Most people think Stevie’s favorite was Jimi but it was always his big brother Jimmie. Stevie fulfilled his childhood dream making an album with Jimmie called Family Style, sadly his last album 🎸
Jimmy is why Stevie was so good. He had much respect for his older brother and aspired to be like Jimmy. I can't imagine the loss he felt when Stevie died. It's just so sad we lost one of the greatest ever. Who knows what would have been?
We where devastated none of us played for 2 year's. Every time I picked up a guitar I just broke down and cried 😭 My heart ❤️ is still 💔 broken a big piece is gone. I will never get it back. EVER!! But I gotta try for Stevie Ray cause he would do it for me ❤I am Kiya Lynn Vaughan Stevie's Little Sister.
Just came to mind - another mind-blowing guitarist you may have never heard of is Junior Brown. His mixture of blazing guitar and old-school vocals is singularly unique.
Jimmy Vaughn still plays gigs around Austin (and sometimes other towns). He has a couple of different bands he works with. He's now sort of the dean of blues and blues-rock here in town. Puts on a great show and always has great players in his bands. Edit to add that Jimmy is older, and got into guitar-playing first. He locked into blues and bought records of that type of music and was learning it. Stevie got interested and learned from his brother (at first) and then Stevie took off on his own journey.
Without Jimmie and his record collection, there wasn't SRV. Oh, and Jimmie's cheap guitar his dad bought at a department store I believe. Later, all around Texas, sibling rivalry was actually at times nasty. That was what Stevie's drug addiction was. Jimmie wanted to be that "I'm the guy in charge" big brother. Thankfully The Vaughan Brothers album melted that as Stevie got some help to get clean. As talented as SRV was during his addictions, he got even better. I feel Jimmie never fully got over envy. But he did get over bitterness I believe. It's not easy if you're as fantastically talented as Jimmie was and still is, but your kid brother is who everyone comes to hear. Jimmie didn't burn the bridge, and Stevie got help. I know Jimmie was still working through it when Stevie died. It still hurts me so I can only imagine.
Jimmie is older and even opened for Jimi Hendrix in 1969 or 70. Lent him his pedal which Hendrix broke so Hendrix gave Jimmie Vaughn his Wah Wah Pedal 😂. When Jimmie was in the band The Fabulous Thunderbirds they had a couple of hits on the radio. Jimmie also played at Clapton’s Crossroads concerts. He is an accomplished blues guitarist and still plays shows.
Jimmie is the older brother. He used to play in a band called The Chessmen, and they were an opening act for Jimi Hendrix. I got to meet Jimmy at his mother's house in Oak Cliff, TX... a pretty cool guy, indeed!
Jimmy was the oldest and it is thanks to him Stevie decided to play the guitar ha saw Jimmy playing and enjoying it so he wanted some of that happiness
Wearing the feather on the back of his hat had been known as peacocking. It represents one’s status as a musician or simply put Goat Status. Stevie was so humble, he probably wouldn’t say it but as we all know he wouldn’t have to either.
They made an album called Family Styles and it’s great Jimmy had a great blues band called the Fabulous Thunder Birds My brother seen them live in 1986 in the fox theater in Atlanta Ga. Jimmy opened up for SRV My brother said it’s one of the best concerts he’s ever seen
Amazing is right! To play guitar in this way is nothing, if not amazing. Stevie Ray always brings it. Jimmie was definitely doing his thing! Nice reaction.
Watching Stevie play Texas Flood, it becomes obvious instantly that he isn't referencing the frets visually. It's memory-muscle. His fingers know the distance from the fret he's on to the fret two notes higher or the stretch from the high E string to the lower E string. The same way you don't have to look at every step you take - you just walk. He hears the note he wants, and his fingers just go there. 'Curious whether you know the 1962 version of the instrumental by the Chantays which charted #4 on billboard.
Jimmie was Stevie's inspiration & idol. Both boys were self taught and each was playing paid gigs as adolescents. By age 15, Jimmie was considered the best guitarist in TX, and dropped out of high school to tour & settled in Austin. Stevie followed suit about 3-4 years later. By then Jimmie had a wife & a day job, and his own blues band The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Stevie had to grind his way through clubs and various bands while couch surfing, cashing in bottles for change, and relying on friends & girlfriends for food when money ran low. Ultimately, Stevie formed Double Trouble and an agent got onboard...lots of ups & downs, but ultimately they were reaching the pinnacle when Stevie's life was cut short at age 35. The brothers finally got to make their first & only album together, Family Style, which was released after Stevie's death. The song Tick Tock from that album was played at Stevie's funeral. Jimmie still performs & won a Grammy about 4 years ago. Oak Cliff in Dallas, their hometown, recently unveiled a tribute art piece to the brothers.
Always enjoyed this performance. However, if you want to see a performance for the records, you must watch Jeff Healey and Stevie Ray Vaughan "Look at Little , You're missing out if you don't watch it. Jimmie Lee Vaughan is very talented, and he was great with The Fabulous Thunderbirds.
I was there. It was the early to mid eighties on the riverboat president in New Orleans. Me and my wife are two of the heads in front of the mic stand. Mtv was there recording the whole show. It was Anson Funderburg the Fabulous Thunderbirds and SRV. SRV was halfway through his set when they realized that they hadn’t been recording for a while. They made SRV get off the stage, bring the Thunderbirds back on stage and start their show from where they stopped recording. Which was about halfway through their set. Then brought SRV back on, start his set again from the beginning again to the end which is when this cut took place. So we got to see the Thunderbirds do one and a half sets a SRV do one and a half sets.
There is a doc out right now about the brothers. "Brothers In Blues" avail to stream right now and on DVD I've heard next month. "Rise Of A Texas Bluesman" and "Lonestar" star are docs about SRV. The editor of a music mag here in Texas called Buddy Magazine has been putting theses docs out. Jimmie the oldest by the way!!! By the way Jimmie was in the Fabulous Thunderbirds!!!
I was in the Air Force listening to my car radio when it was announced that SRV had just lost his life in that crash. That was the first time tears came out of my eyes for a musician. His playing simply dug deep into my soul like no one else or since.
I was a bank systems tech working on vault alarms after SRV died. Jimmie would pull up to the bank in his fintail caddy or a limo to go to the big walk in vault at FSB DT Austin and spend time with SRV's guitars and keepsakes. We locked eyes once when he was leaving (it was a 3 week project to update the obsolete alarm equipment), and he was in tears. I felt a lump in my throat. "Hey Jimmie" is all I could muster. He nodded and ducked outside into a big white limo. SRV had always been my favorite of the 2. Fabulous Thunderbirds were in competition with Double Trouble. It was a sibling rivalry. I think I saw everything in Jimmie's eyes in that glance. I don't think Jimmie ever healed. How could you? Not supposed to. Anyway. I was around like wallpaper. Just a working stiff part of the background.
WOW! this was an interesting one. I had no idea that SRV had a brother who played guitar, AND I had no idea that SRV ever played a cover version of the Chanteys, "Pipeline."
Jimmy's the older, and did you miss that they switched top/bottom part way through? Jimmy finished on the bottom guitar, and Stevie on the top guitar. Very cool.
There is a great documentary about Stevie and some fantastic live performances...I was fortunate to see him 2 times, once without and one with the keyboard. Good job, Bro's....
Jimmie is the older brother. He said, growing up, Stevie had one of the old toy cowboy guitars & he told Stevie not to touch his guitar, but the minute Jimmie was gone Stevie would grab it.
Your reaction on this one is priceless! I LOVE that you're discovering what a talent Jimmie Lee Vaughan is. He's the older brother, and he always warned Stevie NOT to touch his guitars when he wasn't at home. Apparently, Stevie didn't listen. Y'all just have to check out some solo Jimmie stuff, such as "Hey, Yeah," and "Boom Papa Boom," and their album, "Family Style," half Jimmie's, half Stevie's... starting perhaps with "Ba Boom Mama Said." It's so funky, you can SMELL it!
I saw them together one time, and it was great. Two very different styles of playing guitar, and Stevie is better (The GOAT), but all in all both good musicians. Jimmy Vaughan had his own band, "Jimmie Vaughan and The Fabulous Thunderbirds."
In the 1950s a great country guitarist, Joe Maphis and Larry Collins of the rock 'n' roll duo, the Collins Kids both played double-necked guitars and sometimes played one guitar together. Larry was a 13-14 years old guitar phenom who danced constantly while playing guitar and had moves that guitarists would envy today. They're worth checking out even for the entertainment value.
Yaaay, so glad you guys watched this. Jimmie is older, I think 2 years if I remember right. Was more traditional blues player than Stevie was in the early days. Later played for the Fabulous Thunderbirds, not a GREAT band but you could always count on Jimmie's guitarwork to be spot on. He wasn't as shiny as Stevie, but man, you can't take anything away from him. Glad you enjoyed this!
Jimmie Vaughan is the older brother and is an incredible player in his own right. He's strictly a Blues player. SRV learned a lot from Jimmie...Check out Jimmie's work in the Fabulous Thunderbirds and his solo work..
They are criss-crossing as you suspected. Jimmie Vaughan is great in his own right. Check out "Tuff Enough" by the Fabulous Thunderbirds and you can hear the similarities with SRV, especially the vocals.
They are not criss-crossing in the sense that one brother's right hand is playing with the other's left hand, but they do switch top/bottom necks at 2:16.
This is a first for me. I have never seen anything even similar. It looked to me like they "criss crossed" for a minute. I'll have to look at the video a few more times to be sure. Great reaction guys. Take care.
Jamie, I have too. I was hoping some Reactor would show this video! Truly amazing, plus we can SEE how close their relationship was. I got to see both Vaughan brothers. The Thunderbirds opened with Stevie playing after. I could not stay seated, had to dance in the isle. So thankful I was able to see SRV before he left us.❤️
The tail I think was like a Davey Crocket tail on the coonskin cap. Back in the 50s and 60s kids all had them. Probably a Texas thing,too. Also Jimmie is the older brother.
I've been hoping someone would react to this video!! Crazy good!! Can't imagine how they make it look so simple?! Thanks for reacting to this. Jimmy is the older brother. Way cool👍🏻 Brotherly love❤🤯 your reaction #priceless!
Jimmie is the older brother and was also a founding member and lead guitarist of The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Another notable, every time Clapton has a Crossroads Guitar Festival, Jimmie and some of the other guitarists and musicians do a song called’Six Strings Down’ in remembrance of Stevie Ray!
The Vaughn brothers were something, I saw Stevie Ray twice, awesome and then Jimmie when he first toured after his brother's death, he opened for Eric Clapton on Eric's 90s Blues tour and seemed genuinely inspired for both his brother's memory and being around Eric, both guitarists laid it all on the line that night, I suggest doing anything from the video concert Eric organized with Jimmie that happened a year or 2 after SRV passed. Great roster of musicians and worth searching for. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎸🎶
Nothin better than a little SRV and Family. Kinda ironic, I went to see SRV and The Fab TBirds in 1989, Stevie came out and said he and Jimmy had a fight and Jimmy wasn't gonna play so we get the extended SRV set. Lake Compounce, Bristol, CT.
Not sure if you guys noticed, but Jimmy was playing the top guitar for the first half of the song and then they switched so Stevie was playing the top guitar the second half of the song
Jimmy Vaughn is the older and Stevie the younger. They once had a bad rift between them. I'm not sure what it was. But they reconciled and were stronger than ever. Jimmy had a band called the fabulous thunderbirds. Back in the 80's . And Stevie was trying to get noticed. When David Bowie of all people noticed him. And wanted to get him recorded and get him a shot so he gave him a spot on I'm not sure the name of the album . But that popular song Let's Dance. That's Stevie playing on that song. Then after that he was in there and recruited double trouble. Some of his Austin Texas friends. He'd played with. And then the rest is history. But even at a young age he was being noticed by some of the old black blues players. And I think it was Albert King that kinda took him under his wing and let Stevie come play with him. Then he was noticed by all the blues greats like BB and muddy waters to name a couple.
I saw them do this twice in Austin. This was a Fabulous Thunderbirds gig. That’s why Jimmie jokingly stalks around Stevie, like “This is my gig! What does he think he’s doing?” If they were both in town they’d show up at each other’s gigs. Stevie’d do this and maybe one or two songs with the T-Birds, and if it was Stevie’s gig Jimmie’d play a couple of songs with Double Trouble. Jimmie played 2nd guitar on the studio version of “Couldn’t Stand The Weather”, title track of the 2nd album. On the ‘Family Style’ album they made together, on “Telephone Song” Stevie pulls out all his Hendrix tricks, “Long Way From Home” is the ultimate greatness of Jimmie’s rhythm guitar with Stevie’s lead, and “Tick Tock”, written and introduced by Jimmie and sung by Stevie, is just a Stax-style classic. No one reacts to that album because there were no videos. Stevie died 3 days after the first single, “Hard To Be”, was released, a month before the album was released.
SRV always wore wild clothing even in a mall shopping. They'd say you're not going to wear that? He'd say why not, totally innocently . The dude dressed like he plays, like nobody else.
I saw in the comments that the feather that SRV wore was something to do with peacocking. It makes sense because he had a peacock tattoo on his chest. Fancy hats were his thing though. It is said that SRV and his mom went to a mall. Of course Stevie was recognized, and the people started asking for his autograph. SRV said to his mom, I can't go anywhere without being recognized. She said, if you'd just stop wearing that stupid hat, no one would recognize you. I thought that was a funny story. Great reaction! RIP Stevie.
Jimmie Vaughan was Jimi Hendrix Rhythm guitarist Jimi Hendrix gave Jimmie Vaughan his guitar pedal which in turn he gave to Stevie everytime Stevie is playing a Hendrix song he is using Jimi hendrix's pedal.
I'm so glad you guys got to experience this showmanship. Jimmy was older and became locally and then nationally famous well before Stevie. Like most younger brothers he had big shoes to fill but that pushed him to surpass Jimmy.
When they were younger, Jimmie used to tell his younger brother Stevie to stay the heck out of his room and don't touch his guitar! What did Stevie do? He would wait till Jimmie left and go in and play his brother's guitar. Jimmie wasn't so happy when he found out, lol. They had their ups and downs like brothers do, but they loved each other. Jimmie was devastated after his brother's death and went into seclusion for awhile after that.
Most people think Stevie’s favorite was Jimi but it was always his big brother Jimmie. Stevie fulfilled his childhood dream making an album with Jimmie called Family Style, sadly his last album 🎸
Jimmy Vaughn is the older brother. He started out with The Fabulous Thunderbirds before Stevie Ray broke through.
Jimmy is why Stevie was so good. He had much respect for his older brother and aspired to be like Jimmy. I can't imagine the loss he felt when Stevie died. It's just so sad we lost one of the greatest ever. Who knows what would have been?
We where devastated none of us played for 2 year's. Every time I picked up a guitar I just broke down and cried 😭 My heart ❤️ is still 💔 broken a big piece is gone. I will never get it back. EVER!! But I gotta try for Stevie Ray cause he would do it for me ❤I am Kiya Lynn Vaughan Stevie's Little Sister.
Just came to mind - another mind-blowing guitarist you may have never heard of is Junior Brown. His mixture of blazing guitar and old-school vocals is singularly unique.
Lol junior is the man. Real country music
Jimmy Vaughn still plays gigs around Austin (and sometimes other towns). He has a couple of different bands he works with. He's now sort of the dean of blues and blues-rock here in town. Puts on a great show and always has great players in his bands. Edit to add that Jimmy is older, and got into guitar-playing first. He locked into blues and bought records of that type of music and was learning it. Stevie got interested and learned from his brother (at first) and then Stevie took off on his own journey.
This comment made me smile. I always wondered if his brother passing dissuaded him from playing. Thank you for your comment.
Without Jimmie and his record collection, there wasn't SRV. Oh, and Jimmie's cheap guitar his dad bought at a department store I believe. Later, all around Texas, sibling rivalry was actually at times nasty. That was what Stevie's drug addiction was. Jimmie wanted to be that "I'm the guy in charge" big brother. Thankfully The Vaughan Brothers album melted that as Stevie got some help to get clean. As talented as SRV was during his addictions, he got even better. I feel Jimmie never fully got over envy. But he did get over bitterness I believe. It's not easy if you're as fantastically talented as Jimmie was and still is, but your kid brother is who everyone comes to hear. Jimmie didn't burn the bridge, and Stevie got help. I know Jimmie was still working through it when Stevie died. It still hurts me so I can only imagine.
@@Greg-io1ip I believe that. Really.
Jimmy was also one of the founding members of The Fabulous Thunderbirds.
"The world lost Stevie, I lost my brother." Jimmie Vaughan.
His kid brother, the whole thing is gut wrenching.
Much respect to legends
Sorry Jimmy for your loss you are also a guitar virtuoso
Jimmy is stevies older brother I can't believe you never heard of Jimmy vaughan
God bless you and your family Jimmy
Jimmy Vaughn is Older.. Stevie idolized his older brother Jimmy so much .. ALWAYS talked about him and what an AMAZING guitar player he was ..
Another great performance is Stevie Ray Vaughan and his blind Protege Jeff Healey doing the song look at little sister.
Jimmie is older and even opened for Jimi Hendrix in 1969 or 70. Lent him his pedal which Hendrix broke so Hendrix gave Jimmie Vaughn his Wah Wah Pedal 😂. When Jimmie was in the band The Fabulous Thunderbirds they had a couple of hits on the radio. Jimmie also played at Clapton’s Crossroads concerts. He is an accomplished blues guitarist and still plays shows.
Jimmy Vaughn is a badass guitar player and the inspiration for Stevie to pick up the guitar.
Jimmy is Stevie's older brother. I believe he has possession of Stevie's #1 guitar now.
Jimmie is the older brother. He used to play in a band called The Chessmen, and they were an opening act for Jimi Hendrix. I got to meet Jimmy at his mother's house in Oak Cliff, TX... a pretty cool guy, indeed!
Jimmy was the oldest and it is thanks to him Stevie decided to play the guitar ha saw Jimmy playing and enjoying it so he wanted some of that happiness
I don't care what anybody ever says there is no greater guitars than Stevie.
Take a listen to the album they did together - Family Style. Really great songs!! Both are so talented.
Tick-Tock people is a perennial favorite of mine! 👋😏🤙
@@amjrpain919 also one of my favorite albums especially White Boots, and Telephone song
Never before, Never since, Never again. ❤
Wearing the feather on the back of his hat had been known as peacocking. It represents one’s status as a musician or simply put Goat Status. Stevie was so humble, he probably wouldn’t say it but as we all know he wouldn’t have to either.
SRV once apparently said something like: "Nobody is born able to play guitar, except maybe my brother Jimmie."
I’m sitting here watching this smile ear to ear by this two players on two fret boards!
JLV and SRV....so much fun together!
Jimmie played with the Fabulous Thunderbirds, another good group to check out. Kim Wilson is the lead singer and played a killer harmonica.
They made an album called Family Styles and it’s great Jimmy had a great blues band called the Fabulous Thunder Birds My brother seen them live in 1986 in the fox theater in Atlanta Ga.
Jimmy opened up for SRV My brother said it’s one of the best concerts he’s ever seen
He was the biggest influence on SRV
Amazing is right! To play guitar in this way is nothing, if not amazing. Stevie Ray always brings it. Jimmie was definitely doing his thing! Nice reaction.
Watching Stevie play Texas Flood, it becomes obvious instantly that he isn't referencing the frets visually. It's memory-muscle. His fingers know the distance from the fret he's on to the fret two notes higher or the stretch from the high E string to the lower E string. The same way you don't have to look at every step you take - you just walk. He hears the note he wants, and his fingers just go there.
'Curious whether you know the 1962 version of the instrumental by the Chantays which charted #4 on billboard.
Jimmie was Stevie's inspiration & idol. Both boys were self taught and each was playing paid gigs as adolescents. By age 15, Jimmie was considered the best guitarist in TX, and dropped out of high school to tour & settled in Austin. Stevie followed suit about 3-4 years later. By then Jimmie had a wife & a day job, and his own blues band The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Stevie had to grind his way through clubs and various bands while couch surfing, cashing in bottles for change, and relying on friends & girlfriends for food when money ran low. Ultimately, Stevie formed Double Trouble and an agent got onboard...lots of ups & downs, but ultimately they were reaching the pinnacle when Stevie's life was cut short at age 35. The brothers finally got to make their first & only album together, Family Style, which was released after Stevie's death. The song Tick Tock from that album was played at Stevie's funeral. Jimmie still performs & won a Grammy about 4 years ago. Oak Cliff in Dallas, their hometown, recently unveiled a tribute art piece to the brothers.
That's not tricks, just treats. That's brotherly love there.
SRV was incredible... this is amazing!
Always enjoyed this performance. However, if you want to see a performance for the records, you must watch Jeff Healey and Stevie Ray Vaughan "Look at Little , You're missing out if you don't watch it. Jimmie Lee Vaughan is very talented, and he was great with The Fabulous Thunderbirds.
Jimmie is older straight blues man where stevie mixed in Rock
Jimmy is the older brother. Y’all would love the song they did together, Tick Tock. Very soulful. Very Curtis Mayfield vibe
Jimmie is older. I knew of Jimmie from the group "The Fabulous Thunderbirds" before I ever heard Stevie Ray play.
I was there. It was the early to mid eighties on the riverboat president in New Orleans. Me and my wife are two of the heads in front of the mic stand. Mtv was there recording the whole show. It was Anson Funderburg the Fabulous Thunderbirds and SRV. SRV was halfway through his set when they realized that they hadn’t been recording for a while. They made SRV get off the stage, bring the Thunderbirds back on stage and start their show from where they stopped recording. Which was about halfway through their set. Then brought SRV back on, start his set again from the beginning again to the end which is when this cut took place. So we got to see the Thunderbirds do one and a half sets a SRV do one and a half sets.
Very few find this Gem!!!
Jimmy is big brother.
Jimmy is the older brother - he formed the band The Fabulous Thunderbirds, then went solo.
There is a doc out right now about the brothers. "Brothers In Blues" avail to stream right now and on DVD I've heard next month. "Rise Of A Texas Bluesman" and "Lonestar" star are docs about SRV. The editor of a music mag here in Texas called Buddy Magazine has been putting theses docs out. Jimmie the oldest by the way!!! By the way Jimmie was in the Fabulous Thunderbirds!!!
I was in the Air Force listening to my car radio when it was announced that SRV had just lost his life in that crash. That was the first time tears came out of my eyes for a musician. His playing simply dug deep into my soul like no one else or since.
Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughan - Blues Jam Session
I was a bank systems tech working on vault alarms after SRV died. Jimmie would pull up to the bank in his fintail caddy or a limo to go to the big walk in vault at FSB DT Austin and spend time with SRV's guitars and keepsakes. We locked eyes once when he was leaving (it was a 3 week project to update the obsolete alarm equipment), and he was in tears. I felt a lump in my throat. "Hey Jimmie" is all I could muster. He nodded and ducked outside into a big white limo. SRV had always been my favorite of the 2. Fabulous Thunderbirds were in competition with Double Trouble. It was a sibling rivalry. I think I saw everything in Jimmie's eyes in that glance. I don't think Jimmie ever healed. How could you? Not supposed to. Anyway. I was around like wallpaper. Just a working stiff part of the background.
Great story!!
WOW! this was an interesting one. I had no idea that SRV had a brother who played guitar, AND I had no idea that SRV ever played a cover version of the Chanteys, "Pipeline."
SRV was the GOAT. 🎉
No disputing that... though I have a few goats in my herd...👋😎👍
Jimmy Vaughn did a tribute song about blues guitar players, man I can't think of the title. I will find it
Jimmy's the older, and did you miss that they switched top/bottom part way through? Jimmy finished on the bottom guitar, and Stevie on the top guitar. Very cool.
Two of the most talented brothers in history.
True Talent !
There is a great documentary about Stevie and some fantastic live performances...I was fortunate to see him 2 times, once without and one with the keyboard. Good job, Bro's....
Jimmy's got a son that's pretty good too following in the footsteps of Legends
Jimmie is the older brother. He said, growing up, Stevie had one of the old toy cowboy guitars & he told Stevie not to touch his guitar, but the minute Jimmie was gone Stevie would grab it.
Skill at it's highest level.
GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your reaction on this one is priceless! I LOVE that you're discovering what a talent Jimmie Lee Vaughan is. He's the older brother, and he always warned Stevie NOT to touch his guitars when he wasn't at home. Apparently, Stevie didn't listen. Y'all just have to check out some solo Jimmie stuff, such as "Hey, Yeah," and "Boom Papa Boom," and their album, "Family Style," half Jimmie's, half Stevie's... starting perhaps with "Ba Boom Mama Said." It's so funky, you can SMELL it!
Love this. Old school entertaining right ther. Just pure fun
I saw them together one time, and it was great. Two very different styles of playing guitar, and Stevie is better (The GOAT), but all in all both good musicians. Jimmy Vaughan had his own band, "Jimmie Vaughan and The Fabulous Thunderbirds."
In the 1950s a great country guitarist, Joe Maphis and Larry Collins of the rock 'n' roll duo, the Collins Kids both played double-necked guitars and sometimes played one guitar together. Larry was a 13-14 years old guitar phenom who danced constantly while playing guitar and had moves that guitarists would envy today. They're worth checking out even for the entertainment value.
Check out Walk off the Earth. Somebody I use to know. 5 people 1 guitar and beautiful voices. Awesome song. Capt.Bob
Yaaay, so glad you guys watched this. Jimmie is older, I think 2 years if I remember right. Was more traditional blues player than Stevie was in the early days. Later played for the Fabulous Thunderbirds, not a GREAT band but you could always count on Jimmie's guitarwork to be spot on. He wasn't as shiny as Stevie, but man, you can't take anything away from him. Glad you enjoyed this!
Jimmie Vaughan is the older brother and is an incredible player in his own right. He's strictly a Blues player. SRV learned a lot from Jimmie...Check out Jimmie's work in the Fabulous Thunderbirds and his solo work..
SRV ~ 🎸🐐 The goatiest goat in all of goatness
Gentlemen, you need to watch the Doc. Rise of a Texas Bluesman. TOGETHER. All SRV questions will be answered
Their album Family Style is really good. You would enjoy it! Great BBQ music...
You guys should check out Roy Clark and Glen Campbell playing on one guitar. 👍😎
They are criss-crossing as you suspected. Jimmie Vaughan is great in his own right. Check out "Tuff Enough" by the Fabulous Thunderbirds and you can hear the similarities with SRV, especially the vocals.
They are not criss-crossing in the sense that one brother's right hand is playing with the other's left hand, but they do switch top/bottom necks at 2:16.
Last time I saw SRV, Jimmie's band The Fabulous Thunderbirds was the opening act. Between sets, they did this. I said WTF??!!!.
You've now seen Stevie's biggest influence 😉
Mind blown...again! 😮
This is a first for me. I have never seen anything even similar. It looked to me like they "criss crossed" for a minute. I'll have to look at the video a few more times to be sure. Great reaction guys. Take care.
I watched this performance so many times and its never gets old!! Leave my little girl alone live in Austin you guys!!❤❤
Jamie, I have too. I was hoping some Reactor would show this video! Truly amazing, plus we can SEE how close their relationship was. I got to see both Vaughan brothers. The Thunderbirds opened with Stevie playing after. I could not stay seated, had to dance in the isle. So thankful I was able to see SRV before he left us.❤️
Jimmy is approx 3 yrs older than SRV. Jimmy was SRV idol. He took up the guitar after watching his brother.
The tail I think was like a Davey Crocket tail on the coonskin cap. Back in the 50s and 60s kids all had them. Probably a Texas thing,too. Also Jimmie is the older brother.
Jimmie Vaughan credits his little brother Stevie for helping find sobriety. Jimmie said little brother taught big brother....
family style ..stevies last record was with his older bro jimmy ..has some great cuts...jimmy was famous for his time with the fabulous thunderbirds
I've been hoping someone would react to this video!! Crazy good!! Can't imagine how they make it look so simple?! Thanks for reacting to this. Jimmy is the older brother. Way cool👍🏻 Brotherly love❤🤯 your reaction #priceless!
Jimmie is the older brother and was also a founding member and lead guitarist of The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Another notable, every time Clapton has a Crossroads Guitar Festival, Jimmie and some of the other guitarists and musicians do a song called’Six Strings Down’ in remembrance of Stevie Ray!
Just wow!
Simply amazing
The Vaughn brothers were something, I saw Stevie Ray twice, awesome and then Jimmie when he first toured after his brother's death, he opened for Eric Clapton on Eric's 90s Blues tour and seemed genuinely inspired for both his brother's memory and being around Eric, both guitarists laid it all on the line that night, I suggest doing anything from the video concert Eric organized with Jimmie that happened a year or 2 after SRV passed. Great roster of musicians and worth searching for. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎸🎶
Stevie Ray Vaughan was the youngest, of the two brothers.
all I can say about this performance is ...
Aww come on , man !!!
Nothin better than a little SRV and Family. Kinda ironic, I went to see SRV and The Fab TBirds in 1989, Stevie came out and said he and Jimmy had a fight and Jimmy wasn't gonna play so we get the extended SRV set. Lake Compounce, Bristol, CT.
Not sure if you guys noticed, but Jimmy was playing the top guitar for the first half of the song and then they switched so Stevie was playing the top guitar the second half of the song
Jimmy Vaughn is the older and Stevie the younger. They once had a bad rift between them. I'm not sure what it was. But they reconciled and were stronger than ever. Jimmy had a band called the fabulous thunderbirds. Back in the 80's . And Stevie was trying to get noticed. When David Bowie of all people noticed him. And wanted to get him recorded and get him a shot so he gave him a spot on I'm not sure the name of the album . But that popular song Let's Dance. That's Stevie playing on that song. Then after that he was in there and recruited double trouble. Some of his Austin Texas friends. He'd played with. And then the rest is history. But even at a young age he was being noticed by some of the old black blues players. And I think it was Albert King that kinda took him under his wing and let Stevie come play with him. Then he was noticed by all the blues greats like BB and muddy waters to name a couple.
I saw them do this twice in Austin. This was a Fabulous Thunderbirds gig. That’s why Jimmie jokingly stalks around Stevie, like “This is my gig! What does he think he’s doing?” If they were both in town they’d show up at each other’s gigs. Stevie’d do this and maybe one or two songs with the T-Birds, and if it was Stevie’s gig Jimmie’d play a couple of songs with Double Trouble. Jimmie played 2nd guitar on the studio version of “Couldn’t Stand The Weather”, title track of the 2nd album. On the ‘Family Style’ album they made together, on “Telephone Song” Stevie pulls out all his Hendrix tricks, “Long Way From Home” is the ultimate greatness of Jimmie’s rhythm guitar with Stevie’s lead, and “Tick Tock”, written and introduced by Jimmie and sung by Stevie, is just a Stax-style classic. No one reacts to that album because there were no videos. Stevie died 3 days after the first single, “Hard To Be”, was released, a month before the album was released.
SRV always wore wild clothing even in a mall shopping. They'd say you're not going to wear that? He'd say why not, totally innocently . The dude dressed like he plays, like nobody else.
Jimmy is the older brother. He did play in The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Just flat out cool stuff that makes you shake your head. There’s some people who just got it.
Now that's the way it's done. Well played guys ;)
I love
Jimmy tours with Clapton these days.
Stevie is younger than Jimmy.
Stevie is THE GOAT.
I saw in the comments that the feather that SRV wore was something to do with peacocking. It makes sense because he had a peacock tattoo on his chest. Fancy hats were his thing though. It is said that SRV and his mom went to a mall. Of course Stevie was recognized, and the people started asking for his autograph. SRV said to his mom, I can't go anywhere without being recognized. She said, if you'd just stop wearing that stupid hat, no one would recognize you. I thought that was a funny story. Great reaction! RIP Stevie.
Jimmie Vaughan was Jimi Hendrix Rhythm guitarist Jimi Hendrix gave Jimmie Vaughan his guitar pedal which in turn he gave to Stevie everytime Stevie is playing a Hendrix song he is using Jimi hendrix's pedal.
The Cat in a Hat with a Strat!
Yep...unreal. 🙃👍
Jimmy's son plays with the Fabulous Thunderbirds now
My father and uncle did similar on 1 guitar 🎶🎵 good times.
I'm so glad you guys got to experience this showmanship. Jimmy was older and became locally and then nationally famous well before Stevie. Like most younger brothers he had big shoes to fill but that pushed him to surpass Jimmy.
Big Brother Jimmv!
When they were younger, Jimmie used to tell his younger brother Stevie to stay the heck out of his room and don't touch his guitar! What did Stevie do? He would wait till Jimmie left and go in and play his brother's guitar. Jimmie wasn't so happy when he found out, lol. They had their ups and downs like brothers do, but they loved each other. Jimmie was devastated after his brother's death and went into seclusion for awhile after that.
Can you Imagine what family get togethers was like ??😱😉✌️
Never seen this performance before, real gem.
Check out their tune TICK TOCK. 😎