STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN "VOODOO CHILD" REACTION!!! 

I've seen Stevie play and when he does, you just watch in awe. You don't want to miss a thing

Stevie Ray Vaughan: Texas Flood Live at El Mocambo. You’re welcome.

Saw SRV in the mid-70's in South Texas before he was well-known, playing with a band I believe called the Cobras, his roots in blues was so strong, and remember thinking this guy was gonna be bigger than anyone else on the scene at that time. He was the epitome of Texas blues, a Texas legend, and a damn nice guy to boot. We miss him, he was truly one of the greatest of all time.

The crowd is both mesmerized and shocked! They are very much aware that they're witnessing greatness. There simply is no crowd participation because everyone is studying those killer riffs. Its just the way it was at many shows back then. You came to see a performance...not some popular image whereby the audience participates and is a big part of the overall show.

TX Flood.. live brother!! Always watch him live. I had the same reaction you had first time I heard this amazing talent. He the GOAT!

Ever thought the audience was in total awe lol Actually SEEING SRV perform LIVE...We're agog at his VIDEO....most DO sit and just gawp at his sheer talent.... The best tribute to Hendrix only Stevie could carry off 💞🤟🏼 RIP 2 Legends

Pure greatness right there. The Earth will never experience this again.

I think the audience was just sitting there in stunned silence in the face of this briliance! 😁 Stevie was using a wah-wah pedal that used to belong to Jimi Hendrix. He personally asked Jimi's family for permission to cover this song, and Jimi's father gave him the pedal as a gift. Jimi was one of his biggest idols, and it's been said that no one covered Jimi better than Stevie. He wasn't just covering him here, he was channeling him in a way all his own. Here are some more suggestions for you: Texas Flood (Live at the El Mocambo): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KC5H9P4F5Uk.html Tin Pan Alley (with Johnny Copeland): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AGPx-ekqZEo.html Love Struck Baby / Rude Mood: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-O4IKddEs5xs.html Riviera Paradise: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3c_8VUL5jks.html Everything he did was awesome; those are just for a start. Stevie Ray is always best experienced live. His studio recordings were great, but his energy really came out on stage. Each live performance was unique because he made a point of never playing any song the same way twice. Thankfully we can now watch many of them on YT and choose our favourites. Sadly he died in a helicopter crash in 1990, but he will live on in his music. I'm so happy you're discovering him and spreading the word to others! Hope you enjoy my suggestions!

Texas Flood from Austin by Stevie, Tin Pan Alley with Johnny Copeland. Little Wing, Look at Little Sister. SRV did this song slightly different every time. Self taught, used major heavy strings which would tear tip of his fingertips. BB King said “ I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.”

They can't move, they're stunned! It's a venue with rows and rows of seats.

No man, this is just how we took the music in back then..This wasn't just your everyday disco slop!..This was some damn serious playing going on here!..People absorb music in their own way...There's toe-tapping, mindless crap, then there's this...Think of it this way; do you chug expensive wine, or do you savor it?..The people there knew they were witnessing greatness, and they don't wanna miss any of it...And just to put a period on this statement..Look at your face around at the 4 minute mark..You ain't moving then, are you?..Know why?..'cause you realized just how special this is, and you are stunned..Well, now you know what they were feeling, and/or it could also be that they were stoned off their ass!...Lol!

Great reaction to my all time favorite SRV!!! Thank you!

My mother was from Texas and I grew up hearing SRV every Saturday morning for years. I always knew her mood based on the songs playing. She had tickets to the concert he was supposed to perform with Clapton before the helicopter crash. He followed in his brother Jimmy's (Fabulous Thunderbirds) footsteps and embraced the southern/blues/soul roots. He snuck into bars at 14 to hear and play with some of the greatest blues artists ever. Check out his performances with Jeff Healey and his adventures in Montreaux. The first time he was booed. The second appearance was magical.

If you want to see Stevie show his true skill and transmission of pure emotion through his guitar, check out Rivera Paradise, Lenny, or his cover of Little Wing.

Now listen to SRV play "Texas Flood" live from the El Macombo. Treat your ears!

Two words...TEXAS FLOOD!! SRV was the G.O.A.T!!

This was recorded for the TV series Austin City Limits. Folks are told beforehand they may be on TV in the background, and to stay seated, or they'd be escorted out of the venue. Ain't nobody gonna chance getting kicked out of a venue when they're watching something like this happen right before their eyes.

Gobsmacked silence!! In the face of such genius they are hypnotised....other venues theyre dancing but often its slack jawed amazement! You got the privilege of rewinding to rewatch....

Bushido: I don't even know what to say. Me: Common reaction to Stevie Ray Vaughn.

💗 💖 💘 💝 💟 ☮️!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes!!!!!!!!!!!! To SRV always... and to another great SRV reaction!! Love your genuine enthusiasm!!!!!!!

Stevie Ray Texas Flood ....Will blow your mind.

Stevie Ray is a blues guitarist, the Texas Blues.

They all in awe of the brother. Gobsmacked! 😮

I was about 20 when I first heard this in 1982..still have it in my turn table in 2021...

He is incredibly mesmerizing to watch. You can't take your eyes off him.

That guitar (called "One" or "First Wife" was well used when Stevie got it. He just put a few thousand more miles on it. After he died, I believe that guitar was auctioned off for $633,000.00. And yes, people should be up on their feet during this! You might want to watch "Look at Little Sister" if you want to see another great performance.

He's captivating, that's why they are just watching

Stevie would just mesmerize an audience he was that great

Yes this is Jimi Hendrix's song. He was a huge influence on SRV.

I saw SRV and everyone sat and absorbed greatness. It's all you can do.

Congratulations on 5K! Well deserved! 😘💕🕊 This is why I love reaction vids, love seeing people's world open up to new musical genres

Kentucky here brother. We grew up with stevie ray.. glad you checking it out.

Bro, I love it. I played keyboards in hip-hop groups growing up and shit, and when I was asked to play guitar, cause I played a little, then heard him I stopped playing for awhile. Then I dedicated a few weeks, then months, then it turned into years trying to play his style, picking up Albert, Jimi, and Clapton along the way, blew my mind how melodic this mkr was. Same as Jimi, I'm still in awe of how he was at my age and I've been playing since he passed

It's incredible how SRV is bustin heads to this day. One of the best. RIP

Stevie Ray Vaughan makes a every song his own.

Hot yeah smokin hot. Now you're ready for more! Welcome to Stevie Ray land. I could never sit still for this

Jimmy learned to play on a backwards guitar cuz that’s all he had

The audience was sitting down so everybody could see.

If you want to see where his skills were honed, watch Albert King and Stevie Ray do Texas Flood. (Albert tells the story of how he met Stevie and tells Stevie that "you're good, but you could be better. It'll come with time.")

If you want to see crowd reaction, watch “ Little Sister” in Italy. He has on a weird hat.

Stevie did this song as a tribute. Unfortunately both of these amazing musicians died too soon. Also, Jimmi was left handed, it was originally a Bob Dylan Song, and the crazy noises are pedals as far as I know. Great video!

I can’t wait to see your reaction to Texas flood!

Stevie said this guitar was his 'FIRST WIFE' also known as 'NUMBER ONE'. He said that 'SHE DOESN'T SCREAM AT HIM, SHE SCREAMS FOR HIM!'

Life without you live at the Capitol theater 1985 is great by stevie ray vaughn. He has a good message towards the end of the song.

My cousin and I were stagehands back in the day and sat on his monitor on stage 3 feet away from him during soundcheck for 45 minutes in 1987 at the Illinois State Fair. I think my mouth was dragging the ground the whole time in awe!

He was playing on "Austin City Limits". It's a LIVE tv show. That's why nobody was dancing around. However, most of his audiences were in total AWE of his music & were memorized by his talent.

You should pull up Stevie and B.B. King playing together. The most influential legends of blues were in awe of stevies skills. "I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed." B. B. King The first time that Buddy Guy, quite possibly the greatest living blues guitarist, heard Stevie Ray Vaughan play, he couldn’t believe it. “He was hitting them notes and made me feel like I should go in the audience and watch so I could learn something,” Buddy Guy

Great review. I saw him twice before he died and in defense of the audience just sitting there, I will say this: When you watched him, the things he did to/with his guitar put you into a hypnotic state, or some such. All you could do was stare at him in awe.

I saw him live in 1984. I HAVE NEVER BEEN THE SAME !!! !! Do SRV 'Texas Flood' live at El'Mocambo if you want to see something

I like the way you keep restarting the song. The first minute of SRV's version of Voodoo Child is one of the gnarliest bits of Rock-n-Roll ever. The whole song is great.

I think the audience was just sitting there in stunned silence in the face of this briliance! 😁

Can't believe the beat and groove Double Trouble is laying down for Stevie Ray...

"Ya'll pullin' me to the dark side!" Indeed: we have Voodoo cookies!

Dude you need to go down the Stevie Ray Vaughn rabbit hole. You'll be watching and listening for hours. The whole show from Toronto live at the elmocombo is a religious experience.

You should check out his guitar sound Check where’s he is wearing a leopard coat and when you do remember it is just a sound check and that he had just woke up a couple minutes before doing it I am looking forward to seeing you do this one.

That was the first guitar; he jammed with and he said it brought him luck he called it his old lady. 😂

I believe that after Stevie died at least one of his guitars was put on display in the Smithsonian, though I don't know which guitar it is.

Your look at the end of the video priceless 😎

Jimi was left handed and he re-stringed (re-strung?) his guitar upside down and played it pointing in the opposite direction. This was a Jimi Hendrix song. And welcome aboard to all this wonderful guitar magic -

Damn!!! That's all you can say! Hell yeah, great reaction bro.

I saw him three times live... it's true.. you just sit there trying to absorb what you were seeing... he was awesome

I saw him twice he's makes it scream with harmonics and feedback

If stevie dont make you 'feel' something all the way to ya bones, youre dead....❤❤❤❤

haha....great reaction to a great performance

Hell yeah... Rock on Texas Flood live

Great reaction bro!!!

SRV=GOAT 🔥 Loved your reaction! 🤟

nobody mentioned it in the top comments but this was filmed for PBS tv show called Austin City Limits, the crowd was instructed to sit to not ruin the tv shots.

Him and Jimmi are both in heaven now. Imagine the jam'n!

If & when they are recording for a video or album, allot of times they will inform the audiences in advance. Many times they will ask for their cooperation to keep it down while the actual song is being performed. Then they can react afterwards or at pauses... such as you see & hear during & at the end. On the other hand...mostly it's not wanting to miss a single second of what he is performing because you can blink and not get to experience it. Trust me, ive seen him 6 times. And it was just like that every time. It's called being blown away with greatness

You feel SRVs music deep into your bones....and Voodoo Child is especially naassssttty....amen

Haha, you nailed it! Jimi Hendrix did play a right-handed guitar upside down! I’ve seen him do it in videos. He was left-handed, and he just couldn’t make himself switch. That said, Stevie was the GOAT, in my opinion.

This was filmed at Austin City limits in Austin Texas, a venue that has hosted dozens and dozens of great musical artists. It’s very intimate, and because of filming the audience isn’t really allowed to raise hell.

in England, a record exec made fun of Jimi Hendrix for holding the guitar "wrong".... Jimi then flipped it over and played it exactly the same holding it the other way. They say he just knew where the notes were. SRV and Jimi are legends!

It's call glue to the performance of SRV

P.S. Check out his El Macambo version of "Texas Flood" sometime.

The crowd was told to stay silent to the end of every song and hold their applause because this was a live recording. Back in the day people used to sit down and be respectful and not make any noise while he was playing until the end of the song. Things have certainly changed these days . I only wonder what Stevie Ray Vaughan would be doing in 2023 would it be blues, country, jazz or blend of all 3?

Hollywood did come to the ring to this! XD

The "slight return" is there because Jimi wrote the original voodoo chile, a nearly 15 minute masterpiece, and his label said he needed a single on the album, so he made slight return as a more radio/ popular music part 2.

This was an original Hendrix song and Stevie covers it in his own style, its been used in everything from guitar hero to sports ie wrestling etc.

Jimmy was left handed but they only made right hand guitars back then so he played it upside down. That put the tremolo bar or whammy bar up under his forearm so he could mess with it while both hands were on the strings. Amazing. What can you say about Stevie? Wow

This is a Jimmy Hendrix song. You can hear a lot of Hendrix' influence in Stevie's music.

Great reaction!!

Dude their just sitting there because their in awe, just like you, if I were there I wouldn't be able to look away either

This is what a guitar god sounds like

Greatest restart in yt history🏆

Loved when Hogan used this entrance theme.

“Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will...” That's not a bad thing when you're talking about SRV.

He sure could bend those strings…RIP SRV. Shout out to Double Trouble!

Yes, you were right. Jimi Hendrix's studio recording of this song was Hulk Hogan's theme song at one point

Seeing greatness

Check out Texas Flood Live at El Macambo. Get ready to be amazed!! Blues at its finest and also another Jimmy tune, Little wing.

I'll bet you will soon have 10,000+ subscribers if you keep cranking out true that reactions like this one. You liked this, so look at SRV doing "Texas Flood". (I'm from Texas).

good catch on the audience

Imo my top guitarist are Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Dimebag Daryl and Slash

Life Without You...Is one of his most emotional song, and awesome one as well..

And a quick follow up--I notice that at one point you stop moving and watch his technique to see how he gets those sounds, tones, and to marvel at his phrasing---THAT is why we listened rather than danced. Wait for the end and you'll see how that non-dancing audience responds to greatness.

Jimi played a right-handed guitar. He just switched the strings for a lefty..I went to school with a lefty player who played a righty guitar upside down like Jimi, but he never bothered to switched the strings..Just learned it that way!..Great guitarist, btw, by the name of "Guitar Pete" Brasino...Check him out, on here.

SRV's guitar aka first wife is the one of the most expensive guitars in the world. There is more blood, sweat, smoke and tears in that guitar. I wear it is proof of Stevie's greatness.

This was filmed for a TV show. The folks had to stay sitting down so they wouldn't block the camera angles. Legendary performance, like all of his.