Roy Buchanan - Live At Joseph's Foodliner '87

[@mahesh29950]

Most genuine talented passionately mad guitarists like Roy and Rory Gallagher never got the fame they deserve as they avoided fake publicity and pr marketing back then .. no support from music Mafia system . But they got so much love from real music lovers .. and I feel due to internet now people are exploring their music and are mesmerized if such talent could really exist !

[@peterperigoe9231]

never got to see Roy (lived in Ireland and the UK) saw Rory at least a dozen times, Have Roy's albums too. Cheers

[@jakemitchell1671]

Rory was much, much more enjoyable to listen to. Roy was such an "artist" that he tried to pass garbage off as "art." The dude COULD PLAY!!! But this stuff at the end of his life was just noise.

[@peterbartolomeo5542]

Bravo. You nailed it ! I found Roy Buchanan about a year ago. Heard of him from time to time. ...never listened to him. Now. I'm 64 ....to me he has no equal on guitar. A natural Wizard. His effortless guitar mastery is spell binding . He's the greatest guitarist I've ever heard..... I love Page Beck Zappa Dickey Betts...Albert Collins...Buddy Guy....Clapton .Mick Taylor and of course Jimmy Hendrix...but next to Roy Buchanan...they look weak. He's just totally unbelievable.

[@hansemannluchter643]

Fame is grossly over-rated. Imagine not being able to walk down the street without teenagers wanting to tear off your clothes..

[@hansemannluchter643]

​@@peterbartolomeo5542I was 14 when first introduced to Roy, and he was still with us at the time. Almost gave up the guitar...

[@aobyungcp4330]

2 Things that have never let me down!! Roy Buchanan and a Telecaster

[@tomitstube]

the beauty about roy was he made all that noise without distortion, all in the hands, some delay and reverb and that was it, the rest was a cranked up fender tube amp with a tele, and a ton of technique. and his leads were so well orchestrated, melodic, flowing, building crescendos, one of the greats.

[@jakemitchell1671]

"without distortion?" You don't play guitar do you? You can't hear him step on his pedals and increase his gain by 300%? I'm a big Roy fan, but by this time in his career he didn't give a shit. And his playing was garbage. There's nothing pleasing about his tone, his not choices, his dynamics...nothing. He didn't capture the attention of the world because he didn't play music that SOUNDED good.

[@tomitstube]

@@jakemitchell1671 played guitar for years, you're playing semantics with "distortion", he's playing electirc guitar so anything can be described as distortion, technically roy's gain increase isn't considered distortion in today's terms. and fender tube amps add a "brightness" and "attack" with gain. not sure what pedals he was using, you may know more about his equipment than me, but it sounds like you're angry about roy catering younger rock audiences and getting away from his rockabilly sound. it gained him national attention and padded his bank account; it also showed his ability to adapt as a musician... good for him.

[@jakemitchell1671]

@@tomitstube I'm not comparing him to the hard rock or metal type of distortion. I was simply making the point that his tone at this time (and other times, too) was heavily distorted, both by cranking those Fenders up and using pedals. I don't know what he was using, but I can hear the gain increase at times. I guess I'm comparing these sounds to those he got when he would play jazz or more contemporary styles. Check out his live version of "Misty" with Mundell Lowe. It's on YT. That is what I call "no distortion." With respect.

[@stelliumeleven2889]

@@jakemitchell1671 ​ @tomitstube you can see him fiddling with some pedals @33:11

[@michaelepstein5447]

Roy did not use any pedals until the 80's, when he came out with When a Guitar Plays the Blues. I'm under the impression that he added a Chorus and a Delay. His early sounds were him, his Tele, and his Fender tube amp. I've read where turned his amp around so his settings couldn't be copied yet others said he just had everything up all the way, which doesn't seem so secret. He also may have slit the cones on his speaker(s), which produces a distortion effect.

[@MrYeloot]

Rest in peace Roy your place in Rock history is safe indeed

[@peterbartolomeo5542]

Best guitarist 🎸 I've ever heard. He's not just Super talented. Lightening fast picking...volume and tone control manipulation is beyond belief.....he does it all bending strings to almost impossible levels...his magic is he makes it look so natural..like breathing. He can do it all without whammy bar distortion foot pedals ...etc....just a 53' Fender Telecaster and he lets his soul cry out through his hands. A tormented man in life....he gave us magic on tap. He loved Jimmy Hendrix ..who didn't ....but he was miles ahead of him as well. Rest in Heaven Roy. Your music is finally reaching EVERYONE. LIKE FINDING THAT PROVERBIAL POT OF GOLD AT THE END OF A 🌈. I LISTEN TO YOUR MUSIC EVERY SINGLE DAY NOW. LEADER OF THE PACK

[@Steve-nu1md]

The only gutair player that sends shivers through my spine...your soul gets this sound. 😮

[@angelmeyers1455]

Ok, wow!!! I'm 50yrs old and up until today, I considered myself to be an avid and rather knowledgeable fan of Blues music. How could I have missed Roy Buchanan all these years???

[@mikebaird8648]

Angel Meyers , I don't know, but it happens. Now get caught up!

[@randalclarke5487]

He was always under the radar to some extent

[@gerardhaubert8210]

Have you seen any of the 10-12 year old blues “babies”? ( my name for them)...some good players

[@mikes6970]

Wow really .. plenty of beautifully emotion roy to catch up on ..... you will love him more as time goes by ... been a fan since mid 70s and im still brought to tears sometimes ... such a loss ... RIP ROY ...

[@michaelepstein5447]

You're not alone, brother 👍

[@1978garfield]

I wish my grocery store had live music. "I need 5 lbs of ground beef, some chips, couple 2 liters of Coke, Handle of Evan Williams and one hour of Roy Buchanan."

[@richardkraus277]

to this day I can not understand why Roy was not better known. He is absolutely fantastic. I was turned on to him in '79/'80 up in Boston.......

[@mikebaird8648]

Richard Kraus , you tube videos about Roy part 1 - 4 helps one understand where he came from in the early days...

[@jamespollock11]

The people that are capable and willing and ready to enjoy his music tend to encounter it. It's not particularly for the general public.

[@mikes6970]

@@mikebaird8648 great pbs doco that ... love when he jams on deck wiyh his family .. first time they had seen him in 18yrs? Think ... he left home for the road st , unbelievably .. 13 ... playing with robbie robertson in late 50s .... the rest is history to us fans ....

[@kevingoodson8768]

Roy was in a league of his own. Mesmerizing.

[@takfam07]

Saw Buchanan live at UMass-Amherst student center, Spring 1986. Johnny Winter came on after him. It was basically in a school cafeteria, not even an elevated stage. They stood just a few feet away from the audience and played. Needless to say, it was a guitar lover's dream.

[@robertdenson3375]

God I miss this guy!!!! Saw him many times . His passing broke my heart. He was playing like this in the late 50's .guitar swells and all.played with more feeling than anyone.

[@paulmorgan2948]

@ Robert Denison I can understand. Roy Buchanan is the lost chord that I have been searching for since I was a teenager. He gives clarity to all the music that I have ever liked...☮️

[@jimmyrecce8787]

Roy's genius was unparalleled...we all sure miss ya Roy...😏😏

[@mollypoor-ig3ej]

I was there that night. That was some show. Small venue. The music just shot right through you. I'll never forget it

[@hilbert551]

I was at this show that night. I still remember it. It went beyond just a great gig. Everyone was moved to a near religious experience. I've seen most of the greats play but never witnessed anything like that. Can't explain it.

[@howardeh1]

I was there as well, it was a performance unparalleled, one of the best guitar virtuosos I have ever seen or heard. He tore the roof off that roadhouse and it was a mystical experience. Blown away to find this video. 12/31/22

[@timkjazz]

The Greatest Unknown Great Guitarist.

[@johnamaral1786]

timkjazz, Roy is known and has been for some time now...he is in this time of instant news as good as unknown though. Why he isn't better known is a mystery to me...maybe that's being corrected with each post of his great work...which this, at the Foodliner, is one of his best. I think that this trio is probably his best group and the way he always should've performed. RIP Roy.

[@db5166]

timjazz you must be the unknown great cliche labeler

[@afterburnerjoslyn6459]

Ask any good guitarist worth his salt and he'll tell ya hell yeah i know Roy!

[@randalldavis3251]

I met him twice. He was very humble and friendly to an appreciative fan (me).It is the best music memory I have and will never forget.RIP

[@peterperigoe9231]

No, Definitely a great guitarist, but known to those follow him, Melody Maker called him the guitarist's guitarists, back in 1974, cheers from Ireland.

[@TheWizardOfPaws]

Nobody better and as a matter of fact , he was the greatest at his techniques and will forever be .

[@johnmitchelljr]

What beautiful brittle sound. Crackin' those strings. Thank you.

[@johnamaral1786]

Roy's best band...a trio. Great performance by one of the greats.

[@gerardhaubert8210]

Roy BUCHANAN & The Snake Stretchers

[@lancemacdonald7169]

John and Carey were the Shit!

[@giftedplanksify]

100 times better than anything else I've ever heard! thanks Ray, my brother!

[@RambleTone]

Sow Roy about this same time, this video reminds me so much of that show! I was a budding guitarist of about 17, my friends took me and it blew me away! Met him after

[@peterbartolomeo9574]

He's the best I've ever seen. I swear he's not from this planet!

[@peterpowder8546]

I Saul Roy back in the mid-80s somewhere in New York City but I forgot the exact venue. It was a small place and I was very close to the stage. I was able to get his autograph and under his name he wrote “think future”. 😔

[@levak8740]

I give all my guitars to the Salvation Army after hearing Roy for the first time!

[@fredsalter1915]

LOL! I hear ya!

[@Exakta66]

Great show here, and thanks for posting...I was fortunate enough to be able to see him twice in NYC back in 1982...and hang out with him in his room at the New York Hilton after the first Bottom Line show that year...

[@jacobcoil2739]

You lucky dog

[@leorosendale9617]

He could adapt to any setting, once saw him in Annapolis MD. Played in front of the Bay and did a flock of seagulls like portion. Still blown away by it.

[@hilbert551]

I forgot to mention that they played through the opening bands equipment, even the drums. Roy walked in only with his guitar in hand. It was amazing.

[@sparrowrabbit]

Amazing sounds! My pet rabbit ran into the room to listen to this.

[@peterbartolomeo9574]

Cool Rabbit

[@1369buddy]

Imagine what Roy could do with a Strat,,,love the tele sound, Roy was the master

[@gustavorodriguez6365]

A GREAT GUITARIST, INCREIDBLE, MAGIC, WITH A GRAET FEELING TO THE BUES, AT THE HEIGHT OF HENDRIX, OTHER MAGIC GUITAR MAN

[@michaeldevlin440]

The best unknown guitarist of all time some players have technique and learn to be great others just are and meld with the guitar as one with its spirit Roy stevie Ray and the two jimmies have this

[@mikes6970]

Seen roy and SRV both about a year before they passed .. RIP .... such a loss .... i remember it sorta just bummed me out at the time .. now as much as i love listening yo then both .. im 60 ... roy fan 4ever same as SRV ... but makes me sad still cause of what could of been and what we are now missing from there early loss...

[@JOCA208]

Thank you for uploading one of my favorite guitar player

[@jacobcoil2739]

The master at work

[@PINSKO]

Listening to Roy Buchanan play guitar is like drinking a pitcher of gravy.

[@113036stat]

Bad ass and full of surprises!!! Super sonic!

[@PRSRECORDS]

Wow! I was standing directly in front of Roy at this performance! It was loud as sh*t!

[@fredsalter1915]

Those strings are on their knees pleading for mercy!!! Fucking Roy!!!!!!!!

[@mrdeliberate8866]

Holy cow, I don't think I've seen this one before. Epic! Thanks! :D

[@josephobenauer3093]

Roy could take a cardboard box, line it with dental floss and make the thing scream. Absolutely one of the top five guitarists ever. Like Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton said about Stevie Ray, the music just flows out of him.

[@sportcraft5266]

That was the exact thought that 1st popped into my head.

[@mikejensen6683]

Top 5? Who is better? None

[@mseabs741]

Agreed, Roy B. is in that rare group of guitar players that don't play, but channel music from their souls. It's amazing to watch. The guitar ceases to be just an instrument, and becomes part of them. His vibrato is on another planet....unbelievable....

[@peterbartolomeo5542]

@@mikejensen6683 NO ONE EVER PLAYED THE 🎸 BETTER. ROY STANDS ALONE FOREVERMORE ..AS THE TRUE TELEMASTER.

[@peterbartolomeo5542]

@@mseabs741 SPOT ON

[@shirleyjennings5787]

Awesome!

[@Whitevaliantwarrior]

🔊🎶Amazing guitarist🔊🎵

[@roseblake5803]

Can someone please post the song list ? This is beyond phenomenal, I have seen Hendrix and thought I knew a lot about playing until I saw this man. UNREAL!!!!!

[@jbfanthx138]

What a great video!!! Thanks for posting.

[@MyJROBERT]

roy rocks it .

[@funnyforshare]

my idol .

[@Rdgcan]

thanks for sharing!

[@stevends3865]

How cool is that, Roy test driving a sycotele!

[@robertdenson3375]

Check out the book about Roy. An American Axe its called to learn more.

[@bsorryrthatsit7055]

Cranked up tube? He was a solid, solid state man.The ice pick tone. It sounds harsh at home but with a band cracked up with 100 watt amps, it fakes a lot of people out and never gets muddy.

[@cesar6603]

The Best Guitar

[@patois231]

9:50 to 10:50... just gotta say "Wow!

[@HughRogers609]

Roy's "Tone" came from a Tele, and a vibrolux with everything on 10. The rest was all him. While he loved that old 53, he also said they made better, more reliable Teles later on.

[@knightfall9394]

And then later on he got his tone from tele copies with active pickups and a solid state roland

[@ganttmann]

Roy was a paradox - Master of Sheets Of Noise and the Soulful Singing Guitar.

[@peterperigoe9231]

yes spot on.

[@lectorua8585]

best with RORY and ALVIN LEE

[@chrisghiardi117]

Note Guild signature model.

[@patrickgrant9073]

Roy died August 14,1998 and this show is from 1987. I wonder what the exact date was, i.e. how close to his death. R.I.P. Roy, I saw you perform at The Catfish in Baton Rouge in the late 1970s.

[@nurlesen816]

1988

[@timhoovermusicman]

Typo Patrick

[@oscarpolo6310]

❤

[@zfrank6995]

Brilliant completely

[@FriggnDiggn]

Still sounds like Roy because.....its still Roy, same approach, same style, but Id take Nancy plugged straight in rather than this guitar with the effects anyday!

[@Azman.]

The Blues Legacy.... sleep well....

[@jperryfan]

These guys do Roy justice. I always wish he would have had better bands. These guys are really good though.

[@chiptmcc8656]

Wow!

[@spacerockwizard]

Holy sheep shit, Batman! Roland Jazz Chorus.

[@lavoniajohallharris3313]

Sigh~RIP

[@mikes6970]

Exactly .. and SRV about same time ... id seen both in those last yrs ... so sad .. such a loss ... look what we are missing now ... could been another 30yrs of beautiful music out there .... man its sad ....

[@jmb92555]

The bass player looks familiar. Didn't he play with Crack The Sky?

[@hartjoey1]

figures 1987, Kramer tele!!!

[@user-yp9ps5cr3r]

фантастика

[@d145807]

Just awesome

[@PINSKO]

...and beer. Don't forget the beer.

[@ericmeechglobalnetwork2273]

nice.

[@alfredkrenn6604]

👍😁

[@mrgalaxyman57]

at 14 40 i realized there is no whamy on his tele.

[@idastetis9173]

father of Hendrix

[@Banzo_]

He's like a mad scientist constructing imaginary explosives

[@karisaarinen9184]

TELE !!!!! and ROY !!!!

[@Farsider3955]

🤔...... so why is he often described as one of the greatest guitar players of all time, and the least known of all time? Personally, I think it was his “look”..... and perhaps persona. His hat & Vincent Peale facial hair style made him look like a “Beatnik” stuck in the ‘50’s. Although terribly unfair..... one look at Buchanan and us kids of that time period quickly stuck him with the “square” label. Had he grown his hair long and wore headbands, feathers & flowers he would be remembered right along side Hendrix, Page, Clapton....

[@jmb92555]

Maybe so but maybe not. I was a 15yo long-haired rocker when I first saw him in 1971. I was mesmerized.

[@jperryfan]

Wonder what Roy would have sounded like on a Steely Dan tune say My Old School.

[@palidiciovermingagurainia1760]

Is that a tele w an explorer headstock?

[@taffeta125]

Does anyone know the names of the bassist and drummer?

[@taffeta125]

I am guessing that the bassist is Carey Ziegler

[@fryingwiththeantidote2486]

2:03

[@leothor7128]

what song play'?

[@RambleTone]

Where’s the rest?

[@cookieman38111]

Yeah, everyone told him to get with Hendrix and for Hendrix to get with him, but it never happened. They were both always tied up with something else.

[@steveturner5519]

There is quick video of them together

[@garenner]

Oh Roy, why did you have to go....

[@jandoty1066]

fairfax county Va. PD,Robert horan....cia?

[@MrSleazak]

I now own the yellow Guild he is playing here

[@mikebaird8648]

MrSleazak , right the Hell on brother...

[@gerardhaubert8210]

But......can you make it cry like Roy?

[@NICOBGROOVE]

is that a korean epiphone telecaster?

[@bobcabo4509]

Guild Roy Buchanan Signature model.

[@bobcabo4509]

Did you change your mind?

[@MOUBARRET]

👁 El ojo

[@hippiekarl7]

Yeah---it looks like one of those Schecter or ESP 'Telecasters' of the mid-80s. See the angular headstock as well as the EMGs. I don't quite hear the same happy jangle as with his other Teles (even the Thinline and the '72 Deluxe w/ HBs, or the P90 LP you occasionally saw him use had that sparkly top-end). The active pickups just sound '2 dimensional' to me. I can't see whether it has the modern 6-saddle bridge or not; his hand's been in the way so far....

[@whitenationalist6474]

The guitar he is playing in this video was made by Gretch for Roy. They made two and he liked them but they never went into production. The guitar has a lot of potential but it was never really worked out. Because of his hands bone structure Roy could get his 'sound' pretty much out of any guitar but didn't want to be limited to his '53 tele permanently. Any great artist will tell you that it's important to experiment and move on so you don't go stale constantly repeating yourself.

[@manmademoonmusic]

@@whitenationalist6474 Seriously, he had a unique bone structure in his hand ? What about the hyperbolic chamber he slept in, or the tail he was born with?

[@mikes6970]

@@manmademoonmusic he was double jointed in both hands .. he could tie his fingers in knots .... hecold place each finger over the knuckle of next finger ... and do it to his whole hand .... he had keep this practice up from childhood ... so go do some research before making stupid replys ... ya might learn .. other guitar players were amazed at his finger dexterity and double jointedness .. so yes special hand abilities ..

[@411todo]

Easy

[@sunvoltage]

Joseph's Foodliner?

[@nunesverse]

+Haydon Young It was a converted Chinese grocery store on St Mary's in San Antonio. I bought bananas there. As the hand painted sign said: "2 pounds fo dollar" !!

[@goodtimefolkrock]

Saw him 3 times he was great .....small rooms with this line up i think .....the bassist was from crack the sky i believe ....carey bell

[@bluesky6985]

Pretty good, huh?

[@Exakta66]

stan gore Not bad for a beginner...

[@sindessaorellia]

Alan Jankowski ic.pics.livejournal.com/sartribartfast/36487202/171979/171979_original.gif Roy Buchanan was not a beginner , he's noted as one of the best all time. Too bad Fairfax County police murdered him

[@Exakta66]

sindessa orellia Yeah, I've met him btw...and hung out with him after a 1982 show at the Bottom Line, at his hotel room at The New York Hilton...and familiar with his death...have, and read, this book for instance... www.amazon.com/Roy-Buchanan-American-Phil-Carson/dp/0879306394

[@sindessaorellia]

Alan Jankowski I was in Fairfax County when they killed him

[@ianklauss4235]

JC120 having tantrum.