Roy Buchanan - Early Years 1957-1962

 

Roy Buchanan (1957)

 

Roy Buchanan - After Hours: Early Years 1957-1962 Recordings 

Leroy "Roy" Buchanan (1939– 988) was an American guitarist and blues musician. A pioneer of the Telecaster sound, Buchanan worked as a sideman and as a solo artist, with two gold albums early in his career and two later solo albums that made it to the Billboard chart. He never achieved stardom, but is considered a highly influential guitar player. Guitar Player praised him as having one of the "50 Greatest Tones of All Time." He appeared on the PBS music program Austin City Limits in 1977 [Wikipedia]

This 2-CD edition contains Roy Buchanan's earliest works, taped between 1957 and 1962, including a couple of singles released under his own name, plus a bunch of seminal collaborations as a session man and guitar player.

CD 1

01. Pretty Please (2:23)
02. My Babe (Dale Hawkins) (2:27)
03. Wild Guy (Freddy Cannon) (2:27)
04. Buttercup (Bob Luman) (2:09)
05. Route 66 (Paul Curry) (2:39)
06. The Kick Step (Perry Mates) (2:28)
07. Twin Exhaust (The Secrets) (1:57)
08. Cha Cha Chu (Jerry Hawkins) (2:55)
09. It'll Be My First Time (Merle Kilgore) (2:29)
10. He Will Come Back To Me (Alis Lesley) (2:17)
11. The Jam Pt. 1 (Bobby Gregg & His Friends) (2:26)
12. The Jam Pt. 2 (Bobby Gregg & His Friends) (2:24)
13. When The Saint's Go Twistin'... (Danny & The Juniors) (2:12)
14. Ruby Bay (Cody Brennan & The Temps) (2:12)
15. The Shuffle (Bobby & The Temps) (2:26)
16. Gotta Go (Perry Mates) (2:32)
17. Potato Peeler (Bobby Gregg) (2:34)
18. Need Your Lovin' (Jerry Hawkins) (2:13)
19. Hot Toddy (The Secrets) (2:13)
20. My Baby Walkes All Over Me (Bob Luman) (2:06)
21. My Blue Heaven (Freddy Cannon) (2:38)
22. After Hours (2:32)

CD 2

01. Mule Train Stomp (2:24)
02. Teen Queen Of The Week (Freddy Cannon) (2:09)
03. I Got A Heart (Jerry Hawkins) (2:26)
04. I Take A Trip To The Moon (Merle Kilgore) (2:03)
05. Mary Lou (Bobby & The Temps) (2:19)
06. I Want To Love You (Dale Hawkins) (2:18)
07. Take My Heart (Dale Hawkins) (2:10)
08. Grandma's House (Dale Hawkins) (2:20)
09. Wild, Wild World (Dale Hawkins) (1:47)
10. Someday One Day (Dale Hawkins) (2:25)
11. Dreamy Doll (Bob Luman) (2:11)
12. Honeysuckle Rose (Paul Curry) (2:12)
13. The Twist/Mother's Club Twist (Danny & The Juniors) (4:45)
14. Shake The Hand Of A Fool (Cody Brennan & The Temps) (2:36)
15. Blue Skies (Freddy Cannon) (2:40)
16. Swing, Daddy Swing (Jerry Hawkins) (2:34)
17. Lonely Nights (Jerry Hawkins) (2:18)
18. Lucky Johnny (Jerry Hawkins) (1:59)
19. Am I The One (Cody Brennan & The Temps) (2:07)
20. Class Of 59 (Bob Luman) (1:54)
21. The Blacksmith Blues (Freddy Cannon) (2:39)
22. Whiskers (2:13)

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