROTHER

I was lucky enough to see him back up Johnny Winter in Chicago in 1986. It was amazing. My favorite album is his second.

I had the pleasure of playing with Roy one night in 1973. He was a huge influence on me. An old tele (with very low output single coils), a Vibrolux 2x10, some tiny jazz picks, no pedals or effects, and he rocked the World.

Thanks for making this video. I love Roy's playing and it's too bad there's not a lot of video to watch of Roy playing and also another great musician taken to young.

Oh I love Roy Buchanan, such great tone and unique sound.

I think Jeff Beck is one of the few who still does the knob technique like that. But wow, what a blistering performance. There's just something about seeing someone shredding on a tele that makes my heart swell,lol. Excellent video!!! \m/

Thanks Fil. Roy was the first blues first I saw live. It was spring or summer of 1988, just months before he died. He played at a small bar in the Georgetown area of Washington DC. It was an amazing show. Roy blew me away with his playing. You could tell the crowd was full of guitar and blues fans. It was an amazing atmosphere.

The Greatest unknown guitarist! Ever seen that old video? RIP Roy!

I almost die every time I hear him. He is just something else....such a humble guy, decades ahead of his time, too good for this world

Thank you Fil, the most underrated guitarist ever. Saw him in a bar late 70's. Did a slide solo with a beer bottle that boggled the mind. Roy is the blues. How about unless I missed it Rory Gallgher Bullfrog Blues or whatever. He's one of my top 5 with Roy. It's refreshing to see a young guy dig the Masters. Thanks again... Rick

Thanks for putting Roy out there for more people to hear & see. He always looked to me like a truck driver, construction worker, or as you say your fav uncle, not like an awesome guitar player. I understand his mom was a music teacher and he left home at a young age travelling around the USA learning from guitar players in New Orleans, LA studio players & country players, etc. He really deserves more recognition, I hope people who see this video check out more of his playing. He passed away in 1988, RIP, Roy.

Ive never heard of Roy before. He is amazing!

GREAT analysis. I saw Roy back in Feb 1988 (I believe one of his last shows before he tragically passed away) in Darwin, Australia. I was only about 12 years old at the time, but it blew me away.

if you never heard Roy Buchanan before i would also recommend giving 'Sweet Dreams' a listen.

I think he was and is one of the most underrated guitarist.. He just makes me shake my head, wondering how he done it.

Check out Roy's version of Sweet Dreams from the same concert...

Sometimes there are no words, just a big ol' smile!

Wonderful comments from so many Roy Buchanan admirers. He is the undiscovered guitarist. RIP

First saw Roy at the Roxy Theatre in Northampton, PA. We were infront of the 1st row on the floor. We smuggled in a couple of cold six packs. During the performance we gave Roy a beer and he was thankful. Absolutely Tremendous.

Best version of Hey Joe I have ever heard! He made it his own just amazing.

The studio version was ahead of it's time with the echoplex solo Roy was ahead of his time period actually I have a documentary on computer about him and he was a very down to earth guy. Another tragic loss.

Roy was one of the rare forces of nature, Roy battled with many demonds and had his biggest impact on other guitarist, a gentle lovely big bear, miss him every day

If you can find a 'Rock Concert' video from 1974, you can watch Roy play past the fret-board, between the pickups on his Tele, and actually do a string trio, with his left thumb as the cello, and his first two fingers as the viola and violin. I watched it in awe at the time, and I've never heard him do it again. He had the pitches correct on all three strings, past the fretboard!

That guy tore it up in the most perfect of ways, it's amazing to me.

Roy is something else, shedding machine lighting that fret board up , trying some licks that takes a lot of precision and accuracy that takes unmeasured practices, that is no doubt in a class of guitar player by himself

I know this is years old, but I just discovered your reaction video. This guy was amazing. Just amazing.

Heavenly music to my ears ..... percise notes .... beautiful tone .... nice tempo with the flushbits restrained but powerful when need be ... the best ... the master ... the greatest by far ...

Loved him in the 70's. Still have some of his records. All great stuff. I don't think I've heard him do this piece though. He owns it and make's it his. Great video.

In 1974 I worked at Sky Blue Studios in Sonoma California. Roy Buchanan was recording at the Record Plant in Sausalito California. The record plant booked in.8 Hour blocks at $500 an hour. You could come to Sky Blue studios in Sonoma California and put your 2-inch tape on our Ampex MM1000 and stay all week for $500. Bob Johnston shows up with Roy Buchanan they want to do overdubs. I was just a 15 year olds studio rat. I've never seen anybody approach guitar this way. Roy's tone control, volume swells, unison bends, and winnies, circular picking, and pinch harmonics, were mind blowing. Sometimes he would play through a Leslie and get saxophone tones. Genius is hard to recognize, because often times it has no context, there's nothing around it to compare it to, no previous existing form. I remember sitting outside the studio listening to him play and thinking this stuff will never sell. The tonality was from outer space and unlike acid rock. Herald Diltz showed up one day and did a photoshoot. Then one day he picked up an acoustic guitar. The studio's kind of dark, he sets down on a bar stool. I set up two mics, one for vocal, and one for the guitar. I sit down in a chair on his right. Holding really still being as quite as possible. Bob tells him he's got 30 minutes of tape to do whatever he wants And he does this acoustic guitar work that is absolutely magnificent. Mind blowingly incredibly perfect. 26 years later I bought his box set Anthology the track was included in it. along with some of the photographs shot by Diltz. Roy was sure of who he was. We weren't too sure about him. I was sorry to hear that he took his own life. I thought the world had lost an incredible talent. Thank you Mr. Buchanan. Thank you for your magnificent contribution. I wish you could have hung out a little longer so the world could catch up and appreciate you. Godspeed.

The earliest known version of "Hey Joe" was translated from cave paintings. The location is still up for debate but there's no mistaking the lyric "Hey Grog, where you going with that club in your hand?"

Thirty years after his death and in my opinion still nobody has surpassed the clarity of his tone.

Effortless Shredding.......almost sickening the way he makes it look so easy with his relaxed state of playing. Very impressive.

Love watching your face as you follow the action! Wonderful. Love these vids.

I saw Roy at a bar in MPLS....simply amazing....I'd love to hear your dissection of a live version of "The Messiah Will Come Again." my favorite Roy tune....I had to get a volume pedal just so I do what Roy does with his finger on the volume knob ....I have a dead tendon on my little finger so I can't do what I want with it.... make the guitar CRY!!

It would be so incredibly cool if the raw footage of this concert comes out one day, showing all the playing!

Saw him live in 1985 and 1986 at Paradiso Amsterdam. Great great great a was already a fan from a about the early 70s ...thrilld to see him live,,,,greetings again from Utrecht, HOLLAND

Saw Roy on a couple of tours to Sydney Australia. Absolutely blew everyone away. After the first tour, all of the local guitar players were using the volume fading technique - Phil and Tommy Emmanuel to name a couple. Roy’s mastery and technique place him right there with the great players. Interestingly, I have never heard another player even attempt to play a version of ANY Rob Buchanan song.

SO SO SO BEAUTIFUL ....jimi would be proud .... im glad my good friend (r i p andy (rock)) introduced a 14 yr old in 1977 to the amazing musician we call ... roy buccanan .... 1986 got to see him live .. think seen srevie ray before and after .. but roy brought me to tears .. i was just lost for days after that night .... one them mind blowing nights you want to hapoen agsin ... 34 yrs ago but still like yesterday ....

my new fav show keep`em coming.

He was the uncle by marriage of one of my high school best friends when first heard of him.. Never met him. Was sad to hear of his fateful ending. This was about the same time I discovered him, 1975 or 76 about.

His volume swells are awesome, and he made it look so effortless. Before pedals became readily available.

Thank you Fil , brings back some wonderful memories, I saw Roy play live many times.

The Good Ol Roy ! Thanx to talk about him ! Keep on rockin' !

Roy B was special .....he played by his own rules ....thx Fil

I saw Roy in a small bar in the Minneapolis area in the mid 70's. We had a table right in front. He was mesmerizing to watch.

Wow, where have I been to have missed out Roy at the days......

Yes I do remember Roy. I was a teenager in the 70s and saw him on TV, I think it was Return Engagement, showcasing mostly rock artist. He played Hey Joe and I was mesmerized. Now nearing my 60s, it is refreshing to see him once again here. Great analysis as well.

Roy had an amazing sense of touch and control in his playing.

This guy (never heard of him before, thanks) is as cool as ice! I wish I had that kind of "poker face" when I play. Geez....

Awesome Video By The Way. I Like That You Really Pay Attention To The Details Of The Guitar Playing, It's Very Professional. Anyway, Thanks For These Awesome Videos!

Off to listen to more of Roy Buchanan. Sings with his voice and plays with his heart.

He mined the Telecaster’s lap guitar heritage, manipulating the instrument’s volume and tone controls with his pinkie to emulate the sound of wailing country steels. He could simulate a phasing effect, palm muting along the strings, and would flip from aching long sustained bends to breakneck-speed blues runs in a split second. The latter is a major element in Joe Bonamassa’s style. Jimmy Page used a ’59 Telecaster on the first Led Zeppelin album. Buchanan fan Jeff Beck pulled squawks, wails and sitar sounds out of his monumentally pimped 50s Tele with The Yardbirds.

Hey Fil, just for watching you wearing that shirt I feel that "That man can be my best friend" feeling. Keep this awesome videos coming!

Lots of 60's 70's era players used that volume knob. Townshend used it as sort of a vibrato/tremelo sound. Jeff Beck actually preceded Roy doing this. Roy's jazz/blues lick were unparalleled.

Now I have found Roy on your video list! He and Rory Gallagher are two who made all of their effects with only their guitars and amps! That in itself puts them far above many of the most popular players of today! Now to move on and see if Harvey Mandel is here somewhere!

I decided I had not heard Roy Buchanan in too long so I looked up Hey Joe by him and had a listen. It had been too long. I suppose if most people hear Jimi Hendrix they don't think to themselves I am going to go out and buy a Telecaster and learn Jimi's music. Then I wondered if Fil from Wings of Pegasus has reviewed Roy and sure enough he had and to the same video I had just watched. Roy is playing his version but his singing style is really not that different from Jimi's. Maybe a little more sedate but still conversational rather then pure singing. I admire how clean Roy's style is. I remember hearing about his death but especially because it was in my home county of Fairfax Virginia. What a loss. RIP Roy.

Roy Buchanan was a Guitar Incarnate. He WAS a Guitar in human form. Van Halen wasn't the only one watching and "borrowing". The Man was born in 1939. An Entire generation of players owe the man! He took himself somewhere along the way...in wee early days, but his playing was as I like to say about only VERY select few: "Other Worldly"! Mr Guitar Incarnate!

Excellent my friend. Roy kills it. Snuck into a club in my hometown as akid to see him in 78 or so. He covered Manic Depression and Crosstown Traffic if my memory serves me, as well as Purple Haze and Hey Joe. Roy played a strat that night. I thought my memory was wrong, but I saw photos from that show a few years ago and it was a strat indeed. Saw him 10 years later in San Diego with Lonnie Mack. Here is a new one for you to consider: Glen Cambell covering R.Orbison's "Crying". Great vocal and wonderful strumming technique. Classic. I can't stop watching the vid. Also great guitar playing on "Gentle on my Mind". Thanks for the reviews, I am glad I found you.

Awesome. Looks like Austin City Limits. I miss that series. And that’s a young Dan Aykroyd in bass guitar.

I was gonna suggest this .... but I happily see you already have ... Jolly Good .. can't wait to view this !!!!

The leaves did a great cover a year earlier. Written by Billie roberts in 1962

Thanks for these vids! A record collecting group I'm a part of mentions names like Roy and Gary Moore and I never heard these guys before or if I did, I didn't know who it was. I'm surprised these guys aren't mentioned all the time along with the greats. Maybe because they weren't "flashy" enough, who knows but so glad to get a chance to see how great these guys really were!

Roy Buchanan is ma absolutely favourite guitarist ever, love the stile, have 7 or 8 vynil from him, this DVD i have, is only 30 min long but brillant, thanks Fil

Mr. Guitar Roy Buchanan, THE MASTER. I love you Roy. R.I.P…..💔

Great review. I like that a younger musician showing respect, and doing a good job of explaining the techniques, without sounding arrogant. Very cool

Never heard this guy before,thanks ,will be checking out some more...

Unbelievable. Thank you. I didn't know about this guy til now...

Saw him at keystone Corners in Palo Alto and i can't remember the other gig. He could play with so much feeling it would fill the club

I didn't discover Roy Buchanan until the night he died.I was totally blown away.

I think you liked that one as much as I did! I couldn't keep a smile off my face either! That guy was great!👍😎🎸🎶

Wow ...trilling on the electric guitar ! A blue grass trick from the mandolin ....it tells you everything about the sublime talent of Mr Roy Buchanan .

the album version of this song he plays is so amazing

Thankyou for always commenting on excelent musicians

I love listening to Roy.. Some think of him as countryish player.. To me he was just a great guitar player.. Watch him play Misty... An Errol Garner Jazz piece.. He was comfortable in many styles.. Fil you should give that one a look.. He also did Malaguena... So Spanish wasn't a mystery to him either.. I miss him.. Rip Roy.

worked at a saloon in DC during the '70s...when DC Dog (fronted by Jimmy Nalls, so good) played, Roy and 'Nancy' would be there; so wish there were recordings of those sets...just a few of the faces in the crowd Nils Lofgren, Danny Gatton, Mike Stern (premier jazz guitarist)

saw him at Poor David's Pub in Dallas. There are no words to describe what I witnessed

Saw Roy many times in Dallas and the 77 Austin City Limits show, great guitarist.

used to do this song e minor blues all day long . thanks for vid never seen Roy Buchanan before he is great .

I loved Roy's pinch harmonix technique. Roy as well as guys like Billy Gibbons, Edd King another's from that got me into this technique when I was young