Roy Buchanan, Live from Austin, Texas, 1976

 


Full Concert Friday this week, featuring a concert posted on my first, original music blog, a long time ago.  But here it is again.  Roy Buchanan and His Band playing on Austin City Limits, from Austin, Texas, in 1976.  The set list is:

1. Roy's Bluz
2. Soul Dressing (Booker T. & The MG's cover)
3. Sweet Dreams (Don Gibson cover)
4. Hey Joe (Billy Roberts cover)
5. The Messiah Will Come Again

The band lineup is:

Roy Buchanan: guitar
Malcolm Lukens: Hammond B3 organ
John Harrison: bass
Byrd Foster: drums


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