This is the last song my Dad was listening to before he died... 1.9.11 5 years ago today. He paused the song on his Ipod while he was jamming to it and told me I had to listen to it. He put the IPOD down walked into the kitchen and had a heart attack. The last thing he did was what he loved best.. Listening to the blues.. (He was a founder of Sonny Boy Blues Society and King Biscuit Blues Festival. He was the main stage manager for 25 years until his death)... It snowed 7-8 inches that day.. I walked in the back yard, put the Bose earbuds in and finished the song.. I wrote a song called My Blues Angel about that morning.. Reba Russell recorded it. "Woke up early Sunday morning to a troubled red sky, unaware it was a warning we would soon be saying goodbye. The last thing you told me before the Angels took you home was to listeni to "Blues at Sunrise" by Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughn."
In my humble opinion, this is the best blues track that has ever been created.. Both Albert and Stevie performs to their maximum potential here. Stevie is just..... I have no words, the voice-leading, the soul. Im absolutely breathtaken by this!
So epic....you can hear Albert urging Stevie “come on” over and over to let it loose and he absolutely destroys it. This is student graduating way past teacher. It’s one of those blues songs that when you hear it you’ll always come back multiple times. It’s fucking epic and nothing else needs said!
Stevie Ray and Albert are such a great duo. Wish I could have been at the Sunrise in 1983 to hear this live! Would rather do that than go to the SuperBowl!
I don't know if there is heaven, but I would like to imagine, that Albert and Stevie are now there jamming and having fun just like during this recording.
I think there are some people who just live to thumbs down awesome music. Those same folks kick their dogs, beat their women, and have nothing to smile about.
I was blessed to see SRV 3 times the most memorable Delta Blues Festival in Greenville Ms I was 17 can appreciation of the Blues but was totally Blown Away Jimmie Vaughan played with him. I am from Ms as well.. couldn't Stand the weather.. time to get ready for the Storm! play on SRV...
Two of the best in the BLUES BUSINESS! I love them both -- their awesome guitar playing -- their singing, the songs they wrote, and best of all their COOLNESS! PLAY-ON!
My all-time favourite blues jam. They must have recorded more than one session because I have two separate tracks on my iPod. This one and another that's a couple of minutes shorter.
How come the whole session is on DVD EXCEPT "Blues at Sunrise"? In my opinion the best cut of the session, it's on the audio CD with all the other cuts but not on the DVD?
April 27, 2024. Albert says at the beginning he made a recording of this song with Jimmy Hendrix and Janis Joplin at the Fillmore West! Where the hell is that soundtrack???
great video. in the usual style, there is somewhat a duel between competing guitars, Stevie rips into his solo aggressively, but Albert alas, stays focused on principle, and delivers a (more) remarkable solo nonetheless......!
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