@AirplayBeats reacts to Stevie Ray Vaughan -Texas Flood live at El Mocambo Like comment and subscribe Join our Patreon for exclusive videos and to get your requests done faster: patreon.com/user?u=81569817
Squeeze my lemon 🍋 Till the juice run down my leg😂 Half those old blues songs are still ate up with innuendos Sex and drugs have always been a ticket to the muses
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS THE BEST , is all Subject TO OPINION . Plus a time and place for all Music! JEFF BECK AIN'T TO BAD! AND WHAT ABOUT GOD, ( ERIC CLAPTON) LOL .
@@Annalovesferrets you are 100% right we all have our favorites and that is what makes them the best for us My top 5 are Hendrix , Page , Iommi ,Stevie Ray and Angus Young
It was a sad day when word came of Stevie’s death. But it is so nice to see new generations discover his music. These two guys genuinely appreciate his greatness.
After seeing him 4 times my only thoughts were when can I see him again. He was everything you wanted from a guitarist but hadn't realized was missing prior to hearing him. If you were familiar with SRV, you remember where you were when you heard he was gone.
SRV ~ 🎸🐐 THE goat of all goats Stevie came on the scene in 1983 when synthesizers, hair bands, and parachute pants ruled the airwaves. He completely took everyone by force! In doing so, he single-handedly "rescued" blues from almost complete obscurity. Elder bluesmen, such as BB King, Albert King, Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, John Lee Hooker, etc, etc ALL gave Stevie credit for them selling more albums and playing bigger venues, instead of the shithole dives they had been playing. When Stevie hit mainstream, he told everyone to check out the elder bluesmen, and that's why they credit Stevie for "rescuing" blues. In fact, Buddy Guy was recently quoted as saying, "Stevie did for blues what MJ did for basketball." Stevie loved all his blues heroes, and they loved him right back! Stevie battled serious drug and alcohol addiction until he got clean and sober in late 1986. He lived the rest of his life trying to help others break addiction until his death in 1990 when he was killed in a helicopter crash after a concert with Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Jimmie Vaughan (his older brother), and Robert Cray. The dude was a kind, humble soul and truly a gift from the Heavens. **Life Without You at Capitol Theater ** **Anything from the 1989 Austin City Limits performance**
Bonnie Raitt cut her teeth on the Blues & toured with Buddy Guy, she said ( paraphrased ) " I've never seen anyone tear into the Blues with so much passion and talent...And when he got clean & sober, he burned a hole in the sun...He was that Good..."
Well said. But I disagree with Buddy Guy. It was Larry Bird that was credited with saving basketball. MJ kept the revival going, but it started with Larry. That's generally an accepted fact among those fluent in basketball history.
Stevie was born in Dallas and played in clubs there as a young teenager, then moved to Austin in the early seventies and continued his rise as an incredible guitarist and bluesman. He attained international fame starting in the early eighties and became, to many folks, the greatest guitarist of all time---an opinion I happen to hold to. He kicked a horrendous addiction to cocaine and alcohol in late '86 and lived clean, sober and happy for the last four years of his life. He was killed in a helicopter crash in Wisconsin after his last gig in 1990. Despite his swag on stage, he was tremendously humble off stage and a man of true kindness. There really should be a movie made about him because he left a tremendous legacy.
SRV returned to Dallas when he got clean and was living here. He's buried at Laurel Land -- you can find the coordinates to his grave on Google Maps for those that want to pay respect. He also played guitar on David Bowie's "Let's Dance" album. FUN FACT: Bowie rehearsed for his Let's Dance tour here in Dallas at the Studios at Las Colinas...and if you think of the boxer's stance he had on the cover of that album, Bowie was taking boxing lessons over in Oak Cliff to physically prep for the tour. SRV was to go on that tour but turned it down so he could focus on his own album.
I’m 48 and playing drums my entire life. I’ve heard all the music there is to hear, from jazz to death metal and to infinity and beyond. To this day, this performance will bring tears to my eyes every single time. He was the closest thing possible to the expression of life, through music. It’s hard to explain. I mourn the loss of his music any time I watch that video and I know I will not see his equal again in my lifetime. Always Mixed emotions when i listen to his music. I’ll leave it at that.
It was Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones who basically discovered Stevie Ray and put him on the map. SRV got his big break when David Bowie hired him to perform lead guitar on Bowie's "Let's Dance" album. If you've ever heard the David Bowie songs "Let's Dance", "Modern Love", or "Little China Girl", then you've heard Stevie Ray Vaughn before because he plays lead on all those songs.
Stevie Ray Vaughan is a demi god here in Texas. We even have a statue of him in Austin. He freestyles every song he's ever played. Never played a song the same way twice. He literally played both lead and rhythm guitar parts at the same time. He would wear calluses on his fingers and would Super Glue them back on when they'd fall off. He plays "Life Without You " with his teeth. He literally knocks a tooth out on stage, casually looks around for it, doesn't see it, and keeps on playing without a glitch. You can see him tell his keyboard player, "it's gone",as he laughs and finishes the song. He breaks a string performing "Look at Little Sister ", literally keeps playing without the string, switches guitars in the middle of a chord, and never misses a beat. You won't find a better guitarist than Stevie Ray. Treat yourselves and listen to everything he ever recorded. 👌💯
Yep, Mini - especially love "Little Sister" with the broken string.. if you heard it without seeing it, you'd never know... (also, damn! Reese Wynans on the keys!)
I heard an interview with a studio owner. He said he’d never seen the reaction from his technicians before like when Stevie came in. He said they unconsciously got up out of their chairs and were almost pressing their faces into the glass like they were trying to soak in his sound. It blew his mind.
Stevie is top ten maybe five greatest guitar players ever. Playing a guitar behind your back is so hard it's unbelievable. It's upside down now. He was a absolute master of the guitar and had a amazing soulful voice. Left us too early.
Stevie Ray really knew how to play THE BLUES - he played with the likes of BB King, Albert King, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy etc. they all gave him his props as a seriously soulful blues player
The GOAT! He did things live in front of audiences 40 yrs ago that current musicians wont try at home....just imagine how good he would have gotten had the lord let him stay? I guess his play was needed up there....
That was a BAD MAN right there. A freaking wizard. The best I have ever seen. There is a reason all of the great blues artists of the day wanted to collaborate with him.
He played with 13gaged strings.. and would super glue his finger tips back on in the breaks.. TRUE FACTS.. very humble,kind,loving, soul.. BB KING & Albert Collins,loved him check those out he plays with them guys as well..
Thank you for appreciating Stevie! RIP SRV. So many great songs waiting for you down the rabbit hole. I suggest just listening to the entire El Mocambo concert. You won’t be disappointed.
This show was early in his career. The Austin shows were later after he got clean. His music got a little bit cleaner to. I do love every recording of him.
They say that the spring rains here in Texas is her crying for her lost sons. The years when it floods is when she has been listening to Stevie on the wind.
Yes he is (was) from Texas. His older brother Jimmy taught him a few chords to practice on and he took it to the heavens! He died in 1991 in a helicopter crash in Wisconsin after a performance. RIP Stevie!
He is from Oak Cliff....which is a part of Dallas. I live 3 miles from where he grew up. He was my idol . Imagine living within 20 miles of SRV and Dime bag Darryl. Two local idols and heroes. The best of both worlds.
@@a.bevdfray6625 Thanks! To be honest, I'd forgotten exactly (Gimme a break, I'm 70, LOL!) my husband was still living in Chicago at the time and Alpine Valley, where he and Eric Clapton were performing was not that far, relatively. My hubby said he had wanted to get tickets to see him because he'd been to that venue many times before and on his way to work that morning and the news of the crash was all over the radio.
Incredible talent on the guitar (from Texas). He had struggles early on with alcohol and drugs, but cleaned up and got sober. Sang a song about it called Life by the Drop. Then tragically died in a helicopter crash in 1990. Horrible loss to the blues community and musical world. He was so good, that when Eric Clapton heard him on the radio for the first time, he pulled over his car so he could listen to the song. Never be another like him
Congratulations. You just discovered one of the many treasures of Texas. Stevie Ray Vaughan was one of Texas's own. It is a bloody shame he is gone. He wrote Texas Flood if you didn't know that. The man basically slept with his guitar from his teenage years. You should listen to his version of Lenny. SRV was golden. I won't do I bio but yes born and raised in Texas. The honor goes to the one who is privileged to hear his music. We are blessed.
A fun fact about Stevie is when he plays live he freestyles he never plays a song the same he always changes something each time . He was a legend in blues and know that when the legends that come before him calls him a legend well enough said.
Srv played with very heavy strings 13 gauge from Dallas moved to Austin they have a museum there showcasing that very guitar I agree with other commentators always watch live he has so many great performances
At my age ,53, I always enjoy witnessing people discover Stevie Ray. In my opinion the best guitarist I’ve experienced in my lifetime. Most guitarists play solos for a few seconds in a song, Stevie as you see everything is a solo, a true loss like so many others like him back in the 70’s and 80’s. RIP SRV🙏
I saw him live in Denver in 1984 and he hit the first chords and everyone in the audience stood up like we could not help it and we stayed on our feet the whole time. The sound waves just poured right through us. He does a blues version of Mary Had a Little Lamb that I thought was fun.
I met Stevie about 2 months before he was killed in a helicopter crash. He is THE GOAT. No one could touch him playing electric blues. Check out his cover of Hendrix's Voodoo Child from the Austin City Limits show. He plays it better than Jimi did.
I have the utmost respect for Hendrix. 👑 But I think Stevie plays Hendrix’s songs better. He made me really love a lot of those songs. For me SRV is the 🐐
@@dannygjk Man, they played that song at EVERY tempo.😄 I'm sure they hit the original every now and again. Amazing band, the three of them (and Reese later.)
Spent most of my 57 years seeing different artists and bands live. SRV is the greatest guitarist I ever saw. His performances left fellow musicians in awe. RIP goat. You are missed and remembered.
THIS is wnat to experience when you need to understand just what SRV was about. Unequaled passion, the deepest, dirtiest, heartfelt amazing blues in history. He made his guitar weep with sounds that werent possible, and all other guitars on earth weep in jealousy and humiliation for even existing.
Hey fella’s, Great video U just witnessed a guy who ate, slept and breathed guitar his entire life. He is playing 12 to 13 gauge strings which will rip a beginner’s fingers to shreds. He was born and raised in Austin Texas dirt poor but he loved music so much he quit high school to pursue a career in music. Now, If U really want to see him go absolutely nuts! Check out His rendition of Voodoo Chile by the late great Jimi Hendrix. He would play these heavy strings until his fingertips would actually slice and bleed, He would go backstage superglue them back together and finish the show. Great reaction guys, keep the fire coming. Don’t forget. Voodoo Child.
First time I saw the man was 11/24/84 at the Warfield Theater in San Francisco. Growing up in the East Bay, thought I'd seen some of the very best guitar slingers to ever bend a string. Stevie was exactly one year older than me, but within minutes of him hitting the stage, I knew that I would never miss an opportunity to see him again, whenever he came around. I was lucky enough to see him six more times, before he left us. He NEVER disappointed!!
I grew up in Berkeley and could have seen him numerous times, but like an idiot I put it off. Will always regret that. Stevie and I were 6 mos. apart in age.
@@marymargaretmoore9034 I had two older brothers, who graduated highschool in '64/67. They were always going into 'The City' to see legendary musicians like Janice Joplin, Michael Bloomfield, The Airplane, etc. I was always jealous, and made it a point early on to make up for lost opportunities. I think my favorite SRV show was at the old H.J. Kaiser Convention center (New Year's Eve). with Tower of Power & Junior Walker. Was able to watch the show just a few steps away from Stevie ...was never envious of my brothers after that.
@@DSmith264 My brothers graduated in '64 and '66. My oldest brother knew many of the musicians back in the day, lived with the Grateful Dead family. I met Mike Bloomfield when my girlfriend (who was going with him) took me to his house in Mill Valley. I could go on and on about all the cool music and musicians I was around back in the day. It was a great time to grow up in Berkeley/Oakland/S.F. for sure! Thanks for the memories.
@@marymargaretmoore9034 Yes indeed, it was a magical time and place. Difficult to explain it to someone who wasn't there. So many different venues to melt into. The Keystone, Winterland Auditorium, Filmore West, The Greek Theater (saw SRV & Lonnie Mack there), and on and on.. I'm just super grateful for having had the opportunity to experience it first hand! Who knows, you and I may have walked right past one another at some point back in the day 😊. Thanks for reaching out and sprinkling some nostalgia in my direction. What a long strange trip it's been. God love you Mary, and keep on keepin' on
Stevie also played on the heaviest, thickest string gauge you can get because he had such strong fingers and powerful bends that he would break anything lighter!
This is a legendary performance, I used to see him at Fitzgerald club in Houston TX on a regular basis and had the same reaction you are having EVERY SINGLE TIME! Thank you for the reaction😊
Next stuff you need to check from Stevie : Little wing, Life without you, Voodoo chile, Tin pan Alley... Stevie is just a next level on every song. You can't go wrong with whatever you pick.
Hendrix was such an innovative talent with his psychedelic arrangements,etc. in that regard Hendrix was the real innovator. Its like Hendrix was a black smith and one of the greatest swordsmen in is own right. However the greatest one to wield a sword called a guitar, was SRV. I wish he covered everything Hendrix.
Watch him and his great mentor , Albert King, together! He was humble and the blues masters adored him. Gregg Allman and band doing One Way Out live at the Fillmore is another blues masterpiece. On Janis- her and Tom Jones singing Raise Your Hand live on his show has some of the hottest chemistry you’ll see! Love love love your reactions!!!🥰👏
Stevie was from Oak Cliff in Dallas.. he was quiet and humble about a lot of things.. there is so many songs and jams with friends that no one will ever hear.. truly is sad.. My family has many pictures and 8 mm videos and recordings of jams with him and my uncle playing..pics of his "first band" and many other things such as cashed and signed old paychecks from when he worked for my grandfather with my uncle.. the last time i saw him in person was in the late 80's at xmas time.. he battled addiction.. he made a guitar weep when he sat it down... he made angels cry everytime he struck a note and he made a legend that was not heard of till much later and at the end... he now inspires so many players it is great... he actually at one time went to jimi hendrixs dad and asked if he could record voodoo chile... jimi's dad was so impressed by his reverence and humility that he gave him jimi's wah wah pedal to help make it sound just like jimi...stevie was so proud of that pedal... little did stevie know it would make him a legend also.. he was heavily influenced by many genres of music but also by local bands such as Dust..who made it onto the rock and roll tree of life... he was a genuine dude.. and was a sad day for music when he passed..i think all the guitars in the world moaned and wailed that day... much love and respect..
👏🙌✌️Great reaction and welcome to the amazing world of SRV🎸🎶💙. First time landing on your channel cuz I saw SRV🎸. Yes you came to the right conclusion: always live🎸‼️. There isn't any studio version that is better IMO. Watching this man meld and melt into the music and letting it flow through him has to be witnessed to be believed. He is other worldly. Check out Tin Pan Alley with Stevie and Johnny Copeland from Montreux Jazz Festival. It is a master class in down and dirty blues🎸💙💙💯
@@moefeaux1442 hi Moe Feaux👋. We do seem to travel in the same circles. Must be because we have such great taste in music🎸🎶💯. I still remember Justin P's reaction the first time he gave you a shout out for a recommendation. He cracked up at your moniker. 😂
@@moefeaux1442 yes I check multiple times a day actually☺️. I find that sometimes a just released new video from a new reactor comes up in my feed and I'll watch it but the search for it after and it might not show up for a few days. I even have a saved playlist of those 1st timers when they are really good reactions. I am awaiting knee replacement and spend too much time on my couch these days✌️💙
@@moefeaux1442 that is funny😂. I am glad you are great in bed😉✌️. And thank you for the well wishes, I will be glad when all of this is in the rear view mirror for sure .✌️💙
Great reaction! Stevie Ray was the greatest guitar player to ever walk this earth. Nobody played with more passion and fire than Stevie Ray. I got to see him live one time when he opened for The Who is the Houston Astrodome. The next year he was gone, way too soon. He will never be forgotten here in Texas.
Welcome to the light! SRV was and is such a revolution in our love of music and life. He continues to stun and amaze people from every age and genre of music. Such a short career and tragic loss. RIP SRV.
Subbed! "Life Without You", live at Capitol theater is incredible. Tin Pan Alley (with Johnny Copeland) is excellent. All SRV is great. Him and his brother Jimmy play a double neck together and it's pretty crazy. The official video of Superstition features a cameo by Stevie Wonder.
He is from Texas! I saw him in Dallas in 1979 at a nightclub and he was blowing the roof off the joint. I asked some dude, " Who in hell is this guy!?" He said, "Steven Vaughan, Jimmy's little brother." I didn't even know who Jimmy was. I'm from the Gulf Coast. I drove 6 hours with two of my buddies for a weekend in Dallas. We were just looking for a club with live music and happened to come across a club with a bunch of cars, great neon lights and we heard a thumping coming from inside.... We went back home and we were telling all our other friends about this incredible guitar player we saw in Dallas. A few years later, Texas Flood hit the radio. I told my friend in the car with me, " That's the guy! The guy in Dallas I saw!" A few months later, he came to Beaumont for a concert. We all went. All those friends after the show told me, yeah you're right," He's better than Hendrix, Clapton and Page." 😊😊😊😊😊😊
As Jimi Hendrix was a major influence and hero for Stevie, you might want to check out some of the covers he performed live. I like his Voodoo Child from an Austin show. But Little Wing and even a 3rd Stone From the Sun cover are on YT. They all show a reverence for the original, but Stevie never plays them the same twice. Thank you for the respect you showed this artist - Peace PS you won my subscription.
Stevie is definitely a Texas Legend. The best Texas blues you will ever hear comes from. SRV. I had the privilege of meeting him a couple of times and attend several concerts. Stevie and his guitar were like one entity. He was also one of the nicest guys you would ever meet. I love watching people discover him for the first time. Stevie was born in Dallas. He died in 1990 in a helicopter crash after leaving a concert . Check out Pride and Joy which is one of my favorites. But anything is good lol. Eric Clapton said Stevie would be the only one to make him hang up his guitar. Great Reaction guys! Much love
Love your reaction! He was out of this world! I remember like it was yesterday, I was working at a facility for head injury patients in Seattle. A patient was listening to the radio as I was transferring him from his bed to his wheelchair. The Announcer broke the news that Stevie Ray was killed in a helicopter crash after performing with Eric Clapton just hours ago. My legs buckled at that moment, and I nearly dropped my patient. Total shock. There are a lot of great blues guitarists, but they can't hold a candle to Stevie Ray Vaughan, an irreplaceable legend.
Man check out “Tin Pan Alley live with Stevie Ray and Johnny Copeland”. The greatest Blues performance you will see. Period. Texas flood and Tin Pan Alley are his 2 that i show to everyone. Loooved the reaction lads, thank you🔥
If you wanna see what happens when SRV pops a string, find "Look At Little Sister". He's absolutely seamless in the swap, and top-notch stage-hands. (edit for spelling)
Congratulations on stepping up to Stevies realm . I use to be a die hard Jimi fan. Its sad, I pushed Stevie aside for traditional rocking blues from Jimi. Not now. I know who the GOAT is .
Give “Leave My Girl Alone” from Live at Austin City Limits (1989) a reaction and in fact do yourself a favor and watch the entire set. They played Austin City Limits back in 1983, but in 1989 he was sober after many years of addiction and you can just see how good he feels. It was beautiful to see him get clean before heaven called another blues stringer back home.
srv will never cease to amaze...the rythum and blue soul he poured into all of his songs...voddoo chile is the epitome of that guitar...but theres a long list here from him....
