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..
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.
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 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?
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!
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.
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 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.
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 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!
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.
Agreed. Another, though: Jeff Beck as a guitar player is arguably more innovative than all but Hendrix. Maybe he's too "fusiony" for the public. The Rod Stewart-era stuff was pretty accessible, though.
Hendrix??? He shouldn't even be listed in the top 20 guitarist of all time he was extremely overrated I don't know why everyone make such a fuss about him
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!
Moore is the best pop blues player. Dave is best on slide. I do like Roy. He sounds like no other guitarist. Moore's best playing is on Roy's messiah song.
