ROY BUCHANAN : SWEET DREAMS / FIVE STRING BLUES

Προσωπική μου αδυναμία και ένας από τους μεγαλύτερους blues κιθαρίστες όλων των εποχών, ο Roy Buchanan δεν κατέκτησε ποτέ το status ενός star, αν και ο χαρακτηρισμός “ο καλύτερος άγνωστος κιθαρίστας στον κόσμο” αδικεί τη φήμη του. Ο RB είχε το θαυμασμό και την εκτίμηση μουσικών όπως ο Jimi Hendrix, ο John Lennon και οι Rolling Stones που τον είχαν διαλέξει αρχικά ως διάδοχο του Brian Jones [η πρόταση απορρίφθηκε].
Ο
RB αυτοκτόνησε το 1988, σε ηλικία 48 ετών.
Ακούμε την εκδοχή του στο
“Sweet Dreams” του Don Gibson, και το υπεράνω περιγραφής, δικό του, “Five String Blues”.

My personal favorite, and one of the greatest blues guitarists of all time,
Roy Buchanan never achieved stardom status, although the title of the “the best unknown guitarist in the world” doesn’t do justice to his reputation. RB was admired and appreciated by musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon and the Rolling Stones who had chosen him as Brian Jones’ successor [he turned them down].
RB committed suicide in 1988, aged 48.
We hear his version of Don Gibson’s
“Sweet Dreams” and his own “Five String Blues”, a track beyond description.

00:00 Sweet Dreams 03:43 Five String Blues

Oh, Jesus
This is my final plea
Yes, Jesus
This is my final plea
You know I’m still begging you
Don’t let the devil get the best of me

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3 Comments

  1. Resa June 19, 2021 at 11:46 pm

    That touched my bones!
    I can see why the Stones wanted him. I can see why he said no. I hear Jimi…. I hear Jimi in a lot of the blues you’ve been playing.
    I’ve never loved the blues so much, as I do now. Thank you!

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    1. Oannes June 20, 2021 at 7:17 pm

      RB is God. I first heard ‘Five String Blues’ [the second on the post] …such a long time ago. And never, nor even once, without getting emotional.
      Thank you for sharing this!

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      1. Resa June 20, 2021 at 8:50 pm

        No, Thank you!!!!

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