SRV & Double Trouble ASSIMILATE YOU! They mesmerize you, hypnotize you, astound you until you're totally drawn into the music and let you go on wondrous sonic travels.
That is one of the most clever comments that I have ever read. Was that original, or was it you replacing some other name with Stevie Ray Vaughn? (just curious)
I seen him in 85 as a 16 year old and it literally changed my life the way I viewed music. It was a spiritual experience. Stood 5 feet from him the whole time. His eyes closed most the time in 100 degree Texas Summer Heat. Sweating Bullets.and cooked!
Same here.....I was 16 as well. This was, I think, 1983? He was touring with Y & T and Sammy Hagar who was the headliner. It was an odd grouping because SRV is blues, pure plain and simple. Y & T and Sammy were hard rock and sadly the crowd wasn't feelin' it. They were SO disrespectful toward him while he was onstage. I distinctly remember him, wearing the hat (went out and bought a matching Stetson, which I still have 😊) sitting on a tall stool, just jammin' away. I wasn't as close as you (which would have been awesome), but since the crowd wandered away from the stage, I was able to get about 15 feet from him. It was incredible. I'd never heard anything like it. I think the crowd wanted loud and exciting (see: Sammy Hagar) so they turned off their ears when he came on. It's not much of an SRV story......but at least I got one😁!
Albert was god to Stevie, they did a little session together and Stevie looks like a child at Christmas sitting next to him, he was so deferential and respectful. He had surpassed Albert by then, but Stevie wouldn't dare show him up so you can see Stevie laying back and making sure not to outshine him. It was adorable to watch.
Yep, and when they got into the session Albert wanted to hear Stevie cut loose and he had to make stevie let go because as you said Stevie was showing much reverence for one of his blues mentors, great video that was
it shows what a genuine regular good guy he was. When he,s on stage with his old blues hero,s he steps back and takes his foot off the gas. Showing respect to his idols. if he let loose he would steal the limelight and belittle any guitarist@@yambo59
I had a thought while walking outside about who the best guitarist was. God answered me. He said Stevie Ray Vaughan. I never heard of him before that time.
Texas girl here.SRV. Incomparable. Was lucky enough to see him play many times in so sad that there are people who’ve never heard the virtuosity of HIM. He pulls you into his world.
@@kellypickle your name seems very familiar to me. We don’t know each other (as far as I know or can remember), maybe I am confusing you with someone else with a similar name?
Watching Stevie play guitar is like watching Leonardo da Vinci paint or Michelangelo sculpt. World class master's that will never be seen again. RIP SRV
Stevie asked as a young TEEN if he could join Albert King on stage ,they said no one EVER had the guts to do that. Mr King let him and the rest is history!
Canada had a tv show where they paired an up-and-comer with their idol. One week they had Stevie Ray and Albert King. It's on CD and I think DVD. It was a great show, just the two of them in the studio with a bass player and drummer.
The El Macambo was a bar in Toronto, Canada🇨🇦 Stevie Rays idol was Jimi Hendrix. Stevie went to Jimi's father to ask his okay to record some his songs. Ultimate sign of respect. This video is before SRV got sober.
I saw George Thourogood there at the El Mocambo, in 1978 - before his first record dropped. I just barely missed the Stones show there, and I missed this show by a day due to a “late” flight from Calgary. Two friends went, and they’re both still alive today! (Maybe because of it!) lol ! Peace🎉
Eric Clapton said he was an open channel that never stopped flowing.SRV didn't have to think about where he was going next,it just flowed through him....
My dad turned me on to Stevie Ray in '83 when Texas Flood was released. Not Pops' kind of music, but he'd heard him on NPR driving home . I was 18, torturing my folks with BB King, Hot Tuna, Alvin Lee and Jimi Hendrix. But my old dad was tuned in enough for his ear to catch something I might dig - and man was he right. Miss ya Pops. Thanks for a great reaction.
It's been said that Stevie makes people who have never touched a guitar want to pick one up, and people who have been playing for 20 years want to put theirs down. Now you know why.
It's all about your determination and drive to be great. He practiced so much the callis on his fingertips came off so he glued them back on to keep playing
So nice that you mentioned the blues. Stevie was loved & mentored by so many of those old bluesman. They loved him & he loved them right back. In the 80's he hit the big time, creating a huge blues revival. He consistently brought those great blues legends on stage with him creating a revival in their careers. As his best friend Buddy Guy said "Stevie put the blues over & then came back to get the rest of us". He was by all accounts a truly kind, funny & humble person off stage and (obviously) a beast on stage. Heaven gotcha good one the day they got Stevie.
SRV was one of one. He played with incredible passion. Another must watch is "Tin Pan Alley" with Johnny Copeland, incredible how they complement each other.
@@ffjsbTHANK YOU! I have been saying this for years! Mad props and respect to Jimi! I call him the pioneer or the pathfinder. Stevie came along later and perfected the work Jimi started. I fall short of saying Stevie was the better guitarist (even though I feel he was) simply out of respect and honor for them both but especially Stevie because he himself I think would disagree and refute that statement. Plus I don’t play guitar and frankly may not know what the hell I’m talking about lol.
@@Tbirdhaynes It's not a sin to say Stevie is a better player, but he was able to build on what Jimi did, so he had the advantage of not having to start from scratch, and he could build on Jimi's foundation. But then again, who knows what Jimi would've been like if he hadn't died so young.
Guys, “Life Without You - Live from the Capital Theatre” is a must witness!!! The song is for his longtime friend, and guitar tech that passed away. Not only will you witness his passion but, how SRV works through multiple tech difficulties and, he loses his tooth! Lastly, you get to witness what a beautiful human being Stevie was.
Stevie is the only person I never met that I bawled like a baby when I heard he had died, and I STILL get tears if I dwell on it too long, for what the world (and me personally) lost on that awful, awful day.
Most people don't realize the strength and endurance required to play the way Stevie does with the strings and set up he has. Unbelievable, I am in forever in aww.
My favorite still, SRV. B. B. King Quotes “I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.”
Yo, you're the first reactors to actually address the lyrics. Congrats. Everyone is so blown away by the guitar that they miss the simple and funny lyrics
That is a fact! #1 in my book. These kids don’t have that kind of passion or creativity, or ambition, nor do they understand pain in a way they can use art to express it
The best thing about the band is that no matter what Stevie would end up doing, like change tempo, bring it down, extend the solos etc... they always fell right in with him, That's a thing that's hard to find, they just knew where he was going all the time.
@@fretless05 Yes, it takes very very veeeery skilled musicians to keep up with that kind of solo work. But I Immagine it helped a bit, that Stevie was rock steady rhythm wise. Now matter how wild his runs on the guitar were, he never lost the rhythm or the melody.
I was at this gig, sitting at a table with two other guitar players, that’s me at 1:39 in the video sitting at a table with a pink T-shirt on and dark brown hair, I saw him two other times, this was by far the best night, in fact, I defy anybody to show me a better live show of any band anywhere anytime, he had just been kicked off the Bowe to her and really had something to prove
When I heard this before you tube, on a cd, I thought there were two people playing the guitar but instead it was Stevie doing it all alone with his bass player and drummer. Absolutely amazing to listen to this guy in the dark on the couch 😊 Now it’s time listen to Riviera Paradise, a composition he created that slows it down to beautiful and melodic. SRV is one of a kind.
Can't wait for this one gentlemen!! Get ready to take some notes cuz Stevie puts on a class in master musicianship, like he always does live. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Stevie Ray and his guitar were like one entity. The intensity of his playing showed on his face. There'll never be another SRV. He was The Best. No question about it.
Man, I love to see your smiles after hearing watching and experiencing the brilliance of SRV. The good die young. He was a channel of the musical soul.
I had the great pleasure of seeing Stevie Ray & Double Trouble play live 4 times. Each show was better than the last. Awesome experience. Such a true talent.
Stevie would mind meld with his guitar and the music poured from his soul. He played with all of the old great bluesmen and they were all in awe of him and his talent. People say he was one of the nicest, kindest people.
I saw him live in 89. Nothing else like it before or after. Two things to keep in mind: it was live - one take and no Autotune. This was more Stevie than Voodoo Chile, which he meant as an homage to Jimi and kept close to that version. This was more of the true SRV. That almost pained expression on his face I always interpret as the the inspiration of the universe passing through him to his guitar. He never really played it -- just made it speak what was spoken to him
Still the best guitar performance I've ever heard and seen! Unbelievable combination of technical precision, feeling, tone, showmanship, and physicality---all while playing a guitar with incredibly heavy-gauged strings that most other guitarists couldn't bend to save their lives! (And I've read the testimonies from some of them regarding this.) The best things about Stevie, however, is what a kind and humble man he was, and that he kicked a long-standing cocaine and alcohol addiction, and gave God the glory for it!! What a legacy the man left us, as a musician and as a person!
I have seen SRV's #1 guitar set up in person because his guitar tech was also a tech for one of my friends... Yeah the dude was playing a JANKY sub-$500 guitar with rusty bridge cables on it. The action on the damn thing alone must have gave that man a Kung Fu Death Grip on his left hand
Yes he was in a league of his own. A very few are close to his league though. Jeff Healy were unbelievable, and John Mayer is also a genius. And we must not forget Joe Bonamassa and Gary more. Not to mention the old long gone blues masters. BB King, Albert King, Muddy Waters.etc. But none of them came close to be so immersed in the music, that they stoped being themselves, and became a living embodiment of emotions and music, like SRV. When he stood on the stage, i am not even certain he noticed anything around him, except for the band.
Breaks my heart to know how young he was when he passed away. I always wonder how much music we've missed. I can't even begin to imagine what he would be capable of had he lived.❤❤
You are doing a great service modeling music appreciation. Performing live and seeing everyone in the audiience absorbed in their cell phone takes all the energy out of the performance. I was of the generation that had to go to symphonies. I also saw Stevie Ray in Austin 100 times before he became famous. His first break from the club scene was the Armadillo World Headquarters as warm up to a Jimi Hendrix impersonator Randy Hansen. "what happened to Stevie?" My friend asked. He played Vodoo Chile.
Guys great upload. Fyi, this guy improvised 100% of the time. Even his playing the notes, it was improvised. He never played the same twice. Again, that's for the upload.
But look at his hands. He had quite thick fingers, they were massive. No wonder he had to use so thick strings. Otherwise he would have torn the strings of his guitar all the time. I wonder how strong his grip was.
I was there this night at the El Macombo in Toronto Canada. This was a great show however it was really hot in there and people were fainting all over the place including me! Really hot day in August. I got carried outside for some air, then went back in for some more. No way in hell I was going to miss this show. Amazing!
I’m from Dallas and I know 2 people that actuallly knew him. They both said Stevie was a very nice guy. Very funny and not arrogant at all. Same with his brother Jimmy. Both were known to be very nice guys.
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You don’t watch Stevie Ray..you experience Stevie Ray.
It's soul to soul
SRV & Double Trouble ASSIMILATE YOU! They mesmerize you, hypnotize you, astound you until you're totally drawn into the music and let you go on wondrous sonic travels.
@@artbagley1406Resistance is Futile....
So true... saw him twice... and when the shows were done, it felt like a religious experience...
Wish he could have gotten old - who knows what else he might have done!
I don't always listen to Stevie Ray Vaughn, but when I do, so do my neighbours...
That line is never not funny
do you still have neighbors? 😉 (my left after the first SRV album)
That is one of the most clever comments that I have ever read. Was that original, or was it you replacing some other name with Stevie Ray Vaughn? (just curious)
😂😂😂
Come on man you made me spit out my beer.
Stevie Ray's guitar wasn't plugged into his amp, it was plugged into his soul. RIP SRV the GOAT. 🙏🤙✌️
Nice.
I always thought he unleashed his guitar... he didn't play it...
@@RoSaWa386-33 A wild beast that only he can tame.
Stevie Ray didn't die.....God just needed guitar lessons
FACTS my brotha
I seen him in 85 as a 16 year old and it literally changed my life the way I viewed music. It was a spiritual experience. Stood 5 feet from him the whole time. His eyes closed most the time in 100 degree Texas Summer Heat. Sweating Bullets.and cooked!
Jealous for your memory💯 How cool🎶🎸💙
Same here.....I was 16 as well. This was, I think, 1983? He was touring with Y & T and Sammy Hagar who was the headliner.
It was an odd grouping because SRV is blues, pure plain and simple. Y & T and Sammy were hard rock and sadly the crowd wasn't feelin' it. They were SO disrespectful toward him while he was onstage.
I distinctly remember him, wearing the hat (went out and bought a matching Stetson, which I still have 😊) sitting on a tall stool, just jammin' away. I wasn't as close as you (which would have been awesome), but since the crowd wandered away from the stage, I was able to get about 15 feet from him. It was incredible. I'd never heard anything like it.
I think the crowd wanted loud and exciting (see: Sammy Hagar) so they turned off their ears when he came on.
It's not much of an SRV story......but at least I got one😁!
@@VadersRage WOW that is crazy I with you all the way Stevie is the MAN even after passing RIP........
@@wildbill7081 There are SO many "greats" that are taken too soon.
@@VadersRage yes very true
He doesn’t play the blues, he is the Blues-B.B. King
I was fortunate to see BB King live before he passed away. I wish I had seen SRV.
It's important to remember that Stevie did this kind of thing 5 nights a week, for years and years. The gig isn't special, the man is special.
Albert and BB king gravitated to him after hearing him and felt he was one of the best they ever heard, even at a young age
Albert was god to Stevie, they did a little session together and Stevie looks like a child at Christmas sitting next to him, he was so deferential and respectful. He had surpassed Albert by then, but Stevie wouldn't dare show him up so you can see Stevie laying back and making sure not to outshine him. It was adorable to watch.
Blues GREATS/MASTERS, have proclaimed him the GOAT.
Yep, and when they got into the session Albert wanted to hear Stevie cut loose and he had to make stevie let go because as you said Stevie was showing much reverence for one of his blues mentors, great video that was
it shows what a genuine regular good guy he was. When he,s on stage with his old blues hero,s he steps back and takes his foot off the gas. Showing respect to his idols. if he let loose he would steal the limelight and belittle any guitarist@@yambo59
Technical players are for your brain, Stevie was for your soul. We lost so much when he passed.
GOD WAS SHOWING OFF WHEN HE MADE STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN!!!
I had a thought while walking outside about who the best guitarist was. God answered me. He said Stevie Ray Vaughan. I never heard of him before that time.
Aye ceart ma tha
I think so, Bet God said hey Jesus come over here look what I made 😊
yeah he got a double shot of genius,that's a fact
Had it not been an unfortunate foggy day in Chicago, the world would still be listening to him and his genius.
Texas girl here.SRV.
Incomparable.
Was lucky enough to see him play many times in so sad that there are people who’ve never heard the virtuosity of HIM. He pulls you into his world.
@@kellypickle your name seems very familiar to me. We don’t know each other (as far as I know or can remember), maybe I am confusing you with someone else with a similar name?
@@TbirdhaynesKellie pickler, American singer??
@@de-nz4jp YES, I believe that was who I was thinking of lol.
@@kellypickle I agree.
Nobody played guitar like this guy did. He was in a league of his own.
Watching Stevie play guitar is like watching Leonardo da Vinci paint or Michelangelo sculpt. World class master's that will never be seen again. RIP SRV
This old man was at that show!
Really? Wow😳. Truly a life changing experience💙🎶
Stevie asked as a young TEEN if he could join Albert King on stage ,they said no one EVER had the guts to do that. Mr King let him and the rest is history!
Such a good video
Canada had a tv show where they paired an up-and-comer with their idol. One week they had Stevie Ray and Albert King. It's on CD and I think DVD. It was a great show, just the two of them in the studio with a bass player and drummer.
🤘🏾
The best recorded version of Texas flood live 👍
He was 21 in 1985 and was absolutely 💯 percent perfection. No one ever will touch this natural ability.
The El Macambo was a bar in Toronto, Canada🇨🇦 Stevie Rays idol was Jimi Hendrix. Stevie went to Jimi's father to ask his okay to record some his songs. Ultimate sign of respect. This video is before SRV got sober.
Still is a bar in downtown TO! (Although after a change of ownership and big renovations it’s not the same as it was, but it’s still there).
I saw George Thourogood there at the El Mocambo, in 1978 - before his first record dropped.
I just barely missed the Stones show there, and I missed this show by a day due to a “late” flight from Calgary.
Two friends went, and they’re both still alive today! (Maybe because of it!) lol !
Peace🎉
Under the neon palm!!
To point out "this song is before he got sober" ...just junk no matter how he was
This SONG IS AMAZING
Please pull your head out...
Bands like the Rolling Stones had a habit of "dropping in" the El Mocambo whenever they were in town....
Eric Clapton said he was an open channel that never stopped flowing.SRV didn't have to think about where he was going next,it just flowed through him....
"Roll and I'll just FEEL somethin'"
I thought it was the ultimate compliment that Clapton said he played with SRV and after he saw him play he was afraid to go on stage.
We know
He made that guitar sing, scream, cry and preach!
If you don't have a 'stank face' while listening to SRV, you're not listening to him correctly. RIP SRV!
lol I literally had the biggest stank face throughout the video, it checks out!!
You're not human.
My dad turned me on to Stevie Ray in '83 when Texas Flood was released. Not Pops' kind of music, but he'd heard him on NPR driving home . I was 18, torturing my folks with BB King, Hot Tuna, Alvin Lee and Jimi Hendrix. But my old dad was tuned in enough for his ear to catch something I might dig - and man was he right. Miss ya Pops. Thanks for a great reaction.
What a great story~ thanks for sharing that memory💙🎶🎸💙
Best thing you EVER heard on npr....
It's been said that Stevie makes people who have never touched a guitar want to pick one up, and people who have been playing for 20 years want to put theirs down. Now you know why.
That's a quote from Eric Clapton.
It's all about your determination and drive to be great. He practiced so much the callis on his fingertips came off so he glued them back on to keep playing
He had “IT,” though, to add to the determination and drive. 💥 🐐
So nice that you mentioned the blues. Stevie was loved & mentored by so many of those old bluesman. They loved him & he loved them right back. In the 80's he hit the big time, creating a huge blues revival. He consistently brought those great blues legends on stage with him creating a revival in their careers. As his best friend Buddy Guy said "Stevie put the blues over & then came back to get the rest of us". He was by all accounts a truly kind, funny & humble person off stage and (obviously) a beast on stage. Heaven gotcha good one the day they got Stevie.
SRV was one of one. He played with incredible passion. Another must watch is "Tin Pan Alley" with Johnny Copeland, incredible how they complement each other.
Tin Pan Alley solo ain't too bad either.
absolutely!!
For Real…Gotta listen to him and Johnny Copeland…This suggestion is a masterpiece
Beast of a song!
My favorite of his
There’s been no one like him since Jimi, and no one else since. RIP GOAT✌️❤️🎶
He's actually better than Jimi. Jimi clearly paved the way, but SRV was the better guitarist, and that's no disrespect to Jimi either.
@@ffjsbTHANK YOU! I have been saying this for years! Mad props and respect to Jimi! I call him the pioneer or the pathfinder. Stevie came along later and perfected the work Jimi started. I fall short of saying Stevie was the better guitarist (even though I feel he was) simply out of respect and honor for them both but especially Stevie because he himself I think would disagree and refute that statement. Plus I don’t play guitar and frankly may not know what the hell I’m talking about lol.
@@Tbirdhaynes It's not a sin to say Stevie is a better player, but he was able to build on what Jimi did, so he had the advantage of not having to start from scratch, and he could build on Jimi's foundation. But then again, who knows what Jimi would've been like if he hadn't died so young.
One of the greatest things about Stevie, beyond the musical genius, was what a humble, good dude he was. May every blessing of God be upon him.
Stevie Ray didn't make his guitar sing...He made it CRY.
Baddest of all time. Stevie Ray was it.
SRV is one of only a few guitarists that can sing, play rhythm and lead guitar all at the same time!!!!!
Guys, “Life Without You - Live from the Capital Theatre” is a must witness!!!
The song is for his longtime friend, and guitar tech that passed away. Not only will you witness his passion but, how SRV works through multiple tech difficulties and, he loses his tooth!
Lastly, you get to witness what a beautiful human being Stevie was.
I agree. This one would be a great next reaction.
Yesssss!!! Life Without You live from The Capitol Theater is a must see!!!
Me three‼️💯
Another big YES from me! All of his songs from that performance at the Capital Theatre are phenomenal...
When my son's wife passed at age 53, 3 years ago, he had "Life Without You " playing at her memorial service. He passed away 9 months later.
Stevie is the only person I never met that I bawled like a baby when I heard he had died, and I STILL get tears if I dwell on it too long, for what the world (and me personally) lost on that awful, awful day.
I was on my way to work, had to pull my car over and cry
I had a chance to go see him live about six months prior and did not go. Huge regret about that decision. The man was special.
100% relate… I’m crying as I watch this. … He was soul personified.
Most people don't realize the strength and endurance required to play the way Stevie does with the strings and set up he has. Unbelievable, I am in forever in aww.
With those fat a$$ strings, it’s incredible that he could bend them the way he did.
100%. Them 13’s, though!!! 💥💥💥
This is regarded as one of the best recorded live performances ever. What a great band, they could follow Stevie any where he wanted to go. RIP SRV!
My favorite still, SRV. B. B. King Quotes
“I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.”
Stevie was way better than BB King… just sayin…
That’s that kinda soul that CANNOT be duplicated. True blues and soul is a blessing to get to see in person
Yo, you're the first reactors to actually address the lyrics. Congrats. Everyone is so blown away by the guitar that they miss the simple and funny lyrics
He didn't just play music. He expressed it.
Still miss my friend. Couldn't listen to his music for years after he left this world. I can still hear him practicing outside my garage apartment.
@@samm3607 Yes Sir, any stories you care sharing.would love to hear it
Yes sir man what an honor that must have been if you have any stories please post some of them on here I know everyone would love to hear them
NOBODY...WAS EVER THIS CONNECTED...TO THEIR GUITAR..., AS HE WAS.
AMEN!!
SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOP.
AMEN!
There will never ever be another SRV ......never ever!....RIP
That is a fact! #1 in my book. These kids don’t have that kind of passion or creativity, or ambition, nor do they understand pain in a way they can use art to express it
The best thing about the band is that no matter what Stevie would end up doing, like change tempo, bring it down, extend the solos etc... they always fell right in with him, That's a thing that's hard to find, they just knew where he was going all the time.
SRV was a once in a billion year comet, thank GOD we were all here to experience his greatness
His bass player and drummer are perfection!
Double Trouble doesn't get the respect they deserve, for sure; they hold down a serious groove under SRVs wild runs.
@@fretless05 Yes, it takes very very veeeery skilled musicians to keep up with that kind of solo work. But I Immagine it helped a bit, that Stevie was rock steady rhythm wise. Now matter how wild his runs on the guitar were, he never lost the rhythm or the melody.
Double Trouble is a PRIME rhythm section 🎸🎶♥️
SRV is s true force of nature, he plays guitar and your mind is blown, then he sings and your mind is blown again and then he plays even more guitar
So sad we were all cheated out of another 40 years of the Blues from Stevie Ray Vaughn.
WHOOP! You will never be able to look at another guitarist the same way again fellas! All will be compared to this! Thank you so much!
I saw him twice, and I’ve never experienced anything like it, before or since. A true master of his instrument.
SRV....the best there ever was and the best that ever will be ! RIP
Charlie got the golden fiddle in Georgia, SRV got the golden guitar in Texas
Crazy thing is...99 percent of song his eyes are shut!!!..he was a beast
The Man was Coked out when he played until the last year he was alive
66 here. Thinking that was the greatest live performance. Ever.
when guitars go to sleep at night they dream of being played by SRV. RIP SRV you are the Goat
I was at this gig, sitting at a table with two other guitar players, that’s me at 1:39 in the video sitting at a table with a pink T-shirt on and dark brown hair, I saw him two other times, this was by far the best night, in fact, I defy anybody to show me a better live show of any band anywhere anytime, he had just been kicked off the Bowe to her and really had something to prove
When I heard this before you tube, on a cd, I thought there were two people playing the guitar but instead it was Stevie doing it all alone with his bass player and drummer. Absolutely amazing to listen to this guy in the dark on the couch 😊 Now it’s time listen to Riviera Paradise, a composition he created that slows it down to beautiful and melodic. SRV is one of a kind.
Riveria Paradise is Stevie's masterpiece and my most favorite🎶🌹
It's delicious. 👍
That, and Lenny. 🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼
Can't wait for this one gentlemen!! Get ready to take some notes cuz Stevie puts on a class in master musicianship, like he always does live. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
He is one of those that made some pick up the instrument, and made others put it down. 😎😎
Jimmy got that TALENT THAT GOD ONY BLESSES VERY FEW WITH. HE IS AN ICON OF GUITAR
Jimmy?
Stevie Ray and his guitar were like one entity. The intensity of his playing showed on his face. There'll never be another SRV. He was The Best. No question about it.
Seeing him live was an amazing experience. RIP Stevie. I hope you are jamming with all the greats we have lost.
The Pride of Texas. SRV was the most beautiful human being I’ve ever known. To date, still the greatest Guitarist. Thank you Guys!
Man, I love to see your smiles after hearing watching and experiencing the brilliance of SRV. The good die young. He was a channel of the musical soul.
I had the great pleasure of seeing Stevie Ray & Double Trouble play live 4 times. Each show was better than the last. Awesome experience. Such a true talent.
lol I’ve never seen Ollie smile that much!
Now imagine being there. It was transcendent.
Stevie would mind meld with his guitar and the music poured from his soul. He played with all of the old great bluesmen and they were all in awe of him and his talent. People say he was one of the nicest, kindest people.
I saw him live in 89. Nothing else like it before or after. Two things to keep in mind: it was live - one take and no Autotune. This was more Stevie than Voodoo Chile, which he meant as an homage to Jimi and kept close to that version. This was more of the true SRV. That almost pained expression on his face I always interpret as the the inspiration of the universe passing through him to his guitar. He never really played it -- just made it speak what was spoken to him
Still the best guitar performance I've ever heard and seen! Unbelievable combination of technical precision, feeling, tone, showmanship, and physicality---all while playing a guitar with incredibly heavy-gauged strings that most other guitarists couldn't bend to save their lives! (And I've read the testimonies from some of them regarding this.) The best things about Stevie, however, is what a kind and humble man he was, and that he kicked a long-standing cocaine and alcohol addiction, and gave God the glory for it!! What a legacy the man left us, as a musician and as a person!
I have seen SRV's #1 guitar set up in person because his guitar tech was also a tech for one of my friends... Yeah the dude was playing a JANKY sub-$500 guitar with rusty bridge cables on it. The action on the damn thing alone must have gave that man a Kung Fu Death Grip on his left hand
Dudes watching that man play that guitar backwards is phenominal
He also played it with his teeth. Never held anything back. Full tilt wide open all the way. Broke a tooth while playing that way and kept on playing.
I remember exactly where I was when I found he passed. He is and always will be a LEGEND.
If a man could become the soul of a instrument....that is SRV.
No one better at the blues to this day
Yes he was in a league of his own. A very few are close to his league though. Jeff Healy were unbelievable, and John Mayer is also a genius. And we must not forget Joe Bonamassa and Gary more. Not to mention the old long gone blues masters. BB King, Albert King, Muddy Waters.etc. But none of them came close to be so immersed in the music, that they stoped being themselves, and became a living embodiment of emotions and music, like SRV. When he stood on the stage, i am not even certain he noticed anything around him, except for the band.
Stevie Ray Vaughan Tin Pan Alley (with Johnny Copeland) - Some deep blues!!!!
Yes💯💙‼️🎸🎶💙
This along with David Gilmour on Comfortably Numb Live Pulse are the 2 best guitar performances in history
He said in an interview once he called his guitar his first wife after his divorce . she don't scream at me , she screams for me !!!
Goddamn, SRV is easily the best person to ever pick up a guitar.
Stevie Ray still the undisputed Champion
I saw him a few times., What an amazing experience...
Been waiting for this since I saw the notification.
I'm sitting two tables in front of the bass player. My brain is still reelin' more than 4 decades later!! Peace and Love from SLC.
He was the GOAT and thank you guys so so much for just letting it play! Respect the music ! Old Granny here hope you don't mind but that isy music..
Breaks my heart to know how young he was when he passed away. I always wonder how much music we've missed. I can't even begin to imagine what he would be capable of had he lived.❤❤
You feel him to your bones. There will never be another like him.
You are doing a great service modeling music appreciation. Performing live and seeing everyone in the audiience absorbed in their cell phone takes all the energy out of the performance. I was of the generation that had to go to symphonies. I also saw Stevie Ray in Austin 100 times before he became famous. His first break from the club scene was the Armadillo World Headquarters as warm up to a Jimi Hendrix impersonator Randy Hansen. "what happened to Stevie?" My friend asked. He played Vodoo Chile.
Strap in for this one. Rip Blues Man 🙏🤘🤘
Does it get any better ? Go Stevie Ray !
Stevie was a virtuoso. My favorite guitarist of all time. RIP brother.
Amen. The Spirit touches who the Spirit touches. Bless you, SRV.
Guys great upload. Fyi, this guy improvised 100% of the time. Even his playing the notes, it was improvised. He never played the same twice.
Again, that's for the upload.
Wittnissing, GREATNESS.! I eff'n LOVE you guys.
Stevie Ray was absolute king!
Those strings would stop most players from playing. 13g strings are killers.
And the way he ATTACKED those strings, a true beast and one of a kind.
He was too hot for this world
Man those aren't strings, they're cables lol and your exactly right!
But look at his hands. He had quite thick fingers, they were massive. No wonder he had to use so thick strings. Otherwise he would have torn the strings of his guitar all the time. I wonder how strong his grip was.
For real!! Wouldn’t have that tone without ‘em!
And he’d pop them sometimes, the way he played. 😳
I was there this night at the El Macombo in Toronto Canada. This was a great show however it was really hot in there and people were fainting all over the place including me! Really hot day in August. I got carried outside for some air, then went back in for some more. No way in hell I was going to miss this show. Amazing!
I’m from Dallas and I know 2 people that actuallly knew him. They both said Stevie was a very nice guy. Very funny and not arrogant at all. Same with his brother Jimmy. Both were known to be very nice guys.
SRV live has that way of putting your jaw on the floor every time . Well done men.
I saw this broadcast when it was new, I was 16, the whole show is incredible, legendary, I've never forgotten it. Great reaction!
THE BEST guitarist. in my opinion ,anywhere! R.I.P ...
I know that this music was pioneered by black artists, but SRV took it to another level, wow!
This performance still gives me goosebumps till this day! Corey your vibe and reactions to SRV says it all! The goat RIP Stevie Ray
Stevie didn't play the guitar,he and the guitar played each other. It was another limb,and they were all connected to his soul.
RIP SRV! Guitar Legend. Human Legend!
I saw him twice in the 80's and he just blew my mind!😅