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Leroy "Roy" Buchanan (September 23, 1939 – August 14, 1988) was an American guitarist and blues musician. A pioneer of the Telecaster sound, Buchanan worked as a sideman and as a solo artist, with two gold albums early in his career and two later solo albums that made it to the Billboard chart.
Aug 14, 2023 · Born in Ozark, Arkansas in 1939, Leroy ‘Buch’ Buchanan was a master of the Telecaster who elevated Leo Fender’s humble “working man’s” electric guitar to the level of a Stradivarius violin. It was Buchanan, along with fellow doomed genius Danny Gatton, who seeded the ongoing obsession with Telecaster tone.
Jun 30, 2008 · This performance, captured on the ACL stage on November 15, 1976, shows Roy Buchanan in his prime at the age of 37. Indeed, it may well be the best high-quality audio/video recording of his...
Roy Buchanan - Live from Austin TX. Probably the best high-quality video of Roy's performance, recorded live on November 15, 1976Setlist:1. Roy's Blues2. Soul Dressing 8:003. Sweet Dreams...
Photo by Seymour W. Duncan. Roy Buchanan and his battered 1953 Telecaster guitar got inside your head and grabbed you in the gut. He had eclectic musical tastes, an arsenal of techniques, a devotion to craft, and something to say. And he said it with soul.
Feb 12, 2024 · Leroy (Roy) Buchanan was a guitar innovator whose skill inspired an aptly titled documentary, The Best Unknown Guitarist in the World. For more than thirty years, the guitarist melded blues, country, jazz, and rock music into a unique sound.
The master guitarist whose unprecedented technique made him a blues hero in the 1970s. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1950s - 1980s. Born. September 23, 1939 in Ozark, AR. Died. August 14, 1988 in Fairfax, VA.
Aug 15, 1988 · Roy Buchanan, regarded as one of the world's finest rock guitarists, died of heart failure Monday at his home in Reston, Va. He was 47. Buchanan had just completed a leg of...
1939 - 1988. Roy Buchanan has long been considered one of the finest, yet criminally overlooked guitarists of the blues rock genre whose lyrical leads and use of harmonics would later influence such guitar greats as Jeff Beck, Robbie Robertson, ZZ Top.
Feb 10, 2024 · Roy Buchanan was an American guitarist and blues musician, known for his soulful playing and innovative use of tone and technique. He was born on September 23, 1939, in Ozark, Arkansas, and passed away on August 14, 1988.
