Stephen Tobolowsky Recounts Stevie Ray Vaughan Stories | First Recording to Death

Stephen Tobolowsky recounts Stevie Ray Vaughan stories from their first recording up to Stevie Ray Vaughan’s death. He talks about his youth folk-rock group, Jimmie Vaughan, Great Balls of Fire movie, and how did Stevie Ray Vaughan die.
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[@LoneStarPlate]

Stephen came back on and gave an update on the story! kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5e9mKemrqueopI For the FULL Interview from this clip: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGSUoqaLe7F5g6s

[@johnlane9743]

Thx LSP - I look forward to checking that out !

[@formallynamed85]

Same damn thing I thought 🤯

[@arkangelnorthman]

LONE STAR!!! I GOTTA STORY FOR YOU!!!! I GOT PICS TO BACK IT UP!!

[@oneilprovost2287]

Ned? Ned Ryerson?! Played with SRV?? Mind... Blown. Amazing stories, well told.

[@237KMT]

It's Ned Rierson godammit.

[@andyoli75]

Needle nose Ned? Ned the Head?

[@JimmyBags69]

Phillll?? Neddd?? *Knocks him out* 😂

[@dr32803]

“Hold me”....runs off

[@bkfishing5650]

That post punch face turned to the camera is comedy gold. I can't believe the SRV connection!! Mind is blown!!!

[@Brandenburg4th]

Wow! My dad, Cutter Brandenburg, actually went to kimball high school with Mr. Tobolowsky, I’ve seen the yearbook pics! He met Stevie at a young age and helped him get from show to show. He ended up being Stevie’s road manager until I was born in ‘82 when Texas Flood released. Stevie was signed and it was time to be a dad. Mary Had a Little Lamb is dedicated to me in the album. Thanks for the SRV stories!!! This was awesome!

[@csi2448]

I didn't know Stevie or your father and I'm sure you already know this. But your dad was an amazing person and he meant the world to Stevie!!!

[@Brandenburg4th]

Thank you Timothy Howard. I grew to understand this fully as I got older. It’s one of those things that made sense the more I experienced in life. I can also say Stevie meant an immeasurable amount to my dad as well. A rare bond they had.

[@woofy9887]

My father was friends with your dad & I got to know Cutter a little a couple years before he passed. I was just thinking of him the other day, what a awesome dude. I'm sure our fathers are rocking out with Stevie now. Peace and love to you and yours ✌

[@RandyFelts2121]

Does your dad have a sister which would be your aunt that went to Kimball?

[@steviestuff1319]

I got Cutters book. What a great guy !

[@jrbr549]

Man am I glad I stumbled across this interview. To me, Stephen Tobolowsky is the Jimmie Vaughan of acting. He adds without distracting. Every line is on point.

[@MrMatt-cm6do]

Excellent analogy!

[@lisahamilton5090]

I love him in Groundhog Day!!! Such a random thing to find today, I just happened upon an SRV clip and went down the rabbit hole and here I am, and I’m so glad!!

[@DJDOGG31]

This is awesome to listen to, especially for me who is constantly scouring KZbin and the internet looking for SRV content.

[@LoneStarPlate]

Glad we could deliver!

[@Say_No-2_Animal-Abuse_]

Same here!

[@jodeeb.6496]

Ditto.. LOVED IT!?

[@riceflatpicking4954]

I love hearing that because it lets me know that I’m not the only one that is guitar obsessed 24 hours a day :)

[@chrisday4845]

DJDOGG31 Check the pinned comment for an update.

[@chuckm4540]

"It's mythic." I just became Stephen Tobolowsky's biggest fan. Thank you for sharing this SRV and Jimmie Vaughan story.

[@lucaslorenz8812]

I highly recommend his books.

[@murphtahoe1]

Holy shit...I was totally mesmerized by this story. Incredible interview.

[@RandyFelts2121]

I was born and raised in Oak Cliff and knew both of these guys. They probably don't remember me. Well I know Stevie doesn't, but Stephen was a grade a head of me at Kimball.

[@brianhaase9612]

I'm jealous Randy! I only got to see him live once! I listen to his music EVERY DAY! First time I saw him play behind his back I lost my mind! GOAT!

[@skonenblades]

I swear Stephen Tobolowsky is coming to us from some other dimensional matrix of life. He's like a human leyline of convergence. And what a storyteller!

[@martymcmannis8662]

What a great story. Played with SRV. Not to many people can say that. You was with him at his first recording. Then hung out with Jimmy while filming a movie and watched the fabulous t-birds rehearse. And gave a widowed wife a last wish. Way to go. Thanks for the best story of my life.

[@LoneStarPlate]

💪🏼 This comment is going on our Instagram @lonestarplatetx Thanks for listening!

[@zenclover8468]

First of all lets all acknowledge how funny this man is in every comedy he is in. Now lets acknowledge that he played this strange beautiful part on music history, and now as a true storyteller and historian on this podcast. Amazing stuff. This needs to be shared.

[@LoneStarPlate]

Couldn’t have said it better ourselves! 😎

[@buckthrusthorn1104]

Stevie Ray Vaughan is a Guitar God and the Definition of a Guitar Hero.

[@thepocketco]

"Genius has this ability to make you think you are a part of it." Great interview. Thanks Stephen!

[@TheGgreen100]

Stephen: "I dunno, are you sure you want to hear this boring, dumb old story?" "Sure" Stephen: *brilliantly tells a totally captivating, incredibly interesting story full of facts and emotion. Hah, nice. Awesome video. Also, the thoughts Stephen shared about what happens when you truly see brilliance for the first time are absolutely spot on.

[@LoneStarPlate]

Perfectly sums this up. ✊

[@tracymcelhenie3988]

Real genius , that’s exactly how I felt when I witnessed Stevie and double trouble . At the Boathouse , in Norfolk Va . ICONic . Music was coming out of his soul, gave the full monte show , strat hopping on the floor , Wammy bar at total stress point. It was 8 bucks a ticket .

[@christopherpohl8743]

My Dad went to Sunset and graduated in the 40’s. I grew up in Dallas, and when I started listening to Stevie in the 70’s in Austin, I also played his music at the house in Dallas. My Dad loved music, but my tastes weren’t exactly his tastes. When I played Stevie for him AND mentioned that he was from Oak Cliff and apparently lived on a street near where my Dad grew up, Stevie became one of my Dad’s favorites. Those Oak Cliff boys do stick together.

[@marka4891]

One of the most poignant sentences I've ever read was out of a SRV compilation set that I have. It was a compilation of outtakes and rare live recordings and the like. Anyhow, it had a booklet inside and there's a quote from Jimmie in there, "The world misses his music, but I miss my brother."

[@mattdelucas4716]

Props to the host for knowing how to give space to this amazing storyteller.

[@kevinberger3501]

Do you want me to continue this story? Yes, yes, we all do! 😂

[@equinn2434]

That was one of the coolest stories ever. This man is awesome.

[@LoneStarPlate]

🙏🏼

[@steveszanto1581]

This was the most incredible interview, so many untold stories came out.

[@LoneStarPlate]

Thanks for watching! Please subscribe for more incredible interviews! 🙏🏼

[@therussiandragon616]

I thought it was completely credible.

[@aloisemason3972]

Stevie Ray Vaughan is so missed by all..,just his name brings back the blue's and rock n roll all at once..sadly ,sadly missed .he was a legend and on top of the music world..electric guitar was Stevie's idle and the sound was sensational..a great band and all the repats of drugs and alcohol cleaned up. STEVIE had been clean for about 3 years and sounded better then before..helicopter crash took Dtevie's life that night and there will never be another Stevie Ray Vaughan in this lifetime and a better musician found..can't be no better then this..phenomenal man that played blue' and rock all over the world and people knew Stevie everywhere..truly missed..RIP

[@settleschris1965]

I met Stevie and Double Trouble after a gig and they all signed a shirt for me. I’ll never forget where I was when I heard of the crash, it felt like part of greatness was gone.

[@leighflorkevich9916]

On my gosh, Stephen Toblowsky has lived a charmed life!

[@yoyartube]

I'm from Canada and I was in Austin a few years ago on business, and I looked in the window at Antone's but they were closed at the time, and I walked down to the river and stood with Stevie's statue for a while, just to try to get a little closer to Stevie somehow, and this story is so wonderful. I still remember so many years ago, my brother handing me the cassette tape of Texas Flood and he said "you gotta hear this" and we put it in the cassette player in the old Ford Fairmont we had at the time and I've never been the same since. I'm so glad I stumbled across this video. Thank you.

[@LoneStarPlate]

Great story yourself...🙏🏼 We love everyone adding their own stories in as well.

[@jodeeb.6496]

Beautiful story... He's missed by so many people..

[@jerryp8263]

What an awesome story. When he said should I go on I think I screamed yes.

[@TREVORJB101]

Stevie's last show was at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, WI, August 26th, 1990. Helicopter crashed in the early morning hours of Aug 27th. God Bless Stevie Ray Vaughan.

[@RunTFC]

This was absolutely one of the most amazing stories I've ever heard. I didn't even know Stephen Tobolowsky was a musician. Tears started once he said he saw genius.

[@3SeveredHeads]

This proves what a GLOBAL LEGEND poor Stevie wouldve become had he lived!!! 14! Already got jaws droppin....an being called a GENIUS ....such a shame 😔 Sounds like when Elvis first recorded his 1st song as a teen....an it dawns on Sam Phillips of sun records (?) What a rare talent he was witnessing! Why are the greats taken too soon...great but sad story, there is audio of a very young SRV age about 15 on youtube... Great interview 🤟🏼

[@GetOutsideYourself]

SRV's solo on Red White and Blue just shreds. You can really hear what he was to become.

[@patricklemire9278]

Another unrelated Stephen Tobolowsky music fact- the band Radiohead is indirectly named after Tobo. While working on the Talking Heads film Real Stories Tobolowsky told David Byrne of his uncanny psychic ability to immediately pick up a lot facts about people he had just met as if he was able to read their brain waves through the air. Byrne wrote the song "Radio Head" about Stephen and in turn the band took its name from this song.

[@DallasPix]

Actually, just to note, as I just noticed below.. Stevie Ray & I believe also, Jimmie both went to Kimball High School.. ;) Such an amazing interview !! Stephen T seems to kool.!! A fellow "Oak Cliff Brother".. ;) From there myself.. From Wikipedia.. ..>The helicopter crashed into a nearby ski hill shortly after takeoff. Vaughan and the four others on board-pilot Jeff Brown, agent Bobby Brooks, bodyguard Nigel Browne, and tour manager Colin Smythe died. The helicopter was identified as being owned by Chicago-based company Omniflight Helicopters. Initial reports of the crash inaccurately claimed that Clapton had also been killed. According to findings from an inquest conducted by the coroner's office in Elkhorn, all five victims were killed instantly. The investigation determined the aircraft departed in foggy conditions with visibility reportedly under two miles, according to a local forecast. The National Transportation Safety Board report stated: "As the third helicopter was departing, it remained at a lower altitude than the others, and the pilot turned southeasterly toward rising terrain. Subsequently, the helicopter crashed on hilly terrain about three fifths of a mile from the takeoff point." Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records showed that Brown was qualified to fly by instruments in a fixed-wing aircraft, but not in a helicopter. Toxicology tests performed on the victims revealed no traces of drugs or alcohol in their systems. Vaughan's funeral service was held on August 31, 1990, at Laurel Land Cemetery in Dallas, Texas. His wooden casket quickly became adorned with bouquets of flowers. An estimated 3,000 mourners joined a procession led by a white hearse. Among those at the public ceremony were Jeff Healey, Charlie Sexton, ZZ Top, Colin James, Stevie Wonder, Bonnie Raitt and Buddy Guy. Vaughan's grave marker reads: "Thank you ... for all the love you passed our way." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan#Death

[@andyoreo333]

My Aunt Smoked a join with SRV in the parking lot at the Crossroads bar in east Texas before we was famous.

[@LoneStarPlate]

Now that’s a cool story!

[@avalondreaming1433]

My brother had an old Victorian rented house on Knight St. In Dallas. Walls were painted purple, doors were beaded fringe Jimi Hendrix posters, etc... I was only 5 and my morher wouldn't let me go inside, but I sure wanted to. The Vaughan brothers hung out and did various drugs there.

[@bfr123456]

This guy articulated things Ive been trying to describe for many years. I was fortunate enough to see Stevie in 87’ and came away from it seeing things differently. Stevie stepped on stage and opened himself up to a channel from somewhere else. He had the physical ability to shape and project things and the whole audience knew there were things greater than us in the universe and there were humans that possessed the ability to get us in contact with them. I understood then what a gift was and how important it was for someone who had a gift to use it and allow people to simply be near them when they did. Im not knocking artists who make music and art and it makes them feel good and it looks good and sounds good to us, they have a place in the world as well. There are a handful of painters, singers, actors and musicians that show us that we are all human and that they are greater. The way it’s described as having us “feel like we are part of it” is truly how we all feel when we get together and discuss how we feel when we heard Stevie.

[@LoneStarPlate]

Well said

[@meloneyparker]

Amazing and insightful way to describe your SRV experience.

[@TribalGuitars]

Literally got chills listening to story! OMFG! Funny as hell and somehow managed to get myself verklempt at the same time. Thanks to Stephen and the show soooo much!

[@debbeborders5762]

I love these stories. So emotional and sincerely told by Stephen. What beautiful memories he has. I was moved to tears as well.

[@777jones]

Hey podcast host. You did an awesome job not interrupting him. Nicely done!

[@LoneStarPlate]

Thank you! 🙌

[@redfishradical]

Coolest story EVER... Who knew this great character actor started out as a musician?!! LOVE this story, thanks for sharing!! BTW AWESOME QUOTE: "Genius has this way of making you think you're a part of it" LOVE that!

[@LoneStarPlate]

Amazing quote! Agreed!

[@TWTexasA1]

I can’t believe how long it took for this story to be heard…and what a fantastic story it is 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@WhiteWizard62]

Agreed, just found this little gem myself. Subscribed!

[@LoneStarPlate]

Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@UncleAL2006]

There was no fireball - no one knew the copter went down until the next morning. RIP Stevie~

[@pgreen293]

That was powerful. Stevie was most certainly in his ascendancy when we lost him.

[@rampageclover9788]

Trey Wilson was taken from us way too soon. Clearly he had an impact on Stephen…

[@jodeeb.6496]

Fascinating interview. Who would ever think NED RYERSON and SRV💜 had history... This is funny, fascinating and very sad towards the end... I admit crying 😢. Miss SRV💜.

[@paulhaye3725]

Mr Tobolowsky when are you going to stop teasing us and let us hear Stevie's alternate solos for these 2 songs... I bet there's a LOT of interest for that.

[@LoneStarPlate]

Great idea! 🤟

[@basilpera9016]

Didn't he say he selling at top dollar lol

[@shable1436]

So there's more still saved?

[@BotsWeekendCovers]

Who whould have evr known! Thank You for this!!!!!

[@argarman09]

Clapton said that Stevie made folks who had been playing all their lives want to quit. He's amazing. My fav guitarist

[@brianhaase9612]

Clapton ain't too bad either (he's great and I love his music) but...... SRV is on a different level!

[@argarman09]

@@brianhaase9612 yes he is

[@MarshallAmpMan]

@@brianhaase9612 except Eddie Van Halen would have run circles around Stevie easily.

[@johnferrante3247]

@@MarshallAmpMan oh I have some sad news for you

[@debrawardlaw4558]

@@MarshallAmpMan IMO Not even close. SRV was spot on , everytime, EVH not. Sorry. I don't like to compare different guitarists but honestly, there was Stevie then everyone else.

[@JeffersonMartinSynfluent]

A Talmud collection with a bottle pf Johnny Walker Black out front rocks.

[@johnathanwoods2035]

This was such a touching recount of stories and I literally felt the emotions too. I only found this video because tonight I’m suffering from insomnia and so all I could do was listen to music, which ultimately, always leads me to SVR, my favorite guitarist of all time, so, to end this Dickinsesque sentence, I watched an edited version of the VH1 legends episode about Stevie’s life. And to have that personal inside story touch to it was awesome.

[@LoneStarPlate]

Thank you for sharing! That’s often how we all find these KZbin videos. Lol Hope you get some sleep! 🙌

[@bfmcsixkiller]

Oàk Cliff, 20 miles South West of Dallas? Uh...no. You grew up there?

[@joeblack7497]

Duncanville to Grand Prairie are like 15- 20 miles, south, southwest of Dallas, you are accurate... 20 miles that direction, will actually get into parts of the suburbs of Fort Worth... Especially, Westward... I know, I am a native Fort Worthian...

[@Dwendele]

So Tobolowski both kind of discovered SRV and was instrumental in getting "Family Style" put together!

[@Hespeakstruth]

SRV unfortunate tragedy happened in East Troy Wisconsin. Ned Ryerson recorded with Stevie? Amazing!

[@wheelmanstan]

SRV said he started his own band at 11. haha he got into Hendrix when his older brother found a Hendrix album in a dumpster..and in a million years I wouldn't have imagined this "tv nerd" played with SRV, you just never know people, cool dude

[@ShutTheMuckUp]

12:50 The helicopter didn't lose control. It was foggy, and they slammed into the side of a ski hill while trying to leave Alpine Valley, WI.

[@joelvioletOneHairLeft]

At same age Stevie played in Pegasus with Drummer Joe Wilmore( Family Dog), then they switched to a name: BlackBird....

[@rojorampage9994]

Kimball high school SRS 1981.. we’d go to Austin over the weekend to see a punk band named Joe King Carrasco and the Crowns but most of the time we’d catch his show on 6th street and we’d forget about the band we intended to catch. We always looked out for his shows.

[@nickhoffman4039]

Sammy Jenkins has surprisingly good recall of this memory.

[@LoneStarPlate]

😂

[@jamesmarr8736]

That hurt when you mentioned The Beatles they STINK lossy musicn accept for George Harrison 😊

[@Mephistopholies]

Steve Tobolwoski = Forest Gump/Baron Von Munchausen!

[@johnburnett3432]

I've watched this over and over again. Yes, Stevie Ray was a genius. But Stephen Tobolowsky is a genius storyteller as well as an amazing actor. Jimmie and Stevie Ray are so fortunate Mr. Tobolowsky happened to be in the studio in Dallas and the diner in Memphis so these stories could be told so beautifully for posterity. Thank you, Mr. Armstrong for giving him this forum to tell those stories to the 150,000-plus people who watched this episode of your podcast.

[@toddbartels2866]

I was at the Alpine Valley concert. I grew up only 12 miles from the concert grounds. It was quite a night.

[@mcdingus5081]

East Troy, WI- Alpine Valley Music Ampitheatre. I was 8 miles away when the copter crashed.

[@alczervik3908]

Lucky enough to see SRV 6 times - and one of the last shows before the helicopter ride. Jeff Beck & SRV tour. Saw him for FIve DOLLARS at the Ohio State fair two years in a row. He was such a joy live, it was just smiles all around.

[@robertpatterson3406]

Oak Cliff wasn’t 20 miles away from downtown Dallas it was more like 5 to 7 miles. My grandmother lived there and we went there often from North Dallas.

[@bobferrell8187]

I was born and raised in the same small town as James Byron Dean. And James made a comment shortly before his passing in the horrific car wreck and he said this; "If a Man can be Remembered after he dies, I mean if he can bridge the gap between life and death, then I guess he really was a great man!" In many ways the life of James Dean and SRV were similar, but I can say this; Both James Dean and Stevie Ray Vaughan were Great Men despite the fact that they had so much more to give in their given fields of Entertainment! Life is precious and it doesn't matter who or what you become but to leave behind a legacy like those 2 Men left behind will be Remembered, Respected and Enjoyed until the end of Time!

[@LoneStarPlate]

Amazingly stated - thank you so much for your comment!

[@Sivadtu]

For those who want to hear Cast of Thousands featuring Stevie Ray Vaughn. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6iweZiJbZ1gnqc

[@jamescrawford9643]

What a surprise of a SRV historical story that has me smiling with a tear in my eye. SRV lives in us to this day an will be tomarrow too. RIP STEVIE SMILING DOWN YOUR IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER! 🎶✌️💓🤠🎶

[@RaquelFoster]

He's from Dallas, but these days his time is mostly split between Los Angeles and Jackson Hole.

[@dangerkadung]

Algorithms don't miss! I love everything SRV. "We don't do that here."

[@toordal]

I thought you went to Case Western High in Cleveland.🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@druoleary]

Stevie’s Death could have been totally avoided if the pilot had an appropriate license. Wisconsin weather changes rapidly and that night there was dense. The pilot was NOT qualified to fly in inclement weather AND did not know how to use instruments. Almost all rock / blues unexpected deaths are caused by companies trying to save a buck. I advise any one going on a chopper to demand see the license for themselves.

[@LoneStarPlate]

Excellent point...thanks for your comment!

[@RichardGrogan-l8w]

Great story, such a sad ending. Amazing that Jimmy got off of the helicopter.

[@deangoings]

Wrong. Oakliff pretty much borders downtown dallas. The very next street after downtown is called hampton, and that's where oakliff starts.

[@mkelly1347]

This is a FANTASTIC story!! Well done by everyone!!!

[@LoneStarPlate]

So glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching!

[@TWTexasA1]

Ya ah Oak Cliff is about 5 miles from downtown Dallas…not 20 🤪🤪🤪

[@dpavlovsky]

My English teacher was facing West when the news was broken to her that her beloved Ray Vaughan died.

[@user-wi3is8jl5x]

Great story teller, but the reason she and Jimmie got off the helicopter is because Stevie wanted to get out of there and he asked for one of their seats on that particular helicopter, so the couple both got off. Not because it was too heavy. Also, the helicopter crashed 1km away into a hill because of dense fog. Not 50 feet in the air right in front of Jimmie and Connie. And no fire at all, just blunt trauma on crashing

[@dlewtweentorla1210]

What a story and what a KZbin find! Stories like this are the best, to think if it hadn't of been for that breakfast...... Family Style may have never been. More importantly the Brother Vaughn may have not reconciled . WOW

[@LoneStarPlate]

🙏🏼

[@2sc458]

"Shall I continue with the story? There's more... Yes, please."

[@jpb7875]

Hello. My name is Werner Brandes. My voice is my passport. Please verify me.

[@HagbardCeline42]

Someone posted cast of thousands album on KZbin, it's crazy to listen to it.

[@Piratesteve81]

I really love his acting, he was iconic in some of my favourite HBO shows. Entourage, Silicocn Valley, he's great and often hilarious.

[@craiggoodman7]

Unbelievable and historically inspiring stories! Thank you so much for this. It is a rare gem of a collection of stories we have been so privileged to hear!!!!

[@guitarfrody]

Never heard the story that Jimmie and his wife first boarded the helicopter, and then leave it. The helicopter hit a ski hill in Alpine Valley due to heavy fog, i guess this is still a fact ? Othervise many books must be edited.

[@hawki5120]

Yea I never heard this before. I had heard Stevie wasn't suppose to be on that helicopter but a seat opened up and he wanted to get back so they let him have it.

[@johnlane9743]

Wow !!! Such a story !!! And so well told !!! Thanks you ST !!! I and my brother are long time fans of Stevie's. We saw him live @ the Ritz in NYC for the New Years evening concert 1989/1990. It was an open floor setting and we stood gap-jawed and electrified at about 10-15ft from the stage. ---Toward the end of the summer of '90 I jumped in my Toyota with a few possessions and headed to Southern California with plans to make a fresh start. I went by way of Memphis so as to stop at Graceland - were I spent the entire day going from one tour to the next, over and over again. Such a thrill ! I then continued on west and was crossing the Panhandle of Texas when a radio DJ brought out the news of Stevie's death - utterly heartbreaking. The DJ asked all drivers to put on their headlights in memorial which I did as did many others. It was a very solemn day - one I'll always carry with great empathy and sadness. So happy to have had the chance to experience the genius of SRV live. Rock On, Stevie !!!

[@jordanhoughton1948]

Watch that first riff, Stevie, It's a DOOZIE!

[@rogerweiland6384]

The show was at Alpine Valley in Wisconsin, right on the Illinois boarder.

[@footofjuniper8212]

As soon as he said they were from Oak Cliff, my first thought was, i wonder if they were there when Tippit got shot.

[@AllofJudea]

I wonder if Stephen would be would upload that song to KZbin?

[@wokeamerica1230]

At the intro who else waited for "Case Western High School" among his list of schools.. lol

[@andaimhineach4131]

Great interview and story. Btw, the final concert was at Alpine Valley, WI. Also playing was Buddy Guy, Robert Cray & Jeff Healy as well as Clapton and the brothers Vaughan. I was there the night before and a few of my friends were there that final night.

[@TypicalKid100]

Eric Clapton doesn’t hold a candle compared to SRV.

[@TcheddyG]

Healy wasn't there. it was Stevie, Eric, Jimmie, Buddy and Robert Cray

[@Say_No-2_Animal-Abuse_]

I read somewhere, that when Jeff heard where SRV died, he said, "I know where that is, we walked around there that weekend." If I can find it, I'll post it.

[@TypicalKid100]

@@GarrishChristopherRobin777 what can I say, I enjoy and nice hierarchy

[@tobybostick5570]

20 miles from Dallas?

[@RandyFelts2121]

Yeah it's actually in Dallas, but Oak Cliff the rebellious child.

[@lloydsnyder7277]

“Test this you fuckin quack” - Sammy Jankis

[@ParkerPPipe]

I’m gonna by some life insurance from old Ned for this one. Good story

[@RadioSnivins]

I just scoffed a Toblerone. Small world.

[@standandelivery]

How did Ned find himself in Stevies presence at such important moments just by chance? What a wild synchronicity. Thanks Mr. Tobolowsky for sharing with us your very interesting experience!!

[@crashburn3292]

Holy cow. Jimbo played with Needle Head Ned. Small world.

[@bruceterrell9287]

Must have made an awful sounding folk song tho'.🙃

[@CaponeCraps]

The concert was at Alpine Valley in Wisconsin

[@kevindean1327]

Six strings down.

[@joelvioletOneHairLeft]

Stephen, alpine valley, Wisconsin is location of the all star jam

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Happy birthday stephen from italian boy live in rome