Someone can prob say this better than me, but I think what Jimi did was break rules of traditional guitar playing and music on a global level. Keep in mind, he only recorded for three years. In those three years, he created a body of work that continues to be respected and loved to this day. He made people think not just outside the box, but outside the universe. On a time continuum, SRV was a slow burn while Jimi was a lightning strike. Both left a legacy of work; they are both genius musicians.
@@SIXX2772 Nothing wrong with enjoying the art as they see it for the first time, being excited about it, then being blown away again on the next one. 🙂
@@RockyNikolashin I know...but clearly judging Hendrix by like the 2 songs they have heard or 3 ...and we all know his material is sorta hidden unlike SRV's....just need a more mature outlook but they young lol
@@SIXX2772Hendrix is the GOAT but SRV played with so much feel that it’s really hard to compare the two. We also have a lot more video of SRV which helps these guys visualize the pure guitar mastery. Both are legends and I have trouble putting one over the other!
Well-said. I feel like the other thing that can't be ignored is that even in this performance, SRV is pulling out of the bag that Jimi first filled up - the double-stops, effects-driven and whammy work, the showmanship and use of dissonance mixed with the blues - those are all ideas that Jimi blended in a way that no one had before. I think SRV woulda been the first to say that he would not exist as the player he was without the Hendrix Blueprint
Best quote I ever heard about Stevie was that if you never played guitar before he made you want to pick it up and if you were already a guitar player he made you want to put it down.
"The worst thing for me was that Stevie Ray had been sober for three years and was at his peak. When he played that night, he had all of us standing there with our jaws dropped. I mean, Robert Cray and Jimmie Vaughan and Buddy Guy were just watching in awe. There was no one better than him on this planet". Eric Clapton.
@@kimjohnson344 I was there too (I was a freshman at Marquette) A friend took me (I'd never heard of him)...after the show I was a true believer. When we heard about the crash we were devastated that we hadn't saved our ticket stubs.
I had just seen him in cedar rapids not long before Alpine . Was fortunate enough to catch him down in Texas in 85'. Apparently, when he would pass through Dallas, free concert at some local bar. Packed house . He loved his fans. Never heard anyone quite like him. He had went to a whole new level after he got rid of his demons. Their reaction was great!
Right it was a tradition to do so. You were the entertainment for the night and you were expected to take request. If you didn't know the request you were not a blues man. It all done on the 8 bar blues. So it's about creativity with your take on a song.
I'm a big Blues fan. T-Bone Walker wrote "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday's Just as Bad)". He said that he was happy for others to cover that song, BB King, Slowhand, The Allman Bros, etc. because, he got royalties.
I saw SRV in concert, he was the best guitarist I had ever seen. After the show he got a beer and sat on the stage and talked to the audience for 45 minutes. When he died, I could not stop crying because I knew in this lifetime I would never see a performer like that again.
I managed to see SRV several times. Each show was a masterpiece. I was crushing to hear that he had died. It was a similar feeling as when Lynyrd Skynyrd's plane went down.
Stevie Ray Vaughn is the greatest guitarist of all time. That comes from B.B. King, Albert King, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Billy Gibbons and more.
BB and Clapton...... ya'll need to find the BB and Stevie Ray.. Stevie Ray shows mad respect for BB and just supports BB throughout the whole number. The way a youngin should respect his elder.
My parents saw him in a small ice house that had a concert underneath the main restaurant. Apparently he did even better when it was just a few people watching
That's cool and lucky. I moved to Austin in 84 and got to catch him all around. Long drives since Texas is 950x850 miles but I got every one I could. Met him once and shook his hand, it was like diamond cutters. So many callouses and a huge hand. Humble and nice and appreciative of his fans. I feel so lucky.
SRV was interviewed one time and was asked about his influences and his response was so beautiful. He said those that came before him gave him so much that the best way to thank them was to give the blues right back to them. That kind of gratitude brings tears to my eyes.
That’s right, you’ve never heard a guitar sing like that, with that type of soul, and you never will again. RIP to the legendary SRV. More than glad to see my generation recognizing real talent like Hendrix, Chuck berry and SRV!
Stevie did this with a much cleaner tone than anyone ya'll have listened to. His intensity doesn't come from gain on an amp, but from his fingers, playing on much thicker stringers. He's a master
Jimi died at 27, in 1970. Stevie died at 35, in 1990. R.I.P. Jimi Hendrix, R.I.P. Stevie Ray Vaughan. They could both play behind their backs, behind their necks, and with their teeth. I have a long list of favorite guitarists, but Jimi and Stevie are at the top. It's hard to compare guitarists, they all have different skills and abilities.
I hope Buddy Guy is on everyone's list! Because it was for Jimmy( Both Hendrix and Page), as wall as SRV, Clapton, Slash,Jeff Beck, B.B King,The Stones and many more. The MAN is 85 years Young and is still playing Today! If you're a fan of Blues(and Ridiculous guitar) go out of your way to see him. He's probably the last OG left. I saw him @15 yrs ago.. Mind blown.. It was Amazing!
SRV IDOLIZED Hendrix!!! Our idols are here to inspire us to reach and achieve. SRV’s playing is built on the scaffolding of other blues master who came before him. They are intertwined, the idol/teacher cannot exist without the pupil and the pupil cannot exist without the teacher/idol. It is futile to argue who is better, one cannot exist without the other. Jimi would be proud that he helped inspire such greatness.
Blessed to have seen SRV twice in concert. Words can not express how incredible it was to see him live. Jimi was the inovator. SRV took it and made it his own.
I saw him when I was 6. Don Henley got me into the show, even though it was 21 and up. He let me sit on the side of the stage the entire time, and after all these years, only the birth of my children are more important memories.
When Stevie Ray Vaughan is playing guitar, it is not just a musical instrument. It is an extension of his human body, and the music flows throughout him.
Since the first time ive watched SRV a few years ago, ive been saying that his guitar wasnt just plugged into the amp or pedals, that guitar was plugged straight into that mans soul and you cant tell me otherwise.
yes, couldn't agree more.. hearing SRV play is to hear what someone's pure soul sounds like ..accurately.. SRV can play OneNote and you would know that it was him.. definitely a conduit of the divine source.
You just witnessed WHY SRV is regarded as one of the greatest bluesman ever to strap on a guitar. The dude could play basically any style...ANY ! RIP...
I was fortunate enough to get to see SRV before his death. My dad skipped work one night and had managed to get some tickets, came by the house and picked me up, he said get in it’s a surprise. This was my 18th birthday present to get to see SRV. I was so blown away. RIP Dad and thanks for that memory. Also RIP SRV, thanks for the memories and great music.
My dads IDOL was SRV so I grew up on his music (I was born in 89 so unfortunately never got to see him play). My dad is also no longer with us but TO THIS DAY “Riviera Paradise” makes me tired because my parents used to play that while driving around the block to put me to sleep. 😂 RIP to our dads, and I’m sure SRV is playing a hell of a concert for them! 💜
I’ve still never seen anyone else play the guitar this well in my life. Singing and speaking and breathing through the guitar. Pure total control. Nobody close.
@@carolmolloy8001Eric Clapton can take you on a journey ,absolutely. Jeff Beck was nothing more than a bunch of riffs squished together and pooped out and like a log of spam. How about Mark knopfler? I mean come on Eric Clapton picked him to be his lead guitarist on the album slow hand. When Eric Clapton and Mark knopfler on stage together Eric Clapton refused to follow Mark knopfler solo he said f*** no
Here’s the thing about SRV. The minute you hear him playing you know who it is. There are a handful of guitar players who a voice this distinctive when they play. Grateful I got to see him live.
Stevie Ray Vaughn did a few songs and studied the music of BB King for many years. Stevie Ray Vaughn was an absolute LEGEND from Dallas, Texas!!!! He did us Texans proud!!!!
Stevie studied ALL the Bluesmen, sure he was most influenced by the 3 Kings, BB being one of them and Freddie being another, bit if you listen to and watch SRVs interviews & read his bio's would have to say Albert King had the most influence in his playing. BBKing, Stevie became very good friends with and adored the man (so he should). SRV was the blend of all the greats while adding Hendrix, Cllapton and other blues influenced rock masters of the time. Learned how to play and mimic all of them, in the end creating a monster of a player and original in himself. So many have tried to copy, none have come close.
As a fifty plus white man from the Deep South, I love seeing these young black men rediscover blues via a white man who sweated it from every pore. Heartfelt blues to me breathes out all the pain, struggle, and strength of all of our black brothers and sisters from days gone by and, at its best, is astonishingly beautiful. Thanks for posting, guys.
Jimi Hendrix was a massive influence on Stevie Ray's playing. Stevie himself said in a interview that he had looked up to Jimi in the highest of regards. R.I.P Stevie/Jimi legends in there own rights. 🎸
Stevies biggest influence was Albert King. Look up srv's story about almost falling in hot grease while listening to Albert and said he knew then, he'd only play guitar as a job.
Stevie would never say He was better than Jimi or even compare his Play against Jimi's!!!, He Looked Up to Jimi,and Albert King was His biggest Inspiration!!!!, He would never say He was Better than them, But in My Opinion He was, and I think even Jimi, if He had been Alive still to Hear Stevie Play, Would have agknowleged Stevie's Greatness!!!!, Jimi was a Laid Back Cat!!!!, an American Army Air Borne Veteran!!!
Jimi and Stevie are both guitar gods. Jimi with a spiritual connection, Stevie with a soul connection. An online poll asked if you could bring back one music legend who would it be? I considered 4 or 5, Stevie takes it.
I was at this show, in Toronto, life-changing, I’m a guitar player, when I went home my girlfriend thought I did acid I said my pupils were so dilated, just the music dear
If you see Fil Wings of Pegasus break this down regards guitar playing, you realise as Fil states , his strength of hands playing 13s on his guitar ! A freak of nature ! Awesome! I was in awe of Stevie Ray , his expression was something out of this world !
This man died in my home town of East Troy WI, I was at the last show. Know one knew about it til the next morning, but he hit the ski hill in a heavy fog. The blues lost a great bunch of musicians that night. It was hard to wake up and hear about this just after we saw him play such a blistering great show. Now one will ever come close to this man. Little known fact about Stevie. Guitar strings typically come in .08, .09, .10 gauge, and anything else you have to build a special set. This refers to the thinnest string. Stevie played on .13 guage strings. Simply because he shredded the shit out anything thinner to the point they would either stretch before a song was over, or they.would break, but when they did, you never knew it off stage! RIP Brother! I sure do miss your shows.
He's not just a legend, he's a legend that other legends like BB King, Eric Clapton, John Maher etc thought was better than they are at the blues. It's nuts
Yup, it’s true. Dude in this video said BB king made a guitar sing or scream more than SRV, dude knows nothing about SRV’s Signature style, he was the scream of bends. Best to ever do it with his aggressive coined Texas Blues style. A true legend.
The Strat he plays originally belong to a friend of his. He borrowed it for a gig. His friend saw him play for the first time. When SRV returned they guitar, his friend refused to take it back. He told Stevie, “I can’t take her back, she clearly belongs to you”.
3 guys on a small stage. No production tricks/feed back loops, No naked women prancing around, Pure all around talent. Amazing. He did an amazing cover of Jimi's Voodoo Child, as well
I saw Albert in a small club in Columbus Ohio in 89. He was so huge and so damn good. We sat up front in a small club and he interacted with us a lot. We had a few beers with him after. Talked about Stevie the whole time.
The man never played it the same way twice!!!! Every night he had a different feeling on how to perform tunes and his mood that day/night steered him in a certain direction and that’s what you got as an audience member from the GOAT!!!!! Been there done that watching him dozens of times!!!!! Pure talent and emotions!!!! Just an unbelievable performer and Double Trouble ruled as his band!!!! So talented!!!!! As BB King said in amazement after playing with him once (BB was a great influence on Stevie when he was growing up and definitely wasn’t a slouch on playing Blues), we blues guitarist play in sentences and Stevie plays in paragraphs!!!!! So says Austin Tx!!!!! 😎🍸
I’m just happy to see some young people that are interested in what was truly a magical time 60s 70s into the 80s we all just took it for granted we didn’t think it was gonna dry up like the Euphrates river. Amazing time in history so much talent real talent
Stevie's biggest influences were Albert King, BB King, Jimmy Hendrix, Albert Collins etc. There are videos of him performing with the greatest blues performers of his time.
He was also influenced by allnthe great Texas bluesmen that never made huge names for themselves. SRV played the South Dallas joints in HS. There's a video of an outdoor concert where they booed him. Won them over in the end. Finished w/ Voodoo Chile just like Jimmy did at Woodstock.
It's worth noting that they all loved and respected Stevie, including Muddy Waters the father of modern electric blues. BB King has said in interviews that he can't play those long lines of notes like Stevie did. He has to play a line, pause and then play another line. With Stevie the music just flowed like water.
I met him in Dallas in 1984. I freaked out when I heard him on the radio while visiting and my sister`s boyfriend grew up with him in Oak Cliff and took me to see him and Jimmie play.
Stevie Ray played the 13 gauge strings. No one else could bend those guitar strings like that. Tremendous hand strength. SRV best guitarist known to man ever.
SRV was a huge Jimi Hendrix fan and covered quite a few of his songs. Watching him I always thought he had a fire in his chest that he could only get out by playing that guitar the way he did. At one time he was mixing cocaine and whiskey, hit rock bottom and then got all the way clean. His music after that reflected that. Love that Texas Blues vibe! RIP Stevie Ray!
This may be the best electric blues guitar performance ever. If anyone tells me "I just don't get what was so great about Stevie" I show them this video. If they still don't get it, they never will. Stevie stood on the shoulders of many before him, but he reached far beyond where they did and grabbed a hold of something they only dreamed of. His brief time was enough for him to influence many of his influences. I never get tired of these reactions either. There's always a point where everyone just stfu and have these bewildered, amazed looks on their faces. I love it.
I never tire of the Texas Flood reactions either... for the very same reason! I remember how it was for me the first time I watched this video and I just wait for those same moments that I remember dumbfounding the hell out me. So much fun to see the appreciation SRV is getting because of it too!
Covering songs from the past is glorious! It re introduces the lyrics and melodies, etc. and can be interpreted in a new way! It’s honoring those who came before us and is a reminder that music is universal. Blues is raw emotion and the black men & women who played them in the 1900’s-50’s are being honored by musicians of today.
Stevie was a humble man. He just put his heart and soul out there, you were experiencing his soul. Respect and love to SRV and Jimi Hendrix and all the greats like Howlin' Wolf and Big Mama Thornton and Sister Rosetta Tharpe etc., Immerse yourselves in the sound, the passion, the heart and the soul of the music. Music is every color.
It's great to see y'all reacting to Stevie's music in more than one vid. Stevie's our Dallas hometown legend. So sad that we lost such a genius at a young age. Y'all are keeping his memory and music alive with these vids. Keep doing what y'all do, it's great to see!
Every old school blues player I've ever heard had nothing but respect for Stevie. Stevie was only 35 when he died in a helicopter crash in 1990. Only 7 years after Texas flood was released. He once said he tries not to think when he plays and just lets the music flow.
Stevie is in a class all his own. You’re listening to the absolute best there is…. Jimmy was great, Stevie is another level….Albert King said that Stevie at 13 years old had more soul than ANY blues musician he had ever heard. BTW, Albert became Stevie’s godfather….lol
You saying it best! Stevie in a class of his own. But you know they are all! Jimi, Eddie, Jimmy Page, Ace Frehley, Steve Vai, Joe Bonamassa, Eric Clapton, Chuck Berry, Albert King and many more. They all bring their perfect personal skills. I gave up on who is the best! They all are in my world. I am so glad and appreciative I can listen to them all. That all their special talents brighten up my day , everyday. My only wish is that I could do what they do. Not out of envy, but enjoying what they enjoy.
What I find fascinating about SRV as well is his voice. I've not heard a similar voice, just... ever. You can go back to music from the early 1900s and you still won't find a single artist that sounds the same.
I was raised in Texas and got to see Stevie Ray Vaughan play in Dallas. It’s more a soul experience to watch Stevie Ray play, you could feel it to your bones. My dad said Jimi Hendrix was exactly the same kind of experience ❤
I lived in Dallas back then too, had a chance to see him at Starplex but didn’t go- thought I’ll catch him next time around, then he died; been kicking myself ever since!!😢😢 My favorite song by SRV is “ LITTLE SISTER “.
BB King praised the late guitarist and his unique technique and style, saying that: “Stevie had many ways of showing you that he had not only talent but he had the feel for playing Blues. “When I first met Stevie I met him with his brother and after meeting him our communication started to be more like a father-son relationship. So we were very close, very, very close. He used to come to me when he had problems, he used to call me and we talked. I loved the guy.”
That man had more strength in his hands than any in his whole body.anybody else's hands would have seized up by now... UNREAL! But what would you expect from the Grandmaster of the stratocaster. RIP Stevie.
The best thing about Stevie is he had so many legends before him to teach the craft. Stevie took all of their teachings, inspirations and heart and made a big ol' damn stew. Every player that inspired him lives through his music. Stevie just turned it up to 11 and started to sing
THIS version, of THIS song, IS my #1 favorite song of all time!!! I’m glad you gentlemen got to listen to it. I have heard it a hundred times, and the next time I listen to it, I will still have the same reaction you guys just had! Thanks for showing us your experience! God bless you all!!! 🥷🏼🙏❤️
@@sprezzatura8755 Glen Campbell is well known as a Master along with Chet Atkins, Roy Clark, Jerry Reed, and can't leave out the Great Danny Gatton amongst the Country greats!
@@zeppelinfan9360 Love all those players also Scotty Moore. I thought Glen Campbell was mostly famous as a top 40 recording artist? Few know that he was part of the Wrecking Crew and his guitar virtuosity. Before my time so not trying to sound like an authority.
Ive been playiinf guitar for 32 years, grew up on Stevie Ray Vaugh. Im good now, but ill ne er be SRV. Most people wont. Youre watfhing the best man. Dude respects his elders and does their songs justice.
I had the pleasure of seeing SRV 10-12 times. Saw him early in Antones in Austin back in the day. He cut his finger on a string and kept playing, bleeding all over. After the song, ON STAGE, he filled the cut with superglue, wiped it off and got to the next song. He is the GOAT in my humble opinion.
Y'all can think what you want but SRV is one of the top musicians that has ever existed and there are so many that he will always be in the presence of musical royalty.
In Session was a great collab. I remember when Albert told Stevie, "Some guitar players have soul, but they can't play fast. Some guitar players play fast, but they don't have soul. You got 'em both."
no peddles just straight and raw SRV powerful plays made you stop and listen How could someone create an orchestra from only 6 strings? Stevie Ray Vaughn is an iconic legend
The reason Jimi gets so much credit is that he laid the ground work for the electric guitar. The electric guitar was only about 10 years old when Jimi done his thing. He was the 1st to really experiment with effects (wah, feedback, distortion, etc). So of course 20 years later, people were playing better with a technical skill, but only as an extension from what came before. Back then in the late 50's you basically had 2 guitars to choose from. A Gibson or a Fender. And really only 1 or 2 amplifiers. A Fender or a Marshall. As technology grew, so did the amount of gear for average musicians. So obviously people were able to experiment a lot more. It's like trying to compare the Wright brothers early planes to a Boeing. Not a fair comparison. And the later wouldn't be here today without the former.
I had the incredible pleasure of seeing Stevie perform (I'm 63), and my mind was blown. I'll never forget this little dude lighting up the stage RIP Mr. Vaughan
I was a 17 year old from Buffalo at that show in Toronto. I loved Jimmy Hendrix and my friend suggested we go see this guy named Stevie Ray Vaughn who was inspired by Jimmy. Needless to say I was a fan ever since and was in the front row at a small outside venue in upstate NY two weeks before he was killed. Last song he did ? Jimmy Hendrix Voodoo child. RIP SRV
While watching SRV on PBS for his three Austin City Limits appearances back-to-back-to-back when my daughter was 6 y/o she stopped playing with her toys and came and sat on my lap and was mesmerized. I used that little opening to introduce her to SRV first followed by other artists instead of pop music at the time (‘96ish). We’ve bonded over great music ever since.
At 9 years old, I learned to play guitar by sitting in front of the t.v, with my guitar, watching an SRV live vhs tape and trying to replicate it. Probably the most difficult way to learn to play but that's what I had and it worked for me. Hearing him brings tears to my eyes. He meant alot to me. I didn't have much else besides my guitar.
There is a song by Jimi Hendrix called Red House and he's talking about he has a bad bad feeling that his baby don't live here no more and she didn't say a damn thing about leaving and then Jimi says "That’s alright I still got my guitar".
First off, mad respect. Second, I feel your pain man. Third, damn son! Talk about drinking water through a fire hose! You STARTED LEARNING guitar through Stevie????? That's some brass to have as a young age. You were more manly as a kid than I am as a full grown adult today!!!
The man was pure music. It literally poured from his veins. And to think his high school music teacher told him he'd never make it playing the guitar and he should take up a trade.....
Hendrix was a creative mind. His guitar solos are so artistic they really expressed the meaning of the song. SRV has so much soul it oozes out of the guitar. They are completely different guitarists and different artists both legendary in their own lanes. They both just happen to play the guitar.
Okay guys, you gotta give Stevie credit because he ALWAYS gave credit to and paid homage to the greats that inspired him. He's even credited for reviving the blues and bringing it mainstream again in the early 80s. So much so that he revived the careers of some famous black blues artists that weren't getting the love they deserved. That said, while Stevie did some great cover songs he also wrote some great songs of his own and with Doyle Bramhall. Check out stuff from In Step like Tightrope, Wall of Denial, Riviera Paradise, The House is Rocking, etc. Oh and Lenny at El Mocambo. And Couldn't Stand The Weather (ACL)
Johnny Winter was my all time favorite blues man, then there was Stevie Ray, in a league of his own. Now Heaven will be worth the being a good boy for.
Lots of people can make the guitar sing. But only one guy can make it sing like that, and you just saw him there. SRV grew up on Chuck and Jimi and BB and he did them proud. He also used the thickest strings available, and bent them like they were nothing. That’s how he gets his heavy sound. He is definitely a goat.
Stevie also studied lots of Albert King. If you know Albert kings tone you can here it a little bit in Stevie’s playing. He just put his own spice on it and made it hotter..
Jimmi IS one the foundations of rock guitar. I'm no historian, but I am a guitar player. BB king showed us all what real melody is in the blues. Stevie ray came along and put it on steroids. They're different animals, but both Apex players. Stevie worshipped at the alter of Jimi.
When my oldest son was a tween he mentioned someone as being the best guitar player. I bought him a compilation Jimmy Hendrix cd set. In my later years I LOVED Stevie RV!!! One is probably not better than the other. Jimmy was more rock, Stevie blues, and they both had their time in history. We're so lucky to have heard both of them. 🥰
So glad you boys got into Stevie Ray Vaughan, I was born in 78 so I was a little kid when my parents were listening to all types of music in the 80s and Stevie Ray was one of the favorites at barbecues and get togethers here in Austin.
I LOVE the guy in the Sox hat. Two measures into that song and I already could see in his face that he could tell already that this performance was going to blow him away. His reaction to SRV was beyond priceless because every time I watch this video I still make all those faces every time, even though I’ve been listing to that guy for 38 years.
Stevie made the guitar an extension of his body and soul. He knew every possible sound nuance by memory so he could literally drive the sound through his head and hear it before he even played a single note. The guy was absolutely brilliant. And you guys nailed it about “that southern twang”. Stevie was THE ,aster of the Texas Tone. He also would blown peoples mind when he played that thing through a Hammond Organ Leslie amp. Monstrous tone. 👍🏻😎👍🏻
You have to remember that when Jimi came on the scene, rock n' roll had only been around for the masses for maybe like a solid 15 years right? And the sounds and the techniques he was exploring were very new and very unheard of. Can you imagine being in the crowd in 1967, after hearing Elvis and the Beatles for the past 10 years and then this black man over in England where he started blew your ears off?! That's why he's so hyped. Because he inspired a whole generation of new guitar playing.
I never like to get into "who's better" or "who's best" but that night, and that song in particular, it's just simply impossible that anyone could ever be better at the guitar. Seen it hundreds of times, still blown away. That is just as good as it gets.
Stevie could bend to the moon with grinding soulful blues licks then in the next second just melt to your face off with blinding speed. He was never at a loss in any position on the fretboard. He was never out on a limb. He never played out of his depth. He never hinted at being uncomfortable with anything he was trying to do.
Guys, Jimi influenced all of these guys to be the awesome guitar players they are. Jimi was an innovator... Without whom none of this awesome music would be here. There is no best guitar player.
That's like saying Henry Ford was the best car creator ever. Things and technology are advanced in time, I think Jimi was a great innovator and a great guitar player but there ARE better ones that came after him. Jimi built the foundation for those who came after him.
Jimi indeed was an innovator and inspired lots of guitar players including Stevie Ray. Stevie had lots of major influences including Albert King, Buddy Guy, BB King, etc. you can hear all those influences when he plays. His genius is his ability to incorporate the best of all his influences into his performances, not as a copy cat, but to elevate and enhance. No one played with more passion and commitment than Stevie imho. BB King once said that he (BB) played the blues in sentences and sometimes had to stop and think what else to say to keep the conversation going. He said Stevie played the blues in paragraphs and never ran out of things to say which is plain to see in this video.
An important distinction between Stevie and Jimi is that Jimi was a gifted songwriter as much as he was a player. He wrote with stunning beauty and originality. His playing came from the deepest parts of a man’s soul, enough to move this young 14 year old kid back in 1968 to buy his first guitar. I’ve never stopped playing. Stevie was a powerhouse no doubt, an outstanding guitar player. I’m a huge fan. He honoured Jimi by emulating his style and phrasing. Stevie covered a number of his songs (Voodoo Chile, Little Wing etc), that helped put him on the map. I just don’t think they can be compared to one another. Jimi was just that much more. I still think Jimi Hendrix is far and away the most innovative and beautiful guitarist of all time in rock music….one man’s thoughts nothing more. If anyone is interested here are a few tunes from Jimi that might better explain what my words cannot. Cheers! Manic Depression, Fire, Stone Free, Red House, Crosstown Traffic, Love or Confusion, Foxey Lady, Rainy Day Dream Away, All Along The Watchtower (comp Bob Dylan)
To this day, one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Sadly not enough people know Stevie's work. Another all time underrated guitarist was Prince. Please check out his guitar work on "while my guitar gently weeps" from the 2004 Rock and Roll hall of fame. On a stage of all stars, he owned the room!
Logan, One of the best??? He was the best, simple! I was fortunate to see his next to last concert here in Alaska before his helicopter crash! Do some research!😳
So glad you guys listened to Stevie! I saw SRV just a few months before his passing & he literally sat on the edge of the stage & played the guitar as if just playing for himself, just magical, best concert I've ever been to!!
