Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Tightrope (Live From Austin, TX)

Stevie Ray Vaughan performing "Tightrope" live in Austin, TX
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Lyrics:
Caught up in a whirlwind can't catch my breath
Knee deep in hot water broke out in a cold sweat
Can't catch a turtle in this rat race
Feels like I'm losin' time at a breakneck pace
Afraid of my own shadow in the face of grace
Heart full of darkness spotlight on my face
There was love all around me but I was lookin' for revenge
Thank God it never found me would have been the end
walkin' the tightrope steppin' on my friends
Walkin' the tightrope (it) was a shame and a sin
Walkin' the tightrope between wrong and right
Walkin' the tightrope both day and night
Lookin' back in front of me in the mirror's a grin
Through eyes of love I see I'm really lookin' at a friend
We've all had our problems that's the way life is
My heart goes out to others who are there to make amends
We've been walkin' the tightrope tryin' to make it right
Walkin' the tightrope every day and every night
Walkin' the tightrope bring it all around
Walkin' the tightrope from the lost to found
Walkin' the tightrope stretched around the world
Walkin' the tightrope save the boys and girls
Walkin' the tightrope let's make it right
Walkin' the tightrope do it do it tonight
Walkin' the tightrope
#StevieRayVaughan #Rock #Tightrope

[@dhmtbr2551]

Who’s diggin’ Stevie in ‘24 ? 🙌🏻

[@MitchClement-il6iq]

Always! Have this concert and the stevie ray tribute on DVD tell this day.... sounds 🔥 supposedly the DVD tribute with all stars is rare and no longer In print! No blu ray yet.

[@RobinBibiMusic]

Meeeee

[@mokodo813]

Right here.

[@erickvillegas2544]

Here! Own all his studio records on vinyl and 2 dvds of his live recordings.

[@barswaygo]

Forever

[@peteespinosa2186]

I’m surprised that Strat didn’t burst into flames!! I thought I saw fucking smoke.

[@mikealdana8012]

Just like making love to your woman until she can’t take it anymore…

[@vankirk11]

If you liked the first solo at minute 1:31 wait till you hear the second solo at minute 3:31!!!

[@kalebniehoff3819]

Love them both but will never get tired of hearing him holler as he backs away from the mic at 1:20-1:21ish to start that solo. Gives me chills to this day

[@Hockeyfan2017]

Those are the best solos ever. That second really sends chills down your spine.

[@vinnmann33]

The second solo is badass one of my all time favorites.

[@MrLucianomedeiros]

O maior vibrato da história

[@MitchClement-il6iq]

Clean and sober stevie ray! Totally in the zone.. nothing but his classic guitar to guide him!

[@chanceburger3169]

Nobody comes close to this man, nobody

[@Otis-m6p]

I agree, mate. Just had my first born son, three weeks ago, named him Vaughan 😎

[@jonathansilbermann5449]

ich habe ihn in Berlin erlebt !

[@jakerabinz9411]

Don't discount that SRV paid much tribute of inspiration to Jimi Hendrix. Listen to Electric Ladyland to get a clue into Hendrix's briiliance. If you have never listened, you would never know. They both passed the audition and playing in God's band now.

[@maximumguitarage]

@@jakerabinz9411internet is going crazy for Sean Mann who takes inspiration from SRV Hendrix Mayer and they are calling him the Second SRV and where SRV would be if he didn’t die - I see this as just a fan boy with great mimickery and not artistry Here check it out he even has an album coming out - what tone and sound ? Yup you guessed it … kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaS2f2aVr5agbJIsi=rU3LYQ6rjCVKQrYC

[@curragh4635]

​@@jakerabinz9411everyone knows about Hendrix dude

[@nathangraham2242]

Stevie was truly on fire that night.

[@ghggf8761]

you know a musician's good when the live version is better than the studio version

[@jamessullivan9]

Exactly

[@craigjohnson5590]

Amen!

[@kylegarshott1321]

I didmt get blessed to see him live but KZbin is telling me he is so much more wild live, truly a master of his craft. Played every live show like it was his last

[@stevenretzlaff1434]

So true, Stevie is amazing!

[@christianrodriguez.9832]

That is truth men.

[@Greens_Blues]

❤ Can't catch a turtle in this rat race

[@AJLTunes]

For me this is SRV at his absolute peak. Playing his heart out with a smile on his face and clean from drugs. One of the very best guitarists ever.

[@cs868]

Alex Lloyd I agree completely. I saw SRV 6-7 times and it’s fantastic he got clean and showed us the rest of his magic. His playing here is superb and there is such an amazing message of redemption and hope for the human condition.

[@Kedbuka]

Yep, one of the best. He was at his absolute best here, totally clean and playing beautifully. My God, what he could've accomplished.

[@dallasherring1092]

Pretty sure he was the best. He could effortlessly, perfectly blister anything he played. Wow how bad do I miss this guy....life cut tragically short.

[@bensblues]

Sure his playing was a little bit neater here but some of the most incredible came from pre rehab srv before October 86. Especially voodoo child.

[@jeffsandy5088]

One of the very best ??? THE VERY BEST !!!!!!!!!!!

[@allisonpayne2097]

Rest in Peace the great Stevie Ray😎

[@MollyGreeno]

Amen ta that sister 🙏

[@tomcooper4130]

Yup 2

[@Otis-m6p]

I named my first born son, Vaughan. He's 5 months old now... I gotta start letting him listen to this

[@bobby-gs9wn]

Raising him right!

[@Otis-m6p]

Doing my best, mate!​@@bobby-gs9wn

[@youKnowWho3311]

My son's middle name is Vaughan. He's 14 learning Stevies songs. Gets these heart strings every time I hear him down the hall.

[@christophermarston4491]

People for get how great Stevie ray was but I'm 55 still no one close to him today unfortunately another great Musician who left this world to early

[@jakerabinz9411]

You are obviously uneducated in musical evolvement Listen to Wes Montgomery's octave leads, who inspired Jimi Hendrix ( Third Stone from the Sun) and also Alvin Lee. ( I can't keep from crying) who inspired Stevie Ray. Listen to Jimi's Electric Ladyland. Even Bob Dylan, tips his hat to Jimi, by in live performance playing his own song in Jimi's intro re-arrangement. Jimi and Stevie Ray were promoted to God's band now. Jimi"s fantastic electric guitarism blew away Clapton, Beck, Townshend, and all that followed. There is a video of Jimi playing " Voodoo Child" in 1966, while the top # 1 hit in America was the Beach Boys " Help me Rhonda". Jimi is the dude that changed it all from pop to way beyond. Never forget that.

[@PamelaKW]

Miss Stevie Ray Vaughan, SRV Heavenly Now!

[@fire12731]

Gone too soon. No one comes close

[@samuelscarborough6348]

John Mayer is actually very good and he is and he is still on another tier from Stevie! The GOAT!

[@fire12731]

@@christophermarston4491 agree no one comes close to the genius of SRV

[@rockin-roman]

That battle cry going into the solo! 1:21

[@owaisahmad7841]

This guy was not just a guitar maestro, he was one hell of a vocalist...

[@elaineisabelle427]

I absolutely always loved his voice too .

[@bruceostrom1572]

I'm two years older than Stevie, so I've seen/heard a lot of guitar players over the years. Thirty years after his death, he's still the best I've ever seen.

[@cgillit]

SRV wasn't just a guitar player, he was an antennae picking up a signal from a higher power and relaying it to the rest of us.

[@jubenville00]

Amen to that !

[@TheSapanone]

Beautifully said! I always said: He doesn't play guitar - he is the guitar!

[@Marsha-r5w]

I truly understand that!!

[@anthonygaeta754]

Eric Clapton called him an “open channel”

[@Fortnitecodguy]

That’s the truth amen even God blessed us with this talent and put it in the hands and heart of SRV to show us he’s always around ❤❤❤❤

[@Rick-or2kq]

He was controlled chaos, in all its glory. What a talent!

[@ogsancho]

The baddest blues six-stringer to ever do it!🎸

[@timcochran5807]

For sure!!!!

[@timothymoore954]

U fuckin’ A!

[@valentino3191]

This man’s career ended on a spectacular high note. He was clean, sober and looked happy and healthy. Was writing great new material and never sounded better. People mourn his loss, but I looked at Stevie’s life as a real Triumph. Stevie turned his life around and beat the odds and came out on top against very tough circumstances. We love and miss you!!!

[@MSholl52]

I came here to say the same exact thing. The difference in him between El Mocambo and ACL is so clear - his playing was better than ever after he sobered up. It brings tears to my eyes every time I see his live stuff. What a treasure he was and his music continues to be.

[@dianawright8709]

Amen! Just wish he’d been here longer 😢

[@CaptainRonAhoy]

Great comment....totally agree.....

[@mustangmikep51]

well put mate

[@briandavis2885]

Was at the last show at Alpine Valley. We didn’t know until the next of his tragic death.

[@yourbigheadcousin5434]

For the uninitiated, this is Austin City Limits. They put the very best music on PBS to be viewed for free for its own sake. Thanks to viewers like you.

[@franklee2683]

Yeah. And h o u r s of that lame o Henry Louis Gates ancestry Chazz. NO thanks.....

[@susiepoadster4642]

Austin City Limits ! Must see TV at its finest

[@SignatureServices-uz2df]

Oh dear God, I thought his fretboard was going to burst into flames, especially on that second solo!

[@Cordy712]

I never hear people talk about how good of a singer SRV was. Yes, he was an awesome and unique guitar player. But his voice is amazing. The timbre, control, texture-- what a musical powerhouse this guy was.

[@ryanduray1]

I was just thinking the same thing. To be able to play like that, plus singing with that monster voice on top of it... other worldly talent.

[@barbarascotto3873]

His voice rivals his guitar prowess.

[@gailharlin4643]

I think I am always so blown away by his guitar playing then he sings and I am thinking “oh yea I love his singing” but it’s just too much talent at one time. It’s just mind blowing to process. His voice is wonderful I enjoy every second I am listening to it

[@elmoblatch9787]

So so true. Of all the guitar gods, Stevie had the best voice. Clapton had a nice voice. Eddie Van Halen had a thin backing type voice. Jimi had a distinctive voice for sure. Jimmie Page no voice at all. Townsend nice backing type voice. SRV could have been a successful blues singer EVEN IF HE DID NOT PLAY GUITAR!

[@sesquip6330]

I was listening to an SRV song back around 1989 or so and my 50’s era mom thought it was Ray Charles singing.

[@ginopini6484]

That guitar is gonna have a baby in 9 months

[@KP-xf3vi]

i think hes the best guitarist ever, personally

[@elaineisabelle427]

I totally agree with you. No one will ever come close.

[@michaelrandy8764]

As a guitar player of almost 20 years, I think Stevie was the most gifted out of all of them, when you have a Legend like BB king saying that a white boy from Texas could make him just stop and listen while jamming with him, that's all that needs to be said.

[@StaceyAlderman]

This Man was the absolute best

[@bamakeyman]

Y'all, let's not forget the only keyboard/organ player that could hang with the otherworldly SRV. Mr. Reese Wynans. Most people never understand how much he added to the overall sound. He filled in the gaps so Stevie could soar!

[@Blakeprice567]

When they added Reese the band lost its bite. All due respect to Reese but double trouble sounded much better as a trio IMO

[@timothydillow3160]

"I thought they sounded fine without me" Reese winans

[@joshuakeller6687]

@@Blakeprice567 I respectfully disagree. I think Reese' playing compliments SRV's perfectly. He really fills in the high end perfectly. I love when guitar and keyboards compliment each other.

[@michaelcaron7659]

Unbelievable how Reese plays eyes closed he knows where every key is and plays effortlessly 👍

[@Bennett2142]

And he is still strutting his stuff with Joey B!

[@jiainmorgenstond9860]

Nahhh, the solo goes beyond my deepest imagination. CRAZY

[@pjl5668]

It happened again...I started watching SRV clips and 3 hours rolled by....lol, what a master.

[@wolfe6220]

I wake up at 2 am sometimes and watch him for 2-3 hours frequently. 🎸

[@Say_No-2_Animal-Abuse_]

@@wolfe6220 Omgosh. Same here. I was up till 3 a.m. listening to his final concert @ Alpine Valley...I was tired. Needed to be asleep....lol He was on fire that night. Superstitious was absolutely mind blowing. I laughed like a nut job. 🤷

[@raymondstrohmaier7636]

Happens everytime

[@peteryley5751]

That second solo is a masterpiece. Absolute fire.

[@antonchigurh3794]

The only person that could've handled that overdriven push during the solo is Stevie. Amazing.

[@jamesgreen7618]

No autotune, no ridiculous effects - just a master with ridiculously thick guitar strings kicking ass and taking names. absolutely love it at the beginning of the solo when he yells "Yeah!" you know he's gonna just blow your mind. Rave on SRV

[@TheSixstringsinner]

I said the same thing..when he slid back...I said..Oh Hell he's about to take us to Church....

[@user-rl9mn6cy9s]

Yessssssss! 1:22. Chills every time.

[@jimcurry5458]

Have you ever seen Mary Had A Little Lamb and Leave My Little Girl Alone from this show. More and more of the same mind blowing one of kind performance. He got sober and was playing and singing his best. Such a tragedy. There will never be another like him. So cool with that Texas feel.

[@_nooBRandom]

Yeah, his guitar was an extension of the body... Stevie used the soul to modulate the blues! Greetings from Brazil

[@rickdavis3593]

It's the SRV ..'War Cry"

[@smileunsmile]

Man the tone is out and beyond of this world. Hands downs to this guy! 🤘🖤

[@gerardcoughlan5480]

I saw Stevie at The Orpheum in Boston in October '84. About a third of the way into the show the microphone cut out mid song. Instead of stopping, he and the band just kept playing and jammed for about 5-10 minutes while the stage crew fixed it...at this pace too not some slow jam. When the mic was fixed they slid back into the song seamlessly and kept going. Absolutely amazing. I'll never forget it. He was the greatest.

[@Say_No-2_Animal-Abuse_]

Great story! Appreciate you sharing with us, Gerard!

[@sherrysawyer6819]

Class

[@boatsfra1]

Stevie came down from another planet, left us rocking...and then took off back home. Thanks Mr. Vaughan.

[@rickmarion721]

The Baddest ass Guitar player Ever

[@jonathanzabel7488]

Holy shit! Absolutely NOBODY could play that good!

[@noahrivera329]

He's the GOAT

[@adorxrio1786]

My DAD thinks he can play as good as Stevie but he is no we’re close!

[@lhart99]

Well, no fucking human could play that good. Stevie was from another fuckin' planet...probably the same planet as Jimi. LOL

[@youcanbesmartaskhow3857]

He must have never put that axe down. That is NOT the skill of someone who makes themselves practice a little everyday.

[@tonytafoya6217]

Yeah holy fucking shit ... That's damn right

[@deBebbler]

Pretty much my favorite SRV song. It's about his struggles with addiction - a struggle he won. It gives me so much joy to listen to the groove and swagger in this song. It evokes the feeling of a strutting champion, an audible strut of a man who beat his demons and came out on the other side. Transcendent stuff, really.

[@rockyrovere2526]

Evidently, you know what your talkin about, I realized it 27 yrs. ago in 92, on the money , man... Peace, Rocky.

[@FL-qh8uu]

beautifully put!!

[@artrockfye]

I picked up some of Duane Allman's fiery influence in the solo on this one. Like The "One Way Out " stuff

[@canadulce3697]

Well said, yes, I agree :)

[@kranjcat]

that is a very interesting and motivating perspective.

[@muzikman74]

Doesn’t get any tighter than this! His lead gives me chills everytime…..especially when he goes “Ahhhh!!” and then tears into it

[@johnsohc]

@H C LOL!!!

[@bobbuilder7946]

I love that bit too! To me it is a wee celebration of how cooking his sound is at that moment. I dont know of anyone who really knows the guitar who does not rate Stevie right at the top. Any guitar player that gets the blues anyway. The greatest of the greats by a country mile for me. Never get tired of it.

[@Say_No-2_Animal-Abuse_]

It's like he's saying: "I fought my demons & won!" 💪💪💪

[@barbarascotto3873]

@H C awesome comment 😁

[@mustangmikep51]

yeh baby...thats when he kicks ass!

[@KEITHCLARK-u2n]

Part of my heart died stevie went down.

[@elaineisabelle427]

Mine too

[@craigdunn7954]

Kills me omg so sad poor jimny RV❤❤❤

[@deelite5176]

You can teach someone to play the guitar, but you can’t teach him how to feel it. It’s either there or it’s not Stevie was blessed with both. You are missed❤️

[@rmorein000]

That outro was amazing!

[@lisabaluh8129]

still blows me away in 2024!!!🤘

[@MitchClement-il6iq]

The first solo is jus ripping!

[@petertuchscherer1429]

This Austin City limits show he did in 1989 was otherwordly. He was on another plane that night. His playing just tears right through you. Your left shaking and crying at the same time. It's hard to believe another human can play like that. We are so so blessed to have his music. If I live to be a hundred, I'll never get over his death. God bless you all who love him as much as I do.

[@BirdmanandPrincess]

Well said, couldn't have said it better myself!!! I have been listening to him for forty years and still not tired of his music

[@youcanbesmartaskhow3857]

Gotta love a guy who treats strangers as friends. He was an old soul....

[@TheSarahbeach100]

That austin city limits show was on about 3 months ago. I taped it.

[@emptyarms6113]

my two favorite shows ever were held here #1 SRV #2 EJ

[@me2js]

The original airing of this did not televise this song. In order of appearance in the original airing was: House Is Rockin Leave My Little Girl Alone Cold Shot Crossfire Riviera Paradise Little Thing(Duet with WC Clark) Take Me to the River(everyone) Those listed is songs originally aired with SRV. Keep in mind, it was for WC Clark’s 50th birthday celebration

[@red---paulvanravenswaay2247]

LOVE the yell right before the guitar solo!!!! Sounds just a little bit like he might be enjoying himself slightly😂😂

[@clarenceawalker1873]

Another Legend gone but his music live forever RIP SRV❤. 🦅

[@teufel314]

I used to have to spend weekends with my dad, who was divorced from my mom. I was at his house one miserable weekend, when I stayed up late and by chance, caught this performance on TV. Just an amazing memory, one that elevated me out of my miserable childhood. Was just a kid, and didn’t know who he was, but was so mesmerized by his performance. Had no clue that another human could be so talented at something. Still to this day, I will watch this performance, and am brought back to the amazement I felt as a kid. No matter whether you like his music or not, you can’t do anything but appreciate the obscene amount of talent he had. Sometimes humans take an art form and elevate it to something godlike. Truly a sight to behold.

[@thedukeofearl79]

I couldn't agree more

[@robertstone1409]

One night my infant son was unsettled in his bed. I got him up just as this show started. We both sat on the floor and watched for the entire hour. Whatever it was Stevie had, it was able to reach everybody on their own terms. It seems he put everything he had into every note that he played.

[@Say_No-2_Animal-Abuse_]

@@robertstone1409 Stevie would have loved this.

[@elbrianoboesito9632]

It's your life..make the best of it...

[@elbrianoboesito9632]

It's your life...make the most of it.

[@LynnHaley-uq7uc]

Haley here I'm 65 and I've been scence day one Stevie Ray is # 1 in my book,love it

[@fredrit323]

Came here to listen to one track and got stuck for hours, can't get enough of the guy...

[@mitchrhodes6310]

This guy plays better live than he does with perfect studio tracks. This guy's music is so good live, I don't want to hear his studio tracks. Best guitarist who ever lived.

[@MargauxDoll]

I remember exactly where I was when I heard the news of his passing. It hit me to the core. His memory is a true, genuine blessing to so many of us. 🎶💖🎶🎸⭐

[@evilokram1]

Yes I remember where I was too hit me like a ton of bricks couldn’t listen to his music for a bit made me to sad sending love ❤

[@timhoovermusicman]

Same... I had just got home from work... Was watching the news, life ended that morning😢

[@MitchClement-il6iq]

The stevie ray vaughan tribute on pbc is on the best tributes ever!

[@darylharvey2865]

​@@timhoovermusicman Same. Just gotten off work and heard the news on the radio. Sat in the car several minutes to try to process before I went into the house.

[@AgentJayZ]

I was gutted. It was another step down for the world.

[@Generallylevy89]

My favourite srv track takes another level watching him launch into that solo

[@PJ-tp4zj]

My only regret so far in life? Being too young to hear this guy live...

[@Ohbjgeeuhxdd]

PJ hey, I wasn’t even born when he died...

[@frankwaters2510]

@@Ohbjgeeuhxdd i was born 12 years after he died fuck

[@raintomorow2773]

@@frankwaters2510 lol same

[@jarrodheglar1666]

I had tickets to see him one month before he was killed. Never got to see him. Me and my friends were devastated. 16 years old and your hero suddenly in a helicopter crash. Wow!!

[@matthewprentiss1460]

I had the privilege of seeing him three times. Once from the front row. It was something I won't forget. Lake Compunce 87, 88, 90 kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4S7omqDer99esU

[@johnfinck288]

Ferocious. Stevie's playing that night was on a level that was almost superhuman - even for him. His fucking tone, just unbelievable - even for him. And the command he had of the stage was incredible - even for him. It is rare when a musician is both a master showman, and a master artist. There may never be another to match Stevie. Ferocious.

[@cmccarthy]

If this Austin City Limits performance wasn't his best ever, it was most certainly the best one ever caught on film.

[@angelsinthearchitecture7106]

@@cmccarthy Live at El macombo was off the charts. I Dare to say better than this.

[@Say_No-2_Animal-Abuse_]

@@angelsinthearchitecture7106 Oh, man! I play "Little Wing!" At least 5×'s a week! 😍

[@Say_No-2_Animal-Abuse_]

@@angelsinthearchitecture7106 Lol @ your User name. "I love it!" So funny.

[@MrJal67]

@@angelsinthearchitecture7106 ...while I love the El Macombo session, this was him, clean and sober, at his peak, and at home in Texas. Much cleaner and more fire for the home folks. He was a proud Texan, and he played ACL like he had something to prove. Absolutely on fire... (Just my humble opinion...)

[@carlbradley4872]

You can tell me you like other artists more- that's cool. You can tell me you prefer other SRV tunes- I dig. You can tell me he's done more melodic solos or deeper emotional grooves or whatever- I love you for it. However- for me- this is the 5 minutes in all of eternity, for which the guitar was invented. All stringed instruments throughout history envy the Strat we see here as it reaches the pinnacle of musical magic in the hands of the ultimate wizard.

[@jimconace3522]

BEAST MODE IN 3, 2, 1...

[@BrianBoese-im8jm]

You can over come those addictions up to you...

[@BrianBoese-im8jm]

Leave it here..

[@earlycuyler8719]

You can recreate the sound, you can recreate the licks, but you can never recreate the stage presence of a legend!

[@RealGeorgeYanez]

Early Cuyler I would argue that you can’t recreate his sound. His tone is in the hands! I truly believe that. That’s his signature sound that only he can make. Everything else I’m with you.

[@rogeradam7391]

Good luck on that....albert King is pretty close but the sound no....the feel no. Since his passing I've heard no one come even close. Kids his ability to communicate with his instrument was his super power. Might as well give him a cape.😸😸🍻

[@threalismaradona9899]

Or the Soul he was one of a kind an sorely missed

[@hunterfontaine5832]

For those of you who say it’s impossible to recreate SRV’s tone, you should check out Matthew Scott’s videos like “That Voodoo Chile Tone” and others, he’s damn near exactly the same.

[@michaelcantinieri7890]

Well said

[@Bob-fy1wo]

Ain't nobody getting off this God damn ride until Stevie says you can go!! And I am absolutely good with that! As long as you need me friend!! Wooow!

[@gregscupholm254]

This has to be SRV's zenith. NEVER BETTER. Just simply freaking mind-blowing with TWO solos. What a player. My fave of all time.

[@craigdunn7954]

RIP STEVIE R V LOVE U FOREVER ❤❤❤

[@sixmtvthomas]

Clapton said it's like he had an open channel and is playing like I cannot

[@MitchClement-il6iq]

Clapton also said he had to think where his solos were going! Unlike stevie where he knew exactly what was going to play.

[@judyisbell]

DANG, that guitar solo that kicks off around 1:18 is just pure Stevie magic. Stevie always said he played guitar like he was breaking out of jail. He wasn't kidding.

[@101Volts]

Correct me if I'm wrong at all, but that "breaking out of jail" line might have something to do with this: Stevie's supposed to have said he decided to really _do_ something with his life that day he was working at a janky fast food joint, diner, or restaurant. He fell into a tub of cooking grease. He was taking trash out or something, and was told to stand on a piece of wood over a 55 gallon drum full. Well, that board or whatever it was broke under his weight, and he fell into the drum of used cooking oil. So his supervisor or whoever comes out and starts yelling at him over it instead of being concerned if Stevie's hurt or anything. Stevie eventually thinks something like "There's gotta be a better life for me than _this"_ and he ends up being the famous guitar man we all know. I might have a few details off here, but that's the general direction that I read.

[@judyisbell]

@@101Volts, sounds like the same thing I've heard Stevie say in interviews. He tried to scrape together cash as a kid by working at a Dairy Mart in Dallas, but his experience of being abused there made him realize he didn't want to work "for the man." Better to follow his muse and if he starved, he starved. He went through some lean years, but he stuck with it.

[@mistabimbims6198]

1:21 AAAAHHHH...

[@Say_No-2_Animal-Abuse_]

​@@mistabimbims6198 That's Stevie in Beast Mode! 💪

[@austinjames6417]

There will never be anyone, and I mean anyone, that can play with this type of swagger again. This is something you can only achieve once in a lifetime. He played with such accuracy and groove that you can only breed from the great state of Texas. Long live the name of Stevie Ray Vaughan.

[@Say_No-2_Animal-Abuse_]

Right on!

[@rottingpotatoes2483]

Stu Mackenzie has quite a bit of swagger

[@Shane-io3qz]

Let's not forget how tight Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon (Double Trouble) are too. That in the pocket groove is out of this world.... just sublime.

[@jeffg329]

Stevie gettin' as savage as ever here. But man, Tommy Shannon layin' it DOWN during that second solo. No matter who you are, you are only as good as your rhythm section.

[@enginkazanci4727]

No human has mastered anything on the level SRV mastered his guitar...

[@bonk2II]

There will be countless Stevie tribute guitarist for the years to come, and some may do his style justice, or even play his songs note for note, but I don't believe anyone will EVER come close to playing with the same raw expression, intensity, aggression, passion, and electrifying energy that emanated from his body. That's just something you just cant fake or imitate. There will never be another Stevie. He was beyond a guitarist, He was a fucking force of nature, and blues prophet that the world may never see the likes of again.

[@susanjenkins6893]

Great comment. He was absolutely amazing

[@TheSarahbeach100]

You are right he felt every note he played. Never be another stevie ray vaughan. Never

[@TheSarahbeach100]

We will never.

[@roncaffey9667]

If this song doesn’t make you get up and groove I just don’t think you’re conscious. Hot damn What a badass!

[@tomsimpson6044]

There are lots of fast guitarists, but no one has his feel, his soul, his touch, his cool, his ... heck, I don't know what it is, but he is the best ever.

[@Nannada1212]

Some people just have "the stuff", and SRV is definitely one of those. His rhythm, technique, tone, everything guitar-wise is amazing. And I think he probably hated his singing more than anyone ever could. It's not bad at all tho. Then his actual story and history of alcoholism and drugs... He's an absolute legend. I've had the honor of hugging his statue in Austin.

[@MontyCantsin5]

There is no ''best ever''.

[@cathymiyamoto853]

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[@Magnificent-Stranger]

I agree completely

[@jamessullivan9]

@@MontyCantsin5 true but this is just other worldly

[@moncorp1]

Double Trouble. People overlook their tightness as a rhythm section. Laying the perfect, smooth groove down for SRV. So simple, elegant and understated, yet absolutely necessary. Watch Voodoo Child from this same show. They get lost because the pocket they're creating is for one of the greatest guitarist to ever play. But they're greatness in their own right. Stevie was drug and alcohol free and those 3 just crushed it in this show.

[@peterblissett9076]

The G.O.A.T. , sooooo sad he died !!!!!!

[@killerontheroad280]

Roses are red Violets are blue When I listen to Stevie Ray Vaughan My neighbors do too

[@lancelittleton9802]

1:19 Man, Stevie was FEELING that groove!..I felt that groove!.. My neighbors felt that groove!

[@bookguitarguy]

I hear you!! I felt that groove!! The people on the opposite side of the planet felt that groove!! Dead people felt that groove!! Life forms in other galaxies and solar systems felt that groove!! God (whatever that means, exactly) felt that groove!! Did I miss anyone?? LOL. Oh yeah... inanimate objects (like walls and guitars, for example) felt that groove!! I think that covers it. :OD

[@martinhopaour5744]

Martians felt that groove!

[@lancelittleton9802]

Generations not born yet felt that groove!

[@martinhopaour5744]

@@bookguitarguy hahahha

[@martinhopaour5744]

@@lancelittleton9802 yesssasss

[@huntinglegnon1638]

Of all versions of tightrope he’s done, this one speaks to me. It’s his best to me. The body language of a master guitarist who can’t wait to tear into his solo.

[@edwardsahdala2342]

I haven't seen anybody that feels it like that anymore

[@boldstrike]

This is so insanely powerful, the guitar sound, the voice, the focus, the savage sequence of notes, and the brutality how he attacks them with those huge hands. There are no words to describe the feeling you get out of this. if there was no videos to prove this kind of playing, no one would believe that someone could play like this. SRV, we will be missing you for centuries.

[@philmickful]

YOU DO NOT TEACH HIS ABILITY HE'S A GIFT FROM GOD REST IN PEACE BRO NO ONE CAN TOUCH YOU THE VERY BEST

[@michaellittlewood3032]

Yes he made a deal with God at the crossroad. Miss him.

[@danielj4845]

Michael Littlewood he didn’t but ok

[@nicholascoggins2701]

Once in a generation talent

[@lukejarrett1973]

Well that totally diminishes the dedication to his craft, hundreds of thousands of hours practicing, studying his heroes, immersing himself in an artform, a gruelling life on the road. He just got zapped by God and, Hey Presto! Virtuoso! No, he did it all himself with a "little" help from his friends, and that is a far better story.

[@Liquid_Mike]

I agree and I don't even believe in god..

[@chrsrans1]

This performance is just absolutely amazing, tone, presence, feel, dexterity, passion, just an absolute master at what he did, this is my personal favourite and what a solo, wow. R.I.P Mr Vaughan.

[@marshallryan6736]

Beyond words how great that performance was

[@mikehuelsmann07]

Which solo?!? Both are incredible, I absolutely love this live version

[@croman5931]

holy shit, ive never been a blues fan but i just discovered this song and damn is it amazing

[@theherbpuffer]

Check out Johnny Winter and Rory Gallagher as well👍

[@croman5931]

@@theherbpuffer no

[@ncfldtw2422]

Welcome to a great genre!

[@Daxtarr1]

As a guitar player I must say. When SRV goes into solo mode he looks away from his guitar. 99.99% of guitar players look at their guitar when they come to a solo. I'm not a religious person, but every time SRV comes to a solo, his eyes roll back and he just jams. He may have actually been a god.

[@joshuamunkeby5530]

Stevie's war cry at about 1:20 ....awesome

[@tannernagrone]

Joshua Munkeby Lolol I made that Exact same comment about the “war cry” lolol

[@threalismaradona9899]

The main solos is no doubt brilliant but the outro solo is from another world.

[@memphisflyer8574]

Gives me goosebumps. He knows he's about to unleash some unearthly, pick of destiny shit.

[@b.vonschnauser207]

@@memphisflyer8574 Exactly!!

[@rottenronw]

2:04 is the killer "neck cutter" lick... SRV is a total warrior to this day...

[@sixmtvthomas]

Another Clapton quote..we were in the wings of his performance and we couldn't move

[@elikipreos9007]

A TRUE GUITAR HERO!

[@roncaffey9667]

Stevie could make the guitar cry,laugh,scream,weep,howl and everything in between. Absolutely stunning ❤

[@cameroncatanzaro2582]

you bett!

[@paulkelly154]

Had the pleasure of meeting Stevie a couple of times. Once in a large club (The Moonshadow) in Atlanta, once at Lakewood Amphitheater (also Atlanta) about 3 weeks before he got killed. Such a nice, humble cat both times. God, he was fantastic! Cried for 2 days after that helo crash. Still miss him to this day.

[@williebrown2347]

Sweet baby Jesus on a motorbike - that final solo tho. Step back kids & educate yourself something. ✋🏽😔

[@livelovelogic777]

🤣🤣🤣 That "Sweet baby Jesus" line made me LOL. My father-in-law is from Kentucky and this morning we were on the phone talking about country sayings. I'll have to share this one with him, quicker than a cat on a hot tin roof.

[@roachroacharito9113]

​@@livelovelogic777 Quicker than a 'minner' can swim a dipper! 😂

[@marshallryan6736]

An artist of the highest order. Stunning!

[@amyallen9889]

He didn’t just play the guitar….he became the guitar. Music was his soul, and each time he performed you can see him being in a sort of trance where everything and everyone disappeared. It was just him, a guitar and…brilliance. ❤️

[@Rob_Kates]

True, he had mastery over his instrument and it was amazing to see.

[@moritzwalter5333]

You can feel his mood by listening to the „Ahhhh“ before his solo starts

[@TheSarahbeach100]

Show me somebody alive today that could even play that dam song. Steve was magical.

[@theherbpuffer]

Gary Clark Jr, but obviously not as good

[@richardallen1253]

Billy Gibbons...

[@theherbpuffer]

@@richardallen1253 perhaps he could "play" it but wouldn't give it justice. Totally different style than SRV, that's why I said Gary Clark Jr. He can recreate that sound better than any other guitarist alive in my opinion

[@sonnyboy8957]

It’s like he’s playing three parts on the one guitar. What an amazing talent he had!!!!!!!

[@fxsrider]

Man I am stuck looping his first solo. That man was just on fire!!

[@terriwinn6806]

I'm 68 and this is definitely the best solo I've ever heard .

[@thomasowens6041]

Absolutely Hands Down The Best Ever. Others Really Don't Compare they just Don't.

[@brianaxb9429]

No truer words have been spoken.

[@alexmook6786]

Damn rigjht

[@raphalfonso]

John mayer does

[@alexmook4746]

@@raphalfonso Now that is a good one...very funny.

[@lous8619]

I'm sorry I still think it's Hendrix.

[@foxbodyblues6709]

A 5 minute master class of guitar work you are unlikely to see anywhere else EVER.

[@michaeltaylor8734]

@3:40 the most "INSANE GUITAR STRING BEND" in the history of guitar EVER!!!!!!! and with such passion and authority.

[@margiehornsby5702]

My first boyfriend from Alabama, ❤ he was in a band, play the piano and a keyboard! Knew since I was 13, had some great times❤ 66 now , he passed 3 years ago , so so hard to loose my first love!!!!!!!! Loved Alabama football!!!!!! RIP RANDY MY LOVE❤

[@swikkis]

Killing it. Great band and Stevie is on.

[@cjsmith8319]

That bend at 1:27 clocked me in the face. Damn could that man play!

[@lennyuli9494]

Dude is in straight BEAST MODE!!! R I P SRV. You are sadly missed

[@aaronprosin7002]

Stevie is so damn good, it never ceases to amaze me the flow out of his hands directly into that guitar. Truly the greatest to have ever done it!