Gotta chime in on this thread.
I was lucky enough to see SRV live three times at the Music Hall in Omaha. The first time I was about 10 feet back right in front of his mic. When he came out and blew out Scuttlebuttin and Soul to Soul, I don’t think my jaw came off the floor for 10 minutes. One of the guys I went to that show with (30 years ago, wow) still jokes about that.
He was sweating profusely and looked like hell,mass quantities of blow and Crown Royal will do that, but absolutely smoked that show. One of my best shows ever.
I actually talked to him on the phone on Rockline. That was pretty cool as well.
I saw him about 4 months before he passed with my older brother at the same venue. My brother was also a big fan. When my brother passed (3 years ago last Sunday)we played “The Sky is Cryin’ as the recessional at his funeral. I hope he was smiling down on that one and maybe joking with SRV about the looks on all the old folks faces.
Thanks for that.
Gave me a little “blurry screen syndrome” there.
You guys couldn’t have picked a better song with which to say goodbye to a rocker.
An image popped into my head that made me smile, I hope it does the same for you.
Your brother, and SRV standing there listening to that, and SRV saying, “That’s cool, man. C’mon I’ll play it again, and wait ‘til you hear it backed up with the band we got up here, dude.”
:)
Oh man, I remember Rockline. Always fun listening to that show. SRV was a great player. I’m a big fan of Albert King who was SRV’s strongest influence.