Patrick "Pat" Jay Buchanan is an American guitarist, known for his work with the band Cameo and as a Nashville-based session musician.
In the mid 1980s, Buchanan began recording on radio and television jingles in Atlanta, Georgia.
Buchanan worked with the band Cameo, touring and participating in the recording of their Word Up!
As a session musician, he recorded with many artists, including Rodney Crowell,[3] Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, Don Henley, Dolly Parton, Travis Tritt, and Amy Grant.
[6] Buchanan won the Academy of Country Music award for Guitarist of the Year in 2005.