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Roy Buchanan — Sweet Dreams
Album: Sweet Dreams
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Released: 1992
Length: 3:28
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I had to walk out of my kitchen and across the house to see who this was.... blown away....
Posted 2 years ago by waterwench21    [ Reply ]
Oh, thank you RP, for introducing Roy Buchanan to my musical sphere.  
Posted 3 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
 jbuhl wrote:
I remember this guys' 8 track tapes laying in the floor board of my mothers Buick station wagon along with Elvis and George Carlin.
 
You had Elvis laying on the floorboard of your car? Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas!
Posted 4 years ago by whatsupdude    [ Reply ]
He's the reason my first and (still my favorite) guitar is a Telecaster. I still have it after all these years. I suppose my only regret was not having Roy sign it. 
Posted 4 years ago by kfries    [ Reply ]
 ExploitingChaos wrote:
I really like his playing. It's all fine and emotional and then he gets JACKED up on emotion and shreds all over the place to return to hitting these really fine notes...

I wonder how he was like...
 
I bought a two-disc set recently. It's not all as good as this, but it's still quite amazing.
c.
Posted 4 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
I really like his playing. It's all fine and emotional and then he gets JACKED up on emotion and shreds all over the place to return to hitting these really fine notes...

I wonder how he was like...
Posted 4 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
If there were still 'desert island records' this would still be on it. Gorgeous rich guitar from a very troubled man.
Posted 5 years ago by moirajlaurie771    [ Reply ]
I remember this guys' 8 track tapes laying in the floor board of my mothers Buick station wagon along with Elvis and George Carlin.
Posted 6 years ago by jbuhl    [ Reply ]
Buchanan is great.  Thank you for NOT playing more Celtic crap. 
Posted 7 years ago by vinylbob    [ Reply ]
Roy's 2nd album will always be one of my favorites. Just pure good music.
Posted 7 years ago by skyguy    [ Reply ]
It must have been around 77 when I first learned about Roy Buchanan. He had inspired Jeff Beck's 'Cause we Ended as Lovers', which employed Roy's style of use of harmonic overtones. We bought every album available and gobbled it up. He was still touring in those days and we went to see him at a dive in Long Island. He didn't pack the house but he sure did master that Telecaster. RIP Roy and thank you for your beautiful music and inspiration.
Posted 7 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Really nice ,,, I think this was used at the last scene of The Departed
Posted 9 years ago by Kaisersosay    [ Reply ]
 LizK wrote:
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooH!

 

ya...
Posted 9 years ago by drivingunit103    [ Reply ]
He could make that guitar cry. Apparently he wasn't kidding in his affection for the blues.
Posted 10 years ago by GeorgeMWoods    [ Reply ]
Legendary sounding take on a Don Gibson song.
Posted 10 years ago by RandomousJam    [ Reply ]
8 > 9. 
I had some Roy Buchanan records in college.  I don't have them anymore. 
I guess I didn't appreciate his superb sound enough.
 
Posted 10 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Took about two notes to tell this was Roy Buchanan. Such a distinct tone. A supreme and unique guitarist.
Posted 11 years ago by EdmoJoe    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:


Both were from the Washington, D. C. area; both played a '53 Telecaster as their main axe; both were blazingly fast; both could take standards like "Sweet Dreams" or "Theme from The Honeymooners" and turn them jazz-like into masterpieces of idiosyncratic beauty.

Both committed suicide--neither particularly like the other. Odd that.
 
Depends on who you believe. Danny blasted his head with a shotgun,most locals believe Roy was murdered in a jail cell by the Fairfax County,Va. police.

"The "official" cause of death is suicide by hanging as stated by my brother Melting Media. However, Roy's family has always disputed the official version of what happened to Roy following his arrest that night (actually 1988) and one of his friends made a sworn statement that there were numerous bruises on Roy's body. "


"His cause of death was officially recorded as suicide, a finding disputed by Buchanan's friends and family. One of his friends, Marc Fisher, reported seeing Roy's body with bruises on the head. "
Posted 11 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooH!
Posted 11 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
Trying to write a technical paper when this blistering guitar work comes through the earbuds directly into my brain's pleasure centers.  He's gettin' it, isn't he?
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
This is why they invented the guitar. Oh my oh my.
I'd give it a 10 if not for that wimpy fadeout at the end.
Posted 11 years ago by Tana    [ Reply ]
I heard him live once. Amazing.   Another said of his playing: "He made the rafters sweat".
R.I.P.
Posted 11 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
 spigolli wrote:
Those Roys can really jam

 
Yes they do!!!!!!!
Posted 12 years ago by jpbergjr58    [ Reply ]
Well, I think that there are no worlds to describe how beautiful is this song. This guitar man arrives directly to the heart and the soul and makes you forget about yourself. I have read about his death in prison.{#Yes}
Posted 12 years ago by MaryAndrea    [ Reply ]
LOVE LOVE Patsy Cline, but Roy makes me cry, every time. I can barely listen to him. This is what music means. Godlike, for sure.
Posted 12 years ago by Blastcat900    [ Reply ]
The Greatest Guitar Player you've never heard of!
Posted 12 years ago by Stranglersfan    [ Reply ]
 mrdak wrote:
Master of the tele'
 
Ah, someone that gets it!  Master indeed....

Posted 12 years ago by buddy    [ Reply ]
Master of the tele'
Posted 12 years ago by mrdak    [ Reply ]
 HazzeSwede wrote:
That's a talkin guitar,if I ever heard one ! #9.
 
Nicely said from your side and wholeheartedly agreed from mine.

Posted 12 years ago by Bleyfusz    [ Reply ]
pay your respect to the man plz
Posted 13 years ago by bleubs    [ Reply ]
 jkhandy wrote:
Roy must of done some better stuff than this?
 
Agree

Posted 13 years ago by oldsinger    [ Reply ]
Oh, geez - another travesty to bump down... WHY do people post such disturbing pictures here?? (I like Roy Clark's git-fiddling,  but there are times when I just can't stand to see his face. (I bet he has about four ex-wives who say the same thing.)

Someone gave me a two-CD compilation of Roy Buchanan's work, and I have yet to listen to it. Once I find it in the catastrophe that is my organizational solution, I'll be playing it loudly. With windows open.
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Those Roys can really jam


Posted 13 years ago by spigolli    [ Reply ]
Nice, but I'd love to hear the Patsy Cline version too!
Posted 13 years ago by gratefulgator    [ Reply ]
 slippery wrote:
Didn't know Mitch had a brother..?

 

 

Yeah he did. But Mitch always got lucky with the hot women (e.g. Baywatch), so that's why Roy's got the blues... {#Dance}
Posted 14 years ago by Sjaaks    [ Reply ]
That's a talkin guitar,if I ever heard one ! #9.
Posted 14 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
I know I'm supposed to {#Notworthy} to Roy, but I've reviewed his catalog and nothing jumps out at me—this piece included.
Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Roy must of done some better stuff than this?
Posted 14 years ago by jkhandy    [ Reply ]
Nice Piece
Posted 14 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
 JoBo wrote:
RB was truly a 'god' and is truly missed ... RIP, Roy 
 
Amen.

Posted 15 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
 paulpaar wrote:
Sweet SWEET Dreams! Oh yeah! 12, well, ok : 7. 8
 


Posted 15 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
I'm just posting  out of respect for Roy to move this thread onward from the abomination  posted below.
Posted 15 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
Sweet SWEET Dreams!

Oh yeah!

12, well, ok : 7.8
Posted 15 years ago by paulpaar    [ Reply ]
Didn't know Mitch had a brother..?

 

Posted 15 years ago by slippery    [ Reply ]
RB was truly a 'god' and is truly missed ... RIP, Roy 
Posted 15 years ago by JoBo    [ Reply ]
Saw him live once at Springfield (MA) Symphony Hall - old building, nearly perfect acoustics. Holds only around 2000 people. It was the same weekend that Angela Davis was there and the banners from her lecture (or whatever) were still hanging up on the front of the building. (Must have been around 1975.) He was amazing on the guitar.

Posted 15 years ago by DD gypsyman    [ Reply ]
A true master. He had his problems, but he was one fine axe-man. R.I.P., Roy. {#Clap}
Posted 15 years ago by toterola    [ Reply ]
o.k. ... 'bard'...

Posted 15 years ago by 2noir    [ Reply ]
 peterata wrote:

The rat running up and down the window sill ruined it for me, it was soooo cheap. I was like 'What was Scorsese thinking?!' An Oscar was long overdue, but he shouldn't have got it for that movie.
Anyway, this track was alright.
 
I thought the rat was a nice final touch, one of the best movies ever.
Posted 16 years ago by leathepea    [ Reply ]
Zep wrote:
And the rat.
The rat running up and down the window sill ruined it for me, it was soooo cheap. I was like 'What was Scorsese thinking?!' An Oscar was long overdue, but he shouldn't have got it for that movie. Anyway, this track was alright.
Posted 16 years ago by peterata    [ Reply ]
Antigone wrote:
BillG's right ... this was very effective over the credits of The Departed! Good movie. Violent yes, excellently made and performed, definitely.
And the rat.
Posted 16 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
dwpbike wrote:
i spent most of a day with these two - still can't figure out why the comparisons are made.
Both were from the Washington, D.C. area; both played a '53 Telecaster as their main axe; both were blazingly fast; both could take standards like "Sweet Dreams" or "Theme from The Honeymooners" and turn them jazz-like into masterpieces of idiosyncratic beauty. Both committed suicide--neither particularly like the other. Odd that.
Posted 16 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Ah, the cure for dengue fever. Just in time, too! 9 > 10
Posted 16 years ago by macadavy    [ Reply ]
pianocomposer wrote:
This reminds me a lot of focus (yes, that's a compliment). It's the way he plays the guitar, I guess. Here's a relavent link: (click here)
just watched focus hocus pocus on youtube. tight band, good song, keyboard guy scary, but don't see a comparison to roy. is there a better example?
Posted 16 years ago by dwpbike    [ Reply ]
WonderLizard wrote:
Should follow this with Danny Gatton's "Theme from The Honeymooners" from Unfinished Business.
i spent most of a day with these two - still can't figure out why the comparisons are made.
Posted 16 years ago by dwpbike    [ Reply ]
this cut had me running for the anthology. took a few listens, but now i'm thinking black autumn is worth a play. yes, and many comments from purists.
Posted 16 years ago by dwpbike    [ Reply ]
Great song!!! Great movie!!! I'm going to go have a smoke. Do you want a smoke? You don't smoke do you. I bet your one of those fitness freaks. Aahhhh go *%#* yourself. One of best lines in the movie, thanks to Alex Baldwin.
Posted 16 years ago by leathepea    [ Reply ]
Should follow this with Danny Gatton's "Theme from The Honeymooners" from Unfinished Business.
Posted 16 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Sweet, sweet dreams indeed!
Posted 16 years ago by macadavy    [ Reply ]
ahhh...good to hear Roy...sorely missed!
Posted 16 years ago by merkabah    [ Reply ]
Awesome!
Posted 17 years ago by h_in_bristol    [ Reply ]
He's amazing!
Posted 17 years ago by Kornmann    [ Reply ]
Wow - great tune!
Posted 17 years ago by Johnny_Wave    [ Reply ]
fretman wrote:
Roy is the master of the Telecaster. Danny is too. And you can throw in another (at least for a while) DC area tele-blaster, Bill Kirchen. Thanks!
Bill moved to Austin due to some family problems. it's getting pretty sparse around here.
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
Lost my Roy tapes a while ago, but would love to hear his version of Down by the River - simply superb! please Bill :-)
Posted 17 years ago by AndyFarang    [ Reply ]
I just saw in this month's Guitar Player magazine, inside the back cover, that the 53 Esquire is valued at over $46,000.
Posted 17 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
fretman wrote:
master of the Telecaster
I wish I held this degree!
Posted 17 years ago by Narty    [ Reply ]
This reminds me a lot of focus (yes, that's a compliment). It's the way he plays the guitar, I guess. Here's a relavent link: (click here)
Posted 17 years ago by pianocomposer    [ Reply ]
I first heard of Roy Buchanan a couple of years ago. I don't know how the hell I had never heard of him before that, and I guess I am embarassed by this, but that is the way it is. Anyway, I was sitting on the beach on Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands in front of Ivan's Campground, and Ivan was playing some live tracks from Roy's albums. Instantly I was a fan, and whenever I hear Roy I think of paradise at Ivan's...
Posted 17 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
pannaramma wrote:
Sweet
... hmmmmmm, yum! hungry for more sweets of Roy's
Posted 17 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Sweet
Posted 17 years ago by pannaramma    [ Reply ]
Roy is the master of the Telecaster. Danny is too. And you can throw in another (at least for a while) DC area tele-blaster, Bill Kirchen. I feel priveleged to have held Nancy in my hands way back at John Sprung's in Wheaton Triangle back in the day. That was the '53 Tele he used extensively during the '60s and '70s. Can't hardly get enough Roy on RP. But what I hear is awesome. Thanks!
Posted 17 years ago by fretman    [ Reply ]
Had the vinyl of this recording so I jump at the chance to see Roy play in the early '80s in Kingston, Ontario a few years before his death. One of the very best performances that I have ever witnessed. Was very pleasantly surprised when it this was the number used in the closing credits of 2006 movie "The Departed".
Posted 17 years ago by ejsamuel    [ Reply ]
eastcoast wrote:
Another great guitarist no one ever heard of.
Who? No, seriously sounds good to me.
Posted 17 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Another great guitarist no one ever heard of.
Posted 18 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
Would love to hear some Danny Gatton WildschÃŒtz wrote:
Remembers me to Danny Gatton
Posted 18 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
drtjdel wrote:
Is that what Bruce Springsteen is playing on the Born to Run album cover? I thought (perhaps incorrectly) that the Esquire was a 'starving musician' version of the Tele.
Bruce's Esquire (single pickup at bridge) has an added neck pickup. Roy is playing a Telecaster (neck and bridge).
Posted 18 years ago by hideglue    [ Reply ]
BillG's right ... this was very effective over the credits of The Departed! Good movie. Violent yes, excellently made and performed, definitely.
Posted 18 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
Remembers me to Danny Gatton
Posted 18 years ago by WildschÃŒtz    [ Reply ]
Geecheeboy wrote:
My brother got in some silly bind a couple years ago and sold our family heirloom '53 Esquire for $1,600. Omaha Nebraska. We never let him forget it. Hell, I wish he had asked ME. (The Esquire was what Fender called this model for the first production run).
Posted 18 years ago by dbm86698    [ Reply ]
I miss you, Roy. Rest in peace.
Posted 18 years ago by AlienRelic    [ Reply ]
Geecheeboy wrote:
My brother got in some silly bind a couple years ago and sold our family heirloom '53 Esquire for $1,600. Omaha Nebraska. We never let him forget it. Hell, I wish he had asked ME. (The Esquire was what Fender called this model for the first production run).
Is that what Bruce Springsteen is playing on the Born to Run album cover? I thought (perhaps incorrectly) that the Esquire was a 'starving musician' version of the Tele.
Posted 18 years ago by drtjdel    [ Reply ]
A true gem!
Posted 18 years ago by Tux    [ Reply ]
Just stunning!! Exquiaite timing and range on something so simple!
Posted 18 years ago by Coffers    [ Reply ]
drtjdel wrote:
I think there's a 53 Tele on display at the Guitar Showcase in San Jose.
My brother got in some silly bind a couple years ago and sold our family heirloom '53 Esquire for $1,600. Omaha Nebraska. We never let him forget it. Hell, I wish he had asked ME. (The Esquire was what Fender called this model for the first production run).
Posted 18 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
mojoman wrote:
It's 2 am. Last call. You're dancing with a girl who was probably butt-ugly six beers ago, and Roy Buchanan is playing on the box. Need I say more?
Yes. Wrap it.
Posted 18 years ago by ChardRemains    [ Reply ]
... It's past midnight here and I must say the music has been pretty bloody marvelous to wile the night into mornin', so a HUGE thank you goes out to all at RPHQ ...
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
ScottN wrote:
I once read a review of A RB concert which described his playing as "he made the rafters sweat." I wish I had the good fortune of seeing him live. R.I.P.
I always dug Roy on vinyl, but the only time I saw him live (late 70s, Austin TX), he was drunk as a skunk and could barely play...
Posted 18 years ago by karen    [ Reply ]
Saw him live in New York in 1976 - utter genius. The bloody guitar talks and sings and moans like no-one else can make it. It's not just clever - it hurts!!!
Posted 18 years ago by Coffers    [ Reply ]
ScottN wrote:
I once read a review of A RB concert which described his playing as "he made the rafters sweat." I wish I had the good fortune of seeing him live. R.I.P.
He gave an awesome show. I saw him twice and he gave me goosebumps both times.
Posted 18 years ago by jamm    [ Reply ]
I think there's a 53 Tele on display at the Guitar Showcase in San Jose.
Posted 18 years ago by drtjdel    [ Reply ]
underarmor wrote:
He died a few years back. Maybe 2000 or so.
From AMG "But just as his career seemed to be on the upswing once more, tragedy struck on August 14, 1988, when Buchanan was picked up by police in Fairfax, VA, for public intoxication. Shortly after being arrested and placed in a holding cell, a policeman performed a routine check on Buchanan and was shocked to discover that he had hung himself in his cell." Danny Gatton committed suicide in 1994.
Posted 18 years ago by Skippy    [ Reply ]
I once read a review of A RB concert which described his playing as "he made the rafters sweat." I wish I had had the good fortune of seeing him live. R.I.P.
Posted 19 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
He died a few years back. Maybe 2000 or so. DJac wrote:
Haven't heard this guy played anywhere in a while! Great to hear! Saw him in a little clubhouse in the Southwest way back long ago (80's?) -- he and his Tele were hot! Thx for playin', Bill!
Posted 19 years ago by underarmor    [ Reply ]
Never 'paid attention' before. Kicked it up to an 8.
Posted 19 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
A must have is the album "In The Beginning"
Posted 19 years ago by andersja    [ Reply ]
Antigone wrote:
YES! Let's start a Rory Gallagher petition! Love the Buchanan too.
YES!!! I also love Rory Gallagher!! Please, Bill, add him to the playlist too...... pretty please...?
Posted 19 years ago by Helchat    [ Reply ]
Damn! This is sa-WEET!
Posted 19 years ago by winter    [ Reply ]
Haven't heard this guy played anywhere in a while! Great to hear! Saw him in a little clubhouse in the Southwest way back long ago (80's?) -- he and his Tele were hot! Thx for playin', Bill!
Posted 19 years ago by DJac    [ Reply ]
WonderLizard wrote:
Despite the fact that Buchanan spent the last 30-odd years of his life in the D.C. area and that he and Danny Gatton, born, bred and residing in D.C. and environs all his life, had remarkably similar styles, played virtually the same main axe ('53 Telecaster)--yet I never saw them play together, never heard of them associating, but they must have known each other. Anybody?
I rememeber reading various interviews with Gatton and Buchanan in Guitar World and Guitar Player, and it was apparantly some bad blood between them. Buchanan wasn't exactly pleased that Gatton was copying his style, as he claimed, and it seemed that he had a lot of bitterness towards Gatton, and he talked quite much of how Gatton just was a rip-off of himself, and stuff. Buchanan used to be a mentor for Gatton in the early days, as far as I have understood. I remember Gatton also confirming that Buchanan had a bad attitude towards him, and that he was sorry about how things were.
Posted 19 years ago by oesvends    [ Reply ]
Despite the fact that Buchanan spent the last 30-odd years of his life in the D.C. area and that he and Danny Gatton, born, bred and residing in D.C. and environs all his life, had remarkably similar styles, played virtually the same main axe ('53 Telecaster)--yet I never saw them play together, never heard of them associating, but they must have known each other. Anybody?
Posted 19 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
a great interpretation of a great classic song. would it be possible to hear the man that wrote this song sing it (DG)..?? guess who ? please excuse me for acting up a little...the music has me on a high!! thanks again RP
Posted 19 years ago by Barry    [ Reply ]
Wow, that was greatness. Never got into Buchanan but I too will remedy that situation very soon! Great, great guitar tone, really striking. Thanks for yet another great musical introduction RP!
Posted 19 years ago by TXAggies    [ Reply ]
Still fresh....
Posted 19 years ago by Zocket    [ Reply ]
What a nice suprise! Roy Buchannon!! What a GREAT radio station!
Posted 19 years ago by BobVaughan    [ Reply ]
It's 2 am. Last call. You're dancing with a girl who was probably butt-ugly six beers ago, and Roy Buchanan is playing on the box. Need I say more?
Posted 19 years ago by mojoman    [ Reply ]
Both the player and the song are identifiable on the first note. I've held Nancy, the 1953 Telecaster he played, in my own hands... what a trip! Way to go, RP!
Posted 19 years ago by fretman    [ Reply ]
8)
Posted 19 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
Ngoziman wrote:
Thanks for the memories. I remember this from way back - I'd forgotten all about it. I've got this track on the eponymous Roy Buchanan LP from 1972 (Polydor red label). It's listed as Roy Buchanan and the Snakestretchers!
Flashbacks to my mispent youth. Haven't heard this in about 25-30 years :-) I have 2-3 of his on vinyl in a box somewhere, must dig out ...
Posted 19 years ago by rickf    [ Reply ]
He sounds a bit like Jon Ackerman in this song. I though for a moment I was lisytening to Focus..Great Guitarist indeed...
Posted 20 years ago by rgr0707    [ Reply ]
Thanks for the memories. I remember this from way back - I'd forgotten all about it. I've got this track on the eponymous Roy Buchanan LP from 1972 (Polydor red label). It's listed as Roy Buchanan and the Snakestretchers!
Posted 20 years ago by Ngoziman    [ Reply ]
Enrique wrote:
A brilliant guitarist. I can't believe that I do not have a single one of his albums. That will change soon.
You and me both!
Posted 20 years ago by ciscochasbro    [ Reply ]
A brilliant guitarist. I can't believe that I do not have a single one of his albums. That will change soon.
Posted 20 years ago by Enrique    [ Reply ]
RIP Roy.
Posted 20 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
glebarr wrote:
One of the best!! This guy was a genius; too bad he died in such a tragic way (suicide-though some say it was murder). How about adding Rory Gallagher to the playlist? thanks.GL
YES! Let's start a Rory Gallagher petition! Love the Buchanan too.
Posted 20 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
very nice. this makes me think of the beach parties and college.
Posted 22 years ago by miamizsun    [ Reply ]
An extrodinary guitarist and a monumental loss to all of MUSIC when Buchanan passed away. Great tune from a great artist!
Posted 22 years ago by Jester    [ Reply ]
I know this has been said before, but, WOW. I love Roy Buchanan and am so glad that RP is playing his music.
Posted 22 years ago by utahbob    [ Reply ]