Sadly, I was at Stevie Ray Vaughn's last concert the night his helicopter crashed after the show at Alpine Valley, Wisconsin August 26th 1990. The fog was so bad that we stopped and got a hotel room on the way home. The next morning when I got the horrible news I was devastated. The lineup was SRV, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Stevie's brother Jimmie and Buddy Guy. RIP SRV!
Fun fact, the foot pedal he is using in the beginning of the song was given to him by Jimi Hendrix family when he showed up on their doorstep and humbly asked if he could cover Jimmy’s song they give him the foot pedal and their blessing. And he did Mr. Jim Hendrix like nobody else could’ve do . Rest in peace, Stevie
Your one of a very few people that has commented on that and to be honest with you I was thinking and I've not seen anyone else other than me comment on. Good to see comments when people know what they're talking about .
SRV is a guitar GOD! A real guitar player’s guitarist. And the drum and bass were certainly keeping it strong behind. The Austin City Limit’s shows (on PBS) has some amazing musicians play and always has great sound. Love this so much. RIP Stevie Ray! 🎸❤️🎶
I miss him so much 😢SRV was such a talent, not just because of his skill (which is unmatched in my opinion) but because it was just a joy to watch him play. You just sat there in awe . What a great guy as well. RIP Stevie. We miss you! Great video guys!!❤
THIS is the video your guitar watches when you are not home. I think Stevie is the only guitarist who can do justice to Jimi’s playing. You ought to listen to Stevie’s cover of Little Wing. Number One---yeah, Stevie treated her bad. But rumor is, she liked it, lol. Hard to believe the old scarred gal is worth a cool million now. She used to belong to Christopher Cross and was real pretty back then. That was the Austin City Limits 1989 show. What I would have given to have been there. This was his last appearance on the show. He died almost a year later. Stevie Ray was amazing, but when he got clean & sober, he was truly a force to be reckoned with…. BTW, he began drinking when he was 7 until he was 30. He started using drugs as a teen, again up until he was 30. Got to where he had to pour his c0caine into a shot of whiskey for breakfast. He was not a big man, he was maybe 5 foot 7, but he could probably take enough in that one shot of whiskey to k!ll a giant. Thank g-d, he got clean the last 4 years of his life. The other guys in the band HAD to be on their toes with Stevie. He couldn’t read music, so he played by ear and every time he played a song, it was a little different from the last time he played. But, yeah, the drums and bass where tighter than a clam’s @$$hole, lol! Chris “Whipper” Layton (drums) and Tommy Shannon on bass. Tommy played at Woodstock with Johnny Winter. They were both amazing. Interesting factoid #1: Stevie was using Jimi Hendrix’s wah pedal (and an Ibanez Tube Screamer). Way back when Stevie’s brother Jimmy was the hot young guitar player in Dallas, his band got to open for Jimi when he came to Fort Worth. Jimi’s wah pedal was broken, so he borrowed Jimmy’s for the show. A few months afterwards, Jimmy gets a package from Jimi. Jimi had his old broken wah pedal fixed and gave it to Jimmy in appreciation. How frickin cool is THAT?? Jimmy eventually gave it to Stevie because Stevie idolized Jimi (Stevie also wore a couple of Jimi’s scarves in older videos. Factoid #2: SRV and the gang went and played a show at a prison one summer (not sure where though). Trouble is, the equipment truck got lost on the way there. Luckily, they still had enough equipment to play, but Stevies effect pedals were not part of it. As they are playing in the 100 degree heat, one of the inmates shouts, “Play Voodoo Child!!” Stevie: “Cant. All the Voodoo is in the truck!"
This was one of the BEST comments I've ever seen - no joke. The first line had me in tears laughing!!! Thanks so much for the (really helpful and interesting) info. Please keep coming back with more comments!!! Thank you for being here. ✌🏽🤘🏽
I was so fortunate to see him play live twice, you guys should definitely check out his other tunes especially the song "Texas Flood Live At Elmocambo" -- its the best slow blues guitar number you will EVER see.
SRV was an icon and guitar master. I mourn the loss of that talent from this world. His rendition of "Voodoo Child" is one of my all time favorites. Thanks for doing this song.
@rebeccarose already said it. One of the last things my dad got me was the VCR tape of this performance, because he knew how much I loved it, & SRV. You guys crushed my soul with this, but in the best of ways. He also bought me my first guitar & amp when I turned 11, with lessons over the summer, with the promise of buying me a better guitar & amp if he saw that I was serious. A couple of years later, he made good on his promise. I'm 50 years old now, & still jammin'. I think of my dad almost every time I pick up one of my 3 axes. Thank you for contributing to keeping the amazing excellence of SRV alive. Keep on Rockin'. 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
I was in high school when Jimi Hendrix hit the music world. We were all dumb founded by what we were watching and listening too. Holy crap, he changed the music world as we knew it. For 40 years I wondered what it would sound like to hear Jimi at 50 years old. Now it's been over 30 years since we lost Stevie and I wonder the same thing . I won't say who's the GOAT between those 2. All I'll say is, I, like millions of other music lovers, we've all been fortunate to live in a time where we got to hear both of them play when they were at their best. How lucky we are.
A thought just came to my mind as I was watching this. The two people who many consider the best of all time, Jimmi and Stevie, have something else in common. Both were self taught, (although Stevie definitely had mentors), and neither of them could read music. At all. I guess when you are a conduit direct to the gods of music, not much else matters.
I Love this. I grew up learning guitar from these types of riffs . The drummer for Stevie is amazing, right? It's hard to find a drummer who doesn't miss like that. ASIDE: As a guitarist/pianist, Stevie is one of my favorite pickers/shredders of all time. I just get excited because you both notice everything. I really do love and appreciate all of your comments! More Home Free lol
Sorry If I sound crazy on my comments here. I just always feel like I'm that "weird commenter." I assure you I'm not. I just hear things randomly about certain songs and then I comment randomly as well. Thanks for always listening to my shizzle. I really appreciate you guys. Thank you.
Dani! No you don't sound crazy!!! We love you and your comments, so keep them coming!!! The channel wouldn't be the same without you and we love learning more and more about your background! Hugs, Jillian (& Jeremy)
have ya ever checked out "25 or 6 to 4" live from Tanglewood? Chicago 1970. The late Terry Kath in my opinion could run circles around any guitar player.
Lmfao that is a myth that is total BS and has been said of many guitar players including Kurt Cobain. It is not even possible to wire a piano wire in a Strat, SRV used regular guitar strings usually in the 13 gauge ballpark but as high as 18. This is from his own interview from 1983.
For a bit of trivia, the bassist Tommy Shannon played at Woodstock backing Johnny Winter. You mentioned how he makes playing look so easy but he used some of the heaviest strings made. They are so difficult to use that most guitar players avoid them. He developed such thick callouses on his left hand that one time they peeled off. There is a rumor that ne glued them back on for his next performance.
A cool reaction video, how about doing a reaction video to the greatest guitar player you never heard of. Rory Gallagher - Shin Kicker live at Montreux 1979. Jimi was once asked how does it feel being the greatest guitar player in the world, Jimi said he doesn't know they would have to ask Rory Gallagher. Rory's concerts where very high energy with amazing guitar playing, Rory sold over 30 million albums thru the 1970's. Thank you and enjoy!
That is a lot of power for a 3 piece band. Live from Austin City Limits. Tommy Shannon on bass was also the bass player for Johnnie Winter. He played a bit of guitar too and his twin brother Edgar played a bit of everything.
Yes, the Austin City Limits show is a very important piece of musical history, but you all are missing out by not checking out the El Mocambo show from Toronto, before he really hit it big. This song in particular hits even harder at the slower pace from that night in 1983.
This is from the TV show 'Austin City Limits'. He appeared on the show twice, once when he was just starting to become famous and this one, right before he was sadly killed.
Believe this was on broadcast tv (PBS) -- Austin City Limits, one of the most under-rated music shows on the boob-tube back in the day. SRV was directly channeling Jimi that night! Chris Layton (drums) and Tommy Shannon (bass, via Johnny Winters' bands) complete "SRV and Double Trouble." Later, a keyboardist joined in -- Reese Wynans; check out the video for the song "Look at Little Sister," as it shows all 4 playing their hearts out (and it has the smoothest-ever guitar switch-out you'll see on stage during the song). I'll go ahead and mention a "must hear" of SRV's: live at El Mocambo "Texas Flood." Be prepared to freak-out!!!
BBKing said that Stevie was blacker than any musician on the planet ,, nobody held a candle to Stevie.. only one Stevie .,.and oh yeah .. he couldn't read music.., he did not have to he was transmitting straight from the universe
Did you know that .Hendrix was Stevie's idle . Jimmy's dad gave Stevie's brother the wah pedal he had used, Stevie used it the rest of his carrier. Its the one he is using in this video. And Stevie remastered jimmy's whole catalog. Then released it with all proceeds going to the Hendrix family. I grew up in Dallas. I never got to hear him play before he hit the big time. But did hear rumors of this Quiet kid in a local band that was blowing peoples minds . Did get to see him live many times after he became big. Stevie loved playing in his hometown. He was a down to earth kind of shy guy . But man put that guitar in his hands and the magic always happened.
In an interview with BB King on RUclips he said Jimi Hendrix could play Jimi Hendrix and that is it. BB King tried to sit and do a set with Jimi Hendrix he could play the notes but he could not play the music and that Jimi Hendrix had no talent for the Blues. He said about Stevie Ray Vaughan that man could play anybody's music not just his own perfectly. I would still love to see them both on stage today. I also wish Jimi Hendrix would have sobered out he would have gotten a lot better.
Sound guys have said that when he would come out to do sound checks, he'd play for like 30 minutes and it was better than the show. I'm usually a Friday Fry but I love me some SRV so I had to watch, thanks! Hi Ninja, see you guys on Friday
Well artbangly as I believe the song goes “ if there’s a Rock n Roll heaven, they must have a hell of a band” There’s so many incredible musicians and singers have left us science I’ve been running around this big blue marble but those are the guitarist that I thought of first , gut yeah Jonny was one of my earliest favorites as a young teenager …….. besides John & George of course. But I play drums so what do I know. lol.
Guarantee you hendrix is not in heaven. You don't go to heaven just because you're a good guitar player. That sinful MFr is nowhere near heaven. Duane Allman, either. You people can't refuse a relationship with Jesus and think you'll be in heaven just because people like your music. Does NOT work that way.
Hal thank you for your deep spiritual beliefs but myself and the other person we’re just having a light hearted conversation that pertain to the lyrics of an old song and good guitar players Take a deep breath and have a fantastic day.
@@billc.5861 Yeah, lots of people have a "light hearted convo" about their favorite folks being in heaven. See it all the time. The problem is, is that the comment is just ignorant. So yeah, you comment, I comment etc.... That's the way it works.....
The PBS television program AUSTIN CITY LIMITS. Not real sure if it’s still a thing though. Also in Austin Texas there is a statue of him on the bank of the Colorado River that runs the city. I have made the pilgrimage to pay my respects
@@harrietmiller3982 most excellent! There are other cool things to see and do in Austin also. Totally off topic and you may have already been able to do this but I also tell people that if in any financially possible way you can, every American should see Yellowstone National Park at least once in their life.
Drummer Chris Layton, Bass Tommy Shannon, they eventually added keyboardist Resse Wynans. The funny thing is, Stevie Ray Vaughan didn’t actually play just one set of strings. He actually played as light as 12s and as heavy as 17s at one point, but for most of his career, Stevie Ray Vaughan’s main guitars, his Number One and Lenny that are super legendary, were strung up with 13s-which is probably what you’ve heard of when you heard about Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitar string gauges in the past. What you may not have heard of is that Stevie Ray Vaughan’s 13s weren’t your normal 13s. If you go to a guitar store and ask for a set of 13s for electric guitar, the chances are, the gauges inside that set are going to look a lot like a set of 13s for acoustic. Most likely, they’re going to go something like 13, 17, 26 wound for the third string, 36, 46, and 56. (Side note, Stevie Ray Vaughan is hardly the only famous guitarist to use a custom set of strings. Everyone from Jimi Hendrix to David Gilmore, Billy Gibbons, Tony Iommi, and many, many more have used very, very customized gauged sets of strings in order to dial in their setup for exactly how they play the guitar.)
"Stevie was an endless, open channel that music just poured out of. He made people who'd never touched a guitar in their life want to pick one up and start playing, and he made those of us who'd played with him live onstage before want to quit."................Eric Clapton.
PBS used to do a show from Austin, TX. It was called Austin City Limits. This is from the show that SRV did. The bass player is Tommy Shannon. He is an outstanding player in his own right.
Austin City Limits is a show that comes on PBS and is the longest-running music series in American television history. Dig a little and enjoy what you find. Great reaction to the best guitar player ever. By the way, I think he almost always used a plectrum as he used extremely heavy guitar strings.
WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY TOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCCCCCCHHHHHHHHH LEAD IN..................... GEESHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! ♥♥♥ “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” ~ Romans 15:13
Stevie is my top 2 all time guitarist, he play like that guitar is just an extension on his body. Y'all got to checkout Texas Flood live at El Mocambo it's amazing.
The only person to play hendrix better than hendrix. That might be on a cruise ship.the bassist is very good. You should listen and watch Texas flood live. There's the MTV acoustic performance that's incredible. If you watch him and hendrix play the 12 string SRV blows hendrix out of the water.
His initials used to be on the upper left of #1 (favorite guitar)...wore'm out and dropped them lower... Entertaining Upload! 👍 Edit- Trios ALWAYS rock Watch them watch each other...Just say'n...
Yes he used a pic and was known to use the butt end because it was stiffer. He was hell on a pic as I believe you might of seen when he bent over to pic one up? Not sure
I was, and always will be a huge fan, of Jimi Hendrix. But, IMHO, Stevie Ray Vaughan is better than Jimi. Jimi was a great innovator. He made sounds come out of a guitar, that no one else even thought of trying. Without Jimi, we may never have had guys like Stevie. RIP gentlemen.
Stevie's been my favorite musician for the last 40 years. No disrespect to Hendrix but Stevie plays like Jimi wished he could play. Voodoo Child is probably my least favorite of Stevie's ( cover ) songs but most likely that's because I've heard/seen it SOOOO much. That doesn't mean I won't watch again. 🤘😆👍I've always heard that Stevie's never played a song the exact same way so that makes it all that more impressive what the band is doing.
@5:40 is one of the rare (maybe only) times you'll ever see Stevie make a mistake on stage. He stumbles on the lyrics coming into the verse and then (I believe) at 5:50 maybe out of anger or frustration that he flubbed the lyrics (on National TV) get's a little too busy in his phrasing. Besides breaking a string or knocking his guitar out of tune it's the only legit "mistake" I've ever seen him make/.
Hendrix may have been more creative, but Stevie was a much better, cleaner, more musical player who, unlike Hendrix, rarely descended into cacophony. Stevie makes a lot of Hendrx vastly more listenable. This song is a case in point.
LOVE the reaction!! :) Maybe check out NEIL PEART Buddy Rich HONOR??? :) ♥ “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” ~ Romans 15:13
Sadly, I was at Stevie Ray Vaughn's last concert the night his helicopter crashed after the show at Alpine Valley, Wisconsin August 26th 1990. The fog was so bad that we stopped and got a hotel room on the way home. The next morning when I got the horrible news I was devastated. The lineup was SRV, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Stevie's brother Jimmie and Buddy Guy. RIP SRV!
Reports at the time said that Jeff Healey was also on the bill. Is that your recollection?
I saw him in Dallas a couple months before the crash. It was him, BB King, Joe Cocker and Melissa Etheridge. He was my favorite
@@musiclover9361 Jeff Healey played with them the night before at Alpine Valley.
Me also and the day before in Michigan
@@ericraguckis3397 the day before, the gig was also at Alpine Valley, not in Michigan.
Fun fact, the foot pedal he is using in the beginning of the song was given to him by Jimi Hendrix family when he showed up on their doorstep and humbly asked if he could cover Jimmy’s song they give him the foot pedal and their blessing. And he did Mr. Jim Hendrix like nobody else could’ve do . Rest in peace, Stevie
Your one of a very few people that has commented on that and to be honest with you I was thinking and I've not seen anyone else other than me comment on. Good to see comments when people know what they're talking about .
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These two morons don't have a clue about what they're talking about. What are you? What are you saying?
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SRV is a guitar GOD! A real guitar player’s guitarist. And the drum and bass were certainly keeping it strong behind. The Austin City Limit’s shows (on PBS) has some amazing musicians play and always has great sound. Love this so much. RIP Stevie Ray! 🎸❤️🎶
I miss him so much 😢SRV was such a talent, not just because of his skill (which is unmatched in my opinion) but because it was just a joy to watch him play. You just sat there in awe . What a great guy as well. RIP Stevie. We miss you!
Great video guys!!❤
THIS is the video your guitar watches when you are not home. I think Stevie is the only guitarist who can do justice to Jimi’s playing. You ought to listen to Stevie’s cover of Little Wing.
Number One---yeah, Stevie treated her bad. But rumor is, she liked it, lol. Hard to believe the old scarred gal is worth a cool million now. She used to belong to Christopher Cross and was real pretty back then.
That was the Austin City Limits 1989 show. What I would have given to have been there. This was his last appearance on the show. He died almost a year later.
Stevie Ray was amazing, but when he got clean & sober, he was truly a force to be reckoned with…. BTW, he began drinking when he was 7 until he was 30. He started using drugs as a teen, again up until he was 30. Got to where he had to pour his c0caine into a shot of whiskey for breakfast. He was not a big man, he was maybe 5 foot 7, but he could probably take enough in that one shot of whiskey to k!ll a giant. Thank g-d, he got clean the last 4 years of his life.
The other guys in the band HAD to be on their toes with Stevie. He couldn’t read music, so he played by ear and every time he played a song, it was a little different from the last time he played. But, yeah, the drums and bass where tighter than a clam’s @$$hole, lol! Chris “Whipper” Layton (drums) and Tommy Shannon on bass. Tommy played at Woodstock with Johnny Winter. They were both amazing.
Interesting factoid #1: Stevie was using Jimi Hendrix’s wah pedal (and an Ibanez Tube Screamer). Way back when Stevie’s brother Jimmy was the hot young guitar player in Dallas, his band got to open for Jimi when he came to Fort Worth. Jimi’s wah pedal was broken, so he borrowed Jimmy’s for the show. A few months afterwards, Jimmy gets a package from Jimi. Jimi had his old broken wah pedal fixed and gave it to Jimmy in appreciation. How frickin cool is THAT?? Jimmy eventually gave it to Stevie because Stevie idolized Jimi (Stevie also wore a couple of Jimi’s scarves in older videos.
Factoid #2: SRV and the gang went and played a show at a prison one summer (not sure where though). Trouble is, the equipment truck got lost on the way there. Luckily, they still had enough equipment to play, but Stevies effect pedals were not part of it.
As they are playing in the 100 degree heat, one of the inmates shouts, “Play Voodoo Child!!”
Stevie: “Cant. All the Voodoo is in the truck!"
This was one of the BEST comments I've ever seen - no joke. The first line had me in tears laughing!!! Thanks so much for the (really helpful and interesting) info. Please keep coming back with more comments!!! Thank you for being here. ✌🏽🤘🏽
I was so fortunate to see him play live twice, you guys should definitely check out his other tunes especially the song "Texas Flood Live At Elmocambo" -- its the best slow blues guitar number you will EVER see.
Love SRV's version, you can still hear it's pure Jimi, but it is also pure Stevie. Great reaction.
Always a treat to listen and watch SRV!
Austin city limits. Tv show. I was there. Perfection is the only way to describe it.
Bass player is Tommy Shannon who played his early days with Johnny and Edgar Winter.
And that bass player is absolutely laying’ it down!
This is live on the “Austin City limits” stage….they have hosted thousands of bands..they also have a RUclips page and are featured on PBS allot
SRV was an icon and guitar master. I mourn the loss of that talent from this world. His rendition of "Voodoo Child" is one of my all time favorites. Thanks for doing this song.
This is from Austin City Limits, one of the best long time music shows ever. The show is still going on PBS.
@rebeccarose already said it. One of the last things my dad got me was the VCR tape of this performance, because he knew how much I loved it, & SRV. You guys crushed my soul with this, but in the best of ways. He also bought me my first guitar & amp when I turned 11, with lessons over the summer, with the promise of buying me a better guitar & amp if he saw that I was serious. A couple of years later, he made good on his promise. I'm 50 years old now, & still jammin'. I think of my dad almost every time I pick up one of my 3 axes. Thank you for contributing to keeping the amazing excellence of SRV alive. Keep on Rockin'. 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
I was in high school when Jimi Hendrix hit the music world. We were all dumb founded by what we were watching and listening too. Holy crap, he changed the music world as we knew it. For 40 years I wondered what it would sound like to hear Jimi at 50 years old. Now it's been over 30 years since we lost Stevie and I wonder the same thing . I won't say who's the GOAT between those 2. All I'll say is, I, like millions of other music lovers, we've all been fortunate to live in a time where we got to hear both of them play when they were at their best. How lucky we are.
The bass player is Tommy Shannon. He was the bassist for Johnny Winter before Double Trouble.
Yeah... check him out on Johnny Winter's first album, 'Progressive Blues Experiment', recorded live at the Vulcan Gas Company in Austin.
@@daveman_50 if you have seen the Live Tobacco Road video with Johnny and Edgar, Tommy is the bassist on there also. Great player.
A thought just came to my mind as I was watching this. The two people who many consider the best of all time, Jimmi and Stevie, have something else in common. Both were self taught, (although Stevie definitely had mentors), and neither of them could read music. At all. I guess when you are a conduit direct to the gods of music, not much else matters.
The GOAT OF GOATS!😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I Love this. I grew up learning guitar from these types of riffs . The drummer for Stevie is amazing, right? It's hard to find a drummer who doesn't miss like that. ASIDE: As a guitarist/pianist, Stevie is one of my favorite pickers/shredders of all time. I just get excited because you both notice everything. I really do love and appreciate all of your comments! More Home Free lol
Sorry If I sound crazy on my comments here. I just always feel like I'm that "weird commenter." I assure you I'm not. I just hear things randomly about certain songs and then I comment randomly as well. Thanks for always listening to my shizzle. I really appreciate you guys. Thank you.
Dani! No you don't sound crazy!!! We love you and your comments, so keep them coming!!! The channel wouldn't be the same without you and we love learning more and more about your background! Hugs, Jillian (& Jeremy)
Aww Hugs back :) Love you guys!
have ya ever checked out "25 or 6 to 4" live from Tanglewood? Chicago 1970. The late Terry Kath in my opinion could run circles around any guitar player.
The GOAT. Austin city limits.
Legend has it that was Jimi's pedal, loaned by his family.
Don't forget that this is only one song of the concert.. I seen him in 1986 and he played for 2hours ..it was awesome
He was so hard on those guitars, he strung them with piano wire. If you watch the end, where he's using the bar, you can see how white his hand turns.
Lmfao that is a myth that is total BS and has been said of many guitar players including Kurt Cobain. It is not even possible to wire a piano wire in a Strat, SRV used regular guitar strings usually in the 13 gauge ballpark but as high as 18. This is from his own interview from 1983.
I was so lucky. After he performed we did a show but wrong he was an angel. So lucky for me
For a bit of trivia, the bassist Tommy Shannon played at Woodstock backing Johnny Winter. You mentioned how he makes playing look so easy but he used some of the heaviest strings made. They are so difficult to use that most guitar players avoid them. He developed such thick callouses on his left hand that one time they peeled off. There is a rumor that ne glued them back on for his next performance.
You should check out the videos where he breaks a string and switches out mid set and never misses a beat. There are a few of those videos out there.
Definitely the GOAT!
A cool reaction video, how about doing a reaction video to the greatest guitar player you never heard of. Rory Gallagher - Shin Kicker live at Montreux 1979. Jimi was once asked how does it feel being the greatest guitar player in the world, Jimi said he doesn't know they would have to ask Rory Gallagher. Rory's concerts where very high energy with amazing guitar playing, Rory sold over 30 million albums thru the 1970's. Thank you and enjoy!
This is from AUSTIN CITY LIMITS a popular show on PBS for decades featuring some of the best to ever live or pass through Texas.
on the floor in front of him is his WAH WAH, his TUBE SCREAMER, and a ROTOSPHERE pedal (the one he is wobbling from).
That is a lot of power for a 3 piece band. Live from Austin City Limits.
Tommy Shannon on bass was also the bass player for Johnnie Winter. He played a bit of guitar too and his twin brother Edgar played a bit of everything.
The tv show is called "Austin City Limits." You should check out their archives. Its a who's who of the greatest musicians that EVER lived.
Its on PBS
It’s from the Austin City Limits show 🔥
Yes, the Austin City Limits show is a very important piece of musical history, but you all are missing out by not checking out the El Mocambo show from Toronto, before he really hit it big. This song in particular hits even harder at the slower pace from that night in 1983.
It was on PBS LIVE from Austin TX.
Guitar Center sold a perfect SRV replica of this guitar for $55,000.00. It sold in less than one month in Springfield, Missouri no less.
Watch his Texas Flood live at El Mocambo if you have net seen it. Best blues guitar work I have ever seen. I like SRV better than Hendrix.
So good! check out my reaction when you have time: ruclips.net/video/UB0cF0RZY4Y/видео.htmlsi=xyFrHJ1PjFv7tvPh
It was Austin City Limits. One of the longest running music shows ever.
I was a Blues DJ for my college's radio station -- WRUV, 50,000 watts. I had the displeasure of announcing his death on my show.
Oh no, that had to be so tough. :(
as a Texan srv and the winter brothers and many more Austin Tx has a statue of SRV
I was lucky enough to see Stevie in 1988 open up for Robert Plant in Toronto😂❤Just subbed.Much love from Canada❤️🇨🇦
So amazing!! What an incredible memory. And welcome!!! So happy to have you here!! ❤️🥷
This is from the TV show 'Austin City Limits'. He appeared on the show twice, once when he was just starting to become famous and this one, right before he was sadly killed.
Believe this was on broadcast tv (PBS) -- Austin City Limits, one of the most under-rated music shows on the boob-tube back in the day. SRV was directly channeling Jimi that night! Chris Layton (drums) and Tommy Shannon (bass, via Johnny Winters' bands) complete "SRV and Double Trouble." Later, a keyboardist joined in -- Reese Wynans; check out the video for the song "Look at Little Sister," as it shows all 4 playing their hearts out (and it has the smoothest-ever guitar switch-out you'll see on stage during the song). I'll go ahead and mention a "must hear" of SRV's: live at El Mocambo "Texas Flood." Be prepared to freak-out!!!
You need to listen to Tightrope ,and Leave My Girl Alone from that same show
It was on Austin City limits when the show was worth watching.
His bass player Tommy Shannon use to play for Johnny Winter and now plays for Joe Bonamassa. Jim
That guitar was Stevie's "No. 1", a million dollars couldn't buy it, today.
BBKing said that Stevie was blacker than any musician on the planet ,, nobody held a candle to Stevie.. only one Stevie .,.and oh yeah .. he couldn't read music.., he did not have to he was transmitting straight from the universe
It was his final performance on Austin City Limits
Third stone from the sun.
Did you know that .Hendrix was Stevie's idle . Jimmy's dad gave Stevie's brother the wah pedal he had used, Stevie used it the rest of his carrier. Its the one he is using in this video. And Stevie remastered jimmy's whole catalog. Then released it with all proceeds going to the Hendrix family. I grew up in Dallas. I never got to hear him play before he hit the big time. But did hear rumors of this Quiet kid in a local band that was blowing peoples minds . Did get to see him live many times after he became big. Stevie loved playing in his hometown. He was a down to earth kind of shy guy . But man put that guitar in his hands and the magic always happened.
If you want to know how much his guitar has been around, watch Third Stone From The Sun at El Mocambo…
This was recorded at Austin City Limits.
The show is Austin City Limits.
In an interview with BB King on RUclips he said Jimi Hendrix could play Jimi Hendrix and that is it. BB King tried to sit and do a set with Jimi Hendrix he could play the notes but he could not play the music and that Jimi Hendrix had no talent for the Blues. He said about Stevie Ray Vaughan that man could play anybody's music not just his own perfectly. I would still love to see them both on stage today. I also wish Jimi Hendrix would have sobered out he would have gotten a lot better.
Sound guys have said that when he would come out to do sound checks, he'd play for like 30 minutes and it was better than the show. I'm usually a Friday Fry but I love me some SRV so I had to watch, thanks! Hi Ninja, see you guys on Friday
The sound check video where it looks like he just walked in and didnt bother to take off his coat
Somewhere up in heaven, you have Jimi , Stevie, Ray and Jeff Beck are smiling at each other saying let’s do this.
Hey there, BillC.5861 ... Please don't leave out Duane Allman and Johnny Winter in that heavenly group!!!
Well artbangly as I believe the song goes “ if there’s a Rock n Roll heaven, they must have a hell of a band”
There’s so many incredible musicians and singers have left us science I’ve been running around this big blue marble but those are the guitarist that I thought of first , gut yeah Jonny was one of my earliest favorites as a young teenager …….. besides John & George of course. But I play drums so what do I know. lol.
Guarantee you hendrix is not in heaven. You don't go to heaven just because you're a good guitar player. That sinful MFr is nowhere near heaven. Duane Allman, either. You people can't refuse a relationship with Jesus and think you'll be in heaven just because people like your music. Does NOT work that way.
Hal thank you for your deep spiritual beliefs but myself and the other person we’re just having a light hearted conversation that pertain to the lyrics of an old song and good guitar players
Take a deep breath and have a fantastic day.
@@billc.5861 Yeah, lots of people have a "light hearted convo" about their favorite folks being in heaven. See it all the time. The problem is, is that the comment is just ignorant. So yeah, you comment, I comment etc.... That's the way it works.....
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The PBS television program AUSTIN CITY LIMITS. Not real sure if it’s still a thing though. Also in Austin Texas there is a statue of him on the bank of the Colorado River that runs the city. I have made the pilgrimage to pay my respects
Yes Austin City Limits is still going strong and is the longest running PBS show ever.
@@harrietmiller3982 oh very cool. Thanks for the knowledge. ✌️
@@Tbirdhaynes visiting his statue is on my bucket list💙✌️
@@harrietmiller3982 most excellent! There are other cool things to see and do in Austin also. Totally off topic and you may have already been able to do this but I also tell people that if in any financially possible way you can, every American should see Yellowstone National Park at least once in their life.
FYI Austin City limits was started by Willie Nelson ✌️
Drummer Chris Layton, Bass Tommy Shannon, they eventually added keyboardist Resse Wynans. The funny thing is, Stevie Ray Vaughan didn’t actually play just one set of strings. He actually played as light as 12s and as heavy as 17s at one point, but for most of his career, Stevie Ray Vaughan’s main guitars, his Number One and Lenny that are super legendary, were strung up with 13s-which is probably what you’ve heard of when you heard about Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitar string gauges in the past.
What you may not have heard of is that Stevie Ray Vaughan’s 13s weren’t your normal 13s. If you go to a guitar store and ask for a set of 13s for electric guitar, the chances are, the gauges inside that set are going to look a lot like a set of 13s for acoustic. Most likely, they’re going to go something like 13, 17, 26 wound for the third string, 36, 46, and 56.
(Side note, Stevie Ray Vaughan is hardly the only famous guitarist to use a custom set of strings. Everyone from Jimi Hendrix to David Gilmore, Billy Gibbons, Tony Iommi, and many, many more have used very, very customized gauged sets of strings in order to dial in their setup for exactly how they play the guitar.)
Seen him 5 times homeskilt
"Texas Flood" Live at the El Mocambo. Top Teer.
I've done it, thank you!
"Stevie was an endless, open channel that music just poured out of. He made people who'd never touched a guitar in their life want to pick one up and start playing, and he made those of us who'd played with him live onstage before want to quit."................Eric Clapton.
it was in Austin Tx
PBS used to do a show from Austin, TX. It was called Austin City Limits. This is from the show that SRV did.
The bass player is Tommy Shannon. He is an outstanding player in his own right.
It is a t.v. show. Live from Austin City Limits.
You can't dress like Stevie Ray unless you know you're a badass
Austin City Limits is a show that comes on PBS and is the longest-running music series in American television history. Dig a little and enjoy what you find. Great reaction to the best guitar player ever. By the way, I think he almost always used a plectrum as he used extremely heavy guitar strings.
Try listening to Stevie and Albert King jamming, out of this world crazy good.
WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY TOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCCCCCCHHHHHHHHH LEAD IN..................... GEESHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! ♥♥♥ “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” ~ Romans 15:13
Thanks for giving me a shot! ✌🏽
There is an interesting video done by the luthier who works on Willy Nelson's guitar. Willy spends a fortune to keep that guitar going.
Most definitely Austin City Limits
Stevie is my top 2 all time guitarist, he play like that guitar is just an extension on his body. Y'all got to checkout Texas Flood live at El Mocambo it's amazing.
Thanks, Ginger!! I've done Texas Flood, please check it out when you have time: ruclips.net/video/UB0cF0RZY4Y/видео.htmlsi=kHISc1iUwi_tf4pR
The only person to play hendrix better than hendrix. That might be on a cruise ship.the bassist is very good. You should listen and watch Texas flood live. There's the MTV acoustic performance that's incredible. If you watch him and hendrix play the 12 string SRV blows hendrix out of the water.
RIP G O A T
His initials used to be on the upper left of #1 (favorite guitar)...wore'm out and dropped them lower...
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Edit- Trios ALWAYS rock
Watch them watch each other...Just say'n...
Yes he used a pic and was known to use the butt end because it was stiffer. He was hell on a pic as I believe you might of seen when he bent over to pic one up? Not sure
I was at the one before stump
check out his version of little wing
likely...LIVE at Austin City Limits...show
The wa petal he's usein' belonged to Jimi Hendrix. ❤❤❤❤
This was Austin city limits TV show it has hosted a lot of great performances by many artists.
He also used 13 gauge strings exclusively! Wonder why? 😁
Not that night. He used 11s during this show.
SRV = THE G.O.A.T.
Not SNL, Austin City Limits, If you get a chance watch the whole show, Double Trouble at its best.
Austin City Limits is the venue, and that’s a 1959 Fender Strat
I was, and always will be a huge fan, of Jimi Hendrix. But, IMHO, Stevie Ray Vaughan is better than Jimi. Jimi was a great innovator. He made sounds come out of a guitar, that no one else even thought of trying. Without Jimi, we may never have had guys like Stevie. RIP gentlemen.
Austin City Limits
Stevie's been my favorite musician for the last 40 years. No disrespect to Hendrix but Stevie plays like Jimi wished he could play. Voodoo Child is probably my least favorite of Stevie's ( cover ) songs but most likely that's because I've heard/seen it SOOOO much. That doesn't mean I won't watch again. 🤘😆👍I've always heard that Stevie's never played a song the exact same way so that makes it all that more impressive what the band is doing.
Next react rush xanadu live 1981
I think that's Austin City Limits.
@5:40 is one of the rare (maybe only) times you'll ever see Stevie make a mistake on stage. He stumbles on the lyrics coming into the verse and then (I believe) at 5:50 maybe out of anger or frustration that he flubbed the lyrics (on National TV) get's a little too busy in his phrasing.
Besides breaking a string or knocking his guitar out of tune it's the only legit "mistake" I've ever seen him make/.
Austin City Limits maybe?
Please check out Roy Buchanan.
It’s Austin City Limits…that the show they wore at! PBC Broadcasting…oh yeah his version is Better!😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
used a pick, his strings were 13's
Not that night. he used 11s during this show.
Hendrix may have been more creative, but Stevie was a much better, cleaner, more musical player who, unlike Hendrix, rarely descended into cacophony. Stevie makes a lot of Hendrx vastly more listenable. This song is a case in point.
LOVE the reaction!! :) Maybe check out NEIL PEART Buddy Rich HONOR??? :) ♥ “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” ~ Romans 15:13
Thank you!
Lost way to young! jimi hendrix eat your heart out!!!!
peace
Everytime a thunderstorm starts up, I'm thinking it must be Stevie and Jimi up there jamming...