When SRV died his bandmates were devastated. Years later they did a documentary and still could barely speak about him. He was as fine a human as he was a guitarist and those losses are immense and with you until your end days.
My grandma lived down the street from the Vaughan's house. I can recall a few times seeing Stevie and Jimmy sitting around outside just jamming freely, not a care in the world. I was real young at the time, not realizing what/who I was seeing, but it sure made me wanna play something!!&! Later on, when I started really getting into music, I saw Stevie in concert and recognized him from my grandma's neighborhood... just too cool!!&! 😎🎸🎶
I believe that you are the only two guys that really appreciate the genius of SRV! I’ve watched dozens of reactions to his music, but you guys pick up on every nuance of his music, and it’s glorious to watch and listen to you discuss it. ♥️
Eric Clapton was in awe when he first saw Stevie play. He said that "he was one of the purest channels I've ever seen." Stevie's mother said that he used to fall asleep with the guitar in his arms.
Anyone that ever saw him live knew. Despite how good the videos are, seeing him live was mesmerizing. I saw him at least 8 times in Dallas and would never miss a concert. Yes, we knew.
From what I read about this, he was sound asleep 15 minutes prior to this being recorded. Dude LITERALLY rolled out of bed, threw on his pimp suit and cowboy hat and proceeded to shred the shit out of his guitar.
I was there, Montreux in 1982. Was in the U.S.A.F. stationed at a little base near Brindisi, Italy. Had seen SRV at a club in downtown Houston (1975 or 76). Had a four day break, my job work in signals intelligence required shift work. Got on a train with some of my buddies and went to Montreux, 18 hour train ride. It was there that David Bowie heard SRV and recruited him to play on the upcoming “Let’s Dance” LP. SRV’s is from a rough part of Dallas, South Oak Cliff, his attire was always Texan with a bit of “from the hood” mixed in.
In answer to that "did we know" question. I saw him live in Houston at Fitzgerald's and several times in Austin at Antones. I believe the video of Fitzgerald's in on RUclips, along with some from other local places. He was so amazing and we'd tell other people what we saw, but most people either didn't think it was remarkable enough or they didn't like the Blues, even R&B. It was the thankful end of Disco and many just didn't get someone bringing back the blues. We were also so blessed at the time in Texas with the Winter brothers and ZZTOP , and many other groups of name playing live at local clubs for $4 or$5 and $2 pitchers of beer. Yes, we knew what we were seeing. We just had to wait 30 plus years for everyone else to recongnize a walking talking guitar god. Loving the channel... You guys keep having fun with it. There is so much more to appreciate.
Just an important comment from a first time watcher-- talking to each other while an artist performs is so distracting. At least If you have to - stop the tape and talk...
I'm one of those idiots that didn't get it at the time. My best friend was a DJ and tried to tell me. I wasn't having it. This sound check about 10 years ago was my intro to the greatest guitarist of all time. I hang my head in shame. I could've seen him live.
A true loss of a great musician , performer, and fine human being...all things which made him very special. Breaks my heart to see these videos of such a person who had so much more to give, but left us much too early.
Every time you see a video of them playing live he always plays his songs differently and it's so interesting to hear him play and tweak his songs and it's like he almost never plays the same song the same way twice he always adds things in there or plays the notes Slightly different so it's almost hearing new old songs. The dude was gifted!
So. Gifted and a wonderful person. The day he passed I couldn't stop crying glad to see people appreciating his music, I still miss him every day. Thank you guys for spreading his music❤
Was walkin by a small stage at Summerfest in Milwaukee in I think was 81 and heard this guitar. Walked in and sat first row and saw the most amazing performance of my life. Seen a lot since but nothin like him.
I really enjoy you guys reactions. Intelligent, honest and mature. Your knowledge of technical things is very interesting. It's fun to see you get totally blown away. Wish I could be there with you.
Oh yes for sure .. but back to back for me... IS NOT SOON ENOUGH.. LOL 😂😂 I REALLY WOULD LOVE FOR THEM TO CHECK OUT.. "LOVE STRUCK LIVE.. & I KNOW YOU SEEN THE SOUND CHECK "AIN'T GONNA GIVE UP ON LOVE " BUT.. CHECK IT OUT FOR REAL.. HE ALSO HAS MORE OF HIM & JOHNNY COPELAND FROM TIN PAN ALLEY.. 🎸🎸😜
Get out of bed come up to do a sound check. Wipe his eyes pick his nose then touch the strings and something takes over his body like an angel popped out to sooth the world. He was blessed as are we to have his music and image for all time. We miss you SRV
Never forget his band, Double Trouble. He took off like a bullet, and they flew right next to him the whole way. He came onto stage, half asleep and dressed like a pimp. The second that guitar strap settled on his shoulders he was wide awake and ready to put forth 100% effort. My eyes are filling with tears, RIP our sweet Texas bluesman.
I got to meet SRV and the band, then see a soundcheck at red rocks, Colorado, just him, before he was 'kicked off stage',, then I watched Taj Mahal, BB king and SRV&DT perform... first of 3 concerts before his death. I was 17. I never cried so hard...
If you want the life story of SRV you need to see “Rise Of A Texas Bluesman”. Also Stevie at his very very best, off drugs, happy and healthy, you have to see his last Austin City Limits 1989 show. He was so on fire!
Agreed 100%. I was lucky enough to see him live three times. First time in a little bar early in his career and second time in our coliseum. Later the night of the coliseum show my friends and I went to a little bar that stayed open late and about 2am in walked SRV. He had a drink and got up on stage and jammed with the band for about 45 minutes it was so cool to see. I consider myself lucky to have witnessed it. He was truly a wonderful guy.
👏🙌‼️ so happy to see this today💯. This "Soundcheck" has almost 23 million views! Now you know why. Just woke up, rubbing his eyes and yawning, strapped in and took right off. 🎸🎶‼️ This shows how seriously Stevie took playing his guitar and making music. He was incapable of half measures and always gave the proper respect to the music he loved so much. He always said every time he picked up his guitar that if it was his last time to ever play it had to be as good as he could make it. I think he always had an underlying feeling his time would be cut short. Since he taught himself to play by listening to the greats on records, he thought that the rhythm and lead were from one guitar so that's how he played. He could switch between both seamlessly and could even play both at the same time💯. The guy you thought looked like Jeremy was the Rene Martinez! Rene was genius when it came to repairing and building guitars and Stevie needed a lot of repairs due to his playing style. The second song he did here, "Aint Gone 'N' Give Up On Love" is a tune Stevie wrote. You should check out his performance of that song at the Capitol Theatre 1985. It is a soulful, bluesy tune that you guys will really love❣️. Thank you so much for circling back to Stevie Ray today. Keep it up you have many more delights to discover🎸🎶💙‼️
I'm so glad i got to see him play 3 times in person. If I had known he would've left this earth so soon, I would have seen him every night he played in Texas that I could get to. I remember when his death was announced. I was working room service at a Holiday Inn when I was in college. I went out and sat in my car in the parking lot listening to radio news about it and I wept for about 20 minutes. That's the only time I've cried at a celebrity death that I can remember.
Nailed it with your first comment: that music just poured out of him. Had the privilege of seeing him and his band Double Trouble (drummer Chris Layton, bassist Tommy Shannon) live in both small Austin clubs and large arenas. What you see and hear here is a slightly scaled down version of their live show in those days. This is a warm up. No show or song was exactly the same. Just played it as they felt it. And, yes, I think they knew what they had. All three of these guys had been around the Texas music scene for a long time.
A message to Jesus for Stevie Ray Vaughn: "Lord, please tell Stevie Ray Vaughn that I am truly sorry, and that I didn't know. I just didn't know!!! My friend told me about him years ago but I was more into other genres and now I could kick myself for not listening to this mega-talent! Since then, I have been listening, thanks to channels like yours, guys! Thanks for sharing the videos! What an electrifying talent! I was told that every time he played that he was in the zone. IMO, I think he was way beyond the zone and ventured out into the "cosmos!" He was phenomenal! I loved his voice, too. It was like he and his guitar became one and both were on fire! I'm so sad that he is gone!
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN was like an open conduit that the music just freely flowed through! If I had to equate Stevie to just one person in history I would have to say MOZART who was known to never have to correct any music he ever wrote! All of his music sheets were FIRST DRAFTS - NO CORRECTIONS EVER! It was known that MOZART said that he just HEARS THE MUSIC AND WRITES WHAT HE HEARS! That sounds a whole lot like STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN! An open conduit that the music just freely flows through!! As if he just plays what he hears from his soul!!!💜💜💜💜 There will never be another like him!!! We all love & miss him deeply!!! R.I.P. - SRV
That's about when Reese joined the band, knew his brother Jimmy then but didn't personally meet Srv until 88 or so. He had just gotten out of rehab around then too. Heard they have to pull him out of houses wasted to go play shows. Just one of the nicest guys you'd ever want to meet
They knew he was special, he would ask to play with the greats when no one knew him, and after one play they were friends for life, the greats knew he was something very special...
He did Play It Again and again and again probably should realize we're just lucky to have this, I I mean really how often do you see a sound check from a legend. Yes he just plays like that all the time
When you see him play, what do you see? He never misses a note. His tone is unmatched. Emotion pours through. There are no weaknesses. Forget natural talent; how can a man play like that? Practice. You’re weak on a phrase? Start slow with perfect rhythm, dynamics, note spacing. Play it over and over, gradually speeding it up until it’s where you want it and it’s no longer a weak phrase. That’s what Stevie did. Everything had to be perfect. Always.
I believe the backstory to this video that he was sleeping on a cot, back stage, and he woke up walked on stage, picked up his guitar and now you know the rest of the story.
I know SRV is the man but can we give some love to Double Trouble. Tommy Shannon is no slouch on the bass, in the pocket EVERY time. One of the most underrated bass players in rock history. Chris Layton is masterful on the drums, and Reese Wynan, to this day! is playing with Joe Bonamassa
I lived in Austin beginning in 1974. Saw SRV live a number of times. Austin fans knew what we had. SRV did a free outdoor show at Aqua Fest. Fans were milling around, but when SRV started to play people started surging forward. It was crushing. Fans wanted to get as close as possible. 50 yards deep, you could not move. At Steamboat on 6th Street, I was right in front of the stage when he played. Amazing.
You don’t just hear SRV’s music, you hear the very essence of his soul pouring out through his vocals and his playing and it touches something deep inside of you. When I listen to him he can bring me to tears with just a few beautiful, soulful notes on the guitar. Truly a one of a kind talent who poured it all out through his music. SRV forever!!!
Saw him live twice in Sydney Australia in the 80s ,, trust me we knew what was happening, he was one of a kind , both best concerts ever witnessed in my life , 59 now
Hey guys! You asked if he ever just played at a house party. This might be an indicator. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - The House Is Rockin'. Check it out!
Hey fellas, Ned from España here. Stevie Ray Vaughn was an immensely talented man and his loss was keenly felt by his band and so many people. His fame is due to his undeniable talent and perseverance plus a band that were like brothers. Texas has a long and varied history of great blues players like T Bone Walker, Gatemouth Brown, Freddie King, Pee Wee Crayton, Johnny Guitar Watson, Billy Gibbons and Johnny Winter among many others.
Please watch the version of that second song (Mic off) "Ain't Gonna Give Up on Love" LIVE video @ the Capital Theatre. He wrote it. His vocals are the best representation of his skills as a blues singer. His playing his apex. The solo gets an ovation...he responded with a shy tiny smile. Pure, grown-folks blues, served with emotion & grace. Memorable.
Back in the day, it seems just a few years ago people collected CDs of music. I had many SRV albums and listened to them completely through. Not a bad song on any and so enjoyable to listen to him while doing something or driving. His albums were awesome and I recommend listening to them all the way through. Amazing how great he was that he makes people love his music. A true loss to humanity on August 27 1990.
Another person had reacted to this awhile back and someone in the comments said, when you walk in dressed like that and playing like that at 7 in the morning, you endorse your paycheck badass!! I couldn't agree more 🎶🎵
He ALWAYS played, and SRV played professionally in high school. I don’t remember how young he was, but that’s how he and Tommy Shannon met. Shannon explained that he was walking down the street in Austin, and he heard this incredible guitar playing and he thought that he’d see some guitar god, but then he went in, and it was just little Stevie-he said that they became friends right away.
As I said in previous comments that I did work a couple shows with Stevie Ray Vaughan especially the one in Capitol Theater in Passaic New Jersey so I sat through a couple of these soundcheck this one is like another concert I know you enjoyed it so thanks guys
I knew I was witnessing greatness in 1979. He was never at a loss for what next, it just flowed thru him. Like he was by himself playing sometimes. No one, and I mean no one could hang with him
Anyone now following his older brother Jimmy? Before Stevie came out performing live- he was considered an amazing guitarist. After Stevie, he got pushed out of the way. Just wrap your head around that folks. Jimmy may still be performing ...SRV just poured out music through his pores is truth. One of a kind. And he sung well also
The Fabulous Thunderbirds opened at some concert I was at. Ya they were fantastic! I remember them opening and I don’t even remember who the main act was.
Stevie Ray Vaughan RIP Stevie head the best guitar text in the business. He was always busting strings on stage. He'd keep playing as the soundtrack would come running out, they'd Swap and he'd never miss a Beat. You shared the stage with many goat's. Names like BB King and is good friend Eric Clapton. Clapton who by Fate was not on the same helicopter as other claptons bandmates. Eric Clapton was deeply affected by the death of SRV. As were we all. ✌️ 🤠🐂🏞️
I owned a club in upstate New York, Ithaca New York back in 1981 when Stevie played for only $250. He played this song and I was paralyzed at my house for five days. Have nowhere to go. Best day of my life, August 18, 1981 the haunt
You know when the man walks onto to the stage, wearing his pajamas, with a Cheetah duster, cowboy hat and snakeskin cowboy boots, Shit's about to get real. 🥳 They said he'd just woken up, went to the soundcheck, then went back to the hotel to get some more sleep before showtime.
his band DoubleTrouble....are SH*T HOT!!! Rhythm section dialed in strictly Locked in settings, the best backing band a guitarist like SRV could hope for, these guys are just like glue, leaving SRV free to just fly
You asked when this performance was, and I just so happened to catch that caption at the beginning of the video that said "Syria Mosque," that's the first time I've ever seen that caption. The Syria Mosque used to be a venue here in Pittsburgh, where I live, until it was demolished in 1991. I've actually done work in the building. Doing a quick search, they played there only once, on January 24, 1986, which makes sense since Stevie is wearing that long heavy coat and it gets a bit chilly here in January for a Texas boy.
One of the things I like most about this video is the Johnny “Guitar” Watson album cover in the background! But for real Stevie Waite Ray is the man I saw him one time live unbelievable
His sweating profusely --- mostly at the El Macambo was because he was high -- booze & cocaine, but yes other times after he got clean and sober were not from being ill. We love him so much. This is one of Stevie's originals. Putting the lyrics here, you & others might like to know them since you really can't hear them at all. I ain't gone 'n' give up on love... love won't give up on me I ain't gone 'n' give up on love... love ain't gone 'n' give up on me Every tear that I've cried... only washed away the fear inside Now i, I ain't gone 'n' give up on love Every beat of my heart... pounds with joy and not with pain Every beat of my heart... pounds with joy and not in vain And although those are painful memories... only brought me to my knees I was just given up on love Little johnny taylor told us so long ago What about the midnight cryin'...wo that cheatin' and lyin' What about the price that will... oh surely be paid Those that gave up on love... love will have it's day I ain't givin' up on love I ain't gone 'n' give up on love... love won't give up on me I ain't gone 'n' give up on love... love won't give up on me Every time I cry... love just won't let me be... won't set me free
I am privileged enough to have seen Stevie live on many occasions. Also honored to have played in a band that shared a stage with Jimmy Vaughan... Before Stevie became known. The Vaughan bros. were amazing!!! Both of them playing one double neck guitar...??? Yeah... It happened!!! I saw them play Sleighride for an encore at Reunion Arena just before Christmas in the mid 80s!!! Just impeccable showmanship and talent. Oh!!! And passion for the Blues.
Not bad for a man who just rolled out of bed. Every fan of SRV knows about the crash that killed him while leaving the venue where he had just finished playing with Clapton. After the crash, his older brother Jimmie (who’s band used to open for Hendrix and founding guitarist of The Fabulous Thunderbirds) wrote a song called “Six Strings Down” in tribute to Stevie and performed it at most of Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festivals. Worth checking out. Also, different pickups on different guitars have different sound qualities. In addition, if you are playing songs that are in different keys during the show you can’t stop to retune your instrument each time you play a different tuning!
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The thing that made Stevie the proudest was his sobriety
Why does this always have to be mentioned huh someone always has to brings this up
@@buddyknowles6821because he wouldn't have lived much longer without it
A long-haired guy wearing a cowboy hat, a leopard print duster, and cowboy boots walks in, you know some shyt is about to go down.
Right!....I love it 😍
Stevie was a BAD,BAD man!! He was cooler than the other side of the pillow!
I was devastated when he died! We knew!
I am always amazed that he plays both rhythm and lead guitar at the same time ❤
When SRV died his bandmates were devastated. Years later they did a documentary and still could barely speak about him. He was as fine a human as he was a guitarist and those losses are immense and with you until your end days.
The dream he told about Stevie coming into a white room to play with them once more gave me chills. He came back to say goodbye. 😭
Is that doc on RUclips or what is it called?
@@choboy6238 Can't find it, see clips but not the entire doc. Should be easy enough on google. Pretty sure it was late 90's.
@@taradevine6026 Link please
@@aspjake123 I saw it on TV and recorded it on my VCR so I have no link. It must be out there somewhere.
They woke Stevie up out of a sound sleep and he immediately goes out and tears the roof right off the place with a sound check!
Wouldn’t you love to have been there sitting in back just soaking that in
My grandma lived down the street from the Vaughan's house. I can recall a few times seeing Stevie and Jimmy sitting around outside just jamming freely, not a care in the world. I was real young at the time, not realizing what/who I was seeing, but it sure made me wanna play something!!&! Later on, when I started really getting into music, I saw Stevie in concert and recognized him from my grandma's neighborhood... just too cool!!&! 😎🎸🎶
Was it the house off of Rugged (by Kiest Park) or their first house?
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Prob by Davis...they'd mention Kmart nachos otherwise
I believe that you are the only two guys that really appreciate the genius of SRV! I’ve watched dozens of reactions to his music, but you guys pick up on every nuance of his music, and it’s glorious to watch and listen to you discuss it. ♥️
Amen
@@keltonhutchison5951 double amen, I second that.
triple amen!
I agree La and Che are cool as hell! They appreciate great music!!! That's why I watch these guys the most for reaction videos!!!!
Eric Clapton was in awe when he first saw Stevie play. He said that "he was one of the purest channels I've ever seen." Stevie's mother said that he used to fall asleep with the guitar in his arms.
SRV almost made Eric quit music, According to Eric himself.
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Its 100% clear that stevies sound checks are better than most other bands full performance just fact
When he strapped on his guitar he strapped on his window to his soul to share with the world . Thanks for keeping his music and stories alive men !
Anyone that ever saw him live knew. Despite how good the videos are, seeing him live was mesmerizing. I saw him at least 8 times in Dallas and would never miss a concert. Yes, we knew.
This is what freedom in music sounds like.
He played the same alone or in a room of thousands. Gotta love it.
"shootin' flames right now" 'holding nothing back'. Truth. I love how you guys are 100% genuine into Stevie.
From what I read about this, he was sound asleep 15 minutes prior to this being recorded. Dude LITERALLY rolled out of bed, threw on his pimp suit and cowboy hat and proceeded to shred the shit out of his guitar.
I was there, Montreux in 1982. Was in the U.S.A.F. stationed at a little base near Brindisi, Italy. Had seen SRV at a club in downtown Houston (1975 or 76). Had a four day break, my job work in signals intelligence required shift work. Got on a train with some of my buddies and went to Montreux, 18 hour train ride. It was there that David Bowie heard SRV and recruited him to play on the upcoming “Let’s Dance” LP. SRV’s is from a rough part of Dallas, South Oak Cliff, his attire was always Texan with a bit of “from the hood” mixed in.
In answer to that "did we know" question. I saw him live in Houston at Fitzgerald's and several times in Austin at Antones. I believe the video of Fitzgerald's in on RUclips, along with some from other local places. He was so amazing and we'd tell other people what we saw, but most people either didn't think it was remarkable enough or they didn't like the Blues, even R&B. It was the thankful end of Disco and many just didn't get someone bringing back the blues. We were also so blessed at the time in Texas with the Winter brothers and ZZTOP , and many other groups of name playing live at local clubs for $4 or$5 and $2 pitchers of beer. Yes, we knew what we were seeing. We just had to wait 30 plus years for everyone else to recongnize a walking talking guitar god. Loving the channel... You guys keep having fun with it. There is so much more to appreciate.
Just an important comment from a first time watcher-- talking to each other while an artist performs is so distracting. At least If you have to - stop the tape and talk...
I'm one of those idiots that didn't get it at the time. My best friend was a DJ and tried to tell me. I wasn't having it. This sound check about 10 years ago was my intro to the greatest guitarist of all time. I hang my head in shame. I could've seen him live.
Can you imagine the music we would have if he was still living today?
Jazz fusion, along with Duane.
Completely unpretentious bluesy jazz.
I seen SRV along with Joe Cocker at the NJ Arts Center in the early 90’s. You could not put together a better concert today!
Music that invokes a sense of peace, love, and a feeling of common ground.
I certainly can not. Bound to be magical though I reckon.
A true loss of a great musician , performer, and fine human being...all things which made him very special. Breaks my heart to see these videos of such a person who had so much more to give, but left us much too early.
It's like the guitar is an extension or part of his body...his playing is so effortless. Best that ever lived or ever will live.
I love music and play a little guitar, played sax as a boy. Imagine being able to just play like this ! He was a class act
Stevie played the sax also.
Every time you see a video of them playing live he always plays his songs differently and it's so interesting to hear him play and tweak his songs and it's like he almost never plays the same song the same way twice he always adds things in there or plays the notes Slightly different so it's almost hearing new old songs. The dude was gifted!
So. Gifted and a wonderful person. The day he passed I couldn't stop crying glad to see people appreciating his music, I still miss him every day. Thank you guys for spreading his music❤
Was walkin by a small stage at Summerfest in Milwaukee in I think was 81 and heard this guitar. Walked in and sat first row and saw the most amazing performance of my life. Seen a lot since but nothin like him.
I really enjoy you guys reactions. Intelligent, honest and mature. Your knowledge of technical things is very interesting. It's fun to see you get totally blown away. Wish I could be there with you.
THANK YOU FOR GETTING BACK TO STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN 🎸🎸🎸
What Jaime said💯
@@moefeaux1442 Hey Moe Feaux✌️💙. I love these brothers❣️ I knew they would be circling back! They are real fans🎸🎶
Oh yes for sure .. but back to back for me... IS NOT SOON ENOUGH.. LOL 😂😂 I REALLY WOULD LOVE FOR THEM TO CHECK OUT.. "LOVE STRUCK LIVE.. & I KNOW YOU SEEN THE SOUND CHECK "AIN'T GONNA GIVE UP ON LOVE " BUT.. CHECK IT OUT FOR REAL.. HE ALSO HAS MORE OF HIM & JOHNNY COPELAND FROM TIN PAN ALLEY.. 🎸🎸😜
Guys, Thank you from the bottom of my heart. This is so important!
Love it guys! SRV is my favorite guitarist ever with massive respect to many many others and I love when his gifts affects others the way it did me.
Get out of bed come up to do a sound check. Wipe his eyes pick his nose then touch the strings and something takes over his body like an angel popped out to sooth the world. He was blessed as are we to have his music and image for all time. We miss you SRV
Never forget his band, Double Trouble. He took off like a bullet, and they flew right next to him the whole way. He came onto stage, half asleep and dressed like a pimp. The second that guitar strap settled on his shoulders he was wide awake and ready to put forth 100% effort. My eyes are filling with tears, RIP our sweet Texas bluesman.
I got to meet SRV and the band, then see a soundcheck at red rocks, Colorado, just him, before he was 'kicked off stage',, then I watched Taj Mahal, BB king and SRV&DT perform... first of 3 concerts before his death. I was 17. I never cried so hard...
If you want the life story of SRV you need to see “Rise Of A Texas Bluesman”. Also Stevie at his very very best, off drugs, happy and healthy, you have to see his last Austin City Limits 1989 show. He was so on fire!
Gerald, yes, clean and sober, sounding better than ever, seeming to enjoy it more. A real tragedy.
I always tell people watch the first appearance first and you'll be impressed then watch the last and you'll be amazed.
Agreed 100%. I was lucky enough to see him live three times. First time in a little bar early in his career and second time in our coliseum. Later the night of the coliseum show my friends and I went to a little bar that stayed open late and about 2am in walked SRV. He had a drink and got up on stage and jammed with the band for about 45 minutes it was so cool to see. I consider myself lucky to have witnessed it. He was truly a wonderful guy.
Great reaction! You shoud check out "couldn't stand the weather" live at the capitol theatre. One of my absolute favourites by stevie!
Mine too‼️ plus featuring Reece as a bonus score🎹💙‼️
👏🙌‼️ so happy to see this today💯. This "Soundcheck" has almost 23 million views! Now you know why. Just woke up, rubbing his eyes and yawning, strapped in and took right off. 🎸🎶‼️ This shows how seriously Stevie took playing his guitar and making music. He was incapable of half measures and always gave the proper respect to the music he loved so much. He always said every time he picked up his guitar that if it was his last time to ever play it had to be as good as he could make it. I think he always had an underlying feeling his time would be cut short. Since he taught himself to play by listening to the greats on records, he thought that the rhythm and lead were from one guitar so that's how he played. He could switch between both seamlessly and could even play both at the same time💯. The guy you thought looked like Jeremy was the Rene Martinez! Rene was genius when it came to repairing and building guitars and Stevie needed a lot of repairs due to his playing style. The second song he did here, "Aint Gone 'N' Give Up On Love" is a tune Stevie wrote. You should check out his performance of that song at the Capitol Theatre 1985. It is a soulful, bluesy tune that you guys will really love❣️. Thank you so much for circling back to Stevie Ray today. Keep it up you have many more delights to discover🎸🎶💙‼️
Yeah Bros I'm 66 I'm sure glad I can find people who enjoy this kind of music 60-70 80s some of the 90s there's so much out there to discover guys
Stevie Stevie Ray Vaughan is the result, of a Confluence of multiple miracles and music 🎶 🎸
I'm so glad i got to see him play 3 times in person. If I had known he would've left this earth so soon, I would have seen him every night he played in Texas that I could get to. I remember when his death was announced. I was working room service at a Holiday Inn when I was in college. I went out and sat in my car in the parking lot listening to radio news about it and I wept for about 20 minutes. That's the only time I've cried at a celebrity death that I can remember.
Nailed it with your first comment: that music just poured out of him. Had the privilege of seeing him and his band Double Trouble (drummer Chris Layton, bassist Tommy Shannon) live in both small Austin clubs and large arenas.
What you see and hear here is a slightly scaled down version of their live show in those days. This is a warm up.
No show or song was exactly the same. Just played it as they felt it.
And, yes, I think they knew what they had. All three of these guys had been around the Texas music scene for a long time.
A message to Jesus for Stevie Ray Vaughn: "Lord, please tell Stevie Ray Vaughn that I am truly sorry, and that I didn't know. I just didn't know!!! My friend told me about him years ago but I was more into other genres and now I could kick myself for not listening to this mega-talent! Since then, I have been listening, thanks to channels like yours, guys! Thanks for sharing the videos! What an electrifying talent! I was told that every time he played that he was in the zone. IMO, I think he was way beyond the zone and ventured out into the "cosmos!" He was phenomenal! I loved his voice, too. It was like he and his guitar became one and both were on fire! I'm so sad that he is gone!
It's unreal how good he was. One that god took away way too soon.
I like how he was yawning and thangs.....
And just rips the next second 🤣😂🙏
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN was like an open conduit that the music just freely flowed through!
If I had to equate Stevie to just one person in history I would have to say MOZART who was known to never have to correct any music he ever wrote! All of his music sheets were FIRST DRAFTS - NO CORRECTIONS EVER!
It was known that MOZART said that he just HEARS THE MUSIC AND WRITES WHAT HE HEARS!
That sounds a whole lot like STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN!
An open conduit that the music just freely flows through!! As if he just plays what he hears from his soul!!!💜💜💜💜
There will never be another like him!!! We all love & miss him deeply!!! R.I.P. - SRV
We know what we had and we know what we lost...
That's about when Reese joined the band, knew his brother Jimmy then but didn't personally meet Srv until 88 or so. He had just gotten out of rehab around then too. Heard they have to pull him out of houses wasted to go play shows. Just one of the nicest guys you'd ever want to meet
I love listening to the Vaughan Brothers!! Texas Man oooh yeah!!!❤❤❤
Kinda stunning to realize he’s putting this much soul and intensity into a show with NO AUDIENCE.
They knew he was special, he would ask to play with the greats when no one knew him, and after one play they were friends for life, the greats knew he was something very special...
I was lucky to have seen him three times in concert. Once with Bonnie Raitt, once with Robert Cray and the last time with Joe Cocker.
He did Play It Again and again and again probably should realize we're just lucky to have this, I I mean really how often do you see a sound check from a legend. Yes he just plays like that all the time
SRV was the MAN!
This is my fav SRV vid. Kind of like a candid snap shot that captures his soul.
You are so right... SRV was an open channel to the place where all the music comes from...he was a powerful conductor... RIP SRV
We absolutely knew that we watching greatness.
When you see him play, what do you see? He never misses a note. His tone is unmatched. Emotion pours through. There are no weaknesses. Forget natural talent; how can a man play like that? Practice. You’re weak on a phrase? Start slow with perfect rhythm, dynamics, note spacing. Play it over and over, gradually speeding it up until it’s where you want it and it’s no longer a weak phrase. That’s what Stevie did. Everything had to be perfect. Always.
I saw Stevie at a Polish-American club in Gardner, Mass. Mind was blown
I believe the backstory to this video that he was sleeping on a cot, back stage, and he woke up walked on stage, picked up his guitar and now you know the rest of the story.
I know SRV is the man but can we give some love to Double Trouble. Tommy Shannon is no slouch on the bass, in the pocket EVERY time. One of the most underrated bass players in rock history. Chris Layton is masterful on the drums, and Reese Wynan, to this day! is playing with Joe Bonamassa
Band was awesome!!
I lived in Austin beginning in 1974. Saw SRV live a number of times. Austin fans knew what we had. SRV did a free outdoor show at Aqua Fest. Fans were milling around, but when SRV started to play people started surging forward. It was crushing. Fans wanted to get as close as possible. 50 yards deep, you could not move. At Steamboat on 6th Street, I was right in front of the stage when he played. Amazing.
You don’t just hear SRV’s music, you hear the very essence of his soul pouring out through his vocals and his playing and it touches something deep inside of you.
When I listen to him he can bring me to tears with just a few beautiful, soulful notes on the guitar.
Truly a one of a kind talent who poured it all out through his music.
SRV forever!!!
Stevie make me want to keep playing my guitar and throw it away simultaneously. If I can ever get 1% of the sound that SRV had I'd die a happy man.
Srv is simply amazing , thanks for the videos fellahs ,great content and positive, thanks again ✌️
If you haven't seen Pipeline with him and Jimmy playing the same guitar, it's worth a look.
Saw him live twice in Sydney Australia in the 80s ,, trust me we knew what was happening, he was one of a kind , both best concerts ever witnessed in my life , 59 now
If you haven't done "Leave my girl alone", please do. The fills and solo.
Hey guys! You asked if he ever just played at a house party. This might be an indicator. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - The House Is Rockin'. Check it out!
You guy Really need to see his life story Him And his brother and the band And everything they went through
Hey fellas, Ned from España here. Stevie Ray Vaughn was an immensely talented man and his loss was keenly felt by his band and so many people. His fame is due to his undeniable talent and perseverance plus a band that were like brothers. Texas has a long and varied history of great blues players like T Bone Walker, Gatemouth Brown, Freddie King, Pee Wee Crayton, Johnny Guitar Watson, Billy Gibbons and Johnny Winter among many others.
Please watch the version of that second song (Mic off) "Ain't Gonna Give Up on Love" LIVE video @ the Capital Theatre. He wrote it. His vocals are the best representation of his skills as a blues singer. His playing his apex. The solo gets an ovation...he responded with a shy tiny smile.
Pure, grown-folks blues, served with emotion & grace.
Memorable.
Back in the day, it seems just a few years ago people collected CDs of music. I had many SRV albums and listened to them completely through. Not a bad song on any and so enjoyable to listen to him while doing something or driving. His albums were awesome and I recommend listening to them all the way through. Amazing how great he was that he makes people love his music. A true loss to humanity on August 27 1990.
Another person had reacted to this awhile back and someone in the comments said, when you walk in dressed like that and playing like that at 7 in the morning, you endorse your paycheck badass!! I couldn't agree more 🎶🎵
LOL when your sound check is better than everyone else's full show. RIP SRV.
He ALWAYS played, and SRV played professionally in high school. I don’t remember how young he was, but that’s how he and Tommy Shannon met. Shannon explained that he was walking down the street in Austin, and he heard this incredible guitar playing and he thought that he’d see some guitar god, but then he went in, and it was just little Stevie-he said that they became friends right away.
As I said in previous comments that I did work a couple shows with Stevie Ray Vaughan especially the one in Capitol Theater in Passaic New Jersey so I sat through a couple of these soundcheck this one is like another concert I know you enjoyed it so thanks guys
SRV's sound check is better than 99.9% other guitarists actual performance 😁
It's just amazing to watch when he stretches his strings he stretches one up one down I don't know how he does it but it's remarkable
I bet Stevie is rocking out in Heaven!!!❤🎉
Y’all have some of the very best SRV reactions. I click so quick when I see you’ve watched SRV again!!! Thanks for this one!!!
I knew I was witnessing greatness in 1979. He was never at a loss for what next, it just flowed thru him. Like he was by himself playing sometimes. No one, and I mean no one could hang with him
Anyone now following his older brother Jimmy? Before Stevie came out performing live- he was considered an amazing guitarist. After Stevie, he got pushed out of the way. Just wrap your head around that folks. Jimmy may still be performing ...SRV just poured out music through his pores is truth. One of a kind. And he sung well also
The Fabulous Thunderbirds opened at some concert I was at. Ya they were fantastic! I remember them opening and I don’t even remember who the main act was.
Scuttlebuttn. Saw him play it Dallas. Thanks guys youre a blessing.
Guys, Stevie and Jimmy always had a guitar in their hands.
Great reaction. Stevie always gave it his all because you never new if it would be the last time you played…
Stevie Ray Vaughan
RIP
Stevie head the best guitar text in the business. He was always busting strings on stage. He'd keep playing as the soundtrack would come running out, they'd Swap and he'd never miss a Beat.
You shared the stage with many goat's.
Names like BB King and is good friend Eric Clapton. Clapton who by Fate was not on the same helicopter as other claptons bandmates.
Eric Clapton was deeply affected by the death of SRV.
As were we all.
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I owned a club in upstate New York, Ithaca New York back in 1981 when Stevie played for only $250. He played this song and I was paralyzed at my house for five days. Have nowhere to go. Best day of my life, August 18, 1981 the haunt
I don't know about you guys but, I would've just loved to gone to one of his sound checks. They were as good as his concert. lol
Smoking in the morning !
SRV in his bath robe come out rubs his eyes , yawns twice and then proceeds to kill his guitar and the song
WOW !
You know when the man walks onto to the stage, wearing his pajamas, with a Cheetah duster, cowboy hat and snakeskin cowboy boots, Shit's about to get real. 🥳 They said he'd just woken up, went to the soundcheck, then went back to the hotel to get some more sleep before showtime.
Thank you for sharing!!!Have this card board poster of this concert framed in my house... 1987... my most cherished possession. Norma Jean.
I could easily listen to SRV play this and feel that I'd been to the full show. He's magic.
his band DoubleTrouble....are SH*T HOT!!! Rhythm section dialed in strictly Locked in settings, the best backing band a guitarist like SRV could hope for, these guys are just like glue, leaving SRV free to just fly
You asked when this performance was, and I just so happened to catch that caption at the beginning of the video that said "Syria Mosque," that's the first time I've ever seen that caption. The Syria Mosque used to be a venue here in Pittsburgh, where I live, until it was demolished in 1991. I've actually done work in the building. Doing a quick search, they played there only once, on January 24, 1986, which makes sense since Stevie is wearing that long heavy coat and it gets a bit chilly here in January for a Texas boy.
Never saw him live but grew up in the 70’s. Yea boy - we knew!!!
I'm so glad you did this one, I love it. He was the master of his craft.
One of the things I like most about this video is the Johnny “Guitar” Watson album cover in the background! But for real Stevie Waite Ray is the man I saw him one time live unbelievable
Great reaction as always fellas. I always wondered what it would have been like sitting around a campfire and Stevie with an acoustic guitar.
His sweating profusely --- mostly at the El Macambo was because he was high -- booze & cocaine, but yes other times after he got clean and sober were not from being ill. We love him so much. This is one of Stevie's originals. Putting the lyrics here, you & others might like to know them since you really can't hear them at all. I ain't gone 'n' give up on love... love won't give up on me
I ain't gone 'n' give up on love... love ain't gone 'n' give up on me
Every tear that I've cried... only washed away the fear inside
Now i, I ain't gone 'n' give up on love
Every beat of my heart... pounds with joy and not with pain
Every beat of my heart... pounds with joy and not in vain
And although those are painful memories... only brought me to my knees
I was just given up on love
Little johnny taylor told us so long ago
What about the midnight cryin'...wo that cheatin' and lyin'
What about the price that will... oh surely be paid
Those that gave up on love... love will have it's day
I ain't givin' up on love
I ain't gone 'n' give up on love... love won't give up on me
I ain't gone 'n' give up on love... love won't give up on me
Every time I cry... love just won't let me be... won't set me free
I am privileged enough to have seen Stevie live on many occasions. Also honored to have played in a band that shared a stage with Jimmy Vaughan... Before Stevie became known. The Vaughan bros. were amazing!!! Both of them playing one double neck guitar...??? Yeah... It happened!!! I saw them play Sleighride for an encore at Reunion Arena just before Christmas in the mid 80s!!! Just impeccable showmanship and talent. Oh!!! And passion for the Blues.
"When you ARE a guitar, you can't hold back. You can't hold back if you are one." ❤❤❤
He was one of the few Masters we lost too early
Not bad for a man who just rolled out of bed. Every fan of SRV knows about the crash that killed him while leaving the venue where he had just finished playing with Clapton. After the crash, his older brother Jimmie (who’s band used to open for Hendrix and founding guitarist of The Fabulous Thunderbirds) wrote a song called “Six Strings Down” in tribute to Stevie and performed it at most of Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festivals. Worth checking out.
Also, different pickups on different guitars have different sound qualities. In addition, if you are playing songs that are in different keys during the show you can’t stop to retune your instrument each time you play a different tuning!