I am hesitant to refer to anyone in their field of study as “an unknown,” - no matter if it’s in reference to a painter, director, or guitarist. But in many circles, when the late Roy Buchanan’s name is dropped, he is reverently referred to as just such: one of the great “unknown” blues guitarists. Sure, to those of us who sit around and nerd around about this stuff he is an icon, but let’s not kid ourselves - the name Roy Buchanan isn’t household a la Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn or B.B. King. But again, to those of us who sit around and nerd about this stuff, there is a powerful argument that it very well should be.
Recorded at Town Hall in New York City on November 27, 1974, Live Stock presents Buchanan at a very high point in his career, captured here - over the course of seven tracks - for posterity.
Download:
MP3: Roy Buchanan :: Hot Cha
MP3: Roy Buchanan :: I’m Evil
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Amazon: Roy Buchanan - Live Stock
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Roy with Billy Price (Billy Price and the Keystone Rhythm Band!) on Can I Change My Mind remains one of my all-time favorites. Timeless album.
1 | graham July 26th, 2008 at 5:44 pmSuch a great album…such insane tone. Love it
2 | jesse July 28th, 2008 at 5:29 amCould not agree more. Roy deserves a lot more attention. But there a ton of guitar players that did not get it: Cippolina, Kimock, Shuggie etc. imo.
3 | Travis July 28th, 2008 at 11:26 amFantastic. An early teenage memory is hearing a blistering version of ‘I’m a Ram’. Let’s not pass over Rory Gallagher too. Cheers for that.
4 | Hugh July 30th, 2008 at 4:26 am