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Leroy "Roy" Buchanan (September 23, 1939 – August 14, 1988) was an American guitarist and blues musician. A pioneer of the Telecaster sound, [1] Buchanan worked as a sideman and as a solo artist, with two gold albums early in his career [2] and two later solo albums that made it to the Billboard chart.
Aug 14, 2024 · Roy Buchanan’s death is still the subject of fierce debate. Officially ruled a suicide, he was found hanging in a cell at Fairfax jail in Virginia, his shirt tied around his neck, on August 14, 1988.
He was found hanged from his own shirt in a jail cell on August 14, 1988, in the Fairfax County, Virginia, Jail. His cause of death was officially recorded as suicide, a finding disputed by Buchanan's friends and family. Roy Buchanan is interred at Columbia Gardens Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
- “Sweet Dreams” Roy Buchanan, 1972. Originally written and recorded by Don Gibson in 1956, “Sweet Dreams” has become a country standard and has been recorded by a range of artists from Patsy Cline to Elvis Costello.
- “The Messiah Will Come Again” Roy Buchanan, 1972. “The Messiah Will Come Again” is probably the most well-known song Buch ever recorded. From the opening monologue delivered in his monotone voice to the passionate slow waltz of his guitar playing, it’s hard not to feel something from this track.
- “I Am a Lonesome Fugitive” Roy Buchanan, 1972. Originally written by country legend Merle Haggard in 1967, the song worked its way into Buchanan’s set and appeared as the second track on his major-label debut LP.
- “Roy’s Bluz” Live Stock, 1975. If you’re looking for the greasiest guitar licks that’ll put your ears at risk of bleeding, this one’s for you. “Roy’s Bluz” is probably the nastiest his ’53 Telecaster (nicknamed Nancy) ever sounded.
Aug 15, 1988 · Roy Buchanan, regarded as one of the world's finest rock guitarists, died of heart failure Monday at his home in Reston, Va. He was 47. Buchanan had just completed a leg of his current tour.
These nods might embarrass or seem ridiculous to Buchanan, were he still alive, for his modesty and matter-of-factness matched his musical talent.
Roy Buchanan died in a jail cell on this date, August 14, in 1988. One of the most overlooked blues rock guitarists ever, Buchanan was revered by fellow musicians but may have been the most reluctant guitarist to ever to pick up the instrument.
