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When a Guitar Plays the Blues

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Released
  
July 1985

Artist
  
Roy Buchanan

Label
  
Alligator Records

Length
  
43:11

Release date
  
July 1985

Genres
  
Blues, Rock music

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My Babe (1980)
  
When a Guitar Plays the Blues (1985)

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Dancing on the Edge (1986)

Producers
  
Roy Buchanan, Dick Shurman, Bruce Iglauer

Similar
  
Roy Buchanan albums, Blues albums

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When a Guitar Plays the Blues is a 1985 album by American guitarist and blues musician, Roy Buchanan. This was his first record for Alligator Records. It was recorded and mixed by Justin Niebank, mastered by Tom Coyne and produced by Roy Buchanan, Dick Shurman and Bruce Iglauer. All songs were written by Buchanan.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "When a Guitar Plays the Blues"
  2. "Chicago Smokeshop"
  3. "Mrs. Pressure"
  4. "A Nickel and a Nail"
  5. "Short Fuse"
  6. "Why Don't You Want Me"
  7. "Country Boy"
  8. "Sneaking Godzilla Through the Alley"
  9. "Hawaiian Punch"

Musicians

  • Roy Buchanan – guitar and vocals
  • Larry Exum – bass guitar
  • Morris Jennings – drums
  • Bill Heid – keyboards
  • Sonny Seals – saxophone
  • Steele Seals – saxophone
  • Criss Johnson – guitar
  • Otis Clay – vocals
  • Gloria Hardiman – vocals

    • Songs

    1When a Guitar Plays the Blues6:38
    2Chicago Smokeshop4:59
    3Mrs Pressure4:39

    References

    When a Guitar Plays the Blues Wikipedia
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