Amoeba Music

By J Poet

Roy Buchanan made scarcely more than a dozen albums under his own name during his tragically short career, but his techniques on the Telecaster – volume swells, note bending, sharp lightening fast single note runs and the use of pitch harmonics a technique he invented by muting a string after playing a note to bring out the lower overtones – influenced many of the great ‘60s guitarists including Jeff Beck, Robbie Robertson and Billy Gibbons of Z.Z. Top. He spent years playing lead guitar with Dale Hawkins and Ronnie Hawkins before striking out on his own. He had two gold albums Roy Buchanan’s Second Album (1973 Polydor) and You’re Not Alone (1978 Atlantic) during his career, but a... Read More

City Of Origin:

Ozark, Arkansas, United States

Genre:

Blues, Rock, Country

Birthdate:

09/23/1939

Death date:

08/14/1988