RAP Videographer FIRST time EVER HEARING Stevie Ray Vaughn - Voo Doo Child!!

[@MichaelSmithMAWGUY]

I am 73 years old. So glad that you young pups are catching up with the music of my youth. SRV was the bomb!

[@diveplane05]

Let's not sleep on the Bassist and Drummer. They're holding down the beat and rhythm. One could even say that the Bassist is holding down the melody as well, when Stevie goes off on his solos and leads. A Three piece Masterpiece! Shout out to Fender Stratocaster and Fender Jazz Bass!

[@kevinmauch5622]

One of the greatest rhythm sections in rock music. Bassist Tommy Shannon has been on the scene for ages, starting with playing with Johnny Winter when he was just 19 years old.

[@t0dd000]

His drummer is just crushing it.

[@kevinmauch5622]

@@t0dd000 Chris Layton is a monster. I saw him and Tommy playing with the band Storyville after Stevie died. Great show.

[@barrydouglas6276]

Somehow Stevie made either a strat or a tele sound uniquely Stevie. Your appreciation of the band is spot on.

[@SisterMaryElephant]

Stevie always held his band, Double Trouble, in the highest regard and gave them all the credit. It still makes me sad. He and Eric Clapton should be doing and old guy's tour together and wowing audiences.

[@weldonbailey1005]

Greatest guitarist that ever lived. His strings were so frkn heavy gauged and his fingers were the strongest ever as well. No one could bend those strings like Stevie. One of a kind. Amazing man.

[@randywissler9923]

He routinely used super glue to close the openings on his fingertips!!

[@brentbeardsley655]

The blues just flowed out of this man. As Eric Clapton said he never got stuck or had to think of what came next like most guitarists. He had a connection to the guitar that allowed him to go wherever he wanted to effortlessly and without hesitation. I am convinced that we will never see another guitarist like him again in our lifetime.

[@Biscuitsgravy924]

Yup Clapton also said that Stevie’s playing was almost like he was channeling something from beyond our world. Stevie didn’t have to stop and think about his next move. It flowed thru him like you mentioned. Almost like another language that Stevie was fluent in. Victor Wooten has a great Ted talk explaining music as a language and how he and his brothers grew up playing music as small children. He said it was like learning English or any other language. Worth the watch

[@RictorIAG]

To be fair, Clapton is an incredible racist. If anything outshines his talent, it's his racism.

[@Lazrid1]

Jeff Healy , the blind guitar player is simply INSANE !!!! Him and SRV jamming together is something that lightening brought from the sky , simply amazing !!

[@patclark3024]

Love Jeff Healy

[@mattblatchley2061]

did he pass recently?

[@dirtwednesday]

@@mattblatchley2061 sadly, yeah. He always had bad health.

[@mattblatchley2061]

@@dirtwednesday very sad...great artist RIP

[@LadyBugBrigade]

Witnessed Healy's growth into the music scene during the 80"s in Toronto. I have stories 😁 ...and grateful to have been there. Still have his first 45 release, he signed and gave to me ❤ So many great music memories! Ya, this makes me old 😂 My playlist is a MUSICAL ADHD STEW with something from almost every era and genre. ❤🎶

[@bryandamkaer3646]

Awesome reaction ! When I listen to Stevie Ray , so do my neighbors.

[@andrewhodgkinson1484]

His rendition of Little Wing is absolutely magical, one of the best live performances on guitar I have ever seen

[@themadcadder4847]

Truth.

[@3112dave3112]

Absolutely.

[@krisprepolec5616]

Yes!

[@Leeroy20_20]

El Mocambo

[@jasonstewart3996]

I have to agree. Little wing is one of my favorite Hendrix songs and when I first heard Stevie play it when I was in high school it blew my mind

[@Bikedueder]

Stevie played both the rhythm AND lead parts at the same time, which is even more incredible once you realize that. Not many guitarists can pull it off like he did....

[@39toothbrush39]

100%

[@Questionmarkymark]

I met SRV back in 1987. He was so friendly, humble & just...cool. In Austin we have a statue of him. It was a sad, sad day when that helicopter crashed. If you haven't heard his brother's band, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, check 'em out. His brother's name is Jimmie Vaughan & he's playing at Antone's in Austin on 7/15 with his new band, Jimmie Vaughan and the Tilt-A-Whirl Band.

[@bretthardin9239]

met him at a meeting on Bouldin in 88 then he would speak at a local treatment center my buddy worked at and i would go see him there talk to kids

[@BarbButler]

💙💙💙💙💙

[@BarbButler]

💙💙💙💙💙

[@DianeLake-sw3ym]

I remember when the news came on the radio where I worked. I have been angry that Stevie Ray died so young and that that helicopter went down. Still am. We lost such a great - someone who could never be replaced. But, isn't that the way of it? Who could ever replace Janice? Or Hendrix? Or Bonham? It hurts when the greats die and far too young

[@jonsonnenschein1253]

Back in the summer of 1987, I was stationed in Georgia at the time and was carousing around the bars on River Street in Savannah. The sun was going down and there was a band that was setting up outside the bar on the street basically playing a free concert. They started in playing Tuff Enuff and as the singer started, I said to my buddy, "Hey that guy singing sounds just like Jimmie Vaughan." We walked outside and standing there at the mic was Jimmy Vaughan and the rest of the Fabulous Thunderbirds! They played for three hours. We had one hell of a good time. Shook his hand before they left and thanked him for the great memory.

[@PeterTea]

A buddy of mine saw his final concert at Alpine Valley. He went there to see his favorite guitarist, Eric Clapton. He said that Stevie Ray blew Clapton away that night. RIP SRV

[@glassontherocks]

Some say they "offed" Stevie to promote Clapton. Stevie wouldn't sign with the record companies. Clapton did.

[@markmccarty9793]

I'm a fan of Clapton! Much better song writer! But Stevie was in a different zone on the guitar!! 😮😂😂

[@rik6696]

STV had so much respect for Jimi Hendrix that before this performance he met with Jimi's father to ask permission to cover and play this song. Jimi's father was so honoured that he gave Stevie Jimi's wha-wha peddle to use for this very performance. For those that don't know what a wha-wha peddle is it is that thing Stevie was using his foot for to get that very distinct "crying" type sound.

[@deklodge349]

I heard that too about the way wah pedal

[@vixybanker]

SRV, as we fans refer to Stevie, is the GOAT. I am lucky to have been a 70’s and 80’s concert lover. I saw him 3 times in NYC! Playing the same music but never the same. Improvised. I (fairly recently) read his biography. It was more like a well researched interview piece from those in the industry. BTW, he is a blues guitarist with a couple of covers to pay tribute to Jimi. All in the entertainment industry agree he was the GOAT. He can even play a nursery rhyme, look for “Mary Had A Little Lamb” but listen to the lyrics very carefully it’s funny as heck!

[@SmokyHike800mi]

Not sure about the permission thing, but everything I’ve seen about the way pedal is that Stevie got it from his brother, Jimmie Vaughan, who got it from Jimi when opening for him at a Fort Worth, TX show in 1969.

[@ewoe21]

@@SmokyHike800mi yeah Jimi, and Jimmie traded wha wha pedals back in the day. So yeah Stevie did use the same exact pedal Hendrix used.

[@kennethbowers3950]

Thank You for the Info. Well Done 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@RichardJones-rd9gv]

BB King once described SRV as "an old Mississippi bluesman trapped in a skinny white boy's body!" And he meant that as high praise. They played together many times and had the highest regard for each other.

[@heartwork8318]

I love this man! So many great songs to choose from! Texas Flood is awesome (live at El Mocambo video). Great reaction! Can’t wait to see you discover more😉oh and his band is Double Trouble and yes they are great!

[@maineiacial]

El Mocambo is that moment in time. Galaxies aligned to make that show possable

[@realPenrodPooch]

And yes, his brother was an important member of the band.

[@webbtrekker534]

The two time Stevie bent down he was picking up his guitar pick that had slipped out of his fingers. Not a beat or note was missed!!!! Jimi Hendrix dad gave Stevie Jimi's Wah Wah peddle that is what you were hearing him working with his foot. It is always great to see and hear someone get introduced to Stevie for the first time. What a truly great reaction this was/is! Loved it!

[@rickward460]

Nicely played Gentlemen! Ya GOTSTA do "Texas Flood" live at El Macombo. Spread the love Brothers 🙏🐶😎🇺🇸

[@timmurphy479]

I'm visiting Austin Texas and I just took a picture of the Stevie Ray Vaughan statue I played a couple songs on my speaker I was a big fan Great reaction guys rock on

[@charlesmarkley220]

The mid 1960's through the mid 1980's was one of the greatest times in history for music. You guys are are going to have your minds blown so many times. Trust me, I'm 57 and grew up listening to all that great music.

[@ellenstewartbowman3898]

it was and still is wonderful.

[@bobbyverne9714]

Here, here, brother!! I graduated in '79. Growing up from the '60s thru the 80s was magical, now that we can look back and cherish those unforgettable times. The music back then demanded actual talent! You either had it, or you didn't..PERIOD!

[@nancydenis8059]

SRV is most powerful playing blues. Texas Flood live is a must. ❤

[@jayb7775]

+1

[@steves3627]

At El Mocambo

[@imweakfordeaky]

Absolutely!

[@michellebuchanan730]

The GOAT. He taught himself by sound. He is the greatest.

[@Maydoggie]

I've been watching/following SRV since the early 80's and this is the first time I've noticed how actively he's working the knobs for his pickups. Tommy Shannon (Bassist) and Chris Layton (drummer) are absolutely shredding at the same time, but you wouldn't notice at first since Stevie is such a spectacular guitarist.

[@kevinmalone2218]

"Texas Flood" live at El Mocambo is a must see!!

[@marthayoung2308]

HE WAS ALWAYS IN THE ZONE!!! Hahaha! Plus, the size strings he plays with are incredibly hard to bend. Deep dive on him is a GIFT! Lol. "Pride and Joy" is one of my favorites, and "Life Without You" is a must! He also plays with alot of other awesome guitar freaks on some great collaborations! Albert King, Johnny Copeland, B. B. King, Jeff Healey, and the list goes on. Thank you both for your reactions. Well I was born in the 60's in a religious household, but we got to listen to whatever we wanted, and there's a treasure trove of music these last generations are not hearing. In every genre going back decades. It's missed too, since our music was centered around love, instead of killing somebody. There was NO AUTOTUNE back then either, just strictly raw talent. We had the best in music and danced our as$es off to it too! Lmao. And we've got alot more music to send your way if you want it.

[@goodtobesmall]

oh him and Albert King is my favorite!

[@karicordi1403]

I was hoping someone would mention the thick strings he played with

[@jasonremy1627]

He played freaking 13s! Like, I don't know how he even fretted a note on that, never mind the sick bends. His fingertips must have been made of admantium or something.

[@richardrejmer8721]

Yep! Bending those 13-gauge strings is like bending steel rebar with your fingertips. . SUPER strong hands and fingers to do that so effortlessly and for hours at a time for a whole show

[@marthayoung2308]

@@richardrejmer8721Yes, so incredible! His music is such a gift to all of us.

[@dropzone9639]

Look at Stevie playing that old guitar and making it sing to the high heavens!!!! He channeled his soul through his fingertips. What a talented man. RIP❤❤❤❤

[@brentravnsborg2782]

A "quote" from Eric Clapton backstage when SRV was opening a concert for him. (how the hell am I supposed to follow that) That pretty much says it all when one of the best guitarists of all time says that about another artist. Great reaction thx.

[@KellyBergerDeusVult]

I cannot imagine how difficult it was to keep up with Stevie. In hearing interviews with them they almost never had a set list. Every night was improvised. They had to know and read each other so tightly between the rhythm that would allow Stevie to wander all over the place. That band, not just Stevie was one of the greatest that ever walked the earth

[@Lazrid1]

Before Stevie Ray began playing this song on stage he actually went to the family of Jimi Hendrix ( the writer and orginal performer of this song and Little Wing .) and asked for permission to play these songs out of respect to Jimi . The family gave their blessing and gave him the foot pedel ( guitar effects ) that he uses to open and close this song with... that oddly enough Jimi most likely used to orginally record and perform this song

[@jeffdempsey6478]

Heard this before......yet IM A VOODOO CHILE 😊

[@davidstephens6462]

As a 4 decades long student of guitar, what SRV did was magical. And if you watch closely, he’s tap dancing on pedals, but also consistently switching the pickup selector and adjusting tone and volume controls on the guitar so fast it’s hard to catch. All to get those wildly different tones. The band is Double Trouble. Tommy and Chris are probably the best blues rock rhythm section out there, and possibly THE best period.

[@Hseraphimaj]

The real guitar God. He makes the guitar sing better than most actual singers now a days. And his band was double trouble

[@JokerInk-CustomBuilds]

Nice surprise today coming home from work! Stevie is a goat!!

[@wolfe6220]

Just one of the best guitarist ever and THE best Blues guitarists. And the only one who can do justice to Voodoo Child. Stevie Ray started playing at age 7, self taught, couldnt read a lick of music, playef 5 hours a day, every day. His ex wife said she'd wake up and he'd be dreaming about playing cuz his hands were moving and his fingers were twitching...

[@lindakessler8768]

Late 60's through the 80's...what a time to be young with the best music imaginable. Sooo glad I was part of it. Great reaction...keep it coming. 👍❤🤙

[@patclark3024]

Me too. I'm 66, and I can't imagine going through life without rock and blues

[@DianeLake-sw3ym]

I feel sorry for kids like my granddaughter today. Computerized instruments and auto tune. Fake music. We had Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Queen, SRV, the Clash, Blondie, Janis, Hendrix, Talking Heads, So many great musicians and everyone playing their own instruments, singing from their own voices without studio tricks, with music so much above the fake pop of today.

[@lindakessler8768]

@@DianeLake-sw3ym amazed at how so many don't know what instruments are...is that a harmonica? YES IT'S A FRICKIN HARMONICA!! 🤯🥴😁

[@stagehand22]

All props for you gentlemen finding new artists and reaching out. I love finding artists that had so much influence like SRV in this manner. Stevie Ray had a lot of demons. From a young age drinking himself to sleep and relying on coke to carry him daily. More of a blues artist with wide wide wide influence as you can imagine. His band, one of the best power trios ever, bred their clear familiarity with one another the hard way, 300 plus tour dates a year for years. Later without Stevie, as you so rightly noted, their talent and solid foundation was absolutely recognized. Great vid. Thank you for finding one of my favorite artists. One thing, it was a helicopter crash in a crazy fog bank in Alpine Valley, WI. I saw the night before the crash. Amazing concert with Stevie, Robert Cray, and Eric Clapton. Thanks again.

[@lewpearson9800]

It still gives me chills after all these years...

[@donnagammons1154]

Absolutely blows your mind!!! He IS that guitar and the sound comes straight from his soul!!! Love him!!! ❤

[@glenmallory9982]

Cool Trivia: It's been said that SRV's hands were so strong from nonstop playing that he had to use a heavier gauge string set than most players. Other guitar players would check out his axe during downtime and strum a few chords and shake their heads in amazement. One guitar player in particular stated that if he tried to play a gauge set that heavy he wouldn't have any fingers left by the nights end. That heavy set in those strong hands gave him that sound.

[@stevenpipes1555]

Yup, Stevie Ray is the GOAT! Yes he has pedals on the floor that hes working.

[@JennyJohn50]

May I humbly & highly recommend by SRV: Pride and Joy & Look At Little Sister from this performance, where he breaks a string. Smoothest guitar swap ever - It will blow your mind. His signature song Texas Flood, live at El Mocambo - plays behind his back. Life Without You live at the Capital Theater where he plays with his teeth, behind his back and talks to the audience, sending a message thats relevant today and shows you his character. Tin Pan Alley live with Johnny Copeland is a clinic in blues. Sessions with Albert King are amazing. My favs are Don't Lie To Me, The Blues At Sunrise and Born Under A Bad Sign. Love the reactions as always my friend. Thank you. ❤

[@brdwinqu9133]

Don't forget his playing with Jeff Healy

[@tjmasson1013]

GOAT 🐐. Absolute magician

[@patriciab825]

This IS a Jimi Hendrix song! Stevie was the GOAT...it's awesome to see other people discover and appreciate him!

[@purpleelephantdebh]

that's his regular band, Double Trouble. Stevie loved Jimi Hendrix, so this is a tribute to him with Stevie's spin on it. great reaction, guys.

[@KK-jo9yb]

There was something spiritual about SRV, he actually told his band members about a dream he had seeing his own funeral the day before he was killed in a helicopter crash. There is a spiritual element that music is connected with. RIP SRV.

[@jonathancapps1103]

13:25 THANK YOU for acknowledging how good the drummer and bassist are! The band is called Double Trouble. They had played together for a while before SRV joined them, and they're _still_ making music ~30yrs after SRV died. They are _tight_ together. And theyre really good about paying attention to SRV and following his stage cues. You don't realize how rare that is until youre trying to find or teach that skill. It's worth watching this again and focusing on the bass or the drum performance. Some later shows have a keyboard/organ player, too, and he's also really good.

[@charlessarver8350]

This was the Austin City Limits show Reese was there but of course you don't use a keyboard player in voodoo chile so he was having a beer or something.

[@stuartfountain9929]

Reece added another dimension to the line up!

[@jasonremy1627]

Reese Winans is a beast on keys. He was in the band at this point, if I remember, but he's laying out on this one.

[@stuartfountain9929]

@@jasonremy1627 my point was so many forget Reece was ever in the band.

[@brentphillips262]

I got to see SRV live at Veterans Memorial in Cols Oh. I grew up in the 80's. If you were with me Stevie wss blaring. Still my guy. Timeless. He is greatly missed. He got sober and was putting out his best music one after another when he was tragically killed in the helicopter crash Aug 27 1990. I took 3 days off to mourn. I've never been star struck or a fanatical fan of anyone. But he was speaking to my soul through all his music. Dude was so gifted

[@whiteroses47]

Stevie Ray had a few grant influencers, Albert King, B.B. King, Johnny Copeland, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, and so on. But just as another video content creator said, "Stevie Ray Vaughan brought his own soul!" That is so true! My gosh, everything about him I loved and I noticed him far to late in life. I must have been living under a rock all these years. When i get to Heaven someday and as Jesus is escorting me to my mansion, I'm going to ask Jesus if we could make a pit stop at Stevie Ray Vaughan's pad first. And Jesus will say, "I knew you would ask that!" LOL! I'm so happy that Stevie Ray got cleaned up from alcohol and drugs and he performed even better after that until his tragic accident. He was taken too soon!

[@timneale5657]

That is a Strat he's playing... the knobs are 1 is volume... there are 2 pickups that relay the sound of the strings, the other 2 knobs control the tone of those pickups. Great reaction. Enjoyed it! (And you were correct, there is a foot pedal there called a Wah pedal. That is how he made the opening and closing sounds on his guitar.) I was BLESSED enough to see SRV and Double Trouble back in the day!!

[@jamessweet5341]

Stevie had some of the strongest hands ever to bend a string. Bends like that require them. The pedal you saw him using for the wah wah effect is actually Jimi Hendrix' own pedal. Jimi's dad let Stevie use it when playing this and some other Jimi tunes. That, my friends is some serious guitar cred. Stevie was one of nicests, most self-effacing souls in the business too.

[@jasonremy1627]

Plus, he played 13s. I don't even know how you fret the notes, never mind get those bends.

[@helmedon]

​@@jasonremy1627That's what used to impress me. I played 11s for a long time doing mostly metal riffs. 13s are like piano cables. And he still managed to break them.

[@markcross9276]

Brilliant reaction gentlemen 👍🎸

[@revgurley]

I grew up a huge Prince fan ('80s), while my hubby, from another part of the country, grew up a huge SRV fan. We introduced each of our favorites to each other, and now admire SRV so much. Both Prince & SRV seem to have a guitar as a body part - they both could play flawlessly and creatively. Genius. Since both have passed on, our office, now contains a Prince "Under The Cherry Moon" poster and SRV painting. RIP to both legends.

[@danielslover8669]

Stevie used very thick strings on his guitar, maybe the thickest. He had a unique sound and I love it! RIP brother!

[@steves3627]

SRV playing Texas Flood at El Mocambo must be seen! It's a religious experience

[@manuelper]

SRV was a master of his instrument. Absolute beast, seriously.

[@franktraina4147]

He's on a different level. As great as he was before he got sober when he cleaned up he was untouchable. 😎

[@dustinbroussard2653]

I love to hear music fans who don't play guitar react to guitar players, because you are the audience we most want to reach. And you recognized greatness right away, because at it's best music is a universal language that affects you in amazing and sometimes unexpected ways. SRV had this awesome rhythm feel when he played and could make even the simplest riffs sound like something special. The instrument was an extension of his body because he poured his soul into it and shared it with all of us. That's why he's one of the greats.

[@marklemieux2015]

The guitar man's guitar man. Eric Clapton once said that SRV is the only player that never seems to be lost. The epitome of a musician speaking through their instrument. Eyes closed and nothing but soul.

[@duanehelton4800]

The two behind him, Tommy Shannon (bass), Chris Layton (drums), are known as 'Double Trouble'. It is actually Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble. They backed him from late 70s to the end. A couple years after this they added a keyboardist, Reese Wynans. By the time this was recorded, they had been together over 10 years.

[@terrieb13]

Welcome to Stevie Ray! I suggest Texas Flood live at El Macambo. SRV is the best! That’s his band Double Trouble. They are the perfect compliment to SRV. Tommy Shannon is the bass player. He also played with Johnny Winter’s band. You can see him in the songTobacco Road live with Johnny and Edgar Winter. Best to always listen to SRV live. Love both of your channels! ☮️❤️😎

[@jamieasteele]

Fun fact. One club he played early on in his career in Texas, he got to the venue and was told his opening act was BB King, Stevie refused to allow BB to open for him, telling the club owner that he opens for BB (one of his idols) not the other way around. So for the main set he played on stage with BB King

[@biffmifflin1829]

Stevie was that bright that burns on high and ends much too soon. The more you learn about stevie the more you realize he had not equal. Most guitar players use lighter gauge strings, easier on the fingers. Stevie used some of the heaviest strings 10-12 gauge. The strength it took to play these strings is incredible. Any guitarist will tell those heavy gauge strings are far too difficult to use. But Stevie makes it look so damn easy. He was a guitar god, he was the greatist

[@PatrickORourke-yz3xn]

Great to watch cool guys learn about a guy and genre close to my heart. The more you learn about him, the more you are going to love him and wish you could have seen him. This guy channels the music. The guitar is an integral part of him. The different sounds with the whammy bar, foot petals and bending the strings are all things that set the best guitarists apart. My sister and I still argue between Eddie Van Halen and SRV as to who's better, but you just can't compare because they are so different. Like Mozart vs Beethoven or Renoit and Van Gogh. It's ultimately art. AI can't do this......yet.

[@jerideneen3521]

We had the best music in the 70s and 80s. ❤

[@All_My_Random_Thoughts]

I love when SRV makes you BOTH go "ugly face" rocking. LOL

[@crazytrain03]

I remember a concert he was playing, were he broke a string mid solo, and while still playing the solo, switched guitars without missing a beat. SRV is an absolute legend of his craft. He was taken from this earth way way too early.

[@RedSinter]

He was using Jim's WaWa Pedal which Jim's dad gave him. Most lead guitar players use light weight strings 9-10's... Stevie used 13! Which are massively heavy and virtually impossible to stretch for those bending notes. Stevie was known for his massively powerful hands and wrists. The band was killing it and the Drummer is as insane as the Bass player.

[@srv2217]

For guitar players, covering Hendrix can almost be sacrilege so it takes cojones to just do that but to cover Hendrix and make it your own gives you instant legend status. There are very very few that have achieved that (Prince is another one that comes to mind) and you best believe Stevie and Hendrix were brothers from another mother. His cover of Hendrix Little Wing is an absolute instrumental masterpiece (the live version is great but I actually prefer his album version on that one) and you GOTTA hit ‘em with Texas Flood from the El Mocambo show! That one blows EVERYONE’S mind. Hell, I’ve seen it hundreds of times and it STILL blows my mind.

[@vomhausmann]

Yes.....well said

[@hamishmitchell884]

Wonderful reaction to one of the greats! Thank you

[@jabehauber]

Dudes, he is literally wringing notes out of the wood on the neck of that guitar...like NO one else could ever do. He is making notes appear from that thing. True mastery.

[@EmAreDayviss]

I love your reaction. You prove that his appeal is immediate and cross-cultural. SRV is special for a lot of folks. He was well known to be very humble, kind and had mad respect for the genre he was stepping into. He knew all the great blues men that had come before and would often give deference to them. The great tragedy of SRV is that he died in that helicopter crash right after he kicked heroin and turned his personal life around. I hope you guys take a few steps down this rabbit hole, as it is very enriching.

[@andykerste1]

Stevie was the greatest. Pleeeaase! Do a reaction to his song Riviera Paradise.. It's an original of his, recorded in one take.. And is an absolute masterpiece!!

[@robertdelonge9392]

Dropped the pick twice and never missed a beat master class !

[@thdryvr]

Playing guitar for him is like you or I making a complete sentence. Little wing is even more obvious because he does the entire vocal melody on guitar. It's amazing for sure.

[@darkomtobia]

Texas Flood, live at El Mocambo....it is a mind twister. Life Without You, live at Capitol theater...you cannot look away or you'll miss something. You just can't miss with him. Also...the good folks at Sweetwater will be glad to help you start your guitar journey. Do it. I started at 50 and it's awesome!

[@jeannineh9080]

For people like this, that guitar becomes a living breathing being in their hands. Playing it is like dancing with a long term partner, you know and trust if you touch them this way, they will respond that way, and you just flow with it

[@jeannineh9080]

Oh, and if you look close at his hands during that close up at the end, he’s string bending. You literally clamp and move strings up/down with your fingers. Which isn’t easy - strings are tight.

[@truckinleprechaunscottcask9747]

SRV is amazing. He would play so hard, he'd have to super glue his finger tips back on. You can see the love he had for music in general. Great reaction R.I.P. Stevie Ray Vaughan

[@minniearrington3036]

Little sister and Tin Pan Alley showcase more of his vocals . You should check them out . SRV is originally from Dallas and moved to Austin for a better music scene . A man I used to work for worked at a full service gas station back in the day and Stevie came in to get gas and they went around back and smoked a joint together . What a memory to have ! He said SRV was such a humble guy .

[@vichraev.5386]

You two have great chemistry, would love to see more of you two working together. I watch a lot of reaction channels and yours is definitely my favorite...your authenticity and humility, and getting to see you discover these great artists like SRV is almost like getting to discover them ourselves for the first time again.

[@themadcadder4847]

Interesting how you noticed the zone. His band mates said that he was almost possessed on stage because he'd get into a zone where everyone & everything disappeared around him. The band is stupid talented. They just had to go in whatever direction that Stevie went & they never new what direction that would be, which speaks volumes about the drummer & bass player. His live performances were never the same musically or length wise.

[@vicsusak6246]

Love the video when it shows him turning and walking of the stage all the way...coolest ever!!

[@EvilSnipa]

Texas Flood live is a must.

[@stevebrown9955]

Born and raised in Dallas, Vaughan began playing guitar at age 7, inspired by older brother Jimmie. By age 12 he was playing in garage bands, and within a few years he joined semi-professional bands that occasionally landed gigs in local nightclubs. At 17 he dropped out of high school to concentrate on playing music

[@mikelliteras397]

SRV doesn’t so much play the guitar as the guitar is an extension of his body. He plays some of the hardest stuff so casually. Just amazing, it was so sad to lose him in that helicopter crash right when he was coming into his own and right after he cleaned up. Easily top 5 of all time, if he’d have lived longer, he’d be closer to 1

[@sueharviel6510]

Your guest was so impressive. He was super observant....guess that's one reason he is so successful at his profession....he was fantastic. Thanks for bringing him on. SRV took a plane that Eric Clapton was supposed to take. At Stevie's memorial, Eric stated that SRV was the best guitarist ever. BB King and his brother Albert both admired Stevie's talent. When Stevie played it was as if the guitar was a physical part of him. The world lost a great guitarist when they lost Stevie.

[@237KMT]

I watched this live on Austin City Limits as a kid. Look for all the live concert or TV performances of anybody you want to, nobody comes close to this dude. Glen Campbell was pretty damn good too.

[@kathyyoung9539]

Tone was very important to Stevie. ❤it was just about everything to Stevie. ❤

[@simontemplar3359]

This was a blast to watch! If you're seriously into learning guitar, I'll post a playlist of lessons for you. There are great teachers out there and the guitar is the easiest instrument to pick and learn. Not easy to master, but easy to get up and running fast. Back to the story. When SRV died, was the only time I ever saw my old man cry. Real talk though, he's a blues guy. This is a rabbit hole very worth going down. What Stevie does that's really great, which you described as following the singing is combining the melodic line of the song (think where the singer's voice goes) but he's also sick with getting crazy sounds out of the instrument. Please please please go down the Hendrix rabbit hole. With guitar players like Jimi and Stevie, you NEED a bass player and a drummer to give you that tight rope. The Jimi Hendrix experience was that band. I really think you guys should dig into blues, for 2 reasons: 1. it's fucking great! 2. fundamentally, the blues was created by black musicians telling their story, their life experience. And fuckin hell it's amazing. I suggest checking out Stevie's influences: John Lee Hooker, Elmore James, Muddy Waters, Freddie King, Albert King, Buddy Guy, BB King, and even current musicians like Gary Clark Jr, who is FIRE! With voodoo chile (slight return) Hendrix does some dive bombs with the tremelo (whammy bar), but he also would swing the pickup selector switch back and forth to get some cool sounds. Hendrix played the instrument masterfully. He played it in 3 dimensions. He played a right handed guitar upside down, so the magnets in the pickups would be a little different sounding. Also he mixed string gauges, so he had a custom set. Jeff Healey (the blind guitarist) was AMAZING!

[@mikejohnson7473]

Great Advice

[@Biscuitsgravy924]

You are absolutely spot on when comparing the guitar to a persons voice and vocals. The best guitarists can make that thang sang And Stevie is on another level because he makes the guitar sing, cry, scream and roar The wiggle that Stevie does to the strings is called vibrato and you’re correct about a persons vocals doing this when they sing. Unlike piano, the guitar can play notes that don’t exist on a piano without some kind of effects knob usually found on electric keyboards. So the range is almost unlimited with a guitar. You also have harmonic tones that can come from the electric guitar and amplifier when you play a certain note or bend. Also depends on your guitar and it’s setup

[@Biscuitsgravy924]

The best example in this song is the outro to this video. That last long extended bend crying out into those final guitar runs. You can’t tell me that that man isn’t making the guitar sing

[@RikaShae]

Dope reaction! Man it’s dope you’re going down all these different genres cuz I get to learn a lot with you!

[@garyblue8637]

No one has topped his style. A GOD on guitar. Not only that, but he can also sing great too. Super shredder.

[@denisebulgariu964]

One of the best guitarist of all time !May be sometimes Prince ? Another music genius and guitarist. Ilike your chanel

[@m.ericwatson968]

I play guitar but compared to SRV I really don't know how to play guitar haha, this rendition of Voodoo Chile' is epic! This is his main backing band, Double Trouble, superb rhythm section, dudes are always in the pocket and on point for every beat

[@Sportsref13]

SRV plays that guitar better behind his back, than most the world guitarist could play with it in front of them

[@stevenpipes1555]

You guys might not play guitar but i do, for 35 years. A million players can play his stuff but nobody can do it like him! His fire died with him. No one will ever completely capture it. Belive me, ive been trying for 30 years. I can play some of his stuff really well but theres just something missing, and it always will be.

[@MRKNIGHT]

Growing up in Texas in the ‘80s I’m always amazed when people “discover” SRV. I’m like, “How do you not know?” 😂 “Different Culture”, bro….he made blues music popular again. The literal B in R&B. 😂

[@kielia727]

He was so good that he could play guitar behind his back and he was a humble excellent human being. It just wasn't right that he was taken so soon.

[@maineiacial]

New guy here. First watch. Feeling the vibe. The realness. Not scripted. Not catchphrases but conversation. Lil history. Classic 1970 product of Boston. Grew up with big band songs in the house, until i moved to the city at 10. Run-DMC by 11. Eric B & Rakim @12. I grew up on rap but my mom dated and married a guy that used to sit in with the Blues Brothers band. He could play. So ive seen this guy perform. Legend. None better. Noone has the tone or the feel he had. However if youre just starting on the guitar journey let me make some suggestions that noone else will. Stanley Jordan - Brilliant jazz/blues arpeggio guitarist(that means he taps the strings, not strums them) The Chapman Stick: not a band but an instrument invented in the 60s that i think is one of the most amazing pieces of musical production ever made. Bob Cuthbert is the name of the guy that has alot of videos, but theres many examples of it(most famously played in 1984s Dune by Patrick Stewart). Last but 100% saved for the best slot, BUCKETHEAD! im not even gonna give you an introduction to him but i will say that his story is tragic. Chick-fil-a will pay! Yeah just watch some Buckethead bruh, real talk. Guy is an alien.

[@kdailey4315]

If you didn't play guitar Stevie made you want to play. If you played guitar Stevie made you want to quit.

[@imaluthier218]

This was HIS band Double Trouble, all of his albums feature “Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble” as the artist. They are a legendary rhythm section in their own right. Tommy Shannon (bass), Chris “Whipper” Layton (drums), and Reese Wynans (keyboards)…Chris and Tommy also were the rhythm section for the Archangels with some other lesser known Texas blues-rock legends Doyle Bramhall II and Charlie Sexton…

[@gminusmark]

There are a few live tracks of his, where he takes of the guitar strap mid solo & plays the rest of the song with it behind his back! facing away from him!

[@motodork]

Tightrope from this same performance is pretty fantastic.

[@redangel169]

Smiles, i love people finding SRV, gone way too damn soon. Another southern blues guitar phenom you might enjoy is Gary Clark Jr.

[@BoostFiend_Bud]

Loved seeing you guys' reaction, real skills of musicianship are a marvel to behold because it's a language not all of us are blessed to speak. One of my favorite things to warm up with is jamming to rap because you've got the room to improvise over the beat, but I've always wished more rap groups had live instrumentation and room to express the feeling of a song for the band. I've been playing the drums for over 22 years thanks to my father and it's one of the greatest hobbies I could've ever picked up. Perhaps you two could look into helping provide instruments into neighborhoods like where you grew up. All it takes to make huge positive changes in somebody's life is being provided an opportunity to make a different choice.

[@michaelnauschultz5900]

Please do Jeff Healey ‘See the Light’. Its mind-blowing how good he was. He was also in the movie, “Roadhouse”