it's so great to see stevie is still loved in this day and age, most of my school friends hadn't heard of him, so i introduced them to his music, and they love it, bar 1 or 2 (bastards). his legacy still lives on, and if you dont like him, dont bother commenting, and trying to dampen his genius! Stephen Ray Vaughan-October 3, 1954 August 27, 1990-he will be remembered
I saw Mr. Vaughn at Deer Crek in Ind. about a year before he died. If the blues had never been played there would be no heavy metal today. I love my blues and metal. Only the good die young!!!..........RIP MR. STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN
The ACL performance from 89 that practically only real Stevie fans know about takes this song to a new level that no other person can even get close to replicating
stevie gives me chills more than any other type of musician, music or sound! ive been listening to him every day since i was 2 years old. theres videos of me as a baby with a hat on watching a video of him and pretending to be him! when others were watching barney i watched him every day my dad said it got obsessive. ill love him, miss him till im dead.
This version from Stevie is better than Stevie Wonder's version, IMO. No slight against Stevie Wonder, but Stevie Ray not only had soul, he made the song rock too, w/ off-the-hook guitar.
The Drunken King Stevie Wonder's version is great, don't get me wrong, but the combination of the "rock n soul" vibe and guitar from SRV is what takes it up a notch for me.
amen sister. It sometimes is a comfort to know that the lord has a place for some of his greatest creations. SRV R.I.P. thanks for the inspiration for playing most of my life.
Give it up Oak Cliff (Dallas,TX) for Stevie Ray, 22 years ago we lost a great guitar player, a man who entertained from his heart with some of the greatest there is. RIP Stevie,we love you and have not forgotten you.
Stevie was one of the BEST Blues guitarist of all time...In the top 5 IMO, and hated playing BIG venues. I saw him four times and never endured a crowd over 7,500 but he delivered what WE wanted and then some.
Holy shit... I officially deem this the Best Cover Song Ever. We all know he was a guitar GOD, but I can't say enough about his VOICE! My god... What a great voice...
From the MTV Mardi Party Weekend Set Recorded on a Thursday Night what a Night I had bought the ticket the day before from a ticket scalper paid 20.00 over face value I am so glad I was there They jammed until 3:15 am Best $45.00 I've ever spent. Thank You SRV !!!
I'm not the biggest blues fan, it's good and all but there is just something about Stevie Ray's playing that really stands out from other blues guitarists. This man played with soul like no one else, you could swear that the guitar was actually a part of him. And yes he is underrated he deserves just as much if not more recognition than Clapton. Hands down the best blues guitarist of all time.
i've played guitar 15 years. and i think this style (which is how i like to play balls to the walls blues) is waaaaay sicker than dream theater or any of that shredding shit!!! now who's with me!
Stevie Ray Vaughan was - and is still the man! R. I. P.! Cheers from Sweden! Jesus Christ! Texas - jihaaa! We are not alone - at all!!! Name of bassplayer please! And hot damn - give us more! Peace! God bless!
I've seen this song played quite a bit by a lot of people, but the mix of Stevie's guitar and soulful voice, along with Reese in the background, it is just brilliant. Easily the best.
Watch how close Tommy Shannon watches Stevie....I'd have my eyes glued to him too, you can learn some good lessons in life just by watching Mr. Vaughans hands. He did Stevie Wonder justice! 2 of the best!
Whats really nice, is that both Stevie's versions opened up interest into both genres. I for one had never heard Stevie Wonders version before SRV's. I really appreciate Stevie W's version and his style of playing.
Wow.....just wow. What a great loss he was. It's a shame he's not around anymore. I would have done just about anything to see him in concert. No one does it better.
Respond to this video... The word Leg comes to mind I think his last years are an inspiration to people who want to kick drugs and alcohol Thanks Stevie for encouraging others to kick them things that eat us inside out and take away the real person inside
He performed his final show ever at Alpine Valley in WI. It's maybe 90 mins south of me. I could have gone to this concert. I still regret it to this day. I knew someone who was there. She said it was one of the best shows she ever went to.
SRV was a COMPLETE musician - he played kickass chords and rhythm to accompany himself and would run off a blistering solo and then bring it right back into the comp again. Even with a trio format he filled all the space with his chords and comp - only other guy who could did that as well was Hendrix, another one is Johnny Winter - but a of lot 'guitar gods' can't do that - just solo.
I think its easy to loose sight of what its all about. If it makes the hair on the back of you neck stand up or it makes you cry, that's what its all about. If your a player and you love what you do and where the music takes you, who gives a shit what others think. That's the beauty of music, it works on all levels. Each to his own.
That's what made Chris Layton so damn good. He made it look so easy. I remember when Stevie went to ask him to join his band. He walked in Chris's house and he was in his kitchen where he had his drum set setup and he was there playing. Cool shit!
The guitar he's playing looks *just* like the one I'm looking at getting (and that's not a coincidence :D) Beautiful guitar, and of course, beautiful music, as always. Wish he hadn't left us so early (Before I was even born :() The music industry might be palatable if he were still alive...
My WHOLE LIFE I thought this was an SRV original. This was the only version I'd ever heard. I just heard the original Stevie Wonder one for the first time like 2 weeks ago. MIND = BLOWN
2 hero,s of my combined in one clip.the writer of the song,stevie wonder,and the guy who,se playing it in his as usual known way of guitar playing.respect.
damn i wish i could have seen him live, my dad grew up in austin and was in school there at the time hes was playing there in the early eighties , he used to watch him play every week at antonines and continental when he was not well known yet.
