They woke Stevie up out of a sound sleep and he steps right on stage, rubs the sleep away, and just blows the roof off with a Sound Check before the show!! I love this guy so damn much.
There is no over to be had. We remain under the spell he cast🎶🎸💙. And he is still casting that net far and wide and thanks to great reactors like Jamel millions more discover him every year💯👏👋✌️
It's funny because I've always known life without SRV so in my mind he doesn't age. But as a 27 years old looking at this dude who's probably in his early 30s it really makes me appreciate what he brought. Another iconic talent taken way too soon
At age 19 in 1978 I moved to Austin from the Dallas area. One night I walked into a bar on Guadelupe St. There was no crowd , no cover. I heard Jimi Hendrix playing a version of Third Stone From the Sun I had never heard before. I thought"at least the juke box in this dive is lit". Then I looked over at the little corner they used as a stage and there was a dude doing things to his guitar that would get you ten years in some states. It was over a year before his first album came out. After, I saw him every chance I got, and yes I still miss him. Thanks for this friend, I am a long time sub for you. Blessings.
I first saw him a couple of times when I lived in Austin in the 70s at a small place called the ROME INN and Lou Ann Barton was singing. A while later, I went to one of Antone's many places when it was on Guadalupe. I went into the bathroom and I heard what I thought was Hendrix playing Voodoo Chile. Walked out and it was Stevie, minus Lou Ann (thank god). I knew then how great he was. The last time I saw him was in Dallas the year he died playing with Jeff Beck.
The first time I saw him in person was in Nacogdoches Texas at a bar called the Crossroads in front of about 80 people. The last time was at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas opening for The Who in front of tens of thousands. He was a God!
I was at the Cotton Bowl that day when TN won, but I was a country music idiot and didn't appreciate his brilliance at that time. It's sad that it took his death to introduce his beautiful music and passion to me. Thank God for those who recorded his performances so our grandchildren can be exposed to truly great music we had once upon a time. May sweet Stevie always rest in peace.
This is what sealed him as the GOAT for me. Dude was probably asleep 45 mins ago and this was before he got clean so who knows what else was in his system and he just lays that down for a sound check.
When people say they don’t know who SRV is I bring them to this sound check. It’s incredible. I don’t think there has ever been anyone more fluid with the guitar. Also Jamal, Stevie would play so hard that his finger tips would split and he’d have to super glue them mid show to keep playing.
At Red Rocks back when you could go in at 11am for a 7pm show and party, he came out early afternoon and did the sound check for everyone. He is still the best ever.
This is just GREAT! This sound check is 100% better than other bands concert performances. SRV lives on forever. SRV and his band is the benchmark which all other bands should aspire to perform to this level. Jamel thanks for posting this video. Do you know what year and where this sound check was performed ?
When Stevie straps on that guitar he opens a window to his soul for all the world to experience. Smooth ! Thanks for keeping his music alive for the world
Dallas/Fort Worth here, and I was in HS when he died. First period economics the next morning was spent with me, my good friend Michael, and Mr. Allard our teacher just listening to SRV. This man meant a lot to a whole lot if people. Amazing talent taken too soon.
And never forget Double Trouble, who could just jump on that train as it went flying by without even ruffling their hair. And here I go, tearing up like every time...
Thank you for this. His two fellow band members were also great talents, and helped him to create his sound. They provided the beat and the bottom which allowed SRV the freedom to soar into the heavens.
Its been a long time since Stevie left us and he still stand his ground. Its his title and no one seems to want it. He set the bar too high for anyone else.
music was in Stevie's mind body and soul. he was one of a kind and the late great BB King said that he and Stevie hit it off from their first meeting and talked often and their relationship ended up being a Father and Son... if everyone loved one another like that this world would be a much better place.. Peace
Oooooh LAWD!!!! That sound is straight up SEXY❣️❣️❣️ALL THE WAY!!! SRV was amazing then and now! Brought the blues to an audience who would then follow him to the blues gods of the past.
I love when these reaction channels react to players who don’t get the recognition as much as they used to. SRV is the REAL DEAL! These are some of the only channels to cover Steve Marriott as well! 🔥🎸
In 1981, in the Houston Chronicle, there was an announcement that Stevie Ray Vaughan was to play at the Pub on the Rice University campus for FREE. I arrived in the small pub and grabbed the table in front of him and maybe Double Trouble. In the Pub were about five pairs of people socializing with each other, two single students studying and the bartender. They were all oblivious to what was going on on the very small corner stage.
His clothing style was a cross between Elvis, Prince, and a Pimp!!! Gotta love him!! I used to go watch him play when he was a teenager in some of the rougher parts of Dallas!!
As many times as I've watched this video, I'd never noticed that the break in "Soul to Soul" was because Reese's seat broke! They brought over a road case for him to sit on, then fell right back into the song.
I think our man passed the sound check. I might be more impressed that the other band members were able to keep up. SRV looked like he just rolled out of bed, put on his duster and decided to go kick ass.
Had a friend who was a cabbie in Austin at the time. SRV used to ask for him when he needed a ride. Friend says he was always the same decent laid back guy wherever he went.
Hey 6'5" Stevie stood a a tall 5'5"+/- But he walked 10' TALL. I saw him from the Front Row, Center stage, just 2 weeks before his untimely death. My Hearing has suffered from attending this show, but it was one of the Greatest Shows ever played in Cleveland, Ohio. That is saying a lot for this town.
I saw a show on SRV and they said that Stevie played with bigger diameter strings than is usually used on an electric and the Action on the strings, distance between the strings and fret, is greater.... so imagine how strong your fingers need to be to play like him on his guitar.
This could be a whole concert . It's that good. Love your reactions. They are so true. We just couldn't keep this goodness to ourselves . He had more to do. ✌️❤️🤘
I can;t believe you’ve not reacted to this until now. It’s so bad ass. SRV rolls out of bed, throws some odd cloths on, walk onto stage picks his nose then, sets the f’n world on fire.
Checking out his guitar, his back up guitar and his back up back up guitar. And if you watch close you see the base player checking his back up guitar. Nothing stops the show.
BB King said SRV was the blackest white man he'd ever met🎶🎸🎵🎶🎸 His hands were huge which allowed for all that greatness!!🎶🎸 His mother said when he-was a little boy he slept with his first guitar🎸🎶
Wearing that coat was fire in its self but then add the guitar playing and its the whole package. Just amazing what a performer what a human being i know his spirit shines bright in heaven, you gave such a good reaction thank you spread the love.
Seen this video many times and always amazes me how he literally wakes up and starts jamming. He didn't know any other way, either you're playing or you're not. His wife said she's wake up at night and Stevie would be playing in his sleep. It was his whole life and it showed. We were so lucky to have him. May he rest in peace. SRV = THE G.O.A.T.
During his way to short of time with us (RIP Stevie), he was a GOAT and was channeling God (or the Universe if you prefer) through his hands and his voice. He was unearthly (in every positive sense) in his music and spoke to our souls. He was truly amazing and his voice/soul is truly missed.
Jamal, every summer we have a couple blues jams up here in the Midwest. There is a local one at a small venue in July, Trempealeau, Wisconsin. Blues Bash, or Dave and Howard's Birthday Bash. We have Reggae Fest too. Come do a live show. It's at the Trempealeau Hotel. Talk about walking back in time. It's on the Mississippi, and if you're lucky, the big riverboats cruise by. That's always fun waving to them. Sun setting over the Big Muddy, drinks, good food, Blues players, and lots of fun people dancing.
A friend of mine worked on the Don't Mess With Texas anti litter campaign produced by the State of Texas in the 80s when Stevie came in to do his spot ,my friend who played Guitar somehow talked Stevie into letting him try to play his SRV Stratocaster, I say tried to play because Stevie was using such a heavy gauge string set that he couldn't press most of the strings to the frett board. Stevie had a good laugh over it, My friend said that Stevie told him that his guitar was set up just like Hendrix's strat, Stevie even had the whammy bar on top, like Hendrix did, a product of Hendrix being left handed, but his father bought him his first guitar, used, and it was set up for a right handed player, and that's how Hendrix learned to play ,by flipping it around which put the Whammy on top.
I have watched this, since I discovered it, 4-5 months ago, probably 30 times now, and I am amazed still every time. Yawning and wiping the sleep out of his eyes...
He had a God given talent and what a phenomenal artist it's to bad we lost this man so young....I saw him live and he was just a amazing entertainer and when I heard he passed I was so heartbroken along with everyone else...so much talent a legend gone forever
Stevie never played for an audience. Stevie played to everyone what ever had the blues. Stevie opened his pores and let all the people what had the blues, pour out his body for those that never did, so they could understand just a little. Gone, too soon. RIP
He had been up all night couple hours sleep .got up had his cocaine and whiskey walked out in his super fly jacket and started shredding. Thank god Stevie had gotten clean 3, years before he died.
My man, that's not a jacket; that's a duster. Also, got to love how SRV picks up the guitar at 1:00... plays a couple of "warm up riffs" and is going balls to the wall by 1:33. And we in here talkin' about practice.
How could he wake up and play like this even though it was the end of his drug and alcohol battle? God blessed us with this beautiful soul. He's infamous. RIP SRV🎸
Please,Please, please, go find the recordings Stevie did with his mentor, The Great Albert King! Stevie is still new and young at the time, but already famous, especially here in Texas. His teacher is giving us a look back into Stevies early years when just a boy wanting to jam with the Blues King he wanted to be like and still respected, once grown. There are songs by both and the stories and exchanges between them are priceless. You are a Great human yourself Jamel, we love your work and appreciate you too!
