Born: Leroy Buchanan, September 23, 1939, Ozark, AR
Died: August 14, 1988, Fairfox, VA
Instrument: guitar, vocals
Bands: The Waw Keen Valley Boys (1951), The Dusty Valley Boys (mid 50s), Dale Hawkins (1958-61), Bob Luman (1960), Bad Boys (1961), Bob Moore & the Temps (1961-63), Bobby Gregg & His Friends (1962), Danny Denver (mid 60s), British Walkers (mid 60s), Kalin Twins (mid 60s ), Roy Buchanan (1961, 1967-69, 1972-88), Charlie Daniels (1969), Buch & the Snakestretchers (1969-72)
Discography:
| BUCH & THE SNAKE STRETCHER’S | 1971 |
| ROY BUCHANAN I. | 1972 |
| SECOND ALBUM | 1973 |
| THAT’S WHAT I AM HERE FOR | 1973 |
| RESCUE ME (Later released as “In the Beginning”) | 1974 |
| LIVE STOCK (Live at Town Hall, New York City, November 27, 1974) | 1974 |
| A STREET CALLED STRAIGHT | 1976 |
| LOADING ZONE | 1977 |
| LIVE IN JAPAN (Originally released only in Japan in July 1978) | 1977 |
| YOU’RE NOT ALONE | 1978 |
| MY BABE | 1980 |
| WHEN A GUITAR PLAYS THE BLUES | 1985 |
| DANCING ON THE EDGE | 1986 |
| HOT WIRES | 1987 |
Albums released later than the recording date:
| EARLY YEARS (Recorded in the 60s; released in 1989) | 1960s |
| THE PROPHET (The unreleased first Polydor album) | 1971 |
| AMERICAN AXE: LIVE IN 1974 (Live in September & December, 1974) | 1974 |
| HERE I GO AGAIN (Unreleased studio album; only bootleg) | 1982 |
| LIVE (Later released as “Blues in E” & “The World’s Greatest Unknown Guitarist” too) | 1985/87 |
| MALAGUENA (Unreleased tracks from mid 60s to 1988) |
Compilation:
| GUITAR ON FIRE: THE ATLANTIC SESSION (Released in 1993) | |
| SWEET DREAMS: The Anthology |
DVD/Video:
| P. B. S. SPECIAL: THE WORLD'S GREATEST UNKNOWN GUITARIST | 1971 |
| ROCKPALAST | 1985 |
| FURTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD (Live at Carnegie Hall, December 6, 1985) | 1986 |