Stevie Ray Vaughan - Life Without You - 9/21/1985 - Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ

[@Guitarman0123]

Most beautiful song ever! Who is listening in 2024?

[@JohnA-j5s]

Yes we are andy.

[@JB-sy2pi]

Been listening for 4 years straight since I found it lol

[@ShirleyStenhouse-s4c]

I found this in 2019 i played it constantly . He was the best blues Guitarist ive ever heard . I adored him . Pure talent . RIP Stevie Ray . Everyone wishes you were still here with us .♥️😞💔

[@uijjn_]

❤

[@ShirleyStenhouse-s4c]

🌄 GOOD MORNING Sweetheart .I hope you had some good rest . 🩷

[@XxMrRoachxX]

Who's still listening to this masterpiece in 2024!!!

[@vijjn161]

❤

[@ricardoislas7805]

Anytime

[@andyharley9974]

just me I think.

[@genosmith8020]

OMG Fuk yea man..alot actually

[@JerryHoward-e3l]

I've never stopped listening to it from it's debut. His song is a masterpiece and he's the master.

[@chelswa_]

My brother passed on October 6th 2024 and I just keep playing this song. Love you Nick.

[@HandlingItAll]

Sorry your brother is gone. You take care of yourself.

[@rodneyhood2269]

♥️🙏🎶

[@michaelcross2674]

Sorry for your loss… 😢 This is my go-to when going through the same… take care of yourself.

[@robertdudley-rx8qo]

Godspeed❤

[@wendynewton8221]

My Son left me 2 Years ago, I'm playing this and thinking of him right now. This will be our Song now 😢

[@toddpratt7222]

I just lost my oldest friend to a sudden death. RIP Andy. We saw dozens and dozens of concerts over the years including SRV. There will forever be a hole in my life. You were my brother who would always lift my spirit up. You’ve been taken from this world too soon at 56. Until we meet again 😢

[@HappyHermitt]

For those that saw this man live, you are fortunate...

[@mathieubeauvais5696]

I wish i could too , the best guitarist of all time in my opinion !! I was born in the wrong era sadly lol born in 1995 dammit 😅

[@jamesmccarn7775]

Saw him perform live in Atlanta 1988, he was gone within 2 years...still hard to accept

[@newriverratsam]

On the bill w/Huey Lewis / the News

[@stevenrill8052]

It was special

[@mntrvn]

Saw him back in the mid 80's at the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa

[@aldairdeoliveira6809]

He's the best guitar player ever

[@dwaterson21]

This was the night Stevie Ray Vaughan officially took the gloves off and became the GOAT. From the seamless guitar switch, to the MID-NOTE plug change, to the soul of the singing. Then, THAT SOLO. Almost three straight minutes of shredding. Live feedback control with manual amp changes WHILE STILL PLAYING. The soul he pulls from Charlie is UNBELIEVABLE. Then the behind-the-back spectacle, into the break. But the true testament: after the break, he restarts for the rest of the solo FROM BEHIND THE BACK. Then he plays with his teeth, loses a tooth on stage, and keeps going. This is not a blues show. This is a religious experience. This is a man ascending to the top guitar providence.

[@lauriewhincup5635]

You are spot on!!

[@morrisalanisette9067]

he lost a tooth?

[@Craigkimmel]

But there is no way you were there. Nobody with a cartoon figure as your profile has ever seen Stevie Ray Vaughan live ! fact.

[@zg2662]

​​​ironic that srv says to not put people down, but here you are. You are miscomprehending his comment, so slow down and give it another read. Facts says the old man

[@dwaterson21]

@@Craigkimmel I was not there, and never said I was. I was born in 2001, eleven years after he died outside of Alpine Valley. But I have seen this recorded performance dozens of times. I have analyzed the majority of SRV's discography, including his sessions with Dick Dale and Albert King. And this still stands eternal as one of the best performances of his career.

[@mikesarno9852]

Anyone lucky enough to see this concert was truely blessed

[@jeffsnyder2412]

We played this at my dad's service on Saturday. All through my life, he'd always said he wanted it played at his funeral. This song hit hard when I was young and hits even harder now that he's gone.

[@sophiawolthof1238]

Accept my condolences

[@conniebaughman5255]

Prayers for your loss.

[@marigoldpluss]

❤💞💕💯

[@DS-mm6fh]

I shed a few tears 😢everytime I hear this song

[@leslie1977]

I'm so sorry for your loss. Prayers& love 🙏

[@jenniferulch9781]

I literally wrote my wedding invitations around these lyrics. My husband has been gone 6 years in November and this song still makes me think of him. I even played it at his funeral. No one will ever understand how much this song means to me

[@DH-xm3hc]

This song means something to anyone that has ever heard it ❤ Sorry for your loss, been 12yrs for me. I just hate my husband wouldn't ever listen this song. It's something you don't get over, it's something you get thru. 😢 One day at a time. Rest in Peace Stevie Ray Vaughn ✌️❤️🌼

[@Antonio19674]

🙏🏾

[@ericbowman5128]

😮9n😮😊😊😅

[@Redbeard1978]

So sorry for your loss Jennifer. I lost my girl after 32 years married. Together 5 before that. Ill be alone for the rest of my life. God bless you you.

[@StanSwan]

Losing someone who makes that choice to move on hurts as much as someone who passes on. My ex wire told me she no longer wanted to be with me. We met at 15 years old and am in my mid 50s now. I don't wish her any ill will but a little part of me wishes she would come back to me. Not sure how to measure pain but knowing she could come back but chooses not to still hurts. I even remarried and that was a disaster. Very sorry about your loss.

[@j_e_hill]

The way he swaps guitars so seamlessly. If you’re not watching you have no idea it happened.

[@joepermenter7228]

It's seamless sure, but the guitar goes from burnt orange to white with a roadrunner logo....you'd have to be blind at the beginning of the video to not notice that or the guitar tech who randomly shows up on stage lol.

[@mikebaillie6714]

Anyone else feel like they heal emotionally from listening to srv or am I the only one

[@mccurryburg]

His music clears out the bull shit & resets my brain. 😊

[@nktmsy2469]

SIIII,saca todo mi dolor

[@Miller1notte]

This performance in particular is pure ecstasy

[@victorsmith3785]

First caught Stevie in 1978 His playing has always spoke to me unlike anyone else. SRV for Life❤

[@Wahtawsha]

Yes indeed

[@TheLeever460]

It’s not often when music transfers the emotions of the artist so completely into the listener. SRV is an unmatched talent. A true gift from God.

[@mybudshoteyes]

You got that right, no one to this day compares, or can serenade my soul with their geetar.

[@DeniseByrd-l9d]

Played at my grandson's funeral. This song touches my soul...

[@Antonio19674]

🙏🏾

[@luckycharmkathy]

I listened to this song on an early Sunday morning 1/30/22.Minutes later I got a call my Grandson was murdered the night before.😢

[@ImaMonaKnight]

​@@luckycharmkathy Peace😘

[@sholland3925]

no one should never have to attend a grandchilds funeral... Im so sorry for your loss. May God bless and comfort you.

[@nitaverdun969]

​@@luckycharmkathy😢

[@deliaart7304]

My husband played this song in his parked truck as young adults.. we drank beers and watched the night sky.. made love as night turned into day. What I would do to go back in time to relive awesome occasions like this.. Leukemia took him away from me and our 2 yr old daughter in 2014.. ❤️

[@markfellows74]

As a fellow SRV fan and leukemia patient your comment resonates strongly with me. Hope you’re doing well these days. ❤

[@mischavanderlinden9039]

Sending much warmth to you, from this tiny country called The Netherlands....

[@escdelesp]

OMG. I'm so sorry. If there was anything I could do to ease your and your daughter's pain I would. May you husband rest easy...

[@daleliske9757]

When he was killed in the helicopter crash. I mourned for him like people mourned for Elvis. He got off of drugs, and alcohol, and was headed for a bright future. I sure miss him.! Seen him live a month before his death.

[@evilokram1]

Me to took me along time till I could listen or see him it was to pain full

[@candace8527]

I also got to see him before. Awesome love his music, never forget

[@sevenhecks]

"We are all here to help each other, love each other, and be brothers and sisters. We've got one chance in this life, to get out of here whether we have to do it over and over or not. And that is to learn to love everybody else and treat them just like ourselves, or forget it. Let's all try to learn a few things and pick each other up when we're down. And not push anybody down cause we're up."

[@graysingleton6456]

John Mayer has a little speech in a version of little wing and I have a good feeling this clip inspired that

[@holladaycummings7884]

Everything you wrote is truth. Just keep believing in the betterment of people. You will be better than anyone who caused you pain b/c you have soul.

[@kelvingrover4043]

its nice to know where youre going be fore you get there

[@sevenhecks]

@@holladaycummings7884 That's the plan. One for all, and all for one. I've got my God and my grandmother to thank for my soul. Hope you have a wonderful life, friend. Let's do what we can to make the most of this madness.

[@derekthomson6514]

@@graysingleton6456 Any info to a clip of this please?

[@jed1166]

Gary Clark Jr. said it best about SRV, “...his passion was overwhelming. You could tell he was giving you everything he had”.

[@k4rm4r1g]

Maybe just what Stevie knew you needed is what I like to.think he.meant.though

[@jameswilder6991]

THE BEST GUITAR PICKER IN THE WORLD NEVER BE ANOTHER ONE LIKE HIM

[@beatlejuice5951]

Yup. Also Gary Clark jr was a disappointment to see live lol. He didn't give a poop.

[@nancyhasselquist3019]

YEP

[@maries4178]

His passion was overwhelming, then he added genius, art and skill and - that’s about it.

[@calebking4638]

Blood sweat tears soul, and teeth. This is the portrait of Legend

[@Jack-hk1cc]

It should be felony to run a worthless ad in the middle of this masterpiece…RIP Stevie

[@pavelpalacios7171]

Jajaja

[@smedleybutler5276]

Agreed

[@IsabellaHale]

Amen, RIP Stevie. 💗

[@lukegarcia3238]

Fucking eh!

[@cynthiasanchez6346]

When I first started watching this video long ago, there was no ad. Now? Unbelievable. RIP SRV GOAT 🎸🇺🇸

[@kerridickens6453]

My husband and I was and are, huge fans of Stevie's, and we listened to him all the time, and my boys too. We were married 2/14/1990, the year Stevie died. He was heartbroken, as we all were. My husband passed away from cancer in 2010, and we played Texas Flood, and Riviera Paradise at his funeral. I can never hear the songs without feeling the bittersweet pain of losing him, and Stevie too.

[@melindatimms2524]

Stevie and your husband will live on forever with these loving memories!

[@theoincontridetoledo0112]

I'm sure your husband is listening to SRV playing up there

[@kerridickens6453]

@@theoincontridetoledo0112 Thanks. He never got to see him in person, so maybe he is jammin with him now. He played on his guitar every chance he had.

[@sebastianramos8491]

My dad died of cancer in 2010 I feel your pain I lost him when I was 8

[@darlal3710]

God bless you! My husband went to high school with Stevie.. now he’s passed away.. played in several bands in oak cliff.. left me two sons that carry on just like Stevie.. one born 1980 other born 1990 guess what my 1990s baby boy exactly like Stevie..

[@hhatexas]

I was 31 hours old when this performance took place. Happy to say I was alive enough on this Earth to exist in a timeframe where I had the ability to listen to SRV.

[@rogeradam7391]

Changed guitars, playing behind his back , eyes closed, bending 13 gauge strings like dental floss, delivering a heart felt sermon and finishing with an out of tune instrument....just an astonishing performance...litterly stunned. And for those people that thumbs down this performance SRV graciously had a song even for you "Riviera Paradise". I just watched this again still jaw dropping epic God like performance. At 5:32 the tears begin...im with you stevie I'm with you stevie.

[@dk2428]

I still remember the first time i watched this performance...it literally left me speechless!

[@tonyajohnson6513]

Davy Kustermans Me Too!!! Which was like a couple days ago. The melody is kinda sad a lil bit too

[@whatyoumakeofit6635]

Amen

[@laurademarrais3248]

Roger Adam Well written. Amen...

[@tonyajohnson6513]

Laura DeMarrais Yes. AMEN!!

[@elizabethjane2619]

I miss my dad so much it makes my throat swell- RIP PGF- SRV Nd JH were great🎉 deal w it

[@stevefitzgerald14]

I've always said that God every once in a while sends a being to earth who's talent transcends everybody else and shows what true gifts really are...Stevie Ray Vaughn is proof.

[@elizabethjuell723]

This is the honest truth. I was there

[@kathleenprather3276]

So true! The man had great talent. I will never get tired of watching his talents and listening to his awesome voice!

[@imgeegeey4623]

Where have I heard the name Fitzgerald!?? Any relation to THE FITZGERALD'S Night Club he played at in Houston Texas' Heights District? 👍🌹❤️

[@paulmartos7730]

I tend to agree. We are lucky enough to occasionally have great teachers, people who inspire us to be nearly as good as we're afraid we're not. Stevie Ray isn't just a master, mesmerising musician; he's an example of what we can be -- with a little bit of love.

[@mariannemaloneywitherspoon6335]

Amen-we were blessed! ❤ Miss ya’ Stevie 😢 3:04

[@Drotiz]

Just visited his gravesite in Oak Cliff, TX on the 30 year anniversary of his passing, then to his statue in Austin, TX. I’m glad to see fresh flowers laid at both locations, his music continues to touch the hearts of many. I’m only 23 years old so I never had the pleasure of witnessing his passion live in person, but I’m glad I can listen to his music and watch his performances. No one can make you feel like he can when he plays and there never will be. RIP SRV, thank you for all the love you passed our way...

[@cherriseawright6666]

How did you find the cemetery and where is his statue. My grandson is 16 i showed him a video of SRV when he was 10. He has been playing the guitar for 3 years now. He and i both think Srv was the greatest guitarist that ever lived and I want to take my grandsons and that same trip. Please send me some info.

[@bigpakuno5034]

@@cherriseawright6666 just Google it

[@Merrillizer]

AWESOME, dude!! Thanks for sharing, brother! 🔥🔥🔥💨💨💨🍺🍺🍺🎸🎸🎸🎶🎶🎶🤟🤟🤟

[@nancyhasselquist3019]

GOOD ONE!!!!! - Thank You for saying it!!!

[@JC-11111]

Holy crap. I didn't realize it was only 3 hours from me, near Dallas. Time to make a trip to visit SRV. THANK YOU! The one place I'll go before my dad can't anymore is Macon, Georgia to visit Duane, Berry, Gregg, & Butch. Is Butch buried with them? I hope so. I recall that he is but I haven't looked to be sure.

[@muchelleeaton6131]

I'm crying my eyes out. The world needs Stevie right now.

[@JC-11111]

You and me both. Every time I hear this, all I can think of is the daughter I miss so very much. She passed away at 2 yrs old back in 2014 and I'm still not deal with it too well. 😔 She was my only child... 😭

[@dallasflaherty4275]

I'm depressed we need Stevie ray vaughan now more than ever please lord bring back the master of blues

[@ArisGoD1986]

We sgould cloned him. One hair is enough!

[@williamleckrone1628]

He wrote this song in memory of his father after he passed away and what passion he always plays with. Miss him 💯❤

[@lesterclaypool1]

ya im with you ,,

[@mikesarno9852]

He is not only one is the greatest gurtar players in all his interviews he never had any thing bad to say about any one he also had class and only praised everyone that brought him to his success he is a class act I so miss him

[@Decoeagle]

The way he looks at the crowd as he speaks… The way he plays that guitar… And spreads words of love… One day when we evolve enough to leave our own galaxy, we may fly by where he came from. 🎸🙏❤️

[@cervezamoney]

In a galaxy not so far away. It’s a tiny little place called Texas

[@Decoeagle]

@@cervezamoney Indeed! The Lone Star State which I’m proud to live in!

[@ellensugarmag3759]

So hope 🎶💖🎶💖🎶

[@lesliedavis1520]

Very very few good Souls come from Texas srv1

[@peggyrodriguez7873]

Said so perfectly..........💖

[@erniecouture2307]

I'm 75 years old and this still gives me goosebumps Stevie Ray Vaughan is a CLASSIC What a great talent he had and the guy playing the Organ with his right hand and the Piano with his left at the same time its amazing and that Guitar Switcharoo so smooth and never missed a beat Unbelievable

[@60panhead1]

amen

[@Johnny1.0]

Absolutely

[@davidhowell9475]

He was ahead of his time . Wish I had the chance to see him live.

[@erniecouture2307]

@@davidhowell9475 I would of loved to see him live Ill bet it wasquite a show

[@-SicemDawgs]

Very fortunate to see him twice live. Only musician that I cry about when I watch videos like this one. He was just getting it together when he passed. Was going to make so much more music. What a GOD given talent. Thank you for these clips.

[@BHCMax]

The world was robbed of a true human being.

[@matthewknight1688]

The world was blessed with a true human being 🙌🎸 🎵

[@michelleagleton2344]

​@@matthewknight1688He was a very special man. We were lucky-

[@claireburling8547]

@@matthewknight1688 Whaddya mean, WAS ?

[@tomwolf7449]

I'm 72 yrs. old. S.R.V. is simply the best.

[@thomaspercival7702]

Hey, I'm 72 also and my name is Tom. Small world, yes?

[@MrGixxer1300r]

There isn't a stereo in existence that can play this loud enough...

[@glennclackumjr.9821]

AMEN!!!

[@dlite6778]

when you feel this on 11....wishin' anyone...someone you know...wants this on at least a 9

[@aceteryx]

I already hate my broken Sennheiser

[@jimconace3522]

When I listen to SRV... my neighbors do too!

[@alkyhauler8185]

LOL freaking AMEN!

[@Quode001]

I lost my boyfriend of 6 years a few months ago- it's crazy how even if you didn't know the lyrics to this song, the guitar alone still fits the title. Straight up perfection. To anyone watching or in the comments grieving a loved one, I'm sending love

[@DiegoCrespi-ms8pk]

Gracias por tus palabras

[@x2phat2cmytoes]

my thoughts also, SRV was a channel for emotions, he could make a guitar cry & sing. Beautiful.

[@juliannerichards4549]

received-and back at you.

[@66bub]

What a beautiful comment. I'm sorry for your loss. My Mom passed away last month, and this is the first time I've listened to this song since then. SRV has been my favorite guitarist since I first heard him in '86, and I always thought the start of this solo sounded like someone taking flight, so brilliantly played. We can't replace our lost ones, but they live on in our memories. To you and anyone else seeing this, I wish much love and life ahead.

[@cyndygough4107]

Right back at you. I lost the love of my life in 2018. In 2021 I lost my oldest son. One month later I lost my Mother. Sometimes life sux big ones.... 💔😭💔

[@spacemanspiff8837]

There was nothing like "Life without you" live. RIP Stevie

[@user-kh1mu2yw7f]

Best human to ever pick up a guitar. Such a rocker but such a humble down to earth spirit. Lives on forever! Legendary.

[@vernacohen6988]

I agree with you. I know someone who knew him well from the Austin scene. Always said that he indeed was humble & honest. I like this version for the stellar guitar, but one other version where he talks about needing help & he got it. Then similar talk about love & being brothers & sisters. That message is needed so much these days. Legendary, for sure! 👍😁

[@leesantos9711]

👍👍👍👍😪

[@skaulaote]

Oh yeah he is my Pride and joy..

[@hbell1111]

Saw him in my 20s San Antonio. Drove there alone got toasty and ended up 2nd row center stage. Happened to be roped off that gold braided stuff. No one in a block of seats. How dumb could I be right.. My toasty young self sat right there. Never told to leave and I have no words to express the magnitude of his performance. Behind the back, and deep golden snake skin pointed boots. ( Stage level in 2nd row) I saw every time I brought my head down. Exceptional experience never forgotten

[@subversivelysurreal3645]

Eric ee : You hit the nail perfectly! He was an AWESOME Talent Plus: An Awesome Man. I honestly don’t think he could stand it if he saw what’s going on, now....It would: Break His 💔

[@jamesharden8033]

Some people get good by dedication…others by pure talent …. Stevie simply had both…. And that is once in a lifetime ❤

[@ellisbarnes4244]

In 2020 theres a buncha ppl that need to really hear this! What a legend! What a song

[@DaveDizz]

here we go! I always loved him, he was unstoppable. Imagine Hendrix and Stevie playing together, or just imagine them at the same time on the Earth... As we say in Spain, acojonante primo!

[@LooneyMade]

Definitely

[@edwardarsiaga3569]

The message about picking people up. people really need to hear that. Most will never hear though.

[@95percentair]

y'all got that right! just came across this, what a treat and blessing to be able to revisit SRV like this and hear this. He's talking about Nicuragua and iran-contra and that certain fam that ran the op fr TX. (if u didn't know) It's hard to watch knowing the direction that cookie crumbled, but timeless, and brilliant. _No matter what_ it's love that wins - much love!

[@95percentair]

@Magnus Hawking lol! When u can't use certain words...

[@jtracer96t]

This was the most flawless performance ive ever seen. Impossible to match. Can you imagine where hed be now, had he not passed. Absolutely legendary

[@alexbiggs6660]

No matter how many times I watch this, I get goosebumps every single time.

[@donpags1413]

know what you mean,,, I was there,, dude,,,,front row,, me and my lady,,,, when I now listen to this song,, it hits me hard,, life without you,,,.... miss them both,,, tears rolling down me face,,,, .think I'll have another drink,, few more tokes as well,,, peace....

[@alexbiggs6660]

@@donpags1413 Damn man. I’m sorry for the loss, but hopefully this song is one that helps you when times are hard. Stevie’s ability to touch people in deep ways is truly amazing. Even though he was way before my time. A true legend forever.

[@jimhawkins7135]

Hell Yea

[@Mike_Spor]

just imagine being there. when those tube amps start breaking at 8 or 9 when he cranked them up....that was probably a f.king epic sweet blues breaker sound. contrary to many beliefs, blues amps sound their best when nice and hot.

[@rebeccaneedham6381]

Me too Chills up and down my spine!

[@teriharper703]

My husband passed this Jan 3rd. He was an amazing blues player in his own right. This song will be included at his memorial and I know how big his smile will be. He admired Stevie so much.

[@christinelister3225]

From one widow warrior to another… sending you peace love and strength.

[@tommysabala3706]

Right on ! This reminds me of my loss. It's tuff....

[@bean4997]

May your husband rest in peace.

[@jonmarkovitch9345]

God bless you and your family

[@jonmarkovitch9345]

Sorry for. Your loss, srv

[@evesperspective7662]

WOW!!!!!!! I turned 76 yrs old last week and just discovered Stevie Ray I was busy taking care of three children, a sick husband who was sick for 26 years and believed that anything but hymns were of the devil. LOL I see pure love in him. Let us enjoy this and forget about all the things that don't really matter. The very highest and best to all.

[@lauramueller2829]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@billhorstkamp98]

I’m glad you finally arrived. This is real heavenly music.

[@Elena_K3]

🎸🎸🎸👌👌👌🎤🎤🎤❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ SRV, THE BEST!

[@elizabethjane2619]

Best comment if true ever

[@NicTadaronne]

Hi! You should check Gary Moore if you never had the chance ! It will resonate with you I am sure ! Hope you enjoy

[@DebraBickley]

Wow wow wow what a amazing powerful voice, goosebumps down my arms and tears in my eyes , she's singing from deep inside her heart and soul , incredible

[@jimconace3522]

"Angels have waited so long now they have their way" RIP SRV

[@TrustKnowWun]

Greatest guitarist ever IMO. People are so blown away by his soulful guitar expertise, that his vocal talent is mostly overlooked. Stevie had a pitch-perfect voice, melodic and tender when appropriate, or husky bass-laden throat growl when appropriate. He was, IMO, musical perfection. This song really showcases his vocal talent.

[@MMK86]

the only guitarist that can make a grown man cry

[@ClaudiaMitchell-jn7fw]

Couldn’t have said it better myself !

[@johnnyjohnson1326]

@@MMK86 man that's the truth!

[@johnnyjohnson1326]

Absolutely agree! PERFECTION

[@sgtrock2821]

No one comes close. Clearly

[@gcoop3]

To me, SRV was and still is the GREATEST guitar player of all time...

[@jamesflake3557]

Agreed...next to Jimmie

[@Elena-mx7uf]

Mark Knoffler, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Gary Moor...

[@brianstoeckel3071]

Guitar player is an understatement. His soul seeped through that piece of wood.

[@Mshifter]

Stephen Snow nah man he wasn’t even close to srv

[@Mshifter]

AGREED MY MAN, SRV IS THE GOAT

[@kirzasucks6364]

forever a classic. dare i say, the greatest guitar player to ever live

[@catherinebronte3645]

can anyone believe there was a time when stevie was shy to sing because he was worried he was not good enough. a true talent in every way. his voice was made for the blues.

[@Tonetwisters]

Stevie sang and played from the inside out, his feelings just poured out of him like all that water ...

[@RenoLaringo]

Lots of good musicians feel that way. Unfortunately (?) the best are the most humble ones.

[@kevinetherington570]

Stevie played in quite a few bands....growing up in Texas! Always as guitar, rhythm or lead! Glad he started vocals....he had a different voice! Guitar playing......no explanation!

[@garlandmoney9310]

In early recordings, he was holding back, more like Hendrix When he kinda talked his way through the verses. His voice grew with time to a powerful presence, every bit as much of his total package as was his playing. Add the seemingly effortless moves and his singular fashion taste in hats and outfits and they all created one dynamite persona.

[@garlandmoney9310]

@TD S it was all about the flow. I remember one of the old blues legends saying "the thing about Stevie, he was like a channel. He never dried up. I never saw him have to think about the next thing to do, what note to play. He just knew and he did it." No higher praise is possible.

[@dsam6990]

This is so EASY : playing with one hand, picking up picks, tuning, adjusting the amp, playing behind back, or changing guitar without breaks all that while knocking out sounds that make your guts cry and scream. Yeah SO EASY to say that this is my favourite guitarist ever!

[@edsonricardobessapaterlini9786]

Yes

[@edsonricardobessapaterlini9786]

The guitar seems to have a life of its own. He was a genius

[@theresagluckhertz8064]

And, he couldn't read music and also taught himself to play at age 7. Not only did he break strings on regular basis but guitar necks sometimes had to be reinforced... his hands were THAT strong

[@edsonricardobessapaterlini9786]

The best

[@231crooked]

I know...the man was just amazing.

[@mayurpathak7347]

This is not just a song. This is Magic

[@carlsmith1263]

Mayur Pathak higher power

[@youcanbesmartaskhow3857]

This is true

[@Kristina-cd3nb]

You ain't lyin!!

[@jacquelinepirotta]

When I was watching this I couldn't help but feel this is opera - not a concert but a story told with music - brilliant!

[@carlsmith1263]

@Brody Hill but the world shines a little brighter because of Stevie Ray Vaughan. Always will.

[@chriscooke2974]

Happy Birthday Stevie! Born on this date, 1954. Great performance from the Legendary Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ

[@jenbeulke6395]

I can never hear this song without crying. He died on my husbands birthday, 2 months before our son was born. Both of my sons grew up listening to SRV and both are great guitar players. There will never be another like you Stevie xxx

[@pauloguinn2362]

Wow, you should read what I wrote... Beautiful...

[@Inbusboutje]

So sorry. Hope u and your children will have all joy and peace in your lives, and your kids continues his fathers passion for Stevie.

[@ShirleyStenhouse-s4c]

@@jenbeulke6395 I to It makes me cry too.My guy and I loved this song . He died suddenly only because I was in denial . For many reasons .He was a great man . Everyone Loved my Glenn . He is missed by many . RIP SRV & GTL 🙏💙🙏💙🙏

[@dbcopper10]

Don't know why he ever bothered putting out studio albums. His live playing is beyond comparison. The voice, the band...the whole package.

[@matrodmedia]

I know! I mean of course Im glad he still did albums, I like the variation and sometimes its easier to learn the licks from the studio version, but DAMN if I don't always prefer listening to the live versions! Couldn't Stand the Weather is a great example of that!

[@johnbirch3848]

No doubt! I got to see him in Spartanburg South Carolina not long before the end for one of the most talented people what ever did grow in my eyes and he was exactly what I thought he would be... My HERO!!!

[@ctap7767]

@Robin Seppi I think we all are his hostages..his music touches the soul..makes u stop & listen (feel it!😉) 😎

[@rubensalazar9619]

Live Alive the only live album he released in his lifetime. In The Beginning and videos like Live At El Mocambo are posthumously released live recordings.

[@davidcatalano3781]

I just appreciate the person he was! I met his brother Jimmie a few years ago! What a kind person! Love both of them!!!

[@Patspigeonhole]

When I argue with other people that he was the greatest guitarist who ever lived, I point to this video and his live 12 string Testify performance on MTV Unplugged. I’ve never seen another guitarist, live, or on video that can hold a candle to either.

[@RobinRhodes-lz3ki]

I love this beautiful song!! My son passed in 2018, it still seems like yesterday. He bought me SRV cd! This song is priceless ❤

[@goognamgoognw6637]

What a classy guy ! Men need to see real men role models like SRV there aren't any around anymore. Straight, solid and with style and yet humble.

[@TheEze2517]

almost 30 years and it still hurts as if it were yesterday... Miss u, Soulman!

[@billk9628]

I was there for his last show! Trust me when I say that I still feel the pain of him not being here! I so, so want to go to another performance and see what it's like to be in the graces of God! But none of us are getting out alive! So peace, and love! And God speed! that's all I got today!@

[@susanyerke5462]

How true 30 years it went by too fast.

[@billk9628]

@Robin Seppi Back "in the day", I used to hang in a bar called "City Slickers" just too the west end of downtown Lake Geneva. I was there one night with some band mates and we watch this guy in a funky hat long hair, and a Keyboard, Had no Idea who he was! It was THIS GUY! Probably 5 years earlier, before he really, really took off. I can still remember, we were all metal heads, and yet this band was so good at the blues it just caught us off guard! In a BAR, 5 feet from me. Turned out this was a warm up performance for another show somewhere else!

[@dallasflaherty4275]

We all miss the master of soulful heart felt blues music r.i.p srv see you in heaven brotha! Peace

[@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426]

@Robin Seppi He was so much better live! El Mocambo (Texas Flood and Little Wing), Iowa State Fair of this song (Life Without You) soars! Daytona Beach! I was there for all of these. He was easily the most authentic, inspiring blues man I've ever seen. Lots of guitar players, but never another like him. RIP SRV!

[@CharityGulliver]

32 years today. Still a legend. RIP Stevie.

[@MMK86]

legends never die :)

[@BrianBoese-im8jm]

);

[@maximumguitarage]

🎉🎸

[@timwilliams8047]

August 27th 1990

[@charleskerr8415]

Great song, by a great musical artist. Sweet, blues, that goes to your soul.

[@billdowney6891]

I wonder if Stevie could see into 2020. His words spoke of kindness and respect. Which of course, is what we need right now.

[@gregclark5344]

My thoughts exactly

[@daltonabshire9115]

The good times are really over for good

[@abmqa]

My thoughts too. I think Stevie would just shake his head. 😣

[@scottrgood]

He’s too talented and too normal/good of a person to see what’s been happening today. SRV was the last of the Greats.

[@SRVFANRIPSRV]

The man also was know for his EMPATHY the black musicians like albert king were quoted as saying stevie was there brother and bo diddly told freinds stevie was the whitest black soal hes ever know ! R.I.P SRV ❤!!!!

[@georgemcbride8788]

Played from the soul . Will never will be anybody like SRV

[@christrammel3830]

This really is the perfect song. Every squeeze of the neck , every footstep. , every swing of his body , to the adjusting of the strings, to the expression on his face. And the feedback Is a musical note pure genius. If you dont understand. I am sorry for you I love you stevie. Thank you.

[@JokerInk-CustomBuilds]

even the tooth gone flying was perfect! :D

[@julianenglish2278]

And how about the seamless guitar change at 1:00 ? …. Stevie … the consummate professional.

[@claytonbhowe7490]

Listen to Stevie has changed my life for real he is never conceited and so for real I actually cry every time I think of his death give anything to b able to meet this wonderful human being or just sit and jam or talk to him on my bucket list go to Austin Texas to c his home town and maybe museum where number one is on display

[@stephaniemckenzie5697]

i would have loved to have given him the biggest hug

[@cyndygough4107]

As much as I love & am in awe of Jimi Hendrix, I gotta say. Stevie Ray learned well from The Best. And fuck the rest. This world is such a beautiful place because of Jimi & Stevie Ray. May they both be at peace. They deserve it........

[@jeffforker4130]

Desperately trying to get my grand babies to watch him play. I have absolute confidence they will grow up and remember/recognize what grandpa was showing them. This is the gospel of musical genius/life! 🤟 Thank you for sharing so I can do the same for my babes!

[@oaewilson]

We lost you 30 years ago today. I'm sitting here with a tear in my eye even now. Miss you Stevie..

[@paulinechapman9319]

oaewilson knew i was old ...but damn..that’s a long time to be without a genius..thank you tube..🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@billyrobinson4777]

Has it been that long...

[@oaewilson]

As impossible as it is to believe, we are all that old...@@paulinechapman9319

[@oaewilson]

@@paulinechapman9319 I'm happy we were able to enjoy him as long as we did. I'm sorry I never got to see him live.

[@jamesrice1281]

We don't practice.we play

[@jimmyspruill5400]

Every note this man ever played came straight from the depths of his heart, he didn't just play music he FELT music!!!!!

[@cyndygough4107]

He WAS the music. I cry every time i watch this video. AND i watch it as much as i possibly can. RIP Bro.

[@anttony80]

The best thing is to just listen and don't say a word...his music is speaking to your soul

[@JamesWilliams-lt6fq]

I have passed this on because you are correct

[@JamesWilliams-lt6fq]

I've seen him twice

[@JamesWilliams-lt6fq]

Which makes me one the luckiest people on the planet

[@JamesWilliams-lt6fq]

One or the luckiest

[@tishpeterson7972]

Yup u are!

[@edwardhaglin2322]

I love how many people commented on playing this at funerals of their beloved. Greatest compliment one can give a performance .I get weepy then I get to soar like an angel.

[@jeremiahpaiz6778]

I shed tears listening to most of his music. True inspiration. Reason why I picked up a guitar.

[@TerELyn]

Totally understand. To this day I can only listen to one song at a time and able to enjoy it. I can't listen to anymore because I just breakdown over the loss.

[@MarkTrickett-qc1ms]

Me too. Always cry when I hear this and Lenny

[@hannahahle]

What a shame I’ll never see this guy live. He’s utterly mesmerising

[@quintenwoolfolk5609]

Aa

[@jonarchambaultbandofficial7456]

11 minutes of my life I wouldn't take back. SRV was a beautiful spirit, and a gift to mankind.

[@liamsimpson8197]

11 minutes i wouldnt take back times how ever many times ive watched this

[@waynejohnson3214]

When I saw him, I wept.

[@greenplanet3002]

cried start to finish , real art , F picasso

[@TheInnerYouCAS_K]

And I still weep...

[@TheInnerYouCAS_K]

@Sully Sullivan sure did! My heart still bleeds. My God, still affects me after all this time. Yet I return to see and listen to this beautiful soul from another realm. Bawling my eyes out every time. In all your beautiful glory Stevie rest in heaven. ❤

[@GeneralTHC]

SRV was just unbelievable. He died on my 17th birthday, Wow, hard to believe that was 34 years ago this month. I heard his name every now and again and occasionally saw it in a guitar mag, but it's a shame I didn't understand how much I should appreciate him until he was gone. My head was in heavy metal and the 80s shredders like Vai and Malmsteen and whatnot. But when the dust cleared SRV is the guitar legend like no other. He's like a character out of a movie or something. His legend, his story, his archeytype is renown as his music which are staples on the airwaves all across this great land. When's the last time you walked into a bar or turned on the radio and heard Yngwie? Stevie was one bad motorscooter and his music is played anywhere people gather to this day.

[@tracihill4386]

A poem I just left him there. Where he was so happy . And that is where he is today. Where he will always be. No heartbreak. No pain. No crash. He is not lost. RIP-SRV

[@thomaspercival7702]

In response to your post, May 17 2023, I said goodbye to my most beautiful friend "Benjamin" when we took 😢that last ride to his vet, we would sit outside and listen to S.R.V., nowadays, it's just me.

[@IsabellaHale]

Wow. that is a great poem. RIP SRV and also to my brother JImmy who introduced me to SRV and played lead guitar. Jimmy was killed at age 32 in a car accident in 1989 right after Stevie Ray was killed in that horrible accident. In the Daytona Beach concert he praises the Lord and Thanks God for being alive.

[@GBeret83]

I'm not saying Stevie's the greatest guitarist of all time, but I am saying that whoever's #2 has a lot of catching up to do!

[@stephenodonnell8023]

lol

[@timhunt9997]

Damn straight!

[@cyndygough4107]

Wahahaha. Great comment. And so damn true. Only the good die young. ✌❤🤘

[@Merrillizer]

Fk yeahhhhh, cuz!! 🔥🔥🔥💨💨💨🍺🍺🍺🥁🥁🥁🎸🎸🎸🤟🤟🤟💯💯💯

[@Ben6Strings]

Haha right

[@katalyze7831]

I am so friggin' ashamed to say this is this first time I have seen this AMAZING soul. What a fine example of a man and a musician. He sets a high bar.

[@maureendrozda9033]

Stevie Was Always On A HIGHER GROUND - In SO Many Ways...!

[@margaret4870]

He conquered all his physical and mental demons and God took him from us. Beautiful man.

[@mba-okay2583]

Welcome 🤗

[@patrickwilliams2933]

Watch his Austin City Limits video piece. It’s a game changer…. Riviera Paradise will speak to you in the same way Life Without You does. Listen to the dedication at the start. Glad you found him!!!

[@patrickwilliams2933]

Had to post the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZTCaYmLgZqdodU

[@davidmccall4776]

I think Stevie Ray Vaughn was what people call "an original," he was certainly a uniquely gifted human being who was taken from us way too soon! Like a firey comet streaking across the sky. RIP SRV

[@ashlinhart5602]

This is a concept that is still alive and well. I've traveled this country for many years and despite what the government wants you to think empathy, compassion, and love for thy neighbor is not just alive, but it's thriving 🥰❤️🥰

[@goffdroid]

🦅🪶. Fly on my friend.

[@KevinMara-h5y]

I was at this show in the photographers pit during this song. One of the best performers that has ever lived!!!!

[@isaacdishongh2432]

This is so badass. i love how he stops in the middle of the solo to tell people about getting along. its like he waits until he has everyone's full attention then says his stuff. almost like its more important

[@johntackett2913]

Stevie you have no idea the impact you’ve had. Thank you

[@Shan-5544]

I totally relate. He is so loved and missed ! 🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊

[@rocheallrosendahl3086]

I lost my best friend to drugs 5 year's ago.. He was the kind of person that would give you the shirt off his back and the last dollar in his pocket. He was a person that was there for anyone and everyone no matter what. I listen to this song every day. Because it keeps him alive to me inside. I have always loved SRV. This song hits home for me.. I know your rockin it in the heavens above.. RIP and rock on Stevie.

[@bellavia5]

GOD Bless. The world is TOO painfull a place to be for some people.

[@MrCretemaniam]

Sorry about your friend.

[@-GodIsMyJudge-]

I just lost my best friend to drug overdose last Sunday and I know exactly how you feel :'/

[@ronbarham3810]

He was the same way as the friend you talk about he would give you the shirt off his back and then go to the store with you and buy a few more and I saw him do many wonderful things while I got to know him and he was like that with everyone I think he was just a wonderful person with compassion and humility and I saw him do a benefit concert for a child who had cancer and his parents were as poor as they come and he gave everything that concert made to those parents and I don't know what ever happened to that child but I know that Stevie was a great person and a great friend as well I think he taught me more about humility than anyone else I know and it wasn't on and off like a lot of people who do that he was like that twenty - four seven seven days a week on and on I will miss him more than people might know because of the type of person he was he did care about people who struggled in life and I think it was because of the path that it took for him to final become successful which I think he was still rising up and hadn't hit the ceiling yet but we will never see anyone like him again and I'm saying that as to the type of person he was the fact that he was the best blue's guitarist in the world was a bonus for us and I actually brought him to my house before I knew who he was but I found out later on that day when my brother came by to play guitars with us it was our usual jam session with our friends which we did several times a week when everyone could make it which sometimes was within a couple of hours notice which was always okay because it ment time to relax and forget about all of the hassles of life

[@Jacobmborns2010]

Can’t believe I’ve watched this over 100 times and it still has the same effect on me every time

[@peggysmith8467]

I watch it at least once a day

[@1381greg]

Same here....

[@clintondaniels6349]

Love it love e

[@clintondaniels6349]

Love it love it

[@wallyostrander3469]

The Sky is Cryin' and so am I.

[@keenanpage9790]

Truly a Guitar God!! not mention how he can change guitars mid songs and tweak his pedal board mid solo and his amp without messing up then play an entire solo behind his back!! Long live SRV!! 🤘🏾🤘🏾

[@James-x2g9w]

This guy has a awesome voice,that's what's got me❤

[@bradlygentry855]

I want this played at my funeral so everyone knows how I feel when I hear SRV. Close your eyes, sway with the riffs, listen to him speak then hold on he will take you away from all the b.s. on earth we deal with in 2020 Live life like it's your last, love one another, laugh, cry, and "pick each other up" so says Mr. Vaughn! Love this man 4 ever! God rest his beautiful soul!

[@ryancoonpath]

I was just thinking play this at my funeral... what a great way to send a life off

[@Al3xGaming.]

Dido

[@johammerand158]

30 years ago today SRV lost his life - what a loss.....

[@martinwatters2729]

NICE BROTHER.Very COOL.

[@bradlygentry855]

@@martinwatters2729 thank you my brother! 👍

[@JesseLMonte]

We need this message from Stevie now, more than ever! RIP SRV and let your words heal those that are putting people down instead of picking people up! Continue to inspire generation after generation!

[@Starriddin]

Stevie was such a pro! Seamlessly swapped guitars when his string broke, played behind his back, and sang with a tooth he broke when playing with his teeth and never missed a note or a beat!!!

[@jtocwru]

It wasn't a broken string; the high E wasn't holding its tune.

[@Cpt_Yesterday]

So seemless I didn't even notice until you mentioned it.

[@geniusstriker8781]

I grew up about a mile from him during high school years and never even knew him. Boy did I miss out! RIP!

[@matthewhorizon6050]

This guy is a national treasure. One of the greatest musicisns this country produced.

[@sherilindsley6211]

The guitar was definitely his first wife. Greatest man in music. Period.

[@karinrixtsmalbil5940]

The world needs Stevie right now. For crying out loud: he is the best and will always be.

[@geoffreyjames5415]

I agree all the super talent seems to fade away. If your starving for new talent check out; Gary Clark Jr He has a great soulful voice and totally out of this world guitar. I saw him in Boise, excellent band.

[@classicalguitarmusic3084]

ABSOLUTELY MY YOUNG FRIEND ✝️

[@classicalguitarmusic3084]

ABSOLUTELY

[@classicalguitarmusic3084]

Broken string n still pulls it off. The Master of the Telacaster

[@RebeccaEdwardsJamesEdwards]

Absolutely. With his plea for everyone to help to lift each other up during times of trouble, to be there for your fellow human being, that's the message we need today.

[@pedromuniz7078]

Speechless, just a masterpiece beyond words..❤🎸🙏🔥

[@terribryant2901]

My 72 year old Mom loved SRV so much! and this song helps me to feel exactly what I need to feel! He is in Heaven with Mom!!!

[@IwasAcoolKid]

We played this at my grandfather's funeral today, I've never heard it before. My grandfather was laid to rest in the same cemetery as Stevie, maybe he'll hear him playing it sometime.

[@francesanderson8006]

My heart felt condolences. He will hear SRV.

[@fishad09]

Yes he did what he came here to do.........

[@alanmanns5749]

Shit, probably playing with him!!!!!!

[@joescales732]

5th

[@joescales732]

5th

[@luminoxx5150]

There’s nothing today that can compete with Stevie Ray Vaughan’s talent.

[@richardkemp3825]

Eric is still playing -- but no one else, for sure.

[@suckOnThese3]

​@richardkemp3825 Stevie made Eric Clapton flush when he first really heard him play. It was a look of, Wow! This guy might be better than me.

[@briananderson6601]

@@suckOnThese3 Stevie Ray didn't play the guitar, he was the guitar!

[@ruthdixon7807]

displays the sweetness and soul in stevie ray's singing that most peers and rivals lacked.

[@Zoro007]

I did read he hated singing and would put it off to the last minute to do the vocals.....like most geniuses he wasn't aware how brilliant a vocalist he was...let alone his guitar playing..RIP SRV...!!!!

[@eddiesalazar5808]

no one makes the guitar cry like SRV! god bless his soul.

[@DillanLM]

rocknroll gangster he didn’t make it cry it weeped

[@jO-ul7sk]

not to mention The Sky :)

[@beehungry6190]

Spiritual is the only way to describe watching Stevie Ray Vaughan

[@Dataclysm]

The passion this guy played with gives me chills still to this day. Legends never die.

[@billyrobinson4777]

AMEN

[@Donamtrx]

whiskeytangofoxtrot hell yea

[@horsegonewild]

whiskeytangofoxtrot can you imagine the music he would be making right now with all of this?

[@Dataclysm]

@@horsegonewild I can only imagine but the world would be a better place because of it for sure.

[@billyrobinson4777]

@@horsegonewild well...do you get wet...when you here...he a man.....lol

[@gskremser]

Always will be my most favorite SRV song ever!!! I just wish he was still here with us, I'd love to get to hear more music from Stevie! I miss him so much!!!

[@darrylwaites7747]

His voice was underrated. We seem to always focus on his fantastic guitar playing skills. His voice had great stage presence.

[@oldguyblues]

Gravel and honey mixed together

[@theresaweichert6410]

Sometimes people got to go and get back to there home their life to whomever and whatever you enoj your time spent together and your friendship