Roy Buchanan

Roy Buchanan (September 23, 1939 - August 14, 1988) was an American guitarist and blues musician. Despite never having achieved stardom, he is still considered a highly influential guitar player. Guitar Player praised him as having one of the "50 Greatest Tones of all Time. " Buchanan has influenced many guitarists, including Gary Moore, Danny Gatton, and Jeff Beck; Beck dedicated his version of "Cause We've Ended As Lovers" from Blow by Blow to him.

His work is said to "stretch the limits of the electric guitar, " and he is praised for "his subtlety of tone and the breadth of his knowledge, from the blackest of blues to moaning R&B and clean, concise, bone-deep rock 'n' roll. " In 2004, Guitar Player listed his version of "Sweet Dreams, " from his debut album on Polydor, Roy Buchanan, as having one of the "50 Greatest Tones of All Time. " In the same year, the readers of Guitar Player voted Buchanan #46 in a top 50 readers' poll.