And then I heard STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN - Texas Flood Live Performance (REACTION) 

I was three years old when he died in that chopper crash. My dad was a Marine, and tough and mean as hell. When my dad got home from work, he grabbed me, gave me a hug, and cried in the garage. I've seen him cry three times in my life, ever. He told me, "son, we've lost a piece of humanity today, and we will never get it back."

Am I the only one who tears up with a combination of joy and sorrow every time I hear SRV?

"I wonder if this cat is still playing today?" Broke my damn heart.

I teared up a bit when he said “I wonder if this cat is still playing…” It’s a bittersweet thing watching someone discover the incredible brilliance of SRV and know that this euphoria will be soon followed by the stunned realization that that brilliance was extinguished too soon for any of us.

Pro tip:Stevie didn’t plug into an amp. He plugged into his soul for everyone to see and hear. R.I.P. brother. This old player misses you.

He was born & raised in Dallas, TX. He died in 1990 in a helicopter crash after a concert in WI, at the young age of 35. You don't just listen to his music, you feel it in your soul. The best that's ever been & probably ever will be. RIP, Stevie Ray, you are so, so missed!

"Oh ,and he sings?!" Giggle. That first part wasn't a solo. It was an introduction. "Hi. I'm Stevie Ray Vaughn. This is how I roll. Have a seat while I see if I can get this guitar to catch on fire."🙃 I'm so grateful people saw what we had and memorialized it in these live videos. Losing Stevie sucked but we can still watch him and hear him and FEEL him. He floats into our ears and around our soul.

I can't watch Stevie without crying like a baby. He was described by Eric Clapton as an open channel. Stevie himself said that if he thought about how he was playing, the music would't flow naturally. Pure God given talent. R.I.P. beautiful man.

RIP dear SRV!!! He was born in Dallas, TX and died in helicopter crash somewhere in WI. He was definitely in Jimmy Hendrix's league - I hope they are jamming together somewhere up in Heaven!

BB King stated "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." The highest praise he could ever give.

Stevie Ray was arguably the most fluid, musical, and just flat out best guitar soloist to have ever played guitar.

My uncle was fortunate enough to know him and even played bass with him a few times as a sit-in for Tommy. Stevie actually gave my uncle a 1959 Strat and signed it for him. It says "Always Play Her With A Feeling - SRV". I got to hold it a couple times and strum a couple notes. It was a memory I will never forget.

"Stevie was an endless, open channel that music just poured out of. He made people who'd never touched a guitar in their life want to pick one up and start playing, and he made those of us who'd played live onstage with him before want to quit."..................Eric Clapton.

I was 6yrs old when Stevie died (1990). I'll never forget that moment. It's burned into my memory clear as day. I was riding home from a camping trip with my dad when the radio reported his death. My dad pulled the car over and quietly wept. The next 2hrs of the car drive home, my dad spent telling me all about SRV and playing all his music. My dad is gone now, and SRV will always hold the most special place in my heart. ♥️ Not just because of what an epic guitarist and singer he was, but because of that special memory with my dad.

The GREATEST loss to music in my lifetime (and I'm 62) but so happy we had him. Still makes me misty to listen to him. You can NOT go wrong with a Stevie Ray cut.

his talent is unmatched...loved this guy all my life. BB king said: I play in sentences, Stevie plays in paragraphs. Eric Clapton said: Stevie channels, it flows from him.

This isn't music that you listen to. It's music that you feel. Pure, raw, blues.

This one song, LIVE, no less, is a MASTER CLASS on how good ANY OTHER guitar player is NEVER going to be.

Stevie Ray Vaughan did things with the guitar that still aren’t really duplicated today.

Polo, Stevie is an absolute legend and will be until the end of time. He's been gone for 34 yrs now and was only 35...just an absolute instant legend.

My initial reaction was irritation at, "how can you not know about SRV and his tragic early death?" Then I realized that young folks like you have to first discover these great artists and learn about them. My heart is warmed by your genuine appreciation of this legend, and I am encouraged that you are proliferating knowledge through your videos. Please keep it up.

It cannot be understated how brutal this performance is. You can feel the bristling of electricity...and he repeats NOTHING in those leads. It's otherworldly.

You know I just realized that I really like your show. And it's because you're very honest.

This version at El Mocambo, is the single greatest live guitar performance ever.

On the early morning of Monday, August 27 1990, American musician Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed in a helicopter crash near East Troy, Wisconsin, at age 35. He was one of the most influential blues guitarists of the 1980s, described by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "the second coming of the blues".

Stevie was THE GREATEST live performer EVER. You didn't hear his music you felt it. God Bless you Stevie. You are .missed

This is the G.O.A.T. He's been gone 33 years but I can't ever imagine anyone EVER being able to play and feel the blues like Stevie Ray Vaughan. Man...I miss him!

Stevie was from Texas. He grew up on all the blues heros music. In his short life he played with all his heros and never stopped giving them props. A humble man and one of the greatest guitar players of all time.

Stevie ray is the GOAT when it comes to the guitar!!!never ever will be duplicated!!!he did his own..RIP we still hear you…

The first time I heard SRV i was walking through a lobby and when the song started coming out of the speakers on the reception desk, my body froze, physically. My feet felt like they had just stepped in hot tar. My neck cranked my head over in the direction of the speakers and I couldn't breathe for a second. It was Tin Pan Alley. I'll never forget that.

Had you known he was no longer with us when you decided to react to this, you would be in tears like most of us through the whole song!

“I wonder if this cat is still playing today”.. crushed me man.. I remember it coming over the radio in Gatlinburg Tn, dad pulled the car over an that’s the first time I’d ever seen him cry.. he just sat an sobbed..

He plays using .13 gauge strings, complete with wound G string! That's insane playing! I feel so humbled and privileged to have seen him live at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney.

"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." B B King

Stevie was a true texas bluesman. Trust me, he was always better live than in the studio. I was so fortunate to see him many times. He is a legend. There may never be another like him. Rip Stevie.

Those heavy strings, which nobody can play for too long except him, that lovely rasp in his voice, his singing through that guitar. Yeah I want to be on the galaxy Stevie came from and eventually landed on. He sings to my soul just like his soul is played through his music

More talent in one drop of his sweat than in all of the boy bands put together

When he goes behind the back it's just because he can, and for the amazement of the audience, but the crazy thing is, even if you only listen to the audio and ignore the theatrics, it's still one of the greatest tours de force of blues guitar playing you'll ever hear. Even showing off and playing guitar tricks for the audience didn't diminish his music. GOAGDT.

Ladies and gentlemen, the man the myth the legend. Stevie Ray Vaughan. now you need to go and do yourself a favor and find him playing Little Wing. You won't regret it, I promise.

Every single song from this particular show is worth checking out.

SRV is truly one of the great blues men of all time. I'm 73 and still have to listen to him once in a while to remind me of days past.

Stevie did a version of Little Sister with an amazing Canadian blues guitarist Jeff Healey. Jeff plays sitting down with the guitar on his lap as he is blind from cancer. Stevie's reaction to Jeff's solo is priceless.

When Stevie left us he was at of his game, "clean and sober" and poised to create another legendary chapter in music history! His passing left a giant hole in my heart, and the only consolation that I have is there is a body of recordings especially of his live performances to sooth my soul...

Fun fact: Stevie holds the award for THE best live guitar tone ever recorded. His Austin City Limits performance of his song " Rivera Paradise" on that fiesta red strat will break your mind some. Phrasing for days. Check him out doing a song called " Tin Pan Alley", super sickness. There's also a cool video of him WRECKING a 12 string acoustic jamming his hit " pride and joy ". Great vid man, glad you smart enough to be open to new experiences young blood. Stay up, keep em coming.

Stevie Ray was one of a kind. Was in his prime when we lost him. Just got cleaned up and was putting out some awesome music. Rest in peace.

It’s a shame we lost him. RIP Stevie Ray Vaughan… the GOAT from Texas

He's from Texas. Died in a helicopter accident in 1990. BB King said of Stevie, "he goes somewhere, we don't know where it is". They were good friends. I love him. Amazing electric blues.

I’ve seen lots of clips of Stevie playing that song over the years but even by his standards, this version is next level. He’s giving a musical sermon here. It’s amazing.

Although Stevie was the best ever, many people don't know that he had an older brother that is also a great musician. Jimmie Vaughn formed a band called the Fabulous Thunderbirds and played with several other blues legends.

"He's pouring his soul into that guitar." Yes he is, son. Yes,he is. God bless you.

They say Stevie sold his soul to the devil. We don’t know what Stevie got, but, the devil got guitar lessons.

I’m 56 years old and have seen just about every performance from both Jimi Hendrix and SRV and no disrespect to Jimi but in my opinion this is the greatest single guitar performance ever recorded

A guitar legend that died way, way too soon on August 27, 1990 in a helicopter crash at the age of 35. RIP Stevie, we miss you!!

Awesome reaction. I grew up listening to Stevie Ray. He was the GOAT!!! No doubt, he played the guitar like it was a weapon of mass destruction. He is missed.

This was the single most incredible performances Stevie Ray Vaughan ever performed. This was the most epic recordings of his career.

I used to go watch Stevie at mostly black bars around Dallas. He was still a teenager then and already on FIRE!! This is our go to hurricane song on the Gulf Coast of Texas!

I get chills EVERY TIME I hear this song. SRV was one of the greats.

I am 41 I grew up on this man,still gives me the chills, never seen nothing like it and possibly never will again, he died on the same exact day his dad did 4 years apart....in a helicopter crash after playing on the stage with the greats......Albert King,Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy and his brother Jimmy ......fucken heart wrenching

John Mayer picked up a guitar because of Stevie Ray Vaughan, and was also the one who inducted Stevie into the Hall Of Fame

When I first heard him I told my husband I had waited all my life for this music. He looked at me like what you on? He soon learned I spoke the truth that night. Whenever he was in trouble he would bring me something SRV. Still hits me like a Texas tornado after all this time. I believe I would've truly liked my fellow texan as a person as well. Thanks for highlighting his amazing talent.

"I wonder if this cat is still playing today", Why yes....yes he is....in that Heavenly jam session with all the other greats from throughout time. Let your ears drink it up.

This is the absolute finest live performance of this song, EVER!!!

Stevie enters my body. Hendrix was out of this world, but SRV is like a transfusion, he just fills your organic cavities. That God for that short time we all were blessed with this Godly blues guitar.

A friend and I were at the concert he performed the night he crashed. We couldn’t believe the guy who had just performed for us was gone just like that. Very sad. He was so gifted and meant so much to so many.

"This is blues here, I think..." LOL. When I hear SRV absolutely rip those bends and wail, I think of Freddie King. SRV is an absolute melting pot of of the greats, Hendrix, Albert, BB and all.

Saw him live when I was 13 and I just sat there in awe. No idea what i was listening to but I knew in my little mind this was something alien-like. Years later, heard him again in my uncles house off a vinyl and just sat there for the whole album….mesmerized!! SRV will live rent-free in my mind for all eternity! #TexasBoy

All these years later, and I still can't listen to him without tears. Same with Freddie Mercury. Geniuses taken from us way too soon.

There are great musicians and then there are those that are transcendent. It is not in their technical expertise, it is when their complete being is invested. Stevie Ray Vaughn's complete soul was on display in this performance. SRV was transcendent.

When he puts the guitar behind his back, "Now you're just showing off."

SRV is a legend, legends never die. I wish this type of music would be more mainstream today. Society would be a much better place, especially for the younger generations out there.

Aw man, when you said “I wonder if this cat is still playing today,” I felt that. I grew up on his music and remember when he passed when I was young. I was so sad, as was my family. My mum and dad went and saw him a few months before he died, and they waited around after to say hey and he just invited them onto his tour bus and just hung out for hours. My mom thought to grab some pictures, which are now just dearly treasured cause it was such a cool moment. He was just a super sweet dude and I really wonder what he would’ve created if he’d lived.

SRV played with the thickest stings. I can’t imagine the strength he had to make the music flow like that. Truly one of a kind taken way too early. The best

His cover of Voodoo Child, Live, is #Legend

This just makes me cry, after all the years and I still feel the loss. I remember where I was and how incredibly I was hurt when the news came out of the radio. Stevey Ray Vaughan was killed last night in a helicopter crash. And to think that Eric Clapton gave up his seat to Stevey Ray could make it to his next show !!! How tragic, and sad !!! I play guitar but I couldn't even come close to matching this , not even !!! Small consultation, Steve had just got his life back and redeemed from his past ! He beat his Demons ! To beat Heroine is a great feat in itself !!

What always struck me about Stevie Ray was how effortless he made it look, like the guitar was an extension of his body and his voice. He could whisper, rage, explain, cry, love, hate, chatter, joke - pretty much express any human and inhuman emotion without saying a word. But he could sing too. Nothing was held back. Once of my regrets in this life is having come to his music after he was already gone. I had MTV on in the background and was doing something else, not really paying attention, when I became aware of the most awesome version of "VooDoo Chile" Hendrix never did and was transfixed by this white guy in a kimono and a cowboy hat, boots plated firmly in the spotlight, just wailing away on the guitar in a totally unworldly way...when it was over, the VJ said the man had died in a helicopter crash. What makes it more difficult is he played in New Jersey, where I'm from, the show before his last. So I could have seen him one last time...

RIP Stevie Ray. Helicopter crash at the height of his fame. Our loss is Heaven's gain.

His drummer and bassist are amazing even today. They often play with Kenny Wayne Shepherd.

Best guitar player of all time. SRV is timeless. Enjoy the ride.Seen him at the Elmocombo in Toronto Canada. Fantastic

There is a statue of Stevie Ray Vaughan in Texas. A few years back when the hurricanes hit, the flood waters rose right up to the soles of SRV’s feet, it looks like he’s standing in the floodwaters of Texas. There’s a photo online.

You were right, he was singing with his soul. We appreciate you reacting to this. Peace ✌️

I have always said there are good guitarist...some are great, others just down right awesome....and there is Stevie Ray...you don't reach that level, you are born gifted and it's in the heart, mind bloodstream....God gave Stevie Ray to the world so others might see and hear what perfect sounded like

SRV was the real deal, the product of some serious influence from rock to blues to jazz. Hendrix, BB King, Albert King, Howlin' Wolf,Freddie King, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, George Benson, Django Reinhart, Otis Rush , all rolled in to one, it was a beautiful thing. 🤘🎸

I used to run FOH sound for bands in the Midwest and a rock outfit I was with opened up for this man in Indiana. After our set I watched the entire show from side stage , 20 feet away . This was in the days when the evils still have a grip on him , but you would not have known given the power of his show. Down in the front area of the theater I saw every type and age of person dancing and feeling it , and I mean everything from a ten year old white boy to a 50 year old black woman. That's power and showmanship.His style of playing was once described as "Stevie Ray Vaughn never played the same thing once". That's called soul , and that's all I have to say about that.

I’m not sure which version he sent you but you’ve gotta check out his ‘Live from Austin Texas’ show the versions of every song he does are incredible. Every ounce of his soul is poured into them. Especially ‘ Leave my girl alone’ it’s a must see and listen

You never heard of him? Oh sweet boy! You’ve a treasure trove of music that is this incredible - enjoy your journey. I have enjoyed watching your reactions.

I am fortunate to say that I have seen him live. In my opinion it was a spiritual experience. He made that guitar scream in every way. R.I.P. S.R.V. Peace.

Pride and Joy is one of my favorites by Stevie Ray! He was a beast…

Rip Stevie Ray Vaughan 🇺🇸 and Jeff Healey 🇨🇦, Together live and there version of little sister!,two of greatest blue player of a generation,together !!!

I was 32 when SRV died. I feel privileged to have had as many years of his music as I had. The blues will never be the same.

I've listened to SRV for half my life, yet his videos and audio recordings still draw a drove of " oh my God". I still get goose bumps from his talent and his soul. He was taken from us way too soon.

So happy that you, young man, have discovered the genius of Stevie Ray Vaughan. I'm so privileged to have witnessed his very last show at Alpine Valley back in 1990

This version of srv Texas flood is up there at the very top of live tracks featuring sheer guitar skill and feel for the blues. Amazing licks. He was absolutely gifted.

We all are so fortunate to have a large catalogue of video footage of this man's greatness to enjoy...Hats of to Stevie(RIP)...Ty man for this...

Imagine if him and jimmy were on stage together, all heads in America would EXPLODE !!!! I cry when he plays such talent I miss him.... R.I.P. Stevie Ray------SRV The best taught by the best

Caught this tour of one of the greatest guitarists of all time. SRV hailed from Texas and cut his teeth in the Austin Blues scene. He took all the best from everyone from T-bone Walker, Elmore, James, the 3 Kings, and Hendrix and delivered iut in a truly astounding energy that was always on. He was a fiend but didn't die a junkies death rather died in a freak accident that almost took Clapton and Buddy Guy as well. Alpine Valley knows the sorrow

There will never be another guitarist like Stevie Ray Vaughan, I get tears listening to him play,the emotion beautiful,rest in peace

..... all I can say is start diggin into his entire LIVE catalog. Not one bad performance. THE Man

Stevie Ray and Jimmie Vaughan were born and raised in Oak Cliff, working-class South Dallas, Texas. A part of town that was not just blue collar but incredibly diverse. The largest African-American population in town, significant Latino population and working-class Anglos.

I definitely felt a couple tears well up as Jay commented, when he said “I wonder if this cat’s still playing” cause the reason being I was at SRV’s last concert before the fatal crash at Alpine Valley Resort in WI. Greatest performance ever!! SRV made Eric Clapton look like an amateur indeed that night , triple-header show ( Robert Cray , SRV and Eric Clapton) , the crowd absolutely Loved SRV , he stole the show !! Proud to be Texan that night !!!

I was on my way to college when I heard the news on the radio in my car. Took a poetry class the next year and wrote about SRV. even the non-fans in class liked it. I love this video because you watch him mangling the strings, literally bending them to his will, and then you remember that he broke strings so often that he always had to use the absolute heaviest strings available. And then, he was STILL able to beat them into doing whatever he wanted.