He broke a string, thus the guitar change. It was really was ridiculous, the music just seemed to fall out of him, like it couldn't be contained, and he had to let it out.
You got that right, friend. I was lucky enough to see SRV in April 1988 after he got clean, small 1000 seat venue. Music blasted out of him in a torrent. It was overwhelming. At first, you were afraid for him; 20 minutes in, when you realized he would NOT stop, you were afraid for yourself. It was literally exhausting trying to match his energy, intensity. Eventually you just said screw it, I'll go as long as I can. Then he dropped an early version of "Rivera Paradise." We have no idea what we lost.
I've seen very few play guitar behind their back, but this is the first time I've seen anyone doing that, breaking a string, and then picking up right where they left off, with guitar behind back, with another guitar (both Strats, but still ...).
That's a fact my friend, this can't be learned, he was born with this gift and you called it, the music is just flowing out of him, his vocals are on point as well. SRV is/was the GOAT... RIP Stevie.
Texas Flood - there is a statue of SRV in Texas. When the hurricanes flooded the area a few years ago, there is a photo where the flood water came up to Stevie’s boots and stopped. Looked like he was walking on the water.
@@hclpfwtx - IIRC, the most recent vandalizing was part of the blanket labeling of statues as 'white supremacists'. White guy with a cowboy hat? Obviously it's the white patriarchy oppressing someone somewhere. (rolls eyes)
His hands were so strong, he once had to use piano wire until he found a special manufacture that produced 12 and 13 gauge wires that could withstand his strength BUT, he still breaks them His death made a huge impact...I miss his every day.
@@farfromperfek, ya'll are smoking dope, lol. I own an SRV Strat and the neck profile is not that massive, lol. And, there have been 13 gauge strings used for a very long time. Fact is, in the 1950's and 1960's, the standard Jazz sets were 11, 12, and 13. Dick Dale was playing 16's back in the early 1960's.
@@johndeeregreen4592 i worked in a music store for 20 years I know this guitar very well. The SRV Strat has a '60s oval neck shape, a pau ferro fingerboard with 21 jumbo frets. Compared to the modern American Standard, the Tom Morello, the soft V on the Clapton Strat or the Eric Johnson strat its a thicker neck but has sustain for days.
Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a clip of that with as clear audio as this. Obviously some differences in venue acoustics not withstanding, that might be why we see so many reactions to this.
Hendrix did it 20+years before SRV was even a thing lol. Idk how people just got to SRV when hendeix literally did everything before him. SRV is cool but just a copy of Hendrix.
@@jtlefever8090 u never seen Hendrix live then lmao. He did it at Monterey pop and he did it a few times in 68' forget the concert tho. Jimi did everything first hence why I call SRV just a copy. SRV is cool.but he ain't no Hendrix.
You're going to see a lot of people compare Stevie Ray to Jimi Hendrix. There is no comparison. Jimi Hendrix was a rock and roll guitarist. Stevie Ray Vaughan is a Texas Blues guitarists that does something called rockabilly but was never a rock guitarist. Stevie Ray Vaughan's Mentor was Albert King. The King of Texas Blues!
Deanna Crownover Ya he came from Texas and knew Albert king, Sam Hopkins, T bone Walker, and Albert Collins but he also knew a lot of the real blues man to like BB King, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Eric Clapton, and Hendrix so yes he was well rounded in rock Texas and delta blues. Blessing and keep the blues alive.
SRV ~ 🎸🐐 Want your mind blown? Watch these SRV vids: 1) Life Without You at Capitol Theater 2) Texas Flood at El Macambo 3) Voodoo Child at Starwood Theater in Nashville 4) Tightrope at Austin City Limits 1989 5) Leave My Girl Alone at Austin City Limits 1989
Meh Hendrix didnt have anyone to really get influenced by with the stuff he was doing but SRV had jimi to be influenced by. Hendrix was the Original SRV was just a copy.
Stevie makes that guitar cry, scream and wail! The GOAT! But in my opinion, one of his best performances is Riviera Paradise, live in Austin...a slow and tender blues instrumental that showcases his ability to make you feel his emotions. And the whole band (Double Trouble) just soared. It's a masterpiece, check it out.
Some of Stevie's best vocals can be heard on "Leave My Girl Alone" and "Look at Little Sister" , during his Austin performance (One Night in Austin). He was such a legendary guitarist that his vocals are rarely acknowledged but he was a great blues singer.
Being from Texas I've seen SRV in concert several times. Every time I saw a show I was totally blown away. I was a hardcore Rock fan but was always amazed at Stevie's playing style. He was not only a great guitarist and musician. He was a very humble and had no ego. He signed his Texas Flood CD and I still have today. All he asked was "Did I enjoy the show?" All I could say was Amazing! I will see you again next month in Austin." Stevie replied "Glad you enjoyed the show?" RIP Stevie Ray!
As a fellow Texan, first of all, that's freaking awesome. Second of all, I'M SO JEALOUS! I would give my first born child to go back in time to see him live. I don't have any children, though...
Texas Magnolia’s comment is 100% true. I’ve seen reactions to SRV from professional guitarists who say that if even an accomplished guitarist picked up SRV’s guitar, sure they could play it, but they couldn’t come close to reproducing the same sound as SRV. The difference is, as Magnolia pointed out, was the size and strength of SRV’s hands. Even in this video, he swaps guitars because he broke a string. There’s a reaction video by a professional guitarist about this specific skill SRV had. He realized that he was going to constantly be at WAR with his strings and so he became a master at both playing for awhile with a broken string and then making QUICK guitar changes when there was a break in the song. If you had been SRV’s roadie/guitar tech, you knew you HAD to be a real Johnny-on-the-spot and you KNEW you were going to be much busier than an average roadie. It’s really indicative of SRV, he COULD have played softer and easier and spared his strings but he knew the sounds he wanted to make and was NOT going to compromise
I was at his show-along with Clapton and Robert Cray and friends, that fateful August day. I grew up in the 1970s, the “Clapton is God” days, but i saw “God” play that night and it was Stevie. (One of the only people Eric hated to play after) Up there for a 26th birthday present and I thank the lord every day i got to see him live. He was incredible. He was channeling Jimi right through his fingertips. It was a long and somber ride home to Ohio the next day after word broke and we found we’d ACTUALLY lost him. The pilot should never have taken off in that foggy crappy weather. RIP Stevie. Thank you for the joy you left us all. Hope to hear you rockin again at that great venue in the sky. Semper Fi
The look on your face during the behind the back playing is priceless. If you watch this whole inauguration concert you will see Stevie play behind his head too! Quite the showman!
I saw him do that in person several times in my life. I was listening to Stevie back in Austin in the late '70s when only locals knew who he was and he was sleeping on pool tables.
The first time I saw Stevie, I paid a $2 cover to see him and Ms Lou Ann Barton in a barbecue joint. They raised the roof! ruclips.net/video/myrcSyLMowE/видео.html Alpine Valley In the middle of the night Six strings down On the heaven-bound flight Got a pick, a strap, guitar on his back Ain't gonna cut the angels no slack Heaven done called Another blues-stringer back home See the voodoo chile Holding out his hand I've been waitin' on you brother Welcome to the band Good blues-stringin' Heaven-fine singin' Jesus, Mary and Joseph Been lis'nin' to your playin' Heaven done called Another blues-stringer back home Lord they called Another blues-stringer back home Albert Collins up there Muddy an' Lightnin' too Albert King and Freddy Playin' the blues T-Bone Walker, Guitar Slim Little Son Jackson and Frankie Lee Sims Heaven done called Another blues-stringer back home - Jimmie L Vaughan • Once upon a Time on Christmas morning two brothers were gifted musical instruments. The oldest brother received a guitar and the younger brother received a drum set. the younger brother was more interested in the guitar, so the older brother taught him how to play: ruclips.net/video/GSHDWIxPoaA/видео.html • This was recorded live in the studio. Stevie had the lights off in his booth and his eyes closed. The engineer noticed that the tape was about to run out and tried to signal, but SRV didn't catch it. It was the bass player who noticed the engineer and adjusted his playing which signaled to Stevie it was time to close the jam. The spool ran out as the last notes played. Nothing was ever added to this recording, it is a one-off of pure perfection: ruclips.net/video/V8wtZeVAa9I/видео.html ^Enjoy^
Yeah STEVIE was one of the greats. It’s nice to see him getting more recognition as time goes by. It’s the same thing with this new Rock n Roll resurgence. Great music will always be recognized. For us old Rockers, our hearts are being filled again. Peace, Phil
just a small story....when I was in the military stationed in Greece back in mid 80s I was at the Air Base Exchange looking thru the cheap rack of albums and found this album called Texas Flood and the price was only 50 cents even tho I never heard of Steve Ray Vaughn at the time I decided to get it and wow I never regreted that and fell in love with SRV and when he died it hurt me so bad.....
Watching your reactions to Stevie Ray brought me back to when I first heard I heard him play. He was a giant... his shadow still casts it's sway over the world and his music still rings out.. Texas Flood, The Sky is Crying, Voodoo Child, Crossfire, House is a Rocking, Pride and Joy, Little Wing... and so many others. Have fun exploring and cranking out all that astonishing music.
I purposely seek out reaction videos to SRV "Texas Flood" just to see that moment when he starts playing the guitar behind his back and it never fails to satisfy.
HEY ROME: YOU HAVE GOT TO TRY AND DO THE SAME SONG,BUT ITS AN EVEN BETTER VERSION OF THAT SONG:TEXAS FLOOD LIVE AT THE EL MOCAMBO YOU OWE IT TO YOUR SOUL TOO WITNESS ONE OF THE GREATEST DISPLAYS OF GUITAR PLAYING YOU WILL EVER SEE. I LOVE ME SOME SRV.HE NEVER PLAYS THE SAME SONG QUITE THE SAME WAY EVER TWICE BEFORE.ANYWAY CHECK OUT ANYTHING FROM STEVIE RAY VAUGHN LIVE OR STUDIO AND YOU WILL NEVER BE DISAPPOINTED.
Texas Flood - Live at the El Mocambo is the classic performance of this song almost all reactors watch. It's an intimate venue, well-recorded, and just him and the bass and drums, and a jaw dropping performance you'll never forget.
Stevie is the greatest example of a musician and his instrument being 1 entity. The man could put a person in tears with his music and never speak a word.
This man is my favorite guitarist and the world is so much darker now that he is gone. I have loved him since i was a child. I have texas flood (vinyl album) signed by him in somehwere around 1990 or so. This man changed my life.
Hey Son it has been amazing to me how much just two generations have seemed to have forgotten or just never really listen to what your grand parents lived through in day to day life . Kind of sad really but on the other hand very excited to see youngsters today re living our music. It warms my heart to enjoy it all over again with ya. Blessings love and light.🙏🏼
SRV was a awesome person! his Idol was Jimmy Hendrix, I met him in the mid 70s his personality was just as amazing as his guitar playing.. I'm so glad you found him, he was a blues legend as well played with BB King, Bo Didley,ect.. the best thing was is that Stevie played with a lot of the great Blues players.. there was so much respect between them all .. thank you!
Hand's dwn the best Guitar 🎸 player of all time!!!! No dispute!! Also one of the greatest blues singers of all time cut dwn early in his career,,imagine where he would be today!!!!! Rip!! Srv!!
Stevie Ray Vaughn is the best guitarist that ever lived. Stevie Ray is the GOAT. He tragically died in a helicopter crash & I remember how it felt to think this man who put his soul into playing would never play again. It was heartbreaking. I miss him. I regret I never saw him live.
That’s what you call sole Man and see him from his soul just as good as any black artist white artist Chinese artist you name it there is nobody like Stevie Ray Vaughan Elvis he played with Elvis a few times Elvis loved
That concert was at President Bill Clinton’s inauguration. Clinton loves Stevie Ray. The guy in the gold jacket playing the white guitar is his brother Jimmie from the fabulous thunderbirds. Awesome band too.
I was the same way the first time I seen Stevie Ray it was 1983 he was on Austin City Limits I was blown away I've never heard of him before I was like who is this guy. We lost Stevie Ray way too soon but the good always Die Young.
"Y'all see how casual he is, like it's normal for people to just play the guitar behind their back while they're singing a song..." Exactly. 🙌 SRV is one of my main inspirations, and I've been playing 30+ yrs. I actually can play behind my back, behind my head, and with my teeth, lol... not as incredibly as SRV and Jimi, but I can do it. But I probably wouldnt even have imagined trying without watching giants like this. 🤯🙌🙏🤘🤘🤘💙
I can't get over my man's face at 7:25 ! Priceless!! Lot's of guitarists play behind their back and behind their heads but it's your first time so it's OK that you're getting blown away by SRV. You will NOT be the last to get their brains tweaked this incredible musician. WELCOME!
life by the drop, one of my favorites from him......."sound check video" by him is a bad ass video also, he strolls out hungover in a pimp coat yawns, flicks a bugger and proceeds to shred the guitar
Stevie didn't just play the blues, he reinvented it. Credit where credit is due for the blues greats that popularized the sound, but Stevie took it to a whole other level that no one ever thought possible. RIP Stevie.
I knew Stevie Ray in the early 80s in Austin,Tx. He would literally sleep, eat and breathe guitar. I miss him. The world has lost the greatest rock and blues guitarist. I used to joke that stevie mustof made a deal at the cross roads..
Seeing this as a kid somewhere, I remember thinking that when he busted a string and had to switch guitars, he was like "HOW DARE YOU disobey me like this" and decided to let out some kind of fury on his guitar afterwards. Like was just straight angry. It was filthy. What i would be without this man and this band in my life as a kid.
Stevie was totally for real. He started playing at age 6. He was real and honest. Once B. B. King opened for him and he got real upset. He told his manager not to ever let that happen again. He was to open for him, Albert King, all the greats. He had a lot of respect for them.
Stevie was as kind as he was talented. A very special human being. Check out, “Life Without You” from the Capitol Theatre. He will show you more of who he was. The lyrics are beautiful, as well. He wrote it for a friend who died unexpectedly. ❤️ Donna
My idol. My hero. The one and ONLY, Stevie Ray Vaughan. He was taken from this Earth far too soon. He went out sober and clean as a whistle. God rest his incredible soul. My love for you, Stevie, knows no bounds.
He stood on the same pedestal as Jimi; they shared the one trait that others didn't which was improvisational genius. And no one played such heavy strings as he, not to mention routinely breaking them. Such a tragic loss; he had his best days ahead of him.
Stevie is, was and always will be my favorite musician. He didn't just play his guitar, he made love to it! The passion that oozed from that man's soul went straight to his fingers and his voice was just as amazing! He put every ounce of his soul into his music! August 27th,1990 is a day I will never forget because the world lost one of the most phenomenal entertainers that ever lived and I still mourn his death and I cry for all the mind blowing music we missed out on when he was killed. SRV was one of a kind! 💜 ❤️ 😢 Great reaction!
Saw him back in 1987 at the Great Woods Amphitheater in Mansfield, MA. The second song in he broke a string. Turned to my friend and said: THIS is going to be an epic night. To quote BB King: "That boy can PLAY."
What some people don’t understand is he is phrasing with the guitar what you can’t speak in words so you feel it. Really feel it . That’s what the blues are about. Black players like Robert Johnson who is remarkable and so many more came up with the blues from the oppression from the slavery of white peoples . And I’m white . But man what a great art and feeling of truth. So sorry really am that anyone was ever treated like that at the abuse of others for money. It makes me really tear up. And I’m a blues player.
The thing that most don't even notice is not only does he play behind his back, but he does it unconventionally where most swing the guitar around so the strings are away from the body. SRV plays with the strings directly towards him which is just so so hard to do and as effortless as he does.
He broke a string, thus the guitar change. It was really was ridiculous, the music just seemed to fall out of him, like it couldn't be contained, and he had to let it out.
You got that right, friend. I was lucky enough to see SRV in April 1988 after he got clean, small 1000 seat venue. Music blasted out of him in a torrent. It was overwhelming. At first, you were afraid for him; 20 minutes in, when you realized he would NOT stop, you were afraid for yourself. It was literally exhausting trying to match his energy, intensity. Eventually you just said screw it, I'll go as long as I can. Then he dropped an early version of "Rivera Paradise." We have no idea what we lost.
Truth!!!!
I've seen very few play guitar behind their back, but this is the first time I've seen anyone doing that, breaking a string, and then picking up right where they left off, with guitar behind back, with another guitar (both Strats, but still ...).
Texas Blues- the Best there ever was- Stevie Ray and ZZ Top! Texas Born and raised. This is the stuff we grew up with!!
That's a fact my friend, this can't be learned, he was born with this gift and you called it, the music is just flowing out of him, his vocals are on point as well. SRV is/was the GOAT... RIP Stevie.
Texas Flood - there is a statue of SRV in Texas. When the hurricanes flooded the area a few years ago, there is a photo where the flood water came up to Stevie’s boots and stopped. Looked like he was walking on the water.
I love that statue. Always go there in the summer & see it before the bats came out of the Commerce St. Bridge. 😊
saw pictures where ignorant assholes (sorry for the language) spray painted and vandalized it. truly some stupid people amongst us.
@@tazman66gt18 people just have no respect. Sounds like teenagers because they probably have no idea who SVR was and don't care.
@@hclpfwtx - IIRC, the most recent vandalizing was part of the blanket labeling of statues as 'white supremacists'. White guy with a cowboy hat? Obviously it's the white patriarchy oppressing someone somewhere. (rolls eyes)
@@brettg274 So a musical legend is a "white supremist" because he's wearing a cowboy hat? Boy aren't they a bunch of racist.
And that is Jimmie Vaughn in the sequined jacket, Stevie's older brother and no slouch on the guitar himself.
Was that his brother in the Fabulous Thunderbirds I thought his name w as s Kip Vaugh or something like that
Jimmie has always been in Stevie's shadow and never really gets the credits he deserves as well.
@@drunkbuzzard3237 Yeah, he was in the Fabulous Thunderbirds.
@@drunkbuzzard3237 JimmieVaughn played lead guitar for them and Kim Wilson sang lead.
Did you see Stevie look over and smile at Jimmie when Jimmie hit that first riff? Too cool.
His hands were so strong, he once had to use piano wire until he found a special manufacture that produced 12 and 13 gauge wires that could withstand his strength BUT, he still breaks them
His death made a huge impact...I miss his every day.
Stevie super glued his fingertips back on and had a literal pile of coke in the studio. Jesus Crimony that is straight up boss
Such a sad day!!
The Neck on the SRV strat is like a tree trunk.
@@farfromperfek, ya'll are smoking dope, lol. I own an SRV Strat and the neck profile is not that massive, lol. And, there have been 13 gauge strings used for a very long time. Fact is, in the 1950's and 1960's, the standard Jazz sets were 11, 12, and 13. Dick Dale was playing 16's back in the early 1960's.
@@johndeeregreen4592 i worked in a music store for 20 years I know this guitar very well. The SRV Strat has a '60s oval neck shape, a pau ferro fingerboard with 21 jumbo frets. Compared to the modern American Standard, the Tom Morello, the soft V on the Clapton Strat or the Eric Johnson strat its a thicker neck but has sustain for days.
The live at El Macambo is even better.
The entire show at el macambo is amazing. 3rd stone from the sun is the craziest thing I've seen Stevie do to his guitar.
MOCAMBO SIN DUDA MOCAMBO
Yeah Paul my hometown Toronto,I was their,feel blessed,sadly the Elmo is closed.🇨🇦
Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a clip of that with as clear audio as this. Obviously some differences in venue acoustics not withstanding, that might be why we see so many reactions to this.
Live at the El Macambo !!!! The guitar change out is pretty bad assed tho.
SRV: Pride and Joy, Mary Had a Little Lamb
Yes and yes
don't forget COLD SHOT 😁
And little wing
Do it!!!
PRIDE&JOY IS WAY COOL.....
He and Hendrix both did these things. They were common for old blues players long before him. He is just paying homage to his heroes.
Hendrix played behind his head, never saw him play behind his back
Hendrix did it 20+years before SRV was even a thing lol. Idk how people just got to SRV when hendeix literally did everything before him. SRV is cool but just a copy of Hendrix.
@@jtlefever8090 u never seen Hendrix live then lmao. He did it at Monterey pop and he did it a few times in 68' forget the concert tho. Jimi did everything first hence why I call SRV just a copy. SRV is cool.but he ain't no Hendrix.
Stevie himself admitted that his idol was Jimi Hendrix, hence the reason he covered so many Hendrix songs.
My favorite Stevie Ray Vaughn is “Pride & Joy”
I call my strat "Pride and joy"
😊
You're going to see a lot of people compare Stevie Ray to Jimi Hendrix. There is no comparison.
Jimi Hendrix was a rock and roll guitarist. Stevie Ray Vaughan is a Texas Blues guitarists that does something called rockabilly but was never a rock guitarist.
Stevie Ray Vaughan's Mentor was Albert King. The King of Texas Blues!
Deanna Crownover Ya he came from Texas and knew Albert king, Sam Hopkins, T bone Walker, and Albert Collins but he also knew a lot of the real blues man to like BB King, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Eric Clapton, and Hendrix so yes he was well rounded in rock Texas and delta blues. Blessing and keep the blues alive.
Albert King is god level.
@@thor8580 Eeek! Brother, don't forget Johnny Copeland!!
(I love Delta and Texas Blues. It's my favorite music LOL.)
What Deanna said. ^
Jimi played blues
There is no substitution - Stevie IS and will forever be "the Man of Blues"
SRV ~ 🎸🐐
Want your mind blown? Watch these SRV vids:
1) Life Without You at Capitol Theater
2) Texas Flood at El Macambo
3) Voodoo Child at Starwood Theater in Nashville
4) Tightrope at Austin City Limits 1989
5) Leave My Girl Alone at Austin City Limits 1989
Let's add Look At Little Sister, with Jeff Healy - a blind blues guitarist.
"Life Without You" is epic!!
He was the closest thing to Jimi- played the guitar effortlessly. They both seem like they were transported from another planet.
Meh Hendrix didnt have anyone to really get influenced by with the stuff he was doing but SRV had jimi to be influenced by. Hendrix was the Original SRV was just a copy.
Dude I love your reactions! It's cool to see a younger guy discovering music that I grew up on.
Tears flowing...welcome to the world of the late Great Stevie Ray Vaughn. RIP SRV.
The greatest of all time Stevie always played in beast mode, could keep up with any shredder of today yet put more feeling into everything he played.
Stevie's sound checks were better than most shows today.
@Dwayne Lyle no doubt it is interesting to see early clips of him and his #1 still had some paint on it lol.
@@fritzcolburn agreed get up out of bed half asleep bam level 10 instantly.
I feel like Dimebag encompassed a lot of SRV
I saw him 6before he died in the helicopter crash at the garden.the fire and fury tour with Jeff beck.talk about a dream concert.rip jimmy.
Thanks, Texas, for this son of yours -
RIP, Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Stevie makes that guitar cry, scream and wail! The GOAT! But in my opinion, one of his best performances is Riviera Paradise, live in Austin...a slow and tender blues instrumental that showcases his ability to make you feel his emotions. And the whole band (Double Trouble) just soared. It's a masterpiece, check it out.
That performance is *SO* filthy I feel like I need to go to confession after watching it! SRV is the GOAT!
I heard the guitar needed a cigarette after this performance LOL
Some of Stevie's best vocals can be heard on "Leave My Girl Alone" and "Look at Little Sister" , during his Austin performance (One Night in Austin). He was such a legendary guitarist that his vocals are rarely acknowledged but he was a great blues singer.
Being from Texas I've seen SRV in concert several times. Every time I saw a show I was totally blown away. I was a hardcore Rock fan but was always amazed at Stevie's playing style. He was not only a great guitarist and musician. He was a very humble and had no ego. He signed his Texas Flood CD and I still have today. All he asked was "Did I enjoy the show?" All I could say was Amazing! I will see you again next month in Austin." Stevie replied "Glad you enjoyed the show?" RIP Stevie Ray!
As a fellow Texan, first of all, that's freaking awesome. Second of all, I'M SO JEALOUS! I would give my first born child to go back in time to see him live. I don't have any children, though...
Man, your reaction was one of the best reactions I've seen to any song!
The guy in the gold jacket is Stevie’s brother Jimmy
Texas Magnolia’s comment is 100% true. I’ve seen reactions to SRV from professional guitarists who say that if even an accomplished guitarist picked up SRV’s guitar, sure they could play it, but they couldn’t come close to reproducing the same sound as SRV. The difference is, as Magnolia pointed out, was the size and strength of SRV’s hands. Even in this video, he swaps guitars because he broke a string. There’s a reaction video by a professional guitarist about this specific skill SRV had. He realized that he was going to constantly be at WAR with his strings and so he became a master at both playing for awhile with a broken string and then making QUICK guitar changes when there was a break in the song. If you had been SRV’s roadie/guitar tech, you knew you HAD to be a real Johnny-on-the-spot and you KNEW you were going to be much busier than an average roadie. It’s really indicative of SRV, he COULD have played softer and easier and spared his strings but he knew the sounds he wanted to make and was NOT going to compromise
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Voodoo Chile
He did that one a few weeks back.
I was at his show-along with Clapton and Robert Cray and friends, that fateful August day. I grew up in the 1970s, the “Clapton is God” days, but i saw “God” play that night and it was Stevie. (One of the only people Eric hated to play after) Up there for a 26th birthday present and I thank the lord every day i got to see him live. He was incredible. He was channeling Jimi right through his fingertips. It was a long and somber ride home to Ohio the next day after word broke and we found we’d ACTUALLY lost him. The pilot should never have taken off in that foggy crappy weather. RIP Stevie. Thank you for the joy you left us all. Hope to hear you rockin again at that great venue in the sky. Semper Fi
The look on your face during the behind the back playing is priceless. If you watch this whole inauguration concert you will see Stevie play behind his head too! Quite the showman!
I saw him do that in person several times in my life. I was listening to Stevie back in Austin in the late '70s when only locals knew who he was and he was sleeping on pool tables.
you lucky bastard! Haha
Wow! Legend!
Sup bud, Fabulous Thunderbirds at the Wednesday free concert on the hill. Been t here
The first time I saw Stevie, I paid a $2 cover to see him and Ms Lou Ann Barton in a barbecue joint.
They raised the roof!
ruclips.net/video/myrcSyLMowE/видео.html
Alpine Valley
In the middle of the night
Six strings down
On the heaven-bound flight
Got a pick, a strap, guitar on his back
Ain't gonna cut the angels no slack
Heaven done called
Another blues-stringer back home
See the voodoo chile
Holding out his hand
I've been waitin' on you brother
Welcome to the band
Good blues-stringin'
Heaven-fine singin'
Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Been lis'nin' to your playin'
Heaven done called
Another blues-stringer back home
Lord they called
Another blues-stringer back home
Albert Collins up there
Muddy an' Lightnin' too
Albert King and Freddy
Playin' the blues
T-Bone Walker, Guitar Slim
Little Son Jackson and
Frankie Lee Sims
Heaven done called
Another blues-stringer back home
- Jimmie L Vaughan
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Once upon a Time on Christmas morning two brothers were gifted musical instruments. The oldest brother received a guitar and the younger brother received a drum set. the younger brother was more interested in the guitar, so the older brother taught him how to play:
ruclips.net/video/GSHDWIxPoaA/видео.html
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This was recorded live in the studio. Stevie had the lights off in his booth and his eyes closed. The engineer noticed that the tape was about to run out and tried to signal, but SRV didn't catch it. It was the bass player who noticed the engineer and adjusted his playing which signaled to Stevie it was time to close the jam. The spool ran out as the last notes played. Nothing was ever added to this recording, it is a one-off of pure perfection:
ruclips.net/video/V8wtZeVAa9I/видео.html
^Enjoy^
Yeah STEVIE was one of the greats. It’s nice to see him getting more recognition as time goes by. It’s the same thing with this new Rock n Roll resurgence. Great music will always be recognized. For us old Rockers, our hearts are being filled again. Peace, Phil
just a small story....when I was in the military stationed in Greece back in mid 80s I was at the Air Base Exchange looking thru the cheap rack of albums and found this album called Texas Flood and the price was only 50 cents even tho I never heard of Steve Ray Vaughn at the time I decided to get it and wow I never regreted that and fell in love with SRV and when he died it hurt me so bad.....
Watching your reactions to Stevie Ray brought me back to when I first heard I heard him play. He was a giant... his shadow still casts it's sway over the world and his music still rings out.. Texas Flood, The Sky is Crying, Voodoo Child, Crossfire, House is a Rocking, Pride and Joy, Little Wing... and so many others. Have fun exploring and cranking out all that astonishing music.
I purposely seek out reaction videos to SRV "Texas Flood" just to see that moment when he starts playing the guitar behind his back and it never fails to satisfy.
HEY ROME: YOU HAVE GOT TO TRY AND DO THE SAME SONG,BUT ITS AN EVEN BETTER VERSION OF THAT SONG:TEXAS FLOOD LIVE AT THE EL MOCAMBO YOU OWE IT TO YOUR SOUL TOO WITNESS ONE OF THE GREATEST DISPLAYS OF GUITAR PLAYING YOU WILL EVER SEE. I LOVE ME SOME SRV.HE NEVER PLAYS THE SAME SONG QUITE THE SAME WAY EVER TWICE BEFORE.ANYWAY CHECK OUT ANYTHING FROM STEVIE RAY VAUGHN LIVE OR STUDIO AND YOU WILL NEVER BE DISAPPOINTED.
Texas Flood - Live at the El Mocambo is the classic performance of this song almost all reactors watch. It's an intimate venue, well-recorded, and just him and the bass and drums, and a jaw dropping performance you'll never forget.
~ * * * AMEN * * * ~ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yep!🇨🇦
@@rosshartley5807 the drummer and base were his original band called Double Trouble.
It gets even better??!! damn I'm gonna check it out myself
Oh yeah ! The GOAT!
How I vacillate between SRV and Dimash is nuts .
Stevie would be my age now had he lived.
I like how his older brother covered for him while they replaced the busted guitar.
Isn't he great?!?! Definitely one of the best.
If you like this, you’ll love his song “Crossfire”
Stevie is the greatest example of a musician and his instrument being 1 entity.
The man could put a person in tears with his music and never speak a word.
He was one bad man! RIP SRV
This man is my favorite guitarist and the world is so much darker now that he is gone. I have loved him since i was a child. I have texas flood (vinyl album) signed by him in somehwere around 1990 or so. This man changed my life.
Hey Son it has been amazing to me how much just two generations have seemed to have forgotten or just never really listen to what your grand parents lived through in day to day life . Kind of sad really but on the other hand very excited to see youngsters today re living our music. It warms my heart to enjoy it all over again with ya. Blessings love and light.🙏🏼
I was 22 when SRV passed and I’ll never forget the day it happened. Such a tremendous loss from such an immeasurable talent.
SRV was a awesome person! his Idol was Jimmy Hendrix, I met him in the mid 70s his personality was just as amazing as his guitar playing.. I'm so glad you found him, he was a blues legend as well played with BB King, Bo Didley,ect.. the best thing was is that Stevie played with a lot of the great Blues players.. there was so much respect between them all .. thank you!
Hand's dwn the best Guitar 🎸 player of all time!!!! No dispute!! Also one of the greatest blues singers of all time cut dwn early in his career,,imagine where he would be today!!!!! Rip!! Srv!!
One of the 5 greatest rock and roll guitarists to have ever lived.
Dude. The look on your face was priceless. RIP SRV. You are greatly missed.
Stevie Ray Vaughn is the best guitarist that ever lived. Stevie Ray is the GOAT.
He tragically died in a helicopter crash & I remember how it felt to think this man who put his soul into playing would never play again. It was heartbreaking. I miss him. I regret I never saw him live.
You're not alone regretting missing out seeing SRV play live😪😪
That’s what you call sole Man and see him from his soul just as good as any black artist white artist Chinese artist you name it there is nobody like Stevie Ray Vaughan Elvis he played with Elvis a few times Elvis loved
That concert was at President Bill Clinton’s inauguration. Clinton loves Stevie Ray. The guy in the gold jacket playing the white guitar is his brother Jimmie from the fabulous thunderbirds. Awesome band too.
ROME, CHECK OUT STEVIE BIRTHING “ CROSSFIRE”! ONE OF HIS BEST!
I love seeing Jimmy and Stevie together near the end of the show. What a pair.
BB King and Stevie got me started with my love of Blues music. 2 of just a few people who can make a guitar talk to your soul.
SRV had the best "Stank Face" playing that guitar!
I used to party with the drummer when I lived in corpus christi in the 70's. Love srv may he rest in peace.
Another guitar master we lost far too soon. RIP SRV
I was the same way the first time I seen Stevie Ray it was 1983 he was on Austin City Limits I was blown away I've never heard of him before I was like who is this guy. We lost Stevie Ray way too soon but the good always Die Young.
He was really God, came down to show his skills and went on back up! Love this man!!!!!!!
"Y'all see how casual he is, like it's normal for people to just play the guitar behind their back while they're singing a song..."
Exactly. 🙌
SRV is one of my main inspirations, and I've been playing 30+ yrs. I actually can play behind my back, behind my head, and with my teeth, lol... not as incredibly as SRV and Jimi, but I can do it. But I probably wouldnt even have imagined trying without watching giants like this. 🤯🙌🙏🤘🤘🤘💙
I can't get over my man's face at 7:25 ! Priceless!! Lot's of guitarists play behind their back and behind their heads but it's your first time so it's OK that you're getting blown away by SRV. You will NOT be the last to get their brains tweaked this incredible musician. WELCOME!
His guitar playing is so ridiculously good that his vocals get overlooked.
Also: look up "the smoothest guitar change in history."
Life is what you make of it, and Stevie lived it to the fullest may he RIP.
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Man oh man I love me some Stevie Ray Vaughn 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
He broke a string
He's had lost of practice since high school and that's the way he is
Stevie Ray Vaughan is awesome.
He is the GOAT...GREATEST BLUES MAN OF ALL TIME!!! 😎👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
life by the drop, one of my favorites from him......."sound check video" by him is a bad ass video also, he strolls out hungover in a pimp coat yawns, flicks a bugger and proceeds to shred the guitar
SRV is definitely on the short-list of greatest guitarists ever. His version of Voodoo Chile is sublime.
Stevie didn't just play the blues, he reinvented it. Credit where credit is due for the blues greats that popularized the sound, but Stevie took it to a whole other level that no one ever thought possible. RIP Stevie.
You know what my reaction is when I see Stevie? Its tears.
One of the best guitar shredders ever!
SRV leaves another smoking hole in the stage.
Amazing guitarist with surprising vocals. He had the music in him.
A)live music
B) real music
One of the best of the best.
I think Bob Seger said it best "Today's music ain't got the same soul..."
I knew Stevie Ray in the early 80s in Austin,Tx. He would literally sleep, eat and breathe guitar.
I miss him.
The world has lost the greatest rock and blues guitarist.
I used to joke that stevie mustof made a deal at the cross roads..
Never listened to his music much... but I will now! Wow!! Big WOW!
Stevie was awesome!!! One of my forever favs.
Best performance EVER at a Presidential Inauguration. SRV is the G.O.A.T.
Pride and Joy
The man was a guitar God
SRV should be on your personal play list! Got to hear it once in a while to know music existed!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seeing this as a kid somewhere, I remember thinking that when he busted a string and had to switch guitars, he was like "HOW DARE YOU disobey me like this" and decided to let out some kind of fury on his guitar afterwards. Like was just straight angry. It was filthy. What i would be without this man and this band in my life as a kid.
Stevie was totally for real. He started playing at age 6. He was real and honest. Once B. B. King opened for him and he got real upset. He told his manager not to ever let that happen again. He was to open for him, Albert King, all the greats. He had a lot of respect for them.
SRV played like a man possessed by a guitar demon. So raw and yet so in control. We are lucky to have these recordings.
Only one word; Legendary . Damn, I miss him.
Stevie Ray Vaughn is the GOAT! RIP STEVIE
He changes out guitars a lot, the strings break. He doesn’t miss a beat.
I saw him in Richmond va, yes behind back , over head, spinning so air moves different , the man was on a whole different plane of existence
Stevie was as kind as he was talented. A very special human being. Check out, “Life Without You” from the Capitol Theatre. He will show you more of who he was. The lyrics are beautiful, as well. He wrote it for a friend who died unexpectedly. ❤️ Donna
I feel so lucky to have seen him in Amarillo Texas just before he hit it big. He stunned everyone with his talent.
This video shows why SRV is the BEST Guitarist to ever walk the Earth.
Two words The Dooooooooooo
Welcome to Texas , Born in the lone star ⭐ State , r.i.p Stevie Ray..we in Texas miss you .🤠😥🐴
My idol. My hero. The one and ONLY, Stevie Ray Vaughan. He was taken from this Earth far too soon. He went out sober and clean as a whistle. God rest his incredible soul. My love for you, Stevie, knows no bounds.
He stood on the same pedestal as Jimi; they shared the one trait that others didn't which was improvisational genius. And no one played such heavy strings as he, not to mention routinely breaking them. Such a tragic loss; he had his best days ahead of him.
I am so so so glad your watching this particular video. He was the best.
So glad you FINALLY got to hear the late GREAT S.R.V ✌🏼💜🎵
What a talent gone to soon RIP Stevie
I suggest this to every new youtu er. I love SRV. I always say he will make your jaw drop but I can't say why. I love seeing the amazement
Stevie is, was and always will be my favorite musician. He didn't just play his guitar, he made love to it! The passion that oozed from that man's soul went straight to his fingers and his voice was just as amazing! He put every ounce of his soul into his music! August 27th,1990 is a day I will never forget because the world lost one of the most phenomenal entertainers that ever lived and I still mourn his death and I cry for all the mind blowing music we missed out on when he was killed. SRV was one of a kind! 💜 ❤️ 😢 Great reaction!
Stevie Ray Vaughan is the GOAT
Saw him back in 1987 at the Great Woods Amphitheater in Mansfield, MA. The second song in he broke a string. Turned to my friend and said: THIS is going to be an epic night.
To quote BB King: "That boy can PLAY."
What some people don’t understand is he is phrasing with the guitar what you can’t speak in words so you feel it. Really feel it . That’s what the blues are about. Black players like Robert Johnson who is remarkable and so many more came up with the blues from the oppression from the slavery of white peoples . And I’m white . But man what a great art and feeling of truth. So sorry really am that anyone was ever treated like that at the abuse of others for money. It makes me really tear up. And I’m a blues player.
The thing that most don't even notice is not only does he play behind his back, but he does it unconventionally where most swing the guitar around so the strings are away from the body. SRV plays with the strings directly towards him which is just so so hard to do and as effortless as he does.
We lost a legend because they say God wanted guitar lessons. RIP SRV. Love forever 🥲❤️🇺🇸 edited people tend to overlook his voice he was amazing
Nothing like it, excellent! Stevie is totally phenomenal. Legend and is missed by millions. RIP SRV.
Still IS 2 THIS DAY. ❤❤THATS MY STEVIE❤❤