ROY BUCHANAN - THE MESSIAH WILL COME AGAIN(LIVE 1976)

DEDICATE TO ROY BUCHANAN
So cooool!!!
Love this so much!!!
Guitar・Vocals：ROY BUCHANAN
Bass：JOHN HARRISON
Drums：BYRD FOSTER
Keyboards：MALCOLM LUKENS

[@xxtop100]

In about "79 , I yelled out to Roy at the Agaora Ballroom in Houston " Tell it your way, Roy!" and he answered" I'm gonna tell it my way , and smiled."

[@terrylee9091]

I saw him at the Bottom Line in NYC. He was playing while sitting at a tiny round table with a pitcher of beer on it. Was 10 ft away for his performance. What a memory! RIP

[@terrylee9091]

@szs voc amazing!..there weren't very many people at that show.

[@emeraldosborne9957]

That's the best.

[@marjoryrainey287]

Wow! I can see a smile on his face!

[@brothersvilleknife]

@@terrylee9091 , man the Bottom Line was the best

[@petercharlwood2606]

One of the most underrated US guitarists ever ,because he was not a showman ,he was quiet thinker and innovator. RIP Roy ♡

[@tiitulitii]

Roy was once selected as the best guitar player in his field by the Downbeat magazine. He was not underrated, but people today don't remember him.

[@theherbpuffer]

@@tiitulitii keep telling yourself that. He's simply underrated

[@AtlanSumerian]

Agree. RIP Roy

[@mikekelly9851]

@@tiitulitii Always some jackass claim "he" was one of the most underrated.

[@kokothegreat5583]

He's underatted by you!!

[@scottblanton7873]

Fender should have a Roy Buchanan signature telecaster, he deserves one.

[@jamespriest9658]

Fuck yeah

[@daviddawson1718]

A roycaster

[@David-ny9oo]

Or a telebuchaster

[@chancesareshewears]

Fender are not worthy

[@jackhampton2062]

Complete with a hole drilled in the headstock. :)

[@ericheine2414]

I was in the studio with Roy Buchanan and Bob Johnston. I was 15 years old. I asked the master of the studio what's up with the Grumpy Old Men. Chris set me aside and told me "Those old men have probably forgotten more music than you've ever heard." Then Chris asked "What's your first responsibility as an apprentice?" I answered "To listen." Chris Hackney looked at me and said "That's right you do as they tell you and stay out of their way and you just might learn something." I didn't say a word from that point on. I set the mics for Dual Soliloquy. They were at Sky Blue Studios in Sonoma California for about a week straight. June 1974 around the same time Roy was recording at the Record Plaint in Sausalito California. Roy didn't talk a lot. He said thank you with his eyes and a nod of his head. Harry Diltz showed up and shot pictures. Being quiet can be very powerful- a sign of respect.. I had no idea who these people were when I met them. Ran into Bob Johnston again in connection with an album entitled Go Cats Go. He was wearing a similar gold corduroy jacket with the leather patches on the elbows. He still had pitted teeth. We were talking about Nashville Skylines. I said that Bob Dylan was so good that anybody could have recorded him. Johnson looked at me and this is what he said. " I did it and I didn't fick it up." I responded "Oh my God that is the perfect answer." We both started laughing because it was the perfect answer- it was a first take perfect answer.

[@WillyvanLoon-yf9fv]

Roy, he was fanyastic!!! 'll never forget Roy! I' ll be 71 3dec su I know I'v heard a lot of music. Roy is still one of the best!!! Thank you for your music, may you RIP. Willy(fem) from beautifull AMSTERDAM NL

[@michaelserafino5303]

Roy took the time to show me some of his technique one on one. He explained how he achieved his sound, spent time encouraging me and willingly corresponded with me for a couple of years. His graciousness was surpassed only by his massive talent. Anyone who heard him or watches these old videos will never consider him an ‘unknown guitarist’.

[@theherbpuffer]

I'd say being that type of person surpasses any type of guitar talent. That's why Roy and Rory Gallagher are my favorite musicians. Not only the greatest guitarists but also known to be the most humble men in the industry. Rory and Roy will forever be blasting through my speakers🤘

[@michaelserafino5303]

@@theherbpuffer I too LOVE Rory! He and Roy - great all the way around.

[@robertmunoz4277]

@@theherbpuffer frank marino is a very humble person and his music is as raw as raw can get as well

[@robertbrowne4049]

Absolutely

[@chrissemenko628]

Great story, Michael

[@jimestep560]

Eric Clapton said Roy Buchanan was the only man who could make a guitar cry. I agree.

[@0211571]

Gary Moore. Cmon

[@user-mn3vt2sl1m]

Yeah, Gary, plus Rory Gallagher

[@antoniaalfonsi-jx6ok]

​@@0211571Roy makes a guitar a Space Voyager. Gary a sexy Toy. Both unique and Legend

[@sunlion8866]

The Best Unknown Guitarist In The World ..

[@froter1]

Love Roy ! May he and Gary Moore rest in eternal peace with our Messiah ... ♥️

[@B4iGo2it]

It makes me happy that Roy is not forgotten for he truly is one of the finest guitarists! KZbin is a wonderful thing. RIP Roy

[@jameslujack1717]

This tune is kept in my head since pbs special

[@garymorgan4274]

Well put K, he is criminally underrated and a magnificent player. Jeff Beck loves him,'nuff said!

[@bobhara7656]

Amen,...Amen,...Amen. i had the distinct pleasure to meet him twice being from his home town of Lanham MD and his humility was off the charts. His playing had sooooo much "soul" while others just shred and think they are doing something. RIP Roy,...Brother,...you were one of a kind,..period,...end of story.

[@Porkleaker]

@@garymorgan4274 But what'd Jeff Buckley think of him? jk too late. Though another awesome musician taken too soon.

[@garymorgan3314]

@@Porkleaker Can't think he'd be anything other than admiring. Jeff and Tim both dead too soon....what are the chances eh? Would LOVE to have seen Buchanan.

[@ant_guitar4376]

이렇게 솔직하고 맑고 수순한 음악이 있다니. 40년 묵은 나의 심장과 간이 새롭게 바뀌는 느낌을 받았다.

[@Alan-vm4re]

I met Roy Buchanan in Coconut Grove Florida and smoked a joint with him. He was the master of Telecaster

[@keithreilly9777]

No posing, no bs, no jumping up and down, just man, guitar, epicness

[@arrwstia7]

He was talking to the guitar, and the guitar was obeying to his commands. Simply one one of the greatest.

[@RElliottSmith]

For all the times I've watched this, I wonder if the people in the audience really understood what they were witnessing. To see Roy play this live must have been an experience of a lifetime. A genius with a telecaster, an amp turned backwards with all the knobs on 10, sending out heartbreak one note at a time. RIP Roy. You are not forgotten. Legend.

[@deneseburrell]

I was that lucky person to receive that experience: Winterland, San Francisco, 1970 ;)

[@paulswanton9798]

Saw him live in Sydney, Australia, about 1980. He was quite well known over there, for some reason. Finest concert I ever witnessed. People walked out silent, lost in their thoughts. What a magnificent guitarist.

[@klausst.9601]

@@deneseburrell I envy you!!!

[@theherbpuffer]

If i had to pick the most technical guitarist ever it may just be Roy

[@jayblumetti9590]

@@deneseburrell Gary Moore and Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac are my favorites. How about you, whose your favorites?

[@matthewedwardhall]

Favorite guitar song & performance of all time! 🎸

[@porkfrog2785]

the effect Roy had live was basically mesmerism ..one biker said you had to drink yer beer before he played or you'd forget you were even holding it...that's power, making bikers forget to drink...the audience here is entranced and spellbound...speechless...

[@carlwilson5339]

YAH,

[@carlwilson5339]

His tone and deep thoughtful approach to guitar influenced some of the greatest guitarist of the past 40 years. Roy is the father and of this family of memerizing guitar performances. Jeff Beck comes to mind above all, but Gary Moore Santana Robbie Robertson SRV and hundreds of country rock and blues players ... Roy, a pioneer chicken picker, influenced many country players who chose to follow with the Telecaster

[@BokFrak]

Or just drunkeness...

[@susanboylefanable]

COOL! Some school friends of mine caught him opening for B.B. King in Indy. Said B.B.'s fans were yelling "Go home, Roy" when the show began, but were all spellbound before his set was over!

[@pattybristol8296]

That's so great! :) What a great quote.

[@MrChetanG]

A true gift to this world you were Roy Buchanan. Countless guitarists learned from you.

[@MrALLthemusic]

The way he plays the Telecaster....that tone....For me he's one of the greatest guitarplayers. RIP Roy Buchanan

[@peteraustin370]

Apparently Roy's Telecaster was much modified from standard...!!!!

[@tufanirfan]

He feels the deepest feeling in his soul as his listeners.

[@thomashumphrey7395]

Once you discover that perfect piquant tone and soulful blues playing, you're hooked.

[@johnchapman1439]

My 21st birthday, July 29, 1978, Roy Buchanan and Canned Heat at the Starwood in West Hollywood. First legal drink that same evening at Trader Vic’s across the parking lot.

[@grahambeam3642]

2021 and I still get chills

[@patrickdelaney2299]

Into22

[@Deathxcore1]

Facts

[@JodyKenyon]

As you should, graham. as you should.

[@paulsimmons5726]

Make that 2022, almost into ‘23! What feeling!

[@cesarordonez3491]

2023 and counting

[@robertfkaz7013]

The amount of soul and feeling in this track is emotionally overwhelming. A rare and inspiring talent for anyone who loves guitar. RIP sir

[@scottloughridge4170]

Some of the best guitar playing ever. I bought this album back in the mid 70's and still play it today. R.I.P. Roy

[@80adastra]

Lyrics just a smile, just a glance the prince of darkness he just walked past there's been a lot of evil there've been a lot of sayin' but this time I'm gonna tell it my way: There was a town Strange, lonely little town, they called 'The World' a lovely, lovely little town 'Till one day a stranger appeared And their hearts rejoiced, and the sad little town was happy again But there were some that doubted; they disbelieved, so they mocked him And the stranger, he went away Now the sad little town that was sad yesterday is a lot sadder today... I walked in a lot of places that he never should have been But I know that the Messiah, he will come again Related

[@seanonel]

Thank you for this.

[@user-kb4ty9gj9y]

The purest guitar tone I've ever heard.

[@Libertyprime2]

I stopped playing guitar for a long time, just had no motivation to, and then I decided I'd try this song out and it was amazing and got me back in

[@AkisColdplay]

So much emotion...must be the one of the most soulful performances I've ever seen!

[@erod4489]

Roy Buchanan in the morning commute is awesome. Friday will come again

[@alohamark3025]

This is an homage to the lord. God bless you, Roy, for expressing the sorrow and joy of life. As transcendent an experience with music that one could ever have.

[@suuzzee5]

Brilliant! Nothing in modern music can compare to this!

[@amradzinovic4086]

Modern music is utter rubbish.

[@bglions2001]

Roy's my favorite guitarist of all time. Sadly missed. RIP Roy.

[@sampickett8499]

something you will never see today, a guitar plugged directly into an amp. A true master !!!

[@mattanderson5680]

Night flight

[@brucehanson6427]

Derek Trucks does not use effects or even picks. His SG goes straight into the amp.

[@ttexas1963]

@@brucehanson6427 Makes a big difference when your amp is a vintage Super Reverb. Most guitarist use pedals because they can't play at the volume these pro players play at.

[@spitfireaace]

@@ttexas1963 Can't in my apartment. LOL. I saw Roy around 1986. Small (hundred or so) peoples. Small dance floor but nobody on it. Walked up and watched him. I'll remember that forever.

[@michaelwtapp]

Bill Frissell does it. But yeah, you gotta be a great player to just plug straight in

[@nitrogenax2327]

The guitar is just an extension of himself. He fully and completely expressed himself there. He made it talk, sing, cry and and scream

[@ploysongkaeo4614]

It is so amazing to think that Roy didn't have any guitar effect gadgets/pedals in front of him at all. Yet he can produce all the wonderful sounds only by using guitar knobs and his fingers! I can't think of any other great guitar players who can do that. Roy is the greatest guitar player in his own right by any definition.

[@reerobinette7460]

In the presence of Humble GREATNESS. Even just listening to this on KZbin. What an honor. R.I.P. Roy

[@murrayschrader1737]

So sad. Another great underrated guitarist. His expressiveness was chilling. RIP Roy

[@kendamon5929]

Mr. Roy Buchanan Lived in the same town as I did in the 1970's Reston Va. I got to see him play the Kennedy Center. If you closed your eyes when he played Hey Joe you would think Jimi was on stage playing. Great does not cover how good he was. Rest in Peace Roy. I pray one day that we get to meet in Heaven. And the Messiah will come again.

[@RajivChopra]

The man was a genius - and this is an understatement

[@primaveraflores1145]

What a beauty this video ... thank you

[@ianklauss6767]

I was lucky enough to see Roy in 1988 in Australia, at the Village Green Hotel, Melbourne. Hearing his searing tone was like getting stabbed in the ear with an ice pick. Once heard, never ever forgotten. Utterly and totally tonally unique sound.

[@written12]

I have nothing to add about all the heartfelt and astute comments about Roy’s playing. I’ll just say that the organ was a wonderful counterpart to his guitar sound.

[@thepainfultruth1821]

Six minutes and Thirty Seven Seconds of perfection.

[@mic982]

Once again, Roy doing things with his instrument others can only dream of.

[@theherbpuffer]

Rory Gallagher is the exception lol

[@jamesfetherston1190]

You can see why Jeff Beck was enamored with him.

[@Whitevaliantwarrior]

Roy, GOD bless...you were an amazing guitarist!!

[@PattyRae1]

I had to watch this. Reminds me of my childhood. My dad would go to see him in concert when he came into our city. He had him autograph some pictures for him too❤

[@gratefuldancer]

Beautiful! And when He comes everyone will know!!!

[@jasonodell79er]

Amen. Closer than ever. God bless you.

[@eclecticwhyzass]

Under-appreciated in Life, Under-appreciated in death--Thanks for sharing one of my all-time favorite people doing what he did so well. I miss Roy. Peace.

[@elduderino1635]

I think, Rory (Gallagher) and Roy (Buchanan) are the two of my all-time favourite guitarists off all time. Next comes only Brian May.

[@carlsmith1263]

Always appreciated by those who know what a real guitar player is.

[@stefanjelesnainski1155]

I was fortunate to see him in 73 or 74 at the Kennedy center. The most amazing guitarist ever

[@shawnmartin4701]

He could make his guitar talk, holler, and cry. Such command and talk about tone. This man is a legend amongst legends. RIP brother.

[@adamcollins8859]

Very underrated, he is one of the very best I've ever heard. Incredible skill and tone of virtuosity.

[@robertfriel7999]

Gary Moore did the song righteous justice too! God love them both!

[@jonathananderson3897]

Easily the greatest underrated musician that ever lived. Very few could convey such emotional content, and considering he was doing all this back then is legendary.

[@loveistruth5713]

I am old now. I remember this as a young man . Now as I understand the gospel and know Jesus as my Lord and savior. I understand the emotional toil of the world In travail every time I hear this song

[@robertomeraz3323]

TÉ RECORDAMOS ROY.

[@anthonyletschat259]

as a man 53 that struggles with his sins--of this song i understand what you write

[@loveistruth5713]

@anthony lets chat , just remember the good news of the Gospel is that Jesus came to fulfill the father's will. He went to the cross and died for the sins of the whole world was buried and rose again on the third day he said if you believe in me and trust in me you have passed from death into life. Ephesians second chapter we are saved by grace through faith not by works lest any man should boast. So as long as you hold on to Jesus trust in him you are okay. Regardless of how much wrestling with the flesh you do. My life scripture is Galatians 5:6 the Apostle Paul said the only thing that really counts is Faith working through love. ..Faith in God and love for your neighbor😇✌️🌻

[@sebatianalvarado7171]

me too .. God bless Roy and may his demons be gone and hes now ... RIP ..

[@keithkruse69]

It's amazing to see these lists of great guitar players and he's not on them. Adjustments to tonality was incredible. He was like the schoolteacher that could rivet his students into undivided attention.

[@bluesborn]

no one made a guitar cry like Roy

[@EliullGameplays]

+bluesborn Stevie ray vaughan. Im just gonna leave that there. Not disagreeing with you that Roy can make that guitar cry.

[@bluesborn]

+Elias Ulrich yes another amazingly emotive and lyrical player and soooo missed.

[@BRUISER14]

Gary Moore

[@BD-ve5ru]

Peter Green

[@adamofathens]

Elias Ulrich People may think I'm crazy, but to me, SRV overplayed, to my tastes anyway. Great player no doubt, a legend, but I much prefer guys like Roy and Mark Knopfler.

[@SanjakPitakrat]

This is what music these days can't give me.

[@mattlough6923]

Great Comment! Words can't describe how amazing this is!

[@andreideaconu7232]

Sanjak Pitakrat then you're not listening to the right music

[@andreideaconu7232]

Snarky Puppy, for example

[@mayflower2370]

@satrsmndri Or people that have spent their entire lives searching for good music from today and have come to nothing.

[@MrThresher7]

Greetings from South India. Nothin' like a dose of plain ol Blues.

[@melissamahaney4566]

This song make me cry when I hear it because it’s so beautiful. He is real genius like another musicians.

[@quentinjackson40]

What an intriguing man. He has no expression, his eyes are cold and dead. I think maybe Roy had trouble showing his emotions and so he used his guitar to do it. He makes that guitar cry drops of blood with each ghostly note. Gives me goosebumps throughout my whole body.

[@boydmking1]

Devil's horns at 6:16. The End. He was no Christian. SAD

[@Anthony-wr2sm]

@@boydmking1 You might not be aware but "the devil horns", as you call them, was a religious symbol that originated in Europe used to ward off evil. Chances are you are an American, and somewhere in the cultural wars between 1970-1990, you got this symbol confused with it's use in Rock music as something that represents evil.

[@boydmking1]

@@Anthony-wr2sm Do you honestly want us to believe that Hollyweird and the music industry are all Christians? Come on.....

[@michaelmendillo7513]

Agreed,,, he held in much,,,his release was through the notes he played,,,and he was a master of it,,,such a good man,,,,harmless in a world of lions,,,,

[@AlexMass5]

@@Anthony-wr2sm you’re lost

[@dogfishale4988]

one of the best pieces of music I have ever heard!! i dare someone to say otherwise

[@benspicer7470]

Check out Danny Gatton nit pickin' and nightwalk

[@petraklemencic5471]

still with us and with God

[@whopper5150209]

Also check out jumping at Shadows at the Boston tea party I think SRV Hendrix and Peter green are THE best musicians of all time

[@undergroundwalkerisback922]

Otherwise comment from 5 years ago

[@johnnyblade3226]

You. Are so. Right. He was 1 of the best. A long with Stevie Ray, Gary ,Rory, jimi

[@keithhasek1762]

heard this song being played by my dad as kid around 1978 my dad just passed away a year ago and this song popped in my head i ran out to buy a cd man what a flashback kickass song i could not play my dads album of roy i wore it out when i was a kid ! they make songs like this no more!!

[@CelticSaint]

Hey man, sorry to hear of your loss. I hope you have lots of support around you, and can overcome the shock.

[@philipjohnson7217]

🎸 What a sad sad loss to the music world , he was second to none 🎸. ✌ & 💟 & 🎼

[@paulsimmons5726]

Although totally different, Roy’s lonesome tones remind me a great deal of Gary Moore. Both of them had so much feeling when they played, both left this world way too soon also!

[@stephensmith4480]

And I thought it was only me. I agree with you 💯% Paul. I think those two guys were two of the greatest guitarist we have ever been fortunate enough to enjoy. May they both RIP 🙏.

[@sofiainred]

Wow..fantastic guitarist...Absolutely brilliant and emotional... ROY BUCHANAN - THE MESSIAH WILL COME AGAIN(LIVE 1976)

[@silasasael]

I died once, and this was the music playing on the PA system in Heaven !

[@glennwalker5700]

I saw Roy play at the Yale University commons green shortly before his death. What a fabulous concert. He’s always been one of my favorites.

[@arottie4097]

Mr BUCHANAN was one of Jeff Beck's all time favorite Guitar players!! Mr Beck barrows many of his lickss in his own solo's!! Music for the Soul!!! Thanx for sharing.

[@Exakta66]

" I've walked in a lot of places that I never should have been. But I know that the Messiah, he will come again."...yeah, maybe Roy will come back someday...did get to see him twice at the Bottom Line in NYC in '82 though...shame he's gone though, and way too soon...

[@DeanHaasJr]

His playing speaks better than any words.

[@calum66]

As it should be!

[@bluesky6985]

Too many guitar players sing too much. Someone needs to stick a sock in their mouth when they start to sing.

[@christophermiller7532]

stan gore Which is why Gary Moore did a great version of this song.

[@andythomas706]

Christopher Miller Gary Moore's version is ridiculously over the top. As were most things he touched! A skipload of technique with nowhere to go!

[@BMIGuitarist]

Andy Thomas Nothing wrong with technique when its played from the heart like Gary did. Over the top is was Gary Moore's style. Roy took liberty on this tune and was over the top back in the day. Your no where to go comment is over the top!

[@interest88]

If it wasn't for Tony Harvey AKA Henry I wouldn't have heard this guy, thanks Henry

[@interest88]

Henry liked his music so much he bought a record shop

[@truthwarrior122]

And the Roy Buchanan will come again.

[@charlottevictoria.hubbard7472]

The hair on my goosebumps have goosebumps. This is guitar playing at its best.

[@robertfronk3353]

Lucky enough to see him once. Capitol theater, Port Chester, NY.

[@jackkellydunn4079]

We would go see Roy at the Crossroads club at Peace Cross.I lived 10 minutes away.He would always play that song.

[@jereuter01]

This is one of a 5 song performance, every one incredibly moving and historic in my view. The set is on the CD/DVD "Live in Austin, Texas" released in 2012. Rest in peace Roy, and thanks. Your music lives on.

[@ariepsaame9521]

Dit is niet te verwoorden, waarom nooit iemand gezien heeft wat voor een talent deze man had. Gewoon de beste gitarist ter wereld.

[@carlsflh]

saw him 4 times in the mid 70's in Chicago 2 or 3 times at a small club called the park west great times

[@caniican]

this is the most beautiful Melody I know my mother loved it and I play several songs that remind me of this often. but I was so pleasantly surprised to find this on the Almighty and all wonderful KZbin hail KZbin God bless Roy Buchanan

[@lolaflores5388]

Gary Moore''s version is quite stunning, but being from Fairfax, Virginia myself, I will always love Roy!

[@kencomfort7664]

Love gary moores version 2 both underated guitarist (n ireland)

[@300HSM]

@@kencomfort7664 Roy smokes them all for soul!

[@sillysausage4549]

@@300HSM have you actually watched Gary Moore play this? It's all a matter of opinion, but give me Gary any day. Props to Roy as original composer of course.

[@jonsaunders9526]

@@sillysausage4549 Gary took a masterpiece and made it even better but all praise to Roy should be given.

[@idzardmorais7729]

Roy created this masterpiece and Gary Moore gave life to it like no other in my opinion. RIP both 🙏

[@user-vl9wq4rg5q]

the art of perfection the greatest guitar player in rock history rip roy miss you

[@noldinsky6985]

Roys guitar once said "WOW I didn't even know I could do that

[@iplaymytele]

Who are the idiots who could possibly give this video a thumbs down.......?????? Do they not know who Roy Buchanan is....? He is the reason I have played telecasters for over 50 years....🎶🙏🙏🙏❤️🙏🙏🙏🎵

[@tcsmith9924]

He passed. But saw him. Never saw a guitarist that just stood there and played with no motion except his fingers on the frets.

[@JohnSmith-kz8yo]

NO WASTED MOVEMENT.

[@petervankan1]

Check out Derek Trucks. Same concentration and humility.

[@thomasanonymas7872]

young Derek trucks was very still

[@carlsmith1263]

Why jump around when the crowd would, spend time actually playing the guitar. I dont know about you but I dont think Stevie Ray headbanged and jumped around while playing. Though he did the playing behind the back and what not, Stevie was into image to a degree, Roy was into Music.

[@carlsmith1263]

Roy used a lot of open strings as well, with his solos to exemplify his music in his way. He made the guitar sing, not only speak. Emotion is contextual.

[@looktojesus4114]

God bless your soul Roy Buchanan. You are deeply missed.

[@zerogreenred]

I guess this is about as close as one can get to Heaven without being there physically. I hope my Mom gets to see him there.

[@booognish]

I am so glad this footage exists....

[@leftybass5860]

Seeing stuff like this on TV as a kid made me a lifelong PBS fan. You just never know what you'll see next...

[@turdtapper1517]

The stage was totally overlit, with no colored spots, and the camera work was crap

[@guitarist420327]

here is what he says in the beginning "There's a town: a strange, lonely little town they call the world, 'Til one day a stranger appeared and their hearts rejoiced; the sad little town was happy again, But there were some that doubted; they disbelieved so they mocked him...and the stranger went away, Now the sad little town, that was sad yesterday, is a lot sadder today, I walked in a lot of places that I never should have been...but I know that the messiah, he will come again."

[@jameslujack1717]

He is SOright..

[@CharlaBauman]

Nick S. Thanks!

[@twestcase]

Thanks!

[@cindyosborne8351]

On one version he says "Just a smile, just a glance, the Prince of Darkness just walked past, before the rest of the narrative.

[@genevievegarand5002]

Amen

[@sadzacsesh3478]

When i heard this for the first time i wanted to break my guitar all those years of practice could never get me to play like this true master of guitar RIP Roy! You’re music changed my life!

[@andree.b4723]

Thanks for being part of my youth, Roy! It was a very sad day when we lost you... Fans, look for Gary Moore's version that is an awesome tribute.

[@allancurrie3661]

Like Van Gogh, you will be appreciated more in death than in life, God bless you Roy, this is one the most beautiful songs ever written, , RIP, Roy, the world is a little darker without you, and a lot brighter thanks to your music RIP

[@stephenwolfe2825]

legend has it that when Roy was playing a club in Gaithersburg Maryland (for a long time as he had 5 kids and wanted to stay local), Hendrix played in DC and his friends told him that there was "this guy" who was better and Jimi said, let's see … took his guitar with a thought to show everyone who was best, and sat through two sets and never unpacked the guitar he brought…..I wasn't there but it was "reliable"...

[@notadoc2130]

For many years I called Duane Allman and Jimi Hendrix 1A and 1B of greatest guitarists ... then I discovered Roy Buchanan. Take a seat Hendrix. 1A is for Allman and 1B is for Buchanan!

[@rycooder9486]

Doubt it. Jimi was like Roy...confident but humble

[@tomdavidson3069]

Also interesting : My (unreliable) memory tells me that I once saw a video in which Roy introduces a song by saying "This is a song by my favorite guitar player"..and the song is Hey Joe..

[@javi__...]

This is sketchy to say the least

[@deneseburrell]

This song gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it. I was lucky enough to see Roy at Winterland in San Francisco in 1970. Maaan... what a ride! A true Master~ #RIPRoy

[@kevinboyden3815]

Wow, no WOWEE, does he make those strings talk !!! Awesomenessness in every aspect !!! Luv this stuff !!!

[@johnnybajone9994]

Well it finally happened after 50 years or so people asking me who my favorite guitar player is I now have the answer. It's been Gary Moore up to now, but I wouldn't take anyting away from either one of them.

[@jamesharris4775]

You find a guitarist who controls tone better, I'll kiss your butt. Here in Virginia, we are very proud to have called him our own.

[@MrZelig64]

Just a smile, just a glance The Prince of Darkness He just walked past There's been a lot of people And they've had a lot to say But this time, I'm gonna tell it my way There was a town, There was a strange little town, they called "The World" It was a lonely, lonely little town 'Til one day a stranger appeared And their hearts rejoiced, and the sad little town was happy again But there were some that doubted; they disbelieved, so they (mocked/marked) him And that stranger, he went away Now the sad little town that was sad yesterday It's a lot sadder today I walked in a lot of places I never should've been But I know that the Messiah, he will come again

[@OneMan-wl1wj]

was that lyrics he was quoting or something else?

[@JorgeDibildox]

One Man 1970 He quote a shorter version of the lyrics.

[@leeasnin2442]

Antonio La Torre i

[@cindyosborne8351]

@@JorgeDibildox I believe it is simply a spoken word intro. The Gary Moore version doesn't have the spoken word intro. In fact it was Garys' cover version that I heard first and that sent me exploring...

[@yannisgk]

@@cindyosborne8351 same.

[@terriejohnston8801]

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE TUNE, @ THE MAN. TIMELESS PIECE. SO AHEAD OF HIS TIME..in my humble opinion. Decades later....im STILL standing by The Grace of Our LORD. .

[@emanzabala3941]

Great guitarist and amazing music, Roy.Yes!🎸🎸🎸🎶👍

[@koko-pu5vn]

What a TONE!! Lord!!!! Thank you Roy. RIP.