First Time Hearing Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'Voodoo Child' Reaction! Guitar Greatness!

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[@amyhulvey5534]

Lol

[@jimchasten9514]

Riveria Paradise. Uniquely beautiful. Check it out. Your welcome.

[@andynaz5631]

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[@butchgriggs6325]

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[@josephproctor690]

Easy to see music lives inside of Corey Roy, be awesome to sit with him and discuss Music, Life, good beer and whatever else came up.

[@waynemoon5359]

Stevie Ray was once asked about fame. He said "It don't matter much. When you get home you're still the guy who has to take out the garbage".

[@waynemoon5359]

@@ColonelSpankysLostBattalion I do not. I will keep looking. It seems that I read this years ago on a "Stevie Ray Famous quotes" link. But I checked as many places as I could find, and had no luck. Whether he said this, and whether this is true or not, I don't know. But I read it and wish I could find it again.

[@charlesmarkley220]

All a Long the Watch Tower by Jimi Hendrix. Great musicians learn from other musicians.

[@stephenodonnell8023]

read a great qoute played guitar like it owed him money

[@derjul1981]

@@charlesmarkley220 all along the watchtower by bob dylan and covered by many

[@davidwalker5054]

He is also said to say. When I start thinking about what I'm playing I begin to loose it. He also said. I don't play with much finesse. it's more like I'm breaking out of jail

[@joea4133]

Texas Flood Live at El Mocambo is arguably the greatest SRV performance ever. Top 3 live performances ever.

[@DJDOGG31]

Yes that is a must see for you guys. RIP SRV.

[@tonydelapa1911]

Agree 100%. Start with a “Mary Had A Little Lamb” appetizer!

[@tomcurtis8431]

👆🏻

[@AMR72277]

THIS

[@Donnagilbert6497]

@@tonydelapa1911yes! From this same 1989 Austin performance!

[@alanbraun1187]

Stevie revered Jimi, before he covered Jimi's songs he asked Al Hendrix for permission. Just a class act. RIP SRV

[@familyheissinger5833]

I think Jimi’s family even gave him one of Jimi’s pedals to use!

[@DrakeAlan31]

That’s the way it should have been. You know I don’t know who plays this song best

[@danielviney]

Met Al Hendrix in Blaine Washington at a Rikki Hendrix gig in 2003. Class act! RIP Stevie Al and Jimi!

[@christianmarler2253]

@@DrakeAlan31 There is no best, only greatness.

[@rickterrance4981]

That is very very classy and something 95% of people would do today they would prioritize going viral over respecting a families legacy. He didn't want to be the white guy that made a buck off of a diseased legends legacy he wanted their permission so he wasn't "taking" anything from Jimi. Garauntee Jimi would approve of his cover too. Stevie Ray Vaughn had soul.

[@zyloe2585]

Albert King was once asked is Stevie Ray was the greatest white blues guitarist & he answered, “Stevie ain’t white, he’s just light skinned”.

[@958298bordeaux]

😂😂😂😂

[@longbow77032]

❤

[@VinnyAndrade2010]

❤

[@christianmarler2253]

Only albino musicians are white. (e.g. ⚪Johnny and ⚪Edgar Winter)

[@longbow77032]

The Albert King & SRV album drops next month.

[@patrickkihn]

I like that you guys don’t interrupt the track, talk over it just a little, and give your reaction afterward. It shows respect for the material.

[@leifcarlsen3735]

Hell yes

[@michaelmutphy9077]

I was going to say the same thing.

[@timothybond100]

YUP

[@PaulImprota]

“The worst thing for me was that Stevie Ray had been sober for three years and was at his peak. When he played that night, he had all of us standing mere with our jaws dropped. I mean, Robert Cray and Jimmie Vaughan and Buddy Guy were just watching in awe. There was no one better than him on this planet. Really unbelievable,” Eric Clapton said.

[@Teachering]

So true.

[@petem.3719]

I hate to say it, but he was at his peak during his performance at the El Macambo. I don't think he would have been that good under any other circumstances. I can't imagine him being any better.

[@bigmike2464]

@@petem.3719 Once he got sober, he was even better

[@petem.3719]

@bigmike2464 I dunno. In some personally important ways, I suppose. But he never quite managed to top that performance.

[@carmelladangelo4881]

Top echelon. The Master.

[@Salguine]

This is the closest any of us will ever get to seeing a human being actually throwing lightning off of his fingertips.

[@martinescott4371]

TOTALLY AGREE !!!

[@billgonzales8978]

Hendrex did it long ago

[@Salguine]

@@billgonzales8978 Stevie was a much better guitar player than Jimi.

[@billgonzales8978]

@@Salguine dreaming

[@BoutTime73]

Stevie was better than Jimi, both were good but, Stevie was that dude.

[@jimhall8979]

You are watching the single greatest live guitar performance in the history of music. No computer enhancement, nothing but a virtuoso walking out, plugging in and killing it. Period

[@TheoCapteijn-kh8nj]

Frank Zappa

[@cmc2234]

@@TheoCapteijn-kh8nj Who??

[@Brough1111]

Agree

[@michaelweiler432]

Prince

[@kevinthrift9655]

This was an Austin City Limits performance, I believe.

[@Daddy-ge2ni]

There's only 2 men to walk this earth that could ever play this song. Jimi and Stevie.

[@matthewrooke386]

That is very true, I’m a massive Hendrix fan seen many guitarist try to play ‘like Jimi’ SRV could match Jimi.

[@scottred6408]

Yes, indeed … Stevie could reach an extended “flow state” in his playing matched by no one other than Hendrix in history.

[@mahalalel7771]

Agreed

[@762-m9b]

SRV did it better. Edit: ABSOLUTELY NO disrespect.

[@kdawson143]

Have you ever heard Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush?

[@PastarocketS-sb7nk]

I know that the guitar playing is insane but the rest of the band is absolutely ridiculously awesome!

[@Teachering]

You are so right!! By the way, Tommy Shannon, Stevie's bass player, recorded a whole lot with the late, great Johnny Winter in the early days.

[@BruceMusto]

Chris Layton, Stevie's drummer is currently playing with Kenny Wayne Shepherd who is excellent also.

[@PastarocketS-sb7nk]

​@@BruceMustoYes, Chris has got those 🥁 sounding ultra tight.

[@PastarocketS-sb7nk]

​@Teachering Tommy was definitely on🔥 the night this was recorded

[@sinisajelicic3875]

Brutal...

[@kellyw1648]

The only performer who could take a Jimmy Hendrix song and make it his own. RIP SRV!

[@bryanslusser1072]

Agreed !

[@antoniobrown6050]

Jimmy will always be The Goat

[@antoniobrown6050]

​@@bryanslusser1072You see how they say take, take, take.. Come on Nov!!.. The Goat is Jimmy

[@Flynnoo7]

Right on Brother.🥲

[@glennburch1081]

TRUTH!

[@jerrypass7135]

You're witnessing the greatest guitarist to ever breathe oxygen. PERIOD!!!

[@darlenelewis906]

🔥🔥🔥🎸🎸🎸

[@williamsporing1500]

In this genre, absolutly. There will NEVER be another Stevie.

[@gib59er56]

Only the bues players Jerry. I saw SRV 3 times and one of the shows was New Years Eve. at the old Ritz in the city . I had my elbows on the stage cuz you knew that you would not be taken out unless you fought with someone. His sweat was smacking me all night. Loved SRV and I remember the night he died too. There is no "best" because music ain`t a sport and nobody is keeping score. At that level you have masters with a different style . What makes you feel is what counts my friend!

[@whiteypiraro6242]

Zappa!! #1, Roy Clark #2 by talent

[@mandilynn24]

❤❤❤ amen! ❤❤❤

[@marthaz]

Now that you've had a primer, you probably are ready to see him in the live performance of "Texas Flood"😉👍☺️💕

[@karenfryberger4260]

"...at El Mocambo" - important to note. That performance has to be seen / heard to be believed.

[@rabbithowls71]

I have seen it many many times, still not ready.😂

[@johnmedvick8731]

Yes. This is just a SRV Primer.

[@herbtaylor4493]

Gives me chills every time i see texas flood

[@marthaz]

@@herbtaylor4493 me too. "superhuman" gift/ability.

[@sambaza2_254]

You guys, I grew up in a mud house in Kenya. No electricity. No TV. We had a small radio with shortwave receiving BBC from London. I listened to SRV once and got blown away. I think I saw him on tv 10 years later. When you say you didn't know who this "dude'' was, it breaks my heart.

[@GrumpyTacoSlayer]

Once in every generation or so, someone is born that are incomplete without their instrument in their hands. Stevie was the best. We miss you, SRV.

[@mikeheuer1276]

I got to see him about a half dozen times. He actually got better after he kicked the drugs and booze. That's the real tragedy of the helicopter crash. Unfortunately, I was working my way through college at the time and skipped a chance to see him play in Kalamazoo, Michigan, just before the Alpine Valley show, after which he died. Even Clapton called him the best guitar player. There are other greats out there, including Steve Vai. I just saw Joe Bonamassa but didn't get the same SRV experience I did the first time I ever saw SRV. Bonamassa has Reese Wynans on keyboards. He used to play for SRV. Tommy Shannon used to play bass for Johnny Winter. That's a hell of a pair of fantastic guitarists. Johnny Winter was one of the best ever, same with SRV, Vai, Zappa, Beck, Clapton, Page, etc., etc. Lonnie Mack is another great one.

[@paulboserup463]

Before he passed; and before they passed; Stevie played with many of the Blues masters; and they were always in awe of him. Vice versa, of course.👍

[@kevinsmith4429]

B.B. King called HIM the greatest guitarist he'd ever seen.

[@brianroyster7510]

Albert King called him his white son.

[@Erniethebear]

He was just overflowing with so much talent, he could afford to step out of the way and let the other players shine. So classy.

[@richardmckinnon8791]

Remember to he used 13 gauge strings he had awesome hands strength 💪 higher # harder to play

[@mztweety1374]

SRV brought voodoo child into the 80s

[@treeless62]

I introduced my oldest son, now 27, to Stevie Ray Vaughn when he was just 7. Maybe 30 seconds into Voodoo Child he excitedly told me "Dad, he sings with his guitar!" I smiled back in agreement. All music makes me smile and improves my day. Great music makes me happiER

[@DianeLake-sw3ym]

Children see and know what we cannot. They know.

[@barryhall5125]

Raising that boy right! I went to a Styx concert a couple years back with my buddy and his 19 year old daughter. At one point I tore my attention from the stage and watched her singing every word of Come Sail Away! So proud of her and her dad. Knowing that the legacy of great music carries on.

[@nickshaw6085]

Oh man, props for passing SRV down to your son! That's just beautiful.

[@minigirl6839]

A true Texas legend right there. He is so loved that we actually have a statue of him in Austin. Nobody compares to Stevie Ray. Nobody. I will say this though, if y'all dont watch Jeff Healey and Stevie Ray Vaughan " Look at Little Sister", y'all will be missing a performance of a lifetime. Not to mention," Texas Flood-Live at El Mocambo ". Both performances will have you standing on your feet. Definitely standing ovation performances. Oh, Jeff Healey was blind, so he used a different style/technique to play. Treat yourselves and watch it even if you don't react to it. 👌💯

[@arise2945]

Healey rips some lick out there in that performance and SRV himself does a double take. Sad that they are both gone far too early.

[@minigirl6839]

@arise2945 Absolutely! Stevie Ray was in awe that night! Jeff was on fire ! We're all fortunate that someone videoed that and put it on the internet so we could witness it!

[@PastarocketS-sb7nk]

Yes sir, I know the statue you speak of. It is next to the river. I used to live in Laporte, TX. I've visited Austin a dozen or more times. I enjoyed visiting Austin every time I've gone. I wish I had been able to see the real Stevie instead of his statue. My wife enjoyed visiting the food truck park. I personally loved visiting Home Slice Pizza 🍕 on S. Congress Ave. Maria Maria was a spot we always stopped at, hoping Carlos Santana would be in town. Never saw him there. Was glad I got to visit as many times as I did. I'm living in Florida now so I don't know if I'll ever get back to Austin, but I hope that I will one day.

[@jpman9795]

As far as I'm concerned, he was the baddest cat to ever walk the earth with a guitar in his hands.

[@whiteroses47]

Stevie Ray was a humble guy, didn't read music but was blessed with a God-given talent. He oozed in passion and emotion. So sad he died so young. He is the GOAT!!!!

[@boffo63]

I met him a few times. Absolutely the most humble person in the world.

[@Stevieray55]

Exactly 100

[@Stevieray55]

But don't be so sure bout death

[@lazonialuster9562]

He’s the same way as my Husband. He’s played, in bar’s (with his Father) since he was 12 years old. He took tapes of his favorite rock bands and played his guitar 🎸 with the songs. He never learned to read music, he’s got perfect pitch so he listened to Metallica‘a song Enter Sandman twice and three hours later he was playing it live. He’s also done studio recording work and he would hear the song once and usually he had it. It is definitely a God given talent that they have, definitely.

[@dustinledbetter5647]

​@lazonialuster9my brother is like that perfect ear562

[@latintraveler1152]

I've played guitar for over 40 years. To guitar players he's like Mozart. No one played like him. A one of a kind, at a level so far ahead of any guitar player I've ever heard. Technically I can't play with his speed and touch, it's so amazing difficult to comprehend.

[@CS-wt5wl]

One of the wah wah pedals SRV used once belonged to Jimi Hendrix. Saw him live in 1986.❤No words to describe the greatness.

[@williamsporing1500]

Saw him a couple times. The guy was amazing.

[@DouglasSnodgrass]

Did not know that. I saw him twice

[@gloriasueb]

@CS-wt5wl That thing about the wawa pedal is an urban legend, but there is an interesting story behind it.

[@williamsporing1500]

@@gloriasueb nope, he actually had one of hendrixs’ vox V486 on his board

[@gloriasueb]

@@williamsporing1500 not according to his autobiography

[@Martin.Wilson]

SRV's performances were so mesmerizing that it's quite easy to overlook just what a powerhouse band that Double Trouble were. A big shout out to the guys who were able to keep up with SRV's crazy riffs.

[@glennburch1081]

That bass player was like a kid hanging onto the tigers tail trying to follow Stevie. Seldom does SRV play songs like this the same way twice. So, yeah, a shout out to his band mates trying to stay up with him.

[@donmordecai3572]

I'm a 68 yr old Studio Musician & It took Me months to learn & play that song! The joy is in the Audience reaction.

[@jeanpettry-husk1370]

Amen ❤

[@sylviapotter6328]

Stevie Ray Vaughan was a legend who I've always thought was very underrated and never got the recognition he deserved. He was born in Dallas Texas on October 3,1954, he has a brother named Jimmie Vaughan who is 3 yrs older then Stevie and Jimmie got an electric guitar when he was 10 yrs old, Jimmie had a band called The Fabulous Thunderbirds but he never achieved the success Stevie did. Stevie would play Jimmie's guitar whenever Jimmie left the house, when Stevie was 7 yrs old he got a toy guitar for his birthday, even though it was a toy guitar Stevie taught himself how to play Wine Wine Wine by Stick McGhee and Thunderbird by The Night Caps ON A TOY 😮. Stevie joined a band called The Chantones when he was 10 yrs old and had his first gig at a roller rink so Jimmie gave Stevie his electric guitar. Stevie put a band together in 1977 called The Triple Threat Reuve with Lou Ann Barton singing and drummer Chris Layton joined The Triple Threat Reuve on September 10,1978, when Lou Ann left the band on Nov 24,1979 Stevie took over vocals and in 1980 Stevie changed the name to Double Trouble. Tommy Shannon Stevie's basses met Stevie while Stevie was still in school, they were both in a band called Krackerjack, Tommy Shannon joined Double Trouble on June 23,1981 and on June 7,1985 Reese Wynans joined Double Trouble and they were with Stevie until his death. Stevie's career only span 7yrs but in that 7yrs Stevie accomplished so much starting with the release of his album Texas Flood on June 13,1983, Stevie received 6 Grammys, 5 W.C.Handy National Blues Award and 10 Austin Music Awards. Stevie was the first musician to be inducted into The Austin Music Hall Of Fame in 2000 he was inducted into The Blues Hall Of Fame and in 2015 was inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. On December 13 1983 Austin City Limits video was voted Guitar Player Magazine's Best New Talent, Best Electric Blues Guitar Player and Best Guitar Album with Texas Flood he along with Jeff Beck are the only Triple Award Guitarist ever. On November 18,1984 Stevie won a W.C.Handy National Blues Award, Entertainer Of The Year and Instermental Of The Year, he was the first white man to win either. When Stevie started playing this song he was using a wah-pedal that belonged to Jimi Hendrix so there are stories out there claiming Stevie talked to Hendrix family but unfortunately he never met them. Jimmie Vaughan said he was playing a venue that Jimi Hendrix was playing too, Jimi Hendrix asked Jimmie Vaughan if he could use his Wah-pedal and Jimi Hendrix broke it so Hendrix gave Jimmie Vaughan one of his. People also say that Stevie said Hendrix was the biggest influence in his life which shocked me since it was his brother Jimmie who gave him his first electric guitar and help him on his way to music so it was Jimmie he always said was his biggest influence and then all the great Blues artists (Albert King was Stevie's Godfather). On August 26,1990 Stevie went to East Troy Wisconsin to open 2 shows for Eric Clapton at The Alpine Valley Music Theater along with Robert Clay, Buddy Guy and his brother Jimmie Vaughan, Jimmie said Stevie came down from his hotel room and told Jimmie and the band he had a weird dream that he died and he was looking down at all these people crying but even though he was dead he felt at peace. After Eric Clapton's last performance on August 27,1990 Stevie, along with the others went on stage with Eric Clapton and the last song Stevie would ever play was Sweet Home Chicago by Robert Johnson. On August 27,1990 Stevie boarded a helicopter that crashed into the side of a mountain right after takeoff and everyone on board were killed instantly, the pilot had just failed his test on using the gages for that helicopter, he never flew at night or in foggy weather and he never flew that helicopter. Sorry I did it again I went to long but I'm a SRV fan since I met him at a show in Tennessee, all the info I have is straight from interviews with Stevie, Jimmie and the the band.

[@lelandevans182]

...and to add a personal experience: Stevie used to frequent the movie theatre where I worked (UA Cine in Dallas). I met him twice there (circa 1987-89), but it was the first time that I was star-struck. I was the "ticket tearer," so when he handed me his ticket, I said, "You're Stevie Ray Vaughn!" He was so unaffected by stardom and down-to-earth that he replied, Yeah, thanks for being a fan." My coworker got his autograph for her brother, who subsequently lost it. Strangely enough, my coworker and I have now been married 33 years.

[@theresaneeds4514]

This got you ready for Texas Flood

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

Props to the drummer and bass. He plays this slightly differently every time and they just play along and keep the beat.

[@JamesDevere-z8p]

Tommy Shannon is one of the most underrated bassists EVER. He's a different level of bass player,just like SRV was a different level guitarist.

[@mikeheuer1276]

@@JamesDevere-z8p He also backed Johnny Winter during the '70s. I have some great live Johnny Winter recordings with Shannon on bass. SRVs older brother, Jimmie Lee Vaughan, also is an outstanding guitarist. He was a true phenom who could hear and play whatever he heard since he was a kid.

[@TheDivayenta]

Voodoo Child is a Jimi Hendrix song! He worshipped Jimi. “ Texas Flood” is incredible. The great Tommy Shannon on bass- who used to back the other genius Texas Blues artist: Johnny Winter. Theres fabulous video of one of the kings of the blues , Albert King, mentoring and jamming with Stevie. The old masters loved him dearly.

[@user-qr8ki8ue4i]

Albert King melts like butter. Just love his style. Neither is better than the other.

[@andrewtims9524]

And he is using Jim's old effects pedal which jimi gave to stevie's older brother to complete the circle

[@gary24752]

Hendrix may have written it but Vaughn took it to a whole new level.

[@notoneofthosegirls]

@@gary24752you’re getting ahead of yourself now. 😂

[@mikeheuer1276]

There's a great video out there of SRV playing with Lonnie Mack. I've seen both play live many times. You can tell SRV got a lot of his style from Lonnie Mack, along with Buddy Guy via Jimi Hendrix.

[@pdxfun4888]

Black folk always…always gas people up when they feel the person giving it up. Never fails to bring me joy to see people acknowledging a soulful performer. Thank you guys for sharing and being complimentary to a fantastic guitarist. 1st time here but dig ya’ll

[@robincochran7369]

It's too bad Jimi and Stevie couldn't do a duet together. What a mind blower that would have been.

[@Capnamerica84]

Lenny- El Mocambo Life without you - Capitol Theatre Texas Flood-El Mocambo Riviera Paradise Little Wing- El Mocambo

[@Donnagilbert6497]

Yes! Riviera Paradise from Austin 1989! Love these suggestions!

[@keithr-xj7zx]

Don't like the Capitol Theater concert because he was in the height of his addictions and he looked really bad. It was sad too see him like that. 😢

[@MikeMorley-o3h]

Little Sister when he breaks a string and doesn't miss a beat

[@delightschwartz2155]

​@@Donnagilbert6497yes, Riviera Paradise is so chill yet intense. Totally different from Voodoo Child... but the same otherworldly genius.

[@wprobe]

Thanks for letting the song play most reactions stop it in the best parts SRV was the best

[@brumleytown1882]

There were hundreds of thousands of us banging on 6 string guitars growing up and somehow it took every one of us to end up with just one Stevie ray Vaughan.

[@chrisdurham6517]

Stevie Ray saved me from the 80s, blazing through mediocrity; I got to see him at Universal Amphitheatre in '84. He died when I was in the Army, less than a month after we arrived in Saudi for Desert Shield. One of those folks that I never met that I miss to this day. Awesome, uninterrupted reaction. You guys got a subscriber.

[@chrisdurham6517]

@@HS-hr5wp Thank you - it was my pleasure. Especially looking back three decades down the road. I got to hang out with the best folks in the world.

[@catotjernstad331]

Kind of strange, isn't it, missing people we never met and did'nt have a close relationship with..?! Feel you though and it goes deep. I never met Jeff Buckley, I "saw the light" listening to his album Grace, could not wait for the next, and while recording it he passed away at the age of 30. I still mourn him more than 27 years later, because he "spoke to me" and was a songwriter and a singer with a voice that was so elevating ..! What a loss when SRV, JB and other "heavenly" musicians left this earthly existence way too early.

[@blcklivesmatter5114]

When I die the one thing I'm going to miss is Stevie playing this.

[@paulrblodgett1887]

If you're a believer....he will be waiting up there with that old, beat up guitar playing it as you enter the gates of heaven.

[@blcklivesmatter5114]

@@paulrblodgett1887 Jammin with Jimi,

[@rsxfan]

When the late great B.B. King was asked about what he thought about SRV he stated “I’ve said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed” The highest of compliments for one of the greatest Blues men of all time.

[@deannacrownover3]

Stevie Ray Vaughan started playing his guitar under his mentor, Albert King when he was 9 years old. Stevie Ray is the quintessential blues guitarist. I saw him at the Ocean center in Daytona in 87 with Gregg allman. It was like being struck by lightning!

[@827dusty]

say what?

[@deannacrownover3]

@@827dusty What did you not understand? Check out "Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan in Session". It finally got uploaded to youtube. I've had it on DVD for years. I was an Albert King fan long before Stevie Ray became known. He talks about their first meetings and jam sessions in that recording.

[@gloriasueb]

@@deannacrownover3 SRV was playing guitar long before he met Albert King. Read his biography. And it was BB King not Albert, although he did play with both

[@irmacavazos8186]

My twin sons took me to see SRV'S statue and we took pictures. I am almost 83 and I love his talent! I listen to his music everyday.❤😊

[@david-j1r9m]

Eric Clapton once said Stevie Ray was the best blues guitar player ever.

[@egbfritz]

@@HS-hr5wpyikes

[@rickrowley3308]

BB King said SRV had a "flow" nobody else had

[@Gonar1212]

Albert King said he could do better. Stevies face dropped.

[@BlueRidgeRider]

Clapton called Stevie a genius. When he was learning he would play until his fingers bled and then superglue them so he could keep going. They were playing a last ditch concert in Switzerland. If they didn’t get a record deal then they were calling it quits. David Bowie heard him. He hired him to play on his Let’s Dance record. Suddenly, success! But Stevie had a serious drug problem. He missed recording sessions and concerts. He was headed for oblivion. Then one day he quit drugs, alcohol and his wife. No rehab, cold turkey. Never relapsed. Suddenly everyone wanted him. He had to get from one gig to the next, by helicopter. It didn’t end well. 😢

[@egbfritz]

@@Gonar1212 good thing there’s an album with Albert and Stevie

[@alanbraun1187]

This whole concert at Austin City Limits was great.

[@ryanrichardson9915]

He would bring this kind of ferocious energy for 2.5 hours straight every night!! Truly a force of nature.

[@acemodez3169]

Stevie didn't play guitar, he was actually possessed by it and the guitar played him

[@TC-Guitar]

The best cover of any song, ever. B.B. King said once that Stevie was a gift, that we were all blessed with for a little while 😎

[@chunkyd5880]

He also told him that he should change from 11 gauge strings to lighter 9 gauge strings. BB said "You don't have to work so hard." Stevie never did. He thought heavy strings sounded better.

[@russellgtyler8288]

Jimi invented it. Stevie Ray perfected it.

[@kennycab3374]

Hendrix was so original with it, perfecting it does not make it better. Stevie Ray is legendary in his own right.

[@827dusty]

Nope. Jimi the man.

[@cmdrdredd]

@@827dusty Even Jimi would give props and would today be impressed by guys that take things beyond what he could have imagined.

[@jeraldjosey]

Both are great both two different styles

[@KingKull1971]

​​@cmdrdredd no one has ever taken it that far.

[@Nate-zy5ce]

The three of you guys have a cool, relaxed vibe between you. I enjoy this. And I love classic rock guitar. Stevie Ray's among the best, and always loved his attitude, but there are some damn good ones out there. Keep em coming.

[@bradwindhorst7010]

Stevie always cranked it & floored it whenever he played. Him & that awesome strat are legendary.

[@212x3]

"Mary had a little lamb" from this concert. Also, "Texas Flood" live at El Mocambo.

[@DJDOGG31]

Also “Couldn’t Stand the Weather” is a must see from this Austin City Limits concert.

[@edwardcapobianco2975]

Corey Roy is devestated by that ferocious playing! Speechless brothers! I’ve seen him live 4 times and hundreds of videos and I’m speechless too!

[@sherylstone8804]

I can't count how many times I've seen this and I still can't look away from his playing.😱 Stevie was a good person and a humble person for sure.

[@user-qr8ki8ue4i]

His playing won our minds. His humility won our souls.

[@luminoxx5150]

Stevie was special. No one has been able to achieve the same level as him. He had and still has the highest level of respect from the guitar community. I can only imagine what he would have achieved if given that chance.

[@mitzifrancis9843]

Loved seeing your reaction. I love this man! ❤ The performance of Texas Flood at the El Mocambo is an absolute MUST! Watching Stevie Ray Vaughan live is always your best bet. Anything else from this 1989 Austin City Limits concert is gonna impress you, but just a few of my favorites... - Mary Had a Little Lamb (yes, you have to experience what Stevie and band can do with a nursery rhyme) - Riviera Paradise - Cold Shot - Crossfire - Tightrope - Couldn't Stand the Weather Please watch Stevie with one of his inspirations, Johnny Copeland, performing Tin Pan Alley at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Another iconic performance. Many other commenters will add great ideas I'm certain. There are just so many to choose from!

[@mikeryan4808]

Stevie Ray Vaughan / Live at Carnegie Hall, give this album a try....enjoy!!!

[@pixelrancher]

Guitarist Joe Bonamassa was asked to open for B.B. King when he was just 12 years old and started his own band shortly after that. His rendition of Etta James' "I'd Rather Go Blind" with Beth Hart on vocals will bring a tear to your eye. Live in Amsterdam.

[@GBeret83]

"Stevie was an endless, open channel that music just poured out of. He made people who'd never touched a guitar in their life want to pick one up and start playing, and he made those of us who'd played live onstage with him before want to quit.".............Eric Clapton

[@Dakota-g90-s7q]

I'm 73 his guitar playing will never fade !!!

[@davidetchellsetchells4692]

One of the best blues and soul men out there, SRV whas what every blues player aspires to.his influences comprise of all the greatest players before him, Muddy waters, BB King, Robert Johnson,Howlin Wolf ( who also happens to be my teachers teacher) but Stevies mastery of the instrument, and I don't mean the guitar, when you're a true blues man your instrument is your soul and finding ways to project your soul to the audience! Like all great artists he found a way to project his soul with power and beauty that anyone can feel, hear, and absorb that raw unfiltered energy, this kind of expression transcends all planes of existence and rings throughout time itself, never fading, always potent and relevant. He was a great man indeed.

[@speezbortzappfing3r224]

Not only did play extremely well, he also added to each song his amazing stage presence and style

[@PRGidaro]

He is the greatest guitarists there was. He can play the guitar behind his back better than most can play in front. Watch more of his stuff.

[@billgonzales8978]

I saw Hendrex live? the true guitar God.

[@SmokesLetsGoBud]

@@billgonzales8978 1. No you didn't 2. Even if you did no one cares 3. Several guitarists are definitely at Jimi's level at this point

[@billgonzales8978]

@@SmokesLetsGoBud you are a FOOL.

[@cmc2234]

@@billgonzales8978 So what? I can watch all the live recordings of Hendrix right here on youtube over and over in current time to see/hear how good he actually was rather than go by a 55 year old memory when they were drunk, stoned and tripping at a concert back in 1969. Same as I can watch any live recorded SRV show and clearly see that Stevie Ray Vaughan was light years beyond what Jimi Hendrix ever was.

[@billgonzales8978]

@@cmc2234 your dreaming pal steveie was great

[@MrDeadstu]

I remember the day SRV died, me and my friends were devastated. Anything from the Live at the El Mocambo Club is fire. I suggest "Texas Flood" - his playing will continue to blow your minds. Have fun.

[@unholydriver4987]

I'm 60 years old, so I've seen a lot of greats die too soon. SRV's death is the only one that truly broke my heart.

[@alexwaller2237]

Thanks to you guys for giving it a listen and letting us hear it along with you! Great memories for me and many others!

[@umpdaddy1]

Stevie Ray is a great of a player that has ever been. Nobody was better, maybe as good but not better. He was at one with his instrument. Texas Flood live at Mocambo is amazing, One of the finest live performances ever captured on video.

[@patrickarts9091]

Texas Flood live at El Mocombo. Best ever.

[@fernandomartinez5812]

Nah dog, Austin City Limits. Priceless!!

[@robinschulze934]

You got to go deeper !! He’s just amazing!!!you can feel the love he has for the guitar 🎸 ❤😊!!!!!

[@philchiu1711]

thank you for the video and not cutting him off during his performance. thanks guys !!!!!

[@Melanie-qm6hs]

He is actually practising voodoo here. Mesmerising, hypnotic unbelievable talent!! LOVE SRV ❤

[@JerseyBA62]

His greatest guitar performance is life without you live from the capitol theater.you won't be disappointed.

[@user-qr8ki8ue4i]

That's a great one, too.

[@mariejustme]

I hate y’all have missed the greatness of SRV all these years but I’m delighted to watch y’all experience him for the first time. Definitely do Texas Flood Live at El Mocambo. It’s a banger and will blow your minds. For me, Stevie is the GOAT. 🤟🏼

[@mamaflush9945]

RIP: SRV 💔🔥🎸U R Missed Big SRV fan...here yeah, we lost him at the tender age of 35 yrs. old. Anytime, I listen to a song by SRV, I think about how much music we were cheated out of hearing, due to the crash. And yet I'm very grateful we were blessed with what we have from him. Stevie Ray music career began around the early 80's but his mainstream success and short-lived commercial success only spanned over about 7 years. He started out in clubs around Austin TX. He has an older brother named Jimmie Vaughan Jr. who was also a Texas bluesman. He had his own band and was quite successful...not as big as SRV but he still had a loyal fan base same as SRV had his loyal fans also. I'd like to suggest another one of his songs, if interested. "Stevie Ray Vaughan Texas Flood (Live at the El Mocambo)" (by the channel: Stevie Ray Vaughan) FunFact: Stevie Ray broke guitar strings all the time, keep an eye out for how often he has help changing guitars in the middle of a performance. And He never misses a beat, Incredible skills! Anyway, like I said I'm a SRV fan. lol I read that Stevie Ray had said Jimmi Hendrix was one of his guitar heroes along with Albert King. SRV is considered one of the greatest Texas bluesmen of all time. Always enjoy rocking with you guys. Thanks for sharing. peace out~

[@ZyggyZero]

I think there’s a recorded version of Austin City Limits where he breaks/changes a string during Hendrix’s 3rd Stone From the Sun.

[@jamescolvin575]

I love SRV reactions. You brothers just experienced the magic that was Stevie Ray Vaughn. The GOAT blues player. His music will live forever.

[@alaskaboomer6143]

So this is the first reaction I've watched on this channel and what a great song to come in on. I was fortunate enough to see Stevie close up back in 86 or 7 and he was phenomenal. I'm not sure what I enjoyed more, Stevie's guitar or watching Corey diggin it and grooving the entire song. Great pick guys!

[@4yules]

thats a jimi hendrix cover song...what a tribute ..

[@tonybarwick5248]

Any song from the show at the elmacombo 1983 ! You will be amazed! ! ! Albert king shows ! Any of his shows really! he is great !

[@glennburch1081]

My heart sinks every time I think of SRV and everything else he had yet to give. Another icon gone way too early at 36 years of age (Aug 27, 1990), RIP SRV. There is a fascinating book published in 2019 entitled SRV TEXAS FLOOD The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan by Alan Paul and Andy Aledorf..... a riveting read.The music just flowed thru him seemlessly, never having to think about what was next..... it was just there, at all times! Must listens: Pride and Joy, Leave My Little Girl Alone, Couldn’t Stand The Weather, Little Wing, Ain’t Gonna Give Up On Love, Blues At Sunrise (With Albert King). Great reaction guys, TY.

[@JuanCardenas-]

I was a hot night in Austin . I was glad i got to see Stevie proform . A true Legend . He is truly missed .

[@JcCampbell-q4w]

This message is to Cory Roy I watched this whole video again just to watch you thoroughly enjoy him playing I could feel the groove even if I was deaf just by watching your reaction.

[@thisisitreactions]

Thank you so much JcCampbell. That means a lot. 😊 🙂 -- Corey Roy

[@jhas727]

Stevie Wounder and Bonnie Raitt sang at his funeral. His version on Superstition it awesome.

[@conniehorton1981]

Yes and Jackson Browne sang with them.

[@scotthey567]

Texas Flood live at the El Mocambo has to be the next SRV reaction.

[@karenfryberger4260]

Absolutely.

[@nicolediamond93]

💯

[@kennybeal2391]

Stevie was the kind of man who had nothing bad to say about people. But when he found a player/singer he would pick them up and take them with him in music and help lead them. He would say that man is real. He could feel it.

[@lindajesse8250]

Love the smiles on the brothers lighting it up before the the first lyric is out. Cheers. 😊

[@Kenneth-c4j]

SRV could flat out shred.May he R I P 🙏🛐

[@raymondpadilla7919]

TEXAS FLOOD AT EL MOCAMBO WILL BLOW YOUR MIND.... YOU'LL SEE SOMETHING YOU'VE PROBABLY NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND PROBABLY NEVER SEE AGAIN.

[@BBCoachNash]

Got to see SRV in Denver about 1 month before he died. He played lead guitar for Joe Cocker and the came out and played his concert. A night I'll never, ever forget!!!!

[@urex1717]

Like Jimmy, Stevie was a channel through which the music flowed. We mere mortals are simply beneficiaries of their profound gifts. This mere mortal is incredibly grateful for said gifts.

[@tunesmoe8744]

SRV! Tears to my eyes. I’m so glad you heard him. Loved watching your reactions. Thank you.

[@CharleyMarion]

Amazing rhythm guitar and amazing lead guitar both in one guy +++ uninterrupted creativity +++ over the top passion +++ unique warm vocals !!!! this was not just a drugged guy making weird noises with his guitar neither a guy showing off fingers speed... this was a one of a kind incredible talent doing what he loved for a short time on our planet ! gone way too soon !!! When I think of SRV I think of a time when I was waiting for my train in a desolated train station and this train came and passed nonstop leaving a nebula of sound and wind leaving me stunned and powerless by the powerful and unforgettable experience making me wish I was in that train 💙 🎶

[@snakeinthegrass7443]

1) Finally a song Olli really likes 2) A song that Fenom didn't really know but still heard the riff before WT... and 3) A song that left Corey speechless It's like hitting the trifecta at the track!!! Hell yeah fellas! And you will love this rabbit hole. So many great live performances to see even though his fame was pretty short lived. You must see his "Texas Flood" performance from the El Macombo next before moving on to his epic duos with some folks that had a little fame, like say, BB KING and friends, Johnny Copeland, Jeff Healy, Albert King and on and on. If you guys can handle Texas Flood I think it'll be safe to proceed.🤣🤣

[@user-qr8ki8ue4i]

Yes! All of this. Olli's head even moved.

[@sidanx7887]

I love watching people discover SRV

[@davidgipson906]

The great thing about Stevie Ray Vaughan is he took a Hendrix song and added things to it that you can’t even tell. It sounds like Hendrix wrote it all.

[@lancetucker4859]

Keep doing what y’all do! Thank you!

[@RhondaZazzaretti]

I have a member of my own family that is crazy about the topic of Stevie Ray V. He is really REALLY cool about topics and 🎵 played. Great Sounds coming from the guitar 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎶😍🎶🎸🎸🎶❤

[@jameskirschling7887]

I can't believe it. Just the other day I was thinking about suggesting this song.

[@thisisitreactions]

No need to think about it any longer! Tune in at 8! Much love!

[@jameskirschling7887]

@thisisitreactions I'll be there. This is the song that made me a SRV fan. I bought the cassette for a dollar in a bargain bin in '83 or 4, didn't even know who he was.

[@bigdaddymojo2005]

The Double Trouble backing band...CONSTANTLY , EXPERTLY following SRV's Changes....He's known for NEVER playing the same song twice...EVERY Musician is Top Notch here.

[@noother964]

Those guys were always tight!

[@chunkyd5880]

@@noother964 Hell yes. They knew each other better than they knew themselves

[@raywescovich8711]

Texas flood live at El Mocambo is a must watch

[@tomsortore8301]

I'm 76 years young heard jimi do this in the 70s. Must have heard it 1000 times. To this day it gives me goose bumps. Pure magic and srv doing it !!!!!!unbelievable

[@sandragendreau9810]

I remember the night. Spent the night with another great Blues Man. Mark Robinson both are jamming in heaven.

[@cherylwoodward]

Stevie Ray was larger than life but was only 5’5” tall. He played like a giant. I saw him live in the early 80s and I think he was not clean at that time, but he got his act together and was really gaining some notoriety in the years before he died. He was doing a concert with Eric Clapton and Robert Cray and the story goes that there was space at the last minute on a helicopter that he decided to take since it was leaving earlier than his. It crashed and all were killed on board. I remember it clearly because I was on the way to a friend’s funeral when it came across the radio. At first they speculated that it was Clapton’s helicopter but was later confirmed it was his. Such a sad day all around.

[@Chamomileable]

When you do Jimi, you gotta do it justice. And hot damn could SRV do it justice. One of the greatest ever.

[@jttripp5061]

Nothing better than Stevie Ray, but watch the sound check video of him. Maybe the coolest thing Ive ever seen.

[@SisterMaryElephant]

I have several versions of "Hangnails and Boogers".. Apparently it was a favorite song of his at sound checks :)

[@dianedean4170]

So nice to see you guys enjoying some amazing instrumental moves by the late great Stevie Ray.🎉❤😊

[@DanaBray-w5t]

Thanks!

[@thisisitreactions]

Much love!!

[@ddmau7995]

I was down at " LEGENDS" in Chicago waiting in line for Stevie, Jeff Healey,& Eric Clapton to show up after their concert in Wisconsin. The Hilton on Michigan Avenue had a helicopter pad on the roof where they were supposed to land .BBKing was in the house ,place was jammed to capacity so I asked the bouncer about chances of getting in, he said " not likely " so I went to " Fitzgeralds " and saw the "RADIATORS" fom New Orleans. I discovered that the FOG was what brought down SRV's chopper! Supposedly SRV asked Clapton if he wanted to ride fortunately Eric told him thanks Ill wait for the next chopper! The fog was so bad they grounded the rest .Rumor has it that the pilot never should've flown that fateful nite .