Hot Wires

Hot Wires is a 1987 album by American guitarist and blues musician Roy Buchanan.^[1] This was his third record for Alligator Records.^[1] It was recorded by Justin Niebank and mixed by Niebank and Tim Hale with Brian Poer and David Axelbaum assisting.^[2] It was mastered by Tom Coyne and produced by Roy Buchanan, Dick Shurman, Justin Niebank and Bruce Iglauer.^[2] This was Buchanan's final studio album. He killed himself the following year.^[3]

Hot Wires
Studio album by Roy Buchanan
Released	1987
Studio	Streeterville Studios, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genre	Rock, blues
Length	44:05
Label	Alligator
Producer	Roy Buchanan, Dick Shurman, Justin Niebank, Bruce Iglauer
Roy Buchanan chronology
Dancing on the Edge (1986) Hot Wires (1987)

Track listing

1. "High Wire"
2. "That Did It"
3. "Goose Grease"
4. "Sunset over Broadway"
5. "Ain't No Business"
6. "Flash Chordin'"
7. "25 Miles"
8. "These Arms of Mine"
9. "Country Boogie"
10. "The Blues Lover"^[1]

Personnel

• Roy Buchanan – guitar and vocals
• Larry Exum – bass guitar
• Morris Jennings – drums
• Stan Szelest – keyboards
• Donald Kinsey – guitar
• Johnny Sayles – vocals
• Kanika Kress – vocals^[2]

References

1. "Hot Wires – Roy Buchanan | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
2. "Hot Wires – Roy Buchanan | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
3. Davis, Patricia; Sandra Evans (August 17, 1988). "Roy Buchanan, Guitarist, Found Hanged in Va. Jail; Artist Faced Alcohol Charge". The Washington Post. p. B3.