Duke later when on to play with the Fabulous Thunderbirds when Jimmie Vaughan left to play with his brother Stevie. The T-birds had another Westerly, Rhode Island boy playing drums with them ... Fran Christina
Posted on 08/27/2015 11:47:59 AM PDT by Mariner
The legacy of Stevie Ray Vaughan is not in his guitar playing. It’s in his heart.
The blues was not born with the Texan guitarist, but it was given a second life. Twenty-five years after his death at age 35 in a freak helicopter crash, many still find the blues synonymous with Vaughan’s name. Many also mistakenly think it died with him in that helicopter on Aug. 27, 1990.
Somehow during the quarter-century since Vaughan’s tragic passing, “blues” has become a bit of a dirty word. Make no mistake, there are still blues players among us: Jack White, Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, and Gary Clark Jr. are all modern-day bluesmen. The difference is… they won’t call themselves that. They bury their blues underneath a lo-fi wink and nod.
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There are several outstanding concert videos at the link.
Who has the Modern Music ping list?
Yes. One of the greatest of the greats.
I was fortunate to see and hear him play live on 3 occassions. they were all amazing but the final time was really special because he was sober! i was a big fan. since the day he died i just dont listen to his music. it makes me too sad.
25 years. Doesn’t seem real. SRV was one of the best. Still missing my fellow Texan.
RIP SRV. You are missed.
I saw him live in a small’ish venue many, many years ago back in the 80s. Robert Cray opened for him. It was quite a magical night.
Based upon the research of Malcolm Gladwell published in the book “Outliers”, it is likely we will soon witness a proliferation of outstanding guitar players as a large number of musicians reach the 10,000 hour mark.
That day was a Cold Shot, baby.
I hope so. Doesn’t it seem like we haven’t had any good rock bands for 20 years now?
I always thought he did the Hendrix stuff better than Hendrix himself.
Duke later when on to play with the Fabulous Thunderbirds when Jimmie Vaughan left to play with his brother Stevie. The T-birds had another Westerly, Rhode Island boy playing drums with them ... Fran Christina
He used to play the Concerts on the Pier (57th st NYC) saw him several times there.
The image of him lying on his back at the front of the stage playing Little Wing is burned into my memory.
Pride and Joy is still one of my favorites.
I'm sure I've logged 10,000 hours on guitar and I still suck!
My absolute favorite Stevie song is “Riviera Paradise”. He’s got a lot of good ones, but that’s my fav. Gotta have a lot of admiration and respect for someone who make a guitar (any instrument for that matter) sing like that.
“Texas Flood” for me.
I posed next to his statue next to Lady Bird Lake in Austin a few years ago. Then I heard that where I stood was flooded in a real Texas flood. Sort of a circle completed.
I was at that concert. It was a horrible night. A many year loving relationship with my fiancé ended that night as well.
It may be sacrilege, but I thought that his version of “Little Wing” was an improvement on Jimi’s. So much expression in it, such feeling.
Truly one of the best and so sad he was taken after he cleaned up. He didn't play, it 'flowed' through him....
Awesome in-studio gig with Albert King....
Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughan — In Session 2010 1983
SRV (((ping)))
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