Rise Of A Texas Bluesman | Stevie Ray Vaughan | Amplified

[@igloo7243]

Stevie Ray Vaughan is the greatest guitar player in the world has ever witnessed. 30 some years later I’m still sad that we lost him.

[@MikeLike8]

I saw Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck when they toured in 1989, wow what a guitar fest! My man Jeff Healey opened for Beck and Stevie closed the show. I’m not arguing nor will deny that Stevie was the best guitarist around. This story is so well done noting and emphasized Stevie and the Blues revivals single handedly resurrected in the 1980’s by Stevie Ray Vaughan! He and Jimi are on my guitar hero Mt Rushmore!

[@curbozerboomer1773]

@@MikeLike8 Yes...wow...Jeff Healey, the blind virtuoso, then followed by the unique Jeff Beck, and closed out by the very best of them all, SRV!...What a lucky guy you were!...As much as I admire Hendrix, these three others were on his level of greatness too!...As Hendrix once stated: " We should not compare each other...that is when we make a big mistake! I cannot even know who is "better", Segovia or BB King.."

[@ricknelson5493]

I cried like a young spoiled girl when I heard he passed on, I had TWO chances to see him live but work/ family responsibilities etc. I figured I'd see him later on, maybe I will up there 'cause I'm quite sure saint Peter digs him too

[@jamesbarrick3403]

I'm not going to argue with you... Bonamassa has something to say. Stevie was so good, and still a bit young there was more in the tank. My friends saw his last performance in WI I missed that show. So sorry I could not make that show.

[@Eha-b5v]

AGREED!!

[@jaydee2012]

Stevie's sound is like a key that fits the lock in my soul. I saw him 4 times, unbelievable. I still cry sometimes when i listen to him. What a tragic loss. RIP SRV.

[@tony69em]

Especially when the solo for Life Without You kicks in.

[@DweeD1516]

Luckyyyyy....he passed right before my time but I feel ya!

[@woody8577]

Four times...you've earned some bragging rights, my friend! I would love to have been embraced by Stevie's presence, if only for a minute. Thank you for appreciating good music!

[@demonsaint1296]

Three times more than I have seen him. So happy to have at least got to see him once at the El Paso hot air balloon festival.

[@QuantumBeeWellness]

I was just watching the In Session performance with Albert King and SRV (1983, Hamilton, Ontario), and it brought tears to my eyes more than a few times. I wish I could have seen him live in concert.

[@jacksonmarshallkramer5087]

His performance of Texas Flood at El Mocambo is the greatest blues guitar piece in Blues history.

[@voraciousreader3341]

*”In my opinion….”* Can’t forget that….we always want our favorites at the top of the heap, which proves how biased and subjective our opinions really are. It should be enough that _you_ feel that way, but there’s no objective criteria, and nobody alive has heard every other guitarist in blues history, which automatically invalidates your universal vote.

[@jellycream1964]

​@voraciousreader3341 I think anyone that reads this realizes the guy is giving his opinion and he doesn't need to say "imo".

[@msbadkittie]

i go back and watch those El Mocambo videos every few months. his performance of Lenny blows me away and brings a tear to my eye every time. RIP SRV

[@Scott-e2g]

He 0was a great

[@less2worryabout]

@@voraciousreader3341 we? you are INVALIDATED. PFFFTT..

[@dianawright8709]

There’s not enough attention brought to his singing voice. That growl! Always on pitch! Love it!

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

He sounds like Ray Charles.

[@HexagonAnon]

@@xcx8646 makes sense as it’s the story of SRV

[@staceyshaffer180]

When your that good on the guitar…anyones voice will come in second, even his own.

[@johnboyer8635]

The voice.... Just someTuff Stuff! You're right about that growl.

[@joeblankenship377]

Definitely a better vocalist than Jimi.

[@JH-ks9oi]

As a Dallas kid we had our hero Stevie Ray was the reason I became a Texas Blues guitar musician and I've loved every second of it

[@Brembelia]

Stevie put Texas blues on the map.

[@kennethmabus381]

That's awesome. Love to hear you play!

[@missieshainwhitaker9132]

Hey Dallas ..I'm from ftworth...my mom turned me onto Stevie Ray,. .and I've been in love ever since...now I've turned my kids and grandkids onto him...he's a family tradition I guess...

[@people4peace999]

Awesome Awesome ✌️😎🕉

[@byronujordan7]

I grew up in Oak Cliff with Stevie. I met him when he was 12 & I was 14. He was playing Hendrix when I met him. He was a better person than he was a performer. That's a rare thing. Jimmy Vaughan's band, the Chessmen, was the best rock band in Oak Cliff.

[@juliepeterson6639]

As a huge fan of Stevie Ray Vaughn...his sound is meant for my soul. I dropped my daughter off for her first day of kindergarten, and on my way back home, I heard of his passing and had to pull over and cry before I could join traffic again. His work still gives me chills, and a lot of energy. My favorite music!

[@robertdore9592]

It is said that God takes those that he needs, perhaps he needed to hear Stevie duet with Hendrix, Charlie Christian, Segovia, Gary Moore, BB King and Django Reinhart etc?

[@toddadams7442]

SRV was taken away the very same year my daughter Taylor was born. . . She was born on 04/16/1990 . . . So I had my hands full and my heart Frozen upon only one thing my new baby girl, who would also get taken out of my life too later down the line. . . How everything and everyone in life has a liking for SRV . . . AND I Have LISTENED TO THIS EVERLOVING LOST MUSICAL Magician AND ABSOLUTELY AWESOME TALENT FOR EVER AND IMA STILL LISTENING AND WILL BE LISTENING TILL I ALSO EXPIRE HERE AND WELL. . . ; . . . TIC TOC PPL TIMES TICKING AWAY ARTIST inter Alia. . .

[@robertheymann5906]

The only guitarist that gives me goose bumps

[@juliewayseer]

@@robertheymann5906yes! Ya know, initially, I couldn’t understand why the crowds he performed before weren’t carrying on dancing and cheering. Didn’t take long for me to empathize. You can’t help but be mesmerized watching his hands make those guitars literally 𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓴 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓰

[@robertheymann5906]

Even Eric Clapton had nothing but great things to say about SRV " We all improvise, we take breaks mid song, sometimes we even get lost for a moment and only other guitarists may notice, but not Stevie, he plays from a place that provides no mistakes, he plays from his soul"

[@staceymorris1571]

SRV was not one in a million or billion but ONE OF A KIND.. An endless skilled King!! Rip

[@ericlinkhart4030]

By far my favorite guitar player. This man was and still is amazing. This world dearly misses him.

[@averychilco]

Greatest guitar player ever TBONE WAlKER, no one has ever been able to imitate his sound. They mentioned all the Texas blues pioneers except Charles Brown and Cornell Dupree.

[@kellymartin1099]

He not only "Had "IT" HE WAS "IT"

[@newfreenayshaun6651]

I remember where I was when I heard the news. I was nine, I was in the back seat of the car, my family and I were on a road trip for the weekend when we were listening to the radio and heard about the helicopter crash. As a 9-year-old musician I still was too young to understand how devastated the world was at that moment. Such a huge loss, but such a huge gift to the world. Long, long live the awesome and talented sound of Stevie Ray Vaughan. Thank you Stevie, you're still my greatest hero and we still miss you brother.

[@bigstick5278]

I just saw him in concert November 89 at USF Sun Dome, Tampa, FL. One morning my Girlfriend wakes me up and shoves the newspaper in my face and says "Read this"!! I was like No! No Effing way.

[@briankarr4257]

I remember clearly also.

[@shawnbell6392]

SRV was a titan. What they left out about Johnny Winter is his mammoth fluidity, he never ran out of musical ideas in his playing and his playing was like a conversation he was having. Lightnin Hopkins gives me chills every time I hear his work. A hero of mine in music.

[@christophervisser5810]

You just mentioned my 3 favourite guitarists of all time!!

[@TexasBurningFlower]

I saw J. Winter when I was 12 he was an inspiration for Stevie he was an inspiration for everyone….

[@chaipod]

Johnny Winter was a blues epic in the 70s, listened to his music when I m was 15 n still listening now. I can hear SRV emulating J Winter's style in this video.

[@peterbetts858]

@@TexasBurningFlower Everyone . . ..

[@TwoFeathersFarm]

I still remember the first time I heard him on vinyl. Late at night, some house party, and I was blown away. I miss him terribly.

[@davidsepos8603]

This guy SRV ,he ,I don't want to say WAS, But he is gone now rest in peace,He lives in our hearts and minds, and that is Soul.

[@steveb796]

Steb’s bar in Cedar Falls Iowa for me. Middle of the afternoon. The whole place played air guitar. Saw him 3 times. Hate to think all we missed by his untimely death.

[@Senorzilchnzero]

You dont miss him. You miss his music. Idk why people keep saying they miss musicians or celebrities..almost everyone knew nothing about them

[@elainedaprano9130]

@@Senorzilchnzero

[@buddygraham1486]

@@Senorzilchnzero dude, the music he made was Stevie Ray Vaugn! The Art of an Artist defines whom they are deep inside their soul...

[@breifne555]

He hasn't gone, he's still here. I like many others have young kids who are listening to him and playing guitar. My lad is 11 and he's bashing out Pride and Joy and Texas blues and more and he lives for Stevie, watching the videos and taking YT lessons etc etc. In my youth in the 60s and 70s it was Hendrix and a battered guitar and then the road but now he's probably far better than I ever was. Stevie has a timeless appeal and a special magic switch he turned on. Thanks SRV.

[@chachadodds5860]

Bravo!

[@jeffmckinnon5842]

I just had to reply to your comment. We have all heard of these kids that do Eddie Van Halen, or Stevie Ray, to a tee, at some ridiculous young age, which is no small thing. After reading what you wrote, I can only imagine your pride in being one of those fathers, watching "his own son" and sharing in that bond that must have taken place, in your own house. Just sharing music with your kid is a magical thing. Watching your child surpass your own talents, must be one of the most rewarding moments that a father could have.

[@breifne555]

@@jeffmckinnon5842 Thank you...and you really said it. Watching yourself being upstaged completely means job done with a massive smile. Best buzz ever. The big thing is that he's found his voice...going from a very shy nervous wee lad into something else as he rakes into licks at full blast with his soul screaming. It has changed everything. All thanks to SRV. Thanks again Jeff. Hopefully you'll get to see him at some point. He's ready to go.

[@woody8577]

​@@breifne555 We're all rooting for him!

[@Patienthost]

🥲 Yes, Stevie, will always be here. * "Death is just when people change. You can't physically see them, or talk to them, but they are there." ~ Stevie Ray Vaughan My grandson's 14, he's been playing 🎸about a year. Got his 2nd electric 🎸 for Christmas. I told him I love the Blues, preferably Stevie Ray Vaughan! He said, "I like Stevie Ray Vaughan. I like all types of music." I said, "Play the blues for grandma 😆 I love the harmonica, too." ... I think I'll buy him one.

[@kevinenger8623]

Im 58 years old, and one of Stevies biggest fan.. I remember playing his memorable Austin City Limits clip for my girlfriends son. He was HOOKED! He never seen anyone play guitar like that! I will never forget that night, or how this young man took to music after that. Long live Stevie!

[@Giitzerland]

That was such a good show! I swear man, City Limits had more to do with showing people how exceptional the blues were as much as any record ever minted!

[@nancytillett]

N. Ñnñ!

[@peterbetts858]

@@Giitzerland best music show on tv .

[@jeffrowlette]

Stevie saved my life. He helped me get off drugs. I don't need to talk about his music, ya'll do lots of that...I'm talking about his heart, his soul, his love. He saved my life and then he left. He never even asked for a thank you...all give and no take. He wasn't just a musician.....these days I try to pay it forward - as Stevie would.

[@e321-g4q]

I love that kids today are discovering the genius of SRV.

[@MinneapolisSkip]

I saw SRV on an Easter Sunday at Lee Park in Dallas. He came on and played with Jimmy’s band and, after the first song, you/we knew. After, when they were packing up, Butterfly, got on the mike and asked if someone could give “somebody” a ride home. Butterfly and I gave Steven a ride home to his moms place. RIP Steven ,RIP Butterfly.

[@woody8577]

I love hearing stories like yours! So humbling!

[@TheHeliumkid]

whatever happened to butterfly?

[@georgeshaw8925]

Best blues guitarist to ever walk the planet. He musically never ran out of things to say. RIP brother.

[@rheinhardtgrafvonthiesenha8185]

He was endless.

[@maureendrozda9960]

Thank God For The Boys From Oak Cliff - Jimmie Started The Fire In Stevie & They Were Both Destined To Be Great Guitarists! Stevie Even Named His Dog T-Bone - He LOVED The Original Texas Bluesmen! But Stevie Was An ORIGINAL - & Never To Be Replaced! He Is So MISSED! Soul💞Soul, Stevie!💗😘

[@rheinhardtgrafvonthiesenha8185]

And just to wrap this up with a fine bow my Golden Retriever’s name is Stevie Ray lol.

[@maureendrozda9960]

@@rheinhardtgrafvonthiesenha8185 Stevie Would Probably Love That - He Loved Dogs & Other Creatures!

[@joemomma8573]

All of his memorable licks are just ripped off from Freddie King... SRV is responsible for every d-bag that picks up a guitar, learns the MINOR PENTATONIC SCALE, and then call themselves a blues musician... Try a 2-5-1, diminished licks, altered scales, something, but basically saying SRV is the best ever probably represents a lack of musical exposure to blues... great, definitely not the best

[@jackhopkins4679]

I would love to have met him.Everyone that knew him said he was a very kind person.

[@GaryParris-sd8gg]

I got to see Stevie at the Fox theater in St.Louis, MO!Wow!!!! He started jamin and we lit up a joint we were sitting in the 14row right in front of the stage, Stevie spoke directly to us and said come on guys be careful the man is all around us!At that tim!e you couldn't even smoke cigarettes,they were cracking down on second hand smoke.We hated cigarettes but we loved our weed!!! Stevie look at us and started laughing and said youall are hard headed! He started playing vodoo chile and we went nuts!!¡!!I,llnever forget it, one of the highlights of my life!!!!!!!!!!!!! He made eye contact and spoke directly to us,un real!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Stevie,RIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ickystrashcan....anothersm9749]

Lightning Hopkins is the first one to do like SRV... In keys of E and.A you see and hear his hands going through the same mortion..the ruytgmn fill licks ..2 string stuff..sane idea...but blind lemon and t bone don't do that ..really af all

[@jeanmckinsey1445]

Garry, that is an incredible memory to cherish.. love it

[@skop2680]

thats a small venue!

[@conorkennedy3304]

His playing is so inspiring. He's channeling something from another level.

[@finishstrongdoc]

I'd only heard SRV once on Arsenio Hall Show. I was an instant fan and I wan't particularly into Blues. He had something no one else had before or since. I pulled over and cried when I heard the news. He was too damn good to lose so soon. The gold standard. Texas lightin' riffs. Smooth cruise blues.

[@elainedaprano9130]

🤩😍

[@lukenheimer8190]

Reese Wynans said it best about Stevie Ray Vaughan. “He confronted his demons, and he won!”

[@curbozerboomer1773]

And then, Fate takes him down!...I hate the randomness of our existence! We are being punished for something that we do not even know we did?...There may be some sort of "God", but certainly not a caring one!

[@peterbetts858]

big Right on to Stevie for winning that battle , Johnny Winter fought n won that battle too .

[@doovy3]

I knew Stevie in the late 70s in Austin when he was just another guy on the street; we played together on my girlfriend's porch at her Christmas party. Great guy, gone too soon~

[@woody8577]

Wow, what a memory!

[@Ben6Strings]

You're one lucky son of a gun. Smh Stevie is my hero.

[@deandee8082]

did you write life by the drop?

[@whyyes6428]

No you didn't, shut up and go fish for likes somewhere else

[@MegaMacReal]

@@deandee8082 HA, and made his clothes, built his guitars and fixed his cars?

[@martinmcgimpsey9750]

R.I.P. Stevie Ray Vaughan, thank you for all the tunes and all the music and that super guitar playing! The best say you were the best! You are missed!

[@averychilco]

They mentioned all the Texas blues pioneers except Charles Brown and Cornell Dupree.

[@DavidMccallister65]

I'll never forget the first time I heard him. He was already gone unfortunately but I was in the 5th grade and my dad called me into his bedroom and said, "Hey son! Come check out this guy playing guitar and see what you think." It was one of his last shows on Austin City Limits (he was dressed in all black) I was instantly hooked. I asked, "What does that SRV on his guitar mean?" Dad snickered and said, "Those are his initials. "Stevie Ray Vaughn"." I quickly wrote my initials on my guitar and I've been trying to play like him ever since. All my friends in high school learned about the GOAT also because his CD was the only thing playing in my car lol Pride and Joy was one of my songs for my high school sweetheart also🤙💙

[@maureendrozda9960]

There Will NEVER Be Another STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN - Not In STYLE, Not In TALENT - Not In SPIRIT - Not In HEART! His Loss Was Immeasurable😥 Soul💞Soul, Sweet Stevie💗😘

[@johnryan527]

Hey you really like the Mr V great comment you lay on the man

[@williamtsmith9668]

👻🥰😃👍

[@maureendrozda9960]

@@johnryan527 Stevie Deserves ALL Of It!!

[@timothybaumann7191]

His a Icon, a model! Today we have a very huge guitariste close to him! Kenny wayne sheperd! Amazing

[@maureendrozda9960]

@@timothybaumann7191One Of The Coolest & Most Memorable Things About Stevie Was That - Though He Clearly He Had Been Inspired By The Style & Skill Of Many Other Guitar Artists He Admired.... He Never Let That Inspiration Stop Him From Findings HIS OWN Voice... His OWN Unique Style, His Own Expression - Unique To Stevie! He Talked About Each Artist Finding Their OWN Unique Voice As Well! I Don't Think Stevie Really Ever Saw Playing, Or Artistic Expression As A Competition Of "Who Does What Thing Better" Or Even Who Persues Which Genre "Better" Or Whatever...Each Artist Is Unique...Each Individual Has Something Only They Can Say In The Way Only They Can Express It....And He Seemed @ His Happiest When He Was Sharing A Stage With Other Unique Artists & Putting THEIR Light Forward! You Are SO Missed, Stevie!! Soul💞Soul💗😘

[@mamabear2277]

SRV gave props to all guitar greats that inspired him and took it to the next level. This music soothes our souls. Part of us all. RIP brother🎸♥️🎶

[@midnitesunblues]

Legend. If anyone has earned and deserves the right to his legendary place, it is Stevie Ray Vaughan. He said his talent was a gift from God and that he was working hard to pay it back. Paid in Full, Stevie. Paid in Full.

[@timeverett7828]

Saw SRV at Kingswood music theater in Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 Greatest time of my life! Four encores and people would not let them leave the stage! I can only imagine where his popularity would have gone to! The "Texas Flood" of emotions that I feel when I hear SRV is intense!

[@Mrch33ky]

Hell yes!

[@rickyrickardo8347]

I was there. I saw lots of great bands at Kingswood.

[@peterbetts858]

@@rickyrickardo8347 who u see in 1987 ?

[@keithayers6857]

One of the most dynamic guitarist I’ve ever had the pleasure of hearing this brother is surely missed Rest In Power

[@Brembelia]

This is an excellent documentary that needs to be kept front and center.

[@jimishurley]

Having been born and raised in Texas myself I followed the blues and was a follower of Stevie Ray Vaughn and double trouble who were in my opinion the very best Blues at the time Texas had to offer ~ I am still an avid fan and will always will be. Stevie and Jimmie are both Texas treasures. This documentary is by far my favorite on the Blues . Thanks for the memorable moments this brings back to me. Love and Prayer ❤❤❤ ~ jimi

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Hate to say it, but Jimmie Vaughn is not on the level that his brother attained...just another very good guitarist from Texas!

[@peterbetts858]

@@curbozerboomer1773 LISTEN To HiM IN THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS .

[@gastonflatulenza1276]

I graduated high school in 1979 and I moved to Austin from the mid-west to attend the University of Texas. I had a guitar and could play but couldn't afford the PA and other equipment that would allow me to play in a restaurant or a small club. I began to play and sing on 6th Street for change on week-ends. There were other street musicians spread out along the length of 6th Street. I always stood and played less than a block away from the Steamboat Club. I certainly remember SRV playing the Steamboat and lots of people being excited about it. I couldn't afford to go there, pay the cover, or buy any drinks. I was just a struggling college student and playing on the street (at least on Friday and Saturday nights) paid better than flipping burgers. But Stevie was there a lot and I missed a really good opportunity to see him play in person. I was able to see Jimmy Vaughan twice, but I never saw SRV in Austin and I was so close! It was a magical time for me but I was just trying to get through school and I had so much to learn about the rich, rich musical environment that was Austin at that time. But SRV was such a potent musical force that just hearing about him and the excitement he generated was enough for me to later seek out who he was and why he was so important.

[@dennyj8650]

One of the greatest! Still miss him. Will never forget when we lost him, so sad

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Certainly the greatest of his time and place...and that is all one can say about any virtuoso.

[@willlind6300]

You really had to see SRV to believe what you are hearing is being played one guitarist! Simply the greatest. Live at the El Mocambo was the insanely perfect trifecta of tobacco, alcohol, and raw talent that is probably impossible to beat. Thee crossover artist of all time that introduced thousands of rock heads to the blues and the genesis of rock and roll. Thank you SRV for some unbelievable sound, and at the risk of sounding narcissistic, I'm jealous of that dude in the audience at the beginning of the last song "Wham" on El Mocambo and still pissed that I got robbed of at least 30 more years of unknown greatness. RIP SRV

[@Lumalnatti11]

What a beautiful celebration of Stevie Ray Vaughn's life and music. A movie about his life could not do this documentary justice. Thank you to everyone who participated.

[@rebeccastone3301]

I saw SRV a few times and never got tired of watching, listening, feeling his energy. AMAZING …

[@leftypick4854]

I got hooked the first time I heard his guitar playing long time ago (at least for me, time is relative) in 1986. Thanks for posting this one.

[@marshallstack8570]

I got to meet Stevie the day after Eeyore's April 1981. We got along and shared a love for Hendrix and the blues. What a beautiful, great musician 🎶🎵🤠☮️

[@shnoop123jimbo7]

im still astounded by his 1990 mtv performance , literally shredding on a 12 string.

[@robbasso893]

I heard he borrowed that Guild 12 string acoustic and gripped the neck so hard while he was playing that he actually cracked it

[@shnoop123jimbo7]

@@robbasso893 yep, i think it was from a friend or fan who died or some such, srv wasnt a big guy like 5 ft 6 but he had MAN HANDS

[@robbasso893]

@@shnoop123jimbo7 yes indeed. Stevie had some big hands for sure. Think about his old Stratocaster #1-it had the large radius “D” neck on it, and he flew up and down that neck all the time. He was an incredible talent with many natural giftings

[@pifrei3272]

And that altough he died 1983 as they claim in the movie header...:-)

[@QuantumBeeWellness]

@@pifrei3272 They do not say that at all, this documentary covers his rising from birth until the release of his first album in 1983.

[@energyasylum997]

Folks, now THIS is what you call a DOCUMENTARY! By far, the best, most informative and thorough video about SRVs life!! Rest In Peace Stevie Ray Vaughan 🙏🏼. I named two of my sons after the man, …. YES TWO OF MY SONS ARE NAMED STEVIE RAY! Well, their middle names at least.

[@woody8577]

You're a Chad of a dad!!

[@terrystowers6085]

I remember the first time I heard Stevie’s tune “Things That I Used To Do”. I was on a Greyhound bus heading to Chicago from my hometown in Dubuque, Iowa. I was around 17 years old and really getting into playing drums with various local bands. I had a friend who was like butter melting on a warm pan when he played guitar covers of ZZ Top and various other blues stuff. So I was accustomed to hearing very good guitar playing. But Stevie’s album Couldn’t Stand The Weather was a game changer. Stevie’s solos on “Things….” just turned my head around. The title track is incredible of course, as is “Stangs Thang” and the inimitable “Cold Shot”, but the other tune on that album that mesmerized me was “Tin Pan Alley”. His low, slow burn, dynamic landscapes, holding one note in tremolo for bars at a time at triple pianissimo and seamlessly finishing the phrases, just all of it…changed my young brain forever. Stevie truly made his guitar sing, like early Carlos Santana, who also left a permanent mark on me. These guitar players influenced me as a drummer, not only rhythmically but emotionally, which I hadn’t really been aware of experiencing yet. The effect became obvious with these guys. Stevie’s playing is still with me today, playing drums with two bands at fifty years old. He’s just over my shoulder every time. 👍

[@michaelhalstead7532]

There's no denying stevie was a brilliant guitarist. Simply amazing

[@jeffmckinnon5842]

I got to see his last Canadian performance. A stroke of luck moved my whole group to an unsold section of the arena, that was right beside the stage. My opportunity to learn some of Stevie's tricks ended up completely wasted, because I was so awe struck, that I forgot to even look at his hands. He was 50 feet away from me, yet somehow, I missed it all.

[@carolabell77]

Very cool!!

[@aspjake123]

Damn a memory to be cherished. Lucky dog you were!!

[@Rushtallica]

I can relate, very similar situation but just a few feet from the stage watching Al Di Meola. I would have loved to see SRV and Double Trouble live. 8)

[@maddieb.4282]

You didn’t miss any of it, you were in the moment. You were fully immersed and that is so awesome. If you were looking at his technique you wouldn’t have been appreciating the awe of the experience!

[@peterbetts858]

Saw Stevie Vaughn in 88 in N.B. , Canada . He WAS clean and he was throwin sparks . sETTLED DOWN , but the pinnacles were stronger .he was doin Jimi , the best voo doo chile iv e ever heard him play . u CANT Say enuff about how he was a abright lite of Hope when broke on to the scene in 83 ,like the guy said in the vid. cultureclub , wham ,duran duran . the begginings of rap n hip hop n hair metal were the mainstays on much music n the radio , even Clapton was all mellowed out at that time .Blues rock , Blues guitar rock needed a Big hand up . Jimmy V . was out hard with the Fabulous thunder birds lp in 80 ? called whats the word , but along comes S R V . FIRST time i heard him on the CBC doin texas flood i nic named him the Great white Hope . RIP Stevie , you did good son .

[@midnitesunblues]

So many times while watching this I felt a lump in my throat and the tears well up.

[@PeteOliva]

One of the greatest musicians PERIOD to ever walk this earth. He didn't learn to play music, he only learned how to release it from his soul. Once he did, it just flowed. When you saw him play, it was like he was breathing it out.

[@justinludeman8424]

This is Great! Thank you for the effort. It's valuable to learn about his development well before the final realisation of Double Trouble. I can still remember the first time I heard him on record, at University in Australia. I was blown away obviously, still am, and shall forever be.

[@jamesooley8771]

My one and only time seeing him play was at a small club a few blocks from where I lived in Houston. I'm not sure if I even knew who he was at that time. Needless to say, I was completely blown away by what I was hearing. After the set, I was talking to him and suggested we go over to my house and partake of some illicit substances I happened to have. He considered it and declined; the post-show females vying for his attention were undoubtedly more appealing than me and my dope. It's probably just as well; that life nearly did me in, and him too. I wish I had seen him again.

[@redsammy7789]

Was the club Steamboats near the Galleria ? I saw him there like 1980 backing up Shake Russel

[@rrf6747]

Fitzgeralds I bet

[@jamesooley8771]

​@RRF I believe it was called Fitzgerald's

[@jj4alley]

We see the relay of life in this documentary one musician passing the music to the next ! Fantastic 👍🏻

[@gatt2b]

Stevie Ray my favorite guitarist still today I miss him just think of what we missed out on all these years and what crushes me is life was cut short right after he chose life by sobering up we just never know. A fantastic guitarist with heavy heavy emotions and loved sharing them with the world he's the icon of blues music in his era and still today I been playing for near 30 years inspired by Jimmy Hendrix I had just starting listening to the blues came across Red House from Jimmy Hendrix and bought guitar wasn't real serious till a few months later heard The Sky Is Crying the very week I learned of Stevie Ray Vaughn he died.

[@MrUtoobee]

Do not miss out on the bassist at the end playing along with Stevie and Albert. Ridiculously good.

[@josephsiebert7218]

I am 56 and I just started playing guitar about 7wks now and the Best is stevie,Jimi,Clapton, love Robin trower, and beck to and Jimi and Stevie r my favorites

[@markmiddaugh9359]

I first saw Stevie while staying in Lubbock on my way to California. The year was 1979...a buddy lived in Lubbock and invited me to go and listen to some music. I asked who was playing? He said Stevie Ray Vaughn. I told him I'd go. We go to the club at 9 and the band was on break. A guy wearing a beret walked towards us and my friend told me, hey, that's Stevie. He approached and I asked him, 'How's it going, Stevie?' He replied, 'Shitty.' Besides my friend and I the audience consisted of 3 other people! He got up and played like it was Woodstock. Saw him every time I could thereafter.

[@vickiroberts3469]

Fat Dawgs!!!!! Lubbock, Texas! We were so blessed to have gotten to see him several times there!

[@neil1390]

He did it the hard way, through hard work, and dedication,paid his dues to the blues,a seemingly forgotten work ethic amongst musicians today, unfortunately.A true legend,that was only getting better and better.

[@zwastiunburzy3688]

SRV was and always will be unsurpassed in his quality and style of guitar playing. RIP.

[@peterbetts858]

MUDDY , winter , zappa , garcia , clapton ,beck, page .

[@zwastiunburzy3688]

@@peterbetts858 Lifeson, Vai, Bonamassa, Satriani, Becker, Buchanan, King(both), Johnson, Gallagher, Petrucci, Van Halen, Gibbons, Hendrix, Govi, and so on. I can list more if you like, what's your point? Each one of these has a distinctive style, and SRV did too. Seriously, I can list a lot more if that would help.

[@peterbetts858]

@@zwastiunburzy3688 re read my list , do i sound like i need help .

[@georgetebbens3524]

The most joyful music experience of my life was seeing SRV in 1985 here in Chicago at the Aragon -- a 1940s-era ballroom with a capacity of perhaps 800 people. I stood at the front of the stage, less than three feet from Stevie as he held his Strat by the trem bar while it fed back wildly through the amp at maximum volume during his breathtaking extended covers of Jimi Hendrix's Hey Joe, Third Stone from the Sun, Voodoo Chile, and All Along the Watchtower. Stevie abused the fuq out of that axe! It's absolutely remarkable that the neck didn't break from the body. Jaw dropping! Absolutely jaw dropping.

[@diannekrogh3668]

Yep! For me it was Dec '85 at a 1000 seat theater at Purdue University. I couldn't believe it was such a small venue, but we were SO close and he absolutely burned that MF place down. Man!

[@curbozerboomer1773]

No one could cover a Hendrix tune like SRV! I have an old bootleg tape of SRV playing a gig at a well-known bar in Houston, back in 1982...it must be a soundboard recording, as it sounds good. Stevie decided to play a set of Hendrix standards--and blew everyone there away! Sounded just like Hendrix! He really learned the dynamics of the Hendrix technique. And later on, he took it even further!

[@ryurc3033]

Johnny Winter was in lampe Missouri in 1984. My parents went to the show and sat front row, two guys had to carry him out to the front of the stage, could barely stand, they said the first song was terrible, he was just too far out of it to even find the microphone. However 2nd song was better and by song 3 he was burning the place down. The pictures of him with the giant dragon tattoo were totally iconic.

[@rhondaunger1228]

I saw Stevie play , he was a burst of energy and creativity. Very gifted and totally Texas style... An awesome individual and I loved his music and him❤

[@datruth9872]

MAGNIFIC GUITAR PLAYER. NEVER BE ANOTHER S.R.V. R.I.P.

[@bogrot69]

I was lucky enough to see him three times. The first show in a club. Right place, right time. Such a massive loss!

[@woody8577]

That's the definition of Trifecta!

[@fathertime209]

Truly fantastic documentary, and very well done folks!!! Lovin' this insight into one of the best guitarists ever... Thanks for the quality content here on KZbin!

[@bighgnoz5189]

This is incredible, legitimate and totally worthwhile, but's more lengthy than you might expect for KZbin. I love it because I love SRV - I guess I'm saying don't plan on watching this in one sitting unless you have: - no job - no back problems - a yard service - a meal service - no spouse, bc they will leave you and take the kids - no kids In the end, it's worth it.

[@edcygan]

I worked at Alpine Valley as a stagehand IATSE before the SRV show we were locked out by management and I had moved on already but what I wanted to say was every night in the summer as I would leave the theater on my motorcycle the fog in the valley was intense, you couldn't see your hand in front of your face but once you got to the top of the hill it was clear. Once I heard the news I completely understood what happened. What a sad day.

[@jerrypass7135]

He's the greatest guitarist to ever breathe oxygen!! 🎸 🐐

[@harryayre9050]

On August 26th 1990 at Alpine Valley Eric Clapton introduced Stevie as the Greatest guitar player in the world! He wasn't wrong. RIP Stevie

[@brucewayne3710]

His music helped me get sober. The absolute best ever.

[@craigbucl7752]

I hadn’t discovered SRV before he was gone. Definitely a favorite that never gets old

[@fluxrider7027]

For a slightly different Vaughn anecdote, my siblings and I were spending one Christmas with our folks in their mountain community. It was either Christmas Eve or the night before that, but we were the only ones still up, and we decided to go out for a drink somewhere. We drove to a nearby town, and parked by the main bar there. As we walked down the hill toward the bar, we could hear Stevie Ray music coming up the hill from the bar. We walked into the bar, and discovered the music was live, and wasn't Stevie Ray Vaughn, but a band composed of Native American kids from North Dakota I think. They were amazing. They played several covers of Stevie Ray's, but also many of their own songs, which honestly sounded about as good as their covers (which were astonishing). The band's name was Indigenous, and I was surprised when they didn't make the big time in the next few years.

[@peterbetts858]

cool ill chec em out

[@fluxrider7027]

@@peterbetts858 They do have a couple CDs out, one just named Indigenous.

[@brankopalibrk2845]

He gives everything on stage .. true blues artist RIP

[@georgiagirl1961]

I love him so much! Stevie the man. Stevie the humanitarian. Stevie the overcomer. Stevie the singer, songwriter, musician. Stevie the greatest guitarist of all time! Stevie the Texas blues man. He knew Love was the meaning of this life. Listen to the little speeches he makes during his Life Without You song. R.I P. Thanks for all the Love you passed our way. ❤️

[@allanstaple9785]

I have no idea who the greatest guitarist of all time was I just know there was nobody better than Stevie See you on the other side brother

[@emach07]

Now that just blows my mind! I never knew Stevie did that solo on Let's Dance. Saying that in 2023! I wouldn't have guessed that in a million years, that is, until I listened to it after the fact. Fricking amazing to be that versatile. I mean, Stevie Ray Vaughan ripping a solo on a David Bowie track?? 😯

[@yancyjenkinssr1824]

And China Girl! Where u been?

[@emach07]

@@yancyjenkinssr1824 Jesus! Sorry I fucking mention it. There' never a shortage of assholes in the YT comment section

[@jayclark5912]

Can't even imagine what he would've accomplished with more time. Once he was sober the angels gave him wings.

[@PRSX4]

best documentary on Stevie ever... thanks

[@MayheM_72]

My Dad was really into blues and dixieland jazz, so I listened to alot of that growing up. I was in high school when I discovered SRV, shortly before he died. I was so blown away when I realized that he was gone forever!

[@Left-Earth]

Stevie's music was able to bring people together. It is still capable and relevant today. Hopefully future generations will hear in his music the messages he conveyed. That music can penetrate the walls of society. It can break down barriers between people. It can foster community. Lyrics can say. Music can teach. Most importantly, how we treat each other changes the outcome of the future.

[@erikboreel8047]

That's a comment from a man of integrity from the likes as Jimmy Hendrix 🐬

[@jaqmart]

1hr 43 - monster tone!! Casual virtuosity and impeccable sense of swing/timing.

[@nitrousshovelhead]

IMO The best rock/ blues guitar player ever. I had the privilege to watch him play five times. The last time was with Eric Clapton. Then just weeks later he was gone. I still remember where I was when I heard the tragic news.

[@timw4369]

the guitar is like an extension of his body. Nobody has such a complete mastering of the guitar. They might play the guitar but they dont feel the guitar.

[@bananabana6630]

I disagree with this because I can name 10 musicians that have mastered the guitar. No 2 guitar players play the same way. They also can read sheet music. Come on man stop the BS please!😁😁

[@CousinCreepy]

Jeff Healey felt it.

[@jwil4905]

EVH

[@cirenosnor5768]

@@bananabana6630 People start talking about their favorite musicians and lose their minds calling them the best 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@cirenosnor5768]

Nobody had such a “complete mastering of the guitar” - C’mon. Get a grip. Complete would include technics that Stevie Ray didn’t use such as tapping and a variety of tunings. He was nothing more than a great blues player. There were many other styles he couldn’t play. Therefore we can’t say Stevie Ray had a “complete” mastering There’s also other players where the instrument was a extension of their body: Hendrix, Blackmore and of course Van Halen who changed the game Jeff Beck kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5K6lWtup9hpgKc

[@juliewayseer]

Stevie was a very, very old soul; hence, insanely-ascended right here in this realm. So far ahead of his time. So beautiful and kind. Energy cannot be destroyed - only created. 𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓴 𝔂𝓸𝓾, 𝓢𝓽𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮, for creating something NOT of this realm and dropping it IN this realm for us to enjoy forever.

[@oldViking66]

Both the Winter Brothers were great, STV will never be replaced R.I.P.

[@nancyl3843]

Greatly missed; sadness at the loss to this day. Legend. Angel.

[@brendashotwell1405]

This is wonderful to see,so comprehensive! Thank you ❤

[@jamesgonzales5285]

SRV is, was, and will always be the G.O.A.T. 👊🏼💪🏼🤟😝🤘

[@jekku4688]

Having lived in Texas for 35 years, but having grown up in Wisconsin (venturing to Alpine Valley music venue on numerous occasions), SRV's death hit me like a ton of bricks. HOW could someone who was just reaching his peak be taken down so young, and RIGHT after doing what he loved doing - entertaining thousands of people? And WHY did it have to happen in my old neighborhood? I was crushed, saddened, and guilty all at once. Still am. I grew up with all the classic blues rock bands in Wisconsin (Led Zeppelin, Skynyrd, et al), but when I moved to Dallas, I couldn't help but fall in love with SRV's music - he was _everywhere_ in the 80s. I also spent a lot of time in Deep Ellum, one of the crucibles of blues music back in the day. Unfortunately I never was lucky enough to see SRV in concert, but the reviews by those who did see him in person were amazing.

[@jatoms100]

Broke my heart the day he died.

[@jadetyler2011]

Stevie Ray = Excellence. He and Double Trouble were one unit, not ever trying to play over each other. Other bands need to pay attention. Love his music and miss his sound. :( RIP SRV. ♥

[@MichaelRobertson-qd9wz]

Stevie ray Vaughn is one of the greatest rock a n blues guitarist ever played. M ay you rest in peace stevie❤❤❤🎉you brother. Mrs biss Stevie Ray Vaughn died Ina helicopter crash in early 1990s another good song is called if the house is rocking don't bother knocking. ❤❤❤❤🎉😢😊

[@MrKerry351]

It's the best SRV documentary ever. It's a complete story of one of the Texas greats

[@CatSharkie]

You can not listen to his work without moving: respect!!

[@NothingMaster]

Stevie was, is, and will always be the incontestable Prince and the modern savior of the Blues. His passion, heart, soul, and absolute virtuosity singlehandedly revived the Blues, when the Blues was stagnant, uncool, and down in the dumps.

[@matthewmead2374]

I guess something I never thought about but give him respect for is that he could of just followed current trends and put on eyeliner and lipstick, bleached his hair and joined a hard rock/hair metal band which was much more marketable at the time. Instead he stuck with the music he really resonated with along with the unique style that was all his own and didn't cowtow for anyone.

[@josephmerwin6018]

We share a birthday October 3rd he is 5 years older than me, but Stevie is the only guitarist that I have ever seen that never got stuck. Meaning he never stalled out he always had somewhere to go always had another move another sound. And he did it effortlessly!

[@Cultofpersonality09129]

Millions of young generation listen and are influenced by him. People change pickups, pedals string gauges, on and on everyday to sound like him…. There’s hundreds of reaction videos by young adults and they can’t even believe what they are hearing. and his music will never die. I know all the great blues players because of him…. My story is like Eric claptons. I remember the first time I heard him, where I was and the time I heard it. No other artist has ever done that since either…. I didn’t even like blues music and the on,y player I knew was BB King. I never listened to him but I knew who he was…

[@frank5326]

I’ve heard two guitarists that almost literally took my breath away…Eddie Van Halen and Stevie Ray Vaughnn. Period.

[@davidt9841]

Jimi deserves to be included in that statement.. I agree with you!

[@frank5326]

@@davidt9841 agreed...

[@bryanfindley1438]

so much greatness.. thanx for the ROCKUMENTARY

[@JamesChidester-jt9ln]

This man was so good it's not even funny how good this man was. He's awesome. It broke my heart when we lost him

[@Damaraja]

Caught SRV & DT several times throughout the 80s, to include opening for Robert Plant. Everybody loved them. All guitar players mourned his sudden loss. For better or worse, SRV also went on to influence lots of people to play guitar and consider their tone. While I do not enjoy the way most of those people play or sound (nor how they inflated the price of certain green fx pedals 😜), I definitely get it. There is something about SRV that envelopes people, almost like a possession. BTW, back in his hazy mid-80s days, the rumor was that SRV thought he incorporated part (or all?) of Jimi’s soul into him, like a form of reincarnation (or something along those lines). GreatSRV documentary. Thank you for sharing 🤙

[@curbozerboomer1773]

There is a short clip of SRV saying, "Jimi?....well, he was a pretty spiritual guy!"Takes one to know one, I guess.

[@Eha-b5v]

The GREATEST guitar player to have ever walked!! LEGEND!!!

[@jimcole6423]

We love you, Stevie. RIP.