And then I heard STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN - Texas Flood Live Performance (REACTION)

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[@garretisla5282]

I was three years old when he died in that chopper crash. My dad was a Marine, and tough and mean as hell. When my dad got home from work, he grabbed me, gave me a hug, and cried in the garage. I've seen him cry three times in my life, ever. He told me, "son, we've lost a piece of humanity today, and we will never get it back."

[@brandontwohawks]

There are many people that say it's the only time they've seen John Lee Hooker cry, when he found out Stevie was gone.

[@shawntailor5485]

Absolute.

[@mrjeh49]

Semper Fi to your dad

[@johndardi1334]

Damn…..what a story bro. I would comment on it but I can’t add anything to a story like that. 😢

[@garywhite9442]

Man your comment made me cry. I was lucky enough to see him

[@williamsporing1500]

Pro tip:Stevie didn’t plug into an amp. He plugged into his soul for everyone to see and hear. R.I.P. brother. This old player misses you.

[@gretchenbarr1578]

Have you ever visited his statue at Town Lake in Austin?

[@williamsporing1500]

@@gretchenbarr1578 no I haven’t. If I ever get down that way I’ll be sure to.

[@m2goofy760]

@@gretchenbarr1578 it was vandalized by BLM in 2020...

[@jamesgonzales5285]

👊🏻💪🏼🙏🏻

[@PR-BEACHBOY]

Stevie Ray like his brother guitar playing “Jimmy Vaughn” was from Texas!

[@MarkDunlop-b8x]

Am I the only one who tears up with a combination of joy and sorrow every time I hear SRV?

[@VickiS-7080]

Nope❤

[@steve83333]

No sir/mam

[@nancylee1625]

Me too! Loved him!

[@AmyAnderson-fields]

No, you are not. Bittersweet.

[@robertmcdonald2823]

As a child of the 60s and growing up in oak Cliff I had Stevie in the veins...his music tears at your soul and shreds your heart from the loss

[@kimstayt8967]

He was born & raised in Dallas, TX. He died in 1990 in a helicopter crash after a concert in WI, at the young age of 35. You don't just listen to his music, you feel it in your soul. The best that's ever been & probably ever will be. RIP, Stevie Ray, you are so, so missed!

[@davidray4437]

Im 56 yrs young but i feel 26 DIRTY FILTHY BLUES it feeds my Soul Love peace n RESPECT xxx

[@deathbunny3048]

27 dummy XD There's a reason they call it the 27 CLUB. XD

[@kimstayt8967]

@deathbunny3048 Who are you talking to??? You're words make no sense, dummy. They have nothing to do with what I said. Geez!

[@karleneblaser1261]

I was 41 when he died. This young guy coming up behind all of the greats most certainly had our attention, our adoration, respect, and deep, deep, sorrow when the world lost him.

[@reneesheehan4006]

Every time I hear Stevie Ray play, it breaks my heart that he was taken so young.

[@TinyFreya59]

I teared up a bit when he said “I wonder if this cat is still playing…” It’s a bittersweet thing watching someone discover the incredible brilliance of SRV and know that this euphoria will be soon followed by the stunned realization that that brilliance was extinguished too soon for any of us.

[@Shr00mz4u2]

That's is exactly what crossed my mind. If it's not the live and in person version, you can only hear a great musician. You'll never get the full grasp of what made that man a eternal legend that makes even the great musicians stand up and take notice and applaud regardless of their genre and taste. He was born with a gift that professionals work at their whole careers to achieve. And he could do this with his eyes closed AND behind his back. (and probably any other way you could think of and then some) that a guitar could be played. All from the time he was still in Jr. High till his last days with us in this world. Those came way to early, and he left us way to soon. I feel bad for the future fans just because of this. May you always R.I.P. Stevie Ray 🙏😢👏👏

[@sebatianalvarado7171]

me too .. seeing this brought back some great memorys of seeing SRV .. but still rips me apart every time for some reason .. abit like Roy Buchanan who was lost around same yrs ... fkn sad ..

[@sebatianalvarado7171]

@@Shr00mz4u2 ps .. made me laugh tho when he said his sweating meant he was in the zone ... yeah .. couple grams coke in a glass of booze does that .. pretty sure this is before he cleaned up ..

[@josephmother6992]

Hahaha! I had the same reaction

[@Shr00mz4u2]

@@sebatianalvarado7171 yeah I'd have to say you would be correct on that one. That was when I started to really listen to him, and when that man said f*** this, and put that shit down, Then it was time light that guitar up , and blow the f***** place down. He damn near reached another level. Like being on a stage playing for The man Himself, or Herself. (if that pleases the ladies.) and the audience got to go with him for little while. On that stage he could make someone damn near feel every emotion a human can have by plucking a string. That's more proof for a God status than I've seen from any of the others lately. 😉✌️

[@LambentLark]

"Oh ,and he sings?!" Giggle. That first part wasn't a solo. It was an introduction. "Hi. I'm Stevie Ray Vaughn. This is how I roll. Have a seat while I see if I can get this guitar to catch on fire."🙃 I'm so grateful people saw what we had and memorialized it in these live videos. Losing Stevie sucked but we can still watch him and hear him and FEEL him. He floats into our ears and around our soul.

[@reneemartin7644]

H*** I don't know who needed a cigarette more Stevie or the guitar

[@angrak141]

You said it all😢❤

[@dtrapp8958]

well said, thank you.

[@michaelmennies1685]

Stevie Ray was arguably the most fluid, musical, and just flat out best guitar soloist to have ever played guitar.

[@geejaybee]

Nailed it. Noone plays with that level of fluidity

[@ohboi9578]

@@geejaybee oh boy just wait til you hear about Joe Pass

[@Ronald-hx6zn]

Jeff Beck.Equal.

[@maryswanson9982]

The Winter brothers. All instruments.

[@j.philiplarson2064]

@@Ronald-hx6zn Your opinion...

[@midnitesunblues]

I can't watch Stevie without crying like a baby. He was described by Eric Clapton as an open channel. Stevie himself said that if he thought about how he was playing, the music would't flow naturally. Pure God given talent. R.I.P. beautiful man.

[@markdecker6190]

There's a track he did with his brother Jimmy Vaughan (Family Style album) called "Hard to Be" where in the very beginning Stevie says, "Roll 'em, and I'll just feel something". Don't know if it's true but it could be that he hadn't yet decided on what his solo was going to consist of so he basically said it doesn't matter, I'll just wing it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4qveJavoqaLhJY

[@vishyswa]

He was a beautiful soul in real life.

[@jimkostan9932]

Not only his music but personally Stevie Ray Vaughan was a beautiful person. No ego, he had an aura about him, from the way he dressed to his shyness, they broke the mold when God made Stevie Ray Vaughan. I never forget shaking his hand looking into his brown eyes for the last time saying, take care of Stevie. 7 a.m. August 27th the news broke, and I wept.

[@jimkostan9932]

@@markdecker6190 hey Mark, great guitar players when they play they don't think what they're going to play, or how they're going to play it, they just play it, and man yes Stevie could play it!

[@toyo1399]

Me too...

[@toobrafter]

"I wonder if this cat is still playing today?" Broke my damn heart.

[@leslikay62963]

I know!! I was crushed when he said that... SRV will never be replicated, you just feel him in your soul...

[@shannonalaminski2619]

He's still playing. We just won't get to hear it until the big guy calls us home too.

[@alanhandleman6513]

This isn't music that you listen to. It's music that you feel. Pure, raw, blues.

[@nancylee1625]

🥰

[@Brave2standalone]

RIP dear SRV!!! He was born in Dallas, TX and died in helicopter crash somewhere in WI. He was definitely in Jimmy Hendrix's league - I hope they are jamming together somewhere up in Heaven!

[@victhorrez431]

The GREATEST loss to music in my lifetime (and I'm 62) but so happy we had him. Still makes me misty to listen to him. You can NOT go wrong with a Stevie Ray cut.

[@alglen9208]

Always think what if? First saw him on Austin City Limits.

[@gracegalbraith6413]

So true. I grew up in Dallas and Stevie and his brother lived in Oak Cliff, which is a suburb to Dallas.

[@williamlannan3129]

I'm 62 also I remember his death like it was yesterday I was lucky enough to see him way back in the day

[@williamlannan3129]

@@randyvalentine6638 never was lucky enough to see Skynyrd the original I'm 62 but I got to see Stevie Ray Vaughn thank God before he passed away

[@realozark2349]

We're the same age, and the loss was truly heartbreaking for me, too.

[@shelleyking8450]

This one song, LIVE, no less, is a MASTER CLASS on how good ANY OTHER guitar player is NEVER going to be.

[@robbibailey3310]

Truth.

[@lucky_lola]

I was 6yrs old when Stevie died (1990). I'll never forget that moment. It's burned into my memory clear as day. I was riding home from a camping trip with my dad when the radio reported his death. My dad pulled the car over and quietly wept. The next 2hrs of the car drive home, my dad spent telling me all about SRV and playing all his music. My dad is gone now, and SRV will always hold the most special place in my heart. ♥️ Not just because of what an epic guitarist and singer he was, but because of that special memory with my dad.

[@andygonzalez2664]

I saw him 6 months before he died with BB King, the Godfather John Lee Hooker, Dr. John at the Long Beach Blues Festival at Costa Mesa fair grounds. What a Show! SRV was sober and didn’t miss a beat!

[@lucky_lola]

@@andygonzalez2664 So jealous! I was so young when he passed away, but I wish I could've seen him live just once!

[@DefinitelyNotBender]

I was 6 too and still knew we lost someone great. Sad time for everyone but especially us Texans. A part of Texas died with Stevie. RIP

[@mdog86]

I was only 4 so too young to remember. But I know my mom was devastated. I was born in Austin, texas born n raised. And my mom used to go see him play all the time at small clubs before he really got big. So she was a huge fan.

[@melinagranger8505]

What an absolutely beautiful memory. I found Stevie through my daddy, too.

[@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.

[@BunyanaRed1958]

Amen.

[@boosted2.4_sky]

BB KING said the same thing in an interview in the 80's...he said Stevie never ran out or dried out or tapered off...he was an open channel...it just flowed through him

[@nelsonx5326]

I saw Stevie tight after his first album was released. I was floored. I bought my first guitar the next day.

[@oranstelly5393]

Yeah u right....

[@oranstelly5393]

Seen him live on a riverboat down in Nola in mid 80...

[@karleneblaser1261]

Polo, Stevie is an absolute legend and will be until the end of time. He's been gone for 34 yrs now and was only 35...just an absolute instant legend.

[@sleepyboypeanut]

My uncle was fortunate enough to know him and even played bass with him a few times as a sit-in for Tommy. Stevie actually gave my uncle a 1959 Strat and signed it for him. It says "Always Play Her With A Feeling - SRV". I got to hold it a couple times and strum a couple notes. It was a memory I will never forget.

[@alexpontiff9763]

That is so awesome! You’re a lucky man. It would have been such an honor to know Stevie or someone who did.

[@sleepyboypeanut]

@@alexpontiff9763 my uncle calls it bittersweet because it was when they were on drugs, but he still cherishes the time spent with such a legend. Just holding that guitar was cool enough for me! I'd upload the pic of them playing if I could on YT.

[@zekelucente9702]

So cool!

[@itsmommy100]

Beautiful memory!

[@bigredmatt1011]

Stevie Ray Vaughan did things with the guitar that still aren’t really duplicated today.

[@jaewok5G]

… they'd probably be illegal .

[@m2goofy760]

If Stevie was playing this show today...in Canada as he is here...he would be in prison for sexual assault.

[@shaunpoyer6345]

You are absolutely 💯 correct!! As a guitar player I can fake his riff but even transcribing computers can't transcribe is "Art "

[@eugenecaudill5361]

Tim Henson is definitely doing some crazy stuff with guitar. A bit more technical, and not even close to the same amount of soul as Stevie.

[@cfthump]

Hendrix?

[@zombiination7717]

Stevie was THE GREATEST live performer EVER. You didn't hear his music you felt it. God Bless you Stevie. You are .missed

[@ginabolin7213]

his talent is unmatched...loved this guy all my life. BB king said: I play in sentences, Stevie plays in paragraphs. Eric Clapton said: Stevie channels, it flows from him.

[@sithyarael6807]

BB and Clapton both old school Blues said that what Stevie did on that guitar they have no clue what he did yet he did it damn good. Got two legends of blues saying that about a guy 30 years their juniors is one thing. And then sadly he died young like Buddy Holly. I never met Stevie yet have met his brother Jimmy many times and he is a damn nice guy.

[@ptownrat3811]

@@sithyarael6807 Clapton also said he didn't like to follow SRV. Clapton knew SRV was the greatest ever.

[@maryvaughn7886]

Eric also said jimmy wooed you with his music Stevie knocked you down raped you & made you like it. I am a rape survivor & this is the only rape reference I can appreciate.

[@gtrpkr2487]

This version at El Mocambo, is the single greatest live guitar performance ever.

[@Nick-nm8om]

If aliens ever land on earth and ask us" what's music"? That's the performance that we have to show them first.

[@billvallier3852]

Been at the El Mocambo a few times when I visited Toronto. Would have loved to see Stevie there, but I did see him in TO with Dire Straits, in a stadium. The bar would have been freaking amazing.

[@m2goofy760]

The entire Stevie Ray @El Mocambo is a masterpiece of man expressing an emotional experience with music.

[@ricktingley3392]

the entire live at the El Mocambo show was amazing.

[@chrishoffman8087]

No words for that preformance. Absolutely no words.

[@Minions2487]

This is the G.O.A.T. He's been gone 33 years but I can't ever imagine anyone EVER being able to play and feel the blues like Stevie Ray Vaughan. Man...I miss him!

[@judyisbell]

Agreed. Stevie is, was, and shall always be the Guitar G.O.A.T. That's one thing I look forward to about dying. I may FINALLY get to meet Stevie.

[@marycouvillion1135]

Greatest ever! Surpassed Hendrix in technique and soulful, heartfelt ripping of his instrument! No one can replace his incredible blues guitar talents!

[@janiceward132]

My family is 4 generation fans of SRV. He will never be topped nor forgotten.

[@KScottPiel]

It's just possible that Billy Strings is a reincarnated of SRV. But SRV will always be the G.O.A.T.

[@brettrusso7437]

He is the Best,RIP Brother Stevie Ray,

[@boxboxbox624]

He plays using .13 gauge strings, complete with wound G string! That's insane playing! I feel so humbled and privileged to have seen him live at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney.

[@donlaporte9322]

It cannot be understated how brutal this performance is. You can feel the bristling of electricity...and he repeats NOTHING in those leads. It's otherworldly.

[@mitchshiveley3971]

On the early morning of Monday, August 27 1990, American musician Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed in a helicopter crash near East Troy, Wisconsin, at age 35. He was one of the most influential blues guitarists of the 1980s, described by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "the second coming of the blues".

[@matthewmurphy8872]

I saw Stevie with Jeff Beck at the RPI Fieldhouse in Troy, NY, November, 1989 months before he passed. Tremendous show, I still have my ticket stub. Tragic, tragic loss.

[@Pilot545]

Didn’t want to “thumbs up” this but…ya know. 😢

[@mr.knowitall6440]

Kobi could have taken a lesson from that... don't make a habit of flying on helicopters. They're great for emergencies and rescues, and I take my hat off to those heroes that fly them for those purposes. But it's a risky business...

[@Pilot545]

@@mr.knowitall6440 having flown fixed wing in USAF I can 100% agree. Helicopters are not meant to fly. They beat the air into submission.

[@mr.knowitall6440]

@@Pilot545 The most experienced pilot I've known (tens of 1000's of hours), when overhearing a newscast saying the reason for a Marine helicopter crash "had not yet been determined", he just burst out laughing. When I asked why he was laughing, he said "those things don't need a reason to crash, they need a reason to stay in the air!". This guy flew GA aircraft nearly every day for a living, but wouldn't get on a helicopter. He said "90+% of helicopter crashes are mechanical failure. 90% of fixed wing crashes are pilot error. As the pilot, I can control that... but I can't control mechanical failure".

[@paulrodriguez8889]

You know I just realized that I really like your show. And it's because you're very honest.

[@fergieferguson2457]

Stevie ray is the GOAT when it comes to the guitar!!!never ever will be duplicated!!!he did his own..RIP we still hear you…

[@billysilva6388]

Anyone that can take a Hendrix song and make it sound better puts his ass on top of the mountain!

[@jolenegagne5884]

Amen. The legend.

[@Michael-mj1bz]

Amen

[@treeman5263]

He’s with the lord now playing the best guitar he’s ever played

[@Shr00mz4u2]

@@billysilva6388 and game over. And this mountain has been retired as climbable due to it's his and Hendricks.✌&🤘

[@davidmcpherson7451]

Had you known he was no longer with us when you decided to react to this, you would be in tears like most of us through the whole song!

[@caneyebus]

Fuck airplanes! Those assholes have robbed us of so much talent!

[@sebatianalvarado7171]

exactly ..

[@jackiemorris66]

Those heavy strings, which nobody can play for too long except him, that lovely rasp in his voice, his singing through that guitar. Yeah I want to be on the galaxy Stevie came from and eventually landed on. He sings to my soul just like his soul is played through his music

[@thomascagle8904]

SRV is truly one of the great blues men of all time. I'm 73 and still have to listen to him once in a while to remind me of days past.

[@dianesaienni5466]

Stevie was from Texas. He grew up on all the blues heros music. In his short life he played with all his heros and never stopped giving them props. A humble man and one of the greatest guitar players of all time.

[@garystover7129]

Oak Cliff, Texas. Annexed against its will by Dallas in 1901. Kinda like Brooklyn and Manhattan.

[@britskihambone8158]

Amen.

[@thisismagacountry1318]

He was once scheduled to play at Antone's Blues Club at 29th and Guadalupe in Austin with Buddy Guy opening. He walked into Buddy's dressing room and introduced himself by saying "You don't know who I am, but I know who you are and you're not opening for me tonight,...I'm opening for You." That selfless, classy act is what made them lifelong friends.

[@cliffordlowerre1381]

Stevie Ray was one of a kind. Was in his prime when we lost him. Just got cleaned up and was putting out some awesome music. Rest in peace.

[@kentharris3878]

My initial reaction was irritation at, "how can you not know about SRV and his tragic early death?" Then I realized that young folks like you have to first discover these great artists and learn about them. My heart is warmed by your genuine appreciation of this legend, and I am encouraged that you are proliferating knowledge through your videos. Please keep it up.

[@thenaturalmidsouth9536]

The Brits like Clapton, Jagger, Richards, Page, Beck, Winwood, etc., all had to discover the original blues artists....then American kids discovered the old blues guys through those British bands. We all have to come to the music from where we're at.

[@kentharris3878]

@@thenaturalmidsouth9536 Very true. I get frustrated sometimes at the lack of knowledge and even interest from some of the younger set. Channels like this one give me hope that they are learning and that interest is growing. Love watching them discover.

[@marioreina1568]

I call B.S on this cat….if he knows about Jimi then he should know Stevie….big disrespect…had to turn vid off,so much disrespect.

[@Whitman1819]

@@thenaturalmidsouth9536 The guys from Canned Heat were British huh?...lol A lot of Americans knew about the blues long before the Brits brought it to America...they made the blues into pop music...which yep...popularized it with white youth in the 60s....lot of black and white folks loved the blues at the time and before the 60s...Canned Heat was probably one of the most faithful blues bands imo of the time...and damn popular too...

[@thenaturalmidsouth9536]

@@Whitman1819 of course you're correct, but for a majority of American white kids in the 60's, they didn't come directly to the blues. They came at it from rock, and the Brits were in the forefront of reinvigorating rock and roll in the early 60's. Unless you grew up in Memphis or Chicago, as a white kid back then, you weren't much exposed to Muddy Waters, or Howlin Wolf or Robert Johnson, etc.

[@hollyharvey1986]

It’s a shame we lost him. RIP Stevie Ray Vaughan… the GOAT from Texas

[@m4anow]

The first time I heard SRV i was walking through a lobby and when the song started coming out of the speakers on the reception desk, my body froze, physically. My feet felt like they had just stepped in hot tar. My neck cranked my head over in the direction of the speakers and I couldn't breathe for a second. It was Tin Pan Alley. I'll never forget that.

[@dougfaulkner6799]

Stevie was a true texas bluesman. Trust me, he was always better live than in the studio. I was so fortunate to see him many times. He is a legend. There may never be another like him. Rip Stevie.

[@rebeccamartin2399]

NO KIDDIN! I say listening to it it's like two dimensional compared to being there when it was being played, definitely three D.

[@claireburling8547]

There won't be.

[@suziesevra1757]

SRV the best blues guitarist ever. LOVE LOVE LOVE... He will always live in my heart & soul forever. Rave On SRV. In Downtown Austin they have his Statue , pretty awesome. All, & I mean all of his music is awesome. 🤘🤘

[@alanwhetstone3922]

More talent in one drop of his sweat than in all of the boy bands put together

[@gregbale7598]

Stevie did a version of Little Sister with an amazing Canadian blues guitarist Jeff Healey. Jeff plays sitting down with the guitar on his lap as he is blind from cancer. Stevie's reaction to Jeff's solo is priceless.

[@jimhabsfan]

I believe that Healey was blind from the age of 1, so it's not as if he became blind after learning how to play.

[@jerrykinnin7941]

I only know Jeff Healy from Roadhouse. He plays that electric like you would a Dulcimer.

[@manicmachinist69]

Sadly both gone. Jeff Healy lost his eyesight to cancer, and later his life. Rip to two greats

[@jamesmarshall9420]

When Stevie left us he was at of his game, "clean and sober" and poised to create another legendary chapter in music history! His passing left a giant hole in my heart, and the only consolation that I have is there is a body of recordings especially of his live performances to sooth my soul...

[@johncoltrane965]

Every single song from this particular show is worth checking out.

[@leethomas7659]

Fuck yeah. His Little Wing from this show makes me fucking cry..

[@212x3]

Accurate. This concert will change your life.

[@delmanglar]

Absolutely… my uncle gave me the video tape when I was young because I told him I like Hendrix

[@GinMae]

Yep - and some of the other songs feature the incredible keys of Mr. Reese Wynans..

[@jamesmaxwell9600]

Lenny is just a beautiful song.

[@SandraAymond]

I get chills EVERY TIME I hear this song. SRV was one of the greats.

[@brettrusso7437]

He is and was the Best

[@Happymediumwill]

"He's pouring his soul into that guitar." Yes he is, son. Yes,he is. God bless you.

[@lnightingale806]

God has blessed us all with Stevie's talent

[@Arthur-fx8qx]

A guitar legend that died way, way too soon on August 27, 1990 in a helicopter crash at the age of 35. RIP Stevie, we miss you!!

[@TheLowJacq]

Ladies and gentlemen, the man the myth the legend. Stevie Ray Vaughan. now you need to go and do yourself a favor and find him playing Little Wing. You won't regret it, I promise.

[@gordonsmith4039]

Better, in my opinion, than Jimi's version. And that's saying something.....

[@wesleyricketts789]

@@gordonsmith4039 Agreed on both counts.

[@prestonbarnes8065]

When he goes behind the back it's just because he can, and for the amazement of the audience, but the crazy thing is, even if you only listen to the audio and ignore the theatrics, it's still one of the greatest tours de force of blues guitar playing you'll ever hear. Even showing off and playing guitar tricks for the audience didn't diminish his music. GOAGDT.

[@twentyfiveyears5010]

Yeah, that moment you realize somebody can play behind their back better than you will ever play with the guitar in front of you.

[@darrellnewton6744]

he was the greatest of all time !!!! i still remember watching him live as a teen .. i was lucky enough to watch him and jeff beck do a duel lead live !!!!

[@Sportsref13]

there is a saying.. " when your good.. you tell folks, when your Great.. folks tell you... SRV was Great and then some.. super nice guy.. use to stop in and jam at a lil blues bar I use to work at in Louisville Ky.. he was there a few night before his death... bawled my eyes out when the news came

[@1972mrkleen]

Yeah when Stevie spins the guitar behind his back.... I LOVE that shit

[@prestonbarnes8065]

@@1972mrkleen yah slick innit

[@wendyolstad876]

He's from Texas. Died in a helicopter accident in 1990. BB King said of Stevie, "he goes somewhere, we don't know where it is". They were good friends. I love him. Amazing electric blues.

[@TerryHouton]

I’ve seen lots of clips of Stevie playing that song over the years but even by his standards, this version is next level. He’s giving a musical sermon here. It’s amazing.

[@adambrown6473]

“I wonder if this cat is still playing today”.. crushed me man.. I remember it coming over the radio in Gatlinburg Tn, dad pulled the car over an that’s the first time I’d ever seen him cry.. he just sat an sobbed..

[@Christatum411]

I remember where I was (working construction) , and cried too. Saw Stevie many times and he is my all time favorite guitarist

[@steveraney7955]

@@Christatum411 it tore me up too! I used to live right near where his helicopter went down in Wisconsin. That morning when I heard that his helicopter went down and he was definitely confirmed dead, I felt a piece of my life ripped out of me. I'm a big guy, but I'm also one who tends to cry pretty easily at things. I tell you the gods honest truth, I balled all morning.

[@steveraney7955]

@@Christatum411 mine too! Hands down..

[@steveraney7955]

I cried too. I was In my late 20's and thought this guy was God. He was something else..

[@choofish]

Me too, I cried it hit so hard!

[@angelabarazzone7899]

"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." B B King

[@TangoNevada]

Is that what the B B Stands for? Black Twice?

[@sv3931]

@@TangoNevada Rielly King = (Beale Street) Blues Boy = BB King May he rest in peace!

[@TangoNevada]

@@sv3931 Amen.

[@kellrenegade1407]

"Stevie Ray didn't play the blues, he was a conduit threw which the blues flowed" - Eric Clapton

[@TangoNevada]

@@kellrenegade1407 So who actually does play blues? Anyone?

[@murrayschwenning9241]

Awesome reaction. I grew up listening to Stevie Ray. He was the GOAT!!! No doubt, he played the guitar like it was a weapon of mass destruction. He is missed.

[@robbibailey3310]

A true wordsmith.

[@TruthSeekers369]

This was the single most incredible performances Stevie Ray Vaughan ever performed. This was the most epic recordings of his career.

[@leethomas7659]

Yup 👍

[@greggibson33]

100% correct. I even think Stevie is underrated. He was a comet that came out of nowhere and was a walking explosion. There's been no one like him before or after.

[@delmanglar]

Live at the El Mocambo… classic

[@kellymaccaferri8336]

@@delmanglar I had the vhs of that. Wore it out from watching it so much.

[@mranster]

All these years later, and I still can't listen to him without tears. Same with Freddie Mercury. Geniuses taken from us way too soon.

[@brucebuttrey3477]

BB King 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 praise he could ever give.

[@BlindMellowJelly]

That BB King statement was in a whole other context. I remember the day he said it and where he was when he said it. I see what your doing though so I wont mention it anymore.

[@ehlersjim12]

BB King also said, "I play like short phrases, Stevie plays flow on consciousness".

[@PR-BEACHBOY]

@@ehlersjim12 you mean “Stream of Consciousness”

[@James-hr4fu]

I think it was a stupid thing to say. BB was good, but not even close to Stevie Ray! Couldn't hold his pick!

[@James-hr4fu]

All the greats had Stevie on stage with them. Because he made them relevant again. And got them to make more money than they ever had. They all new Stevie blew all of them away 10 fold! Only some of them told the truth about him. He brought the blues back into main stream Moreno than it ever was! He was the greatest player ever to touch a guitar.Hendrix if alive may have really pasted everyone. STEVIE AND EVERYONE WORSHIPED JIMI AND RIGHTFULLY SOO!

[@maryvaughn7886]

When I first heard him I told my husband I had waited all my life for this music. He looked at me like what you on? He soon learned I spoke the truth that night. Whenever he was in trouble he would bring me something SRV. Still hits me like a Texas tornado after all this time. I believe I would've truly liked my fellow texan as a person as well. Thanks for highlighting his amazing talent.

[@JP-jp9jz]

SRV is a legend, legends never die. I wish this type of music would be more mainstream today. Society would be a much better place, especially for the younger generations out there.

[@ezekielblack9157]

Fun fact: Stevie holds the award for THE best live guitar tone ever recorded. His Austin City Limits performance of his song " Rivera Paradise" on that fiesta red strat will break your mind some. Phrasing for days. Check him out doing a song called " Tin Pan Alley", super sickness. There's also a cool video of him WRECKING a 12 string acoustic jamming his hit " pride and joy ". Great vid man, glad you smart enough to be open to new experiences young blood. Stay up, keep em coming.

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

FUN FACT; SRV had bass frets installed onto his guitars.

[@Byrian420]

Cool facts; didn't know either of the two listed here

[@thebuck1152]

You very rarely see footage of the fiesta red strat. Think it's a '56, had beautiful tone, not as snappy, but chimy, bright and full. Or maybe it was just the way he played that certain axe. Love the alpine white with the tortoiseshell guard also. Think Jimmie still plays with it.

[@Byrian420]

@@thebuck1152 is this the video you are referring too.

[@Byrian420]

@@thebuck1152 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZTCaYmLgZqdodU

[@jamespeterson6199]

Stevie enters my body. Hendrix was out of this world, but SRV is like a transfusion, he just fills your organic cavities. That God for that short time we all were blessed with this Godly blues guitar.

[@acemodez3169]

John Mayer picked up a guitar because of Stevie Ray Vaughan, and was also the one who inducted Stevie into the Hall Of Fame

[@shaunpoyer6345]

So did Kenny Wayne Shepherd

[@sharicross547]

A friend and I were at the concert he performed the night he crashed. We couldn’t believe the guy who had just performed for us was gone just like that. Very sad. He was so gifted and meant so much to so many.

[@Given2Fly7173]

Saw him live when I was 13 and I just sat there in awe. No idea what i was listening to but I knew in my little mind this was something alien-like. Years later, heard him again in my uncles house off a vinyl and just sat there for the whole album….mesmerized!! SRV will live rent-free in my mind for all eternity! #TexasBoy

[@Maverick-lk4ck]

I am 41 I grew up on this man,still gives me the chills, never seen nothing like it and possibly never will again, he died on the same exact day his dad did 4 years apart....in a helicopter crash after playing on the stage with the greats......Albert King,Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy and his brother Jimmy ......fucken heart wrenching

[@kevinmiller5526]

I was with him the weekend he died. Albert King was NOT onstage or on the property

[@ocynic1]

I was lucky enough to be there at his last concert. Incredible fog. Amazing anyone got out. We crawled along the country roads for hours behind a Sheriff's escort. Hundreds of us. My 1 1/2 hour drive. I didn't get home until 4 am. I'm sorry they decided to fly out that night. Visuals were absolutely Zero. Fantastic concert, despite the tragedy.

[@Maverick-lk4ck]

Not sure why I thought King but it was Robert Cray

[@terripeterson669]

I was there the day he died 😭

[@garywells1294]

Clapton was supposed to be with him!! I seen them a day or two before in Las Vegas! It ripped my heart out when I heard the news!!

[@frankhartnett895]

I’m 56 years old and have seen just about every performance from both Jimi Hendrix and SRV and no disrespect to Jimi but in my opinion this is the greatest single guitar performance ever recorded

[@jimkostan9932]

Remember that there would be no SRV if it wasn't for Jimi Hendrix. The time Jimi Hendrix played it was very raw talent! He got his chops from the chitlin circuit.

[@deborahstrickland9845]

Jimi was both humble and genuine in his respect for Terry Kath’s guitar abilities. He had high praise for him. The Chicago live version of “25 or 6 to 4” at Tanglewood is a guitar solo treat.

[@frankhartnett895]

I realize that SRV covered many of Jimi’s great songs , when I listen to Stevie I hear way more Albert King than I do Jimi Hendrix

[@tuff-n-liteppe538]

Interesting. Jimi noted that influences he admired included ZZ Top. Jimi appreciated Texas Blues.

[@rickjensen2833]

Where was this performance? I think this is better than austin city limits version. Don't believe I'm saying it.

[@estern001]

When he puts the guitar behind his back, "Now you're just showing off."

[@michaelshearer3559]

"This is blues here, I think..." LOL. When I hear SRV absolutely rip those bends and wail, I think of Freddie King. SRV is an absolute melting pot of of the greats, Hendrix, Albert, BB and all.

[@cm9241]

Albert was def his biggest influence

[@dorothythomas1923]

There’s a video of SRV playing with Albert King…

[@clydezoph2835]

There are great musicians and then there are those that are transcendent. It is not in their technical expertise, it is when their complete being is invested. Stevie Ray Vaughn's complete soul was on display in this performance. SRV was transcendent.

[@rebeccamartin2399]

That was the experience I had when I seen him live.

[@wilburshaw9330]

They say Stevie sold his soul to the devil. We don’t know what Stevie got, but, the devil got guitar lessons.

[@dennisjohnson1199]

💯

[@christinetuttle8975]

Nope, SRV would never do that. He was God showing us we don't need no devil to be great. He is God showing off! He is up there playing for Him now.

[@1stsharkb8]

I used to go watch Stevie at mostly black bars around Dallas. He was still a teenager then and already on FIRE!! This is our go to hurricane song on the Gulf Coast of Texas!

[@marshag9360]

You are so lucky to have seen him in person and at that age when he was pouring himself into the blues scene. Wish he didn't leave so soon but glad he was able to shine his love and talent for a short while.

[@Deepthoughtsabound]

I was a kid in "the cliff", when he had become better known. My mom was a vocalist and my dad played guitar and harmonica. We used to go to a party called "spring has sprung" in the Red Bird mall area. Another musician friend owned tons of acres there. Now it's retail and developments. SRV played with my everyone there one year. Jimmie too. I think I was in 5th grade? They did his stuff, they did Dylan, they did Little Walter.... I had NO IDEA the greatness I witnessed, until I look back at this. Somewhere in my boxes, I have a vinyl LP...I think it's 2 step?. It was on Epic I think? His signature had faded years ago, but it will forever remind me of that time I shared my parents. I wish I understood the presence that I was in. At least I do now.

[@1stsharkb8]

@@Deepthoughtsabound , growing up in Texas was great for being exposed to many great musicians. From what you said, I'm quite a bit older than you but I'm glad you had parents who exposed you to great music. I was lu ky enough to see many greats before they were famous. I used to go watch ZZ Top at a bar in Galveston called the Balinese Room before they were well known. I got to go to Willie's picnics before they got so big and people like Leon Russell would just be walking around talking with everyone. My brother currently has a Distillery at lake Travis and they get some great bands in there who are already known around Austin. Maybe some of them will "make it" some day!!

[@Deepthoughtsabound]

@@1stsharkb8 So cool. I got to meet Leon and Mary when I was a kid too. After my dad passed, my mom would still hang with Willie. I've heard some stories that blew my mind as an adult.

[@1stsharkb8]

@@Deepthoughtsabound, I could tell you some stories too but I wouldn't on social media!! Lol

[@jasonbrown4757]

Although Stevie was the best ever, many people don't know that he had an older brother that is also a great musician. Jimmie Vaughn formed a band called the Fabulous Thunderbirds and played with several other blues legends.

[@Dragonsfire35]

Loved the album Family Style they worked on together

[@craigcheyne7190]

Watching the 2 of them together on a double neck is amazing still

[@michaelswick4251]

SRV played with the thickest stings. I can’t imagine the strength he had to make the music flow like that. Truly one of a kind taken way too early. The best

[@britskihambone8158]

"I wonder if this cat is still playing today", Why yes....yes he is....in that Heavenly jam session with all the other greats from throughout time. Let your ears drink it up.

[@jaewok5G]

the ultimate command performance.

[@theJimmer66]

There's a hell of band in heaven.

[@theyrecousins]

Aw man, when you said “I wonder if this cat is still playing today,” I felt that. I grew up on his music and remember when he passed when I was young. I was so sad, as was my family. My mum and dad went and saw him a few months before he died, and they waited around after to say hey and he just invited them onto his tour bus and just hung out for hours. My mom thought to grab some pictures, which are now just dearly treasured cause it was such a cool moment. He was just a super sweet dude and I really wonder what he would’ve created if he’d lived.

[@armadillotoe]

Stevie is jamming with Jimi and others.

[@lisamonderewicz2832]

I felt that, too! It's like reliving the shock of his death all over again. I don't think I'll ever get over it. Life. Without. You, Stevie 😢😢😢

[@kimbeebee8176]

Pride and Joy is one of my favorites by Stevie Ray! He was a beast…

[@capstan50g]

RIP Stevie Ray. Helicopter crash at the height of his fame. Our loss is Heaven's gain.

[@hccarder]

This is the absolute finest live performance of this song, EVER!!!

[@James-hr4fu]

Shit, of any song!

[@irenelopez7555]

Stevie is no longer with us. He passed away in 1990.

[@rickrs2006]

No doubt, Texas Flood forever

[@rickrs2006]

No doubt, Texas Flood forever

[@icanfartloud]

Had the luck,of seeing Stevie shortly before his "explosion" on that Bowie hit. It was only him and his guitar. I was able to walk up and touch the stage, more like a platform, at this club in Austin. Stoned out of my gourd on some Hawaiian sens. He could solo forever and not bore you.

[@StephenZ827]

I have always said there are good guitarist...some are great, others just down right awesome....and there is Stevie Ray...you don't reach that level, you are born gifted and it's in the heart, mind bloodstream....God gave Stevie Ray to the world so others might see and hear what perfect sounded like

[@willowvons]

I was 32 when SRV died. I feel privileged to have had as many years of his music as I had. The blues will never be the same.

[@MsBD7]

His drummer and bassist are amazing even today. They often play with Kenny Wayne Shepherd.

[@mikekissel7543]

"Double Trouble" is the band. Chris Layton on drums and Reese Wynans on keyboards. I think Tommy Shannon on bass (pretty sure...having a senior moment 😄.)

[@scottbaxtrom4324]

Best guitar player of all time. SRV is timeless. Enjoy the ride.Seen him at the Elmocombo in Toronto Canada. Fantastic

[@lannieharper7926]

This just makes me cry, after all the years and I still feel the loss. I remember where I was and how incredibly I was hurt when the news came out of the radio. Stevey Ray Vaughan was killed last night in a helicopter crash. And to think that Eric Clapton gave up his seat to Stevey Ray could make it to his next show !!! How tragic, and sad !!! I play guitar but I couldn't even come close to matching this , not even !!! Small consultation, Steve had just got his life back and redeemed from his past ! He beat his Demons ! To beat Heroine is a great feat in itself !!

[@trublu01stang]

I think he was a cocaine addict. It was said, his favorite drink was Crown and Coke, but he replaced the soda with cocaine.

[@PR-BEACHBOY]

I hate helicopters! I lost one of my best friends to a crash! SRV, Kobe Bryant and so many others have been lost to those frigging things! I refuse to ride in them!

[@donf3877]

Stevie Ray was ALWAYS gonna be on that helicopter... ALONG with Eric. Eric gave his seat up to a band mate that had a family emergency, so he could get back to O'Hare and catch a flight home quicker. That really really tore Eric up. He said several time he wished it had been him killed, instead of his band mate. But, as the old saying goes... no good deed goes unpunished. He did the man a favor... and it cost the man his life. And yes, Stevie Ray finally managed to beat all his demons, he had found a woman he truly loved... he was happy, had everything going for him, and had his whole life ahead of him. Singers and Musicians really need to stay the hell off helicopters and planes................................................

[@GDaddyTx]

I had just come out of hockey practice when I heard the news, it hit me like a shot through the heart. Took me awhile to gather myself before I could drive hive. 🥲🥲🥲

[@rangerrecon]

I remember exactly where I was when I heard the same news: a hotel room in Freemont, CA getting ready to go into work. I will never forget that day.

[@theJimmer66]

SRV was the real deal, the product of some serious influence from rock to blues to jazz. Hendrix, BB King, Albert King, Howlin' Wolf,Freddie King, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, George Benson, Django Reinhart, Otis Rush , all rolled in to one, it was a beautiful thing. 🤘🎸

[@sebatianalvarado7171]

add Roy Buchanan too ... ☺ ...

[@jackrasbeary4156]

His cover of Voodoo Child, Live, is #Legend

[@joelsullivan1248]

Jimi wrote it, stevie showed us how to play it lol

[@sk.8835]

He was one of the only people who can play vodoo child and not sound like their just playing riffs, Stevie took that song to the next level!

[@madmann5373]

Rip Stevie Ray Vaughan 🇺🇸 and Jeff Healey 🇨🇦, Together live and there version of little sister!,two of greatest blue player of a generation,together !!!

[@hiheeledsneakers]

Plz listen to those two playing together ❤

[@thebuck1152]

When jeff jumped out of his seat I about shit myself! Absolutely epic performance!

[@juancchavez1420]

I've listened to SRV for half my life, yet his videos and audio recordings still draw a drove of " oh my God". I still get goose bumps from his talent and his soul. He was taken from us way too soon.

[@omarchapa8247]

I am fortunate to say that I have seen him live. In my opinion it was a spiritual experience. He made that guitar scream in every way. R.I.P. S.R.V. Peace.

[@fayedavis3255]

Wow, you are so lucky. Envious, that's all I can say.

[@jimralston7562]

I saw him perform 8 times - your opinion is right! He transcended guitar playing and even music.

[@terripeterson669]

Yes, I agree. It was a spiritual experience to watch Stevie play live. I clearly remember the first time I saw him before he was famous. He opened up for the Moody Blues. I saw him 5x including the night he died at Alpine Valley. 😭😭

[@thomascampbell4557]

There will never be another guitarist like Stevie Ray Vaughan, I get tears listening to him play,the emotion beautiful,rest in peace

[@davidbentley145]

We all are so fortunate to have a large catalogue of video footage of this man's greatness to enjoy...Hats of to Stevie(RIP)...Ty man for this...

[@bobdixon4998]

You were right, he was singing with his soul. We appreciate you reacting to this. Peace ✌️

[@TheOneEyesView]

I used to run FOH sound for bands in the Midwest and a rock outfit I was with opened up for this man in Indiana. After our set I watched the entire show from side stage , 20 feet away . This was in the days when the evils still have a grip on him , but you would not have known given the power of his show. Down in the front area of the theater I saw every type and age of person dancing and feeling it , and I mean everything from a ten year old white boy to a 50 year old black woman. That's power and showmanship.His style of playing was once described as "Stevie Ray Vaughn never played the same thing once". That's called soul , and that's all I have to say about that.

[@maskedman1337]

SRV is, without a doubt, one of the greatest ever. It's wonderful to see people reacting to his work for the first time...always blown away. ALWAYS!

[@toddhibbard4782]

Imagine if him and jimmy were on stage together, all heads in America would EXPLODE !!!! I cry when he plays such talent I miss him.... R.I.P. Stevie Ray------SRV The best taught by the best

[@glassontherocks]

Rock and roll Heaven...

[@mr.knowitall6440]

Page? Hendrix's name is spelled "Jimi"... 😉

[@frabkiesapp9657]

No disrespect to Jimmi but SRV was much better

[@brettg274]

There is a statue of Stevie Ray Vaughan in Texas. A few years back when the hurricanes hit, the flood waters rose right up to the soles of SRV’s feet, it looks like he’s standing in the floodwaters of Texas. There’s a photo online.

[@AwesomeBabyBoomer]

That statue is in Austin, Texas

[@oranstelly5393]

Wow, nice to know when I'm in that area of Texas....

[@bl18ce99]

It's in Austin, on the shore of Lady Bird Lake. Named after Lady Bird Johnson not Hank Hill's dog.

[@AwesomeBabyBoomer]

@@bl18ce99 .. Also known as Town Lake by those of us that are born and bred Austinites. The location of so so many awesome Austin Aqua Festivals.

[@elizabethholden9351]

Use to see him play @ venues all over town and summer concerts on Town Lake. His shows were just fabulous. He was very humble.

[@njcurmudgeon]

What always struck me about Stevie Ray was how effortless he made it look, like the guitar was an extension of his body and his voice. He could whisper, rage, explain, cry, love, hate, chatter, joke - pretty much express any human and inhuman emotion without saying a word. But he could sing too. Nothing was held back. Once of my regrets in this life is having come to his music after he was already gone. I had MTV on in the background and was doing something else, not really paying attention, when I became aware of the most awesome version of "VooDoo Chile" Hendrix never did and was transfixed by this white guy in a kimono and a cowboy hat, boots plated firmly in the spotlight, just wailing away on the guitar in a totally unworldly way...when it was over, the VJ said the man had died in a helicopter crash. What makes it more difficult is he played in New Jersey, where I'm from, the show before his last. So I could have seen him one last time...

[@ErnestStevenson]

So happy that you, young man, have discovered the genius of Stevie Ray Vaughan. I'm so privileged to have witnessed his very last show at Alpine Valley back in 1990

[@GDaddyTx]

A close friend of mine and I where in Austin one weekend. We were chilling at a bar when around midnight, Stevie and a few friends came in to practice. They played off and on until 6 am. My friend has now passed on, but it was one our favorite life experiences. Stevie could make a guitar talk. May Stevie & Rick both RIP…🥰🥰🥰

[@SirSilkyMullet]

I’m not sure which version he sent you but you’ve gotta check out his ‘Live from Austin Texas’ show the versions of every song he does are incredible. Every ounce of his soul is poured into them. Especially ‘ Leave my girl alone’ it’s a must see and listen

[@Given2Fly7173]

Facts!!!

[@marvinngawaka9091]

He's long passed, his music, playing ability, lives on.

[@sharonheber5773]

You never heard of him? Oh sweet boy! You’ve a treasure trove of music that is this incredible - enjoy your journey. I have enjoyed watching your reactions.

[@jamesyoder31]

sure right

[@jolenegagne5884]

How do you get thru life not ever hearing this? 😳

[@kevinmiller5526]

..... all I can say is start diggin into his entire LIVE catalog. Not one bad performance. THE Man

[@daves6394]

bad performance..hahahaha excuse me while i stitch my sides back together

[@msinger426]

He showed up half way through an Eric Clapton concert on Easter Sunday night in Detroit, 1990. This guy was the best.

[@elainenye-evans4555]

This version of srv Texas flood is up there at the very top of live tracks featuring sheer guitar skill and feel for the blues. Amazing licks. He was absolutely gifted.