Roy Buchanan - Live at Swifts 1986 (Full Show)

Roy Buchanan live at Jonathan Swift's, Cambridge, MA. December 27th 1986. Camcorder shot on tripod, taken from NTSC T-160, recorded at SP with mono audio. Tape archive 1115
Leroy "Roy" Buchanan 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. He never achieved stardom, but is considered a highly influential guitar player. Guitar Player praised him as having one of the "50 Greatest Tones of All Time. He appeared on the PBS music program Austin City Limits in 1977, I would advise you watch that show with him as it is quite brilliant.
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[@ScottishTeeVee]

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[@joyceh2721]

✋Steevee. Great show. A no frills or gimmicks guy. The classical piece was awesome. Tragic end to his story. Don't believe for one minute he took his own life. Another "unsung hero" Thanks for taking time off to "entertain" us. Cheers mate👍🍻

[@gc8620]

Thank you so much! I was suppose to see Roy play in a blues bar but sadly he passed away. That was a week before the show🙁 This particular "feel" re: this video left me with an impression of what could have been🙂

[@ScottishTeeVee]

@@gc8620 A shame you never got to see him. Thanks for watching and commenting

[@PatriotSteve]

Is this Jonathan Swifts?

[@ScottishTeeVee]

@@PatriotSteve It is

[@lemon_j]

Those notes around 7 min mark. I was listening to this in my kitchen and I heard a similar sound that seemed to be coming from outside. So I lowered it down and I saw a Seagull was flying around and I swear it was making the same high pitched sounds, sounded just like the guitar. They say birds are often happy to be messengers for those who have passed, so I think that Seagull was Roy appreciating how much I love his music, and wanting to be sing along.

[@glennbzt]

Saw him 2 times in Manhattan and capital theater Passaic nj…both times used a 70’s Stratocaster

[@redflamered]

Should do a movie about this guy's life. I remember the reporter who wrote he just saw maybe the greatest guitar player in the world accompanied by mediocre players in a small dump club, playing before 25 people and probably making no more than fifty dollars. He wondered who is this guy and how did he wind up here? Tremendous talent and tragic life with ups, downs, twists, turns and a strange, heartbreaking ending. Love to see a movie about Roy. Great upload. Thank you.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Agreed. A movie about Roy would be fantastic, I guess the twists and turns would make the casual viewer wonder if were true, but truth really is usually stranger than fiction.

[@jamessteele3093]

They have a documentary from 1971 called Introducing Roy Buchanan. Of course it was long before he died

[@ScottishTeeVee]

@@jamessteele3093 I have it on VHS, picked it up about 30 years ago. I guess redflamered and I are looking for a movie with actors, but who could play the part of Roy? Jack Black perhaps?

[@chriskroll4166]

About 7 years ago I saw a guy play guitar at a jam night and he played exactly like Roy Buchanan. He had a tele and he was doing all those little tricks like Roy. I saw him in Chicago but he told me he lived in Michigan. I think he is some Roy Buchanan tribute guy from Michigan and did this all the time. And he looked a lot like Roy too. This guy would be perfect for that movie you want to see. 🙋

[@grouchomarquis4891]

But who would play him? I want to see real playing like Jaime Fox did with RAY! Someone would really have to know how to play .

[@chriskroll4166]

I saw Roy two times back in the eighties and both times he blew the back of my head off. Even to this day years later when I watch this footage I will never forget standing in a room full of people watching Roy and thinking how and the hell is he doing all those things on his guitar. Along the years just about every guitar player I would ever talk to about Roy would share the same amazement that I do. He is the best kept secret of all the guitar players. Thank you for putting this amazing footage of Roy online. We cannot ever forget Roy and what a contribution he made to the guitar world and what an influence he was on many great players like Hendrix and Paige and Beck. Long live Roy Buchanan 🙏

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Thanks for watching and leave a great comment Chris.

[@GuitarSlingin]

@chriskroll4166 he’s an absolute master amongst guitar players

[@chriskroll4166]

@@GuitarSlingin he blew my head off. 🙄

[@randalldavis3251]

I saw him twice in the eighties,too.Absolutely amazing.I got to meet him briefly and I would describe him as gracious,frinedly and humble.R.I.P.

[@matthewcumberland6877]

He first blew my eardrums up in 74 when a local FM station started playing the studio version of Hey Joe. As he he got older his playing and his tone improved substantially. Listen to this show compared to say the livestock album. I'm unaware of another quitar player that sort of progression in their fortieth year and beyond

[@peterbartolomeo9574]

Greatest guitarist 🎸🎸🎸🎸 I've ever heard. My God he was way ahead of EVERYONE else!!!!

[@teiltje]

Best performer on telecaster, toughest strings ever!

[@jasonboczko4392]

Crazy good Guitarist. The king of the Telecaster.🎸

[@FleagleSangria]

One of the finest tone and sustain masters on a tele ever. I could listen to Roy bend notes all day. Such and expressive, melodic and dynamic dynamite guitarist. A genius guitarist. No offense to Nirvana but this should have at leasf as many comments and folks watching this magnificent performer.

[@martinspencer366]

Along with Jeff Beck, the most inventive electric guitarist ever. Both of them are just about impossible to copy.

[@jibicusmaximus4827]

hard, not impossible, a good guitarist can copy anyone.. extremely stylised players though, yes..

[@patcraven7026]

Keep in mind that he and Jeff were good friends. I'm sure that they picked up things from each other. I can hear Roy's influence in quite a few of Jeffs songs.

[@PeterRUnderhill]

I was there.

[@Michael-no6jw]

Me too.

[@andrewmellgren8555]

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[@jaethequietone]

I can't ever get enough of Roy. See how gently he lifts his guitar at 1:56:41 ... a genius!

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Thanks for watching all of this show and commenting

[@user-kv1zf1hx7x]

followed by total transcendence thank you for the posting

[@alansturgess1324]

So few guitarists get those pure bell-like tones out of a Tele that Roy could get - perfectly demonstrated at that section you identified.

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

Never heard a man play guitar and make itvsound like a violin 🎻 far out man

[@Michael-no6jw]

(5.20)

[@Michael-no6jw]

I was at this show,it was fantastic, a belated Xmas gift to me from Roy,thanx dude.👍

[@mojobone]

Me too !

[@Michael-no6jw]

@@mojobone fantastic, what a show and that crowd was very mixed which is always a good indication of someone's talents.

[@johndrx165]

Drowning on Dry Land! Very nice set.

[@jackcrane7853]

Its always funny to watch Clapton after having watched Roy

[@ialobster]

Wow. This is truly a gift from heaven. Have watched bits and pieces of this show on snakestretchers channel over last dozen or so years but never the whole thing that’s now here. The best part of the gift is the full Messiah finale which was cut short in the other clip on YT. Thank you for these 2 hours of bliss from best kept secret, the late GOAT, Roy.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Thanks for watching and commenting, I'm glad you enjoyed this full version

[@elementsofphysicalreality]

This is what happens when you don’t sell out. Nobody cares and nobody remembers you. People don’t want talent and skill with music they want trends to find comfort in.

[@user-kv1zf1hx7x]

roy is the reason so many people play to grasp where he was already at

[@jamesadams1064]

Thanks so much for posting. The more one sees of Roy in his different iterations one comes to believe that he is the best ever.

[@louisyoung1916]

A little bit of Hendrix, a little bit of Beethoven, a little bit of everything. 🙂 Great video. Thank you! 👏 👏 🙂

[@chriskroll4166]

You can say that he's a little bit of everybody. That long solo he took in the middle was incredible. He must have touched base on every type of music ever played from every era in one swoop of his pic. 🙋

[@peterbartolomeo9574]

He's was beyond Hendrix. Roy didn't use any gimmicks he didn't use distortion he didn't run it back to an amp he didn't use the foot pedals he didn't use a whammy bar he just played he had so much raw talent it was almost like he was teasing us all the greats copied him

[@michaelepstein5447]

My thoughts exactly, brother.

[@nurlesen816]

Wow, thank you very much, you made my day ,with full Messiah....!!!!!!

[@ScottishTeeVee]

My pleasure!

[@midelteaching2304]

Utter perfection.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂

[@cshubs]

I learned about Roy while the blues radio DJ at my college radio station...4 years after he died.

[@blinch1588]

i just found you channel and it looks like a found a diamond. thats amazing, thank you! greetings from Russia, sir

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Thanks and welcome aboard. Lovely to hear from a viewer in Russia.

[@purorockyaguita]

WOW Gracias...I met Roy's Music thanks to the Cosmos Soundtrack

[@acrosticox]

ohgoddd...i see the light...

[@ScottishTeeVee]

You enjoyed ?

[@mrJimCharles]

​@@ScottishTeeVeehe's quoting Jake Ellwood, so I would say yes

[@joebubbit]

Amazing sound quality. Epic video.

[@bobbrodie2782]

Now thats way you do it

[@johnmitchelljr]

Thank you very much.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

You are welcome!

[@zeus-bx9xw]

about time.. new Roy .. i saw him in Auckland...badass.. thanks 4 vid

[@ScottishTeeVee]

When was he in NZ? I could not see any tour dates for gigs there, just OZ in 81, 85 and 88, I guess he'd have done NZ at the same time.

[@jonlieberman7819]

Saw Roy a bunch of times from '70's to his passing. I consider myself lucky

[@shanebrbich5698]

You certainly are sir! He came to Perth in the late 80’s (just before his passing). I (narrowly) missed out that night seeing the man who inspired me to pick the guitar up! The 3rd song in this set is it!! 👍🇦🇺

[@USSCYT]

0:00 Short Fuse 2:00 Walk dont run

[@koryanderson2183]

Thanks for posting these Roy videos!

[@gustavorodriguez6365]

Gracias por la publicación; a pesar de todo, hay en youtube pocos videos de conciertos completos de Roy en vivo.

[@PatriotSteve]

Thanks for posting. Saw a few performances here back in the early 80’s. John Lee Hooker, Larry Cornell, The Association, and a great Doors tribute band called Through The Doors. An amazing time to enjoy live music.

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

Never heard someone make a guitar sound like a Hammond organ shit thats cool

[@bobbrodie2782]

Yessss

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Thanks for watching and commenting Bob

[@lilyroseable]

I saw him live NYC 2nd row

[@ilhanerdembayrakceken4047]

Unbelievable.

[@user-yp9ps5cr3r]

Грандиозный музыкант!

[@justadaftscotslass]

Love me some bloooooooz geetah!

[@mladenrankovic8403]

🥰💣💥👋✌

[@wilburwokeii8298]

How’s he doing? Tour dates?

[@ulrichfriehe3459]

Roy taught Robbie Robertson a thing or two on the guitar.

[@danielosullivan3110]

❤is that a tele, with an explorer neck?😂

[@ecstrat1966]

Had to look it up. It’s actually a Guild T-250.

[@LPManic]

What weird tele mashup is Roy playing here? Tele with an explorer neck?

[@knightfall9394]

Its a guild

[@user-pl3wx9yv3k]

What kind of guitar is that? I thought he only played telecaster in his shows. It looks like a custom neck on a tele body, but it could be something else.

[@knightfall9394]

Its a guild T250 with emg pickups

[@smctrout4423]

Is that a boutique Tele Roy is playing? The headstock is not Fender.

[@knightfall9394]

Its a guild T250 with emg pickups

[@kennygo8300]

The guy played in his own lane...

[@user-yo1ic6bv7d]

56:57 What is the title of this song?

[@michaelepstein423]

Drowning on Dry Land

[@user-rf3ek1dn5w]

Hilarious!

[@davidreed6264]

Not too far from his death right

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

Okay, I'm sold.

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