British guitarist analyses Stevie Ray Vaughan's crazy good... soundcheck!

Here's a little bit of behind the scenes Stevie. Turns out, he's just as good sound checking as he is live! But then I could have predicted that!
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[@jayedilts8612]

There was something so special about SRV. Watching him puts a smile on my face every time and a tear in my eye because he died so young.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yeah he was taken way too soon.

[@TheeJamber]

I hate helicopters. He was the greatest of all time, hands down.

[@pamelafradette6520]

So very true.

[@theldun1]

SRV was a beast!!!! there will never be another...

[@wingsofpegasus]

Amen!

[@cravinbob]

He took his sound style from Jimi and the blues from Austin Texas, Antone's in particular. There was a version of "Further On Down The Road" by the Cobras floating around youtube a while back. Find it and hear the best Austin had and there was no shortage of the best there. And there is a just released documentary about Antone's and everyone is in it.

[@_Schwartz]

@@cravinbob listen to albert king.

[@cravinbob]

@@_Schwartz I have and I do. Did he and Stevie do a sit jam video that is on youtube? I recall trying to jam along but i am pathetic. Damn helicopters and low hanging fog...

[@cravinbob]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4uvY5VqhJihsJo

[@jbolo5378]

I don't know what's more spectacular, his playing or that coat \m/

[@kingbrutusxxvi]

I was thinking the same thing. I can't even have long sleeves on when I gig. I can now officially quit the internet there's no way to top that!

[@jbolo5378]

M McBride , lmao

[@wingsofpegasus]

Haha yeah he has an eye for the extravagant!

[@jbolo5378]

I'd be terribly remiss if I didn't at least give SRV's foxtail hat from the '85 Montreux show a shout out.

[@ronvalentini6306]

STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE Live from Austin, Texas. END OF STORY.

[@weljo2001]

Born & Raised in Texas. Got to See Stevie 6 times in concert. The man was amazing ......

[@wingsofpegasus]

Awesome!

[@weljo2001]

Yes it was....I still remember the exact moment when they announced his death. Sad Day....

[@CrazyHenkie777]

Yeah I do too. I was at work at 6 am. A co-worker who knew I was also a player told me that he read in the paper about this famous guitarplayer that died. He didn't know the name but I instinctly knew it was Stevie... I had to wait until later that day when I could get my hands on the newspaper to confirm it. No internet in those days... :( Such a sad day...

[@muriloninja]

Lucky S.O.B!

[@weljo2001]

Oh Yea......lol.

[@jdkinman4783]

Grew up in west Texas and was watching SRV back in the 70's when he was with Lou Ann Barton & the Cobras and the Triple Threat Revue. He used to play Fat Dawgs in Lubbock when I was going to Texas Tech in the 80's. Man, we saw SRV so many times back then that--believe it or not--it became no big deal. When he cut his first album, then his second, Texas was big-time proud of him. We continue to mourn his loss to this day.

[@wingsofpegasus]

That's cool! Yeah he left a massive hole in music when he left. Thankfully we have these videos so his memory will endure.

[@osideonoside4014]

Probably the only big act that would go that far out into the dust in the 80s

[@lucasb6182]

I have a feeling Stevie could be rustled out of bed, or walk in after a 12 hr overseas plane flight, or come in after hiking thru 10 miles of snow, be handed a guitar and he'd still be consistently amazing .. He's probably the most natural guitarist I can think of - it's just so effortless and incredible ... Another spot on analysis Fil, thanks !!

[@wingsofpegasus]

Amen! No problem!

[@csi2448]

If I remember the back story to this correctly. Stevie literally just woke up off the tour bus, after a long binge session the night before. Still picks up the guitar and goes like it's nothing lol

[@maureendrozda9960]

@@csi2448 It Was In His Genes....Like Big Brother Jimmie!🎸🎸 Thank God!

[@ppvk2610]

Well yeah that's practically how the legendary performance at The El Macambo came to be... He was knocked out by Whiskey and White, and just woke up before hitting the stage and ... yeah .. Well... Check it out if you already haven't

[@UpjoanCrawford]

You've edited the first part of the clip where Stevie staggers in, yawning, looking pretty shabby, clearly having fallen out of bed 10 minutes earlier. It makes this rendition of Scuttle Buttin' all the more ridiculously impressive.

[@maureendrozda9960]

Stevie No Doubt Could Do This In His Sleep🎸🛌...& Sound Practically Studio Ready....He Was Just MADE To Be This Good!

[@logan_e]

I must agree, that's always been the most impressive part for me!

[@58harwood]

You forgot the part where he did 2 “huge bumps” right after waking up and doing the sound check! 😳

[@stonerman8172]

@@58harwood Whatever you say....How many "Bumps" did you have today?

[@steve6465]

I've watched this sound check so many times and it gets better every time.

[@wingsofpegasus]

👍

[@teriw56]

Leaving nothing to chance.

[@richardbrady9160]

All due respect too all the greats...but this dude was simply the best ! The moment his two feet hit the floor in the morning he was the man ! Watching this...that was about 5 mins ago..

[@wingsofpegasus]

👍

[@michaelmullingo6197]

Yes it was the total package though and sometimes that gets lost the great songs the vocals his coolness. A humble guy too.

[@guilhermetonon7267]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@orlandopacheco1359]

I grew up in Austin , Texas and I had the privilege of being able to see Stevie Ray perform live on many occasions. The band always delivered an amazing show and you found yourself just staring at the band in awe of the power and beauty of the talent. Chris and Tommy are the perfect rythem section. They helped push Stevie Ray to be the best ....... !!!! RIP SRV

[@wingsofpegasus]

Awesome!

[@maureendrozda9960]

YES - They Did! They Were Stevies' Other Brothers - From Different Mothers!

[@jerryzundel4645]

This man was a legend . He plays with such feeling and lives through that strat ! My fave guitarist !

[@billg3645]

His talent is so humbling. The passing of anyone you care for is a bitter pill. In Stevie's case we miss the person, the artistry and the passion of his performance.

[@cindypowers4993]

Watched the original video in its entirety through your link...... I'm MIND BLOWN. Didn't know this footage existed. Thank you for keeping SRV's music alive through your videos, and exposing others to his gift so we all never forget.🎸

[@vinnypaolello9354]

He just woke up, and starts Scuttlebuttin. He was amazing. He didn't even need to wakeup, he could do that in his sleep. I never get tired of seeing Stevie jam. Sound checks out. 🙂

[@marlamedina5290]

It's always amazing to me that Stevie could turn it off and on like that. That guitar was an extension of his soul. I have never seen anybody in my life play with this amount of soul and passion every single time they pick up a guitar. Didn't matter if he was playing to 1 person or 40,000 people. Another great analysis video Fil!! :)

[@wingsofpegasus]

Amen!

[@the_black_arts]

I love that I’ve heard so many great guitar players say that the music came to Stevie like a conduit; he was so fluid, never finding himself lost or wonting for a note. I’ve seen a million guitar players in person and online, and I see so many of them -yes, even the greats- just drowning in a song because they cannot vibe with it in that moment. I’ve just never seen that with Stevie. The SRV/Albert King session is like that- AK is an undisputed great, but he sounded completely lost trying to complement what Stevie played.

[@myleswoods8544]

its amazing just how good he was ,and how committed to his art.i greatly appreciate those who not only are extremly talented ,but also work it throughout each performance.rock on fil....

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yeah he always gave it everything.

[@argarman09]

The man is the GOAT. He'll be a legend as long as there is music. This man fell out of bed, his eyes are still puffy he's yawning, and he plays that line bc it's the song ( he's playing scuttlebutt). He's just amazing

[@ronvalentini6306]

If there ever was a tragedy is losing SRV. Was lucky enough to see him backing up Robert Plants,, Now and Zen tour. In Toronto May 11 1988. Stevie stole the show so big the next days newspapers, radio stations let everyone know. By the sound of the audience it was clear as well. I have the program and a couple of clippings from that night I'll never forget it.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Cool!

[@osideonoside4014]

Although, I think a few acts could've stolen the show from Plant on that tour. He was at his lowest, pushing his diet coke commercial POS song 'Tall Cool One'. You see him do that and wonder "WTF, Robert? You're gonna ruin the memory of Zepp if you keep that shit up." Probably because everyone sobered up, because the mid-late '80s was a bad time for lots of '70s rockers. Jagger & Bowie were 'Dancin in the Street' (and under the sheets). McCartney 'That Girl is Mine' with MJ. Jefferson Starship 'We Built this City', Genesis 'invisible Touch', David Coverdale - all of whitesnake. list goes on

[@subversivelysurreal3645]

ron valentini : I agree. He had his life all fixed, and he gets it in a helicopter crash. 💔 gut wrenching loss.

[@ppvk2610]

Well please do show.. and drop a few

[@greatunz67]

I was there too, i recorded the show on stereo mic's clipped to my collar on a little mini cassette deck i got at Radio Shack. I saw him again in 1989 at Skydome with Jeff Beck and Jeff Healey, an even better show, recorded that one too. So glad i saw him as he was gone shortly afterwards. Such a tragic and early end.

[@aloisemason3044]

Soundcheck ..did I get that right? Stevie Ray Vaughan is gifted at sound and he is always right on time..Double Trouble is getting each beat on time.Stevie is the legend of leading you in all directions and out into the whirlwind..Great performance

[@mmmegameat]

Stevie is stone cold pimpin' in that outfit.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Haha yep!

[@bugvswindshield]

Not just the band , but the crew. This was just a formality for them lol. Literally a walk in the park for all of these performers.

[@74dartman13]

Fil, I've seen this video before. Right before the beginning you showed, it looked like he had just woke up! He was yawning and tired looking. I wish I could play half that good, fully awake and rested! The man was incredible!👍😎🎸🎶

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yeah I think everyone does!

[@74dartman13]

wingsofpegasus yep! That's for sure!☺

[@LiveMusicOntario]

Should have left the missing part in so people could appreciate just how sleepy he seemed to be on arrival. Then he plugs in and seconds later it's on!

[@74dartman13]

Charliebrm1 yep!☺

[@kingkeefage]

He HAD just woken up and came to the stage!

[@SherPettit]

Best of the Best. No one can compare. SRV would put you in a trace. When we watched him we were silenced. You did not want to miss one single note. I love and miss him. ❤️💔

[@kravitz1999]

well stated :)

[@Rockermom59]

I couldn't agree more. I felt like I was watching him in concert. A sound check? Ridiculous. But that was Stevie: perfection! BTW, I really enjoy and appreciate your reactions. Keep up the good work.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks Helen!

[@123spleege]

When I saw him he apparently had finished with drugs, had gone through rehab after leaving a tour in Germany, (I think), and was clean, sober and playing better than ever. But hell, he was tearing it up since the early eighties. Sometimes when I watch these Stevie vids, I contemplate how he must have eaten, drank and breathed blues because, despite all his vices, he lived the best part of his passion. A maniac of pic up switching, amps, strats, effects, tone........ When I found out he died I ended up balling for a good 30 minutes. One of those cases where you identify with the loss. There is a great interview with Clapton talking about Stevie. Stevie was one of those forces that even the most recognized guitar gods state he had something that most just don't have. Wings, have you seen the Austin City Limits tribute to Stevie broadcast shortly after his death? Guy, King, Clapton, Papa John......they're all there and they talk about the kind of player he was. Check it out if you haven't seen it. Very cool.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yeah it must have been hard for everyone, especially Eric considering the events of the evening.

[@pg1171]

Very well said. He was one of, if not THE big man, guitar gods. He was jus SOOOOOOO good! I don't think anyone can ever match him. I just love sitting and watchin him play. Brings tears to my eyes...and more...

[@jimchumley6568]

123spleege He was also BORN AGAIN and a new follower of Jesus.

[@osideonoside4014]

@@jimchumley6568 And look where it got him . . . . I'll be sure not to make that mistake.

[@osideonoside4014]

@jemjean100 is God all-powerful or not? If you credit his belief in God as the cure for Stevie's addiction, you have to acknowledge that God also caused/allowed him to die. If he wouldn't have overcome his addiction but for his belief in God, then he wouldn't have died if he didn't find God, either.

[@bobwallace1880]

I live just outside of Austin. When we have visitors from out of state they want to visit the Capitol, The University of Texas and Stevie Ray's statue. Great job Fil as usual!

[@juliegreen6394]

The original video is even more amazing. It starts with Stevie arriving and wiping the sleep out of his eyes. He looks like he just rolled out of bed. Wanders around for a big and then just slams into it. Worth watching the whole thing.

[@gregmardon6973]

You are spot on with everything, keep up the right work. Even though I don't know guitar technically but I love music, I grew up with this I was born in 1958 so I've seen so much incredible music, these great people would have never made it out without our ear !!

[@johnnyozelius6852]

Stevie was full on all the time. Either he was an alien or a mensch - Whatever - Stevie is my man - He is absolutely the best ever - ever- ever just the man - killing it every time he picked up the guitar...I play pretty damn well and I will never play like that, Talk to me - what do you think ???

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yeah he impresses the hell out of me!

[@lindacarlton3154]

Great review, thank you! I love SRV! He was one in a million. He sat behind me on a Southwest Airline flight from Austin to Houston, he was so cool, got his autograph. Cheers!

[@Mr1963corvette]

I appreciate your short, succint analysis of all of these treasured artists. You do an exemplary job. You dk it so well. Thank you for your fine format.

[@AlabamaTech]

He's yawning. They just drug him out of bed. GEEZ!!! Amazing!!

[@masterplots]

SRV was probably the most overlooked guitar player. If you asked almost anyone to make a list of the best guitar players, chances are they are going to say, Hendrix, Clapton, Page, Beck, May, Iommi, etc., etc. SRV is in a class of his own. If Stevie played Rock, the polls would change for sure. This is what a sound check should really be like. A band should go all out just like playing a live gig. It makes it easier for the sound crew to make adjustments. All of the good bands take sound check seriously.

[@wingsofpegasus]

👍

[@trainliker100]

Adolph "Bud" Herseth would often preach, "Never practice, always perform." The idea not being that you don't practice, but that at all times you do things at a performing level. This is to keep your head focused on performance. For those who don't know who he was, well, perhaps the greatest symphonic trumpet player ever. He was principle trumpet of the Chicago Symphony for 52 years.

[@plpgto]

Only regrets, Didn't get to see him, you play him, I'll listen Everytime❤❤ Thanks Fil🎶🎶

[@memphiskong8868]

Thanks, that was great. Not often the public get to see what happens at a gig. Thanks for your vlog has taught me a lot about playing.

[@wingsofpegasus]

No problem!

[@shanemccormick6072]

You just made my day. I Love Stevie Ray Vaughan I like to watch other people reacting to him and analyzing his amazing talent. I wish you would have done life without you it's so good Have you seen David Gilmour playing sorrow on Fender 50th strat pack anniversary? I ask because I think it's the best version he's ever done and I love his red Strat sound some really good landing and takeoffs. I wouldn't say it's really technical but I think it's beautifull.

[@lantzkeefer8674]

shane mccormick ,yeah life without you is one of favorites definitely

[@shanemccormick6072]

Lantz Keefer I like the version that shows his tombstone that's the best version ever there was a live version but it doesn't exist anymore

[@wingsofpegasus]

I'll check it out!

[@triumphantangel01]

shane mccormick kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoKXg3iPmaieitk

[@danasermons6498]

Love Life Without You ❤️ And Riviera Paradise is beautiful too. My favorite instrumental ever. That man could do no wrong 🎸

[@23theseeker50]

BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT WONDERFUL STEVIE RAY VAUGHN HOW WE MISS HIM WENT FAR TO EARLY R.I.P. STEVIE AND THANK YOU.

[@dainhuston999]

Every time I hear Stevie I go off and more often than not I pick up my guitar and play.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yeah same!

[@pg1171]

It actually depresses me, because I figure, why even try. There is no way in this universe that I will ever be able to even be in the same Galaxy as SRV. But then I think, what the hell, I'm gonna give it at try anyway...LOL. RIP SRV.

[@haraldchristiansen6942]

Brings tears to my eyes.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Amen.

[@enoughcorruption5975]

Hello Fil, SRV was and will always be the best ever! I wrote you about the Hendrix cover and you said it was close. Well, The guy just woke up and arrives at the sound check and absolutely shreds! You said it all but fell short of claiming he was indeed the best ever! Love all your reviews, your expressions are priceless!!! Keep it up and Rock!!!

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yeah music is subjective but he's certainly as good as any I've seen!

[@kilterkaos1]

He’s leading his band. And they know who’s the boss.

[@wingsofpegasus]

👍

[@johnnybgood774]

This was always one of my favorites, good one Phillip😎

[@mattemeny2606]

One of the greatest ever. RIP Stevie

[@wingsofpegasus]

Amen.

[@danasermons6498]

Scuttlebuttin' 🎸😉 After watching multitudes of vids of DT, each one many times over, for all of these years, it still gets to me the way Tommy, after playing with Stevie for years, would sometimes just watch him in amazement, like he was starstruck. So sweet 😊

[@wingsofpegasus]

👍

[@julianenglish2278]

Hi Fil, thanks very much for your diligence in finding and reposting this clip which I and no doubts many others, requested recently. You are the Man ! But I now realise for my part, I should have been more specific ! … the track which most interests me and I should have liked your appreciation and analysis of is: ‘Aint gonna give up on love’ at 3:24 to 11:20. For me it is an absolutely exquisite piece by a singer/song writer and guitarist par excellence and second only toJimi. It’s an evocative haunting melody with exquisite fills and angst-filled ‘tradin’ in pain’ lyrics. And it’s pure bliss - pure blues heaven ! I am hoping you too will find it so. The pleasure which you show at every 5* performance and your enduring enthusiasm enhance the re-listening experience fir us all and we get educated too ! Thanks mate Julian.

[@Morticia1313]

As you said Stevie was just so great! Amazing! Thanks Fil loved it!🎸🤘🖤

[@davidcalvert2710]

Hi Fil. I got to see Stevie live in 1989 in Birmingham, Alabama. Was blown away! He and Double Trouble played an hour and a half without stopping. Really enjoy your videos. You're a great artist. Thanks.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Cool!

[@lantzkeefer8674]

That one line sounded so good though,im always happy when you do Stevie, even though it's a little bittersweet sometimes. He really couldn't sound bad i don't think,really great video. Rock on☆

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yeah I've never heard him play badly ever!

[@tinaprince5295]

This is a great video Fil..It has been awhile since I've watched this video and every time I see it, I'm just blown away..I'm a huge fan of country, southern rock/hard rock of the late 70's and 80's but I've always been a fan of the blues and Stevie Ray is definitely one of my all time favorite guitarists..whenever I listen 2 his music, it's like I can literally feel each note deep inside my bones..thanks again!

[@wingsofpegasus]

Cool!

[@darinclark1853]

This is one of my favorite videos... It didn't matter if there was a crowd or not. The music was just there...

[@anetteholm6384]

All in everytime, intense and cool, just love Stevie!!

[@CrazyHenkie777]

What always amazed me watching this video is the fact that he looks like he just got out of bed, with a resonable hangover and the first song he plays is scuttle buttin"! I mean come on.. that lick is freakin' hard to play! I actually never heard anybody play it as smooth as SRV does... How is this possible???

[@wingsofpegasus]

Haha exactly!

[@jonathankall3062]

No Doubt!! He hands down is the GOAT‼️‼️ 🙏 RIP We luv ya Stevie

[@subversivelysurreal3645]

👋🏾The best comments that I ever read about SRV were: 1) ‘ I hope he took that guitar out to dinner first! ‘ 2) ‘ He’s a Cowboy-Texas-Genie! ‘ Both were...hilarious! 😂

[@I_like_turtles_67]

Also heard, " I hope that guitar was of legal age." Or " The guitar took a smoke break after that."

[@bixby9797]

If that guitar was a girl he'd be arrested in 9 States.

[@catherinelynnfraser2001]

This is just a beautiful portrait of a man and his guitar.

[@tinaracle-mueller6053]

I saw Stevie in concert. He's totally rad!! Love him. Thanks for sharing so much.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Cool! No problem!

[@jeremycrosslin1514]

Love your videos. I just found out about them yesterday and have watched through alot of them alrdy.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks!

[@tcrane8630]

Can't deny the talent that guy had. Everything seems so effortless.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Amen!

[@TheDeecue]

A couple of years prior to his first album, I saw Stevie when I was in college, in a bar that could only hold about 150 people at most. I was siting about 6 feet away from him. Needless to say, I knew from that first chord that I was watching a legend. That Texan is sorely missed...

[@katrenagunter5526]

I love watching you get so into watching these cats play! You are adorable!

[@wingsofpegasus]

Haha thanks!

[@stephenpemberton9943]

Phil I've seen you watch numerous guitarist but i can tell SRV was 1 of your favorites as he is 1 of mine also!.Great Job Mate! Cheers! ✌💛🤘

[@mkivy]

Good Morning Fil, I hope this note finds u well...I hope ur taking precautions and not like a lot of Americans who walk around with not a care in the world, and guess what is happening? Covid-19 is hitting harder than ever. In my state of SC it has become a hot spot...so be well...and what a wonderful music rendition by one of my favorite blues players...SRV...I saw him out west a long time ago...it seems to me when an artist gets clean and tries to walk the straight and narrow, they die in horrific circumstances...RIP Mr. Vaughn, what a impeccable and tight blues player. I loved sound checks...I wrote many songs during sound checks. Stay well Fil...thanks again for the videos.

[@mikecamps7226]

I was there.......that day. I'm captured in the video on the side of the stage......we were jamming just prior to what you see in this video on the side of the stage......I was playing his Charlie guitar. The video is from a TV news crew that came in to do a segment for the 6PM news here in Pittsburgh. They were star struck with Stevie......I had to get them autographs from Stevie. The KZbin posting of this is an edited version and not the raw tape in full.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Cool!

[@melissakhalar1842]

Stevie Ray Vaughan was one cool cat and a snazzy dresser besides a wonderful guitarist. Thank you for this wonderful video.

[@Caddowolf]

He didn't know any other way to play. It's all out or turn it off.

[@shanemccormick6072]

Frank Nolan yep he only knew one speed 100 miles per hour. He gave it 100% every single time he played.

[@evanward4303]

"I've got one gear- Go!" -Charlie Sheen

[@wingsofpegasus]

Amen! When it flows, there's no stopping it!

[@shatner99]

Frank Nolan like Charlie Sheen”...I have one gear, go...” “...I’m bi-winning, win here win there...” Actually, we know they are nothing alike.

[@Strat-Kat]

Damn. Immediate awesomeness! The way he's playing that 'simple blues progression" was just amazing.

[@wingsofpegasus]

👍

[@williamscoggin1509]

Sure wish you could let it go on a little bit longer Fil. 😎 West Texas boys can never get enough of Stevie, Thanks!

[@sbardellajulio3114]

that "s one of a kind the talented 🎸🤘🎸🎸🤘 & r.i.p long life for the king - great video cheeers

[@wingsofpegasus]

Amen.

[@terryhogan6205]

Best comment I ever read was, "he played that guitar like it owed him money." And this was just a sound check! I miss this man.....thank God for video.

[@steveaustin7306]

My intro was seeing him live in 84 or so. Was looking for another guitarist as it sounded like two. Was like wtf? Totally blown away. Last saw him a week before the crash in Vancouver with Joe Cocker.

[@thespiritof76..]

Ya so I clicked on the link to watch the whole vide of the soundcheck... he was wiping the sand out of his eyes! Hell he had just woken up !!! P

[@jims8714]

Love your insights, Pegasus

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks Jim!

[@loridelia8806]

Wow! Amazing! What a talent ,❤️

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

Fil, one of the great old bands from the SF Bay Area was Quicksilver Messenger Service with lead guitarist John Cipollina. One of my favorite songs of theirs is The Fool; great guitar work.

[@austinteutsch]

Love the line about only Stevie could get away with running one lick 15 times without change. As a drummer who has played for 52 years in and around Austin, Texas and point beyond, got a little story from Austin in 1984. I was drinking a beer with Doug Sahm of the Sir Douglass Quintet at Antone's Club on Guadalupe down from the UT campas when SVR came up and drank a beer with us. He was the man of the house band at the time and that's the first and only time I ever met him. Such a nice, and cool dude and we laughed that he was from uptight Dallas, Texas. May he rest in peace and my wife and I contributed to the riverside statue in his honor on the banks of Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas.

[@ghostinthemachine8243]

I can only imagine how hard SRV worked on his playing when he was young so he can make it look so easy now.

[@briangregory6303]

I could listen to Stevie Ray Vaughan all day long. And I have.

[@cheekymonkey6791]

dude, you omitted the first minute or so that sets the scene and makes his sound check all the more amazing.

[@jamesparker9043]

Stevie’s been my favorite guitarist since, well, the first time I ever heard him play. As a music lover with a focus on guitar and vocals, and with a deep adoration for blues in particular, I do believe had I ever had the chance to see him live would have been a high point in my life. Can’t say that about any other live musical performance I’ve attended. I’ve seen live: Jethro Tull, Deep Purple (seated 30 feet in front of Blackmore...blew my ears out), Iron Maiden, Dio, Genesis (outstanding musicians), Rush (YYZ heard live...bliss), Pink Floyd, Yngwie Malmsteen, Ozzy Osborne w/ Randy Rhodes (yeah), Aerosmith, and Alice Cooper. None of these were what I’d call a high point in my life. Good performances, especially Genesis, Deep Purple, Rush and Jethro Tull. But Stevie Ray Vaughan’s KZbin video performances are more valuable to me musically than any of those live performances. To see SRV live? Smh Where’s his replacement? There isn’t one. Cheap knock offs at best. 3 acts that I’d like to go back in time to see: 1) SRV 2) Hendrix 3) Robert Johnson Better yet put all 3 of them up on stage together to collaborate ~ watch the world crack in half 🤣 Phil, have you ever heard of a more or less unknown guitar player called Edward Phillips? Look him up if you haven’t already. He covers the old blues guitarists WELL ! Does a lot of slide guitar on resonator guitars, old Parler guitars. Outstanding! Cross Road Blues, Dust My Broom, John Henry, etc. This guy has got some of the earliest blues techniques down pretty well and tight. Sounds so good. Never heard someone cover Robert Johnson so well. Check him out.

[@danieljunk4548]

Without your analysis of this video and I would have tuned in I would have never known it was a sound check...

[@wingsofpegasus]

Haha yeah he's that good!

[@Zombie-Tog]

As you know, at the very start of the vid he racks up yawning, looking hungover and like he has literally just rolled out of bed...and then does that....love this vid.

[@wingsofpegasus]

😂👍

[@TheAcworthdude]

You can tell how much thhey loved playing together

[@wingsofpegasus]

Yeah it's cool to watch!

[@vickilee7494]

OMG! Love the coat and hat I am Texan anything goes and he looks cool

[@wingsofpegasus]

👍

[@jameschristensen5353]

I was very fortunate in the mid 1980's not sure the year but he warmed up for the Moody Blues the Present Tour in Dallas. Being from a town 15 minutes from where he lived in Oak Cliff, Tx we had never heard of him. Most warm up bands you want to get off the stage. We wanted him to stay on stage. While doing a solo he was sitting in the edge of the stage. We never forgot who he was after that. Dallas has had a lot of famous people coming from here. Stevie put Oak Cliff on the map. The city took way way too long to honor him. Now they have a rusted piece of metal honoring he and his brother. Nothing much but it is at least something.

[@johnnyphillips4406]

I fucking love Stevie every time he picked up the guitar it was like a jam session.

[@rullmourn1142]

TY, greetings from Austin, TX.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Thanks!

[@bjrgjohannessen5184]

Saw Stevie in Oslo 1984....or mostly heard.. the club was packed.

[@wingsofpegasus]

Awesome!

[@userwhatever3298]

This man soundchecked with a leopard print jacket and a cowboy hat, of course he didn't compromise.

[@ppvk2610]

The third one of Stevie.. Great! Please do more 😀 His duet with Jimmy Lee on One Double Neck Guitar you can never do too much Stevie Ray ..

[@ppvk2610]

Ah never mind it's there already.. You're great Fill thx!

[@muriloninja]

3:09 - Right on...super tight and you explain it well..hard to explain but when you mesh with each other, you don't even need to look at each other at times.

[@wingsofpegasus]

👍

[@winstoncollier5488]

Soundcheck better than anyone else playing flat out live. Thats the truth. No studio magic needed.

[@claytongillaspy8847]

As Roy Buchanan said live once or twice there is no number one but thanks for feeling that way from an audience member during the rockplasst concert Roy did just before he died and Roy could hang with Stevie any day at anytime just a phenomenal guitarist and Stevie too

[@tric5122]

He sounds better then most people do on their finished record after the studio has fixed everything

[@plasticgreenhead2273]

Most is an understatement.

[@gregmardon6973]

I spit up my wine when you said quiet people, out of the ballpark my friend.

[@gregmardon6973]

Baseball is still here, I think it is unique to America.

[@gregmardon6973]

I have followed you for years and I'm glad you're still out there.

[@empathyisgood5189]

I love his evolution. Check out Stevie as a child playing in his school's gym.

[@shawnrw3727]

I live in Austin . They have that guitar he’s playing in a glass case at the Guitar Center near me. Man, just amazing . He’s a legend around here .

[@wingsofpegasus]

Cool!

[@enoughcorruption5975]

He is the master of all masters! While he could have Learned any Hendrix song and do it justice, Hendrix never could of come close to playing SRV songs! There can be no argument ! Rock!!!

[@wingsofpegasus]

👍

[@petec9686]

This^^^^^^. Jimi is one of the greatest of all time. His creativity is unparalleled. But he simply didn't have the chops to pull off much of what Stevie could do in his sleep. But Stevie still worshipped Jimi along with other legends like Albert King, who was even more limited chop wise than even Jimi. AK was an example of someone who could get more out of a few chords than many far better technical players could in a lifetime of playing. That is what makes SRV the GOAT, for me. He had AK's soul with other worldly technical chops.

[@MegaJohnhammond]

I only got to see SRV once before he died. Truly amazing show. Scuttle Buttin was always one of my favorite tunes, but they didn't play it. I was so disappointed.

[@andrewmccallum9943]

That’s the thing about SRV. He don’t f around!!!! So damn good.

[@robdalton2578]

Have seen Stevie many times a lead foot guitarist always to the floor great performer ( RIP )

[@wingsofpegasus]

Amen.