First time hearing Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood

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By your overwhelming request, Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughan! One of the most amazing guitar performances of all time, SRV shows why he was the ultimate blues guitarist. Many people point to this performance as the best example of his legendary prowess. Alexis could not belive his playing behind his back. It is awesome to see some ones first time seeing such a legend.
#stevieray #stevierayvaughan #blues
‪@stevierayvaughanofficial‬

[@warwithin7]

Stevie was put on this earth for one reason, and he didn't disappoint.

[@tragicx4075]

He died tragically my friend. He wasn't given the time that was necessary to achieve his full potential. Imagine another 30 years

[@Illthallion]

Just as Eric Clapton stated, Stevie was a channel - music just flowed through him. He knew every millimeter of the guitar neck, just amazing. It crushed me the day we lost him.

[@flickeringboxofficial]

Well said

[@jcsilva1225]

Stevie was taken to heaven for one reason; God wanted to learn how to play guitar.

[@scottromer8584]

@@Illthallion Yes, Clapton said of SRV he never got lost, everything flowed. Best guitarist ever in my opinion.

[@m.gideonhoyle409]

Some guitarists have technique, others have flash and others have finesse and a wealth of creative ideas. Stevie Ray had them all.

[@Angelo-kv7qp]

I grew up listening to Carlos Santana. Sweetest guitar ever. You are right on , Stevie played it all !

[@craenor]

And above all of that he had endurance in every form. Physical and creative endurance. Most very experienced guitarists who attempt to play with the same setup and same style as SRV physically cannot do it for more than a few minutes, if that.

[@youreatoilet]

Agreed, and I'm one of those guys who typically stands on the Jimi Hendrix side when the argument is brought up of him vs SRV, but it is simply impossible to state that Hendrix was the better all round guitarist. Stevie was probably, if not the most technically proficient blues guitarist of all time. Jimi was definitely the better songwriter though, and far more impactful on guitar and music culture on the whole. I've said it before, Stevie was born 5-10 years too late, if he had been at his prime in the 70's instead of the 80's then he would have had a far bigger impact

[@jeffboone7553]

it's called SOUL.

[@generatormike]

Stevie was a master guitarist. There is no higher platitude

[@terryyoung3225]

His grip was so strong and intense, he would often shred his callouses off his fingertips. He was known to stop a performance to either put tape on his fingertips or superglue the callouses back on. He wouldn't let that stop him from completing his set. Pure love and dedication to his art.

[@youtubeuser206]

I know someone that booked him for a festival an hour outside of the city... they spent the whole time freebasing cocaine and had cars going back and forth to the city bringing new prostitutes

[@TheJohmac]

Not only that he used the heaviest gauge strings you could get.

[@Teresa-we2ke]

14 - 17 gauge strings! That would shred most players complete finger tips off. LOVE STEVIE! ❤️RIP❤

[@garywalker9279]

[@user-zh4fb7gd8i]

Another saying out there is that, Stevie would dip his hurt fingers in some kind of powder(yeast powder I believe) till they were fully covered with them, and rub those finger agains his skin. Therefore he could get a skin-like texture on his left hand fingers. Don't know if they were true.

[@guylewis477]

Texas says your welcome. Our pride and joy. R.I.P Stevie

[@seejudyo]

Yes he Is The Pride of Texas!! No One tops him.

[@BarriePoole]

Stevie used 13s on his guitar, that means the high E string was a 13. normally people use 9-42 or 10-48 string sets... it was pretty much Piano wire. Stevie's custom string gauge was .013 - .015 - .019p - .028 - .038 - .058.... Stevie was a beast.

[@marklabonte3769]

I have 9's on mine.......I'm lucky if a can get a step and half! lol

[@louremington6975]

Thank you for explaining that. I had always heard he played on cable wires. I never knew what they meant. So good.

[@docdurdin]

Exactly

[@kevincosta9228]

That is total commitment. The guy must have had callouses like cow leather on his fingers.

[@dthomevangelize2235]

Yes. SRV had to use heavy gauge string because broke them all the time. If you watch some of his vids, you can see how far he bends the strings

[@infreedomitrust1667]

Stevie was a master of his art. A time when musicians had to have actual talent. No autotune, No computers, Just raw talent and sheer will to put on a great show.

[@chriswinslow1651]

Amen!

[@stefanpalickimusic]

Yup! I go to a few jams in my area (Toronto, Ontario) and the strange thing is there is a great lack of musicians/instrumentalists my age! (19). I have a SRV tribute band and my band members are all in their 40s and 50s!

[@infreedomitrust1667]

@@stefanpalickimusic Sadly it's all about the money anymore. SRV and others of his era were musicians who studied their craft, Perfected it, and wowed their audience with their talent. Most today use auto-tune and computer generated music just to get by.

[@MichaelSorensen-bl3ec]

Damned straight. No hiding behind anything, just pure talent and emotion.

[@GrizrazRex]

@@infreedomitrust1667 -and it relies on dancers and other visuals, as oppose to just seeing real musicians doing what they do.

[@DustyJohnson-tg7fi]

After all these years he is still missed so much but I thank God his music will live on forever RIP Stevie.😢

[@irmacavazos8186]

My twins took me to see his statue in Austin. My bucket list dream. I am 82 years old and loved this young man and his guitar.

[@jamesgonzales5285]

I'm 55, he passed while I was in Iraq, serving with the 82nd Airborne Division. And this is on my bucket list. His music, his life, his music... 🙏🏻 got me through combat. 🙏🏻🇺🇸🙏🏻

[@dennishinkle5010]

Quite possibly the greatest performance in the history of recorded music. RIP SRV.

[@chasvonplatten1298]

Agreed!

[@ron88303]

Maybe in the history of recorded blues music.

[@richardleighton5009]

I'll give that a - Yes Sir !!

[@hisexcellencytrump855]

Steve was high on coke (drug) and Jack when hen sang this

[@craigwilliams8087]

High or straight, better than anyone else

[@saturnracer156]

Stevie Ray didn't play guitar with his fingers. He played with his soul.

[@RyneMurray23]

He played the heaviest electric guitar strings you could buy, so he had to go at maximum effort to get these sounds and bends out of the guitar. He will always be my favorite 🔥

[@seejudyo]

Mine too!

[@danv1061]

He tuned down one step - easier bends.

[@kithill2811]

I read somewhere that his strings were up to an inch off the fret board

[@stevekulich4440]

Stevie is / was so good. If you notice, he hardley looks at his guitar, when you see him looking at his guitar notice his eyes are closed. He doesn't need to see what he is doing, behind the back proves it. I had a chance to see Stevie before he died, and it was a great experience. Something you will never forget. Great reaction.

[@reddirt9117]

I'm with you... I've watched many reactions to SRV (RIP)...an no one says anything about him not needing his eyes to play...he is one with his guitar...his fingers know where they need to be... ✌️❤️🤘...

[@HenryMPerez]

Yuup, good stuff/fascinating...!

[@deandee8082]

that's how you play most instruments, you stop looking after the first couple years, some sooner.. looking doesn't do you nay good in any way at all not after a certain level, cuz you cant go ok here comes that part imma go up to the next dot and play this lick.. it would just mess you up hard, its the same for any piano player, sax, percussion, any instrument, you have to know where each note is before you get there so looking doesn't help, some people look whatever but its not helping them or assisting in any way . . it would be the equivalent of looking in the mirror when you sing.. its way beyond that after a certain level.. when you first learn yea you look specially learning songs, OK its 3rd fret to 7th fret pull off... OK where are those frets, oh those dots OK yea ok I see.. I mean you see stevie peeling off notes so fast looking just wouldn't do anything for you, its feel, some know where each note and string is before touching, some know where everything is after they hit the first note . everyone different, its like driving a car or riding a motorcycle, you;re not looking at the clutch and shifter when you shift, you just do it, same for brake and clutch, your feet feel where foot controls are your hands hand controls

[@billyreno8221]

Stevie voice is so underrated. John Mayer described it as honey over gravel. His voice in this song is spot on. They say SRV made a deal with the devil. Nobody knows what Stevie got but the devil got guitar lessons.

[@shooter3083]

The Devil may have gotten guitar lessons, but it's obvious he sure as hell didn't get his soul. Stevie kept that to the very end.

[@dickjohnson3023]

Maybe the devil tried to make a deal but who would make a deal with the devil. He couldn't beat a southern boy playing the fiddle.

[@c1ph3rpunk]

I suspect he did in fact make that deal with the devil, but after hearing him play God called in a marker, his playing saved his soul.

[@harryayre9050]

Stevies guitar skills didn't come from the Devil, his skills came from practicing, practicing, practicing and one show after another for years and years and his dedication to his craft was unparalleled, Stevie could show the Devil how its done in Texas!

[@Jack96993]

Honey over gravey. Love it!!!!

[@pcard10]

It has been documented, in an early biography, that Stevie did actually tear a callous off of one of his fingers during a club gig one night. The club manager found him in his office, during the break, and Stevie was super gluing the callous back onto his finger!

[@mikelundquist4596]

I slit my finger from the nail and had heard that Stevie did that. So on break I ran over to 7-11 and got some. I tell you what... that will make you dance around in a circle and scream like a little girl.

[@Cashcrop54]

He was medically ahead of his time. In ERs now they use superglue sometimes instead of Stiches. Can you imagine SRV as a doctor. Surgery behind his back.....😮

[@PhuVet]

Not that far, it's what it was invented for. Mainly dental but for closing wounds too. The Army docs closed a huge concertina wire wound on my thigh with it is 1992.

[@modusceo]

Rene martinez his tech had to make him switch from the giant telephone wire strings towards the late 80's because he was just absolutely destroying his fingers. He would take super glue and baking soda to basically build his fingertip back up and actually file it down to smoothen out, but even that wasn't protecting his fingers towards the end

[@SlickArmor]

@@Cashcrop54 he wasn't medically ahead of his time. You can thank Evel Knievel for bringing superglue to the operating table. He broke so many bones that his doctors used super glue to reconnect them.

[@rskirk22]

SRV got taken away from the earth at such a young age. I cannot imagine what else he could have done if he was still around.

[@dannysmuzic1807]

He was crying through his guitar. A true master.

[@Dano_in_Texas]

Jimi Hendrix lived through the guitar Eddie Van Halen was a sorcerer and his guitar was his magic wand Stevie Ray Vaughan and his guitar were one soul, one spirit. Many SRV songs to choose from, but this, and his performance of Voodoo Chile, and especially "Look At Little Sister"...both live at Austin City Limits are my 3 absolute favorites. I had the luck and pleasure of seeing Stevie Ray, live, in Lubbock, TX at the first annual Tornado Jam...a short-lived music festival to honor the anniversary of the May 11,1970 tornado that ripped through Lubbock, killing 26 people. I was too young, at the time, (15) to really understand what I was witnessing, that day... seeing him perform on that stage. I had no idea what was to come.

[@stevenmeixner3163]

you need to add one to your list, Richie Blackmore

[@larrytanksley8730]

You stated it so well for all three.

[@Just1Bum]

Eddie Van Halen didn't have soul. His playing was soul-less.

[@yambo59]

The best slow blues guitar performance ever recorded imo. Stevie (felt) the blues and conveyed those feelings through the guitar, he could make it talk, wail, cry, scream etc. I feel so lucky to have seen him play live twice.

[@eddiedelrizzo7308]

Absolutely amazing guitarist ❤, they don’t make music like this anymore

[@benjones3215]

They most definitely do.

[@busher69]

Exactly. You can only turn auto tune up to 10.

[@markswisher3709]

You asked, "How does he do that?" Answer - God given talent and according to his drummer Stevie practiced 5 hours a day. He super glued his calluses back on his finger tips if the fell off. Stevie was Stevie. Truly a humble guy. No difference between him on stage, out in public, or hanging out with friends. Have you seen Stevie doing Look at Littel sister with Jeff Healey yet?

[@waynethera2712]

Jeff’s live cut of Can You See The Light is pretty phenomenal too.

[@ed.z.]

The strength of his hands and the calluses he built up from age sixteen and dedicated playing, research, copying, learning, mastering, innovating and creating absolute fire. I traveled for hours to see him in person and blues icon BB King was the opening act. Imagine that.

[@craenor]

The first time BB King opened for Stevie Ray, Stevie was furious...because he thought it was an insult to BB King. BB King was the one who calmed him down and helped him see that Stevie was elevating blues to a whole new audience and BB King didn't mind opening for him.

[@tilemonkee5510]

JELLY!! 😂❤

[@Trial212]

@@craenor Absolutely right!!! Stevie was freakin pissed!! He said "This will never happen again", BB is the MASTER of the Blues I don't deserve to be playing behind him.

[@jamesvela3680]

Humility was one of Stevie’s best traits. RIP Stevie.

[@scottmay4291]

@@craenor Good point. And BB knew what the guy could do. Who would want to follow that? Don't care how good or famous you are.

[@JayLandon64]

Stevie had amazingly strong hands and fingers, he actually used some of the thickest strings possible and bent them effortlessly. He would actually super glue his fingertips if they bled, but later in his career he had built up such callus that he didn't have to worry about it. One other thing about that performance and the whole El Mocambo performance is that it was before Stevie got sober, so he was probably very coked out and hung-over.

[@ronaldleach9899]

We're real proud of Stevie Ray down here in Austin TX. He's a true legend 🙌 🎶

[@Capt-Dale]

Stevie was one of the few real experts in his field. Although others play guitars, his energy was heard through the guitar since it was an integral part of his soul. A guitar was made to speak, and when he played it, it talked in a language that only he knew. We were grateful that he shared it with us because there will never be another with that touch.

[@danwilliams9299]

Well said! Now i dont need to add a word! Agree 10”%.

[@Illthallion]

💯

[@bluzedogg]

Agreed for the most part but there are a lot of really good guitar players walking around on planet Earth right now.

[@jeffe9083]

my favorite song by him. i really shows just how amazing he truly was

[@flickeringboxofficial]

Just awesome Jeffe

[@lucifer73]

If you listen to Stevie intensely enough, he'll make you cry sometimes. That's how good the boy was. 🍻

[@milboltnut]

Clapton was amazed with his playing, no breaks , gives a new meaning of "phrasing".

[@garyporterfield7165]

I heard Eric Clapton say the first time he heard Stevie Ray play he got Goosebumps, because he knew he was in the presence of greatness

[@aland4092]

Absolutely that's his soul pouring out through that guitar. And his fingers were so strong. He played the largest gauge strings that there is. And regularly broke strings.

[@eire1965]

I once heard him say in an interview that he played like he was breaking out of jail.

[@vesakantola2260]

Still remember where I was when I heard the news for SRV passing,. Greatest of all

[@flickeringboxofficial]

There are certain moments in your life, that was one.

[@chrisgamble5843]

Me too. I was driving down the road in w. Ky and had to pull over because I was crying so hard I couldn't see after the dj announced it on the radio. The first time in my life I ever cried over someone I didn't even know. Never forget it.

[@michaellambert5223]

And Chris Squire and Neil Peart. Those two and SRV really hurt bad!😭😭😭 I was at Alpine next weekend after the crash to see Sting and Don Henley. Not a dry face in the crowd wvery time they talked about Stevie.

[@curtisburgess9681]

I was in county jail for failure to appear (I have an aversion to showing up for traffic tickets). Bill Graham, concert promoter and known Alice Cooper hater, also died in the crash.

[@user-wg5ie3nk9f]

Saw Stevie up close in the early 80’s ! He had fingers as thick as a cigar! The action on the strings was so High! Had a pleasure to meet him and he was So Humble ❤Thank you for posting 🥰

[@diana-cy4kj]

Awesome!

[@davehouston1026]

I still tear up when I hear HIM.....RIP SRV Your are very Much missed

[@kevindunn5650]

It's good to see the youngsters appreciate the old classics.

[@hisexcellencytrump855]

Now you making me feel old!! Starting to get waking farts now😂😂

[@SinCityVillain]

Even describing my thoughts and emotions watching SRV play is hard to do. Amazed, confused, joyful, goosebumps. I find myself with eyes closed flowing with him then i realize i'm missing his performance visually and i stop and go back and rewatch. He's basically channeling some higher power. I'm an Angus, Jimi, Eddie and Eric and even Prince fan but to ME, SRV is at the top. I know, there are too many from different genres to really be one definitive "best" but he's on MY mount rushmore.. it's a big ol mountain with many faces etched into it. Amazing!

[@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.

[@Trial212]

AMEN!!! Stevie was a conduit for musical energy. He once said in an interview that there were times when he didn't know what he was going to do next and 'IT" just came to him. He didn't question "IT" because he realised it was a higher power!!! He was beyond amazing!!

[@Nanooky]

His guitar was more like a third arm. If anyone ever wondered what "natural" talent looks like... that's it.

[@WWNF911]

Most people from my generation didn’t even realize they first heard Stevie in David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance”. Later when he was famous and we learned he was “that guy” was an OMG moment but by then we were not surprised in the least.

[@bogrot69]

That's where I first heard him . I had tickets to see Bowie on that tour and was looking forward to seeing Stevie but there was some disagreement when they were drawing up the contract and Stevie bailed. Instead we got Earl Slick. I have a bootleg of the rehearsals for the tour before Stevie quit. It's cool hearing him play some of the classic Bowie songs. Fortunately I di manage to catch him three times before he passed.

[@mahina1963]

I had the pleasure of seeing SRV for times live; in '84 together with Robin Trower in Austin, then Colorado, Milwaukee and finally in Berlin. He wasn't the only one sweating! I left every concert like the rest of the crowd flabbergasted and silent. I miss him so much!

[@zeppelinmexicano]

The dude was born with an instinctive feel for the blues. Special music from a special musician.

[@michaelallen434]

Stevie didn't play guitar. He channeled his soul through it. Still blows me away every time I listen.

[@paladin3087]

He lived on my block in South Oak Cliff in Dallas. As a kid I would ride my bike and watch him and his buddies practice in the driveway. Used to have a great time watching them, they were all so friendly to a nosy kid.

[@Tomcat088]

I’m so glad that you introduced her into the deep end a little later. It was super awesome to see her be a bit shell shocked and trying to figure out what happened, especially when he switched to behind his back. LOL, when younger generations see a guitar god do work, they don’t even think it’s real. I loved this reaction video.

[@jackpierre1839]

im 20 and i had been playing guitar for over a year when i found this video. after the first 2 minutes i could not believe what the hell i was watching, and as the video went on it just got better. best discovery of my whole life

[@itchyandred4131]

Welcome to the pure awesomeness that was Stevie ray Vaughan 🔥 R.I.P. Mr Vaughan ✌️

[@PriestessOfNothing]

Stevie was firing from all cylinders of his brain. GOAT

[@mkelly1347]

I honestly don't fell SRV ever had is brain in the mix, it was all from his soul to the strings. He played with 100% feel. I was lucky enough to see him 10-12 times in his life. From Antones in Austin to his Live Alive album recording and at Auditorium shores. He's is the GOAT!

[@deanrotering879]

Seen him at Antones as well. Remarkable

[@wanderer85295]

The raw power that he played with and the soul wrenching emotion was beyond compare . seeing him live in concert left you with an intense feeling of awe. You knew that what you had just witnessed was special beyond words . He was one of those rare musicians that when you saw them in concert you were more than hearing the music and seeing the musician. You were feeling the music and experiencing some impossible bit of life the universe and everything. RIP Truly missed forever thankful

[@rebeccastone3301]

I saw SRV at a Pier concert in NYC during a summer concert series. My jaw was on the floor. I love ALL genres of music and I have to say … we were blessed to have SRV put on this earth even though his time was way too short for us.

[@Justin_Dykes]

SRV was my introduction to the blues and I haven't looked back since ......SRV is in a world and category all his own

[@BC-cp8nv]

He used to get calluses on his fingers, and when they came off he would superglue them back on and keep playing. I was lucky enough to see him several times in Dallas and Austin in the late 70’s/early 80’s.

[@flickeringboxofficial]

I know somebody would know that story. Alexis is going to flip when she reads this 😁

[@Mojo19692]

Stevie Ray Vaughan is the Guitar G.O.A.T.!!! End of story !!! 🔥🎸🇺🇸💯...

[@JBlake-moon-shdo]

He was one of a kind, beyond great. A pleasure to watch, hear, and feel. The world morns...😢

[@wisertime73]

Stevie would use super glue on his fingertips because he kept ripping off the callous and bleeding from playing to much. Hope you go down the SRV rabbit hole , his performances were special cause it was from what he was feeling at the time and never played the same song the same way. LEGEND 🙏R.I.P🙏

[@brewswillis9783]

I was fortunate enough to see Stevie & Double Trouble live 3 times and I can safely say hyperbole even fails to capture his greatness. He is the GOAT. Period.

[@rolltide3333ify]

I agree. I got to see him in Pelham Alabama a couple months before he died. I didn't know anything about him except that he played guitar and played blues. It was literally a mind blowing experience watching him live. It totally changed my view of what blues could be. Phenomenal.

[@twhittaker66]

Hands down, my favorite performer. I listen at least once a week to one of his live concert performances. R.I.P. Stevie.

[@peteolesen265]

He is one of those musicians who “became one” with instrument. Each performance is unique and he can translate what he feels into music. Like you say, he is not playing notes and chords. Unbelievable performance.

[@cherrypickerguitars]

I’m a 65 yr old Canadian guitarist! I was at the at the El Macombo that night! It was a block away from my college in Toronto! George Brown college! This was an EXCEPTIONAL experience live! I’ve seen the Who, the Stones and every “great” band of the time! This was one of my greatest live shows ever! And I’m old! Peace (I see that Guild 12 string in the background! I have 2 Guilds, 5 Martins and a couple of Gretsch acoustics - no Gibson’s (bla)) Peace

[@flickeringboxofficial]

Good call, it is a Guild and the 6 string beater is my Washburn, been to hell and back. Can't kill it

[@troubleondemand7703]

Crazy! I was also there! And by total chance too. I was working at a recording studio and one of the other assistant engineers had tickets and got stood up. He asked another co-worker who turned him down and then he asked me. I was 17 and it was the early 80's, so I wasn't into the blues, but out of curiosity I said yes. It totally changed me as a musician and opened me up to all kinds of genres that I probably wouldn't have listened to until much later. Saw him again in Montreal a couple of years later and that was also a barn burner. The man was lightning in a bottle. Just fire start to finish.

[@gerdberg4188]

No fenders ?

[@cherrypickerguitars]

@@gerdberg4188 5 Teles and a Jag.

[@gerdberg4188]

@@cherrypickerguitars 👍

[@AdamsAdams-fc1ld]

She just witnessed one of the best. Loved her response “Is he crying ?”

[@jayraybourn9229]

In a way, I believed he was. A grown man crying through a Fender Strat

[@jttinmangraham]

No...but the sky is.

[@rodturner6759]

I ahve been playing on and off for 40 years, every time I hear Stevie it makes me want to cry...

[@jrfoster4225]

I think it was Eric Clapton who said that Stevie Ray was on a whole different level, that it was like music was being channeled through him. That’s very high praise coming from Slow Hand himself.

[@robertserafin-uc3qn]

We only had a dozen years to appreciate such talent . RIP SRV

[@madfawk8894]

I'll say it again. Stevie didn't just play music. He IS MUSIC!!

[@921ster]

He was ahead of his time, such talent and humility. Rip Stevie.

[@jeffreyrachubinski4716]

SRV = Brillant!

[@flickeringboxofficial]

Yes he was

[@d4mdcykey]

I don't know if Stevie was crying during this performance, but I know I tear up about half the times I've watched it. Given the lyrics, the story, the pure raw emotion in his performance, it just overwhelms me sometimes.

[@BBQPITDOG]

I tear up every time I see this! Man I miss Stevie Ray!

[@gharycrawford6628]

Yeah me too It gives me goosebumps too

[@TheWatcher116]

I had the pleasure of seeing stevie ray live several times when he used to play the pier in NYC next to the intrepid. Front row many times! The man was incredible you couldnt take your eyes off him. I left his shows exhausted from the energy he puts out. There will never be another SRV.

[@eveningcharlatans9743]

Superglue, finger tips and Stevie's right inside arm could tell stories. Gotta stop that bleeding quickly.

[@Ed-R]

I am a fan of SRV. My picks of songs are the live versions of "Rivera Paradise" and "Life Without You". Also check out Jimi Hendricks and Stevie's older brother Jimmie. Stevie was GREAT before he got Sober and AMAZING after he got Sober. May there always be Music in our Lives

[@pauldowlan3285]

Life by the drop with his brother. THE SKY IS CRYING was and is one of my favourite songs ever He played with some the old school great blues men and they all said that he was special. Like all the greats you can tell either instantly, or within seconds that tone is that guitar player. Like an old familiar friends voice. Unique. Knoffler, Eddie, Slash, Billy Gibbons, SRV are examples, but many more. Real music, musicians must be kept alive, celebrated, it's a universal language we will need as technology becomes more entwined with us into the future. Support young talent, respect and keep old talent alive

[@richardabercrombie8226]

He was one of those few who put every ounce of himself into every performance. He could perform anything he wanted at anytime. Every performance is unique even he doesn’t know where he is going from one moment to the next. It just flows. When you combine that kind of passion with unmatched technique you get Stevie Ray.

[@Doctor_Strange_Love]

When the news came across the car radio of his passing I had to pull over and weep. RIP SRV

[@markcooper6231]

Stevie was one of a kind. His brother said he was difficult to play with because he never played a song the same way twice. Like EVH he also played on some songs you wouldn't expect. Check the credits on David Bowie's "Let's Dance" album

[@craenor]

The quote I remember from Jimmy Vaughan was something like...when he was asked if Stevie ever played a song the same way twice: "Twice? I don't think he ever played a song the same way once."

[@factenter6787]

Also Famous Blue Raincoat by Leonard Cohen

[@papawoody9597]

Old joke - Legend has it that SRV made a deal with the devil. No one knows what Stevie got, but the devil got guitar lessons.

[@terryferan9028]

Cocaine helped.

[@sweeabn6736]

I get chills, makes me cry

[@user-vp9cw2ru3t]

the man above was jammin with SRV.god bless

[@danielwilliams6952]

The next step is life without you live at capital theater. This is an amazing performance as are all of SRV's but life without you, that particular version, takes the number 1 spot of my favorites from SRV

[@james_robnett]

I had tickets to see Stevie at the Paolo Soleri in Santa Fe, September of '90. I was shooting pool and drinking beer when I heard about the crash. I can still remember how shook I was. It's one of the best venues to see somebody like him, tiny, open air, great acoustics. Edit: Sitting here listening and picturing that day I was astonished to realize it's been 33 years. Feels like yesterday. There'll never be another like him.

[@TheRagratus]

I was at the Alpine Valley show that night. Really REALLY bad fog. I had a 3 hr drive back to Chicago. I turned the news on when I got home and crapped my pants.

[@bryankerr69]

I was at his last concert at Alpine Valley in WI. Eric Clapton was headlining. Buddy Guy was also there. It was an amazing concert. Was devastated the next day when I found out about the helicopter crash.

[@semperadmeliora3467]

One of the best comments I've heard about SRV is when Eric Clapton said that the first time he heard SRV on the radio, He said he needed to find out who that guitarist was that same day.

[@MrBPC76]

“When I play, I play sort of like talking, you know, syllables, you say a sentence here, a sentence there and then, I’ve to stop and think for something else to keep my conversation going. But his didn’t seem to be that at all. It was fluent, he flowed when he played. He could get something going and it was like a song and it would just go on and on. Ideas continuously flowed, I don’t have that. There is not a lot of people that I hear that have that but Stevie had it.” - BB King

[@garylogan3640]

SRV was the demi-god of guitar. I hope you introduce her to one of his acolytes, Jeff Healey

[@rorybisson756]

watching people's minds melt in "real-time" will never ever get old. fun fact, he played this venue earlier in his career and was booed off the stage.

[@raywalters6141]

If only I could have seen him live, RIP SRV. Made me love the blues even more.

[@none7574]

First time seeing stevie play......awesome

[@frankrizzo4460]

Saw him a few times many years ago, one of the absolute greatest guitarist out there. Rip Stevie thanks for giving us your amazing talent you left us way too soon 🙏🎸

[@mikefetterman6782]

Stevie uses the heaviest gauge strings since he started (12s). His hands are just pure steel. And his finger strength is comparable to a marathon runner that puts 20lb weights on each ankle for practice. The speed is one thing, to control that speed and emote it is pure magic.

[@thuphuneone]

agreed

[@jimvin21]

Legend has it guitars would magically jump into SRV's hands when he walked into a room just for the chance to be treated right by this master!

[@georgehuerta1990]

Stevie Ray Vaughan was brilliant I’m trying to come up with words to describe this man, his playing his singing is whole performance. The man is just magic to watch and it truly broke my heart when he lost his life in a helicopter accident leaving one of his concerts. I really wish I knew what he would be doing like right now. But will never know we lost him a long time ago, and all we can do is look back and appreciate who he was his music, his guitar playing and pass it on to the next generation to appreciate. May you rest in peace, Stevie and if I’m lucky, maybe I get to see you on the other side God bless.

[@robbrowne7834]

I love this song, and I totally enjoyed her reaction

[@flickeringboxofficial]

Thank you Rob

[@frankrizzo4460]

Sorry I'm late to the party on this channel, is that her Dad next to her showing her the music from the past, just wondering?

[@flickeringboxofficial]

@@frankrizzo4460 We explain in our first video together kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZWQYaZ5eL1nfNU

[@NightFly216]

Even though I have seen this clip of Texas Flood many time my reaction is always as if it were my very first time. It’s an understatement to say that SRV was just such an incredibly talented soul. Like was said in the video, his playing came from a whole other place, it was almost supernatural if you will. God bless Stevie Ray Vaughan, he will always remain the master bluesman.

[@wherediditgo121]

This is why people still gravitate to music from 80s and prior. Real people made and sung the music. It was not a lot of remix, voice overs, and all the gimmicks to make someone with no talent sound good and a army of publicist pushing their clients on the public. SRV had true passion for his work and did not bend to what others thought. while listening to his music I was often reminded that he died at a early age. It reminded me of the other artist who have past at a early age and how we were deprived of their music that would reach you on a deeper level. Being a child of the 50s i have seen the world change and have become a pessimist about our future due to the absence of people like SRV, Hendrix, Elvis, Cobain, Petty, and others who have left us to soon. Thanks to all the content people remind me of the decades of real talent and reality.

[@Caduceus88]

No I’m crying at realizing what a great artist we’ve lost.

[@jmsdeco]

I think Alexis would love Boston's debut album. Stevie Ray was a phenomenal guitarist.

[@conniehorton1981]

I loved this reaction. Stevie Ray used very heavy gauge strings. That in addition to his aggression style of playing would cause his fingertips to come loose. So he would put superglue on his fingertips and touch another part of his body to rip that skin off and it would become his new fingertips. Now that’s dedication!!!

[@anthonygamble3811]

Saw him in the 80s, picked my jaw off the floor several times that night RIP

[@vincentvanellis650]

Wow! Stevie Ray is so great.

[@rbodee]

Gotta do his sound check and "Look At Little Sister" with the broken string. Then "Do You See The Light" by Jeff Healey.

[@silgen]

And BB King "How Blue Can You Get?" live at Farm Aid, where BB changes a broken string mid song.

[@glassontherocks]

Many would be guitarists have laid own the guitar in defeat after seeing this.

[@flickeringboxofficial]

And how many guitarists have picked up a guitar after seeing this :)

[@roberts6236]

no auto tune there just plain ole southern blues,stevie was amazing.

[@juliepeterson6639]

I felt such a loss in my heart, when this beautiful man lost his life. I pulled over on the freeway to cry my eyes out. I had just dropped my young daughter off at the first day of kindergarten. I love SRV. Life time commitment!

[@gordonsmith4039]

I spent the night hedged out in my truck, drinking rum and coke, listening to Stevie until the neighbour's complained. Went to work thenext day, and the guys were asking me what's wrong,it's like yer hung over. Told them Stevie Ray Vaughn died last night. They had no fucking idea who he was. Decided I didn't belong there any more, and quit a week later. Saŵ him a couple of times in smaller venues in Vancouver. God,I do miss that man. And yeah, there's times he could make me cry. Not many who could feel the Strat like he could. Miss ya still,Stevie....

[@ramondwilliam1307]

" Life without you" react to next live . Stevie's voice on this song is showcased, and he sings it beautifully.

[@wheelmanstan]

I just heard a guy who met or knew Stevie say that one time he had a chance to play his guitar and bending the strings was like bending train tracks. haha, I love these SRV reaction videos. I must have seen a thousand. No one blows minds like SRV does. Truly captivating on stage and maxed out in ability. He's like that legend in the "sold his soul to play guitar" story. I think he's the coolest guy I've ever seen. I mean when I think of cool and what being cool is, well Stevie just seemed to embody it on and off the stage.

[@rodmckeav1159]

That guitar needed therapy following the performance! 😁👍

[@walkerm777]

He played such thick strings to attain his tone. And his strings were much higher off the fretboard. He also had to occasionally superglue his fingertips back on. Other famous players have tried to play that guitar, and couldn't. RIP Stevie

[@Cablexman2k]

Stevie Ray played with such a massive amount of emotional energy. I remember hearing about BB King talking about SRV and how that BB liked to talk and say things with the guitar, he would stop and think and play some more. He said Stevie always had a lot to say, never ran out.