Roy is brilliant, but how about some love for the keyboardist? He's playing rhythm piano with his left hand and b-3 licks with his right. That shit is not easy.
@rheaume rube Yes he was one of kind, plus keep in mind he was doing things with the guitar that Eddie V Halen claims to have invented. The so called "brown sound" , tapping, feed back with heavy reverb too, pinch harmonics etc. RB was doing those things and more when EVH was messing his diapers.
Someone once asked Jimi Hendrix "How does it feel to be the greatest guitar player of all time?" To which he answered: "I don't know. Go ask who ever is playing guitar well in any given youtube video and insert their name here"
@William Harvey Odd, an all-time great---Dregs, SMB, Kansas. Deep Purple--kills it with that Jazz,rock,metal,blues, country,bluegrass,celtic, classical shred fusion but always seems just off the radar. He's a monster live...
Very unique indeed . At times he sounds like he is black ( IMHO the real blues is black) And at times he pulls some strange techniques closer to Eddie Van Halen than to a blues player ....very interesting ....
@Caleb Witt So this show was made from footage originally shot for Austin City Limits, but re-cut. Since we have always tried to shoot close ups of the musicians playing, especially guitar players, I am guessing the people that assembled (not directed) this show, were looking to use shots that were not in the original Austin City Limits cut/show. So I imagine they cut out all of the close ups that I know we would have shot. Blame the company that repackaged the show, not the cameras.
Wah...I couldn't learn his licks because the cameraman was filming the person...use your god damn ears....and enjoy the song. Fucking cry babies..want shit handed to them on a platter. Go to Hell.
The Camera - Work is absoluly O K - I Y see the full Lenght Conzert ----- I find NOTHING BAD ; What Y Want ; ---- Malcom Lukens com there easy in few PICTURES , This is OK .
I was fortunate to SEE, BE WITH and HEAR both Roy Buchanan and James Burton, on the same stage in Bossier City, La. back in the 50's. Roy was playing with Dean and Mark Mathis. When James ambered in, he was,of course, was invited to sit in. We hid Roy behind the stage rear curtain and James did not know Roy was there. Mark was also playing guitar. After James took a ride, Mark faked playing while Roy took the ride. James was smiling at how well Mark was playing. Roy was doing the ride behind the curtain. James was surprised when Roy walked out. We all had a good laugh and then we got to hear JAMES BURTON and ROY BUCHANAN ..... JAM. What an awesome and historical night that became to me.James and I have been friends for 50+ years. James is still alive and well , living in Shreveport, La. He still tours with the TCB band. Shreveport, La is proud James moved back home and the INTERNATIONAL JAMES BURTON FOUNDATION is housed here. I was sad to hear of ROY'S demise and I am proud to have known and had the privilege, as friends of knowing both these GUITAR GREATS. I know and have also been friends with GERRY MCGEE ( The Ventures) Gerry is living and doing well in Opalouses, La. "IT and THEM", JOHNNY and EDGAR WINTER also played the "FAMOUS BOSSIER STRIP". That is enough for now. Regaeds...
chuck Fulco Cool story . Did u ever see Johnny n Edgar with one of Edgars first bands called 'White Trash ' with lead vocalists Jerry Lacroix . That would have been some hot Shit .
I came across Roy before college. A tape from my cousin that had a solo of Roy doing Hey Joe. It had a solo. I can't attest, but it ripped Jimi's solo.
It's not so much that he was underrated. Very few people knew who he was in his time. Many today still don't know much about him. But, after they listen to playing like this, they always search for more.
@@mrfester42 Roy was unknown by his professional choice to stay close to home rather than live on the road full time. Had a handful of kids and and wanted to stay close by.
I have seen that underrated line used on so many artists and bands, some of whom are very famous. Roy Buchanan is one who the tag is made for. Not well known in the least bit but damn he was good.
True, Roy should have been better known, however, he was never underrated. When The Stones sacked Brian Jones, Roy was who they wanted. Then they "settled" on Mick Taylor!
@@michaelulbricht9438 by underrated, I mean not widely known outside his peers... When people talk about great guitarists of the 20th century, you'll very rarely hear Roy Buchanan's name come up
Jeff, I understand, however, I've lost count of all the times people have told me that so and so aren't underrated. Roy was offered Brian Jones spot in the Stones, but turned them down before Mick Taylor got the gig. Now, I do use terms such as "under known," when I refer to a band or musician. Take care and Peace!
I'm a guitarist and I'll just say if there's any one guitarist I could emulate successfully as a player, it's Roy Buchanan. If you can master his style/ability, you can play anything.
Hard to believe there was a time when people other than hard core guitar lovers could dig this. When he starts grinding his jaw you know he is locked in.
@@less2worryabout yes he did like his drugs did roy .. plus had a booze problem .. you notice hes always drinking beer or wine ... hiis last ever vid recording done in a bar ,, about the lanch of this new guitar line just before he was died (haha dam pigs ) hes guzzling red wine ... RIP Roy ... only the good die young .... such a loss .. what would his career be like now if he had another 30+yrs of making that beautiful toned guitar sing .....
@@sebatianalvarado7171 Dunno, but looking back I think Roy kinda sealed his own fate. He turned down being Paul McCartney's lead guitarist in Wings to go his own and failed. Who knows if this crossroad killed him.
Gatton took part of his technique from Roy, that was his hero. He even got one of Roys guitars and while Danny was probably a little more versatile and played a wider variety of styles, Roy was MUCH more experimentive and eclectic. Danny was more into making music, Roy wanted to experiment and be a Showman! If Danny and Roy were compared to strat players then Danny would be Clapton and Roy would be Hendrix. I mean that not because their styles are anywhere near their strat brothers, i mean in the sense of how they approached music.
Is it just me, but I thought we were watching something truly special here. I thought I knew all the guitar greats but this blew me away. Who is Roy Buchanan? I need to find out more about him. Seems he had quite a life story with a tragic end. We always go on about Rock Gods Hendrix, Clapton and Page. But shouldn't Roy Buchanan be added to that sacred group?
cosy1234 to be fair it’s pretty fukin good for mid 70s. The whole show was excellently done and at least we are able to watch this tele master. Ok there’s a few bits wen u want to c his hands but it’s ok as let’s be honest no1 is going to replicate Nancy and Roy’s fingerprints ✌️
back in those days NONE of the camera men knew what was going on - eg the guitarist taking a lead and the cameraman focused on the bass player was common.
Where as most people have pained facial expressions because of the sheer force of the blues being played, he looks like he just doesn't care it's the most bad ass thing I have ever seen
This is gold...... I still remember when we heard the news about his death. I was still at UNI, that night we listened all his LPs for hours to honour him. One of the greatest.
Haven't listened to as much of his stuff as I should as he is without doubt one of the greats. I hear a lot of him in Jeff Beck and that's quite a compliment as Beck has great taste. terrific harmonics and string-bending. I wish I;d seen him live. Thanks for the upload, you did us all a great favour.
Story was when he auditioned for the Stones, Mick asked him why he always wore a driving cap. Mick told him it made it look like he was covering up going bald. He replied “I am going bald”. That was the end of that.
@christopher weise Roy was a solo artist that didn't need a band. Name one artist living today that could even carry Roy's case. The only guitarist that could evoke those feelings and emotions was Gary Moore. And he's in guitar heaven too.
@@georgedavis8412 Yes Danny Gatton. His skills and technique was/is unmatched. there’s a TH-cam video where Danny made some comments about the so-called rivalry or misunderstanding that he had with Roy. But as for soul and emotion the only one that came close to Roy was Gary Moore.
In my opinion... Roy's studio version of "Green "Onions" off the Loading Zone album is by far the best cover ever done of the song! And on a Telecaster to boot!
Wish i was just discovering him instead of always being sad hes gone .. but i got to see him in auckland new zealand in 1986 before he was taken from us .. to soon .. rip roy ... you rock ...
Super articulate, tasteful as Hell, inventive, as nasty as they come. Best when he really plays down and doesn't try to thrill you. Perhaps the most overlooked guitar player of the past 50 years. I've been a fan since around 1968.
+Keith Ninesling He does what I like in a guitarist. What he did was honest and organic. There are all kinds of people who can do all these impressive things with a guitar. Truckloads of them. And it's like a freak show. A bizarre competition. I have a few other favorites. Rory Gallagher comes to mind. It's always those sly outside guys who have wisdom from life that comes out on the fretboard that get me.
I saw Roy down in Houston back in 72 or, 73... I've seen many great blues guitarists since then... Noone but, noone has ever come close to what I saw him do in that little show.. It was a man setting on a bar stool, center stage, white Fender Telecaster and, some backup band hidden back in the shadows almost out of sight... This man owned Houston, Texas that night... Awesome man...
Everytime I see a Roy Buchanon video, I'm torn. Half of me wants to pull the Tele out of the closet and play. The other half says, "There's not hope for you son. You'll never play like that. Just let it be." God, I love Roy's playing.
He wouldn't even want you to think this way, he just did his stuff and even has had problems with his own personality. Just do your own thing on the fretboard and start connecting different influences to create your own style. You probably know what I'm talkin about :D
Pull that piece out now! I felt the same way. " Why am I gonna spend time trying to get better at this". For the original reason. You were inspired by someone. Fuck it if you can't make the same noise. Just enjoy it! Make it go to 11 and enjoy fucking your neighbors off!
tears flow to this guy, the pain of his life and his eventual suicide and how he was so humble saying how he liked to play like that guy or other when he was better than most!
Sad to say that he came to Erie, Pa back in the late 70's for a concert. He was the second act as J Geils opened the show and killed it. Unfortunately there were a lot of musically challenged idiots here that, during his second or third song, someone chucked a bottle at him, luckily they missed, wherein he promptly got up and said F-U and walked off the stage never to return. Man was I pissed. Sorry Roy.
Haha yeah man, I like the word Alien to describe his intelligence. His work could help crack what dark matter is. Him and His brother are very intelligent...and how about that solo on the keys?! wow.
CircleOfSorrow it's unbelievable I never heard of the guy until Eric Weinstein mentioned him on Joe Rogans podcast. I'm a big blues fan but even the band I used to play with never mentioned him. Very strange, but really glad I found this guy.
So underrated, I mean rolling stone magazine had Joni Mitchell rated 140 or so spots higher than him on there best guitarists list. I’m an old man, first heard him when my bands lead guitarist brought his album to practice in the mid 70’s, blew my mind! I mean how can you beat Buchanan playing Hendrix…YOU FRIGGIN CAN’T!
Awesome... weird sometimes but original... Yes, he was really original... and fast for the time ! When I think I only got to know Roy Buchanan because of Gary Moore's fabulous cover of When The Messiah Will Come Again. I must dig his career further really. It's never too late.
Roy Buchanan... is like a calm fisher man that hardly moves an eye brow and his guitar stuck in the same position yet - man I tell you - he's pulling the biggest fish you ever saw, that guitar is screaming and the people are like What the hell is going on here !! MASTER !
If you did not get goosebumps hearing this, you may need to check your pulse, certainly your soul. Calling RB a MASTER may slighting him... My GOD, was he brilliant.
The Gentile showman... Saw Roy at Shippers Smokehouse in Tampa Fl a couple weeks before his death.. Sat on a picnic table like four feet in front of him... Glad i had a chance to see this guy, and talked with him very mellow dude from my perspective.
They we're and still are the two best guitarists ever, but both were virtually unknown to the general public. Also, at one time, they shared a rented room together in the D.C. area. If those walls could only talk...
This is one of those immortal moments in the history of Blues-Rock. Roy is simply majestic on the Tele -- to this dang it day no-one has been able to equal Roy's Tele Magic.
+Steve Mendelson Michael Bloomfield was no where near as good with a tele as Roy was. I consider Bloomfield as more of a Les Paul guy tbh. Roy knew how to get tones nobody could out of a telecaster. Michael was nowhere near as experimental in terms of tone and technique. Go listen to After Hours By Roy Buchanan or 5 String Blues if you want to say he has little taste. You base him showing off to the crowd to say he has no taste and just has a fast and sloppy sound. This song is really just to show off guitar technique. Listen to his other works and you'll realize he's very good melodically as well.
Danny Gatton I would call his equal. Both were amazing and both wore the moniker of “World’s Best Unknown Guitar Player”. Do they still make guitarists like them anymore?
Gatton was over the top pyrotrickery hyperflash country swing with plenty of blues, whereas Roy was blues flash and tricks. They were both unusual in many ways, but accessible, too. They were also fixtures in the DC club scene during the same era. Very entertaining, wear ear protection.
Zero Pedals. All in the hands. So many great, talented players but only a couple have ever made me cry. Jeff Beck and Roy Buchanan. Phenomenal.
Cero pedals but fantastic amp, eq, guitar, tecnick and band. A legend, guitar hero!!
Amen to em both!
@@elabismoylaluna6981 And volume! That amp sounds cranked!
@@charleswoerner and reverb
Rory Gallaghers playing has made me cry
The Devil sold his soul to play like Roy Buchanan
King pin Meh ay let’s go 2020 gang
King pin Meh - well played, sir.
And still couldn't 😆
He got ripped off! Roy was a true original and totally unique!!
I think you meant Roy sold his soul. He stated that he didn't play for FAME o
Roy is brilliant, but how about some love for the keyboardist? He's playing rhythm piano with his left hand and b-3 licks with his right. That shit is not easy.
Very specific point mate. Nice. I have no idea how they do that- presumably a deal with the devil?
Always remember his name, "Malcolm Lukens" brilliant
He was drunk, that's why :-)
Do you have his name ?
jimflip::::: The man is busier than a three peckered Billy Goat..
Journalist: Tell me Roy, what kind of pedals do you use to get that sound?
Roy: Clutch, Brake and Accelerator.
"Baby you can drive my car ! "
This made my whole morning
Everything turned up to 10. Just like Hendrix. Including the Reverb. Plus the resonance of 195? Nancy Telecaster/Broadcaster
@rheaume rube He turned it away because he didn't want it to burst his or his gig mates eardrums. this is my theory could be wrong.
@rheaume rube Yes he was one of kind, plus keep in mind he was doing things with the guitar that Eddie V Halen claims to have invented. The so called "brown sound" , tapping, feed back with heavy reverb too, pinch harmonics etc. RB was doing those things and more when EVH was messing his diapers.
In my humble opinion, Roy was the true king of the Telecaster. No one made that guitar sing like he did.
Yea him and Danny Gatton are the tele goats
@@guitarlover1370 Well another GOAT here - Albert Collins!
Brent mason too!
I do not disagree.
Someone once asked Jimi Hendrix "How does it feel to be the greatest guitar player of all time?" To which he answered: "I don't know. Go ask who ever is playing guitar well in any given youtube video and insert their name here"
Go and ask to Paco de Lucía!
@@manueljnunezv No.
@William Harvey Odd, an all-time great---Dregs, SMB, Kansas. Deep Purple--kills it with that Jazz,rock,metal,blues,
country,bluegrass,celtic,
classical shred fusion but always seems just off the radar. He's a monster live...
I think he would have said" Give me another hit of acid and pull on that joint and when I hit the stage you'll see - it feels damn good".
TH-cam wasn't around in 1970 when he died.
I've never heard anyone with this style of blues playing, very unique.
Very unique indeed . At times he sounds like he is black ( IMHO the real blues is black)
And at times he pulls some strange techniques closer to Eddie Van Halen than to a blues player ....very interesting ....
this was 70's style of 3 finger playing , was the way most lead players then....
@@wonkastudio-johnny Can you name some of them? I like this style
This dude could flat out play, I bet him and Eddie are somewhere trading licks🎸
Roy like, hey Ed, hear 👂 this
Yeah, Mr. Camera man we don't wanna see those licks....
Thank you, this was a great concert. However the camera work sucked. All the songs had fantastic licks showing Roy's back or the audience.
@Caleb Witt So this show was made from footage originally shot for Austin City Limits, but re-cut. Since we have always tried to shoot close ups of the musicians playing, especially guitar players, I am guessing the people that assembled (not directed) this show, were looking to use shots that were not in the original Austin City Limits cut/show. So I imagine they cut out all of the close ups that I know we would have shot. Blame the company that repackaged the show, not the cameras.
Yeah, it’s infuriating.
Wah...I couldn't learn his licks because the cameraman was filming the person...use your god damn ears....and enjoy the song. Fucking cry babies..want shit handed to them on a platter. Go to Hell.
The Camera - Work is absoluly O K - I Y see the full Lenght Conzert ----- I find NOTHING BAD ; What Y Want ; ---- Malcom Lukens com there easy in few PICTURES , This is OK .
I've watched this video hundreds of times over the years and it never seems to get old. ❤
Shut the front door
He takes a drink of his beer and never stops playing, absolute legend.
5:41 YUP
Amen 🙏
Total legend!
I was fortunate to SEE, BE WITH and HEAR both Roy Buchanan and James Burton, on the same stage in Bossier City, La. back in the 50's. Roy was playing with Dean and Mark Mathis. When James ambered in, he was,of course, was invited to sit in. We hid Roy behind the stage rear curtain and James did not know Roy was there. Mark was also playing guitar. After James took a ride, Mark faked playing while Roy took the ride. James was smiling at how well Mark was playing. Roy was doing the ride behind the curtain. James was surprised when Roy walked out. We all had a good laugh and then we got to hear JAMES BURTON and ROY BUCHANAN ..... JAM. What an awesome and historical night that became to me.James and I have been friends for 50+ years. James is still alive and well , living in Shreveport, La. He still tours with the TCB band. Shreveport, La is proud James moved back home and the INTERNATIONAL JAMES BURTON FOUNDATION is housed here.
I was sad to hear of ROY'S demise and I am proud to have known and had the privilege, as friends of knowing both these GUITAR GREATS. I know and have also been friends with GERRY MCGEE ( The Ventures) Gerry is living and doing well in Opalouses, La.
"IT and THEM", JOHNNY and EDGAR WINTER also played the "FAMOUS BOSSIER STRIP". That is enough for now. Regaeds...
chuck Fulco Cool story . Did u ever see Johnny n Edgar with one of Edgars first bands called 'White Trash ' with lead vocalists Jerry Lacroix . That would have been some hot Shit .
That was just too much for words. Holy GOD was he good.
Absolutely stunning! It's possible that you may run across a guitarist that's as good as Roy, but you'll never see one who's better.
I agree. And only a few as good in my opinion, with Rory Gallagher being one of them.
Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Jeff Healey ,,, Dave hole
Rory Gallagher
I came across Roy before college. A tape from my cousin that had a solo of Roy doing Hey Joe. It had a solo. I can't attest, but it ripped Jimi's solo.
Roy's guitar should've been almost smokin' after that awesome blazing guitar solo. I can almost smell the smoke coming out of my phone. 🎸🎼🎵🆒️😎
Roy Buchanan was the absolute best Telecaster player ever.
Danny. Gatton.
You play a tele, pay attention. This is a master lesson. God almighty Roy could play.
DAMN that was good!!! Roy Buchanan was one of the most underrated guitarists ever!
Blues guitarists usually are
Greg Boardman Amen to that!
It's not so much that he was underrated. Very few people knew who he was in his time. Many today still don't know much about him. But, after they listen to playing like this, they always search for more.
Roy was NEVER underrated... he was just unknown!
@@mrfester42 Roy was unknown by his professional choice to stay close to home rather than live on the road full time.
Had a handful of kids and and wanted to stay close by.
Roy was one the the greatest guitarists that hardly anyone has heard of, crossing over from underrated to criminally over looked
I have seen that underrated line used on so many artists and bands, some of whom are very famous. Roy Buchanan is one who the tag is made for. Not well known in the least bit but damn he was good.
True, Roy should have been better known, however, he was never underrated. When The Stones sacked Brian Jones, Roy was who they wanted. Then they "settled" on Mick Taylor!
@@michaelulbricht9438 by underrated, I mean not widely known outside his peers... When people talk about great guitarists of the 20th century, you'll very rarely hear Roy Buchanan's name come up
Jeff, I understand, however, I've lost count of all the times people have told me that so and so aren't underrated. Roy was offered Brian Jones spot in the Stones, but turned them down before Mick Taylor got the gig. Now, I do use terms such as "under known," when I refer to a band or musician. Take care and Peace!
Clapton called him " the greatest known, unknown"
Saw Roy 7 times..first on my Bday 1978..RIP
Seen him at my father's place as a teenager. He was incredible!
Probably Virginia or Maryland ?
Long Island? Me too.
There,and at The Bottom Line.
Best unknown guitarist in the world
613,340 views... yet unknown lol He's known plenty by the good people who like the blues.
Small Buj he was given that moniker by Eric Clapton
Randy G not unknown in my house!
just discovered him. June 30, 2018
YES!!
I am bloody ASHAMED To have to admit that I only JUST learned about Roy B! But I'm so very glad my buddy introduced me. Fucking masterful
My God,it should be against the law to be this good.Crazy speed and astonishing feel.Thanks for posting this.What a treat!!!
When the socialists win it will be against the law to be this good.
The guy was a legendary guitar player in the class of Hendrix, BB King, Clapton, Buddy Guy, etc... He should be put in any guitar hero to my opinion.
In his own class and style. You cant classify greatness.
Clapton could only dream of playing like that. That's probably why Clapton didn't like him.
I'm a guitarist and I'll just say if there's any one guitarist I could emulate successfully as a player, it's Roy Buchanan. If you can master his style/ability, you can play anything.
Lol he's better then everyone you just named
Hard to believe there was a time when people other than hard core guitar lovers could dig this. When he starts grinding his jaw you know he is locked in.
or had a big line ...
It was both
@@less2worryabout yes he did like his drugs did roy .. plus had a booze problem .. you notice hes always drinking beer or wine ... hiis last ever vid recording done in a bar ,, about the lanch of this new guitar line just before he was died (haha dam pigs ) hes guzzling red wine ... RIP Roy ... only the good die young .... such a loss .. what would his career be like now if he had another 30+yrs of making that beautiful toned guitar sing .....
I can't believe that this guy went undiscovered. He was bud's with George Harrison. So was Jessie Ed Davis Jr. That guy was also an unknown legend.
@@sebatianalvarado7171 Dunno, but looking back I think Roy kinda sealed his own fate. He turned down being Paul McCartney's lead guitarist in Wings to go his own and failed. Who knows if this crossroad killed him.
Roy was truly the Master of the Telecaster...
+Jaysal P Albert Collins?????
+Jaysal P Hes very good though
+Zac Python Albert collins ... You're kidding right ? 😂
danny gatton
Gatton took part of his technique from Roy, that was his hero. He even got one of Roys guitars and while Danny was probably a little more versatile and played a wider variety of styles, Roy was MUCH more experimentive and eclectic. Danny was more into making music, Roy wanted to experiment and be a Showman! If Danny and Roy were compared to strat players then Danny would be Clapton and Roy would be Hendrix. I mean that not because their styles are anywhere near their strat brothers, i mean in the sense of how they approached music.
Roy Buchanan should of been a super mega star. Such talent. Lost forever. But NEVER forgotten.
He was... that guitar will never die. He's the best I've ever seen or heard.
Roy stated a few times he didn't play for FAME but because he enjoys playing his guitar for a audience.
He is to us, brotherrrr
@@nickerdsedar4544 I agree
🎶👁️👃👁️🎵
c´mon folk how can anyone dislike this extraordinary performance ???
Is it just me, but I thought we were watching something truly special here.
I thought I knew all the guitar greats but this blew me away. Who is Roy Buchanan? I need to find out more about him. Seems he had quite a life story with a tragic end.
We always go on about Rock Gods Hendrix, Clapton and Page. But shouldn't Roy Buchanan be added to that sacred group?
He should be .....but him not being there is part of the appeal
Yup, and the same can be said of Rory Gallagher and Bugs Henderson.
Definitely
@@chrislarcombemusic8445 😄😄😄
@@danielschaeffer1294 You obviously are under an influence best left alone.RG ,&
RB?Please garage band is SO bel0w these few
One of the best guitar players ever!
All those young blues enthusiasts in the audience are us now. Roy bends those strings.
Another director/cameraman who doesn't know what the hell is going on!
so true...
think it was Stevie Wonder directing
cosy1234 to be fair it’s pretty fukin good for mid 70s. The whole show was excellently done and at least we are able to watch this tele master. Ok there’s a few bits wen u want to c his hands but it’s ok as let’s be honest no1 is going to replicate Nancy and Roy’s fingerprints ✌️
I think its great, catches allota roys heavy shit, close ups, etc.... cameras were like VW's back then, hard to move around+big
back in those days NONE of the camera men knew what was going on - eg the guitarist taking a lead and the cameraman focused on the bass player was common.
one of the coolest mfkers of all time
Absolutely!!
Almost a dangerous level of cool, like he would be intimidatingly cool.
absoloudly
xD U made my day
I love this word MFKERS
And the GREATEST as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nobody ever got more out of a Telecaster than Roy
His style his so expressive.
Seems it's guitar is about to explode every Time he touches it.
Great playing by one of the best who doesn’t get the recognition he should. 😎👍🏻
I've been listening to Roy for 50 years and still listening thanks to God
Same here, same here.
This is pure genius. I love how nonchalant he looks as he plays man...gets to me every time.
Where as most people have pained facial expressions because of the sheer force of the blues being played, he looks like he just doesn't care it's the most bad ass thing I have ever seen
+Charlie Flack absolutely man ahaha
+Charlie Flack he´s got all in his mouth movement
look at him
+Amin blues not even lying lmaooo I love it
totally agree. Actually I find the "I am in pain" expressions totally ridicolus...
Most underrated guitarist...one of the greatest blues player. RIP Roy....thank you for your beautiful plays.
This is something I just can NOT STOP playing even for eleventh time watching... Whatta magician, omg🤭
This is gold...... I still remember when we heard the news about his death. I was still at UNI, that night we listened all his LPs for hours to honour him. One of the greatest.
It doesn't get any damn better. No man has ever made a telecaster sing like this. Why hasn't Fender ever produced a Roy Buchanan Telecaster?
+Jon Elefante good idea.
They did, the 1953 Telecaster.
the fritz brothers made the Roy Buchanan blues master :)
Fender made one Roy is playing it.. LoL
If they ever do, they should make it with cracks in the body, and come with no case, because that's the way Roy went for a while. ;-)
Haven't listened to as much of his stuff as I should as he is without doubt one of the greats. I hear a lot of him in Jeff Beck and that's quite a compliment as Beck has great taste. terrific harmonics and string-bending. I wish I;d seen him live. Thanks for the upload, you did us all a great favour.
Amazing!😃
That poor oil' Tele didn't have a chance in Roy's hands! He made it cry for mercy The Whole Time!😥
Story was when he auditioned for the Stones, Mick asked him why he always wore a driving cap. Mick told him it made it look like he was covering up going bald. He replied “I am going bald”. That was the end of that.
And shit like that is why Keith calls Mick 'Brenda'.
@christopher weise Roy was a solo artist that didn't need a band. Name one artist living today that could even carry Roy's case. The only guitarist that could evoke those feelings and emotions was Gary Moore. And he's in guitar heaven too.
@@dr.know-it-all5148 You forgot to mention Danny Gatton. The were rumored to have a personal rivalry, but clearly they admired each other’s playing.
@@georgedavis8412 Yes Danny Gatton. His skills and technique was/is unmatched. there’s a TH-cam video where Danny made some comments about the so-called rivalry or misunderstanding that he had with Roy. But as for soul and emotion the only one that came close to Roy was Gary Moore.
OK Goober,ahuh ahuh ahuh.
In my opinion... Roy's studio version of "Green "Onions" off the Loading Zone album is by far the best cover ever done of the song! And on a Telecaster to boot!
Depends on your instrument of choice-Check out "Green Onions" done by The Surfaris...
A comment on a Stevie Ray Vaughan video led me to this, holy sh*t can this guy play, and I only just learned about him.
TheYesDave
Maybe it was me Hhhh
congrats! you have alot of worldclass buchanan albums infront of you then!
Wish i was just discovering him instead of always being sad hes gone .. but i got to see him in auckland new zealand in 1986 before he was taken from us .. to soon .. rip roy ... you rock ...
A lot of people learned about Roy this way, and a lot of people learned about Stevie from Roy
Listening to Hey Joe as loud we could in the 70,s, always tripped the rest button!
Super articulate, tasteful as Hell, inventive, as nasty as they come. Best when he really plays down and doesn't try to thrill you.
Perhaps the most overlooked guitar player of the past 50 years.
I've been a fan since around 1968.
+Keith Ninesling you nailed it. delightfully understated and loose. tru bluz :)
+Keith Ninesling He does what I like in a guitarist. What he did was honest and organic. There are all kinds of people who can do all these impressive things with a guitar. Truckloads of them. And it's like a freak show. A bizarre competition.
I have a few other favorites. Rory Gallagher comes to mind. It's always those sly outside guys who have wisdom from life that comes out on the fretboard that get me.
***** All the greats do. Love Kath's playing.
+Keith Ninesling I believe the Stones tried to recruit him when Mick Taylor left and he refused! One of his many regrets I'm sure, with 6 kids!
Yes the Stones did invite him to join thm.
A sonic weapon was a Tele in Roy's hands. Man he could carve it up. All the while cool as ice standing there. Love his stuff.
Saw him once in Pittsburgh front row center. Amazing. He just plays that thing. Expression never changes. Don’t make them like him anymore.
Best ever conversations are silly as there will rarely be an agreement. However, Roy is a true Master of his axe.
Cheguei aqui através do Enciclopédia do Rock. Não conhecia o Roy e fiquei impressionado como ele manuseia a guitarra. O cara é foda!!!
I saw Roy down in Houston back in 72 or, 73... I've seen many great blues guitarists since then... Noone but, noone has ever come close to what I saw him do in that little show.. It was a man setting on a bar stool, center stage, white Fender Telecaster and, some backup band hidden back in the shadows almost out of sight... This man owned Houston, Texas that night... Awesome man...
wow. I have no doubt.
laydbakk1 you lucky man
Liberty Hall on Chenevert. 73 I think...I was there
I hate you.
he still owns it....
How's the fender telecaster and it's distinctive notes
Butterscotch blonde 🎉
Everytime I see a Roy Buchanon video, I'm torn. Half of me wants to pull the Tele out of the closet and play. The other half says, "There's not hope for you son. You'll never play like that. Just let it be." God, I love Roy's playing.
Mr. buck pull it out of the closet...
He wouldn't even want you to think this way, he just did his stuff and even has had problems with his own personality. Just do your own thing on the fretboard and start connecting different influences to create your own style. You probably know what I'm talkin about :D
Just relax & have FUN with it! And remember there can only be One Van Gogh, or Mark Spitz, or Celine Dion, or Roy Buchanan!
Pull that piece out now! I felt the same way. " Why am I gonna spend time trying to get better at this". For the original reason. You were inspired by someone. Fuck it if you can't make the same noise. Just enjoy it! Make it go to 11 and enjoy fucking your neighbors off!
Albert Collins was the Master of the Telecaster, until Roy walked in the door.
Definitely on 🎸Mt. Rushmore for players.
I have to add...Roy came before Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. Astonishing.
The keyboard guy drinks alot of beer
John Convey Roy actually drinks them all by end of show lol
John LaStrada no he didnt
Jimmy page and Jeff beck got it from him.
Playing the octaves
tears flow to this guy, the pain of his life and his eventual suicide and how he was so humble saying how he liked to play like that guy or other when he was better than most!
Not suicide.Hung in a police cell by the cops when he was crazy drunk.
@@randallkennedy2066no one knows, we will never know exactly what happened.
Sad to say that he came to Erie, Pa back in the late 70's for a concert. He was the second act as J Geils opened the show and killed it. Unfortunately there were a lot of musically challenged idiots here that, during his second or third song, someone chucked a bottle at him, luckily they missed, wherein he promptly got up and said F-U and walked off the stage never to return. Man was I pissed. Sorry Roy.
Ok. Real talk. Give it up for the guys in the back playing rithm. Roy is doing tricks, sometimes off beat but the rithm is still rock solid.
No one could bend those cables like Roy!!..R.I.P..Roy!!...
I like his Beer Solo in this clip! And the faux yawn...
He is undoubtedly the greatest guitar player of all time. Period
Jimi needs a word with you
Not sure what to say when king of telecaster speaks out those notes without sophisticated equipment and devices. Roy Buchanan, the man.
one of the greatest hidden talents in the blues/rock world
Very entertaining. Like Chuck Berry, he used the guitar to create unusual 'trick' effects, similar to a magician. So expressive.
Roy maestro de maestros, sin usar pedales saca esos sonidos psicodelicos solo con sus manos.
A real Giant... a Monster...!!! Hats off, your Guitar Majesty!... from Macedonia
And that, my friends, is how it's done. Every time I see this I burst out laughing hysterically. Nobody has the right to be THIS good.
It would have been great to see him play, but the video director says no.
Thank you Eric Weinstein!!
J Fu
I agree. There is something alien about this man's intelligence.
Haha yeah man, I like the word Alien to describe his intelligence. His work could help crack what dark matter is. Him and His brother are very intelligent...and how about that solo on the keys?! wow.
This is unbelievable
Stephan
What is unbelievable?
CircleOfSorrow it's unbelievable I never heard of the guy until Eric Weinstein mentioned him on Joe Rogans podcast. I'm a big blues fan but even the band I used to play with never mentioned him. Very strange, but really glad I found this guy.
holy smokes! Cat is Jivin, never heard a Tele sound like that before it's amazing.
I LITERALLY GET GOOSEBUMPS EVERY TIME I LISTEN TO THIS
지나치게 주관적이라 할까, 아니면 지독하게 미국적이라 할까... 극한을 추구한 점은 높히 평가합니다.
Ritchie Blackmore sent me here.
MASTER of the TELECASTER. Roy Buchanan The Greatest Unknown Guitarist in the WORLD.Sadly The Richmond PD MURDERED HIM!
really?? wtf happened?
I heard those rumours to...
Not the Richmond PD. Reportedly, it was the corrections officer(s) at the Fairfax County, VA jail.
EARS people ...this is " THE GUITAR M;AN "..all the others are god ...this guy ...well find whatrever word you want !
I 'll go with your word, "whatrever."
Seeing him live a few times in the mid and late 70's reminds me what is missing nowadays...virtuosity
So underrated, I mean rolling stone magazine had Joni Mitchell rated 140 or so spots higher than him on there best guitarists list. I’m an old man, first heard him when my bands lead guitarist brought his album to practice in the mid 70’s, blew my mind! I mean how can you beat Buchanan playing Hendrix…YOU FRIGGIN CAN’T!
The sleepiest legend
Awesome... weird sometimes but original... Yes, he was really original... and fast for the time ! When I think I only got to know Roy Buchanan because of Gary Moore's fabulous cover of When The Messiah Will Come Again. I must dig his career further really. It's never too late.
First time I’ve heard this guy in my life today, needless to say I’m blown away
I may have sold my soul to the devil by man, this man has put the soul right back to me.
devil probably sold yours to Roy
OK OK OK! Who in the F%$k is this DUDE😮 LIKE OMG😮! I just had a mouth full of coke! Literally blew it all over the back of Granny's neck
always enjoyed his pedalboard set up!
No pedals
@@josephbenda6763 exactly
@@peterallenjensen Roy was a beast with the Tele. So much fun watching this video.
@@josephbenda6763he was indeed. Probably because he didn’t waste his time worrying about what pedals to buy 😂😂
Roy Buchanan... is like a calm fisher man that hardly moves an eye brow and his guitar stuck in the same position yet - man I tell you - he's pulling the biggest fish you ever saw, that guitar is screaming and the people are like What the hell is going on here !! MASTER !
So true, very stoic but powerful, one of my favourites.
If you did not get goosebumps hearing this, you may need to check your pulse, certainly your soul. Calling RB a MASTER may slighting him... My GOD, was he brilliant.
Loved him 43 yrs ago love him today.
Great live Gitarrist 🎸 ...ein könner seiner Zeit..um so tragischer sein tod....seine Musik bleibt uns erhalten...😎rock on...
That telecaster is singing. Amazing..
The Gentile showman...
Saw Roy at Shippers Smokehouse in Tampa Fl a couple weeks before his death..
Sat on a picnic table like four feet in front of him... Glad i had a chance to see this guy, and talked with him very mellow dude from my perspective.
Joe rogan podcast sent me here.
Same
And me as well, the insight that is gained from those Weinstein brothers is great!
word. what a solo
Same here😁
JRE reporting.
Roy Buchanan and Danny Gatton are the Great Kings of Guitar!! Unbeattable Art and Flow!!!
They we're and still are the two best guitarists ever, but both were virtually unknown to the general public. Also, at one time, they shared a rented room together in the D.C. area. If those walls could only talk...
Roy's ripped me in too 😂
If any white man knew the blues of life and could play a lick or two...its this man! None better!
A TRUE GUITAR GOD!!! THIS IS INCREDIBLE...
5:56 love that wink he gives to the camera, he knows he's owning it
He knew it! And I am amazed by how great he had executed it . The Show is archived and it means so much to me.
The man stole my hearing in a very small venue in PA and he deserves it - no body plays the blues better than him.
BFFs Engineer that's because Roy found it, the others are still looking.
The way he moves his mouth says ( all coked up ) to me! But I could be wrong. ....... . But I’m not!
That's 'cause He IS!!!!!!!!
This is one of those immortal moments in the history of Blues-Rock. Roy is simply majestic on the Tele -- to this dang it day no-one has been able to equal Roy's Tele Magic.
Ever listen to Michael Bloomfield? Try it. Roy was fast but with little taste.
+Steve Mendelson Michael Bloomfield was no where near as good with a tele as Roy was. I consider Bloomfield as more of a Les Paul guy tbh. Roy knew how to get tones nobody could out of a telecaster. Michael was nowhere near as experimental in terms of tone and technique.
Go listen to After Hours By Roy Buchanan or 5 String Blues if you want to say he has little taste.
You base him showing off to the crowd to say he has no taste and just has a fast and sloppy sound. This song is really just to show off guitar technique. Listen to his other works and you'll realize he's very good melodically as well.
Danny Gatton I would call his equal. Both were amazing and both wore the moniker of “World’s Best Unknown Guitar Player”. Do they still make guitarists like them anymore?
Gatton was over the top pyrotrickery hyperflash country swing with plenty of blues, whereas Roy was blues flash and tricks. They were both unusual in many ways, but accessible, too. They were also fixtures in the DC club scene during the same era. Very entertaining, wear ear protection.
Production is WAY Down . Try Derek Trucks , Warren Haynes , Trey Anastasio . Jeff Beck , Johnny Winter ,David Gilmore
What a monster guitarist.
That Man is a stone cold killer. 🤘