- Real name
- Leroy Buchanan
- Born
- September 23, 1939
- Died
- August 14, 1988
- Country
- United States
- IPI
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00004486696 4 works
- Affiliation
- BMI
- Comments
- Mainly a blues(y) guitarist, praised by genre experts for his unique way of playing, and partly a vocalist, Buchanan turned down the offer to join the Rolling Stones (Ron Wood accepted), He was found hanging in a cell the morning after an arrest for public intoxication. Being ruled a suicide, he likely didn't survive being beaten up by policemen covering their crime by hanging his body.
- Member of
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Buch and the Snake Stretchers Founder, leader, lead guitar, vocals
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