Roy Buchanan

 

Artist:  Roy Buchanan
Birth Name:  Leroy Buchanan
Born:  September 23, 1939.  Ozark, Arkansas, USA.
Died:   August 14, 1988.  Fairfax, Virginia, USA.
Genre:   Rock, Blues, Blues Rock, Rockabilly, Country
Occupations:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:   Guitar, Bass, Vocals

Roy Buchanan was an American Guitar, he has been considered one of the finest Blues Rock Guitarist and a pioneer of the Telecaster Sound and he is still considered a highly influential the great guitar players such as Jeff Beck (The Yardbirds, The Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice), Robbie Robertson (The Band) and Billy Gibbons (ZZ Tops) and on the Rolling Stones list "100 Greatest Guitarists of all time".

Title:  When A Guitar Plays The Blues (2023)

Genre:   Rock, Blues, Blues Rock, Rockabilly, Country

Label:  Alligator Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  When A Guitar Plays The Blues (6:38)

 2.  Chicago Smokeshop (4:59)

 3.  Mrs. Pressure (4:38)

 4.  A Nickel And A Nail (4:28)

Side B:

 1.  Short Fuse (3:31)

 2.  Why Don't You Want Me? (6:06)

 3.  Country Boy (3:45)

 4.  Sneaking Godzilla Through The Alley (6:16)

 5.  Hawaiian Punch (1:55)

Personnel:

Roy Buchanan:  Guitar, Vocals

Larry Exum:  Bass

Morris Jennings:  Drums

Bill Heid:  Keyboards

Steele "Sonny" Seals:  Saxophone

Criss Johnson:  Rhythm Guitar, Solo (Second) on Track B5

Otic Clay:  Vocals

Gloria Hardiman:  Vocals

When A Guitar Plays The Blues is an album by Roy Buchanan, originally released on July 1985 by Alligator Records, remastered and reissued on July 19, 2023 by Alligator Records.  For Music Lovers and Music Collectors.