Roy Buchanan: Sweet Dreams: The Anthology 1992

 

Leroy "Roy" Buchanan (September 23, 1939 – August 14, 1988) was an American guitarist and blues rock musician. A pioneer of the Telecaster sound,  Buchanan worked as a sideman and as a solo

artist, and is considered a highly influential guitar player. "Guitar Player Magazine" praised him as having one of the "50 Greatest Tones of All Time." Roy Buchanan has long been considered one of the finest, yet criminally overlooked guitarists of the blues rock genre whose lyrical leads and use of harmonics would later influence such guitar greats as Jeff Beck, his one-time student Robbie Robertson, and ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons.
                     

Although born in Ozark, AR, on September 23, 1939, Buchanan grew up in the small town of Pixley, CA. His father was both a farmer and Pentecostal preacher, which would bring the youngster his first exposure to gospel music when his family would attend racially mixed revival meetings. But it was

when Buchanan came across late-night R&B radio shows that he became smitten by the blues, leading to Buchanan picking up the guitar at the age of seven. First learning steel guitar, he switched to electric guitar by the age of 13, finding the instrument that would one day become his trademark: a Fender Telecaster. By 15, Buchanan knew he wanted to concentrate on music full-time and relocated to Los Angeles, which contained a thriving blues/R&B scene at the time.
                           

                             
Shortly after his arrival in L.A., Buchanan was taken under the wing by multi-talented bluesman Johnny Otis, before studying blues with such players as Jimmy Nolen (later with James Brown), Pete Lewis, and Johnny "Guitar" Watson. During the mid- to late '50s, Buchanan led his own

rock band, the Heartbeats, which soon after began backing rockabilly great Dale ("Suzy Q") Hawkins. Buchanan spent the '60s as a sideman with obscure acts, as well as working as a session guitarist for such varied artists as pop idol Freddy Cannon, country artist Merle Kilgore, and drummer Bobby Gregg, among others, before Buchanan settled down in the Washington, D.C., area in the mid- to late '60s and founded his own outfit, the Snakestretchers. Buchanan's life changed in 1971, when he gained national notice as the result of an hour-long PBS television documentary.
               

Entitled Introducing Roy Buchanan, and sometimes mistakenly called The Best Unknown Guitarist in the World, it earned a record deal with Polydor Records and praise from John Lennon and Merle Haggard, besides an alleged invitation to join the Rolling Stones which he turned down and which

gave him the nickname "the man who turned the Stones down". He may have turned the Stones down for two reasons. He may have feared abusing drugs and alcohol more if he joined them, and dying, like Brian Jones. And he may have felt that his own career as he was then pursuing it had promising directions that he could not follow as well if he joined the Stones. In 1977, he appeared on the PBS music program Austin City Limits during Season 2.
                   

According to his agent and others, Buchanan was doing well, having gained control of his drinking habit and playing again, when he was arrested for public intoxication after a domestic dispute. He was

found hanged from his own shirt in a jail cell on August 14, 1988, in the Fairfax County, Virginia, Jail. According to Thomas Hartman, who was in a cell near Buchanan's, the deputy sheriff opened the door early in the morning and found Buchanan with the shirt around his neck. 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.
                       

Roy Buchanan – Sweet Dreams: The Anthology
Label: Polydor – 314 517 086-2, Chronicles – 314 517 086-2
Format: 2 x CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: Sep 20, 1992
Genre: Rock, Blues, Pop
Style: Blues Rock
                            

CD 1.  TRACKS

                 

01. Baltimore   3:31
Guitar – Charlie Daniels, Roy Buchanan
Producer – Charlie Daniels
Written-By – Charlie Daniels
02. Black Autumn   4:25
Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals – Charlie Daniels
Bass – Tim Drummond
Drums – Karl Himmel
Guitar – Roy Buchanan
Keyboards – Bob Wilson
Producer – Charlie Daniels
Timpani, Percussion – Ernie Winfrey
Written-By – Charlie Daniels
03. The Story Of Isaac   5:48
Bass – Tim Drummond
Drums – Karl Himmel
Guitar – Roy Buchanan
Guitar, Vocals – Charlie Daniels
Keyboards – Bob Wilson
Producer – Charlie Daniels
Written-By – Leonard Cohen
04. There'll Always Be   4:50
Bass – Tim Drummond
Drums – Karl Himmel
Guitar – Roy Buchanan
Guitar, Vocals – Charlie Daniels
Keyboards – Bob Wilson
Lead Vocals – Billy Price
Producer – Charlie Daniels
Written-By – Charlie Daniels
05. Sweet Dreams   3:32
Bass – Pete Van Allen
Drums – Ned Davis
Keyboards – Dick Heintze
Lead Guitar – Roy Buchanan
Producer – Peter Kieve Siegel
Rhythm Guitar – Teddy Irwin
Written-By – Don Gibson
06. Pete's Blue   7:15
Bass – Pete Van Allen
Drums – Ned Davis
Keyboards – Dick Heintze
Lead Guitar – Roy Buchanan
Producer – Peter Kieve Siegel
Rhythm Guitar – Teddy Irwin
Written-By – Roy Buchanan
07. The Messiah Will Come Again   5:53
Bass – Pete Van Allen
Drums – Ned Davis
Keyboards – Dick Heintze
Lead Guitar – Roy Buchanan
Producer – Peter Kieve Siegel
Rhythm Guitar – Teddy Irwin
Written-By – Roy Buchanan
08. Tribute To Elmore James   3:25
Bass – Don Payne
Drums – Jerry Mercer
Keyboards – Dick Heintze
Lead Guitar – Roy Buchanan
Producer – Peter Kieve Siegel
Rhythm Guitar – Teddy Irwin
Written-By – Roy Buchanan
09. After Hours   6:14
Bass – Don Payne
Drums – Jerry Mercer
Keyboards – Dick Heintze
Lead Guitar – Roy Buchanan
Producer – Peter Kieve Siegel
Rhythm Guitar – Teddy Irwin
Written-By – A. Parrish, B. Feyne, R. Bruce
10. Five String Blues   6:24
Bass – Don Payne
Drums – Jerry Mercer
Keyboards – Dick Heintze
Lead Guitar – Roy Buchanan
Producer – Peter Kieve Siegel
Rhythm Guitar – Teddy Irwin
Written-By – Roy Buchanan
11. C.C. Ryder (Live)   6:49
Arranged By, Vocals, Lead Guitar – Roy Buchanan
Bass – Don Payne
Drums – Jerry Mercer
Keyboards – Dick Heintze
Mixed By – Joseph Palmaccio
Producer – Bill Levenson
Rhythm Guitar – Teddy Irwin
Written-By – Traditional
12. My Baby Says She's Gonna Leave Me   3:21
Bass, Backing Vocals – John Harrison
Drums – Robbie Magruder
Keyboards – Dick Heintze
Lead Guitar – Roy Buchanan
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Billy Price
Producer – Jay Reich, Jr.
Written-By – Billy Price, John Harrison, Roy Buchanan
13. Please Don't Turn Me Away   4:47
Bass, Backing Vocals – John Harrison
Drums – Robbie Magruder
Keyboards – Dick Heintze
Lead Guitar – Roy Buchanan
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Billy Price
Producer – Jay Reich, Jr.
Written-By – Billy Price, Roy Buchanan
14. Country Preacher   3:28
Bass – Kenny Tibbetts
Drums – Bill Stewart
Keyboards, Arranged By – Neil Larsen
Lead Guitar – Roy Buchanan
Producer – Ed Freeman
Written-By – Joe Zawinul
15. Wayfaring Pilgrim   5:07
Bass – Kenny Tibbetts
Drums – Bill Stewart
Keyboards, Arranged By – Neil Larsen
Lead Guitar – Roy Buchanan
Producer – Ed Freeman
Written-By – Ed Freeman, Roy Buchanan

Flac Size: 830 MB

CD 2 TRACKS

               

01. Down By The River (Live)   9:17
Bass – John Harrison
Drums – Byrd Foster
Keyboards – Malcolm Lukens
Lead Guitar – Roy Buchanan
Mixed By – Joseph Palmaccio
Producer – Bill Levenson
Vocals – Billy Price
Written-By – Neil Young
02. I'm A Ram (Live)   4:24
Bass – John Harrison
Drums – Byrd Foster
Keyboards – Malcolm Lukens
Lead Guitar – Roy Buchanan
Producer – Jay Reich, Jr.
Vocals – Billy Price
Written-By – A. Greene, M. Hodges
03. I'm Evil (Live)   6:15
Bass – John Harrison
Drums – Byrd Foster
Keyboards – Malcolm Lukens
Lead Guitar, Vocals – Roy Buchanan
Producer – Jay Reich, Jr.
Written-By – Roy Buchanan
04. Good God Have Mercy   4:05
Bass – John Harrison
Drums – Byrd Foster
Keyboards – Malcolm Lukens
Lead Guitar, Vocals – Roy Buchanan
Producer – Arif Mardin
Written-By – Billy Roberts
05. If Six Were Nine   3:46
Bass – John Harrison
Drums – Byrd Foster
Keyboards – Malcolm Lukens
Lead Guitar, Vocals – Roy Buchanan
Producer – Arif Mardin
Written-By – Jimi Hendrix
06. Green Onions   8:09
Bass – Donald "Duck" Dunn
Drums – Dan Garibaldi
Keyboards – Malcolm Lukens
Lead Guitar – Roy Buchanan, Steve Cropper
Producer – Stanley Clarke
Written-By – Jackson, Jones, Steinberg, Cropper
07. Soul Dressing (Live)   7:00
Bass – John Harrison
Drums – Byrd Foster
Keyboards – Malcolm Lukens
Lead Guitar – Roy Buchanan
Producer – Jay Reich, Jr.
Written-By – Booker T. Jones
08. Hey Joe (Live)   8:19
Bass – John Harrison
Drums – Byrd Foster
Keyboards – Malcolm Lukens
Lead Guitar, Vocals – Roy Buchanan
Producer – Jay Reich, Jr.
Written-By – Billy Cox
09. Fly ... Night Bird   7:42
Bass – Willie Weeks
Drums – Andy Newmark
Keyboards – Jean Roussel
Lead Guitar – Roy Buchanan
Producer – Raymond Silva
Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Ray Gomez
Written-By – Newmark, Roussel, Silva, Buchanan, Weeks
10. Turn To Stone   5:46
Bass – Willie Weeks
Drums – Andy Newmark
Lead Guitar – Roy Buchanan
Producer – Raymond Silva
Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Ray Gomez
Written-By – Joe Walsh, Terry Trebandt
11. Dual Solioquy   12:06
Guitar – Roy Buchanan
Mixed By – Joseph Palmaccio
Producer – Bill Levenson
Written-By – Roy Buchanan

Flac Size: 846 MB

NOTES

CD 1.

                

Track 1-01 recorded October 1969, January 1970 & February 1971 at Woodland Studios, Nashville
Tracks 1-02, 1-03 recorded July 1970 at Woodland Studios, Nashville
Track 1-04 recorded July 1970, November 1970 & February 1971 at Woodland Studios, Nashville
Tracks 1-05 to 1-07, 2-11 recorded July 1972 at the Record Plant, New York
Tracks 1-08 to 1-10 recorded November 1972 at the Record Plant, New York
Track 1-11 recorded May 1973 at the Marquee Club
Tracks 1-12 & 1-13 recorded October 1973 at the Record Plant, New York
Tracks 1-14 & 1-15 recorded June 1974 at the Record Plant, Sausalito

Tracks 1-01 to 1-04 from the unreleased album The Prophet: The Unreleased First Polydor Album
Tracks 1-05 to 1-07 from the album Roy Buchanan
Tracks 1-08 to 1-10 from the album Second Album
Tracks 1-12 & 1-13 from the album That's What I Am Here For
Tracks 1-14 & 1-15 from the album In The Beginning

CD 2.

                       

Tracks 2-01 & 2-02 recorded November 1974 at Town Hall, New York
Track 2-03 recorded March 1975 at the Amazing Grace Club, Evanston, Illinois
Tracks 2-04 & 2-05 recorded 1974 at Electric Lady, Record Plant, Media Sound & Atlantic Studios, New York
Track 2-06 recorded March 1977 at Clover Studios, Los Angeles
Tracks 2-07 & 2-08 recorded June 1977 at Ubinchokin Hall, Japan
Tracks 2-09 & 2-10 recorded June 1978 at Atlantic Studios, New York

Tracks 2-02 & 2-03 from the album Live Stock
Tracks 2-04 & 2-05 from the album A Street Called Straight
Track 2-06 from the album Loading Zone
Tracks 2-07 & 2-08 from the album Live In Japan
Tracks 2-09 & 2-10 from the album You're Not Alone