Remembering Roy Buchanan, part 2
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- Remembering Roy Buchanan, part 2, covers Roy's guitar playing techniques and innovations. Also described are why he made Washington, DC his home, the groups he played with in the early '60s, and how he became the subject of a PBS documentary.
This documentary has been divided into 4 parts for playback on youtube. - เพลง
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I worked with Roy back in the 70s. His tone live was made up with lots of high treble tones. He wanted me to have is Fender amp set up backwards so it would not feedback.
I first saw Roy at a rock concert. He opened for J.Geils but the young crowd didn't know who he was,including me.He sauntered onto the stage unannounced in a button up shirt,vest and fedora.Looking totally out of a place he started out in a slow blues instrumental and just smoked.He said very little and played amazing searing guitar riffs for about 45 minutes and then strolled offstage in much the same understated manner he entered. I saw him one more time in the 70's.I didn't appreciate at the time that I was seeing one of the greatest guitarists ever.
I am honored to have been able to see Roy in 1987 at the Bottom Line in New York City. I was devastated to hear of his death the following year and he will always hold a special place in my heart and soul.
I saw Roy at a outdoor concert in Toronto hardly anyone was paying attention ' younger crowd ' I was able to stand right next to the stage great show ✌️
Was so special at a Washington Ave. club in Houston. Don’t remember year,1980? maybe. 300 people. Hendrix behind his head and tongue? The best ever. RIP
So I woke up this morning with no idea who Roy Buchanan was, or that this was where my path would lead me, but here I am & I have learned a lot in the last couple of hours about this incredible man & his guitar. Thankyou so much for sharing this video.
Not really a fan of guitar players or solos--too much showboating for me--but the moment I heard his music in a video earlier this evening I stopped in my tracks. Never in my life have I heard a guitar played like this, to produce a sound, a tone, so clear & pure. He must have fallen in love with his guitar when he was young, 14 or 15 & on the road & the only thing on earth he could trust was his guitar. & so they got to know oneanother. His playing is so moving, but so is his life. It's almost eerie to hear these people talk about the spiritual/soul aspect of his life & music & how that was central to who he was. I just can't say enough about how much respect I have for what he created of himself, & it's great to hear the awe in the voices to this day of the musicians who played with him. A legend of a man.
Yeah on the road at 14 . Playing with robbie robertson ... and ronnie hawkins ... if you read robbie robertsons bio ...testimony ... he talks about young roy .. i seen roy live in 1986 in auckland nz .. months before he died in the usa .... he was my childhood hero .... left that concert with a tear in my eye .. think only stevie ray was only other thst made me spechless.. lucky to have seen him 3 times .. twice in one night by accident ..
Fortunate to see him twice. The second time I was lucky enough to get an autograph. All I had to get signed was a Business card that said 'Memories by Neusbacker. He signed it 'Think Future ' A month later he was gone..
Me too
I never heard of him before, but I am amazed.
I asked Jeff Beck in 1999 when he first became aware of Roy, and he told me it was when he saw the PBS Documentary in a hotel room (rumors were that there was a threat on his life in Boston) when he was on tour with BBA. Jeff was amazed that I had a copy of Roy's documentary, and I sent a copy to him (which he watched on the tour bus in 1999).
The Best Of The Best ! The Innovator Of Tone And Technique ! The Cool Cat Of The Telecaster !
Roy Buchanan, Danny Gatton, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Bloomfield, Peter Green, Rory Gallagher, Paul Kossoff, Eddie Hazel. Those are my cats and everyday I do my best to keep their legacies alive. Words can’t even come close to the influence these men have had on my development as a musician/guitarist. I continue to introduce Roy’s music to guitar players that are around my age of 24, I can’t believe how many guitarists don’t know his name. Theres something very special about seeing somebody completely mesmerized and in awe when I show them Roy Buchanan for the first time. Thank you for this upload, it gives me great insight into the human aspect of one of my unsung heroes. Peace.
Roy plus .. rory g ... these days people dont hear these great guys .... love roy and love rory ... green is amazing ... but i would have to add Beck and ... beast mode .. SRV ....is it ronson .. alice cooper and bowies guitair player ...he was under rated as wel ...
Mike S No they don’t, they’re rarely mentioned as someone’s favorite it’s sad. In my personal experience as a guitarist and musician I think I can count on one hand guys that have mentioned their name. I also love the players we all love like Beck, Srv, Clapton, Page, Santana, etc but there’s something special about the players I mentioned idk what it is, maybe the fact that they’re not mentioned as much as the usuals but it’s definitely something spiritual. I feel Jimi is in a category of his own as well, dude sounded like he was from another planet, my personal favorite player of all time.
@@mononoaware1960 l used to love the green era .. f/w mac ... always loved rory .. ive tuned many people into the 2 r's .. roy and rory ... i live with a 30 yr old bass player(hes sth american ) .. in a reasonably gd band .. im in my 60s ... so i get to hear music ive never heard betore and same for him .. but he goes to me .. you know so msny that i or friends have ever heard of .. so he getd me to do mixes for him with notes to songs ... i still get blown away finding stuff ive never seen or heard .. i saw roy 86 in auckland nz ... was lucky .. remember it like yesterday .. thanx roy ... edit .. special indeed esp roy ... he was years ahead of them all .... he was playing in the late 50s ... ... with robbie robertson ...
Mike S Right on brother that’s one of the many reasons music is so rewarding. You’re constantly discovering new music and players that you didn’t know existed or know how you could have missed them. More recently I discovered Grant Green, he’s not new by any stretch but new to me. Im really attracted to how bluesy his playing is for a jazz player, he has the jazz knowledge but phrases very close to a blues guy a lot like Kenny Burrell. Blues will always be my heart and soul, although I love all different genres. I’m only in my twenties so I haven’t heard squat haha I feel fortunate in a way that I’m able to be turned on to all these amazing musicians. That must have been quite the experience to see Roy I envy you! I can’t even imagine what he sounded like in person, I think his magic really shines and comes through best live. The studio never seemed to fully capture it 100%.
Mike S You’re right about Roy being way ahead of his time as well, that’s crazy to think he was playing like that in the 50s. A lot of the British players like Beck and Clapton were really enamored with him and were copping his licks early on. The same with Mike Bloomfield, he was playing on the same level as the British Guys in the early 60s and they really took notice. The Paul Butterfield records with Mike really blew my mind, especially East West. Hard to believe that stuff was recorded 65-66. The song East West was mind blowing for that time and really influenced a lot of the psych bands in San Francisco around that time as well, especially the Dead. Cool to talk to somebody that loves these musicians as much as I do! I wish more guys my age were hip to some of the lesser known guitar players.
These stories make me miss my friend and Mentor. "Timmy Ray "Timothy Patrick Graham. I am sorry that I have not found your killer, I have never stopped looking. But I am still a drummer, and thanks to you for this 22yrs of playing guitar.
I stared at Roy the first time I saw him... and was looking for the effects he was using.. and...I gave up looking...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTH? It was his fingers...I never saw anyone do so much with a guitar.and if u see it today...it was taught to them from Roy...he was all original.....I knew he was the one I was looking for.....the best teacher I ever saw ..any kind of music..he is the best..all the great ones never last to long...miss you Roy...I went and saw him many times...never dissappointed...
Fantastic documentary.
The interviews are extremely comprehensive and diverse. 🙏🕊️❤️
Sweet dreams still really gets to me when I here it. Something beautiful and haunting in the way he played as well as being able to floor it.
About 80mins. in and I,m captivated here. Thank you. As Rory Gallagher used to say; Thanks a Million
Roy's talent was beyond genius..but like all genius...the line between genius and mania is very thin....we all sure miss your genius Roy....😏😏😏
Roy was a big influence on my guitar playing.He and Jan Akkerman’s use of volume swells using the guitar knob is something I do a lot today.Also finger vibrato and pick technique.Like Roy I have a guitar that I have had through thick and thin.I had a beat up old 65 Strat for years but it got stolen.At the time I was having problems with the grog,virtually homeless,etc and a friend kindly gave me a Yamaha Pacifica.It now looks like it’s 50 years old and virtually played out but it never leaves my side.
Wow, these interviews are great. It's wonderful to hear about Roy from folks who knew him and played with him - thanks for posting this
Creatively Spectacular ! Amazing talent since he was like 9 yrs old !
I was in my late teens, in love with the guitar, when Roy hit on a commercial level. The music back then, was soo inspiring; it was a real blessing. Very soulful, creative and heart-felt player; I belive one has to sufer to play like that. It wasn't just a bunch of notes. Roy's precise techique, tone and attack reminds me a lot of the great Nokie Edwards of the Ventures; you can hear it in their live work. I belive that Roy was a gifted player, which I'm not. It was a great time to be a musician.
Too bad not much was said about Danny Gatton, one of the most amazing friend of Roy’s. The chances of two amazing guitarists in the D.C. area is hard to believe but true.
He was a bad man with a guitar in his hands!An original.God bless him!
YES imo it's good to hear honest appraisals of Roy esp his mental/emotional foibles; an old associate of mine played with him a few yrs before he passed, he was not an easy fellow to get along with, to put it gently. I was told "Roy did not like to be fawned over," which testifies to his shyness that has been described. One of the great players of all time tho, guitar students will do well to absorb this guy in their studies.
I clicked this because the name "Roy Buchanan" is a genuine innovator of originality and inspiration for the serious sound-hound lick stealers, interested in the phenomenal harmonic qualities captured with a feather touch. I can say this as I remain in disbelief at what Roy was doing as opposed to hackers that make...well, their own attempts at his manual dexterity. Roy's abilities were remarkably standout out stuff, his sound crayons sparked clever attempts by Robbie Robertson, Jimi...staggering sounds of the veritable wizards of 6 strings,
Guitar was pulled from the strum to the crystalizing boogie or the woman scream.
Happy Birthday Roy.... I am sure you are jamming out in that big gig in the sky with all the other greats. You are missed my friend!
+burningredsun
Do you know, I keep hearing about all the great bands in heaven, but I kind of, ummm. well. HMMM. Like you know that Eric Clapton was friends with Jimi Hendrix, right? And Eric & Duane Allman were recording a tribute "Little Wing" when they heard that HENDRIX died. And Clapton was out touring with the Dominoes when he found out that ALLMAN died. And then, Eric Clapton was new BFF's with that blues kid, Stevie Ray Vaughan! Who could twirl out a pretty fine "Little Wing" his own self when the spirit was upon him. And I've heard any NUMBER of people yammin' about how heavenly THAT blues/rock band would be BUT: Don't you think things might kinda take a little juke to the weird side when Duane and Jimi start sneakin' around trying to score a bag of dope? I sure do!
stubhead there wouldnt be dope in heaven. Its heaven!!! Smh
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True legend thank you for the gifts Roy, I hope you found peace
Roy Buchanan considered himself a rhythm player first, and that his rhythm playing was better than his lead playing, and he was an excellent rhythm player. Check out his rhythm playing on "Reeling and Rocking" and "Can I Change My Mind" from his Live Stock album.
He also knew all the chords in all the positions on the neck, and all the scales for all the chords in every position. A total master of the guitar.
I first saw Roy at the Allen Theater Cleveland Ohio 1974, I was Jaw dropped his Piece de resistance was "The Messiah will come again" Anyways I considered myself a connoisseur of guitar players from Clapton , Hendrix, Alvin Lee, Chet Akins, Les Paul, Richard Thompson, Bert Janch, ect.. In 1980 I was producing shows in Cleveland mostly Blues anyways I couldn't find Roy's management, so I called Polydor's A-R dept. They said they had got him from Prestige Talent out of Milwaukee, I called Prestige and they said they weren't currently handling him, but would try to find his management, 2 months latter Mike Flanagan called me from Harvard Square Talent in Boston and I booked Roy for my show Robert Lockwood Jr. opened anyways 3 days before the show Mike Flanagan calls and says Brad whatever you do when Roy gets into Cleveland, if he asks for a beer tell him the delivery isn't in yet, if he asks for a joint tell him you don't smoke, and whatever you do do not let him have any cocaine so anyways my show went very well 1000 seat room and 1200 hundred showed up. Roy invited me up Philadelphia for the next nights show at the Stanley Theater well after the show we all went back to a Howard Johnson's hotel a plate of cocaine came out and as soon as Roy got lit he started talking about alien abductions and I knew why Mike Flanagan told me to keep Roy away from cocaine, anyways Roy and I remained friends up until his death he was the warmest kindest man. When I lived in NYC I would fly down to DC a spend a week with him. When he played Carnegie hall with Albert Collins and Lonnie Mack I was there as a guest of Roy's, anyways Roy was a virtuoso the likes of which we will never see again.
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Wow .. im 60 and in the mid 70s i was just blown away by roy .. seen him in 86 in auckland nz ...couple yrs before his untimely demise ... so sad .. he made many a summers day .. just right ... even perfect ... thanx roy ...
That’s definitely one of those 70’s stories….😉
@@mikes6970 I was an 18 year old kid at the Allen theater that night very cool comment it brought back a good memory I was about 20 ft away from him I remember I was a big fan of his and was so excited about seeing him I had a big grin on my face just watching him play he looked right at me and kind of smiled at me I'll never forget that! I think it was 1973
I heard Roy for the first when I was 17 or so. everything I've heard in the video's is true .... legend !!! me 60 a half years old!
Haha .. thats me too .. got to see him in auckland nz in 86 only months before his ... ummmmm ... suicude ?
Thanks so much for this,saw Roy the first time in'72 At 15 and many times after,thanks again!
Roy was/is the absolute all-time master of the Tele. Innovative, genius playing!
Nope
IMHO Roy was and still is the best guitarist I've ever seen!
I agree !!!
I am deeply saddened I am that you never heard of Duane and Dickey, or Eric, Stills, Uncle Neil. Crawl out of the cave in which you have been living.
@szs voc ain't we all
David Dawson heard of all of them BUT never heard of you...LOL!!! Roy was and still is ONE of the best guitarist I have ever seen. No disparaging remarks against anyone else. In fact IMHO he was the best I ever saw.
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You know what they say about OPINIONS. He was great but to someone else Jimi Is the man. Or Page or Clapton. Or Slash. Or even Peter Green. Technically he is on his own from what I've heard. But everyone has an opinion on who moves them. Theres no player or singer who pleases EVERYONE.
still love his work!!
thank you for sharing this , my teacher mr Robert berman , educated me about the telecaster , so I really want this dvd
That trick starting at 15:01 minutes with tying his fingers in knots is frankly scary....
You can get caught up in all these technical players,and they are fantastic,and they fill your brain with speed,and technical perfection,then its time to hear Albert,Roy,and Jimi,and the realization that their perfection,is musical gifts,that are there extrapolation only,when I think of Roy,I see a butterscotch Tele,but also the fact of him not being around to look up to
I don't compare them ! I just enjoy each one and their own style. I'm not a critic. I'm not musically educated enough for that, l just know what I like.
I think what made him really unique is that his lead guitaring was so unpredictable, unlike other guitarists who are somewhat predictable therefore boring, I love his tune the messiah will come again
A genius.
Just listen " you are not alone"..I still cry ...
Roy Buchanan ....what more is needed to be stated ???? Roy Buchanan .... !! ,
I really enjoyed this! thanks
My guitar hero I miss you Roy but you left us you’re Jissuum and Mojo love you brother
Roy could really play the hell out of that guitar. I have WHEN A GUITAR PLAYS THE BLUES on vinyl !!!
A fine thing they did for Roy there!
Roy Buchanan was a great guitar player. He played different sounds and great leads on the guitar before most of the great players came along without the pedals that became popular. I imagine that he lead the way...
My favourite players: Roy, Pete Green, Albert King, Elmor James, Big Joe Williams, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Reed, Scott Henderson, Pat Matheny, Paul Kosoff, Uli John Roth, Brian Robertson, Michael Schenker.
Please please put a John Scofield in your dream list 🤘
SRV .. mr rory .. irish tour 74 ... ?
Duane allman, Gary moore
The "bad experience" at McDonough arena was Traffic, my first concert. The crowd crashed the gates. Never saw Roy in person, but a co-worker in Richmond turned me on to him.
Roy's sound is unique. Bad man? In this devilish world what else can they say about him?
Great Talent.
I believe Roy used a Vibrolux Reverb, not a Twin.
ROY !
He was way ahead of his time. I think he was the first with false harmonics which Billy Gibbons copied. He played what he wanted to, string bending intonation & steel guitar licks influenced so many greats! Even turning his back Eddie Van Halen did as well to conceal his amazing technique.
What does it mean when you say 'steel guitar licks'?
@@tomasotreasaigh111 , A lick is just a part of the music that people will create, copy or use in their own music, but this is just my opinion and I create and steal or whatever, but this is how other guitarists pass on the knowledge and help the music going.
I must say, listening to Bill Hollands negative comments, prompted me to look up a bit of his music.....Bill, Could you be any more WHITE. To call Roy a basic player after listening to a bit of your work, I must say, You're not doing anything new. What I heard made Pat Boone, sound like James Brown. Roy had the ability to put both, soul and his emotion into everything he did. You do neither. Being a professional musician, my whole life, I try to be open minded and, appreciate all styles of music and find value and inspiration in most.. I keep looking for something in yours. In the mean time, You might want to listen to a bit more of Roy's music. Weather he wrote songs, is not the issue. He changed the electric guitar for everyone that came after him. He influenced guitar players of every style. Quite an accomplishment in my book!
Do yourself a favour, stop looking for anything in Bills playing. Its a dead end.
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How dear you. Bill is the greatest nobody else is even close to him. Word has it Hendrix used to pay him for lessons. He was that good.
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volume fluctuation and bending gave his guitar that wah type meow sort of cry...beautiful..
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DAMN!! The curse of the Fender Telecaster! Two of the greatest Telecaster masters had committed suicide. The great masters Roy Buchanan, and Danny Gatton. Wow! Thank god Albert Lee is still with us!
We ,in Australia, had a Telecaster player who, was pretty Hot...Just lost him (about a week ago)..his name Phil Emmanuelle (brother to Tommy).. Damn those boys could play..We're ALL gonna miss Phil, a real Down-to Earth dude with MAGIC in his fingers..you had to see him LIVE to Really appreciate his TALENT...
sebring1960 Roy was murdered FFS. It’s hard to believe anyone would/could think otherwise
@@MrYeloot exactly .. suicide my arse ... damm bully cops ...
@@MrYeloot
Why was he murdered he was white?
in my personal opinion I like his style more than jimi's
Rodney Campbell me too. Roy had it all in his hands.
They influenced each other and had a mutual respect for one another
Is this avaliable on DVD?
seen Roy Auckland, new zealand...awesome
Was there .. town hall 1986 .. i was 23 .... memmorys mate ... wow ...
He performed at Palmers ton on that 1986 tour...
Theres one helluva a lot of mustaches in this documentary
The fella at 1:14 is funny as hell!
Vibrolux reverb
11:20 Harminics demo.
He did it right. Like it was spelled write=+
And then came Stevie Ray Vaughan...
I’m not convinced the Kalin twins are two different people
Yes, it's available on DVD. E-mail me at writekl@yahoo.com if you wish to purchase a DVD. I charge for duplication cost plus S&H.
I thought Yngwie pioneered the volume knob trick. WRONG! Mr Roy Buchanan was the first, to my knowledge.
Actually steel guitar players were using it back in the 30's....Roy pickled up on that and was one of the first guitar players to use that technique before malmsteen.
that blond chick is hot!
Steph Mansfield, i totally agree, gorgeous.
What the heck is that... almost banana-headstock on a Telecaster? 22:50 -ish?
@Spike Elwood what the hell are you talking about its a guild guitar that he played in the 80s
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A bunch of things mentioned in this doc are kind of irking in some sense. They are not outright wrong but worded in ways that make them wrong. Such things like how he was a groundbreaker then mentioning the 50s, things about effects not existing and so on. Was he a groundbreaker? Yeah of course. Not in the 50's though, back then he more or less played in the style of the 50s just really well and in many genres. He was playing for other people and had to keep it within the limits of their music. If someone has any examples of groundbreaking guitar work (from its era) i'd love to hear it. I am no expert on early Roy or the records he played on, but there is a compilation of his called 'after hours. early years 1957-1962'. It is some great blues playing and good tone but it wasn't groundbreaking for it's era or close to what he did later on. From my perspective it wasn't until later on in Roy's career he combined everything he learned and played on into his own style. Keep in mind his first studio album was released in 1971/72.. Both pedals existed and every style/tecnique he championed (bending, volume swells, pinch harmonics) had already been used on a recording prior to Roy. I have seen quotes from his Bio where he apparently took credit for this as much as people give it to him, something about him saying he invented pinch harmonics in 57' even though reserving them for use nearly 15-20 years later, as well as the fact classical music and lap steel music incorporates this technique. As far as I am aware it is correct Roy didn't need any pedals to get his effects, that was why he is so incredible, but they were available by the point he was doing that groundbreaking stuff. He didn't actually invent any technique (as far as I am aware based off of legitimate evidence) but used swells and pinch harmonics and those tricks in a more musical and challenging sense than anyone before or after him. The way he was able to incorporate those techniques so effortlessly, it was like they were second nature to him. Until it gets to 3:30 - that description of Roy is just downright wrong.. He was not that style of player at all. He has many songs with few lyrics but are dominated by very lyrical lead guitar playing. He also did relatively few covers in comparison to original blues tracks.. It sounds like this is in reference to a very specific album without mentioning which one he's talking about. Just going through Roy's first and Second studio albums - I can't really see what he is referring to, but of course he release many more than just that..
I always felt his sound esp. on Live Stock too edgy, too much treble, a little to thin.
+jcmangan As it is said here Roy wanted that sound, because he felt it near to a steel guitar.
Well, I love "Live Stock". Learnt all the stuff from it.....
I was always into (darker/richer/mellow) Les Paul tones, when it comes to Blues or Rock. But lately - dued to Roy - I got myself a Tele. First couldn`t afford the 1.5oo Euro for a American St. Thus I ended up with a Squier. I was immediately hooked by it`s playability. Neck lies smoothly in hand. Neck with the LP feels like a trunk in comparison. Story short: It was the sound I couldn`t get along with. Sounded indeed like a Tele (as long a Squier could do that). And, well you could call that twangy, to me however it was more tinny. It only got better in the neck pick up position. I ended up with a humbucker in single coil shape in the Bridge position (cost about half of the prize of the whole guitar ;-))
16:25, Bullshit
Yeah, If its so easy Im sure he can duplicate at least most of it. BULLSHIT
he was as good if not better than ANY of the British phony blues pickers of the sixities
in what way? all those “phony blues pickers” had actual songs and careers that went somewhere. A couple of them were guys that pioneered their own styles and sounds that shitloads of players ended up copying
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And alot of those phony blues players were copying Roys licks.