That time I called Roy Buchanan up at his house and he raved about his new Bluesmaster guitar

  By Steve Newton Man, I sure have been lucky as far as interviewing great guitarists go. Sometimes--in the case of guys like Joe Satriani, Buddy Guy, Dickey Betts, and Joe Bonamassa--I get to interview them a bunch of times. Other times--with deceased legends like Link Wray, Albert King, Gary Moore, and Danny Gatton--I consider … Continue reading That time I called Roy Buchanan up at his house and he raved about his new Bluesmaster guitar

That time Roy Buchanan told me that Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour was just a bluesman at heart

By Steve Newton I've been getting quite a few hits lately for a blog I posted about Danny Gatton, which included an audio excerpt from the interview I did with the underrated guitar genius back in 1993. So I figured maybe it was time to treat that particular group of Ear of Newt readers--the ones … Continue reading That time Roy Buchanan told me that Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour was just a bluesman at heart