Do stevie ray vaughan "life without you", live at the capital theater, passaic new jersey 9/21/1985.....imo, the other stevie performance on youtube that matches the insanity of this one pound for pound,,,,,equal parts beautiful & crazy/crazy, & epic.
Then please take a look at Taj Farrant... if he isn't the reincarnation of SRV I don't know what to do... very very very good boy... greets from Germany😘
I've probably watched this about 100 times over the years. I have to fight back the tears every time for the tragedy of his death. There is not a single second of this performance that is not captivating, mind boggling, and awe-inspiring. It is a joy to watch and listen as Stevie Ray unleashes his beautiful soul to enrich everyone else's.
Not sure if its still there, but I went to see the SRV exibit here in Austin at the Bullock Museum and saw his "Number one" guitar. As you said, those are some craaaaazy fat strings on that guitar. Standing there looking at that guitar felt like looking at a living artifact. I was fortunate to see him perform in Austin in my teens at City Festivals.
@@AceofBadeReacts Yes, standard strings were no match for him. There are several performances where in the middle of a song, he blows out strings....but keeps going.
SRV's passion and stamina and precision are beyond compare. This performance was live and 9 minutes long. Every time I watch any of his performances on RUclips my heart aches for such a great loss. Can you imagine had he lived what he could have accomplished even more? Love this man!!
Thanks, guys.. one of his most iconic live performance.. never been anyone before or since, IMHO.. RIP Stevie! appreciate your appreciation, and look forward to more reactions from you! (p.s. SRV never sacrificed style for comfort, lol) - also, best "stank face" evah!
The guitar you're looking at is not only his most famous, but one of, if not, the most famous Fender Stratocasters in the world. After Stevie died, it has been owned by his brother Jimmy Vaughn. Its believed to be one of the most valuable Stratocasters in the world. He named it "Number One", and called it his first wife. It's a 1963 Stratocastor that has been highly modified from top to bottom, especially for what was done to it back then 50 years ago! The story behind it is awesome, but too long to put in the comment. Anyways, the initials on that guitar started out as "SRV". He put his initials on all of his guitars. What you are seeing is what is left from the original hand painted intials "SRV". Anyone that knows Stevie Ray Vaughn's style of playing, and how hard (yet so very gracefully in his legendary style) he handles and dominated his guitars, knows this. Just one look at the faces of the bodies of his guitars screams "this is SRV's guitar! Thats the sign of a true guitar God! Its not about the way his guitar looks, its about how it sounds, and what it can do in the hands of a master! RIP....SRV 🙏🎸🔥😎
I saw him live April 15, 1988 was life changing. He closed the show with Life Without You and when it ended the whole place was hushed but when the house lights came on it was cheers like a 747 taking off.
My Mom(Rip Mom) LOVED SRV!! So I grew up listening to this BLUES GOD PLAY!! I was born in 71. So by 79, I knew this Man, Kiss, Boston, and another favorite of my Moms- Bob Seger and Silver Bullet Band! Until 1980, and my ears heard ACDC!! And Van Halen!!
@@terryferan9028 Oh I’m sorry, they were not all “ solid bands”? Or was it my “Mom loving SRV”? Please elaborate. Would love to hear what you think are … how did you put that? Lies?….
SRV was pretty much at rock bottom at the time of this recording. He was known to mix a full gram of coke into four-fingers of whiskey, just to get out of bed in the morning. He had just been revived from a drug induced coma about an hour before this actual performance. Hence the grinding teeth, clenched jaw, and rivers of sweat.
Don't miss the performance of his original "Ain't Gone 'n' Give Up On Love" at the Capitol Theater. Stunningly passionate vocals and, to match them, Stevie Ray makes that guitar "sang"!!! There is another "must" original from that Capitol Theater concert... "Life Without You." It reveals Stevie's true heart in a short message he gives mid-song.
I heard that someone asked him if he liked being famous and he said yeah it's ok but at the end of the day l still have to take the garbage out! Such a humble man. Playing for the King of Kings now!
Old school stage lighting was extremely hot. Even tearing down the stage in between bands they would just bake the stage. As a guitar player that spent many many hours setting up stages back in the late 80's- 90's, I can tell you after and hour of real practice sitting under a fan at home I am still sweating. It's hot!
SRV follwed his older brother Jimmy to Austin in 1977, and fell into a music scene full of dozens of hot guitarists, each hoping to make the Big Time elsewhere - LA, NYC, San Fran. There were dozens, each with licks similar enough and they all understood, "OK, so hot players is nuthin' special HERE - how can we distinguish ourselves?" There were running back-flips (and some still do), juggling guitarists and all kinds that tried to make showmanship part of their prowess. Stevie Ray was one of those, and he was pretty successful by 1979. About Jimi Hendrix, SRV took up the mantle of 'worship' or 'learning' because "technology is so much better now than in Jimi's years. I owe it to him to present his works using the Very Best Equipment." And he did. The Austin Clubs were small time and $10,000 in a sound system was an exceptional investment in 1979. By 1984, $50k was The Height of club system expenses and SRV was one of the guitarists that could utilize that best-of equipment.
@@AceofBadeReacts The YES albums. MOODY BLUES... Brian Wilson... and the explosion of the Prog Rockers. Then distilled back into John Prine's live shows.
Stevie Ray had an older brother Jimmy who was a highly regarded blues guitarist. He was the lead guitarist for the Fabulous Thunderbirds. He introduced Steve Ray to many of the legendary blues guitarists of the day.
I actually watched a video of both of them playing Pipeline together. Now that is some talent to be able to play like that. I might even react to it with another streamer one day
The El Macombo is a small blues club on Danforth Ave in Toronto. There may have been maybe 150 people in this very small venue. It would have been very hot with very little ventilation.❤ RIP, SRV
The Guitar being played is Stevie's Beloved '63 Fender Strat , ( the letters are SRV) which became more of a "Frankenguitar" because it was rebuilt so many times by his guitar tech Rene Martinez . The Guitar , Better known as "#1" or "1st Wife" is one of Rock & Rolls most iconic guitars . Upon Stevie's passing the guitar was given to his Brother Jimmie Vaughan ( A Texas Guitar star in his own right solo & with 'The Fabulous Thunderbirds' ) Just as mind blowing as this performance , Stevie headlined a bunch of dates one summer with The Fabulous Thunderbirds opening . I was at one of these shows at The Pier in NYC and for the encore Stevie came out with a double neck guitar , sat down on a chair and started to pick away and play a bit & then Jimmie came out , stood behind him and played the other neck of the guitar jamming to the classic song "Pipeline". There's video evidence out there if you care to search . SRV was truly 1 of a kind & was Gone WAY Too Soon 😞
Great reaction!!! Psalm 138:7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes; with your right hand you save me.
SRV didn't plug into an amp - he plugged into his soul. King of Stank Face - Check out his duet with Johnny Copeland called Tin Pan Alley. It's the meanest blues duet ever IMO
Hi guys ... He played with 13 gauge strings - the hardest to play ... And they call it a ' Stank Face ' ! ... He never read music, each performance was improvised ... I thoroughly recommend listening to his version of ' Voodoo Chile ' ... Two contrasting performances ... For real passion and letting loose, again, Voodoo Chile at El Mocambo, a Club in the Chinatown area of Toronto, and for the opposite, a very polished performance Live at Austin Texas ... He truly was more than a master - He was ONE with his guitar ... His Soul shone through ... God rest his Soul.
love to see it, you can always tell a genuine 1st reaction, so many times people have seen the video before and the reaction is scripted, so great to see her reaction
Oh 100%. I had seen it but it's been over a year, plus I had reacted to a different version of Texas Flood so I knew a little of what to expect. But this was her first time witnessing SRV
The super glue was actually used to glue the calluses back on his fingertips after falling off because of the sweat and his aggressive approach to playing 🔥
Stevie Ray's guitar wasn't plugged into an amp, it was plugged into his soul. Tommy Shannon (bass) and Chris Layton (drums) are one of the best rhythm sections ever and they played on Kenny Wayne Shepherd's album Trouble Is, among others. Another great SRV video to check out is his performance of Look At Little Sister/Rude Mood from the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach in 1989. 🔥🤙✌️
You know what? You're right. He made the guitar cry, too. I'll have to remember to write those names down to my document. I have heard KWS is a fantastic guitarist, but I've only ever heard Blue on Black. I did check out Little Sister he did with Jeff Healey. Is that the same one? Edit: I got their names written down on my document
The super-glue story is true as far as I know, but specifically that he would use it to glue his callouses back down when they occasionally got torn up from playing endlessly on very heavy strings. Honestly, thinking about his huge bends on those strings kind of makes me recoil in horror. Stevie was no joke. The real deal.
When you play a lot, sometimes your callouses get ripped off by the strings, and it's pretty common to use super glue glue the remaining callous back down especially if you have commitments.
He never had professional training. He followed his older brother (who had a good career on his own) and just mimiced sounds until he could reproduce them on guitar. You should check out his later live recordings like "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and with his professed Idols like Albert King etc. He played with the best and was honored by them. There's a Stevie statue at the river in Austin that shows his shadow stretching longer than his hieght.
Lucky to be in my teens when Stevie burst onto the world scene, lucky to have seen him 2 or 3 times in Australia... I don’t think I really ever got over his death... miss him..
As a fan and guitarist myself I can sadly say that I remember the day he died and I always knew/felt that once he knew he was crashing he was thinking of his guitar not being with him....sad day man.
The morning I woke up, it was on the front page of the paper here in Canada, and my dad handed it to me. He said I know you really liked him, and you don’t have to go to school today if you don’t want to. 😢
Sorry, but not even the pilot knew they were about to crash. It was instant. One moment they were here, the next, they weren’t. Stevie never saw it coming and neither did anyone else on that helicopter. We can just hope no one suffered for a while. Sad. Very sad.
@@s550danny I mean I don't know all the details, but that would signify the pilot wasn't watching where he was going and crashed. It's possible the pilot lost control of it and they had a few moments of realization
It's July in Toronto. The Elmo was a small dive bar. He did an interview after the gig and said it was extremely hot. The old lights gave off a ton of heat and were only a few feet from him. Yes he was on booze and coke but anybody would sweat in that place.
The El Mocambo was a live music bar in Toronto. The Rolling Stones have even played there! I’m 67 and was living across the country in Calgary when Stevie played the “El-Mo” (under the neon Palm tree!), but I have two good friends who were there for this show! Peace
Guitar is called "First Wife"...and is the Mona Lisa of guitars. If it ever came up for auction, which it won't...the bidding would START at 10-15 million.
I was lucky enough to see him live open up for Robert Plant. He literally seduced me with his guitar and then he sang...smooth as butter 😂 I live in Toronto Canada and in the summer it can get to the high 30's feeling like 40. So it does get very hot and very cold in the winter. You're right though Stevie was a huge cocaine user and he drank a lot too. So between ripping the guitar the lights and the drugs you're going to sweat hard. When I saw him in 88 he was clean and then Tragically passed. RIP to the GOAT. Just subbed cause of this reaction. Peace out guys ✌️ ☮️
You’ll never see a performance more real than this one. There are some otherworldly performances by other artists to equal this, but none to exceed it that I’ve ever seen. That wasn’t a man playing a guitar. It was a man spiritually connected to the guitar and acting as a conduit connected to something higher and the music flowed through him. Absolutely effortless without ever being lost or making clunky transitions during the improvised sections. As real of a magical moment as you’ll ever see.
Man- that little stoned chick would so do him in a split second. Whenever he went into one of the more intricate riffs u could just see it in her eyes. And when he started singing, her eyes totally glazed over! AND- Not certain but she may have actually had a mini when he broke it down slow tempo- anyone else pick that up pleas tell me i'm not crazy. Good Reacts once again guys-thanks!
SRV died in 1990 (helicopter crash. He is buried in Dallas, TX.) Every time I was honored to hear and see him . . . Like God had already written the music . . . and SRV was the vehicle of "delivery!" Love to him (and to think his dunce TX school "musical" teacher said he had little aptitude and ability!) His "Number 1" guitar is a hand me down (he applied the decals as a kid, etc.)
Like most say SRV is the GOAT and it's an absolute shame he passed at such an early age But all is not lost today Have you heard of Billy Strings? A bluegrass flattop guitar player with a dash of rock! I think he becoming one of the greats when it comes to guitar playing Check out the song " Away in the Mire" that he helped co-write If I'm not mistaken he's already won a Grammy and he's not yet 30
It wasn't drugs, it was alcohol. I bartended for SRV when he came to the SF Bay area n stayed at the Claremont Resort & Spa in the Oakland hills... before he went sober, and afterward (he'd come into the Terrace Bar to rap before heading out to a gig)... a more genuine, friendly, and exquisitely talented person was rarely ever born. 😎👍
That's pretty cool. But multiple people have said it was a combination of sorts of drugs, alcohol, and/or the lights specifically for this performance.
He glued his fingertips because he would play until his fingertips were just open wounds and once the pain got too bad to play any longer he'd glue the wounds over so he could continue playing.
Initials on guitar SRV. Maybe Stevie Ray Vaughn?? Ever been in a small club full of people and hot amplifiers? Everybody is sweating especially the guy who is playing his guts out!
👑 💀✨👉On yeah, I forgot this...Just like Elvis, dripping sweat all the time...cuz they put sooo much effort into their performance every time they play for someone.
SRV are the initials and that guitar is the as he called it his 1st ex-wife or #1 it was owned by a artist named Christopher Cross prior to Stevie acquiring it
Wow there's history with the guitar beyond SRV. That's kind of cool. I've never thought about the history of a musician's instrument before. Also I don't know how I missed the SRV on the strap
Life without you in Passaic NJ at the capital theater is good one or maybe voodoo Chile pretty much any live performances of that would do but my fav is the one in Dallas
Yeah, the sweat....those stage lights are really hot....idk if the new generation stage lights are as hot, but back then they definitely put off a lot of heat.
Drugs were def an element....& the whiskey...he was an alcoholic too, a cocaine & whiskey guy.....which is a potent combo for a performer, if the booze doesnt make u incoherent....thats why many use heroin, it makes u no loger shy without being incoherent (if u do just the right amount), whereas alcohol can make u sloppy....but i think SRV offset that with the massive amounts of cocaine....he oayed the price for sure, but when i got sober it was 100% & he helped A LOT of others get sober, & he was like an angel of sobriety & thats always a beautiful thing to see....his eyes were so bright & happy in those last 4 sober years.
The ultimate guitar performance - you set a high bar but thankfullt all of Stevie's bar seem t go higher and higher. If you ant to see how dedly fire dreat he was Post- Addiction (still plenty of sweat - just no suffering) the 1989 show from Austin City Limits is a treasure trove. Many people go straight to his "Voodoo CHild" from that show, but to me, I recommend "Mary Had a Little Lamb" Live from Austin City Limits, this is where he has clearly begun to seperate himself from the pack of several names people debate as the best guitarist there ever was, to yeah its SRV (the worn out initials you saw on his guitar, much clearer in 1989) who do you all think is second. a year or 2 more has we not lost him - but we are grateful for his smiles, his beat up guitar, hia intensity and sweat and scunched up faces as he left this world and went somewhere else to bring back the incredible soulful muic he did. Hope you check out that conert - El Mocambo is the most legendart - it was a few months before the band got seen by Mick Jagger, Jackson Brown, and David Nowie, and gpt their big nreak, and 7 years of bringing the blues back into the mainstream. Legend.
I did check out Voodoo Child when I first started this channel. I'll be sure to check out Little Lamb as well. He definitely left his giant mark on blues
Stevie never played a song the same way. You can listen to 10 versions of Texas Flood and each one would be different from the next. the beat up guitar was his favorite and called number one with SRV initials on it. I would recommend "Lenny" from the same show (song written for his wife) "Life without you" from Capital theatre (stevie Switches guiatrs, loses a tooth and has a message for everyone to live by and stays true to this day). "Look At Little Sister" from Austin City Limits (breaks a string during a solo and great keyboards from Reese Wynans). "Tin Pan Alley" with Johnny Copeland.
Yeah this one and the other Texas Flood I did do seem different. I have checked those out at some point in time (some on this channel, too), but I can always have someone else with me to check them out again
You should check out "Life Without You" live at The Capitol Theater next. You won't be disappointed...well you can never be disappointed when it's SRV. RIP SRV!
With all the crazy weather the way it was back in May, I thought it was appropriate to react to this song. And what a performance it was
@@AceofBadeReacts Stevie was better…
@@JM-nd5wj at what? This is Stevie
Do stevie ray vaughan "life without you", live at the capital theater, passaic new jersey 9/21/1985.....imo, the other stevie performance on youtube that matches the insanity of this one pound for pound,,,,,equal parts beautiful & crazy/crazy, & epic.
Then please take a look at Taj Farrant... if he isn't the reincarnation of SRV I don't know what to do... very very very good boy... greets from Germany😘
I saw him four times. I saw him at a bar on his first album tour for Texas Flood back in 83 it was like $8
I've probably watched this about 100 times over the years. I have to fight back the tears every time for the tragedy of his death. There is not a single second of this performance that is not captivating, mind boggling, and awe-inspiring. It is a joy to watch and listen as Stevie Ray unleashes his beautiful soul to enrich everyone else's.
100% very well put
Yeah I saw him live in Toronto open up for Robert Plant and when I heard about his tragic death I was heartbroken 💔
He glued his fingertips BACK ON. Those are the biggest, strongest gauge strings that exist. Ordinary mortals can't bend them at all.
@@billdomitilli8125 and he didn’t just bend them. He broke those strings! Quite often too.
Not sure if its still there, but I went to see the SRV exibit here in Austin at the Bullock Museum and saw his "Number one" guitar. As you said, those are some craaaaazy fat strings on that guitar. Standing there looking at that guitar felt like looking at a living artifact.
I was fortunate to see him perform in Austin in my teens at City Festivals.
I guess I never asked why he played thick strings? Did he just break standard ones too often?
@@AceofBadeReacts Yes, standard strings were no match for him.
There are several performances where in the middle of a song, he blows out strings....but keeps going.
@@mayadog2497 hardcore
SRV's passion and stamina and precision are beyond compare. This performance was live and 9 minutes long. Every time I watch any of his performances on RUclips my heart aches for such a great loss. Can you imagine had he lived what he could have accomplished even more? Love this man!!
It's crazy to imagine what else he could have done
This isn't just any old normal cover. And this is in the conversation for greatest single performance of any song, ever.
This is a cover? I had no idea. I just guessed it was his since it was on an album called Texas Flood
Loved this reaction! Dollface’s facial expressions were fantastic. Also- the super glue was to reattach the calluses that would get torn off. Crazy.
Stage lights are extremely hot, with a full venue everyone on stage will be sweating buckets.
True
Its a small packed club in the middle of summer. So with that and the hot stage lights it must have been like a sauna in there.
Thanks, guys.. one of his most iconic live performance.. never been anyone before or since, IMHO.. RIP Stevie! appreciate your appreciation, and look forward to more reactions from you! (p.s. SRV never sacrificed style for comfort, lol) - also, best "stank face" evah!
hes putting his heart an soul into his playing THATS where the sweat is coming from
A lot of people believe it's pure talent, the lights, or the drugs. Or a combination of all 3
The guitar you're looking at is not only his most famous, but one of, if not, the most famous Fender Stratocasters in the world. After Stevie died, it has been owned by his brother Jimmy Vaughn. Its believed to be one of the most valuable Stratocasters in the world. He named it "Number One", and called it his first wife. It's a 1963 Stratocastor that has been highly modified from top to bottom, especially for what was done to it back then 50 years ago! The story behind it is awesome, but too long to put in the comment. Anyways, the initials on that guitar started out as "SRV". He put his initials on all of his guitars. What you are seeing is what is left from the original hand painted intials "SRV". Anyone that knows Stevie Ray Vaughn's style of playing, and how hard (yet so very gracefully in his legendary style) he handles and dominated his guitars, knows this. Just one look at the faces of the bodies of his guitars screams "this is SRV's guitar!
Thats the sign of a true guitar God! Its not about the way his guitar looks, its about how it sounds, and what it can do in the hands of a master!
RIP....SRV 🙏🎸🔥😎
You nailed it
SRV ~ 🎸🐐 The goatiest goat in all of goatness
I saw him live April 15, 1988 was life changing. He closed the show with Life Without You and when it ended the whole place was hushed but when the house lights came on it was cheers like a 747 taking off.
The El Mo holds maybe 700. Stones did a surprise gig there in the 70's. Side three of their Love You Live album is from that show.
Is it still standing?
"Life without you "at the capital theater is a must see !! Srv will always be the goat. Great reaction ❤
My Mom(Rip Mom) LOVED SRV!! So I grew up listening to this BLUES GOD PLAY!! I was born in 71. So by 79, I knew this Man, Kiss, Boston, and another favorite of my Moms- Bob Seger and Silver Bullet Band! Until 1980, and my ears heard ACDC!! And Van Halen!!
All solid bands
Lies
@@terryferan9028 what? All these bands were around during the 70s and 80s. What's a lie about that?
@@terryferan9028 Oh I’m sorry, they were not all “ solid bands”? Or was it my “Mom loving SRV”? Please elaborate. Would love to hear what you think are … how did you put that? Lies?….
@@chrisstone5868 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble never recorded in the 70d
SRV was pretty much at rock bottom at the time of this recording. He was known to mix a full gram of coke into four-fingers of whiskey, just to get out of bed in the morning. He had just been revived from a drug induced coma about an hour before this actual performance. Hence the grinding teeth, clenched jaw, and rivers of sweat.
Wow
@@AceofBadeReacts I know. Imagine trying to play live in that condition…
@@caryd67 I can't even fathom
Pride and joy is another good Live song. And the initials on the guitar are SRV, Stevie Ray Vaughn
- - - - - Riviera Paradise - - - Lenny - - - Little Wing - - - - - My personal "top three".
Don't miss the performance of his original "Ain't Gone 'n' Give Up On Love" at the Capitol Theater. Stunningly passionate vocals and, to match them, Stevie Ray makes that guitar "sang"!!! There is another "must" original from that Capitol Theater concert... "Life Without You." It reveals Stevie's true heart in a short message he gives mid-song.
They have been added to the list
I'm a Guitar player also, the sweat is from his concentration, i have seen a lot of his videos but i think this is the best i ever heard him play.
FY....IHe was so coked that night the band barely got him up to play .....
I lived by the Elmo for awhile, and know the current owner
@@jewsbad he used to sweat a lot when he did coke and he's hi af in this performance
I heard that someone asked him if he liked being famous and he said yeah it's ok but at the end of the day l still have to take the garbage out! Such a humble man. Playing for the King of Kings now!
Such a valid comment too
REAL MUSIC. REAL MUSICIAN
Old school stage lighting was extremely hot. Even tearing down the stage in between bands they would just bake the stage.
As a guitar player that spent many many hours setting up stages back in the late 80's- 90's, I can tell you after and hour of real practice sitting under a fan at home I am still sweating.
It's hot!
Hopefully lights have gotten better over the years
Initials on the guitar, SRV, Stevie Ray Vaughan!!
SRV follwed his older brother Jimmy to Austin in 1977, and fell into a music scene full of dozens of hot guitarists, each hoping to make the Big Time elsewhere - LA, NYC, San Fran. There were dozens, each with licks similar enough and they all understood, "OK, so hot players is nuthin' special HERE - how can we distinguish ourselves?" There were running back-flips (and some still do), juggling guitarists and all kinds that tried to make showmanship part of their prowess.
Stevie Ray was one of those, and he was pretty successful by 1979. About Jimi Hendrix, SRV took up the mantle of 'worship' or 'learning' because "technology is so much better now than in Jimi's years. I owe it to him to present his works using the Very Best Equipment." And he did. The Austin Clubs were small time and $10,000 in a sound system was an exceptional investment in 1979. By 1984, $50k was The Height of club system expenses and SRV was one of the guitarists that could utilize that best-of equipment.
Wow. I never really think about how much artists put into their instruments and performances, except Pink Floyd during Pulse
@@AceofBadeReacts The YES albums. MOODY BLUES... Brian Wilson... and the explosion of the Prog Rockers. Then distilled back into John Prine's live shows.
I was fortunate enough to see him live in 1987. One of the best shows ever !!
Saw him in 1988 and again in 1989. I agree, master showman.👍
Stevie Ray had an older brother Jimmy who was a highly regarded blues guitarist. He was the lead guitarist for the Fabulous Thunderbirds. He introduced Steve Ray to many of the legendary blues guitarists of the day.
I actually watched a video of both of them playing Pipeline together. Now that is some talent to be able to play like that. I might even react to it with another streamer one day
The El Macombo is a small blues club on Danforth Ave in Toronto.
There may have been maybe 150 people in this very small venue. It would have been very hot with very little ventilation.❤ RIP, SRV
150 of the luckiest people I would think
The Guitar being played is Stevie's Beloved '63 Fender Strat , ( the letters are SRV) which became more of a "Frankenguitar" because it was rebuilt so many times by his guitar tech Rene Martinez . The Guitar , Better known as "#1" or "1st Wife" is one of Rock & Rolls most iconic guitars . Upon Stevie's passing the guitar was given to his Brother Jimmie Vaughan ( A Texas Guitar star in his own right solo & with 'The Fabulous Thunderbirds' ) Just as mind blowing as this performance , Stevie headlined a bunch of dates one summer with The Fabulous Thunderbirds opening . I was at one of these shows at The Pier in NYC and for the encore Stevie came out with a double neck guitar , sat down on a chair and started to pick away and play a bit & then Jimmie came out , stood behind him and played the other neck of the guitar jamming to the classic song "Pipeline". There's video evidence out there if you care to search . SRV was truly 1 of a kind & was Gone WAY Too Soon 😞
Does Jimmie still have his brother's guitar? If not, where is it now? I'll add that one to the list
As far as I know , Jimmie still has the guitar . There are photos of the guitar , in a glass enclosure display you can find on the internet .
I live in El Paso but I visit Austin every year, there's still murals of SRV at clubs he use to play at..... RIP
The next time I go to Austin I need to see these
Whiskey and Cocaine.. Sweating that blues out..
Great reaction!!! Psalm 138:7
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life.
You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes; with your right hand you save me.
It could be that he running a 100 yard dash on the guitar for 10 min. Initials are STR on a 50s strat.
Bro - Double Trouble was the name of his rhythm section! Stevie was always Stevie!
SRV didn't plug into an amp - he plugged into his soul. King of Stank Face - Check out his duet with Johnny Copeland called Tin Pan Alley. It's the meanest blues duet ever IMO
haha that's what doobiedave said
Stevie was one of the best.
Without question
Live of 'Life Without You' Stevie plays behind his back and with his teeth.
RIP SRV THE GOAT ONE OF THE GREATEST GUITAR PLAYERS EVER
Hi guys ... He played with 13 gauge strings - the hardest to play ... And they call it a ' Stank Face ' ! ... He never read music, each performance was improvised ... I thoroughly recommend listening to his version of ' Voodoo Chile ' ... Two contrasting performances ... For real passion and letting loose, again, Voodoo Chile at El Mocambo, a Club in the Chinatown area of Toronto, and for the opposite, a very polished performance Live at Austin Texas ... He truly was more than a master - He was ONE with his guitar ... His Soul shone through ... God rest his Soul.
I did check out the one in Austin. I might revisit the song for El Mocambo in the future
love to see it, you can always tell a genuine 1st reaction, so many times people have seen the video before and the reaction is scripted, so great to see her reaction
Oh 100%. I had seen it but it's been over a year, plus I had reacted to a different version of Texas Flood so I knew a little of what to expect. But this was her first time witnessing SRV
The super glue was actually used to glue the calluses back on his fingertips after falling off because of the sweat and his aggressive approach to playing 🔥
@@myownchannel247 also the fact that he used super super heavy gauge strings. His finger strength was super human
Stevie Ray's guitar wasn't plugged into an amp, it was plugged into his soul. Tommy Shannon (bass) and Chris Layton (drums) are one of the best rhythm sections ever and they played on Kenny Wayne Shepherd's album Trouble Is, among others. Another great SRV video to check out is his performance of Look At Little Sister/Rude Mood from the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach in 1989. 🔥🤙✌️
You know what? You're right. He made the guitar cry, too. I'll have to remember to write those names down to my document. I have heard KWS is a fantastic guitarist, but I've only ever heard Blue on Black. I did check out Little Sister he did with Jeff Healey. Is that the same one? Edit: I got their names written down on my document
His finesse was greatly underrated ...
The super-glue story is true as far as I know, but specifically that he would use it to glue his callouses back down when they occasionally got torn up from playing endlessly on very heavy strings. Honestly, thinking about his huge bends on those strings kind of makes me recoil in horror. Stevie was no joke. The real deal.
When you play a lot, sometimes your callouses get ripped off by the strings, and it's pretty common to use super glue glue the remaining callous back down especially if you have commitments.
That's just so hardcore
Playing with his teeth he once pulled a tooth out during a concert.
His foot board was a gift to him from the Hendrix family.
RIP SRV, you are missed
He never had professional training. He followed his older brother (who had a good career on his own) and just mimiced sounds until he could reproduce them on guitar. You should check out his later live recordings like "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and with his professed Idols like Albert King etc. He played with the best and was honored by them. There's a Stevie statue at the river in Austin that shows his shadow stretching longer than his hieght.
I wonder how I missed seeing it when I went to Austin last year
Lucky to be in my teens when Stevie burst onto the world scene, lucky to have seen him 2 or 3 times in Australia... I don’t think I really ever got over his death... miss him..
Dang you are so lucky. We definitely lost a legend
Peak level musician
As a fan and guitarist myself I can sadly say that I remember the day he died and I always knew/felt that once he knew he was crashing he was thinking of his guitar not being with him....sad day man.
The morning I woke up, it was on the front page of the paper here in Canada, and my dad handed it to me. He said I know you really liked him, and you don’t have to go to school today if you don’t want to. 😢
@@billfenton7147 Good dad.
A tragic loss, but that does sound like something he would do
Sorry, but not even the pilot knew they were about to crash. It was instant. One moment they were here, the next, they weren’t. Stevie never saw it coming and neither did anyone else on that helicopter. We can just hope no one suffered for a while. Sad. Very sad.
@@s550danny I mean I don't know all the details, but that would signify the pilot wasn't watching where he was going and crashed. It's possible the pilot lost control of it and they had a few moments of realization
It's July in Toronto. The Elmo was a small dive bar. He did an interview after the gig and said it was extremely hot. The old lights gave off a ton of heat and were only a few feet from him. Yes he was on booze and coke but anybody would sweat in that place.
Yeah from what I can tell the general consensus was drugs, alcohol, and/or the lights
The El Mocambo was a live music bar in Toronto. The Rolling Stones have even played there! I’m 67 and was living across the country in Calgary when Stevie played the “El-Mo” (under the neon Palm tree!), but I have two good friends who were there for this show!
Peace
wow. so cool
Stevie Ray Vaughan is sober and I believe this song was 2 hours into his set !!! Fire 🤘🔥🎸🇺🇸💯 !!!
I've heard from a few commenters he had done stuff about an hour before he got on stage
The GOAT OF GOATs! 😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Guitar is called "First Wife"...and is the Mona Lisa of guitars. If it ever came up for auction, which it won't...the bidding would START at 10-15 million.
Not a single doubt in my mind
I was lucky enough to see him live open up for Robert Plant. He literally seduced me with his guitar and then he sang...smooth as butter 😂 I live in Toronto Canada and in the summer it can get to the high 30's feeling like 40. So it does get very hot and very cold in the winter. You're right though Stevie was a huge cocaine user and he drank a lot too. So between ripping the guitar the lights and the drugs you're going to sweat hard. When I saw him in 88 he was clean and then Tragically passed. RIP to the GOAT. Just subbed cause of this reaction. Peace out guys ✌️ ☮️
He was just on a whole other level
Ive been to the El Macombo in Toronto, my son was playing drums there.
Very cool!
You can watch ANY SRV video and its gonna be mind blowing....hell even his soundchecks were and im not joking. There is a video of that too.
You’ll never see a performance more real than this one. There are some otherworldly performances by other artists to equal this, but none to exceed it that I’ve ever seen. That wasn’t a man playing a guitar. It was a man spiritually connected to the guitar and acting as a conduit connected to something higher and the music flowed through him. Absolutely effortless without ever being lost or making clunky transitions during the improvised sections. As real of a magical moment as you’ll ever see.
@@pablozee6359 AMEN!!❤️
100%
Man- that little stoned chick would so do him in a split second. Whenever he went into one of the more intricate riffs u could just see it in her eyes. And when he started singing, her eyes totally glazed over! AND- Not certain but she may have actually had a mini when he broke it down slow tempo- anyone else pick that up pleas tell me i'm not crazy. Good Reacts once again guys-thanks!
Who?
@@AceofBadeReacts hey- that's you! The chick u were talkin to in the other window- never did catch her name- sorry man
I don't know. That seems a little too far out of left pocket
SRV died in 1990 (helicopter crash. He is buried in Dallas, TX.) Every time I was honored to hear and see him . . . Like God had already written the music . . . and SRV was the vehicle of "delivery!" Love to him (and to think his dunce TX school "musical" teacher said he had little aptitude and ability!) His "Number 1" guitar is a hand me down (he applied the decals as a kid, etc.)
Where did he get Number 1 from?
The initials on his guitar are SRV, for Stevie Ray Vaughan. That old beat up looking guitar is too cool!
I don't know how I didn't put that together
For EPIC stage prowess by SRV, watch one of his videos of the tune, "Third Stone From the Sun" which is his cover of a Jimi Hendrix performance.
It has been added to the list
I saw Jimi play behind his head several times but never fully behind his back like SRV.
I was thinking back and meant head. But apparently he did play behind his back in 1967 during a cover of Wild Thing, from what I just read
Like most say SRV is the GOAT and it's an absolute shame he passed at such an early age But all is not lost today Have you heard of Billy Strings? A bluegrass flattop guitar player with a dash of rock! I think he becoming one of the greats when it comes to guitar playing Check out the song " Away in the Mire" that he helped co-write
If I'm not mistaken he's already won a Grammy and he's not yet 30
Interesting. I'll add him to the list
Used to see Stevie Ray at a place called Fitzgerald's in Houston back in the day before he got super famous 🔥🤘✌
That's awesome
In Canada we live in igloos. Lol its freaking 90 degrees. It is a very small venue.
I knew it!
he is literally sweating music from his body, insane.
ALL OF SRV SONGS ARE GREAT
It wasn't drugs, it was alcohol. I bartended for SRV when he came to the SF Bay area n stayed at the Claremont Resort & Spa in the Oakland hills... before he went sober, and afterward (he'd come into the Terrace Bar to rap before heading out to a gig)... a more genuine, friendly, and exquisitely talented person was rarely ever born. 😎👍
That's pretty cool. But multiple people have said it was a combination of sorts of drugs, alcohol, and/or the lights specifically for this performance.
This woman's smile.
One more fan.
She is for sure
He glued his fingertips because he would play until his fingertips were just open wounds and once the pain got too bad to play any longer he'd glue the wounds over so he could continue playing.
That's pretty metal
When Stevie played his guitar It smoked a cigarette afterwards
The necklace is called a Squashflower. It is a native American symbol out of the Texas region
Oh that's really cool
Check out Stevie's version of voodoo Chile.... Mr. Hendrix would certainly approve and be in awe...
I actually did a year ago, but maybe it's time to revisit it with a streamer
its the lights back then, they were unforgivenly hot :P
See how easy it is?! Nothin' to it...I mean, really..Who can't do that?!
😂😂😂
So true
The greatest guitarist ever. Check out life without you live at the capital theater. Tin Pan Alley live with Johnny Copeland.
He is the goat!
Initials on guitar SRV. Maybe Stevie Ray Vaughn?? Ever been in a small club full of people and hot amplifiers? Everybody is sweating especially the guy who is playing his guts out!
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💀✨👉On yeah, I forgot this...Just like Elvis, dripping sweat all the time...cuz they put sooo much effort into their performance every time they play for someone.
Putting everything they had into their performances
RIP to the GOAT!!!!!!
Check out the live version of voo doo child and also Mary had a little lamb. live in Austin
They have been added to the list
SRV are the initials and that guitar is the as he called it his 1st ex-wife or #1 it was owned by a artist named Christopher Cross prior to Stevie acquiring it
Wow there's history with the guitar beyond SRV. That's kind of cool. I've never thought about the history of a musician's instrument before. Also I don't know how I missed the SRV on the strap
Life without you in Passaic NJ at the capital theater is good one or maybe voodoo Chile pretty much any live performances of that would do but my fav is the one in Dallas
I actually did a Voodoo Child reaction if you want to check it out
Watch - little sister - he breaks a string in mid playing. A MUST see.
I did react to that one with Jeff Healey. Solid
Yeah, the sweat....those stage lights are really hot....idk if the new generation stage lights are as hot, but back then they definitely put off a lot of heat.
Drugs were def an element....& the whiskey...he was an alcoholic too, a cocaine & whiskey guy.....which is a potent combo for a performer, if the booze doesnt make u incoherent....thats why many use heroin, it makes u no loger shy without being incoherent (if u do just the right amount), whereas alcohol can make u sloppy....but i think SRV offset that with the massive amounts of cocaine....he oayed the price for sure, but when i got sober it was 100% & he helped A LOT of others get sober, & he was like an angel of sobriety & thats always a beautiful thing to see....his eyes were so bright & happy in those last 4 sober years.
I wonder how SRV and other artists would have done if they never touched drugs
The ultimate guitar performance - you set a high bar but thankfullt all of Stevie's bar seem t go higher and higher. If you ant to see how dedly fire dreat he was Post- Addiction (still plenty of sweat - just no suffering) the 1989 show from Austin City Limits is a treasure trove. Many people go straight to his "Voodoo CHild" from that show, but to me, I recommend "Mary Had a Little Lamb" Live from Austin City Limits, this is where he has clearly begun to seperate himself from the pack of several names people debate as the best guitarist there ever was, to yeah its SRV (the worn out initials you saw on his guitar, much clearer in 1989) who do you all think is second. a year or 2 more has we not lost him - but we are grateful for his smiles, his beat up guitar, hia intensity and sweat and scunched up faces as he left this world and went somewhere else to bring back the incredible soulful muic he did. Hope you check out that conert - El Mocambo is the most legendart - it was a few months before the band got seen by Mick Jagger, Jackson Brown, and David Nowie, and gpt their big nreak, and 7 years of bringing the blues back into the mainstream. Legend.
I did check out Voodoo Child when I first started this channel. I'll be sure to check out Little Lamb as well. He definitely left his giant mark on blues
Some one may have mentioned it. But I heard he did a speedball before that preformace.
Among other things, yeah
GOAT
Combination of stage lights and cocaine. Saw him play in several venues, he always gave 100 per cent.
See now that makes sense. There's quite a few answers here in the comments as to what it was and I think that's what it was, too.
Suggestion: "Riviera Paradise" - "Mary Had a Little Lamb" etc.
Added to the list
D-Town in the house!!
Now you are ready to watch Third Stone From The Sun at El Mocambo. Alt. title, While My Guitar Technician Gently Weeps…..
It has been added to the list
Stevie never played a song the same way. You can listen to 10 versions of Texas Flood and each one would be different from the next. the beat up guitar was his favorite and called number one with SRV initials on it. I would recommend "Lenny" from the same show (song written for his wife) "Life without you" from Capital theatre (stevie Switches guiatrs, loses a tooth and has a message for everyone to live by and stays true to this day). "Look At Little Sister" from Austin City Limits (breaks a string during a solo and great keyboards from Reese Wynans). "Tin Pan Alley" with Johnny Copeland.
Yeah this one and the other Texas Flood I did do seem different. I have checked those out at some point in time (some on this channel, too), but I can always have someone else with me to check them out again
Welp, you kids jumped into the rabbit hole now! 😂... enjoy the journey...please react to " Life Without you" LIVE....together. ❤
The next time we sit down to react I'll be sure to make that one of the ones we do
@@AceofBadeReacts Thank you. I don't think you'll be disappointed.✌️♥️
Thats an old well played guitar which is in the R&R hall of fame.
Oh so that's where it is. I was wondering
On the break down, if you notice…he was finger picking! That’s talent on loan from God!😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I was so caught up in the performance I didn't even notice
You should check out "Life Without You" live at The Capitol Theater next. You won't be disappointed...well you can never be disappointed when it's SRV. RIP SRV!
I'll add it to the list
it was a SRV on the guitar