Comment by Carl Ryan on March 14, 2013 at 7:27pm

Hello Steve,

Nice to read your post. I collect pretty much exclusively guitar players, and Roy has had a huge impact on my guitar playing. Among guitarists he is an iconic force, but among the general public, most have never heard of him, which is a tragedy. He coaxed sound out of the guitar like i had never heard before. Literally making it scream and cry through his extensive use of his volume and tone controls coupled with unbelievable playing.

Roy died before my time, but i do have 2 autographs from him. One i am selling right now on ebay. I purchased that one from the collection of a major west coast collector by the name of "Lefty". I dont know who this particular man was, but apparently he had great access to the stars of that age. And his collection was being sold on ebay. I purchase quite a few including Tammy Wynette, Roy, Link Wray, Robert Cray, Peter Drake, and a half dozen others. I could put you in touch with the ebay seller who was selling all these if youd like. I dont know if the seller was family of Lefty, but he may know more on the story of these LPs and their acquisition. 

The signature of the one i am selling now is very bold, and the LP is in perfect shape. And it has a long dedication from Roy. My other LP signed by Roy is signed in pen and i am hanging on to it. I purchased it from ebay as well about a year ago. Feel free to use these photos anyway that youd like.

Hope this helps, and i look forward to seeing your book. Roy was truly a legend, and has influenced more guitarists than he probably could have ever hoped for.

Carl

Comment by Steve Buchanan on March 22, 2013 at 8:25am

Thanks for letting me know it's still available! And yes, I want it. Contact me here for mailing info and what not. Thanks, Steve

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