- Though many great electric guitarists might be said to combine technical virtuosity and emotive power, with Roy Buchanan
there was always more, and not all of it good. His seemingly boundless
talents were matched by a penchant for forbidden fruits and a
confounding predilection for anonymity. Sensibly, he enjoyed his privacy
and time with family and kept fame and its attendant pressures at arm's
length. Neither good fortune nor bad luck ever changed Buchanan's
natural aversion to the spotlight. One has to admire his humanity, even
as forces beyond his control swept him up and pushed him onto center
stage. After his "discovery" by various media in 1971 - 15 years after
he began his professional career, a career that seemed permanently
stalled - and recording and touring offers poured in, Buchanan told an interviewer, "This star business scares the hell out of me."
Roy's homespun approach often protected him, but it also took its toll. Through a combination of Scottish taciturnity, deep shyness, a sensitive spirit, a rural upbringing and a journeyman's cynicism, Buchanan carved out a crooked path for himself, one strewn sometimes with obstacles of his own making. There is much to puzzle over in Buch-anan's contradictory character, his extraordinary musical gifts, the ups and downs of his lengthy career and his horrible death. He could be humble and kind, and when he indulged his taste for forbidden fruits he could be opaque, difficult, even menacing. Asked about his past or his techniques, Buchanan often bent the truth - as any good storyteller does - to a point just shy of breaking. He dispensed his own brand of "country mojo" at will and, for the most part, people bought it. "Country mojo" could be a powerful thing. As it turned out, however, it could not banish demons, or bend steel bars.
: 01 - Filthy Teddy
02 - After Hours
03 - Five String Blues
04 - Thank You Lord
05 - Treat Her Right
06 - I Wonґt Tell You No Lies
07 - Tribute To Elmore James
08 - She Once Lived Here
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