I saw Roy only months before his demise. He was playing a gig. He looked like a defeated man. His playing didn't suffer for it though. I have not confirmed this, but word has it after founding member Jone's untimely death the Stones contacted Roy for the spot. I heard he turned them down. Citing restricting his artistic capabilities! I can not verify this as fact.
...like Flash Gordon. Get it? Great RIPPIN' instrumental!
At last the three Alligator cds come to eMusic. This is the last album Roy recorded before his untimely death. If you like guitar music then they'll be something for you here. Was he blues, rock or country - well a little of all of them. If you can get to read "American Axe" a wonderful biography, you'll get an understanding of what this is all about. In the meantime listen to High Wire, Flash Chordin' and the Blues Lover.
By the early 1960s, blues was largely abandoned by its original African-American audience. But by the late '60s, the form had been embraced by young white fans. So the sound mutated, and continues to do so. White blues has more of a rock feel, with the British giving it a distinct (though hard to define) elan all their own. Meanwhile, in pursuit of the new audience, most surviving black veterans (and the few young African-Americans… more »
