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

Stevie Ray Vaughan performing "Voodoo Child" live in Austin, TX
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Lyrics:
Well, I'm standing next to a mountain, chop it down with the edge of my hand
Well, I'm standing next to a mountain, chop it down with the edge of my hand
Pick up all the pieces, make an island, might even raise a little sand
'Cause I'm a voodoo chile, Lord knows I'm a voodoo chile
I didn't mean to take up all your sweet time
Give it right back to you one of these days
I didn't mean to take up all your sweet time
Give it right back to you the rest of my days
I won't see you again in this world, see you in the next one
Don't be late, don't be late
'Cause I'm a voodoo chile yeah, Lord knows I'm a voodoo chile
#StevieRayVaughan #Rock #VoodooChild

[@RobertSmith-lm3wt]

Back in the early '80s, I was creating a glass art project in a bar on 6th street. A fellow walked in and asked to speak to the manager so we pointed towards the backroom. The manager came out and the fellow asked if he could come in with his troop and jam on a weekend night. The manager asked him what he played and the fellow asked if he could show him. After a twenty/thirty minute set up, the fellow opened up with 'look at little sister' followed by voodoo child and my jaw dropped open. The fellow introduced himself as Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble. The manager wanted him to start that very night and after that, it was standing room only...all the way outside of the bar. This was before he cut his first album, and I had the honor of being able to hear what he could do before he proved it to the world.

[@wrraf]

Amazeballs

[@jerrygustavsson3639]

Fy fan

[@robharding5345]

Wow ! what a story, Fancy that, SRV in off the street, doing a free jam session with his band.

[@virgilklondike]

Yes I see it scairt me in to pubic growth and public office

[@melodymakermark]

@Robert Smith, that’s one helluva chance encounter. I saw him at the Rome Inn before he was unleashed onto the world. I’ve always felt like I’m in a special club, lol.

[@Successor123]

Eric Clapton performed with SRV in his last concert. Here's what he had to say about it. "The worst thing for me was that Stevie Ray had been sober for three years and was at his peak. When he played that night, he had all of us standing mere with our jaws dropped. I mean, Robert Cray and Jimmie Vaughan and Buddy Guy were just watching in awe. There was no one better than him on this planet. Really unbelievable."

[@christinawilson7312]

😎💘

[@sandragriffiths9692]

🖤👌🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@sandragriffiths9692]

32 years ago yesterday (27th August) SRV left us💙🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤he will NEVER be forgotten

[@Followerofthekingofkings1969]

They say only the good die young in his case it would greatest picker to ever pick the blues

[@sandragriffiths9692]

@@Followerofthekingofkings1969 Your not wrong there. Eric is 77 now I believe........the old GOAT not, still good though😊but SRV will always be the best there ever was or ever will be.

[@andyjohnston4440]

anybody who believes jimi is the greatest guitar player to ever live, is wrong. Hendrix may have innovated guitar playing like nobody before, but Stevie perfected it.

[@ChevyBoyCallofDuty]

100% agree and people argue it all the time

[@davidwalker5054]

When a guitarist walks on stage with a beat up battered and scratched guitar with his initials on it. You know he,s the real deal

[@jackmercer4803]

He couldn’t shine Gary moore’s shoes check out his version

[@ethanraley9067]

@@jackmercer4803go away

[@PandaIC]

@@jackmercer4803 honestly crazy statement, why not say you like Gary Moore's version more, go listen to it. Instead you decide to disrespect a dead man while still sounding stupid. Check yourself weirdo

[@ponchos100]

He was one of the Best !

[@roshan3083]

@@jackmercer4803aw hell nah srv made it his own version

[@mtl5131]

SRV played the guitar like it owed him money

[@KiteRara]

Damn, i laughed so hard reading this

[@faizalkhan3042]

No Life Shaq wants his line back

[@scottmarkussen2045]

SRV called Stevie everything but white. That performance was glorious !

[@777daPIMP]

Lenny liked it rough ;)

[@seppomuppit]

So fucking unfair he had to go in a plane crash.

[@petec9686]

He has all of Jimi's raw emotion and soul, but never, ever gets a note wrong. He is simply in a class by himself. What a legend and sorely missed.

[@katebogsch6714]

.....e

[@carlwilliams6977]

A tip of the hat to all the creativity and passion Hendricks unleashed, executed with precision!

[@greasebob]

He took Jimi's vision and raw emotion and refined it into the purest gold. It can be improved upon no more...

[@greasebob]

@@carlwilliams6977 Exactly how I see it. He took Jimis visions for these tunes and brought them to their ultimate forms. Jimi would be proud. They cant get any better.

[@robertlopez1757]

@@carlwilliams6977 there is no tip, he showed what Jimi was trying to express and than amplified to next level!

[@HeeHawCapital]

I love his voice. Nobody talks about that. A very soulful voice.

[@thomasmartin8202]

That's really true. A blues voice for sure.

[@vincentwhitley1119]

Awesome pipes but I prefer Jimi's voice on this particular song

[@finscreenname]

Or much about Double Trouble. 2 guys had to hold the back side together while Stevie shined.

[@purleybaker]

I agree, but there is a bit of a distraction from singing..

[@Ivory.shadesofwhitesplattered]

Well put. Both he and Hendrix were notoriously shy about their vocal talent. Undeserved, IMO. Both had beautiful voices perfectly suited to the music at hand.

[@blahdzhahd3736]

I've been playing for well over 20yrs. I've never seen anyone attack the guitar like SRV. He's plays with such force, it's borderline violence, but there's an elegance to it at the same time. It's elegant violence fueled by soulful passion and it's never been replicated, nor will it ever. Not in my lifetime anyway.

[@WilliamGrobbelaarMusic]

It's incomprehensible how good this performance is.

[@thomasgorman6755]

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[@ACDC267]

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[@cahillgreg]

He should have delegated the vocals to a competent singer and stuck with guitar - management in America was always an achilles.

[@jamesford6385]

@@cahillgreg I respectfully disagree, in my opinion Stevie's vocals here is giving a certain vibe to the song, unique and different. I even enjoy the inaudible and arguably mistaken* parts, I think this is actually what lies in the core of live music.

[@dfb1111]

@@cahillgreg Absolutely have to respectfully disagree also. I saw him multiple times, the first being in 1984, it was a jaw dropping performance. In addition to pouring the energy out through that guitar like he did, the vocals conveyed that energy also. Almost 40 years later, his live performances, energy delivery and stage presence remain a very high bar to reach for. In my very humble opinion, his voice was a compliment to how he played. As enjoyable as these video clips are, they simply can not do justice to the raw energy pouring out of that man on stage during a performance like this.

[@njt002]

This fella seemed pretty good at this instrument.

[@bensblues]

Yeah he had a little bit of talent, nothing special though.

[@MarkDrumzEntertainment]

Pretty Good? he was amazing and a legend!

[@bensblues]

@@MarkDrumzEntertainment this is called 'understating' - irony

[@alexmook6786]

yeah...a pretty good beginner.

[@matthewssp2016]

@@MarkDrumzEntertainment r/wooosh

[@kulusadira8658]

Covering Hendrix takes some balls to begin with. Stevie grabs the tune by the horns and transmutes it through his Texas blues soul and spits out a flaming brew that Jimi would have given a standing ovation. He owns the damn thing, while still paying tribute to the Master, JH. Deep bow.

[@JoseVelasco-xs5wq]

Beautifully said.

[@BrianCallahan-dj2nn]

So true, he had the reverence and the guts to play this song and OWN it.

[@tnashism1]

Well said sir

[@davewilkirson2320]

I was at his grave last summer 2022 in Laureland Cemetery. Just a white rose laying on the bronze cover. His mom and dad just behind his grave. No one araound. Just a breeze blowing in the trees. Brought a tear to my eye. SRV was the best blues artist there ever was.

[@tonyquark493]

I would have killed to see that. :)

[@maximumguitarage]

Bruh likes SRV

[@jampco3103]

He is not dead, he lives in our hearts forever! FACTS!

[@donnix768]

Technically insane lick after lick , guy was absolutely relentless in his execution, nonstop shredding and just ridiculous chops. What an absolutely incredible player. Wish he was still around, a shame.

[@lisavalera798]

Yes he's really and truly missed. I cannot believe this mans talent WOW!!!!

[@keithlacey9281]

Hendrix may have changed the way people played, but other guys took it up another stage. But Hendrix, Clapton etc likewise copied Albert & BB King, its a simple progression in life. Personally I think this SRV is far superior to JH also Gary Moore another fabulous player. I've never liked watching the showmanship that JH did, it's irritating. It's all a matter of taste I can't stand Jeff Beck and Rory Gallagher, Page is OK but doesn't set me on fire or Hallen Vai and Satriani. Again just a matter of opinion. Jack, Gary Moore's son is a great player, love Clapton , Walter Trout. So many different guys out there to suit different tastes.

[@lamargent5434]

With 13/ 56 strings.....

[@Pudge4400]

I have watched/listened to countless hours of Stevie Ray live, and I cannot recall ONE instance where he obviously made a mistake. He MAY have made some in those performances but they were never obvious... and I'm a guitarist! His execution is one thing I think a lot of people overlook. He was ALWAYS spot-on!

[@tommulhall3865]

Well said!

[@jm_1214]

There are really no words to describe SRV. He's at the spiritual level.. unbelievable!

[@LordGandor3]

Music stars channel the supernatural. It appears that Demons are running out of good music. I do like some of SCORPIONS new songs, Unleash The Beast (about Megalodons), Peace Maker, When Tomorrow Comes, Shoot For Your Heart, Shining Of Your Soul, Out Go The Lights, Gas In The Tank & Rock Believer are the best they have done since their album Unbreakable.

[@BrianCallahan-dj2nn]

He is like a prize fighter, he just keeps hitting you under you give in. No one on earth ever played a guitar like him.

[@lainaniedbalski2558]

Hendrix is the true Guitar God. Just another copy of Hendrix.

[@moncorp1]

@@lainaniedbalski2558 ~ Hendrix was great for sure, but more for his writing. His play was sloppy.

[@NoName-fm4ow]

Like a fighter HIS GUITAR PLAYING WAS SECOND NATURE MUSCLE MEMORY HE PLAYED SO MUCH obviously

[@NoName-fm4ow]

True but Hendrix was one of the ORIGINAL GREATS sloppy BUT IT ROCKed WITH A GOOD FEEL.​@moncorp1

[@NoName-fm4ow]

Beside talking accuracy SRV WAS THE MOST ACCURITE GUY IVE HEARD THAT PLAYED (WITH SUCH GOOD FEEL).most guys neither have such good feel or accurecy as SRV or HENDRIX

[@brandonroach2097]

Go ahead and argue, it won't make a difference. SRV is the greatest guitarist of All time.

[@randybounds2244]

Yep

[@Mathias8Joker]

After Hendrix of course

[@exandious867]

eric clapton disagrees. clapton once said hendrix was the best for one reason: the guy never even practiced

[@eee-hi1kl]

@@exandious867he was sloppy at times because of that but he had insane writing skills. Srv is a different beast and they all have different seats in the history of guitar in my opinion, there’s no need to compare them lol

[@exandious867]

@@eee-hi1kl i didnt eric clapton did lol

[@jjirish2]

BEST performance of Voodoo Child, in my opinion.

[@unitoftemp]

El Mocambo is pretty close to this

[@davidcastelein2137]

Agree 200%

[@anetteholm6384]

Totally agree

[@erik9830]

I hate that I agree with this

[@vulgr5076]

John mayers version is on point also.Incredible

[@terrysmith7751]

He just might be the best there ever was.

[@PenniOBrien]

I agree

[@BigTess1000]

Agreed

[@williamsparrow617]

Other than Jimi

[@BigTess1000]

@williamsparrow617 way better than Jimi

[@boldstrike]

For those who play guitar know how difficult is to tune into that place where your feeling flows to your fingers, whithout thinking of boxes and scales and what am I gonna play now so I dont repeat myself, and do all this surfing the band rhythum, the song pace and story, the right notes at the right moment played with the right feeling .....your feeling....leaving the audience with dropped jaw. Believe me, this is another level, you feel he is not thinking about the neck, his fingers know where the notes are, they only translate his feeling. Stevie did this so so easily that we know we are in the presence of greatness. After 30 years, I hear this and still shake my head like .....how is this possible?....to play like this.....

[@b.ar.m4251]

thousands of hours of practice and determination mixed with a higher understanding of mind, soul and body. also a little bit of genetics help because his brother is a great guitarist as well

[@kirbygirl_uwu]

IMHO, the only one capable to play it better than Jimmy himself.

[@sandragriffiths9692]

Jimi

[@jamesstewart3253]

i think he the greatest guitar and blues player ever was .

[@TheHonestTruth]

Nobody will match his technique, talent or voice.

[@youcanbesmartaskhow3857]

The Second Coming of the Blues....

[@jigarchavda2045]

STASS LIFE ordinary voice though

[@johnnasteedman926]

Amen

[@TheWinneke]

I agree greetings from the netherlands

[@michaelaiello9525]

Hail to both of these geniuses!. Hendrix played like an alien from another planet grabbing elemental chaos and vibration out of the ethers and channeling something unprecedented and mystical with every ounce of his being. But Stevie feels like he is so damn sharp and utterly grounded on our Beloved Earth. Stevie taps into that same cosmic life force that Jimi birthed into this realm, but with the clarity of a zen master. This is an astounding performance, a true Jedi playing tribute to a true Prophet.

[@eliasabbas8450]

Damn. Well said.

[@night8434]

That's poetry

[@bobbyguajardo9471]

Very well said.

[@vasgiannopoulos7681]

Totally agree. Your comment is a piece of art .

[@Guitar_at_Home1]

His ability to emote simultaneously via the guitar and thru his vocals which are superb are truly what makes him the best blues musician ever. Clips like these give me even more appreciation to such a talented and truthful soul. There was never any quit in this performance.

[@xristossoso5372]

The only man who played Jimmy Hendrix better than jimmy Hendrix

[@BrianCallahan-dj2nn]

it is like watching a master painter. You can't believe what is on the canvas. He had a spirit running threw his hands.

[@Smileydirtyhuni]

beautifully put 🤘

[@kevinmccain5734]

This is absolutely my favorite live performance of all time …by anyone. F’n amazing.

[@sandragriffiths9692]

Me2, I have lost count how many times I have watched. 32 years ago on the 27th of August 2022, he was killed🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤💙💔

[@julesl6910]

This is perfection, but make sure if you haven't to see Live at the El Mocambo. A man pouring his body and soul out for a small audience there.

[@sandragriffiths9692]

@@julesl6910 Oh I have, just as many times, but thank you🖤💙💔

[@misterflibble6601]

This is the best live performance of all time... full stop

[@greasebob]

It is basically untouchable.

[@aliwahab4350]

Only guitarist who could play Hendrix convincingly..and that's saying a lot!

[@dervus3]

no hate on stevie but i think gary moore did a great job aswell :)

[@keithlacey9281]

Srv and Gary Moore both better.

[@aleksjeff3088]

I agree, only SRV could play Jimi.

[@goovialisticprofunks]

I disagree. SRV does not do Hendrix. Maybe Albert King.

[@sloppyhand6983]

It might be a little controversial but what about John Frusciante?

[@debrabock6475]

Had the precious moment of seeing him in Pittsburgh with Jeffery Beck. I will never forget it

[@nunyafunyuns]

I keep telling Hendrix enthusiasts that Stevie surpassed the original in both recorded and live performances IMO. I always refer people to this very performance. It's hard to argue with.

[@dfb1111]

For me, to this date, his live performances remain unmatched. Words can not convey the energy he projected while on stage, it just poured out of him. Very grateful to have seen him in small places in the Texas Flood days.

[@Christina-ot9ie]

I saw him live at a spectacular venue in Victoria Australia, unforgettable, you forget that there's only three people on stage.

[@deepurkeypile5540]

Couldn't agree more with you. His live shows were incredible to witness.

[@michaelsix9684]

SRV was too incredible, so hard to accept he is gone now over 30 yrs.

[@BB-pi2wd]

That is basically the very pinnacle of electric guitar playing that has ever been or ever will be. The literal high water mark.

[@jimrockford4968]

Love you forever brother

[@rokelly1]

Best ever. I feel blessed to have seen his magic live.

[@tam6402]

Me too ❤️

[@FrankieSansotta]

How the hell could God have taken Stevie Ray Vaughan away from us I still don't unerstand..I guess God needed him more. RIP Stevie!

[@evilokram1]

Couldn’t watch or hear Stevie after he died without being so sad and a great void he was so talented and so dam beautiful he touched my soul like no one since rip Stevie you are loved and missed

[@kevculmstock1]

A guitar can't sound better than this.

[@bassplayer2011ify]

It was 30 years ago today, RIP Stevie, gone but not forgotten.

[@xsamitt]

Amen to that!!!!

[@anetteholm6384]

Hard to understand.... Listening to Stevie every day!

[@MrChetanG]

SRV's sound live was utterly beyond belief. No one played the guitar at full on every moment of his guitar life.

[@mytapepoppedtoys2450]

This was it. Man stopped evolving right here. We will never be better than this.

[@cesar0282]

there is no reason to keep improving

[@RedlightRecordsStudio]

Vaughn is the absolute king of the "in-between-the-note" bends.

[@davidmesler1812]

That's why I play bass

[@sandragriffiths9692]

Vaughan! But yes, I agree🖤💙💔

[@craenor]

Even when he snaps a string, he just bends everything to still be in tune until him and his tech, Rene, pull the smoothest guitar switch in live music history.

[@sandragriffiths9692]

@@craenor Amazeballs indeed, praise indeed

[@ChristopherMurphy1969]

Only SRV could walk onto a stage dressed in a kimono and a Eastwood special and light the entire friggin area code on fire. Rest easy, slinger. Your legacy is secure

[@whodatbitch]

An homage to Jimi. 😊

[@zaccllewellyn8950]

Post code most countries its called I'm sure

[@its_hammer_time3694]

@@zaccllewellyn8950 he’s referring to AREA codes, the first 3 digits to a phone number.. not postal codes… area code cover a much larger distance then postal codes

[@glennstephenson4582]

He loved JIMI & other blues greats Humble guy, just took it to another level. Paying homage

[@cracky_wainwright]

One of the best comments ever on KZbin. A+++

[@Cheximus]

5:33 - neat pickup switch.

[@x-DemiGod-]

the best guitarist who has ever walked on this planet imo, and his legendary guitar, the most beautiful thing I've ever seen ❤️🤘🏻🔥

[@lowrynecaise1441]

One word perfection

[@samuelrogers3843]

One of the most singularly great performances in human history.

[@matthewguillory5008]

Agreed!

[@OdinsCloud]

This guy was the pinnacle of guitar play, the guitar and man are as one. He plays all out, the whole time, no breaks... At this level I hate the ranking because those who achieve this in any field are few and only fiffer by style but this man... if there is a greatest, he MUST be it!

[@serpayoung]

SRV career was cut short. He was and IS by far the best guitarist of all time. It was a mere appendage of his body. Like a an arm or leg...his guitar spoke emotions and feelings that he could not put into words. He could close his eyes and the rhythm of life pours out from every strum of his hand. He just wanted to play and share himself. We miss you Stevie You are a son of Zeus. You are a demi god of the guitar. You will live beyond the decades of this generation. Thank you

[@mexicofly]

Such a powerful tone in this one.

[@zakk1983tdm]

He is using an ODS and a Dumbleland here!!!

[@mexicofly]

Andreas Linardatos frickin sick!

[@exym969]

@@zakk1983tdm where did you get that setup from? I'm really interested about this tune setup for many years now

[@zakk1983tdm]

On his left is a black Dumble Ods. On the right a Dumbleland. Also there is footage from Germany in a Tv show where he plays the same rig.

[@nickmah8195]

It also sounds like he's using a tube screamer in parts of the song

[@user-mm3fz6hs9e]

God I miss this Man!! Wish he were still here. This World is a lesser place with him gone.

[@jamesdalessandro1120]

Any conversation of Rock's greatest guitar players means nothing if Stevie Ray is not instantly in the conversation. Trying to cover Hendrix's masterpiece is a catastrophe waiting to happen - and then there's this. Astonishing.

[@runawayushould]

The folks watching this had no idea they witnessed history...

[@TheHonestTruth]

Makes me want to get out of the house more.

[@maryj.3876]

They act like they're at the murder mystery dinner theater. Ugh...

[@purplereigns7521]

I was looking at the audience and thinking... " My God, do they understand what they are witnessing?" I'd of paid a weeks wages to sit 30 feet from that stage...

[@tboudreau5239]

So happy to have seen him live. Crap concert. He was so loaded. With a friend who liked to hang back. 10 people still there. He came back out. Sat cross legged on the stage and played for 2 hrs. Heavenly!!!!!!

[@fatjuicytaco]

Mary Jander Nah they realized they were witnessing the second coming of Christ and were all bowing in respective silence.

[@Robert5185]

I'm just gonna say it. He's the best Texas blues player ever.

[@francecardin9187]

Le meilleur guitariste.

[@sandragriffiths9692]

With knobs on 🇬🇧💙👌

[@Fourrings80]

Mindblowing.

[@jasonhall947]

He really was the best.

[@tomrichnafsky3089]

There will never be another sound like SRV. His riffs, solos and tone are one of a kind.

[@ToddHoward3]

@@chrisking6695 you’re such an idiot. SRV was a genius blues player that DID write so much of his own music. And do you really think that people who praise SRV don’t like Hendrix and only do it because he’s white? You are a moron. Every musician is inspired from someone else in some way. If you played me an SRV song, I would instantly recognize it because SRV didn’t copy anybody, he took different things from other players and made it his own, like any musician does. You don’t need to reinvent anything to be an excellent player, you can be just really really good at what you do. Hendrix said he wasn’t the best player and yet everybody considers him as the greatest of all time.

[@alasterjones6672]

@@chrisking6695 wow bro, you're so smart, and know everything about the kind of skill it takes to replicate Hendrix and his style. I bet you can even play it yourself!

[@MrMikel1953guitar]

upon further watching this for the now 1000th time the one thing nobody ever mentions is when he first comes in and starts out with the riff,the power he comes in with is INCREDIBLE!,its as if every single amp he had on that stage was turned up to the max gain and the entirety of texas could hear it,the absolute incredible strength behind every single little riff and into chorus is powerful.

[@Tom-ok2rh]

If you like this you need to check out Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s band live version of this tune on KZbin. He obviously is no SRV but it’s a very good rendition 👍

[@sandragriffiths9692]

@@Tom-ok2rh He is morphing into Stevie, he even has the hat and boots, but there will only ever be one SRV

[@ronarwood442]

That last 47 seconds was him saying hello to Mr Hendrix... SRV is a God

[@b.vonschnauser207]

There are so many great guitarists in the world, but I wonder, in my lifetime, if I will ever experience anyone as soulful, nasty, tasty, precise, articulate, and intricate as Stevie. What a fucking gift to the music listening public. In his after-life, I hope Stevie is rocking the house down, forcing the angels to cover their ears to what us mortals were able to enjoy for brief but spectacular time here on earth. Mighty God rest his soul.

[@tomrichnafsky3089]

You will not😢

[@gregst.martin4889]

Jimmi hendrix was better

[@glennquill384]

God is a lucky dude Fer real.

[@bumface1810]

nasty, precise... Check out Pat O'Brien.

[@smokerx893]

i sometimes wonder how hendrix and stevie are getting along in the hereafter. i mean could you imagine the jam sessions those two could have if they are getting along?

[@alembosnjak1]

Possibly one of the best live performance i have ever seen . If those people only knew how lucky they were to witness this master piece . RIP GOAT

[@sandragriffiths9692]

OMG you are so right 🖤💙💔

[@rjhernandez1878]

Bruh he's from Austin lmao 🤣

[@andrewhatley7335]

Lucky man song almost brings tears too my eyes.

[@Darrenski]

We did don't worry. It was our generation that found him thanks. You're just 35 years late to the party is all. Of course we knew how great our music was back when. That's how we can tell its so terrible today.

[@littlejohnny4470]

I was living on the Mississippi gulf coast way back in the early 1980's. One night I tuned into PBS and caught this show. I ran it through my stereo system to get the full sound effect! OMG! I was totally blown away! I immediately became an SRV fan and went out and bought "Couldn't Stand the Weather"!! God rest your soul!! You are one of the best ever!!

[@pattiespetitetanks6181]

SRV is the best guitarist their is and that is all.

[@user-mv1wl3py4h]

Best version

[@richardsalmon5918]

I literally get the chills when he plays this.

[@ddobry21]

Me too bro, for real

[@sandragriffiths9692]

3rd time today. Millionth time though, it just has to be watched regularly

[@MrSpuentes]

They just don't make them like him anymore. There's good, even great guitarist today, but damm, SRV was on a completely different level.

[@irishcloud6639]

Miss you... 😟

[@graysinclair6572]

Indeed he was. He was truly just that gifted. That beat up Stratocaster was simply the instrument through which his heart and soul flowed. SRV will never, and I mean never, be replaced!

[@AgentFlea]

@@graysinclair6572 I remember reading an exact same comment on a hendrix video lol

[@graysinclair6572]

@@AgentFlea It was on another SRV video. I'm not really a a huge Hendrix fan so try again.

[@federicoperez4373]

You should listen to Josh Smith Eric Gales Joe bonamassa Kirk Fletcher Arthur Menezes. You are welcome

[@DavidJones-su9ob]

What an incredible talent!! Best cover version of Voodoo Chile ever. Others have tried but SRV nails it.

[@matthewtaylor7355]

Randy Hansen modernises it right back to jimis version at Woodstock. Bypasses SRV.... Randy's version ain't as good as the Woodstock one... Hendrix did many definitive versions visions

[@elliottclark3108]

back in the 80's SRV regularly played at the Holiday star theatre in Merrillville. Senior year, my buddy and I swear to catch him after the Clapton tour next time he plays. Unfortunately never got to see SRV live. He owes me a show someday from that great gig in the sky.

[@davidgaunce8985]

There will never ever be anybody that plays like that, EVER

[@bipultamang7061]

Well technically there are many people who can play but there's no such melody and feels in playing like it is when Hendrix and srv played

[@thehh9629]

hahaha SRV wearing a japanese Kimono , man that guy was a LEGEND !

[@tonymeman9041]

I don't think he'd be wearing an Australian kimono! 🤠 hehehe

[@Loner2012AT]

Gold. I have this show on DVD and have watched it 100 times.

[@Artur-vh3nk]

3:19 - 4:04 This is the most beautiful guitar solo I have heard in my 50 years of life, what a tonal depth, what a lyric, what a supply of sounds that Stevie used at any time...

[@tonyquark493]

Yes, this will never be matched!!

[@michaeld.4521]

epic.

[@Movierebel3]

I've said many times that this is one of my favorite moments. When he drops all distortion, hits the reverb -- and then comes in on this very low, very clean and melodic solo. And you have to hand it to Layton and Shannon, who pick up on his lead and slowly pull back. Then, build on it and come in again heavy at the end. You see Shannon step forward and watch him closely. Right on cue, Layton's head whips around and he looks to see if Stevie is going to start to hit things hard. And they all fall in line with Stevie driving.

[@matthewtaylor7355]

U obviously needa closer look into the Hendrix library... Available in its vastness right here on utube

[@Artur-vh3nk]

@@matthewtaylor7355 You think I'd listen to Voodoo Chile by SRV without hearing Hendrix first?

[@ethanplacella]

One of the things that I believe sets Stevie apart and makes him the greatest guitar player (in my opinion) is that you’re not hearing just guitar, it’s literally heart and soul of Stevie expressed through his guitar playing. Other people can play the guitar, but Stevie’s soul sang through it. I don’t think he ever played a dull note. If he did it was intentional and it still sounded good. Also the fact he barely looks at big guitar while he shreds.. incredible.

[@paulatreides0777]

Check out Gary Moore

[@craenor]

When you can shred better than 95% of pros while literally playing behind your back, you don't need to look at the guitar.

[@NamathCB]

@@craenor yes for sure

[@PeachWNK]

My stupid interjection is SRV played this with an incredible groove. I can’t put my finger on it, but it elevates it for me.

[@18BIG78]

Still listening March 2022 I too am a fellow texan. Knew SRV back in the day in Austin. Miss him so. PLAY ON MY FRIEND. FOREVER

[@elwoodhackney5875]

The GOAT OVER ANYONE ELSE!!

[@neilreid9005]

A dozen or two dozen years from now, this will still be so incredible to watch and listen to. Love you and miss you SRV...

[@patriciakenney5789]

Saw him six weeks before he died. Birthday present from my son for 2nd year of sobriety!

[@ssapphiretardis]

😢 I still cry thinking of the day he died

[@jeffreyappezzato9179]

One of the few songs out there that deserves to go to 11.....

[@LS-ki9ft]

Other than Hendrix and Buddy Guy, no one played the guitar with more soul, spirit, and passion than Stevie Ray Vaughn. RIP, you are truly missed.

[@guitarifuldexter6366]

SRV had the best tone. RIP the legend. 🤘🎸😢

[@tommyfender1968]

I’ll never understand why anyone would dislike something so phenomenal

[@silverapples75]

It's shite.

[@tomasschuman6576]

They think he's "culturally appropriating" black music

[@BruceLeeKingoftheSewers]

Jealousy.

[@michaeldillon9416]

They're jealous because they can't play anything like Stevie Ray Vaughan

[@askeladd6115]

The same thing happened to the Orianthi one loads of jealous people disliked lol

[@wolfwun]

Look at all these people not moving at all. They’re literally frozen. Stevie deserved a better crowd !!!

[@jmms429]

A lot of these weekly Tv broadcast concerts were suppose to be tame. All about the artist.

[@sandragriffiths9692]

I would have loved to have witnessed this, it was before mobiles became essential, but so glad this was video'd, I can watch it daily and I do 🇬🇧🖤💙

[@KaiserBlade]

Look up what reverence means

[@Shari466]

Big difference in somebody just playing a song and SRV who the music just flows out of. Will never be replaced.

[@leoonfire95]

Stevie is impeccable, but tommy shannon and chris layton could keep up with him like no one else. They knew exactly when to change beat whenever stevie was ready

[@lovebigbootie69]

Fuck man they were the BEST TRIO at THE TIME! Love em!

[@texanperry]

They had to. Why did you think Stevie Ray chose them?

[@WilliamPeroncik]

It seems so unscripted, yet dynamic. At 3:10 Chris and Tommy instinctively know where Stevie is going and they adjust accordingly. Layton is almost playing the guitar strums with the drums.

[@RebeccaEdwardsJamesEdwards]

I so agree! I wish Double Trouble would get more accolades. The talent in that band, along with Reese Wynans at keyboards were incredible! Stevie had a great ear for music & talent.

[@boffo63]

They were the best

[@sandragriffiths9692]

For 32 years we have missed this genius, he will NEVER be bettered, ever🖤💙💔

[@gilgamesh2832]

Absolutely incredible tone, the best of SRV's tones by far... the guitar was screaming!

[@paulleach8958]

No one mastered the random riff, polished yet roadhouse in your face polished sound.... with a masterful artistic what did I just listen to?

[@ps-tv4dg]

He was SO on that night. Imagine being in the audience. Would have been mind-blowing.

[@BlastinAdrian]

Stevie was 29 here!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!

[@sandragriffiths9692]

He woukd have been 65 on 3rd October 2019, can you imagine what he would be like through all the lost years 😔

[@ssankara68]

3:20-4:05 is the reason why this guy is up there with the Gods.

[@molotovmary24]

Sick, just devastating, Any guitarist will be inspired by this or just give up, the celestial sound cannot be matched. Its like jimi wrote this for SRV to show what all he can really do

[@KillItandGrillIt]

As a fellow Texan I miss Stevie so much. He will always be remembered as as great musician and a true son of Texas.

[@18BIG78]

GOD I MISS HIM.

[@lonniesaylor6566]

BEST GUITAR PLAYER IN THE WORLD . WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER

[@BunkMayne]

Simply the best guitarist of all time. Only a fool would disagree.

[@edwardkern7543]

"Angus Young" of AC🔥DC * Said Quote: Stevie Ray & Hendrix & Chuck Berry Were His "Idols Influences" Hell of a COMPLIMENT Coming from him 👌🔥😎

[@Nominay]

Only a fool insults Hendrix in order to compliment another guitarist. F u? Mhm

[@tanyabruce6537]

He plays like he built the dam thing, everyone who plays should study SRV the best.

[@chrismiles8225]

And apparently tears just now. Damnit!

[@rogerdeschenes6749]

My favorite thing is to watch the audiences responses. It’s like “wait a minute. what the hell was that. Was that supposed to happen. Was I supposed to witness this. I’m pretty sure this ain’t a church. But I’m pretty sure something sacred just happened.”

[@loupoisson8673]

Like a hunter and his rifle u can usually tell by the wear and tear on his gun ,who is an actual hunter and not just a shooter. SRV, 's guitar shows hes the real deal, that thing has been played hard !! One of the greats!!!!

[@cvtt3194]

He felt the music, you could tell in every single word, note, movement. He was one with the music in a way I haven't seen before.

[@budgetgrower2808]

He also felt that coke a bit 😆 he's still the man tho

[@thomasmartin8202]

@@budgetgrower2808 I saw him a number of times both before and after his coke days. Always good, no matter what, but the before-days, I have to say, were Fire. There was a difference, not in talent but in intensity.