@ Jim Underwood: It's a lot of work playing in a blues trio, a rock trio, that sort of thing. SRV probably took the example of Jimi Hendrix, who'd done it and was one of his greatest influences. It always impressed the heck out of me as a young guitar player, sitting there with my Strat and my Fender amp, playing and trying to sort out how Stevie did the backing and lead parts of "Pride and Joy" at the same time. Based on an old boogie-woogie piano riff, Stevie played the bass parts with his LH thumb (helps to have large hands to do that!) and RH down-strokes with his pick, and most of the treble or lead figure with his fretting hand fingers and up-strokes with the pick. It's one of his most-famous guitar parts, and for good reason - it simulates two guitars playing at once, and sounds hip as can be. That guy was such a genius on the instrument, and his musical conception - his way of thinking about and playing music - was just amazing and wonderful. It just devastated me when he died so young. Still does. One of my favorite memories was seeing him perform live back in the day during the mid-late 1980s, at the old and now-defunct Poplar Creek Outdoor Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, IL. SRV was always respectful of his influences and blues heroes, and he often had them guest with him on stage. That show, Otis Rush - the man whose famous song provided the name for the group "Double Trouble" - came up and they played together. Tore down the house, of course! Not only was Stevie amazing, so were his band, Double Trouble. Unlike a lot of popular music cats, Stevie could play jazz legitimately, and he proved it by doing a version of the old Kenny Burrell chestnut, "Chitlins Con Carne," which was wonderful. And his famous and haunting instrumental "Lenny," has jazzy chords and riffs throughout.
I wouldn't call Hendrix a good singer, but I also can't imagine his music being sung by anyone else. Perhaps that's also the reason SRV left out the vocals on his Little Wing cover...
Worked for him 2 weeks b4 he died...awesome human being...he tried the 12th step on me...didnt understand till i had my own breakdown...im sure he would be proud of me now...miss him..nicest man...
This is the greatest reward for someone in the program. To help someone else like someone helped them. No other feeling like it in the world. You just saved someone's life. Share it in his honor.
I'm a huge fan of his, as well as a guitarist. I realized a few years ago, years after I heard Stevie, was that because I will always have new stuff to learn. Therefore, the guitar can never truly be mastered. Stevie was extremely close though.
- Overdooo - in their own ways I think theyre both great contenders for as close to Mastery as humans can get in a lifetime. Knopfler can play finger style better than anyone ever without a doubt. SRV is a master at attacking the guitar with a heavy but beautiful sound. Very different sounds.
I met him in Dallas Fort Worth airport in 1987. He was kind enough to listen to me gush like a little girl about his playing. He shook my hand and told me he appreciated it. Some guy walked up after Stevie left and said, " Is he somebody famous?" I said, 'Hell yeah! Famous to me." Stevie was a genuinely nice guy. I wept like a baby when he died. R.I.P. Stevie.
After reading his biography I can say this was the kind of guy he was: always open to people who wanted to show him appreciation. Best guitar player ever, powerful voice and all around truly a great guy.
Eric Clapton once said, when he first seen him in London... quote, I went home after the concert, not sure if I could go on playing, I was that Blown Away by his ability.... I think that is the same way all of us that play the blues, feel about SRV. His voice and his style just amazing. This man's Talent will literally last as long as there is a human on earth
@ 70's Tunes: My goodness, poor Eric Clapton. He discovered a spiritual brother in Duane Allman, his running partner for "Layla" et al.,and then loses him to a motorcycle accident. Time passes, and he meets a new musical brother in SRV, and loses him to a helicopter crash. There were others, too, so many wonderful talents who left us much too soon.
@@GeorgiaBoy1961 same with hendrix, he was a really good friend of clapton and they were supposed to play together the day he died and clapton even brought him a left handed strat just for him. he has really had bad luck and it’s unfortunate how many great talents we’ve lost so young
A remember showing Rude Mood to a friend who was big on Yngwie Malmsteen - he said "but he's just playing a blues, I could do that". About a week later I went round there again and he was really pissed off: "I can't get this f***ing thing to sound right, it's insanely hard." Yes, yes it is.
@@wafflcoptr Noooo, listen to players like Tony Iommi, and Dimebag Darrell, two of the best "metal" guitarists of all time, and both have heavy blues/southern rock influences. They both sweat innovative technique, rooted in blues, and with their own evolution of things.
@@killval849 those two are literally the two best metal guitarists (and Sabbath was far more rooted in rock than metal when they started) because they never lost the blues in their style. Most metal guitarists sound so soulless when they play, it's like machinery, it's just not rooted in the soul, in that intangible feeling we all feel, it sounds dispassionate and empty. I've always felt the best guitarists always have a blues background.
@@wafflcoptr I feel that’s more of a subjective thing, it can’t definitely be said that blues guitarists are objectively better than metal guitarists. Both styles are an outpouring of emotion, metal just manifests itself in speed and intricate patterns. I’m thinking Marty Friedman, Randy Rhoads, even some of Kirk Hammet’s stuff (Fade to Black)
Stevie shows us admitting our weakness is sometimes our strength when talking about finding sobriety his music made me pick up a guitar and put down the bottle 3 years ago he is still touching people after death with the words in this video
And he'd probably tell you if he can do it anybody can do it. I just watched the lost interview he said he was doing drugs and alcohol since he was like 8 he was 32 in that interview for a normal drinker that had just one was 3 or 4 to him it made him have a thirst for more and the only thing that stopped it was his breakdown like he said in this interview the Dr's said he had a stomach of a 65 year old I could only imagine what his liver was like.
Yeah it wasn't just the alcohol that got him it was certainly the cocaine as well. Stevie's go to before he went on stage with have two or three shots each one with about a gram of coke in it and he just bang them down and go on stage! If you've ever ingested cocaine orally in a drink or whatever man it tears your stomach to shreds! It hurts like a bitch until the numbing thing comes in. Definitely not a long-term thing!
william johnson Who said that just because he died god doesn't exist? I said if there was a god he would be alive. either way there is no god. walk through a children's hospital and see a 7 year old dying of cancer and tell me there is a god.
You know, In my 40 years I've never actually heard SRV talk, only sing. Sounds nothing like I thought he would. Best blues guitarist that ever lived... Hell best guitar player in any genre. I wish he were still with us!
I'd like to point out how rare it is to hear Stevie's guitar tone without any backing instruments. To me it's one of the most unique and recognizable guitar Tones and also the most difficult to replicate
Everyone stop and think, how many artists have existed with such resilience? Do we have any today? Will there ever be any other that not only blows people out of the water with flawless skill, and still remaining humble? Such an over-comer, and man worthy of the title “legend”. What I love about Stevie, you not only hear his music, but you feel it.
This ain't a guitar lesson, it's a LIFE lesson, from a legend.🖤 And watching his pick hand flying back and forth is such an aesthetic sometimes. Rest in paradise🖤
The picking hand is so important...a lot of the greats say its 80% of the playing....its the motor, if you can't feed your fretting hand ..what are you left with ?....slides and pulloffs ,hammers ..only get you so far on tbe guitar and while they create their own character in sound ...the best player's have a great picking hand and don't just rely on that alone
@@markbraxton1289 The more hundreds of hours you play guitar , the more you realize it's the one that sets you back , fingering strings gets easy but picking , that's the bitch
A master of the Stratocaster! Stevie Ray Vaughn's skill is amazing. Saw him several times in concert and each time he put on a great concert. RIP Stevie Ray Vaughn! Your music will live on forever.
He emursed himself in the blues. His influences were many. He showed his respect to the old guard by learning their riffs and then expanding on them. This clip shows just one aspect of his ability. He played with passion, joy, ferocity and tenderness. He was one of a kind. Miss him. RIP stevie
I love Stevie not just because of his guitar playing but because of his humility. He openly admitted he needed help when he hit rock bottom. He was a man of passion!
Christ!!!....Stevie was a beast!!!.....and its clearly apparent that he is 100% clean and sober in this interview...after all these years it's fair to still say " what a loss"....
He was so damn good. Even really good guitar players can sound a little flat playing on their own but srv had such power in his playing, really a unique and identifiable sound. He was a special player. It's nice to see the change in his personality here after getting sober too
Only just getting into Stevie’s music , not only a master player but comes across as a genuine nice guy , RIP Stevie an thanks for the amazing gift you gave to us all .
@@mattfraser3452 Maybe, he's just very young and is just starting his journey into the Blues, or perhaps circumstance simply SRV-blocked him hard until now. Either way, I believe, that you and me both can agree, that getting into SRV's music, whether it's late in life or not, is an absolute win? 🙂 With that said, though, I'm also a bit curious as to what led to the discovery of Stevie Ray Vaughan for good ol' Martin. And whether it happened late in his life or not. 🤷♂
I hate to tell you this but that will never happen to a guitar with any kind of normal use no matter how hard you practice. That was done on purpose or through some kind of neglect, abuse, or other drug induced activity.
At 1:36 he demonstrates Clapton style vibrato, with the palm of hand released from the back of the neck and his finger rigid with the whole hand going up and down. Stevie knew his shit on guitar and had his whole “thing” put together extremly well. We are lucky we got to witness it…. RIP SRV
An honest man. Honest to himself regarding his health, honest about HIS music, honest to his fans. He was gone way to soon, dammit. He should be touring once the Covid crap has dissipated. I miss musicians who are so true to themselves. Rest in Peace.
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The Lesson here is no matter How Hi or how long Drugs continued his will won in the end, Take control is the only way forward, Thank God we got a few more yrs of SRV, he inspired improvement in thousands b4 the tragedy his all mighty touch & massive talent is ethereal, just imagine God's band, the talents would have jams beyond reality, We did lose Stevie way too young a gift to music, that we treasure for his Tenacity to beat consumption, Bless his talent & life lesson, 🖖🤔 Apologies 4 emotions 😌👍
@@allgunsblazed9106 Wow I did make mess of that, thanks man, glad to fix it b4 I check out, fighting 4 life daily now, & still digging SRV, always Mr Smooth but sad flying takes so many 4 Heavens big band, Imagine that makes it easier to cope with the injustice of loosing these huge gifts to music 😣 Sorry 4 misunderstanding. 🖐️🙄
1. dont visit modern guitar teachers. 2. play concert every night. 3. take drugs and drink a lot 4. avoid spotify. take vinyl, listen,learn and play 5. ask god for more talent
@@lifesonsrv9702 how do you think he got there in the first place? It has nothing to do with technique. It's all about the vibe and feeling and energy of a high. Take acid and tell me it doesn't make more sense where Hendrix was coming from, etc. I'm not advocating drugs necessarily, everyone who's going to push those boundaries has to find where the line is drawn and they usually learn that the hard way, but drugs have their place as a source of inspiration and many, many artists who partook of them will attest to that. The problem is they will destroy you if you go too far, it's always a risk you're taking
@@Rainydaydreamaway7 I don't disagree with you at all, depends on the drug though. Stimulants, at least in my case, never really do much in the way of opening up new avenues of creativity. For a long time Stevie didn't seem hampered by his coke habit, but towards the end of his using days it most definitely did affect his playing negatively. And those last few years of his life, not only was he playing the best guitar of his life, you could also tell he was so much happier.
He was absolutely one of the cleanest fastest best guitar players that ever lived forget all this distortion the fact that he played so clean the fact that he never made a mistake if he did you could hear it as he didn’t use much distortion at all he was the best he is sorely missed by guitar players all around the world
The music and soul....just poured out of him like an endless river. His instrumental cover of "Little Wing" is the most complete and soulful example of blues guitar ever recorded.
Amazing musician. He's one of the few that becomes music when he preforms. Even just sitting alone there with the interviewer every time Stevie plays he performs! Awesome
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There are many artists that have died too early and I very often get melancholic when thinking of different artist dying too young and what they could've done if they have lived to grow old. However, SRV's death really bothers me, and maybe even the one that bothers me the most. He had overcome his drug and alcohol addiction and he was standing on the launch pad for world domination as a blues/rock guitarist/artist, and then he died in a helicopter accident. It's makes me so sad. He had so much to give the world and I felt it as a deep personal loss when he died and I still do so many years later. What a wonderful artist. R.I.P. Steve Ray Vaughan.
One of the most tragic losses in music history! Only got to see him once, but what he did with a guitar....so effortlessly, will never be matched. Sure, there are some great guitar players out there, but SRV was a "one-off" creation.
What makes SRV's playing here so unbelievably special is its musical expression coupled with such incredible precision and speed..!!. One of the true guitar greats taken from us far too soon 🎸🎸
I saw him live at Landover Maryland near Washington DC. It is an amphitheater and that is one of the best guitar playing that I ever witnessed. I’m surprise his hands doesn’t lock up RIP.
I had the privilege of experiencing SRV live in concert w/Jeff Beck on December 2, 1989 at Arco Arena in Sacramento, CA. I was 17. I've seen quite a few legendary bands live, but this is the only concert date that I'll never forget. We lost Stevie the following Summer. Just before the show started, the arena went completely dark and then the stage lights came on as they launched into "When The House Is a Rockin". That was 28 years ago and I still haven't heard, felt, or experienced that kind of tone, stage presence, musicianship or mastery of blues guitar since. And I imagine I never will again. He also spoke (albeit indirectly) about how God delivered him from his addictions, which inspired me to clean up my act. Life changing. Best. Concert. Ever. See you in heaven SRV.
The power in his left hand was absolutely amazing... He used thick as hell .12 gauge strings to get his big fat sound .... They were thick like bridge cables but He strangled them like they were banjo strings. ... Stevie was The Bruce Lee Of Blues Guitar.
I spent a lot of time in Austin back in the 1980s. Saw Stevie many many times. He is highly respected among folks that were around him. Very humble and a nice guy. It does not seem like 33 years since we lost him . Hard to believe.
I saw him play live in 1988, I was in the first line in front of the stage, his sound was as big as 10 guitars at the same time. Each new song he changed the pick and threw the old into the audience. I got one. The last song he played was voodoo chile, during which he pulled the SRV's tremolo so hard that he broke it and he slipped back towards the drums.
One of the few guitarists who excites me every time I listen to his playing. So much energy with that silky smooth vibrato, perfect bending and clean picking.
I bought his very first album...... and every subsequent album up to his death. Everything good that can be said about him has already been said on here. All I can say is he was just utterly awesome. R.I.P. SRV..... great guy, great picker, and fellow Texan🎸
I remember seeing this the first time it was on TV and thinking the interviewer was clueless then. Stevie could have got really pissed by the guys ignorance, but true gentleman he was he persevered and played some great stuff. RIP SRV.
God I Miss This Man!!!, He was a True Blues Legend!!!, a Once in a Melinnium Talent!!!, The Music just Flowed Out of Him so Effortlessly!!!, and Besides His Incredible Guitar Prowess, Stevie had an Incredible Voice for The Blues!!!!, Thank You Stevie Ray, for all The Incredible Music that You left the World!!!!
I saw Stevie when he was virtually unknown 83 or 1984 in Denver ..He opened for the Moody Blues. And then saw him again 86 or 1987, stood front stage.. watched him up close. This all happened in Germany ......I remember that he was sweating profusely and kickin ass with Double Trouble 1987 All I can think of now is that I saw him when he was Troubled....
Do you know when you feel like you’re making good progress on Guitar, you feel proud of yourself! Then you watch SRV on this video play, and you realise “I have a long long way to go!’ RIP SRV
hes amazing and i love him. but don't you think Jimi Hendrix is the greatest? i mean hes definitely A great but Jimi's ability to innovation and invent is what puts him ahead of the pack in my opinion. (no shade, genuinely just wanna have a conversation about it)
@grady.713 Hendrix was a glorified covers artist. Sure he improvised and innovatived over a lot of those covers, but... there are 10 year olds out there today that can play Jimi note for note. There are less than a handful of greats that can come close to playing SRV note for note.
This man heavily inspired me as a kid in my bedroom trying to play like him. I was in 8th grade on hearing of his death while on my school bus. His music still lives on in us all who love him.
What a time we live in! We get to watch SRV talk about his life and his fellow friends/musicians, all because this was recorded and later shared on RU-vid.
@brownwings00 Well an atheist is somebody who doesn't believe in any god(s), so your comment sounds like exactly like the typical douche atheist stereotype.
I miss watching Stevie enjoy himself.. he's playing for himself, we were just lucky enough that he decided to share with the world. What an absolute legend
This guy only had 36 years on earth and yet he had reached a level of skill other professionals would still struggle to achieve if they had 100 years. It feels as if he could play every song in existence on the spot, and make it better.
I was fortunate enough to meet this man way back when at a place called mother blues back in the day what a humble guy and he'll live forever that's all I can say about that
