Guitar Player Hears Roy Buchanan For the FIRST TIME - Roy's Bluz (Live 1976) || Who Is This Guy?!?

[@royboy56100]

Roy made love to his guitar when he played.He would cradle it like a baby. My fave always.

[@stevendolce-hp2ie]

I first heard Roy Buchanan in the seventies. Have cassettes of Roy. I was in my twenties. Loved sixties music. Loved Jimi.and others back then. Then heard Roy! Changed everything! Listening ever since. My all time favorite player. God bless you Roy.you showed us how to do it all.

[@MWOD1949]

For the price of a beer and hour, I probably saw Roy play about 60 or so times. He was playing at the Crossroads Inn in Bladensburg MD with Danny Denver's band. The crowd was a very mixed group. Power drinkers off from work, and college kids attracted to the most amazing guitar player any of us had ever heard. Talked to him several times between sets. Super quiet and polite.

[@yostbusters]

My dad also saw him play there (went to Bladensburg HS) and took guitar lessons from Roy, even had his hair cut by Roy during Roy’s hiatus from full time performing.

[@cainealexander-mccord2805]

My late husband's favourite guitar player. Saw him on the Pittsburgh PBS station as a kid and picked up the guitar the next day and didn't put it down till the day he died. So, so glad to see him here, and to hear that others are not letting his music die. Very well done, young man. RIP Buchanan. RIP SBZ.

[@setonhillstudios]

Definitely don’t wanna let this kind of stuff fade away, he’s absolutely incredible!

[@randysteele4316]

NO PEDALS NO BULLSHIT JUST GUITAR WORK GENUINELY THE BEST THERE EVER WAS never one before never after THE GREATEST EVER

[@johnlynch9032]

Did see him use a wah wah pedal once in Atlanta.

[@johnlynch9032]

Yeah, same here. It was back in 1977 at Alex Cooly’s Electric Ballroom. Found out the next morning reading the Sunday paper that Doc and Merle Watson were playing in a joint a couple blocks away and had a guest sit in named Richard Betts.

[@LoveBandit1000]

He would turn his Fender tube amp up to 11 and face it AWAY from the audience, just crazy stuff!

[@michaelgalligan7089]

That's why Jimmy Hendrix went to him for lessons!

[@CharlesKent-v8s]

Master of the telecaster

[@setonhillstudios]

💯 Such a BEAST! Thanks for watching!

[@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426]

Roy was astonishing…..as is that of the incredible Danny Gatton. His The Humbler Stakes His Claim, and Unfinished Business say it all….

[@michaelepstein5447]

I started listening to, seeing, and trying to play like Roy in 1977. I saw him approx 10 times, and even met him once very briefly (we shared a little chuckle at the expense of our mutual friend). I love and high!y recommend Second Album, Livestock, and That's what I'm here for. It's important to remember that he is playing his Tele straight into his Fender amp - no effects. So basically, he invented sounds and licks and became the guitarist that everyone had to go see in the early to mid 60's. I feel like he was the Van Halen of his day and after seeing him, players loosened up and let the new sounds flow. Beck, Hendrix, Robertson, etc. all went to see Roy early on in their careers.

[@setonhillstudios]

Appreciate the suggestion and I loved the video! He is such an amazing and unique talent! Thanks for swinging by the channel!

[@michaelgalligan7089]

I saw him every time he would come to NY in the 70s ! He could be as clean as anybody. When Jimmy Hendrix was growing up he took some lessons from Row .My opinion hes in the top 3 with Jimmy Hendrix and Jeff Beck !

[@Colton-q7p]

His version of hey Joe and sweet dreams from the same concert is mind blowing!

[@Dons-natureTV]

Absolutely, from Korea.

[@johnowens5106]

Great insight on Roy’s playing. Thanks for posting. Roy was married to my dads sister. Uncle by marriage. I’ve seen him play many times, live. I still am amazed at how Roy played, he was like a magician, I still wonder how he did so many different licks as though it was endless.

[@setonhillstudios]

Wow! That’s super cool! Yeah, he is definitely an unreal player! 🎸

[@WilliamWarlick]

Curious if you remember Demetri Callas, super Guitar player for the 4 Seasons. He was a friend of Roy up in the DC area. They shared ideas, Demetri was my friend for a brief span of time before he passed away. He told me alot about Roy Buchanan.

[@MamaNannok7]

Hi sir, you dad's sister is Judy? She's my Grandma. Roy is my Grandpa. My mom is Lauressa. Small world!

[@sue08401]

Roy invented the pinched harmonics. His first recording was My Babe in 1958 at age 19. Used to hear him when gigging in the old Jersey Shore scene at the jazz clubs in Long Branch. Awesome era - Buchanan - Springsteen - Levon and the Hawks - Dion - Thorogood all up and down the Jersey shore.

[@Quadrant14]

Oh yes , the man, cool hand Roy. Utterly fabulous. R.I.P Roy Buchanan.

[@setonhillstudios]

Such a BEAST! Thanks for watching!

[@fredparsons5134]

Roy was the best!

[@shawnmartin4701]

The only man to ever make a guitar cry.

[@russellhenrybieber6620]

Makes me cry too

[@michaelgalligan7089]

Yes he did !

[@timide63]

I became an adult in the DC area in the 70's and saw Danny Gatton and Roy Buchanan play various clubs. It was a good time to grow up.

[@LoveBandit1000]

Same here. What a golden time and era...

[@michaelgalligan7089]

The best ! I was in flushing Queens. We had Long Island and Manhattan to see all the acts !

[@jimkruger2593]

Interesting to hear comments about whether Roy or Van Halen did it first! ( & whether Roy was still around) Roy was doing his thing in the 50s. He played with Ronnie Hawkins & the Hawks before they became The Band. I first heard about him in a Robbie Robertson interview in 1969. Robbie says (more or less) "we had this guy Roy Buchanon who was so good he was scary". I agree with other post who said his "suicide" in jail was questionable. Hung himself with his T-shirt from the bars on cell door??? fishy....

[@johnnaylor1706]

Been a fan since he was playing at colleges ,,, sat right up front like in this video between the speakers when he came east on this tour .... great memories ... no crowd noise .... no damn cell phones .... check out the Carnegie Hall videos. Sat in in Opera Box (Box No.1) and he came over after one of the gals in our group called out. It was like Romeo sernading Juliet.

[@williamweber8573]

No problem coming late to the party as long as you appreciate the artist when you do 🎸😎. It’s like finding a rare jem when you discover a great artist buried by time. Hope you find more artists to enjoy …Cheers 🍻

[@geraldcoffey3303]

Greatest guitar player ever

[@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426]

He was astonishingly good, and relatively unknown, but so was the legendary Danny Gatton. Together with Terry Kath, three of the very best to never appear on “greatest guitarist” lists by the idiots who compose them. Jeff Beck uses his fingers to accomplish unusual voicings, is difficult to reproduce his technique and sound, but he doesn’t have a broad repertoire, doesn’t play outside his genre or style. Roy and Danny Gatton could hear a song, and play it back to you, in any style, across any genre. There are many fine rock guitarists listed near the top of rankings though, who could NOT do that, like Vai, Satriani, Hendrix, Page, EVH, Santana, etc. There is no single best or greatest guitarist. Too many ways to measure greatness.

[@zeus-bx9xw]

zappa..beck ..vai... roy

[@rick00770]

Never heard anyone with that many techniques, plus smoking fast leads. A class of his own is all I can say. Amazing. Thanks for your video. Subscribed.

[@cainealexander-mccord2805]

P.S. Your musical insight is most welcome as well. "He talks while the guitar sings." Brilliant! And not everyone would notice how bright he plays. You hear the similarities between he and Gary Moore. Great stuff!

[@setonhillstudios]

Thanks so much! It was a pleasure to watch for sure, he’s the real deal!

[@m.g.8381]

He makes your eyes water doesn't he! Only guitarist I ever saw who made a crowd go quiet, yea a rowdy Memphis crowd, he walked out on stage didn't say a word and ripped that guitar from top to bottom and we all froze, that crowd went dead quiet. Never ever witnessed that again. We knew that here was a master of guitar. after the show he came out front and smoked one with crowd.

[@leeannies-tears369]

YAAAAY❤ LOVE ROY. This concert was during the birth of my firstborn. ONE OF THOSE COMMENTS WAS MINE 😊 THANK YOU

[@setonhillstudios]

Oh wow, that’s so cool!

[@colleenroby9836]

he was the original knuckle buster ,and so sorry about how his life ended. In jail over a D.U.I. arrest ,started listening to him in 76 till this day! Thanks so much fo turning others on to Roy , You just touched the surface.

[@JAMESMOORE-gq4vv]

He made 3 great albums in the mid 80's, Alligator Records.

[@setonhillstudios]

Thanks! Gotta check those out!

[@tskend8502]

Jeff Beck dedicated a song "Because we've ended as lovers" to Roy. Watch it live !

[@johnlynch9032]

Master of the Telecaster

[@setonhillstudios]

100%

[@WilliamWarlick]

The Master!!!!

[@Mr_Obvious]

I'm an old fart. I grew up idolizing Jimi Hendrix. I thought nobody was a better guitar player. Then in 1977 I went and saw Roy live. Blew me away, and cause some inner turmoil,because honestly, I think hes a better guitar player in general, and strat player in more detail. He blew me away so much I just didn't know what to think anymore Jimi was a better showman I think, but damn. Roy just plucked his strings like he didn't even need to think about it. It just flowed so natural.

[@kevinlese633]

The first concert I saw was Roy Buchanan in pittsburgh

[@setonhillstudios]

Super cool! Great artist to see for your first concert!

[@johnleonard3806]

Lucky to see Roy 2 times. Played clubs up and down the East Coast for years

[@Irockthere4]

The incomparable Roy Buchanan

[@setonhillstudios]

So good! 🤯

[@johnhomer6773]

Check out Gary Moore the Messiah will come again a tribute to Roy Buchanan his idol . He was one of the greatest guitar players in the world. And this is some performance.

[@vladimirkarphotography]

I had to stop listening to Roy's albums as they hurted me so much.. makes me cry almost all the time...

[@grahamthompson2594]

Try ' The heat of the battle', Roy Buchanan and Stanley Clarke on bass. Truly phenomenal.

[@johnlynch9032]

There was one comment I read that came from Les Paul back then. He compared Roy with Jimi Hendrix by saying they were similar in talent and sounds but heard Roy doing them first.

[@setonhillstudios]

That’s awesome! Such an amazing compliment that’s for sure!

[@DasDutchman56]

A girl I dated in High School turned me on to Roy's guitar music in 1972. As a budding Guitarist, I was blown away !

[@jonathananderson3897]

That tone is a telecaster into fender vibrolux with all the dials set on 10. Legendary. And roy invented many of these things, he was around before hendrix. Jimmy page and Jeff beck were both buchanan fans as kids.

[@Stretchgood366]

No pedals, straight into the amp, all fingers, feel and technic, the first to really master the volume swell crying technic amazing guitarist!

[@Stretchgood366]

Does a great cover of Hey Joe, Down by the River, The Mesiah Will Come Again is his signature piece, he was the son of a preacher with constant substance issues, a true tortured soul unfortunately found hanging in a drunk tank 30ish years ago.

[@setonhillstudios]

So awesome, his tone was absolutely phenomenal!

[@setonhillstudios]

Aww man, that so sad to hear…

[@letstalk3265]

saw Roy in the mid-80's here in Oz. He played his set. Typical Roy stuff. One of the great nights and concerts. About 2 hours. When he saw how loved he was he came back out and played a 90minute encore of his favourite Hendrix songs. Yep.

[@setonhillstudios]

Wow! Thanks for sharing! That’s wild that he came out and did a 90 minute encore! That’s practically another show! 😳

[@letstalk3265]

@@setonhillstudios he played for nearly four hours just like the first time we saw George Thorogood & The Destroyers in the late 70's. These artists loved the reaction they received and just kept playing. How memorable for us and them I suppose. Better live than ever on record.

[@setonhillstudios]

@@letstalk3265 Love that! What a LEGEND! 🔥

[@doobiedave9686]

Roy was known as "The Master of the Telecaster". Gone way too soon, RIP Roy 🙏

[@marvinsmith2116]

Messiah is the first I heard. Nothing better.

[@stevemitchell5389]

Saw him a couple of times at Winterland in the early 70's. He did more than that all night long.

[@JAMESMOORE-gq4vv]

Roy has been my favorite guitarist for over 40 years, FIVE STRING BLUES is my pick, this reminds me of BEER DRINKING WOMAN.

[@setonhillstudios]

Such a great player! Thanks for hanging out! 🤘🏻

[@yiannisfaitakis]

OMG. What a BEAST. And yes I agree there were times you would think it was Eddie playing a telecaster. Roy was a SAVAGE.

[@johndeeregreen4592]

One of the greatest guitarists you've never heard of. His hybrid picking is next world and rare to see outside of Country or Bluegrass picking.

[@setonhillstudios]

It really was insane!

[@15chipshops]

Check outthe incredible guitar of Danny Gatton solo and with Buddy Emmons (Redneck Jazz Explosion) Songs: Nitpickin', Comin' Home Baby, Fingers on Fire, Rock Candy, Harlem Nocturne and Nocto Blues are some of my favourites.

[@setonhillstudios]

Thanks for the suggestions!

[@dregeye]

@@setonhillstudios I'd say Danny is comparably mind-blowing with Roy. Both phenoms of a different era. Masters of their instruments.

[@griffinzoo1]

cool! a guy with all his pedals on display in awe of a guy who never used any!

[@paulcooper5748]

Van halen come out in 1978 this is before van halen roy is supreme best guitarist he sadly died tragic R.I.P roy buchanan.

[@friscocoonsliscano]

Reminds me of going to High school back in the 70s ❤great music 🎶 🎵 👌

[@williamhoran2640]

Nobody like him before or after. Best guitarist I've ever seen live in concert and over the years I've seen many. Certainly up there with Duane Allman, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page. He loved playing Hendrix tunes as well and did his songs justice. RIP Roy.

[@BrianBarringer-n2i]

Green Onions a must listen too.

[@shawnmartin4701]

My favorite! The guitarist's guitarist. A bad man indeed

[@erickarreman6119]

saw him many years ago in The Paradiso / Amsterdam...I even waited for him at the parking lot to appear, after the show, and I shook his hand! Great memory of a unique guitarist!

[@nelsonx5326]

Magician.

[@T-bone1950]

Back when I was in my early teens I read a music review in one of the "underground newspapers " about this guitar player who used barbed wire for guitar strings and played them with an ice pick. After I heard two songs by Roy Buchanan I was a fan for life. His album "LIVE STOCK" features vocals by Billy Price and is a must IMO for any blues collection.

[@pcbondart]

you need to hear him do Sweet Dreams and The Messiah Will Come Again from the Rockpalast Concert

[@timothydoell3721]

He commonly used both pick and finger picking at the same time. Listen to “Please Don’t Turn Me Away” it’s truly heartfelt.

[@DarbyF]

Roy it was said could stop time

[@wolftracks9010]

Roy will always be remembered by those who knew him as one of the best of that time period, a true innovator and inspiration to all. Roy poured out his soul whenever he played, an incredible genius. Check out Eric Steckel and Walter Trout !

[@tskend8502]

He was awesome! Check out Danny Gatton some time. Austin City Limits.

[@setonhillstudios]

Appreciate the suggestion! Have a great one!

[@redsox3459]

Amazing. Lucky to have seen him once. Never saw anyone who could play faster than Roy.

[@royboy56100]

To me Roy played interstellar blues man, he was out there beyond where anyone went to before him.Imho. Well us Roy's have to stick together. Ha.

[@mka4pol]

Roy died in jail in 1988 under mysterious circumstances. The definitive tome on him is ' Roy Buchanan: American Axe' by Phil Carson.

[@melmel075]

He started out playing pedal steel and he said he wanted his sound to grab your ear. Please react to him playing Hey Joe and Sweet Dreams from this same show where he mesmerizes the crowd, and also react to the live version of his song: "When a Guitar Plays The Blues" (which was the title track from an album he did later)

[@cshubs]

You've got to check out his version of Hey Joe from this same show.

[@setonhillstudios]

Lot of recommendations for that one, I’ll have to check it out for sure!

[@RoyceTeal]

Have checked it out yet? Your gone say "Jimi who", promise!

[@cshubs]

@@setonhillstudios Also check out When a Guitar Plays the Blues.

[@andrew.l.5493]

i saw Roy Buchanan play in the 80's. Super cool telecaster master with no pedals. Absolutely incredible player.

[@kenhellberg7973]

wow

[@thomaspondysh957]

I heard it said back then that Roy, Jimmy Page and Clapton were the 3 top dogs as far as blues guitar goes, but he was very unique. The way he could sound almost like a synthesizer by messing with the volume and tone knobs with his pinky finger to remove the pick sound was pretty cool.

[@zeus-bx9xw]

saw Roy in Auckland...badass

[@setonhillstudios]

That’s awesome!! 🔥

[@frikster5176]

Now check out HEY JOE by ROY BUCHANAN (Live from Austin)....Seen him live 5 times THE BEST......R.I.P ROY

[@bilbonanno4443]

I'm jealous because you get to experience Roy all new. IMHO Roy is 2nd only to Jimi. I was lucky enough to see him live a bunch of times. Sometimes from only an arms length away. He will always completely blow my mind! Want another suggestion? Check out Ronnie Earl.

[@marktenenbaum2162]

Hey bud I used to see Roy Buchannon in dives before the TV special where he finally was recognised ALONG WITH DANNY GATTON WHO HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED AS ONE OF THE GREATS WHO EVER LIVED By some of the most famous guitar plyers in the 20 th Century such as his work with Chet atkins and the grand old opry special where he starred with Vince Gill and others I wish I could help you put some stuff together I am a former musician and know the drill- AND CONVERSED WITH BOTH THESE GUYS a few times. Put a comment up etc and Ill get in touch in whaty ever manner is safe to you and me as well I also am pretty familiar with a number of BRITS who played incredible blues in an era that WILL NEVER BE REPEATED MAGIC TIMES WE JUST WITNESSED A LITTLE RIGHT THERE WITH ROY BUCHANNON

[@GRUNGEKID109]

The tone on that Tele is fucking beautiful. ❤

[@guitarhillbilly1482]

Roy could also play Country excellent. Check out him playing "Sweet Dreams". Same Concert.

[@Dr.Dark1331]

I always thought Billy Gibbons was the coolest guitarist ever until i discovered Roy Buchanan

[@mka4pol]

He did at least two different songs with that title; the version from 'Livestock' is equally spectacular.

[@bglions2001]

Roy is my favorite. Check out his song, The Messiah...or Down by the River

[@setonhillstudios]

Thanks for the suggestions! Definitely have to check out more!

[@patcraven7026]

Listen to any Roy song that ends in "Blues", and you'll be in for a real treat. "Fly... night bird" is my favorite. Mateo learned about harmonics from Roy

[@stevemoore1727]

The master of the Telecaster

[@geoffreycoates4720]

Watch Live Stock!

[@geoffreycoates4720]

My buddy wrote a book about Roy. Phil Carson.

[@setonhillstudios]

Oh wow! That’s awesome!

[@larkintulsa]

The bridge pickup on that tele was "broken". No other guitar sounds like that bridge pickup.

[@GaryIrving-x5o]

Check out Phil Keaggy(Time) or Bruce Cockburn.(If I had a rocket launcher) Also Nils Lofgren's Sticks and Stones

[@marvinsmith2116]

Man who was close enough to Hendrix said he say Roy and wanted them to meet and jam. Jimi said no and the guy thought it was because he didn’t want to be shown up. Lotta greats, but few like Jeff Beck, Hendrix or Buchanan. And nobody talks about Buchanan.

[@vinobody]

one listens to his playing like one is watching fireworks

[@russellhenrybieber6620]

His cover of HeyJoe I think is his peak. Same concert, chck it out.

[@Crash-Rest-Yummy]

Real eargasm OG

[@trevorgwelch7412]

Listen To Frank Marino ( Montreal Quebec Canada ) All Along The Watchtower . Purple Haze . Electric Reflexions of War. ✨🎸✨🇨🇦🇺🇸☮️

[@peterbartolomeo5542]

He's NO ROY BUCHANAN

[@setonhillstudios]

I actually checked him out about a week ago, he was incredible as well! The video is up on the channel in the All About Guitars Playlist

[@anthonyclegg1511]

Checked out Frank Marino, he's wonderful, I never heard of him until you mentioned him, thanks Trevor. ❤️🎸. From the UK.

[@trevorgwelch7412]

@@peterbartolomeo5542 He makes Roy look like an amatuer and dont you forget it

[@trevorgwelch7412]

@@anthonyclegg1511 Welcome . Robin Trower mid 1970's was Great

[@RoyceTeal]

Yeah Buch is fire. Check out some Danny Gatton, same vein.

[@kellynestegard5208]

". . . you gotta bend it like that. . ."

[@Denkmaschinen]

Unfortunately, Roy passed in his Jail Cell. Recently i saw a Video from a guy that what THERE the night this happenend. He pointed out that Roy was killed by a Police Officer, really sad story. You should definetely check out his Album "Livestock". All Tracks are just absolutely killer. Then i have another Guy you probably also never heard of that is also worth checking out: Danny Gatton. He also was a Telecaster Player and really a masterful one!

[@kellynestegard5208]

I got to see Danny Gatton play live. Sadly, not Roy. Roy shredding Green Onions is the best ever.

[@SaarWalter]

Listen to his version of Hey Joe (same show) he makes the guitar talk

[@pickinthatbanjo]

A revisit with the Messiah would be good

[@loisr3970]

Wooo omg the guitar god! Woooooo😂

[@marvinsmith2116]

Camera on his back is a crime. If dude reads his comments: he never sings. Like beck, that’s the guitars job. Virtuoso.

[@rbking9296]

Roy Buchanan in the industry is considered one of the if not the best Tele master that there is his tone was impeccable you should really go down the rabbit hole and listen to this entire performance from Austin city limits as a guitar player it will blow your mind

[@setonhillstudios]

Definitely want to check out more, he was incredible!

[@rbking9296]

He has cover of Hey Joe and The messiah will come or a must listen as much as I like his cover of Hey Joe I would start with the Messiah will come first new to your channel and enjoying it Roy never used peddles as you will see in some of his videos I think he started using petals maybe one very lay in his career just before his death he was that good he didn’t need them

[@raross6119]

Imagine being so good you turn down playing guitar for the rolling Stones and having Jeff Beck making a tribute to him

[@bhhNC]

For players like Roy, Danny Gatton [kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpeld2eop5x5n6Msi=EUax8g2Eoz9ifLQW], both Vaughn bros, ... TWO FRETS are a GARDEN, a banquet, and a universe. I'm sure they also advocate for 'diming' one's tube amp to get max tone. and use the instrument as the moveable volume/tone controller. Buchanon's mastery also includes mega dexterity with his Tele knobs and switches.

[@skydog4393]

Unfortunately Roy was arrested in 1988 over a domestic disturbance and jailed. He was found in his cell after he had hanged himself. What a loss. This guy is up there as my influence. What a great player. RIP Roy, you brought us such beautiful music.

[@setonhillstudios]

@@skydog4393 Wow! That’s so sad! 😞

[@mikejohnson5157]

In 1978 I snuck out of the hospital to see him in pittsburgb, (I wasn't that sick). Most of the guys up front with me were guitar players. He was at an all female catholic school in the auditorium. I think it was a bit of a shock for the nuns.....

[@setonhillstudios]

Haha 😂 🤣

[@philcorneau2541]

King of Stratocaster guitar

[@ericmeechglobalnetwork2273]

That’s actually Nancy singing to his fingertips…