In the early 1970s, PBS Television in the USA showed an extended special entitled The World’s Greatest Unknown Guitarist. But this wasn’t strictly true; by 1971, Roy Buchanan had earned himself a ...

Guitarist Roy Buchanan, 48, pioneered controlled harmonics for the electric guitar and became known as the ”best unknown guitarist in the world.” He then produced two gold records and received the ...

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There were two reasons to hit a seedy bar called the Crossroads near College Park, Md., during the early 1970s. First, Roy Buchanan took the stage most nights. Second, you never knew if you’d catch ...

On August 14, 1988, guitarist Roy Buchanan was found hanged by his shirt in a Fairfax, Virginia jail cell. He was 48. While his death was ruled a suicide, the circumstances remain controversial. But, ...