Roy Buchanan My Babe (1980)

ROY BUCHANAN was an American guitarist and blues musician born in Arkansas who pioneered the Telecaster guitar sound to much acclaim from fellow guitarists Beck, Clapton and Page. Roy worked tirelessly over the years and achieved two gold albums in his career up to his death in 1988. "My Babe" was released in 1980 and Guitar Player magazine praised him as "having one of the 50 Greatest Tones of All Time". In the bonus interview on this CD release Roy talks about the approach by The Rolling Stones to join them after the death of Brian Jones-he declined to pursue "his own thing".

The master guitarist whose unprecedented technique made him a blues hero in the 1970s. Collection includes: Second Album (1973); That’s What I Am Here For (1973); Live Stock (1975); A Street Called Straight (1976); Loading Zone (1977); You're Not Alone (1978); My Babe (1980); When A Guitar Plays The Blues (1985); Dancing On The Edge (1986); Hot Wires (1987); Charly Blues Legends "Live", Vol. 9 - Roy Buchanan (1995); Deluxe Edition (2001); American Axe: Live in 1974 (2003).