Roy Buchanan - That Did It

Woods, Songs of Universal, BMI

Roy, a wildly imaginative guitar wizard with a local word-of-mouth reputation in the Washington, D.C. area, burst into stardom when a public television special proclaimed him to be “The Best Unknown Guitar Player In The World.” He became a national concert attraction as fans lined up to experience his unmatched picking and amazing string bending. But his half-dozen major label albums didn’t capture his live performance fire. When he joined Alligator in 1985, he was thrilled to be given artistic freedom and a chance to record with real Chicago blues musicians. A reluctant vocalist, Roy was happy to be paired with singers like Chicago soul man Johnny Sayles, who sang That Did It.