Roy Buchanan The Blue Note Boulder, CO 05-24-85

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Boulder, CO 05-24-85

Sadly, Buchanan is still fairly unknown to the general public (including scores of guitarists).
Buchanan had a distinctive tone, as can be heard in the live video below. He played his vintage Fender Telecaster through a Fender Vibrolux amp with the tone all the way up (and then some, it seems), using the guitar's volume knob mid-solo to create mesmerizing, keyboard-style effects. Buchanan could play harmonics at will and mute individual strings with his free right-hand fingers while picking or pinching others. He was best known for his gut-wrenching bends and incredibly "pointy" sound. He committed suicide in 1988 at age 48 while in jail for public drunkenness.

Green Onions                       6:35  
Short Fuse                                         3:41
When a Guitar Plays the Blues     5:54
Good Rockin' Tonight     2:51
HonkyTonk                      4:04
Sweet Dreams                      3:30
Night Train                      3:36
Whole Lotta Shakin'                      4:12
Walk Don't Run                      2:17
Peter Gunn Theme                      3:02
Roy's Bluz>                      5:33
// Hey Joe>                      4:08
Foxy Lady                                        6:17
Johnny B. Goode                      4:08  


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