Roy Buchanan - When A Guitar Plays The Blues

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 both a sideman and solo artist, with two gold albums early in his career,^[2] and two later solo albums that made it on to the Billboard chart. Despite never having achieved stardom, he is still considered a highly influential guitar player.

 

When a Guitar Plays the Blues is a 1985 album by American guitarist and Blues musician Roy Buchanan. This was his first record for Alligator Records. It was recorded and mixed by Justin Niebank, mastered by Tom Coyne and produced by Roy Buchanan, Dick Shurman and Bruce Iglauer. All songs were written by Buchanan.