Man he makes playing that thing look effortless. In my opinion he's one of the few guitarists in history who truly MASTERED his instrument. You can tell through his tone and technique that his guitar might as well be another limb on his body.
+GrantH Stevie owned his music. It poured out of him like water. It's hard to believe that crowd was actually booing them during that whole performance.....
When you look at all the greats there have been over the years, taking into account their playing ability and voice, I think SRV is the best of the lot.
I always say this, but when you can play like that the voice is always gonna get overlooked 😂. He really was the real deal though even down to the way he dressed. Always came over as a really nice dude in interviews too. So glad we have tonnes live, decent quality footage of him!
Perdón tengo vos! Gracias mi eterno MY DARLING, myyy tener voz! Cuando sabe ! Y como y quien responder… algo eh aprendido de los LITLEEE??? COMENTS?? Jajjaja? Enjoy 😎
I like to think that in the music industry there are; Sorcerers and Mages which are to Live Freestyle MC's and Writers who perform there story boarded, nay written measures.
I remember the street I was driving on, the time, the weather that day that his death was announced....to me it was how most of our parents felt the day JFK was killed
I was in Pompano Beach, Florida, making stuffed bell peppers when I heard. Layed me out. Didnt seem real. Haven't made stuffed bell peppers since. Things would never be the same again. Such a loss.
I am embarrassed to admit that 2 months before we lost him to the Angels, I had never heard of him...yes sad...but as luck would have it I had a friend who was a studio guitar player and he took me to see Stevie . We were exactly below him 15 feet away...it was mind blowing..he never missed a beat...timing and clean beyond comprehension...Eric Clapton said after he died that a musician like him comes along every 400 years!!!
When I heard Stevie passed, I called my guitarist, Wes "Chainsaw" Day. We wept open tears of loss. Austin was absolutely torn down and held a mass gathering in Zilker Park with lighters raised in salute. What a beautiful legacy he has left behind. Rest your soul in Heaven, Stevie.
@@telebob It's quite a distinction for Tommy Shannon that this country has produced three legendary blues guitarists (Johnny Winter, Duane Allman, and Stevie Ray Vaughn) and he has played for two of them.
@@guitartailor This performance is in July 1982 almost a year before Texas Flood was released. Changes were most likely made during the recording session since it was essentially a live performance in a recording studio with no overdubs.
Man, it’s just bad. When SRV crashed and died, I was working at the USPS Air Mail Facility at DFW Airport. That time was also during “Desert Storm and Desert Shield.” I was about 23 years old then. When SRV crashed and died in that chopper, I got a white T-shirt and wrote “”VIVA STEVIE” on it, and wore it for a week.
When fans start debating the great guitarists of all time they mention Clapton, they mention Hendrix, Santana, Townshend, Knopfler etc. They very rarely mention Stevie Ray Vaughn, and he absolutely belongs in that conversation.
@@bixby9797 You are correct, sir. I heard an interview with Brian Setzer on NPR...I can't remember if it was on All Things Considered or Fresh Air with Terry Gross...and he said that any list of the best guitar players has to include SRV.
@@lrob1234 Not controversial at all. Out of that group of great guitar players, neither Hendrix nor Townshend are really great technicians. Clapton, Santana and Knoplfer are, but Vaughn was every bit as good as them. And truthfully, if you're talking technique and accuracy, another name that should be mentioned is Brian Setzer. He's often not mentioned because he got away from rock and is more into contemporary swing, but he belongs on that short list, too.
Met Stevie in Columbus Ohio, he blew the roof off the place . He posed for a picture with me and my deceased friend Chris. He autographed our shirts and was a god givin sweetheart . God how I miss you Chris and Stevie .
His voice has a raspy, down to earth quality that is perfectly suited to his music. Because he was a guitar virtuoso, I wonder if he was concerned about the quality of his vocals. I love to hear him sing! Strong on key voice, with lots of "heart and soul".Such a loss to lose him...so grateful to see him playing live!
I never ever tire watching Stevie Ray Vaughan performing Pride and Joy. First heard this at a Blues Festival, everyone was kicking back and drinking bourbon. Stevie definitely belongs in the group of one of the best guitarists ever to grace this earth.
Trust me, this was easy for Stevie! He has a whole library of licks and he plays them every night. He and his band had great chemistry and always killed it. Truly masterclass.
It isn’t hard to play, except that the guitar tone doesn’t sustain almost at all, so you must play it aggressively. The song is brilliantly composed. No amount of guitar prowess can substitute for that.
I love how his playing is so intense yet he knows exactly what he’s doing at all times. There are only a select few guitar players that can pull that sound off without having it sound sloppy
And u know this,how?Do u play?I know dozens is players that can play this in their sleep,me being one of em.Its a nice song n he did write it~but the licks r basic 12 bar blues licks,any decent axeman can play this. . .
Some of the techniques one couldn't know without seeing. It doesn't sound quite right until you realize the unique twist and turns of layering multiple techniques he was using.
There's no better time to be alive. Wtf people say that shit is beyond me. Life is life there is no period of time better than the rest. Shit man Life was no better for people during Hendrix days. It was like 4 yrs in. Blink and it's over. Same for Vaughn. He had about 7. I was alive then. Blinked it was over. It's called NOSTALGIA and Nostalgia always colors it's glasses with roses. Only through Nostalgia do they become "GODS". Let's just enjoy the great music from these people without all the BS.
Didn't you just love that raw power? Saw his video maybe it was Texas flood in the 80s. I remember, his hair flying in the wind, a son of the lone star state. A blues master for sure
I was thinking, the angels wanted to learn how to use the Strat to the fullest. Leo Fender told them to wait for Stevie Ray Vaughan. Looks like the angels couldn't wait.
I'm not much of a blues man myself, don't know why, just can't really get into it. However this man is amazing with that guitar! You just don't see pure talent like that anymore.
+Daniel Malone JR. Lol that's so true! I'm a real metalhead but I can't resist the blues. Everytime I pick up my guitar to practise I always start with playing BluesScales XD
Stevie Ray Vaughn is the only guy who ever covered Hendrix and blew me away. I've heard other great guitarists cover Hendrix, but he was on a whole other level of SOUL...amazing.
I've heard that he actually progressively used less thicker string during his career. At one point he used 13s but i don't think it lasted much, because his guitar tech said he would eventually hurt himself. It's also interesting to know that when beginning a tour he would use 10/11 and as he built up more and more energy during the tour he would increase string gauge. He had incredibly strong hands but it's a myth that he always used 13s.
@@biohazard8295 he was using 0.13 alot during the early 80s, when he was clean, he could feel the 0.13 dig into his finger, so then he changed to 0.11 until 1990
SRV is absolutely insane 6 stringer, and he can sing like no other in the blues genre imo. SRV in my mind is one of the best to ever play, but we need to all appreciate Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton laying down the groove.
Well, USUALLY his axe had 6 strings ... except when he was bending his notes with so much force, feeling, and fervor that they wore out and broke! Learned through other commenters that SRV used much heavier gauge strings -- "cables"? -- than "regular" guitar strings; he must have had very strong fingers, hands, and wrists.
And I was doing exactly that back in May of '89 during the 'In Step' tour. Dead center front row at the Starlight Bowl in Balboa Park, San Diego. There was an almost continuous heavy wind blowing into the crowd from the stage and we couldn't figure out where the source of it was coming from. In between songs it would let up, but when he continued playing it would start to gain strength again. This happened throughout the show. A few of the times that he looked at us we pantomimed to him where the heavy wind was coming from. He finally came up to us between songs and asked us what the hell were we trying to convey, but he didn't know either and then winked with a big ass smile and started up again with the next song. By the end of the show we were convinced that the source of the wind was coming from the power of Stevie's guitar playing. Sounds crazy, but what else could it have been? It seemed to be coming directly from him and there was nothing else around that would've explained it. What was he trying to convey to us with that wink and smile? It was truly weird, but what a performance he put on that night.
Some here in this thread said it earlier: his guitar is an extension of his entire being. He plays it with an instinctive effortlessness, as if he’s simply “thinking” the sound instead of physically manipulating his instrument. It’s otherworldly. It’s Genius at play. It’s a gift to every other human being who has ever heard him play.
His leg starts it. He’s tuning in from somewhere else. its a bottom less pit of rhythm. Then the rest of his body feels the groove and off he goes, tuned in! Love this!!
I felt the same when I first learn this song, and I just gave up and start to play a lot of funk Rythm for few months and one day I was noodling around and it just clicked. I guess when you felt frustrated just go take a break and play something else and maybe come back try it again u might get it.
For those of you who don’t play guitar, the little bit from roughly 1:47 - 2:02 ; even though he’s just playing little blues licks that are pretty common, I don’t think even 10% of metal band shredders could move so deftly over the fret board. And what REALLY blew my mind is how at 2:46, he not only finished the lick while heading back to the mic, but he added flourish to it without even a glance! This man commanded the guitar. I grew up hearing this song and always liked it , but I never looked into him until tonight. Rolling Stone placing Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix above this guy is pandering nonsense.
Guitar player here. I can't say anything about metal bands, as I'm not a frequent listener. But Stevie's playing is one of the best we've seen yet! Like Clapton said, it wasn't just technique or virtuosity, it seems to flow out of him. Very few are like him. God bless
Hendrix was great wtf I don't know about better but why do you think Stevie covered his songs so much?🤪Of course Cobain being on even a top 50 is ridiculous.Ive seen plenty of guitar greats not be in Rolling stone and their top 50 or whatever is a joke anyways.
@@levis569 Definitely agree, he was just a decent guitarist; not amazing or horrible. But I'm really curious if RS did rank Kurt above SRV, cause I can't imagine they would, not trying to say anyone's lying
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Mark Knopplfer (Dire Straits), Carlos Santana, Jimmi Hendrix, Angus Young (ACDC) + Several other Great Guitarists.....SRV needs to be (surely) aded to this list of Guitar Legends.
Yeah that's a low blow, some of their ratings are terrible though! Can you remember where Eric Clapton fit in? He rated SRV as the best & I'll bet Eric is in the top 5.
Every time I see a Stevie Ray video, I think back on that night in 1989 at Alpine Valley.... I didn't think that was the last time I would see him play....
Iv'e watched numerous live clips of Stevie and I have never seen a single mistep or mistake in his playing. Stevie is truly the the BEST guitar player of all time!
From his boots on up, he sizzles. Voice just reaches around the listener. His guitar is one of his appendages like another arm. The whole package. I was not familiar until his death and looked him up. Haven't stopped telling others, and haven't stopped groovin' SRV Style. S.T.Y.L.E. !!
There’s a great story of SRV playing in a bar in Germany when David Bowie heard him playing in a bar. Listen to DB’s Let’s Dance and you can see how much Stevie Ray impressed Bowie!!!
I grew up in Grand Prairie, TX at the same time Stevie Ray was coming up in the Cliff. I remember driving to Austin to see him every weekend. SRV didn't "play" the guitar, the guitar just played. Clapton called him an open channel. But really, Stevie Ray Vaughan spoke strings and frets better than he spoke English. He could convey thought and emotion better than any spoken language. He could put you in the state of mind he wanted you to be, the exact same point in place, in time that he was. SRV was Magic ~ RIP SRV
Sure it was hard...if you're doing it note for note, although these songs do allow for your own interpretation, being the blues ya know...and I guarantee SRV didn't play it exactly the same every time he played it. but his set up, very much like mine, the wah, uni-vibe, fuzz, very Jimi Hendrix-y sound, along with Robin Trower, which I do a lot of also, been playing for 25+ years.
David Westhoff Robin Trower. Never heard his name, must check him out. The other names you mentioned, I am also a fan of. Good for you, 25+. You must love to play then. You must have some crazy ass skills:)
you're kidding, never heard of Robin Trower??? He's like the white Jimi Hemdrix! I recommend "Too Rolling Stoned" for newbies. I first saw Robin in '77. And many times since, he's still playing I saw SRV open for Jeff Beck at Madison Square gardens Before he died.
Stevie Ray Vaughn, the most complet quirist on the planet. Here, Charles, music producer and consultant legal. Good Lucky and many Victories on your way. MUSICHUG.
God how I love this dude. Everything about SRV was bad ass to the bone... From the way he dressed, his awesome blues voice, the way he didn't give a shit when he talked and his ungodly playing ability, the man was a master. To me, the greatest guitar player to have ever touched an axe. And I'll add... While it seems like it's not too hard to play... That's BS. This is one of the most difficult songs I've ever tried.
You are not kidding. I just learned the basic right hand swing and riff. Now to do that and sing!! Lol. I can sing while playing chords but that rhythm, nope. SRV was the man. Humble yet a phenomenal talent.
I'm old enough to remember SRV in his prime, when he was the hottest guitar player on the scene. Young guitarists take note, you don't need 5 Marshall stacks to get great tone. SRV used one little combo amp and cranked it. He sounded like no one else.
Gone too soon-was blessed to see him live one time. Small outdoor venue in Salem Or. in the late 80’s. Best show I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen more than a few.
Stevie makes his soul come off his guitar strings and it hits you like lightning. I have tears often watching SRV and aint even sad. He was and is SO great!
Heard a great interview with him about rhythm. He was old school rhythm, like someone walking down the road, a train rolling down the track… He learnt from the kings
when i first started playing bass, i walked in this old fashion guitar shop with older men running it, i thought i could just walk in and be some dumb teenage metal head and play motley crue etc, then my teacher showed me stevie ray and now i appreciate blues,folk more, it was nice knowing the roots of where rock/metal came from..i like to play a little blues now, it made me open my eyes,ears and mind,heart more to music, i love it. If i ever make it, you all will hear me putting blues songs out lol
2:42 that slide all the way back down the neck to the correct frets without skipping a beat. There was so much subtly to his playing that made up his unique sound profile. Knowing when to really dig into strings with the pick, when to let off, etc. He was a master of his craft.
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There's some who play the guitar then there's Stevie who is the guitar
Literaly
BEST 3 PEICE BAND EVER.
THATS A BIG no.
RSB
I have all his CDs. They're my...... pride and joy
Man he makes playing that thing look effortless. In my opinion he's one of the few guitarists in history who truly MASTERED his instrument. You can tell through his tone and technique that his guitar might as well be another limb on his body.
+GrantH agree. he has total mastery.
+GrantH
Stevie owned his music. It poured out of him like water.
It's hard to believe that crowd was actually booing them during that whole performance.....
+Jon Jenson I've read that his greatest wish was to play as well as his brother Jimmie Vaughan of the Fab T Birds.
+mjdennis78 I dont think anyone can deny that. Even his brother!
Yep.....same for Hendrix. Not for Clapton and other 'gods' though...........
People have covered pride and joy, but no one can really match Stevie Ray Vaughn no one ❤
👍👍💯💯💯the king forever!!!!
I was in a blues band and we covered it but not even close 😂😂😂
People rave about how good his playing is but people hardly ever talk about how damn good of a singer he is. Listen to that soulful voice
When you look at all the greats there have been over the years, taking into account their playing ability and voice, I think SRV is the best of the lot.
Was about to say the same. A GREAT singer.
His voice is the blues.
Right on. That voice. I loved listening to him. Texas Flood!!! Omg
I always say this, but when you can play like that the voice is always gonna get overlooked 😂. He really was the real deal though even down to the way he dressed. Always came over as a really nice dude in interviews too. So glad we have tonnes live, decent quality footage of him!
I don’t think Stevie gets enough credit for having a great blues voice as well.
Truly!
Yes i loove his voice
When you can make your guitar sing like that it's understandable that your voice gets overlooked.
Yeah love his tone 😁😁
Blooz
As far as I'm concerned Stevie Ray was in the top five best players of all time
There's blues, and there's rock, and then there's SRV. ❤️
Hello dear,how’re you doing? Greetings from California 😊
Perdón tengo vos! Gracias mi eterno MY DARLING, myyy tener voz! Cuando sabe ! Y como y quien responder… algo eh aprendido de los LITLEEE??? COMENTS?? Jajjaja? Enjoy 😎
Yes, indeed.
Absolutely… Liz from Oz
Spent all night learning this riff...was proud with what I had accomplished until I watched the real deal play it live here. I give up.
You and me both.
Never give up gents. I watch SRV amd others to inspire myself to do better. Rock on lads.
I feel your pain 😔 he's a hard groove to catch...that shuffling.
my axe is my new dust collector
Lol whatever you do, don’t try to play “ voodoo child” lol keep trying
Just belted that out like it was nothing. Legend.
"if you ain't making faces...you ain't doin it right"...carlos santana♥️
Dam right...JH...
He means Stevie Ray
With me i can't not make a face.
You got that right, Carlos!
Stank face
His guitar has enough warmth to heat Canada. I miss you, Stevie.
and enough cool to reverse climate change
Sounds awesome enough to give deaf people hearing
👏👏👏👏👍✌️
Is it a telecaster because there obviously better than starts if stevie uses them
Mary Ragghianti it’s a strat, and just because SRV used them doesn’t mean they’re any better than tele’s
Steve Ray was one of the rare artists who sounds BETTER LIVE than on their albums. Absolutely amazing
I like to think that in the music industry there are; Sorcerers and Mages which are to Live Freestyle MC's and Writers who perform there story boarded, nay written measures.
Agree !!
But he's amazing on the recording too... best ever imho
I would argue that sounding better live is a fundamental element of being a musical artist. A recording artist is something different entirely.
I remember the street I was driving on, the time, the weather that day that his death was announced....to me it was how most of our parents felt the day JFK was killed
Pure genius!!!! No one ever could or ever will come close to SRV!!!!! RIP
I personally think that SRV is the best ever. So many great guitar players but Stevie was at a different level.
I agreee !
i personally think there is no such thing as the greatest but he def is one of the great.
If there was no Stevie, there’d be no John Mayer, who is the current reigning king.
Jimi Hendrix and many many others are absolutely superior, SRV has no interesting sound, there is no music sound search, no wide open horizons
@@giuseppelatte1039 And yet here you are, in his live concert video.
SRV sounded just like SRV. That's what I loved about him. He never sounded like anyone else, and he had the greatest style ever.
"Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel"
-jimi hendrix
Well that does not apply to this song. This shit is hard man
I don't think blues is easy;(
Yeah, this shit is also hard to play
@@PABLO-vr1ox it actually is, but is really hard to feel unless you really like what you're playing
@@nesfan8 this isn't the only existent blues dude xD, there's easier blues
On the day Stevie died I was driving across 635 in North Dallas and I heard the news on the radio. I pulled over and cried.
I was in Pompano Beach, Florida, making stuffed bell peppers when I heard. Layed me out. Didnt seem real. Haven't made stuffed bell peppers since. Things would never be the same again. Such a loss.
I just heard about him recently and it makes me sad to know that he’s no longer with us! I listen to him play a few times a week. It’s addicting ❤🎉🎊😊
I am embarrassed to admit that 2 months before we lost him to the Angels, I had never heard of him...yes sad...but as luck would have it I had a friend who was a studio guitar player and he took me to see Stevie . We were exactly below him 15 feet away...it was mind blowing..he never missed a beat...timing and clean beyond comprehension...Eric Clapton said after he died that a musician like him comes along every 400 years!!!
When I heard Stevie passed, I called my guitarist, Wes "Chainsaw" Day. We wept open tears of loss. Austin was absolutely torn down and held a mass gathering in Zilker Park with lighters raised in salute. What a beautiful legacy he has left behind. Rest your soul in Heaven, Stevie.
I was on my way to get tickets to see him and Clapton. I too did the same thing. Still hurts
There's blues, and there's rock, and than there's Stevie Ray Vaughan ❤
The bass is the backbone of this song. Such groove compliments SRV’s virtuoso aura
Tommy Shannon was a great bassist.... his years with Johnny Winter prepared him for SRV. And Chris Layton wasn't too shabby either.
@@telebob Chris "Whipper" Layton?
@@telebob It's quite a distinction for Tommy Shannon that this country has produced three legendary blues guitarists (Johnny Winter, Duane Allman, and Stevie Ray Vaughn) and he has played for two of them.
I came for the bass and was disappointed it wasn't as interesting as on the recording! I was wondering if it's the same player here.
@@guitartailor This performance is in July 1982 almost a year before Texas Flood was released. Changes were most likely made during the recording session since it was essentially a live performance in a recording studio with no overdubs.
2:19 The guitar didn't expect a solo like that
I love this lmao
Hahahhahah
JAJAJJAJAJAJA like a ''KUEEW'' jajajajjaja
Vu l'état de la guitare, je crois qu'elle en a vu d'autres :)
Man, it’s just bad. When SRV crashed and died, I was working at the USPS Air Mail Facility at DFW Airport. That time was also during “Desert Storm and Desert Shield.”
I was about 23 years old then.
When SRV crashed and died in that chopper, I got a white T-shirt and wrote “”VIVA STEVIE” on it, and wore it for a week.
When fans start debating the great guitarists of all time they mention Clapton, they mention Hendrix, Santana, Townshend, Knopfler etc. They very rarely mention Stevie Ray Vaughn, and he absolutely belongs in that conversation.
Luckily, that seems to be changing. Stevie Ray Vaughn is a mixture on the best guitarist lists you find online. Usually in the top 10.
Certainly does,wow. And to think he was only35 when he died.Sad
@@bixby9797 You are correct, sir. I heard an interview with Brian Setzer on NPR...I can't remember if it was on All Things Considered or Fresh Air with Terry Gross...and he said that any list of the best guitar players has to include SRV.
Don't know if too controversial to say or it's just me, but I genuinely think on technique and accuracy of playing, he beats a fair few on that list!
@@lrob1234 Not controversial at all. Out of that group of great guitar players, neither Hendrix nor Townshend are really great technicians. Clapton, Santana and Knoplfer are, but Vaughn was every bit as good as them. And truthfully, if you're talking technique and accuracy, another name that should be mentioned is Brian Setzer. He's often not mentioned because he got away from rock and is more into contemporary swing, but he belongs on that short list, too.
Met Stevie in Columbus Ohio, he blew the roof off the place . He posed for a picture with me and my deceased friend Chris. He autographed our shirts and was a god givin sweetheart . God how I miss you Chris and Stevie .
so cool, I was born in 2004 in EU, Croatia. Love listening and watching SRV,, at least what is available
1990 it came to an end. He had kicked drugs, looked and sounded his best, what a loss.rip Stevie. @@ps2progamer814
Saw Stevie in Cincy........same thing - played like there was no tomorrow. Loved that man. Keep rocking my man.
guitar hero introduced a whole generation to the best music
Yes it did! Definitely! Way better than todays music!
His voice has a raspy, down to earth quality that is perfectly suited to his music. Because he was a guitar virtuoso, I wonder if he was concerned about the quality of his vocals. I love to hear him sing! Strong on key voice, with lots of "heart and soul".Such a loss to lose him...so grateful to see him playing live!
He actually had to get confidence and learn how to sing in the beggining
Hello I see happiness ❤all around you,can I please share from it ?
😂😂😂
@@Patataf Perfect emoji comment! Asking to "share FROM my happiness " is doomed because Grammar is Required. Heh, heh.
One of the greatest guitarists to ever Roam the earth.
Yes!!
And Jeff Healey
Hendrix better
'One of' was not needed here.
@@yyyd6559 Gary More was technically more gifted than Hendrix and many rate Jaff Beck as the most gifted from that era.
I never ever tire watching Stevie Ray Vaughan performing Pride and Joy. First heard this at a Blues Festival, everyone was kicking back and drinking bourbon.
Stevie definitely belongs in the group of one of the best guitarists ever to grace this earth.
Yes with SRV playing in the background the mood becomes easy - leading to move to a different level - can understand the drinking
That conjured the weirdest image in my head of everyone in the audience just leaned back in recliners in the stadium, listening to SRV.
Trust me, this was easy for Stevie! He has a whole library of licks and he plays them every night. He and his band had great chemistry and always killed it. Truly masterclass.
It isn’t hard to play, except that the guitar tone doesn’t sustain almost at all, so you must play it aggressively. The song is brilliantly composed. No amount of guitar prowess can substitute for that.
I love how his playing is so intense yet he knows exactly what he’s doing at all times. There are only a select few guitar players that can pull that sound off without having it sound sloppy
And u know this,how?Do u play?I know dozens is players that can play this in their sleep,me being one of em.Its a nice song n he did write it~but the licks r basic 12 bar blues licks,any decent axeman can play this. . .
Some of the techniques one couldn't know without seeing.
It doesn't sound quite right until you realize the unique twist and turns of layering multiple techniques he was using.
@@rosannamahon7261 I would love to see your version
@@rosannamahon7261you definitely cannot play it like SRV, he’s considered one of the greatest ever to pick up a guitar for a reason.
RIP Stevie Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 - August 27, 1990), aged 35
You will be remembered as a legend.
Man I’d give anything to see him in concert. What a time to be alive
There's no better time to be alive. Wtf people say that shit is beyond me. Life is life there is no period of time better than the rest. Shit man Life was no better for people during Hendrix days. It was like 4 yrs in. Blink and it's over. Same for Vaughn. He had about 7. I was alive then. Blinked it was over. It's called NOSTALGIA and Nostalgia always colors it's glasses with roses. Only through Nostalgia do they become "GODS". Let's just enjoy the great music from these people without all the BS.
Damn right!👏💃🏼💃🏼
He was awesome!
It wasn't only his guitar, his voice was something else too
This man left us way too soon
Didn't you just love that raw power? Saw his video maybe it was Texas flood in the 80s. I remember, his hair flying in the wind, a son of the lone star state. A blues master for sure
RIP Stevie Ray,Randy Rhoads,Tommy Bolin etc...
They took him out. 😢
Stevie Ray Vaughan didn't actually die, God just wanted guitar lessons from him
Yeah....god...
Love that
Nope, He crashed into a hillside with a helicopter
Jesus died on the cross so you could ask God yourself.🤘🏼
I was thinking, the angels wanted to learn how to use the Strat to the fullest. Leo Fender told them to wait for Stevie Ray Vaughan. Looks like the angels couldn't wait.
I'm not much of a blues man myself, don't know why, just can't really get into it. However this man is amazing with that guitar! You just don't see pure talent like that anymore.
+KitariFox watch stevie ray vaughn and albert king-Born under a bad sign
+KitariFox Pick up a guitar. The blues will come to you baby
+Daniel Malone JR. Lol that's so true! I'm a real metalhead but I can't resist the blues. Everytime I pick up my guitar to practise I always start with playing BluesScales XD
It grows on you, SRV is a fantastic blues player, pretty much everyone i can think of loves SRV. I recommened you get his best of album
KitariFox because blues really isn't something you can just get into, it's something that happens to you.
Stevie Ray Vaughn is the only guy who ever covered Hendrix and blew me away. I've heard other great guitarists cover Hendrix, but he was on a whole other level of SOUL...amazing.
Agree a 1000 percent. Voodoo child cover is unbelievable.
2:28 Those bends in 0.13 strings...
Strongest fingers of any guitar player!
Yeah he makes it look so smooth and easy
I've heard that he actually progressively used less thicker string during his career. At one point he used 13s but i don't think it lasted much, because his guitar tech said he would eventually hurt himself. It's also interesting to know that when beginning a tour he would use 10/11 and as he built up more and more energy during the tour he would increase string gauge.
He had incredibly strong hands but it's a myth that he always used 13s.
@@biohazard8295 he was using 0.13 alot during the early 80s, when he was clean, he could feel the 0.13 dig into his finger, so then he changed to 0.11 until 1990
@@bryan1634 what a beast
I don’t see a high action or high neck relief, why people on forum says he liked high string action.
SRV is absolutely insane 6 stringer, and he can sing like no other in the blues genre imo. SRV in my mind is one of the best to ever play, but we need to all appreciate Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton laying down the groove.
Well, USUALLY his axe had 6 strings ... except when he was bending his notes with so much force, feeling, and fervor that they wore out and broke! Learned through other commenters that SRV used much heavier gauge strings -- "cables"? -- than "regular" guitar strings; he must have had very strong fingers, hands, and wrists.
Imagine standing right in front of a genius in his pure state of art. SRV, what a master!
And I was doing exactly that back in May of '89 during the 'In Step' tour. Dead center front row at the Starlight Bowl in Balboa Park, San Diego. There was an almost continuous heavy wind blowing into the crowd from the stage and we couldn't figure out where the source of it was coming from. In between songs it would let up, but when he continued playing it would start to gain strength again. This happened throughout the show. A few of the times that he looked at us we pantomimed to him where the heavy wind was coming from. He finally came up to us between songs and asked us what the hell were we trying to convey, but he didn't know either and then winked with a big ass smile and started up again with the next song. By the end of the show we were convinced that the source of the wind was coming from the power of Stevie's guitar playing. Sounds crazy, but what else could it have been? It seemed to be coming directly from him and there was nothing else around that would've explained it. What was he trying to convey to us with that wink and smile?
It was truly weird, but what a performance he put on that night.
My guy went to Montreux jazz festival and turned it into a blues show with his presence.
Didn't know Brian Johnson played bass for Vaughan
😂😂 he's so tall, seems like a fucking tree playing a bass
Michael Eriksen
I think it was Tommy Shannon, and he was only about 6'2". But next to SRV at 5'5" he looks a lot taller.
lol!!!! never noticed
The Geordie hat model?
hahahaahah ahahaha you made my day man hahahahahaa
Some here in this thread said it earlier: his guitar is an extension of his entire being. He plays it with an instinctive effortlessness, as if he’s simply “thinking” the sound instead of physically manipulating his instrument. It’s otherworldly. It’s Genius at play. It’s a gift to every other human being who has ever heard him play.
He´s the GOAT imo. His playing and singing is on another level.
His leg starts it. He’s tuning in from somewhere else. its a bottom less pit of rhythm. Then the rest of his body feels the groove and off he goes, tuned in! Love this!!
“This should be easy, texas shuffle boogie and e minor licks“
* Spend whole night trying to sound like it *
* Plays Wonderwall and Cry *
Saad Ibrahim i love the texas shuffle
0 3 5 wonderwall pleb
LOL TRUE
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I felt the same when I first learn this song, and I just gave up and start to play a lot of funk Rythm for few months and one day I was noodling around and it just clicked. I guess when you felt frustrated just go take a break and play something else and maybe come back try it again u might get it.
For those of you who don’t play guitar, the little bit from roughly 1:47 - 2:02 ; even though he’s just playing little blues licks that are pretty common, I don’t think even 10% of metal band shredders could move so deftly over the fret board. And what REALLY blew my mind is how at 2:46, he not only finished the lick while heading back to the mic, but he added flourish to it without even a glance! This man commanded the guitar. I grew up hearing this song and always liked it , but I never looked into him until tonight. Rolling Stone placing Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix above this guy is pandering nonsense.
Guitar player here. I can't say anything about metal bands, as I'm not a frequent listener. But Stevie's playing is one of the best we've seen yet! Like Clapton said, it wasn't just technique or virtuosity, it seems to flow out of him. Very few are like him.
God bless
Hendrix was great wtf I don't know about better but why do you think Stevie covered his songs so much?🤪Of course Cobain being on even a top 50 is ridiculous.Ive seen plenty of guitar greats not be in Rolling stone and their top 50 or whatever is a joke anyways.
When did Rolling Stone put Kurt Cobain above SRV
@@nolaico dunno but he doesn't belong in the top 50! 😆
@@levis569 Definitely agree, he was just a decent guitarist; not amazing or horrible. But I'm really curious if RS did rank Kurt above SRV, cause I can't imagine they would, not trying to say anyone's lying
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Mark Knopplfer (Dire Straits), Carlos Santana, Jimmi Hendrix, Angus Young (ACDC) + Several other Great Guitarists.....SRV needs to be (surely) aded to this list of Guitar Legends.
He's always in my top ten best list.
Ladies and gentlemen….one of THEEEE very best to ever do it right there 👏
This is my favorite Stevie Ray song. It rarely fails to lift my spirits. 😻😻😻😻😻
Gone way too soon. Imagine him today with many more years to play. Absolutely amazing. The GOAT.
What I love with SRV is that the guitar pyrotechnics never overshadow the song, they fit together perfectly.
Someone needs to show this to Rolling Stones magazine because they ranked him the 20th greatest guitarist of all time, but we all know he is top 5
Rolling Stone has no credibility anymore.
Yeah that's a low blow, some of their ratings are terrible though! Can you remember where Eric Clapton fit in? He rated SRV as the best & I'll bet Eric is in the top 5.
@@Jesso_21Eric Clapton was ranked 35th, which is also utterly ridiculous
20th?????? Criminal.
Every time I see a Stevie Ray video, I think back on that night in 1989 at Alpine Valley.... I didn't think that was the last time I would see him play....
the great Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Carlos Pais A #LEGEND!!
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A true GOAT...Greatest of all Time...SRV...RIP Brother...from RAIDER NATION...RN4L
Iv'e watched numerous live clips of Stevie and I have never seen a single mistep or mistake in his playing. Stevie is truly the the BEST guitar player of all time!
Um. No
@@newagain9964 um. yes.
@@jcaetano9 Um, nahhhh
3:36
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If you’re still unsure that SRV is one of the greatest guitarists, ever, please listen to his Riviera Paradise.
The way he strums on the 12 bar blues part (and really through the whole song) just looks so easy...like shaking someones hand....its easy.
0:16 That groove tho'.....
His flow and groove still gives me goosebumps. As a guitar player, his talent really talks to me.
From his boots on up, he sizzles. Voice just reaches around the listener. His guitar is one of his appendages like another arm. The whole package. I was not familiar until his death and looked him up. Haven't stopped telling others, and haven't stopped groovin' SRV Style. S.T.Y.L.E. !!
Welcome to the srv club.😊
That solo 1:38 amazing feeling!!
this guy could sing , no flash pots going off .no fire works. it's like let's go.. love it
Around 3:05 they show Stevie from the back and you can see the audience. They are MOTIONLESS.....completely STUNNED at what they're witnessing!!
Playing this for my 70 + mother in law right now. Her legs are swinging!
Awesome!!
Bless
My mother would probably pass away by the time I learn this 😂
Because she likes the music, right?
Right?
Right! She feels good soulful music!
There’s a great story of SRV playing in a bar in Germany when David Bowie heard him playing in a bar. Listen to DB’s Let’s Dance and you can see how much Stevie Ray impressed Bowie!!!
I grew up in Grand Prairie, TX at the same time Stevie Ray was coming up in the Cliff. I remember driving to Austin to see him every weekend.
SRV didn't "play" the guitar, the guitar just played. Clapton called him an open channel. But really,
Stevie Ray Vaughan spoke strings and frets better than he spoke English. He could convey thought and emotion better than any spoken language.
He could put you in the state of mind he wanted you to be, the exact same point in place, in time that he was.
SRV was Magic ~
RIP SRV
Man he is a dream to listen to. I think he was born with a guitar attached to his umbilical cord!
lol I play this song note for note
David Westhoff That is awsome. Was it hard to learn? It is a great tune.
Sure it was hard...if you're doing it note for note, although these songs do allow for your own interpretation, being the blues ya know...and I guarantee SRV didn't play it exactly the same every time he played it. but his set up, very much like mine, the wah, uni-vibe, fuzz, very Jimi Hendrix-y sound, along with Robin Trower, which I do a lot of also, been playing for 25+ years.
David Westhoff Robin Trower. Never heard his name, must check him out. The other names you mentioned, I am also a fan of.
Good for you, 25+. You must love to play then. You must have some crazy ass skills:)
you're kidding, never heard of Robin Trower??? He's like the white Jimi Hemdrix!
I recommend "Too Rolling Stoned" for newbies.
I first saw Robin in '77. And many times since, he's still playing
I saw SRV open for Jeff Beck at Madison Square gardens Before he died.
Why do I love this? Why do I love SRV?
The intro. The love of the blues and a dedication to craft. Yeah!
Stevie Ray Vaughan was a master! Can’t do anything than close me eyes and love what I hearin’ ! :) - jon fisher
Ooh God! Love his sexy guitar playing.. no one like him ever!❤
Stevie was in this world, but not of this world. He was supernatural.
You're right man
Great comment
@@sandragriffiths9692 he was pure genius
@@O.D.E.GuitarSoundtracks There are no words🖤💙🇬🇧
@@sandragriffiths9692 i agree!! Totally!!!
I can’t stop watching how he plays-it’s hypnotic.
Right up there with Hendrix! One of the greatest guitarists ever!
Better.
Alright settle down. Hendrix was revolutionary. SRV is just a kixkass guitar player
Stevie Ray Vaughn, the most complet quirist on the planet. Here, Charles, music producer and consultant legal. Good Lucky and many Victories on your way. MUSICHUG.
The man who got me into playing guitar again. It’s so sad that he’s not with us. Would’ve been amazing to see him live.
This man was so very talented & what a shame to lose him so young. Never get tired of listening to his music.
I remember exactly where I was when I heard he had died. As an Austin person, it all struck so so hard.
Rhythm, Vocal and Solo. The man does it all. LIVE🔥
I am sure the Angels are rocking and rolling with Stevie as I write this...nothing like him before or since or will be
I saw him live in Tempe AZ and I'll never forget it. Simply amazing.
I thought I didn’t like blues. I sure like Stevie Ray. I’m finding him in my in my old age. Better late than never.
God how I love this dude. Everything about SRV was bad ass to the bone... From the way he dressed, his awesome blues voice, the way he didn't give a shit when he talked and his ungodly playing ability, the man was a master. To me, the greatest guitar player to have ever touched an axe.
And I'll add... While it seems like it's not too hard to play... That's BS. This is one of the most difficult songs I've ever tried.
You are not kidding. I just learned the basic right hand swing and riff. Now to do that and sing!! Lol. I can sing while playing chords but that rhythm, nope. SRV was the man. Humble yet a phenomenal talent.
I'm a grown ass man and when I here this guy play I find hard to hold back the tears
This song is the gateway to enjoy blues music 🤠
But it is all down hill after watching Stevie, he was perfection💙👌🇬🇧
I'm old enough to remember SRV in his prime, when he was the hottest guitar player on the scene.
Young guitarists take note, you don't need 5 Marshall stacks to get great tone. SRV used one little combo amp and cranked it. He sounded like no one else.
Yes! Exactly, I have a cheap honey tone mini amp and I crank that over drive and turn the volume down a little and boom.
@@templategaming275 cranking up is the secret to srv tone
Tone is in the fingers.
@@kyle8575 And the amp, and the pickups, and the tone pot.
@@wob6776 no only the fingers. like kung fu watch the eyes, sound watch the fingers. hammer on pull off.
The Great thing about Stevie is he was an excellent Vocalist & Guitarist, he could double task like a god!
One of the best sounding live performers ever. Always consistent. Taken from us too young
REFUSE to believe they boo'd him during this gig
I just marvel SRV can be so busy on guitar and still sing. Truly a great...too bad we lost him when he was on the rise.
He’s one of the best blues guitarist that ever lived
Gone too soon-was blessed to see him live one time. Small outdoor venue in Salem Or. in the late 80’s. Best show I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen more than a few.
Stevie makes his soul come off his guitar strings and it hits you like lightning. I have tears often watching SRV and aint even sad. He was and is SO great!
Me too, I can't explain it either👌😢🇬🇧💙
Watching this while also admiring the fact he was on .13 gauge strings with the Action almost as high as the Guitar tech could get it. Hands of STEEL.
as a new guitar player i would like to thank my experienced guitar friends for introducing me to mr vaughan and blues in general
That crowd didn't know what just hit them,the band was solid as usual but Stevie was REALLY felling this performance,he was giving it his all 🎸
This never gets old that is one hell of a groove right there. Stevie was the man. What a talent.
This is one of my favorite performances, he just laid it all down. Saw him in Dallas 82', no introduction just came out and gave it all.❤
Heard a great interview with him about rhythm. He was old school rhythm, like someone walking down the road, a train rolling down the track… He learnt from the kings
when i first started playing bass, i walked in this old fashion guitar shop with older men running it, i thought i could just walk in and be some dumb teenage metal head and play motley crue etc, then my teacher showed me stevie ray and now i appreciate blues,folk more, it was nice knowing the roots of where rock/metal came from..i like to play a little blues now, it made me open my eyes,ears and mind,heart more to music, i love it. If i ever make it, you all will hear me putting blues songs out lol
2:42 that slide all the way back down the neck to the correct frets without skipping a beat. There was so much subtly to his playing that made up his unique sound profile. Knowing when to really dig into strings with the pick, when to let off, etc. He was a master of his craft.
Stevie Ray was the MJ of guitar and blues.. unique, clean as hell and peerless.
There’s only one Stevie Ray ❤️
I keep coming back to this video, SRV and his guitar is one