Stevie Ray Vaughn Voodoo Child (REACTION!!!!!!!!!!!) HOLY SMOKES!!
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MRM, I'm 61 years old, and you won't believe how cool it is to watch generations of folks like you watch SRV, and get it, really get it! When music sticks around past it's generation is profound. Watching you understand is profound. Bravo!
I agree, Dennis!!
I am 54 years old and seeing the reactions and facial expressions on this young mans face, yeah he gets it. lmao
My thoughts. I am 58 years young.
:)
Dennis
I agree man. I love seeing these guys get it.
You just witnessed the most technically proficient and talented guitar player to ever live
He was really good. But I would say Jimi Hendrix is maybe a little better.
@@MrUtenn27 ..
And vastly more ORIGINAL!!!!
@@MrUtenn27 in my opinion as song writer jimi maybe a bit better but i think stevies guitar skills and ability to never run out of idea and being open channel is untouchable
I could watch this 1000x and still blows my mind! And I'm married to a killer guitarist...but dammmmnnn. He introduced me to SRV.
I would agree, except I’m a tad more favorable too Carlos Santana.
B. B. King: "I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed."
I am colorblind on two accounts: spiritually and physically.
I didn't notice either.
And I hope that you have a home, food, clothes and good health as well.
God will provide. Just ask Him. You will be amazed.
@@DNYaw Amen!
Saw him live in NYC way way back in the day. We were all half in the bag drinking whatever, laughing, hooting
and hollering and Stevie hit the stage. The minute this dude started playing our jaws dropped. None of us were
too familiar with him but it was utter silence until he finished the first song then the place ERUPTED!!! MIND BLOWN.
We talked about him for weeks and bought his vinyl.
Jimi made his guitar sing
Clapton made his cry
SRV made his SCREAM
Only one musician made the guitar sing and that BB King mate lol
stfu fuck eric clapton!!!!! JIMI UPSET HIM IN 60'S HE GOT ON STAGE TO PLAY WITH HIM PUT HIM TO SHAME LITERALLY N A TRY STORY JIMI IS THE GOD OF THE 4 GREAT GUITARISTS!!!..........CLAPTON LIKE LED ZEPPLIN JUST THIEVES!!!!!!! did it the real way like very few you cant immitate hendrix he was a revelation, in music a revolution in guitar that started punk, metal, alt rock grunge!!!! legend man!!!! on srv does jimi close and proud!!!!! guitar legends from grandfather, father son all inspired by jimi, stevie ray vaughan!!! JOE SATRIANI! AND STEVE VAI!!! HOLY TRINITY BUT YA CAN NEVER THROW OUT THE NAME I STILL CAN'T SAY RIGHT LOL, yngwie malmsteen, SO THESE Are great grandfather to son jimi is simply above them as they admit he is at the top of their list!!! jim is not father he is the god before him, chuck berry no one heard that guitar style! before that blues was my man recorded his music here in texas everyone stole from him cough, clapton and led zepplin!!!!! mr. robert johnson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the perhaps god of gods......but jimi just changed it all like buddy holly did creating the traditional now days 4 piece band!!!! then godfather of heavy metal, halford!!! inspired by queen actually but created the true havy metal voice though zepplin was the proto type hate em but admit that! jpriest too are the father of the soloing dueling guitars that all learned fast n followed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!iron maiden came in 2nd after hearing jpriest! R.I.P. SRV!!!!!!!!!! DIED LIKE RANDY RHOADES A CITY WAY BOTH LEGENDS RANDY IS THE GRAND KID OF THE 4/5 MENTIONED.....
Beautifully said!
Santana made his heal
Satriani made his dream
Zappa made his Exclamation points in a Funeral dirge.
And sneaking in under the radar, with equal talent is Rory Gallagher. He made his guitar scream,sing and cry.
Vaughn is one of the absolute very best of all time guitar players.
One ? The guy used 13's for strings and absolutely made those 6 pit bulls perform exactly as he told them with those huge hands of his. SVR is unsurpassed by anyone. Unequalled by anyone. Simply the greatest of all time.
Amen to that
I used to know two brothers that would almost come to blows segueing over who was better, SRV or Jimmi Hendricks. I used to love saying in their presences...” Who’s the best guys? Always would start a row haha
That should say arguing *
When Stevie was asked if he was better than Hendrix he said I can play it but Jimi wrote it.
I know I am late reacting to this video but I just saw this tonight. I wanted to explain something about the people who watched SRV live. I was lucky enough to see him live in an arena setting and we all had the same reaction. Please let me try to explain what it was like. No one clapped or cheered while he played. You were aware that you were hearing something rare and did not want to miss a single note. While he was on stage, no one in the audience made a sound. But baby, when the last note of a song fell from his fingers, the roar that went up from the crowd could be felt in your bones. That is just the way it was. I am 65 years old now, he would have been 66 if he had lived, but I can still recall every thing he had on and every song he played. It was life changing.
I love to see young people appreciating great music from the past...
Me too. I used to work "the pit" at concerts when I was in college. So SRV was like 3 feet from me for easily an hour. After the set, my co-worker was exactly like "MRM" (amazed). I had known what I was getting into. Definitely one of the top 4-5 concerts I've ever witnessed (and I've worked at or attended personally a couple hundred). This was on NOV 5, 1983 and he OPENED for the Moody Blues.
I havent met a person who didnt like Stevie Ray Vaughn's guitar playing.
Been a huge fan since as long as i can remember
Dude, I just want to commend you for having such an open mind and listening to stuff far from what you're used to. Most people have such tunnel vision when it comes to music. Kudos to you.
Bang on
i listened to Motown in the 60s when I was a kid, and dammit that was the best music around
Aw, it takes one to know 1!
My heart broke the day he passed. That man made that guitar come ALIVE 💜✌
SRV is the most amazing person to ever handle a guitar. Period.
It's always much eaiser Coping from a Master-- listen to Jimi Hendrix
Check out Toby Lee...... you’ll believe in reincarnation if you didn’t before.
@@MsKK909 🌍 Will do..💯
@UFOlici 🌍 Chuck Berry is the 1st.... But Jimi Hendrix is THE Guitar God...🧐🧐😳😳😮
@@cgall4444 🌍 That Part..💯❣️
Stevie Ray Vaughn is One of the Greatest Blues/Rock Guitarists that Ever Lived
Hey don't forget Jimi Hendrix too.
@@lorif.4585 She said "one of the." Why do people always read into things. If this was a video of Jimi Hendrix playing guitar and she still said Stevie is one of the greatest, then you would have a point. SMH
@@ModeratelyAmused yeah that's a possibility you could be right.
Thy G.O.A.T
@@lorif.4585: I'll bet that "one of" would mean Jimi too. But Jimi isn't the subject of this video clip
And this sh*t was composed by Jimi Hendrix. Jimi would have loved SRV- guaranteed.
Oh Hell yea I bet they are both jamming away somewhere right now with Janice on lead vocals
coyoteken1000 that would be a show to see.
p craig does anyone know if this guy got his mind blown by original?,maybe he'd like to make a comparison between the 2.
Gabrielle Fagan, not sure, kinda hope so! Great musicians appreciate great compositions and people like Jimi and SRV express their talent effortlessly.
#truestory bro
Stevie wasn't a musician. He was a portal.
that's one hell of a proper comment! Very nice!
Lol nailed it
He and Jimi both were. They didn't strap on a guitar, they melded with an instrument to convey their soul and its intentions, through it. Some can learn to play the notes, but very few can use it as a medium to express their thoughts, feelings or message. This is a skill set that only the two of them had, in my opinion. Touched by the hand of God himself, for us to enjoy and take in with amazement and awe of the ability to exhibit every sinew of sorrow, angst, joy and despair, these messengers wish to display for us, through their music. A gift is what has been presented to us, by them.
Agreed. SRV Channeled the blues.
Well said indeed
I am VERY proud to say that I got off my butt and drove to Jacksonville, Florida to see Stevie Ray live in a small auditorium, front row seat no less!!! I'll never forget him, he was stone gone, in another place playing that guitar, un F'ing believable. Three years or so later he made his transition. RIP Ty, I just LOVE your reaction to hearing him!!:):)
I do believe Stevie Ray Vaughan was the greatest guitar player ever created by God and he was taken away from us way too soon.
Right as he was cleaning up his act, getting straight, appreciating life itself so much ... I still remember EXACTLY where I was when I heard he had died in that helicopter crash ... I was driving northbound on 205 near the Otty Road exit, almost home to Outer SE Portland. First, shock, then profound sadness for Stevie and his family and friends. 💔😢
As I told me wife the other day, God took him home because he wanted to hear him play everyday
I had pretty much the same experience.
I grew up In Oak Cliff TX and my Grandmother baby sited him and his older brother Jimmy,,, she only new they played rock and roll,,,, such a tragedy
"One of" the greatest guitar players.... and yes, taken waay too soon!
Everyone loves Stevie, in 50+ years I cannot remember a single person ever saying they didn't.
Greg Ward
A few years ago I was on one of these pages, and some douche bag said Stevie had meat hooks for hands. Stevie’s hands were like vice grips. They say that when he shook your hand, you felt like he could crush it if he wanted to. I think sadly though he’s more famous now, than when he was alive. He’s truly a legend!!!!
You've surrounded yourself with wise and good people lol. A friend of mine said SRV was bad and called it country and now he is a Kalashnikov weilding communist.
JoPa GeRi , that's just ignorance or jealousy. His huge hands were Gods gift to his natural ability to make his guitar absolute sing. You watch his bends, the gauge of strings he could use because of his huge strong hands was why he could make his sound what it was. Technically he was flawless. Tone, rhythm. Seriously.
No one really mentions how he and double trouble were so tight. One motion, look. They always knew what to do. They were incredible
JoPa GeRi well probably not. But I think Stevie would even say I hope so. I read about him turning down being on bowies video lets dance. Just wasn't him. He was more than just a dude that played guitar. He was to music let having to breath.
I think there's some little girl or boy that will come along and be able to respectfully play stevies music. Like he respectfully did Jimmies.
I have to add , its very very rare for someone to play someone else's music . keep true to the original but throw their ownslant on it too.
JoPa GeRi That's true. There was something bout stevie though. Like every note he felt it in his bones.
Mayer is really good. Don't get me wrong. But Stevie had this.....I'm playing and allowing you to watch. If that makes sense
Stevie Ray Vaughn didnt learn to play like he did, his discovered he could! It clearly was a God given gift!
I think he played by Ear. He changed a lot on the sounds effects on the guitar Jimmy gave him.
That performance by SRV is so filthy.....I feel like I need to go to confession after watching it.
Stevie Ray Vaughn: the greatest guitar player of them all! RIP SRV
Not really there's one better and that's Jimi Hendrix 😀 and SRV is next 😊
@@georgepowell3029 SRV is King.
STEVIE RAY VAUGHN
I believe that there are a few better guitar players but as for the entire package there is no one better.
@@georgepowell3029 🌍 Amen, Amen, AMEN..💯👏👏👏👏👏
Nothing on earth was as memorizing as watching SRV play live. Nothing. His stage crew was the most amazing thing I ever saw. Stevie shredded strings, his roadies switched out guitars and he’d never miss a beat. I was literally slack jawed through the entire show, 1988
And I’m old enough to have seen all the good bands! Lol
I loved when he would play on after popping a string!
My god yes
Lynn Denney that was the same year I last saw him live...'88 at The Pier in NYC. Still remember every minute of that show.
@@matthewparker3888 And as a musician i can testify that doing it on a Stratocaster... the closest thing to impossible that mankind has ever dared to imagine
SRV is like 70 years of old blues legends all wrapped into one man. God blessed us with his talent and his legacy will live on forever!!
Yep....just like a jukebox.
Able to repeat the same things over and over.
Not a ounce of ORIGINALITY in him.
No one can ever say that he could not play but he is truly the Elvis Presley of the Blues.
@@FramrodLiggins Why, bless your heart!
Ty, your reaction to Stevie's ''Texas Flood'' was the first one that I saw. I am an older subscriber, and was a SRV fan for years. You reminded me of his greatness & now I get the great pleasure of witnessing a entire new generation discover his talent. Thank you.
This is my favorite
Having seen him play when I was a younger man it is understandable that you would say why is the crowd just sitting there. The thing is it was just that you just didn't want to take your eyes off what he was doing and you wanted to not make a sound to disturb the moments that a guitar god was laying down. Applause, screaming, tears of joy could wait until he was finished.
Awesome seeing the younger generation discover how great SRV was.
Stevie died too soon!!!! Much too soon.......,
patron40silver he was the best.
When told that " white boys" shouldn't be playing the blues, the great Buddy Guy said " why? Don't white boys get the blues?" Good enough for me!
White boys also play basketball and football
BB King called SRV his 'white son'. He said that while he played words and sentences with his guitar, Stevie played whole paragraphs at a time. Eric Clapton said he could only listen to one or two of SRV's song at a time or else he'd just give u on the guitar.
He can say that to John Mayer.
Bb king said stevie ray Vaughn was the blackest white you could ever meet
Christ, WHAT a quote. Did he actually say that.
Check out Jimi Hendrix doing same song at Woodstock. Incredible. Jimi and Stevie were the best. RIP to both.
JH was his biggest idol.
HELZ YEAH!!
was just sayin that same thing
Jimi wrote that song, actually. You may find it on "Electric Ladyland", labelled as "slight return", there are two versions in Jimi's album and both are KILLERS !
@@MrKafein 🌍 I had to come see if anyone had "enlightened" Tye Smith about Jimi Hendrix & the "original" version of Voodoo Child. I do love SRV, and his catalog of great music. Listening his version vs. Jimi's.... Is just like how Tye says he really don't like to watch a "movie" about a person, after seeing real-life documentary footage of that person. Jimi Hendrix is THE Guitar God, period.!!!!
And this isn't even MY opinion. This is what EVERY World famous SuperStar guitar player says.... Jimi Hendrix is the Michael Jordan of axe playing. Tye says he's never seen anyone play the guitar like this..... Would someone please let Tye know that he NEEDS to do a FEW reaction vids on THE guitar God, Jimi Hendrix. And to buckle up first, cause his mind will be BLOWN AWAY...
I saw him in concert a year before his tragic helicopter crash. I was lucky enough to be at stage level. The only guy that I have ever seen that plays lead and rhythm guitar at the same time.
SUBBBB....tears watching you jam to Stevie. He is a Texas legend. A humble genius. I listened to him all through college and saw him whenever I could. All the local cover bands paid tribute. The day he died...time stood still. Folks were stunned and unable to talk. We were numb. It was hard to breathe. The musicians I knew were in mourning for weeks.
Stevie was from the "bad" south side of Dallas...he grew up with real Texas blues. He did not steal the blues from the soul men of Deep Ellum...he borrowed it, nurtured it, gave his soul to it and never sold out. RIP Stevie...gone way too soon. So thrilled to see ya'll feeling his music for the first time.
You nailed it, Brother.
I am an ol' dude, 72. Stevie is the shciezen! Master of the instrument, master of the mood. Make the mood, with the instrument, his voice, his talent. Mr music, mister blues. Period. I majored in music in Austin at UT. (Trumpet player) Stevie had it in spades and then two more decks of cards.
Thank you Laura K, he did borrow, nurture and lift every blues riff up to a place only a very small few could ever do!
If you grew up in Texas, especially in the 80s, you listened to or at the very least heard of SRV. So much talent!!!!
Thanks, Laura..At 62, Stevie's fate still deeply haunts me also..It's comforting to see this young fella appreciating his jams..May MUSIC forever bind ALL listeners tightly together..
This has been my summer of rediscovering the genius of Stevie Ray Vaughan. I loved him back in the 80's and I am in amazement even now.
you doing alright sis?
The thing that amazes me most (and i am a guitarist) is that SRV never ever stops playing.............ever! We all think about where we are going next but he just played, and then some!
SRV played the heaviest gauge strings made and bent them like he was playing cotton candy that is how he got his unique sound.
He switched to 8's or 9's toward the end of his life according to his guitsr tech. Im not sure if its true but I remember reading it somewhere
On the VH1 special on SRV's life, they stated "when he was in high school, he would play at a Dallas club at night. It was a 10 PM to 6 AM gig with 10 minute break per hour. SRV would play so hard and so long his calluses would rip open and he'd have to crazy glue um so he could keep on playing. Than he'd get done at 6 AM and get ready to go to school. He was 17 year's old".
"Look at everybody in the crowd just sittin' there." - They're in church, listening to a sermon.
Yeah my damn head would have exploded being there can't believe those folks are just sitting still
@@brandonmcquiddy3471 probably because they are in aw.
Heads are explodin
They were in the presence of greatness and knew it. When somebody does something that amazing you STFU and absorb yourself in it.
That's Austin City Limits. It's set up for broadcast. There is rarely dancing going on because it messes up the recording and it was a pretty cramped space. It kinda is a church for music.
Could you imagine if Jimi had lived and these two could have jammed together....
Were that to ever happen. Only one word. GODLIKE. Everyone after that would be rookies.
rumors has it, that if Jimi Hendrix & SRV ever happened to jam together, a giant black hole would have emerged from this, which eventually sucked up the planet entirely. believe it or not!
in a sense they did..it was jimmy and stills.....look up stills basement from way back in '69
ruclips.net/video/yTHhX1IvsIY/видео.html actually it was in '68 in Stills' basement.
ruclips.net/video/7lnN5OuxJ_g/видео.html another one from Stills' basement with Jimi and Stills on B3 Hammond.
I saw him play live 3 times....each was a religious experience....stunned by the skill the talent and the joy.....I miss him every day....he was the measure that all after fall short...the GOAT....R.I.P SRV...
You are a lucky man!!
It's like his guitar was singing too - thanks Ty - never seen this performance before 👍🏿😍🇦🇺
The audience is sitting quietly while he is playing. They are in awe and don't want to miss a single note.
Now THIS is the way a reaction video should be done! None of that stopping the content every few seconds to make clueless exclamations but instead, letting it play through and showing us good, genuine reaction on-the-fly! That's what makes it fun! That's what allows we viewers to have the joy of watching your reaction to the content as it unfolds and makes us feel a little like we're watching it with you for the first time. Thanks! :-)
agreed
Knuckles Dragon True that.
Knuckles Dragon
Well said!!! Exactly what I was thinking but you took the words out of my mouth!! Rock On!!
A lot of times people are stopping them in segments to get around copyright infringement bots.
Little Wing.
Stevie Ray was a FORCE unto himself! We lost a fabulous musician when he passed away! He was often under appreciated during his career. Modern day statement is that his playing is PURE DOPE!! Loves me some Stevie Ray!!
The first time I ever heard Stevie Ray play was in 1979 when he was a member of the band Double Trouble. later on, he toured with Eric Clapton and it was after a show in Wisconsin back in 1990 he and several others were killed when the helicopter they took to get to the airport crashed into a ski slope. The news was so devastating to all of us who were big fans. I can remember the news report just hours after the crash had also report Eric Clapton had died. That part they got wrong. Clapton, of course, was not on board but several members of his entourage were and they were also killed. What a sad day in Rock music history...but at least we have these taped live performances we can watch that takes us back to a time when Rock music was just incredible. There will never be another Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Also, that Fender Stratavastor he was playing was given to him by his older brother Jimmie. He treasured it all his life. The reason it looked so worn out was that it was made in 1951...it was a classic piece of history. He played that thing until he wore off the shellack down to the wood.
Listen to David bowie "let's dance"..... 🎶🎶🎶😅
I'm 60 years old and very very Thankful to have been borned during this Era of music, Unbelievable. Alot of today's , not all music, is what I call throw away music, just like the vehicles that are being made. This music Jimmy Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaugh, Led Zeppelin and so on, will never die.
this man died at the age of 35 just think of what he could have done and been
At least he wasn't one of The 27 Club.
Dont tell Johnny lang is dead
Hey Welchthegamer what about Tommy Bolin at 25
They have a video of Stevie Ray and Jeff Healey
doing Look at Little Sister, live on Austin city limits. I can't help but cry when I watch it, thinking of the loss. I hope there's a Heaven because I want to see them jam together again.
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This is THE single greatest live electric guitar performance I have ever witnessed. Nothing else even comes close. Stevie is completely off the charts with this one.
Right!
You don't clap over a musician like this. You listen to the gift.
I'm from Texas and saw him Six (6) times!!!! So Blessed to have been raised in Texas where he played often.
I'm a new subscriber...At 53 yrs old, Stevie Ray Vaughn still gets to me. You had the right reaction and it brought tears to my eyes, I loved it. I have listened to SRV for years! I actually got to see him in concert back in the mid 80's...OMG SRV WAS OFF THE CHAIN!!!! I'm so very glad you listened to this. SRV did Jimi Hendrix proud on this one!!
Annette Nave I’m 49 and was lucky to have seen SRV back in 89@ the Concord Pavilion here in Northern California with the Fabulous Thunderbirds , watching him shred the guitar was truly mesmerizing.
Few can say they stood in his presence, breathing the same air, watching him sweat, and wondering what what powerful force created him. I was in radio when he came into his own in the late 80s, and was asked to interview him. I can only speak of him in terms of abject honour, of being in the presence of amazing grace which words cannot describe!
How fortunate you are & what a great memory...If only I could have seen him live!!!
And that is why he’s always been my favourite blues guitarist ❤️
I absolutely love seeing these young people react to stevie!! It takes me back when i first heard him and thought "there is no way i am hearing what is coming out of this man and guitar"!! Stevie just had that impact on everyone. I also noticed any SRV reaction videos get a ton of views and comments from everone. That shows how much EVERYONE loved stevie. If you dont love stevie, you have no soul!! Nobody can touch this man imo.
The only player that could play like that was Hendrix himself. I saw them both live and it something I will never forget. SRV idolized Hendrix and it shows in this cover of his song. We lost them both way to early.
Would have loved to have seen Hendrix
Can you imagine if these 2 ever were able to jam together on the same stage. My goodness
the sky would fall apart and cracks would appear all over the earth.@LatinLad13
I saw Hendrix live a couple times and SRV once. I know this is sacrilege, but I think SRV was the better musician. I think this is that rare example of the disciple surpassing the master.
@Point Dexter I couldn't disagree more, but hell, that's what the internet is for, right?
@@jonathanbartron3658 SRV is the best guitarist of the rock era, period. The thing about Hendrix though, is that he INVENTED a lot of this. Hendrix was a great innovator, but SRV was the greatest player.
I never get tired of watching (and of course listening to) that piece of footage.
Same here
Stevie Ray was one of the greatest guitarists of all time. I know I sound like Captain Obvious, but he could make a guitar scream like a banshee.
And roar like demon...saw him live twice...he was a blues god...
Stevie Ray Vaughn didn't just play music, he felt his music! The music was deep within Stevie Ray Vaughn!! It came from his heart and soul!! Rest in Peace Stevie Ray Vaughn! ❤
when this guy played he never missed a beat or a chord always spot on. most guitar players always missed a note somewhere not Stevie.
Baptism by fire by Stevie Ray.....we love you and your insight my friend... Dallas Texas in the house tonight....
Absolutely excellence at its best !! Ain't nobody like SRV .. he's the best blues & guitar man that ever lived. RIP brother Stevie ❤️❤️.
Jimi Hendrix recorded this song in October of 1968, if you can believe that it's almost 50 years old now.
Joe Satriani said of the song: "It's just the greatest piece of electric guitar work ever recorded. In fact, the whole song could be considered the holy grail of guitar expression and technique. It is a beacon of humanity."
I don't know about that last part, but you have to admit - whether it's Jimi's version or SRV's - it stands as one of the best modern songs ever recorded, and it never fails to blow me away when I listen to it.
EGlideKid hard to imagine jimi was only 25! And you just know he played it with his eyes shut!
Amen
Just a little trivia fact about Jimi Hendrix he was a left handed guitar player. only back when he was playing there was no such thing as a left handed guitar.
jlschult45 ... That's fake trivia.... I can tell you this because I have a 1963 left handed Stratocaster.
When I see someone playing like that I get the feeling they are channeling something from a place they can't even explain.
I agree. I once saw Stevie's eyes roll back so only the whites showed and I swear something else took over and played through him. Astounding to say the least.
Oh. Sweet. Jesus. Thanks for picking the live version. Never seen this before. You made my day. One in a million talent. RIP Stevie.
I got to see him at the Aquafest in Austin Texas a year or so before he died. His legacy lives on. I really love his song Texas Flood, too.
RIP Stevie Ray Vaughn...........Gone but never forgotten.........................Pam from Alabama
Yes, one of the best guitar players ever. Remember the first time I saw him in concert and he was still on drugs really bad and it was a great show, saw him a couple of more times, then he kicked his drug habits and the next time I saw him it was a total different show, he was really kicking A Double S and playing some much better, in my opinion he was getting better as the time went on, I was waiting for him to come back to Memphis so I could see him again. I remember driving to work on the morning when I heard the news of the chopper crash and that Stevie Ray was no longer with us. I often wonder how much better he would be today if he was still alive. He was already one of the best, but after he kick the drugs, he got better and was continuing to get better on commanding and controlling that guitar and was one of the greatest guitarists of our time. Thanks for your reaction video and may god bless you and your family.
My Mother cried and completely broke down when Elvis Died...I didnt understand it at the time. When SRV died I cried and broke down myself..Now I understand.
Just subscribed to your channel after your Righteous Brothers reactions. It’s so good to see, and hear young people discover some of the old greats - love watching the look on your face listening to SRV! I saw him in concert about 6 months before he died, in a beautiful outdoor venue in the hills of Santa Barbara, CA.....he blew us away. One of the best guitar performances I’ve ever seen live. Jaw dropping! I had the great pleasure to see live, Hendrix, Clapton (with Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos, Delaney, Bonnie and Friends), BB King, Howlin’ Wolf, Stones and just about every major act from the 60s and 70s. SRV and Hendrix were the two best guitar performances, ever, for me.
The saddest thing for me upon hearing of his death, was that last performance in that open air bowl concert. We were able to walk down to the front of the stage, and Stevie began to talk about his life, and how the good Lord saved him from addiction, and because of Him, he turned his life around. Just had to share that story. I cried the day he died. Broke my heart, as a mother.
Bro,he played in my hometown, Louisville,KY,and popped into a hole in the wall bar and grab zstick to play some 8. Someone said,"you look like SRV,"and he said he was... Walked out to his little vehicle,pulled that very guitar out and play in the parking lot until daybreak,and he was just as AWESOME
No way!! You killed my bucket list then. I saw him, but not so intimately.
R/thathappened
I am from Louisville and never heard that.
Yeah my late best friend Mark and I pulled in the lot right as srv was pulling his guitar out of the car...you might remember mark lol he was the guy firing the fat doubles... Awesome night. Two really cool guys gone way too soon.
Love, love, LOVE watching new people discover SRV! Your reaction reminded me so much of mine when I first heard Stevie's take on Voodoo Chile (Jimi Hendrix originally wrote it as "Voodoo Chile" not "Voodoo Child"). The first thing I did was rewind that sucker and hit play over and over with my mouth hanging wide open. Eric Clapton described Stevie Ray best when he said, "I just had to meet this guy. He was like an open channel to some higher power." Yep.
There were two songs that people usually get confused. They were both on Hendrix's last studio album, Electric Ladyland. The first was called 'Voodoo Chile' and it was (IMHO) rather unremarkable, which is why I suspect most people don't know it. The second one, on the B-side, is called Voodoo Child (Slight Return). (Note the "Child" in this song as opposed to "Chile" in the first one.) This is the song with which people are most familiar, thanks in large part to SRV.
I remember Clapton saying in a documentary that most of the guitar guys of his day would go into a solo, including himself, get lost in it and had to figure out how to get back to the song. He went on saying that that never happens with Stevie Ray Vaughan. He knows exactly where he is at all times and all he does is just channel.
I truly enjoyed watching you enjoy Stevie Ray Vaughn that way! He is THE BEST!!!
Stevie Ray Vaughn was one ☝️ of the most AMAZING blues musicians of all time! He died way too young, his music will live on!!!
great video bro, i was lucky enough to see SRV live in so cal in 1990 B&H Blues Fest a show of blues legends who all were incredible, but I was there for Stevie and he just killed us all that night I Count my self blessed to have been there to see him play,..less than 8 weeks later he was gone. You are absolutely right,.. its one of the few best things about being " old enough" lol to have 'been there to see it live" It brings tears to my eyes thinking how many years of incredible music was lost when SRV was lost so young.....
MRM loved watching you watching SRV. I'm 56 and I was Blessed enough to see him Twice! That's Right 2 Times. The First time was Blues Festival in Dallas BB King was the Headliner Stevie went on before BB and Mr. King couldn't hang with Stevie's show 2nd song into Mr. King's set he says "Let me Introduce you to my Son" Stevie comes and finishes off the show with BB and his Band. Next year Stevie was Headlining the Festival. I'm a Guitar player when I heard the news about the crash about 9am i left work and went to a Bar and my wife found me about 11pm I was completely Numb for at least 2-3 weeks. He was also recently Sober - kicked his Habits! Loved your reactions Dude!
I appreciate your video and your smarts. SRV is one of the best. Hard to stay still watching him or listening to him. Thank you for sharing and God Bless you all.
I've seen this video fifty times and never tire of it.
Same here
this, ladies and gentelmen, is music
I first heard SRV on an FM station just months before he died. Recognized the greatness immediately. Picked up CDs going forward. Listened for years, but never actually saw him play. One night caught a repeat of one of those Austin City Limits performances on PBS by chance. Jaw f-ing dropping. All those years I figured some of those recordings were using overdubs for all that guitar sound. Little did I know. The guy was just channeling from someplace the rest of us know not where.
there's a guy on youtube here named wings of pegasus and he's a british guitarist who does reviews of famous players guitar work. he found a video of SRV doing a sound check before a concert and it is amazing, like his sound check was greater then most other guitartist entire concert performances.
I first heard Stevie when his first cd came out, Texas Flood. I was blown away by the opening of Pride and Joy. I later got to see him live a few times. The best ever!
A few. just a few have that something special. Can't teach it. Can't learn it. Just got it or you don't.
Tim McDowell I had a very similar experience to SRV as you. He was outstanding!!
His Austin City Limits performances were legendary!! I still remember hearing about his death the day it happened and it was such a shock!! Still remember how I felt....he made me proud to be a Texan and represented us well...
Stevie lighting that guitar on fire!!! He was a gift to music! Was a sad day for the world when we lost him! Loved watching you love it too! Thanks brother!
I was so happy to see how much you appreciated greatness!
This is what needs to happen more to the millennial generation - exposure to quality music not the slick packaged, marketed, force fed crap they try pass off as music today. I think if this happened, more people would be playing music and demanding that music education be put back in the public schools.
totally agree. I play 5 instruments and can't read music.
Modern Renaissance Man I learned drums from watching my cousin play in church and the trumpet from watching and listening to another church member. Still don't know how to read music and I'm 53 years old.
Hey man, if you get a chance then check out " I'll play the blues for you " by Joe Bonnammassa on you tube. I think you'll like it. If you like good heartfelt music then try some of Keith Whitley's songs too. Good to see the younger generation listening to older songs. Music is a universal language that everyone can enjoy regardless of race , creed or the color of our skin. God looks at what's on the inside and so should we. Steve Perry's song called " When you love a Woman " is another that I think you would enjoy. I love all kinds of music from Motown to country to even some of this modern stuff. Just depends on the words and the beat. Anyway have a great day and let me know what you think of some of those songs if you listen to any of them. God bless you and yours.
What they need to do is go out to wherever musicians hang out near them and sit on plastic buckets, busking on street corners for tips. You find some really amazing talent like that, but they'll never be famous 'cause they ain't perty 'nuff, or they're too "controversial." [GASP!]
I dig "sharing" this music with you. I hear it all again, but new. As a 71 year old "rocker" I am part of the Boomer Generation - we did a lot of damage, blew up lots of stuff, reeked havoc too - but we are leaving you "youngsters" some nice music. No?
Thanks for sharing...
Thanks for the debt
Fantastic reaction!! Living in Austin I had the opportunity to see SRV several times back in the day. I also had the opportunity to meet Stevie backstage at Prince's Purple Rain Tour. I only mention that because Stevie was so gracious and appreciative of any compliments given to him. This live show of Voodoo Child was recorded at Austin City Limits, the longest running music show in the history of American television and still producing season after season music with the world's greatest musicians. Again, thank you for covering SRV!!!
POWERFUL!! Raised my blood pressure! Loved the close ups of his hands👏👏👏Like the up tempo of his version
SRV WAS IN A CLASS BY HIMSELF 🎸✨💫
SRV was a guitar god!. I'm so glad you discovered him!
Amen brother
Can you just imagine what a jam with Jimi and Stevie would have been like OMG!!! I'd sell everything I own for those tickets lol
Saw this when it originally aired on "Austin City Limits" back in the day. Blew my socks off. Made me want to practice the guitar.
SRV is one of the best guitarist ever. I consider him the best for his type of music. He made his playing seem so effortless & his singing was pretty damn good too. I was lucky enough to see him perform live, it had to have been one of the best concerts I ever had the privilege to see. RIP SRV.
When that Voodoo Chile was filmed, he had kicked ALL his addictions by that time in his life before he passed away.
I was very lucky to see him after he kicked his addictions and before he passed away. Undoubtedly the best show that i've ever seen!!!!
Saw him in the early 80’s , absolutely incredible. The best guitarist in the world!!!
So awesome to see your reaction. Stevie's been my fave guitarist for a v-e-r-y l-o-n-g time. Thank you for sharing this.
STEVIE RAY ONE OF THE GREATEST GUITARIST'S EVER SO SADLY MISSED JIMMI WOULD HAVE LOVED HIS VERSION OF VOODOO CHILD ABSOLUTEDLY BRILLIANT GOD BLESS STEVIE RAY VAUGHN AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
When Stevie passed we lost a true guitar legend. He was definitely one of a kind and may he R.I.P.
Got to to meet SRV twice. Such a genuine nice guy. It was a very sad day when he died for me. Glad to see you're digging his music. May it live on forever.
😱😱Thats Awesome man!
I got to meet him once myself and let me tell you that cat was a true Texas gentleman. He had HUGE hands, like baseball mitts. Powerful as all get out.
My neighbor was good friends with him
+Avalon I noticed his large hands too, they dwarf the neck. Also, with most of the really good players it almost appears as if the guitar is part of their body (Jeff Beck to name another one).
You have such a beautiful open mind for all great music
I grew up in Dallas with him and his brother Jimmie and now i'm 73 and saw him play many times. I've seen all the greats live and nobody plays like Stevie. When you saw him live it was like there was a string from his guitar to your soul and he took you to a place you've never been before. He was born to play the guitar and he just poured it out and it was just mind blowing. RIP
I would like to see a reaction of kids from this current generation watch this. Their minds would be BLOWN!!!! C'mon guys, I think we can all agree that this is music at its finest.
Cameron Felton I showed tomy grandsons and one just got his first guitar and he said he didn’t think he would ever be that good but I said he started just like you are.
"Stevie Ray Vaughn" = G.O.A.T!
I was blessed to see him live, in November 3rd. of 1989. Also on the bill was the legendary
"Jeff Beck"! At "Cobo Hall" in Detriot! The show was completely SOLD OUT! & We couldn't attain any tickets, anywhere! But get this, me & my crew were on I-94E. heading back to our shop, around 6pm, after working all day, just a few miles North of downtown Detroit. & We had the local Rock station (WRIF) playing in the truck! After a commercial break, the DJ announced live on air. That, they just released 300 tickets to the show at a first come, first served basis!!! $5-Tier C Tickets! Boy.... I whipped that truck around at the next exit & was at Cobo Hall in 10min. What a show, words cannot describe? He was the BEST-
BAR NONE! Sadly though, he had perished in "Alpine Valley" WI. Several months later. 😔 🙏🏻
I would highly encourage everyone, to watch his performance in Toronto, Canada. "Live at the El Mocambo" 1983! I understand that most of the reaction videos of SRV, are from "Austin City Limits" Which is an excellent performance! With that said: the-
"Live at El Mocambo" performance is a completely different animal! On a different plateau! Undoubtedly the greatest display of guitar playing, I have ever witnessed!!!
Peace ✌
I was at this show! God Bless!
Who was the dj on the WRIF?
Ya Man, i got to see him with Jeff Beck in Albuquerque, just months before the crash, what a show, they both came on stage at the last part, and Played 4 Yardbirds songs , this was a show i will never forget, Cousin Figel
MRM, I have watched this video many times to watch the guitar playing, but also your reaction - makes me happy :)
You did a wonderful job of this guitar narrative.. thsnk you Sir.
SRV No. 1 4eva RIP STEVIE. Love always ❤️❤️
RIP SRV....he has that effect with with every race and culture. He was a once in a lifetime guitarist. Hope you do more of him.
If you wanna see a great live jam, watch Stevie Ray Vaughn playing Look at Little Sister with Jeff Healey, Jeff was a blind blues guitarist. Probably one of only a handful of guitarist who could keep up with Stevie
I love that version with Stevie and Jeff Healey. Never got the chance to see Stevie but I did see Jeff Healey. Amazing!
Steel Curtain both in heaven
This and Little Wing are my two favorite SRV songs and they both happened to be Hendrix songs. Not a coincidence.
I was afraid they weren't going to suggest that particular SRV video. That's that totally amazing one for sure!