Roy Buchanan-Second Album (1973)

Roy Buchanan is one of the greatest white bluesmen in history, and as a famous phrase broadcast on American television in the 1970s stated, "The best unknown guitarist in the world." Born in 1939 in Ozark, Arkansas, this guitarist made his recording debut in 1957 on a Dale Hawkins album. A few years later, he moved to Canada where he joined Ronnie Hawkins' band, among others, until the late 1960s. In 1971, he debuted with the self-produced album "Buch and the Snakestretchers", followed by his solo debut, "Roy Buchanan" (1972). A year later came "Second Album", his second album under the Polydor label, which earned him a gold record. Using a technique called "picking," Buchanan achieves a searing sound, brilliant guitar solos, great melodies, and pyrotechnic sounds of great creativity. Tracks like the country blues “Filty Teddy”, the melancholic blues “After Hours”, “Five String Blues” another great blues, the blues rock “Threat Her Right”, the jazzy “I Won’t Tell You No Lies” or the R&B “Tribute To Elmore James”, make up a great album from one of the undisputed geniuses of the six strings in the blues genre.