Roy Buchanan - Down By The River (LIVE) ALBUM VERSION

Not seen this version on here so i thought i would upload the Anthology Album version of this wonderful song.
This is probably one of my favourite songs by Roy even though its a cover of a Neil Young song.The guitar playing is just sublime.
Get that speaker cranked up to 10!!!!!!

[@patrickhite3026]

What was that? Holy COW..How did this version elude me? How he never acquired superstar status is beyond me..He was Among the greatest for sure...RIP Roy.

[@keithchat]

One of my favourite guitar solos of all time. Roy goes from a tender melodic opening to a frantic climactic and audio violent finish running the whole spectrum of emotions in between. A truly great solo from a truly great guitarist. RIP Roy

[@user-sr2xl7zk6m]

🙏💙

[@joeymangano3122]

Greatly exactly put

[@joeymangano3122]

Couldn't say it better.

[@buckymack4559]

Beethoven on a telecaster

[@stakehexthankmelater]

This cat is insane.. someone told me about him 25 yrs ago in college..been a fan ever since

[@fishermanlee4239]

The best version, so bluesy, so much feeling coming out of that instrument. RIP Roy!!!

[@Zebop45]

All music is personal and "in the ear of the beholder" so to speak. And it's certainly NOT a competition. But for me personally I have never heard anybody even come close to Roys intensity and virtuosity!

[@parmec1875]

Who says that the technique is not as good as the feeling, should listen to this pearl at full volume! He would understand that with Roy technique and feeling were one and the same at the highest level! Roy you were the greatest rockblues guitarist, along with very few others (like Rory Gallagher, or Alvin Lee, or Johnny Winter). But maybe you really were even bigger ... Why did you go away? R.I.P.

[@evansgate]

I've listened to this probably over 100 times and it never fails to give me chills every time. This is the best guitar solo I've ever heard, PERIOD

[@peterbartolomeo5542]

One of Roy's best guitar 🎸 solos. He was magical. How he got all of his best stuff from a Telecaster ....so clean....no distortion no pedals no whammy bar....only one amp his one guitar and his two incredible hands flying over that fret board playing a varied combination of styles at once Mexican flamingos style blues country rock n roll jazz Roy was a magician a WIZARD Rest in Heaven Roy. Gonna listen to this guy's music until they bury me

[@evansgate]

​@@peterbartolomeo5542 you and me both

[@sebatianalvarado7171]

the version on pbs 71 special is pretty amazing also ..

[@23MrMj23]

This guy was so under appreciated its sad- virtuoso doesn't even capture his playing style- he played virtuosly. He is top ten hands down and maybe number one for playing with feeling! I think his most truly expressive song is "The Messiah He Will Come Again", but this is a close second for me. Thanks to you you tubers for getting this stuff uploaded. Brings back memories of SUNY-Albany performance late 70's. WOW-we still can't figure out how we all got home from that one safely-thank you God!

[@RSCL_BEATZ]

I play this and Jimi Hendrix Hear my train comin electric back to back often. Shame he died in prison

[@neilangus4401]

He was way above Hendrix, Clapton, etc Garry Moore and rory gallagher Are in the same mould as Roy

[@peterbartolomeo5542]

Roy was so badass he had talent on loan from God. I've never heard anyone create such magic so effortlessly. He stands alone. Leader of the pack for sure

[@peterbartolomeo5542]

@@neilangus4401 Roy's my number one. I'm 64 and have never seen such incredible effortless playing. He can conjure up anything at any time. Like hearing a Wizard creating magic sounds

[@donaldfeatheroff301]

agreed sir....wise and soulful comment! thanks for appreciating and giving props where they are obviously DUE!

[@LARRYFBURTON2]

WOW HOW HAVE I LIVED FORTY YEARS AND JUST COME ACROSS THIS? HE MADE THE "TELE " CRY. WOW!

[@Davinci12007]

60 years, found this tonight... sigh.....

[@garyboebinger6666]

75....my 1st time, on my son's advice

[@Tiremanwms]

Roy could make his Tele sing on it's own. What a tragic loss when he left us.

[@1510Ronald]

R.I.P.

[@BuckHill87]

In spite of his obvious virtuosity, it is plain that Roy totally gets Neil Young. That is what is so cool about all of Roy's covers. He totally GETS what the artist was trying to say. Same with Hendrix and all the others that he covered. True genius.

[@TaipeiDawg]

DAMN, now this reminds me of why Roy has always been one of my very favorite guitarists of all time.........!!

[@joealvey6887]

best version by anybody, anywhere, any time. guitar cries, sobs, weeps, moans, speaks. wails.

[@neilangus4401]

Yes That is iconic Roy Jeff beck attempted to get near But no cigar

[@donaldfeatheroff301]

I thought I knew/heard it all but after this.........His so called troubled soul brought the inspiration into the world

[@sebatianalvarado7171]

@@neilangus4401 but they were mates ..

[@oldpoppy]

​@@neilangus4401 Jeff Beck was hugely talented and mostly left me cold whereas RB just blows me away

[@Bamaboompa]

Just another reason why brain damaged utubers shouldn't come on and argue about who the best guitarist or musician is? Just shut up, put your headphones on and enjoy. Nice upload.

[@JohnSmith-nt1di]

Bamaboompa Right On !!.

[@debbiewagner1996]

@hard yakka Nicely put! I never fail to have goosebumps when I listen to him.

[@neilangus4401]

This man was just everything Available from a guitarist I would have loved to have heard Roy Rory and Gary together That would be the ultimate

[@guitarristachileno]

the other night i was laying in bed listening to this on my ipod. and i started to really concentrate on what roy was playing, and during the solo when he starts doing the volume swells and tone swells, i teared up. it was magical.

[@rogerwilliamson7161]

Si! Saludos desde Alemania!

[@ix-Xafra]

And he did those pot swells on a Tele - long stretch compared to a Strat!

[@jprocker6368]

I remember as a teenager, already playing in clubs in the '80s, watching a video of him playing live and I actually got scared just watching him. I had to turn off the tv. Sweating and palpitations. Like he was possessed. I was already into him, but to see him play that way live...fucked me up! Amazing!

[@chestrockwell9963]

If it wasnt for my Dad...I wouldnt even know who the fuck Roy was. That was 11 years ago, and Im still jamming. Thank you Pop.

[@bozboz133]

chest rockwell cousin here

[@billfarnsworth7536]

if there was footage of this concert, I reckon it wouldve shown most of the audience with their mouths agape in wonder at this man's talent.

[@redklok585]

I thought I knew the best of the best when it came to guitarists, but when I first heard Roy Buchanan, I found out I was wrong. This man is untouchable.

[@thomasfoytek7633]

The Master.

[@blmrgtr]

'sublime' wasn't a word before this fella came along.

[@Zebop45]

There will NEVER be another Roy. And this song is all the evidence we need!

[@anteturban]

this is why the guitar was made. thanks for posting this awesome sound.

[@bluemagicsmurf]

One of The best blues guitarists ever !!!!! master... RIP I always loved hearing this song....the cat like screeching beautiful !!!!!!

[@mikevittorio4726]

I have seen Roy Buchanan open for Rory Gallagher in Huntington Beach ca. And I could not believe 2 gods in a small night club rip Roy and Rory.

[@Rockandrollgeerage]

Mike Vittorio wow, that would be my dream show!!

[@cmsmhp]

Hardly a joke. Gallagher was pretty damn special

[@pottery2790]

And I thought I had a good day last month having a little jam with Ed King and the a Trower concert that night. I snuck into a club at age 15 to see Rory in the early 70's. His roadie let me hide behind the cases. Rory and Roy???? Sweetbabyjeezus take me now!!!

[@jprocker6368]

Absolutly...Dream show! Roy and Rory fan since I was a kid!

[@sullivan2339]

Must have been incredible

[@t4fnut]

Could very well be my favorite blues/R&R guitar solo. Amazing stuff here. Thanks for posting.

[@hasinai]

fantastic version, Roy was in another realm on this song!

[@electrickflame353]

He was looking down from his throne up high at us mere mortals, as he set the sky ablaze with his ax!

[@gary55614]

i remember i had this album when i was a young teen,i thought at the time his music was unique and different.I loved it then and now 30 years later i still love it.RIP ROY..

[@tagaudi]

A Maestro at the peak of his creative powers. Powerful, evocative, explosive. He tears your heart out, then leaves everything on the floor. RIP, friend. Your music lives on.

[@patcraven7026]

His music just seems to reach out and grab you. So many great songs from this master.

[@problemchild799]

There is a great blues tradition of mimicking a woman's voice with your guitar. This consummate solo is Roy's interpretation of a woman begging and struggling for her life. You can find similar treatments in some of Hendrix's solos, particularly 'Machine Gun', where you can hear the cries of women and children in war. This is a brilliant solo, filled with passion and anguish. No shredder can match the emotional intensity of this, unless they stop trying to impress, and start trying to feel.

[@edwardsaw13]

This Is gold . Enough said.

[@agoefromDE]

I am a big fan of Neil Young but this version is mindblowing, just love it!

[@edmauldin2588]

Probably the best electric guitarist of all time !!

[@stakehexthankmelater]

Hard to argue

[@philjones6054]

I've played guitar for over 40 years, and I wouldn't be worthy of tying this guys shoe laces. You either have this, or you don't. 99.99999% don't.

[@mitchqmitch]

This is the INSTRUCTION manual on blues guitar. I waited seven years to get this copy. Thank You!!! THe amount of sounds he wrings out of that guitar is stunning.

[@stevimichael5553]

I hate to compare but i have never ever seen anyone like roy..seen several times late 80's with young drummer and bass player..the bass players voice was beyond unreal!! Ty!!

[@budzis66]

Roy owns this cut!!

[@Priang09]

First time I heard this, Roy really a great guitarist ever. "Not so hard for me here all alone"

[@stivendog]

Roy was gifted, he made it look easy.

[@allancurrie3661]

No one could make s guitar cry like him, god bless you Roy RIP.

[@gab1280gh]

This is magic... So... I don't have words... It's just... Wow... This touched me... Man, that stuff went deep...

[@connellydc]

Roy is the truth! No disrespect to Mr. Young because he is one of my all time favorite musicians, but man Roy shreds this song so hard!

[@bluemagicsmurf]

Blues Master....... this guy gives me the sickest goosebumps........... I love him

[@emirozdemir2037]

how am i supposed to listen to other music now?

[@blmrgtr]

yea, that's the question, isn't it?

[@sp1kline]

What a guitar player, he was.

[@Barnekkid]

This guy really had his own way of playing. Even Danny Gatton copped some of Roys stuff. Now that's a major compliment.

[@johndonaldson2872]

You are not kidding

[@Vethaken]

I've become big into jazz lately, infact I'm training myself to get into a Jazz program in college for guitar. I just can't forget people like Roy though man.... They changed the definition of feel. Django and Wes are incredible, but I think Roy's there with them lookin at the same object from a different angle.

[@S_ei_S]

AMAZING SOLO!!!

[@saphiregin]

Man there is so much great forgotten music...

[@nazirkazi2588]

I heard Roy's Sweet Dreams instrumental in a 3 CD Rock Guitar anthology in '98-ish, and promptly fell in love. Then stumbled across a 2 CD live in a German library that I promptly borrowed and burned. This song on that Sweet Dreams compilation has haunted me often; there is nothing like the raw stylisations you can hear on this track. Thanks for uploading.

[@DorianCleveland]

It’s my fav solo of all time.

[@stevimichael5553]

Saw roy several times at a small club in the 80's..he blew my mind as did his vocalists!

[@urankjj]

OMG , does this take me back to Roy live in concert, in P.A. & O-Hi-O,. Some incredible shows that I was lucky enough to have been at. Thankx & R.I.P. Roy.......

[@jamiefoote2506]

simply amazing

[@philfrank9226]

Just fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[@gerthie]

neil is amazing this guy plays guitar on another plane great version love the neil licks

[@johnholland723]

This is a most amazing display of picking I ever heard and I consider myself a good guitar picker this is crazy!

[@stestro]

Definitely Roy's best version, from the Sweet Dreams Anthology. His "Hey Joe" on the same album will also blow you away. Roy was incredible.

[@cletusvandamme3048]

Mind blowing performance

[@balcar1]

Thanks for putting this up. Roy's guitar playing leaves me speechless...The passage from about 6:00 to 7:02 is inspirational

[@sm6jesse]

my dad just showed me roy today. Wow, what emotional playing. sad story though.

[@JosephKeller-ll6ub]

One of the greatest ever. He will listen to Your Song. One ce Or twice nd then play It better. Thank you

[@1crow]

Thanks for posting these! I stood 10 ft. from him for back-to-back shows in 197? (hazy) at tiny Margarita's in Santa Cruz. Before the show I was standing next to his wife who was holding his tele and she handed it to me to attend to something(!) Never forget those shows. Story goes he turned down the lead guitar slot for the Stones. What would possess him to take his own life? You can hear the cries in his playing.

[@calzone43]

This version was shattering, mind blowing. There are pieces of myself scattered all over the floor and I think I had better try to pick them up and re-assemble them. Thank you for posting this.

[@lee32uk]

Hi hmoney The album you want is called 'Sweet Dreams:The Anthology' you can buy it from Amazon. It's a great double album!!!!! cheers lee

[@nickw66]

Speechless, So amazing

[@trking8]

thank you. I feel guilty - - I had forgotten abut roy. I saw him in late 72 at millerville college. later I saw him in a really small club and stood about 5 feet from his amp. I thanked him and patted him on the shoulder as he walked out and he looked down and smiled. God bless you, buddy. terry

[@bradkursh1446]

Sounds like he was SO humble - a credit to the music!!!!!

[@dickyd1000]

Thank you.Roy's version is like a mini opera.His playing will tell the story if the ears are mature enough.I appreciate that you have mature ears.

[@dougmphilly]

he takes my favorite neil guitar song to a higher level.

[@MrBoscoBear]

I have great memories of seeing him 3 time in the mid-seventies. First person I ever saw in concert playing with only his left hand and chugging beer and JD with his right. He always had a cigarette hanging out of his mouth or stuck in the strings at the top of his guitar. Glad to see when he cut down/out that stuff. You just can't put that much of your soul into playing the blues like he did without having faced a few demons is how I've always felt about him.

[@kathylang2125]

this was in my head all day at work today....love this version

[@AndyJK45]

I like them both - Roys approach to the guitar was wonderful.

[@donaldfeatheroff301]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO........W!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that solo is GENIUS progeny is lucky to have this to witness...just what levels a passionate artist can reach i play guitar and in that solo Roy was able to get out into sound the depth of what i feel...

[@sozaralibob]

Love the dynamics. When that chorus explodes it’s pure magic

[@samanthaoaklandcd]

Remarkable how Roy played this Neil Young cover. And I saw Neil live at the Paramount in Oakland....all by himself, no band with him...just Neil and his various guitars and when he played Down by the River, I thought the roof was going to come off of the building. And I saw Roy more than thirty years ago at Carnegie Hall, too, and he was freakin' outtasight.

[@yiyumandy]

la primera vez que lo escuche´ me sacó de este mundo poe algunos instantes maravilloso tema e interpretación excelente .

[@finario]

I saw Roy a couple times in 1969 when he was still working as a barber in Hyattsvile, Maryland. He used to do top 40 dance tunes at a blue collar bar; after the stone's hype he started playing rock clubs in DC and did more extended jams. Messiah will come again is how I always think of Roy. When he hung himself in the Arlington County jail, the Washington Post ran a 6 line story, had no clue who he was. God rest your soul roy.

[@baldboromir8747]

I am so so so so glad I found this man Legendary.

[@Generatorhead]

Just incredible. Thanks for posting.

[@ktel60]

On a chat show /Jimi Hendris was asked "What does it feel like being the best electric guitar player in the world?". Jimi said "I don't know, ask Roy Buchanan."

[@parmec1875]

No, Jimi said: "I don't know, ask Rory Gallagher!".

[@HoganCourrier]

Young made this popular, good Canadian Boy as he was, but this was the ultimate version!!!

[@allthingsdarrelld]

this is no doubt the best version of this song. the buddy miles 7" version is great as well.

[@MrJimmyoc00]

Yeah...only thing that comes close. Buddy's version was always my favorite...now it's a coin toss!! 2 genius interpretations of a fantastic song!!

[@allthingsdarrelld]

@@MrJimmyoc00 I agree completely!

[@lee32uk]

Yes Billy Price was indeed the vocalist on this track. Full Lineup was: Roy Buchanan - Lead Guitar Malcolm Lukens - Keyboards John Harrison - Bass Byrd Foster - Drums Billy Price - Vocals Track recorded in 1974 at Town Hall, New York

[@philfrank9226]

Top 3 player of all times! So soulful.

[@pmachao]

I´m not a fan of Buchnan although I enjoy to listen to him sometimes, but his playing on this song is simply outstanding, listening to this I understand why all the fuzz about him. Great song and great playing.

[@apostlewoody]

jesus, that was good. Never heard this version before. Wheeeew thanks for posting

[@ramonsanchez7961]

Great versión Roy Buchanan, Down by the River great guitar solo play Mr Buchanan 🎸

[@carlhassell9085]

Saw Roy 3 times as a kid. 72 & 73? Still fries my brain.R.I.P.

[@freddylopez8942]

EXCELENTE VERSIÓN DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS.

[@larryoduncan]

This is awesome!

[@fortuenti]

Neil is famous for writing great songs and performing them eloquently. I've never heard any claim to his being a virtuoso instrumentalist.

[@pjmoorrees6775]

This is imho may be the most beautifully telling guitar solo ever. Roy, what a way too early loss.

[@t4fnut]

A few years back when Rolling Stone listed their Top 100 R&R guitarists of all time, they had Buchanan coming in around #55. Ain’t that a load of crap. I put him in my top 10, with this being one of the best solos i’ve ever heard.

[@buggadugg]

I think the list can expand a little more than what is talked about here. .... but ...... This is like a spirit or a un-natural entity is in this work. The Piece is enormous, I'll never fade away.

[@captaintanuki]

Love Roy's version. Sublime.

[@feignNU]

Don't forget Neil Young! That man is a genius.

[@TheKamikazenaz]

Superb feel.

[@indeck77]

Sublime!!!

[@aligokaysaroz1639]

Thank you kindly lee32uk. This is the version people need. RIP Roy Buchanan.

[@barrykilts4506]

AWESOME