Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood (Live at the El Mocambo)

"Texas Flood (Live at the El Mocambo)" by Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan was a legendary blues guitarist and singer from Texas, known for his soulful playing and powerful vocals. He rose to fame in the 1980s with hits like "Pride and Joy", "Texas Flood", and "The Sky is Crying", which showcased his incredible guitar skills and deep love for the blues. Vaughan collaborated with many other artists throughout his career, including David Bowie (on the song "Let's Dance"), blues icon B.B. King (on the album "In Session") and his brother Jimmie Vaughan (on their “family Style” album). He was also heavily influenced by other blues legends like Albert King, Freddie King, and Jimi Hendrix, whose playing styles he incorporated into his own unique sound.
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[Chorus:]
Well dark clouds are rollin' in
Man I'm standin' out in the rain
Well dark clouds are rollin' in
Man I'm standin' out in the rain
Yeah floodwater keep a rollin'
Man it's about to drive poor me insane
#StevieRayVaughan #TexasFlood #LIVE

[@handlesaresuperghey]

"I play the blues in sentences, Stevie Ray Vaughan plays it in paragraphs" - B.B. King

[@QQ-nd1gn]

Whatever the hell that's supposed to mean lol. I get it's a compliment but man

[@michaelcatalanotti6846]

Great listen to listen to on coke

[@jayr526]

Having been born in Texas and living in Memphis, it's refreshing to see these two names together.

[@Deffected]

@@QQ-nd1gn "I'm good. He's great." Not that hard to understand?

[@QQ-nd1gn]

@@Deffected Well yes thank you, I got that, but still aweird way of putting it in my opinion

[@hawk1093]

My guitar watches this video when I'm not home.

[@51MontyPython]

"In Soviet Russia...."

[@seanfrank32]

Underrated comment 😂😂

[@WhyZ_Guy]

That's like your girl sleeping with your best friend

[@samuraisaint2360]

lol

[@lespaul4754]

Same😂

[@snoopermeli]

This man beautifully shredded the guitar for 9 minutes straight, eyes closed, even behind his back,, all while simultaneously delivering on point vocals. Insane

[@pantherplatform]

There's only one SRV and watching him shred those strings so magnificently is to my eyes and ears what a beautiful woman is to my manhood when we reach critical mass together. Watching SRV perform releases those same chemicals in my brain that snow does but without the drip.

[@dtm67543]

he’s the best there was

[@shadowghst7704]

He had the gift…

[@rainwhenidie6666]

Theres a reason why I consider this man the greatest to ever live. Sad thing is he used to get booed hard and hit with trash and beer bottles on stage before people opened their fkin eyes and ears.

[@davidgriffin9247]

It's amazing his eyes would even close with all the coke

[@frusciantify]

whoever's idea was to film and capture this unbelievable moment deserves the nobel prize in humanity.

[@hoxtongood]

If this wasn’t recorded, nobody would believe this level of mastery is possible

[@glennhfriedman4571]

incredible

[@chambeet]

No truer words have ever been spoken. Stevie was absolutely astonishing live. Like as amazingly prodigious as he was in the studio, he was on another level live. Always drenched in sweat from minute goddamn one, always just going for it on a level I can only fathom.

[@hoxtongood]

@@chambeet Absolutely man, he was hellova performer.

[@joalbade908]

Stops Time

[@joalbade908]

@@chambeet yeah.. saw him three times. @Shryock SIU, Texas Flood LP..1500 people..bot 8 tickets 1st balcony center(50 ft away). Had friends that hadn't heard him yet. They still mumble to themselves. Outdoors twice. I guess Thank The Lord, not the last time. Stevie was always relentless

[@lynneloftis2507]

I have no words.....other than I'm so glad this was filmed because no one would ever believe it....

[@notgerbl]

Facts

[@airyanawaejah2323]

Fax

[@Ark1j]

That's called KILLIN IT!

[@penfloyd]

Yes,,,,, Agreed.....So good to be able to view this so many years after we lost him.....G.day from Australia

[@blissfulbaboon]

Exactly my thought

[@verdigo5892]

I had just finished a tour in South Korea in Dec. 1986 while in the Army and a real good buddy pick me up from the airport in Louisville KY, and he drove me directly to Nashville TN to see Stevie Ray at the Opry House at what was Opryland back then. Best concert I ever attended, and that place was built for acoustics.

[@HuntaHiguet]

My dad was at that concert too!!! Whenever I'm asked what musician I wish I could have seen play live, SRV is the one.

[@ashlilopez13]

Nice.

[@Fighterjetpinups]

What virtually no one gets is how hard it is to squeeze that much emotion into every note for that many minutes. When I've lost my way musically as a player I come back here.

[@jaronsimon9305]

Especially considering he isn’t even looking down at his fretboard at all. He’s got every step of every fret memorized. That in of itself is a feat

[@tabularasa7775]

​@@jaronsimon9305True but lots of mistakes and notes that shouldn't be there

[@jaronsimon9305]

@@tabularasa7775 Yeah but no one cares what you think with your negative stupid ass energy

[@norfolknwhey4787]

As an avid guitarist for the better part of 20 years, this video has inspired me to pursue a career in cooking.

[@beachcomber4141]

LMFAO!!!!!! Turned me into a knitter. I bet he cant KNIT like me🧵🪡!!!!

[@Yahya-zw8le]

Picked up a guitar last year, after this video, I settled for trimming bushes.

[@claudiascacchi94]

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[@green917]

This ^^^^ He was the GOAT! (Although Chet Atkins may give him a run for his $)

[@willardvance990]

Don't feel bad, Eric Clapton had to leave a concert. He said that if he heard anymore, he would have never been able to go on stage again.

[@verynearlypure]

Does anyone else watch the video while scrolling through the comment section to read the amount of appreciation shown for SRV?

[@lynchie137]

Always..

[@TiagoHillesheim]

yeah! and what about the dislikes? wtf

[@janwilliams1781]

Raising my hand 🤚

[@thuddor]

@@janwilliams1781 everytime friend! :)

[@Jacob-mo7yw]

doing that right now

[@davidcraft4919]

That guitar needed a cigarette, new strings, and a fret job after that beatdown. Absolute talent. One of the best ever.

[@bravot15gs6]

😂😂😂😂😂🤟🏼🤟🏼

[@slayer51811]

Stevie broke a guitar string during a live performance but played it off like nothing happened.

[@douglascollins3335]

That is the best description I have ever read.

[@michelleknapp9660]

You got that right 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ericmeyers5576]

Stevie Ray Vaughan Is the BEST EVER.

[@MurlWatne-io2bo]

This guy is untouchable.

[@CalvinClay-sk2tk]

AMEN, ALLALEUHA, AND PASS ANOTHER PACK OF GUITAR STRINGS.

[@gabbyhayes1568]

@@CalvinClay-sk2tkMake that 12 gauge too.

[@patrickmcdaniel336]

"The world misses his music, I just miss my brother" -Jimmie Vaughan

[@dak9563]

:(

[@carlosjames6583]

I am so very sorry, for this unspeakable grief you're enduring. There aren't words for it I'm sure. MB Georgia

[@lorilambert8625]

Me too Jimmy...I've lost a brother, a sister, and both parents...and it sucks not being able to talk to them face to face, but we do have long chats, Soul To Soul💔😍💖🎵🎶 p.s. my mama loved your brother!!!🤗

[@dinkchow]

We all miss your Brother Jimmie,always will.I was trucking on I-294 coming around the Windy City when I heard the terrible news.RIP, SRV.

[@painfullremains2193]

☹

[@r.m.m.1333]

Due to SRV's obvious, unquestioned guitar playing skills, I think his singing is overlooked. Man, he has pipes.

[@colinstace1758]

Its a compliment to his playing, guitar and voice in a marriage like no other 👍👍👍

[@moeb434]

I put him up there with BB King!

[@JamesAutonMCR]

Love his voice man

[@91sac]

moe B man... BB King could never play even close to this. This shit is another level. BB Kings skills were just average

[@hankshannon166]

Ayoooo Stevie has a pipe lmaoo

[@Steelers2116]

100% good lyrics 100% pure talent 100% nostalgia 100% one of a kind 100% missing SRV

[@anthonyclarke2076]

100% Stevie never gets old

[@alohamark3025]

1000% Talent, one of the best who ever lived. And the place is El Mocambo, not The El Mocambo (youtube title). Stevie would not go for redundancy.

[@SteveKaynan]

Very well said!!!

[@dand9615]

I miss SRV so much!!

[@davidguelette7036]

Back in the 2gram/1 fifth a day days.

[@xThalos666]

My dad introduced me to SRV when I was a kid, and now I'm 23, I've been playing guitar for 15 years, and I don't think I can ever thank my dad enough for showing me this concert. This guy has become my absolute idol for music in general and has only strengthened my love for this instrument. My dad also likes to watch this concert a lot, so if he sees this, I love you very much, old man.

[@luxibro9094]

So wholesome - I hope dad sees this!!!!

[@maydayyo]

so weird i needed to hear this. i’m the same age. got into playing young. this live show specifically was the first thing that ever got me inspired. i owe so much to my dad for teaching me, who is gone now but i watch these occasionally and im just so happy to experience it again. glad you got the same dude!

[@Anna-ud2qt]

That is the sweetest thing ive seen on youtube in a while, i just found out the existence of this dude today, i’m definitely gonna listen some more

[@gmulder11]

What an awesome thank you to your dad💪🏼. Well done man

[@shanobi777]

W dad W son

[@xxn0thing]

That guitar ain't plugged into an amp... it's plugged into Stevie's soul.

[@larryhaase7132]

So true man

[@marinaderosa5691]

Fuck wow

[@trentmckenzie343]

Nah, it’s plugged into both

[@julezdacoolz5955]

it’s both

[@ronaldmulukom7477]

Jep

[@ErikBlankenship]

Can we take a moment to appreciate Chris Layton (drums) and Tommy Shannon (bass). They are a CRIMINALLY underrated rhythm section. Seriously badass to hang with Stevie.

[@HappyRogue1202]

They did a killer job on this performance.

[@ratbastard5565]

Those were my exact thoughts watching this video!

[@dangerkadung]

I'm sorry what.?

[@dellett5269]

No doubt may 10 guys worldwide had a chance to hang with him.

[@handmadehearts]

An epic trio. So much respect. I miss SRV. I always will. His creativity still brings me joy.

[@BlueThumbz1930]

A full display of a Fender Strat being pushed to its absolute limit.

[@vincentfilteau7069]

The best guitarist to ever walk this earth. No debate possible.

[@bjorkflannigan5]

That guitar couldn't walk right for a week after. Sublime.

[@steveb9325]

Lol! I saw the guitar smoking a cigarette too!!!

[@hurricaneheckman7895]

I bet not lol

[@RJ-og3cu]

And it's still in therapy...

[@ksammy4608]

Jelly legs 🎸 🦵

[@nontoxic6808]

Kao devojka posle grupnog sexa

[@redhouseparadise4063]

Who’s still here thinking this is the best guitar piece ever performed?

[@rknisple]

👍

[@stevesherman2923]

Me. I’ve seen a lot of stuff man, but this is the best thing I’ve ever seen.

[@captainsalty5688]

Sick...

[@JerryMilton]

as a huge Stevie Ray fan (and someone who saw him a shit ton of times) he would scoff at claiming such a thing. So much of that performance has HENDRIX riffs all throughout it. I wouldn't so much call this blues and just ROCK.

[@redhouseparadise4063]

Jerry Milton It’s blues

[@Chris-jy3pr]

Rumor has it that stevie ray vaughns guitar went to heaven

[@basquehound1999]

His guitar followed his soul to heaven.

[@mindonabhratasena7875]

There's blues, and there's rock, and than there's Stevie Ray Vaughan ❤

[@RecordTempoSure]

The GOAT, everyone agrees that so many big artists like John Mayer really got it from Stevie Ray Vaughan

[@ianmastrangelo2427]

Arguably the single most insane guitar performance ever.

[@emilymayden4175]

You mean besides David Gilmore doing comfortably numb ? I did see him live opening for Hughy fucking Lewis but they had to make him get off the stage, I have a hard time drying my back off with a towel and he can play that guitar with his shoulder blades as good as any one else can play in the front

[@jackensminger1788]

@@emilymayden4175 David Gilmore’s got insane bending skills, but I think SRV’s overall the better player.

[@Kill4kush20]

Pink Floyd is my favorite band ever. And even i say Stevie is better. David plays that shit perfect and makes it his bitch but Stevie.. .He spoke to that guitar. Soothed it and wooed it . There was nobody on this planet who could speak to a guitar like Stevie did. Many can wail and shred but none had his groove . I said what I said

[@jackensminger1788]

@@Kill4kush20 Well said, brother.

[@ivelity]

Definitely one of the best. No arguing that. But there's a few other top competitors there you have to sort through first.

[@erikpaaske1069]

Even his beads of sweat are dripping in tempo

[@josephsellers3844]

That is good brother!! Everything SRV did was seemed better than any other guitarist!

[@veegaveera138]

The amount of cocaine and Incandescent lights it takes to sweat like this is staggering, I'm surprised he lived through it.

[@josephsellers3844]

Real funny Vinnie. Especially coming from a guy who has a pot plant next to his name. The lose of any musician is a tragedy. No matter what his lifestyle or circumstances.

[@veegaveera138]

@@josephsellers3844 im not even sure how to respond but I'll do it anyway. I was commenting on his excessive sweat not his untimely passing. It's hard not to love and respect Stevie. I'm a cannabis breeder/geneticists hence the pot leaf in my pic. Have a great evening brother!

[@morelightpm457]

He's coked out of his mind in this video, look at that jaw and that tight skin. Still an absolute legendary performance

[@geofftrotter3922]

The fact that he was one of the greatest guitarists ever really overshadowed his great singing voice

[@snyder12367]

Nothing like cracking a cold beer and cranking this up to 11 after a long stressful day at work. Thank SRV.

[@Dinosaur]

So tired of reading “wHo iS wAtCHiNG tHIs iN 2019” well duh this shit is timeless, people will be watching in 4019 with the same amount of awe that we have now

[@mattbaker1453]

Best comment ever

[@lordvile1600]

Matt Baker 100%

[@rollykerl6472]

It's the sweat, without the blood and tears.

[@othafranklin3330]

I'm watching it now!! It's Nov. 21, 2019 at 12:18am

[@keeganmelaniphy2358]

I only hope.

[@fatkitty4207]

When you first watch this, you are like, "wow that's very impressive and amazing". When you watch it some 20 times you are like "This is even deeper than I thought", and then you watch it some 100 times and you know that this is literally one of best and most amazing blues songs and performances of all time.

[@dellett5269]

1000 plus times for me, then you run out of adjectives to properly describe what you are hearing.

[@georgelapointe52]

Yes, yes it truly is!!

[@konga5021]

Fax that’s crazy I didn’t really think it was his best performance at first than I watched it like so many times and now my jaw is dropped every time I take a look at him play guitar on this video especially when u know how hard that is

[@johnwatkins6474]

Stevie is truly legendary

[@davidbaird8396]

Totally 💯 fucking agree

[@itsmonkeyman]

My neighbor threw a brick through the window to hear this better.

[@tonyandgayjaggard1204]

That froggen hilarious 😂 but awesome at the same time

[@BrianBoese-im8jm]

Free pass right thear!!!!

[@tomblah]

This is the only comment like this where the neighbor literally wanted to hear it better

[@nutsackmania]

loooool

[@feloniousmonk3049]

That's a riot! Absolute winner post as I am consuming SRV on a rainy Friday night, sucking down a cold beer. Got some plug in earbuds in, and this guy shreds that poor Stratocaster to pieces. Leo probably never intended it to be played that way with the guitar surviving all those licks.

[@jason698]

This is hands down one of the greatest guitar performances of all time!

[@jeremycotter468]

Agreed

[@inglepropnoosegarm7801]

That Strat is screaming: "I'm giving you everything I've got!!!", but Stevie wants more....

[@christophertaylor9100]

When he puts it down its cracking and smoking like its been in a furnace

[@FLAMINGBABYHEAD]

That strat deserves the Medal Of Honor

[@mytelecasterworld3336]

i see vaughan playin' this piece and i wish i was that strat...and wish i was gay...and bein' raped like this

[@sthubbins4038]

@@mytelecasterworld3336 You're not wrong, but you're NOT RIGHT

[@joshuaharris6638]

*why yall actin like the guitar can talk yall scarin me*

[@scottharris5021]

Possibly the best live performance ever. Three guys on a stage; no light show, no lasers, no special effects, no smoke machine, no backup singers. Just pure unadulterated, raw talent, a love of their craft, and a gratitude for those who appreciate what they do.

[@hawkrose8403]

Absolutely! Beautifully said. I’m in love.

[@SecondToLastChance]

Under-rated comment, to whom it may concern. Raw talent, with such a powerful connection/understanding of eachother in a 3 peice band... the best times of music 🎶

[@MrPDTaylor]

Yeah but it still needs more cowbell.

[@rougeandrei9095]

Okay boomer.

[@busterrobinson1615]

@@MrPDTaylor haha

[@johnwagnon2964]

Perhaps the greatest guitar playing of all time.

[@hunterboehm7135]

Perhaps?

[@plantlvr]

He was THE best,period.

[@ralphtaylor787]

My god why does the world have to take these away?😢

[@user-dv8mq1gf5w]

I am listening to Leon Russell , Ray Charles , Lynyrd Skynrd , BB King and now Stevie and thinking the same thing ...Seems like they should live forever . PK

[@Trybalone21]

99.9% of his performances were with his eyes closed. His hands were in control and they made love to his guitar nightly. RIP SRV

[@aljohnson1191]

He sold his soul

[@RJ-og3cu]

True, but also, would you open your eyes with sweat drippin like that?

[@864deb1]

I wish I was his guitar 🎸so he could make love to me 😂

[@hesaid6227]

@@aljohnson1191 yeah lol it wasn’t even him playing anymore

[@sophiawolthof1238]

@@864deb1 💓💓💓

[@0xJoey]

People might disagree but imo this is the greatest live guitar performance ever

[@KSkrode]

my personal favorite is Leave My Little Girl Alone at Austin City Limits

[@Star-Destroyer]

crossroads by cream is the greatest live performance ever. But this is damnnnn good

[@notoriousbignut]

The best guitar performance I've seen is Steve Vai's 'Teeth of Hydra', it's the most impressive playing I've witnessed.

[@mr.anderson6040]

Oh no we definitely agree with you especially people like myself who have been playing guitar all my life

[@mr.anderson6040]

@@Star-Destroyer sorry sir I disagree furthermore f*** cream

[@daveinnes1695]

I'm not even religious but Christ almighty this is beyond heavenly. Every time i come back to this it reveals something else i missed the first time. The greatest Texan to have ever lived!

[@kaecake9575]

He has the same technique as Blind Lemon Jefferson 👍

[@davefletcher7943]

Has anyone else thought about what could have been if Stevie had stayed with us for a lifetime. His talent IS immeasurable. I hope God nows what has. REST IN PEACE, MY FRIEND

[@breacarlson2075]

I have definitely thought about that for sure you're not the onely one. its such a shame that he left us too damn soon. What a talent.

[@TokyoBlue587]

And that, my friends, was a master class on how to play the blues

[@jeffdubuque5622]

very few ever come to understand how to play guitar like this.

[@lucio7924]

God class

[@BobbyGeneric145]

I disagree. That was a master class on how to be a CONDUIT for the blues! He just opens the portal and says "use me". Hell, the man literally had dreams where angels showed him secret chord changes!

[@MrIgorek13]

Superior Master class!

[@bluestogreen1693]

Ah legend class

[@yesiownfrodo]

Truly one of the best musicians that ever walked the earth.

[@janawebb6490]

I agree he was one of a kind truly amazing

[@davidcoulombe3924]

THE best!

[@get_downed_boi6270]

Truly man

[@potatounicorn1654]

How did I go 26 years of my life without hearing this heavenly sound...

[@jglover4444]

I'm 61 and iv'e just watched it now for the first time!...think how lucky i feel this evening!!..... I could have died and missed this.......

[@chiguy2450]

If God played blues guitar he would be the opening act for Stevie.

[@BananaSmoothie818]

2020 here. Anyone else ? Wish SRV was here with us still.

[@almerricboards]

I remember being a child and my parents telling me he died before I was born. I cried my eyes out!

[@timrigdon36]

Could you imagine the music

[@Maxinator11-11]

Awesome

[@micklevanon7580]

I saw Stevie love over two dozen times, and I remember hearing he died on my drive into work. I had to pull over and sit on the side of the road for about 20 minutes. Almost 30 years later and I still miss him every day!

[@texarcana2450]

Yes him and Randy roads wow two greats!

[@vault4282]

"THE" Best live version of Texas flood ever recorded!

[@ppvk2610]

Exactly, I agree

[@ShooterBrown]

Agreed

[@davidpasq]

@@ShooterBrown JUST GREAT

[@valterjohansson6062]

You mean the best guitar performance ever recorded? ;)

[@roguesheep3083]

@@valterjohansson6062 one of many. Stuff of legend.

[@davidm6256]

Guitarist of this magnitude only come along very seldom, and SRV is one of them, I never get tired of hearing him play that guitar and sing the blues, thank you Stevie for the great music you gave this world before you departed!!! May you play in heaven forever, rip SRV!!!!

[@buckcrowell8916]

😭

[@user-ti5co4gv5h]

My friend's uncle was Stevie's guitar tech and always cries when he mentions SRV. Everyone that could make his funeral paid their respects for Stevie when he died.... Love me some Stevie Ray Vaughan.

[@allenpitre814]

I remember the day the radio announced the helicopter went down. I was near Port Arthur TX and it was a big deal.

[@allenpitre814]

I saw an interview of his tech saying he changed his strings after every show and had to play them to get them stretched to his exact request so that it was ready to go each show. It’s on the interwebs somewhere

[@danbremer7010]

Has anyone else watched this 500+ times?

[@bhobo09]

I have watched this over 500 times and i still can't get enough of this amazing performance.. no human can be this good!

[@CoryFPS]

I watch it every day, it never ages.

[@patrickmayersr9623]

Dan Bremer didn't he write the guitar Bible??????????I think he did!......😶...dude.

[@a.s.4914]

Over a thousand, i have the dvd. Best example of guitar playing you will EVER see.

[@rebelwraith8138]

Yep. Hands down his best performance.

[@forwhomthebelltolls]

First time I heard this played through a stereo I thought, "All three guitarists in this band are pretty good".

[@ta_pegandofogo2988]

Lmfao kkskkkkkkkk. It's like listen to mississippi john hurt. 1 guitar, but sounds like 3.

[@emiliacanet9960]

Pretty good. Oh no fkn awesome

[@scarymoe4113]

What an awesome surprise dude!

[@hurricaneheckman7895]

That's great way to put it.

[@TuesdayUkes]

Just one guitarist, and oh BTW, he's playing behind his back :D

[@jeffreyweeks433]

There will never be anyone that can ever fill his shoes. Many will try but cannot get that SRV soul. He was magical, humble and a good person.

[@Crash-Rest-Yummy]

scary effortless perfection :)

[@sixate]

I wonder if the people in the audience were aware that they witnessed the greatest live performances of all time.

[@GraemeMarkNI]

I’d say yeah. ✌🏼

[@caseymurrow4681]

SRV is a guitar legend, but his vocal ability often goes unmentioned. He was an awesome singer, just WOW!

[@dobbandroach]

He didn't like his voice for some reason. He has one of my absolute favorite voices.

[@markzwilsky3509]

Great phrasing … so natural.

[@johnaldridge9734]

I saw them in 82 and he sounded like an 80 year old black man. He just kept getting better.

[@harrymills2770]

@@dobbandroach : Great voice. Great feel. But I'd put Buddy Guy above him in range and the religious experience of pure vocals. Watch a Buddy Guy concert, when he gets spiritual on the crowd. Stevie didn't have that. Jimi didn't have that, quite, either.

[@m2goofy760]

@@dobbandroach they said Hendrix hated the sound of his own voice also

[@barrymortell8502]

Does anyone agree with me that he was the best ever

[@johnnyblade3226]

Yes he. Is. The best

[@thatsmrfuckwit]

Me

[@tct84]

Hundred percent everything is hype compared to SRV

[@alivstyson1864]

I'de put him top 3 or 4 without doubt

[@alivstyson1864]

Jeff beck, Steve vai, Eddie van halen, Stevie Ray Vaughn, django reinhardt, Roy buchanan would all be in my top 6 or 7

[@Zebatar]

My favorite guitar player. He deserved a statue of him in Austin, Texas.

[@rickyb6780]

They can have all the Clapton, Hendrix, Bonamasa etc... For me, it's Stevie Ray! The best ever!!

[@zakgundry832]

Stevie Ray Vaughan didn't actually die, God just wanted guitar lessons

[@phillipmoore6962]

Possibly the best comment ever !!!!!

[@paradiddle1]

Ha! Yes!!!

[@doosworld1901]

God wouldn't be that selfish.

[@MrJohnathanRebel]

He who created the universe would need guitar lessons?

[@zakgundry832]

@RPG 808 calm it brother, yikes

[@TheRiboka]

Just for these 10 minutes on that night, Stevie surpassed every single musician, dead or alive. SRV was absolutely untouchable here.

[@jasonkeith9317]

Yep u could never surpass this performance ever just an unbelievable performance by an absolute master.

[@HeliBenj]

John Coltrane would like to have a word with you. Why rank geniuses of music and determine who's best? That's stupid on top of useless

[@machtschnell7452]

I would say anytime he wad playing he just left great guitarists in his shredded dust.

[@Twobarpsi]

Great. Not the best ever.

[@OrthodoxforGod]

@@Twobarpsi what performance beats this lol

[@SRY.GODISGOOD.92]

God is good and the devil is a lie. And I hope Stevie made it to heaven. He really cleaned up his act before he passed. God bless anyone reading this right now. But by the way this was fire in Jesus name Amen

[@mikekoenig6467]

Heck ya dude! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Keep turning that other cheek! Peace to be with you brother in Christ.

[@ajjd4565]

Literally the most insane guitar playing of all time

[@buckfo]

One of the greatest live guitar performances ever captured. Period.

[@jgoldie100]

Completely agree.

[@soyelsata]

i put this on a top 2 list with one of machine gun takes at filmore east. (the take who is included in a cd realease) mind blowing both of it.

[@markmcmyn8967]

Yeah,the slow blues is the most potent of all blues.The voice of a guitar cannot be equaled in pure ,raw feeling. Stevie's Texas Flood is one of the best.

[@jplew138]

Nailed it 👍

[@jeffstants9279]

30 years today without Stevie, still one of the best acts to ever play...

[@MarshallSorenson]

30 years of magic that never happened. It hurts.

[@blindwatchman0722]

:(

[@gloriabyas8088]

He's freaking awesome on that guitar!!

[@benjaminkunkel2239]

True

[@zneznivnoissa2582]

Marshall Sorenson So right... Imagine what he would have dropped

[@PPioner]

33 years ago today😔 Rest in Peace

[@williamfitzpatrick3179]

Myself and my brother were there for Stevie's concert in 83! Unforgettable experience! RIP Stevie!

[@awsomeal100]

He Didn't Just Play The Guitar.....He Was The Guitar.......He Turned It Into Water.......And Rained It Down Over Us All....S.R.V...The Best.

[@megalodon8473]

The guitar was indeed an extension of his soul. I don't think I've ever seen someone as connected to their instrument as Stevie Ray was.

[@stacyraejett9247]

Well put

[@chasewright9601]

He flooded us

[@davidmackenzie7346]

well described, rained like water, hes the GOAT

[@JV-df9em]

This entire concert should be preserved as a milestone of the human race for future creatures to understand us, and what our souls are capable of.

[@masterofsparkshwy6974]

It's prolly in the Library of congress. Ha imagine a future human race beyond music, labor, etc. Stumbling on it, sitting down and wax up,

[@notgerbl]

Indeed should be within an archive of the most incredible artistic achievements of humanity.

[@goodpeopleoftheworldunite]

Indeed it is, great stuff.

[@jakepurvis4937]

What a comment. I love this.

[@jdvoecht]

No doubt this song Alone can beat anyone else's full concert. And he didn't just play this song that night. Unreal!. RIP Stevie!

[@kmlh5456]

Technically perfect vibrato at 6:46. The man lost at least 5 lb in sweat during this song. Absolutely savage performance !

[@pamelagarcia2653]

Yup & he only weighed barely 130 lbs soakin' wet at that time!

[@user-fc8nq6gi4h]

5/4/24 "well it's flooding down in Texas"... brought me here... again... to catch those SRV licks...driving me insane.. Amen

[@meritz59]

I was there and saw this live. Un-freaking-believeable.

[@drumtravelfun]

You, sir, are in a very very elite club.

[@oliviergagnon2592]

Wow thats insane 😃

[@bawlzinyourjawz5919]

one of the few

[@charlesjoseph730]

You have to be one of the luckiest people on earth. How big is that club? What was everyone's response after that happened?

[@wonderbars36]

Wow very nice! Seemed loud as fk lol. I would've been just absolutely stunned and in awe.

[@pokohalen2]

I don't think he could have hit a bad note in this performance. He was possessed by some higher power or something. This was an absolutely perfect performance.

[@DzenisFeti]

That higher powers called cocaine and whisky lolol :D

[@chucklemuchuckle2170]

When put to good use, there are no bad notes.

[@AlexDBall]

That higher power being himself! Man, there will never be anyone like him.. EVER!

[@doc198695]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug. Rick James

[@jayanthkumar7964]

SRV would tear a hole in reality to a higher dimension on the regular. I concur with your assessment.

[@DynRussel]

Easily my favorite live performance of all time. So easy to watch this start to finish multiple times a day.

[@robcala72]

That’s got to be best piece of guitar playing I’ve ever seen.

[@tonygiusto4627]

I heard that after this performance the Devil sold his soul to Stevie Ray Vaughan.

[@raemadan9690]

Haha nailed#

[@toneseeker87]

HAHAHAHAHA

[@el34glo59]

Stevie sold his, and the devil gave it right back. Said shit was too heavy for him.

[@kevingetchell6254]

Stevie Ray was indeed that righteous

[@lynibson8441]

The Devil Went Down To Texas.... (lost again)

[@brandon23471]

Out of all the notes he could play next, he always somehow chose the perfect one.

[@liamx6636]

He knew his scales lol

[@MrByaeger]

Eric Clapton talks about this . He said Stevie was the only guitarist he knew that never got lost once . That even the greatest would still have times where the hit a dead end or dropped the thread but not Stevie . It's like he lived in the present and future at the same time

[@zymmer4]

not comparing, but Duane Allman could do that.

[@Insignificatos]

Under rated comment

[@Jeff-fu6qb]

Well said dude

[@user-mi7zr4ob5j]

Anyone that ever got to see him perform live is insanely lucky imo. Stevie was a phenomenal showman and guitar player. Just a monster player. I was born in the wrong era 🥺😂

[@robertcross9175]

I met Stevie at a charity fundraiser. We chatted, drank coffee, I autographed his guitar. Then we went our separate ways.

[@tonyquark493]

This was the only man, ever, that deciphered the language of Hendrix. And did it perfectly. No one compares to this man. And I don't think anyone ever will.

[@lrh411]

"Deciphered the language of Hendrix" I've never heard it said any better than that Tony.

[@williamconant2710]

Call it "Texas Flood" if you will, but "Red House" be "Red House"

[@hitmantious]

I will.

[@MAsWorld1]

Different language but both Virtuosos forever

[@trainskitsetc]

​@@MAsWorld1 the italian to Hendrix french. Hendrix spoke with passion stevie puts an extra vowel on the end and waves his arms as he speaks and will kill you if you ask too many questions. 😅

[@mindeloman]

Pianists still study Chopin's work with amazement and wonder, 170 years after his death. I've no doubt in 2090, guitarists will still study SRV's work with amazement and wonder.

[@bensblues]

people will study his work for as long as the guitar exists.

[@joshmuz9018]

I guarantee by that time all instruments will be wind based once frequency spectrums and tonal manipulation studies have developed. String instruments will be a quirky side interest

[@bensblues]

@@joshmuz9018 Not going to happen. Unless the human ear evolves and the human attraction evolves in 170 years (lol) people will still play guitar

[@joshmuz9018]

btm wtfb rust me man. I lovvvvveee guitar but it will .by 2056 all will be wind based, it’s science

[@gouldbergvariations]

@@joshmuz9018 science has NOTHING to do with music in practice. All instruments are needed in different music scenarios.That is, if you know how to play them, feel the rhythm and have a soul that vibrates to the fuckin notes and silence between them man. WAKE THE FUCK UP. whoever wants to make music into science will be smacked over the head by talented musicians notes like Stevie's for instance and make them realise they know and feel nothing at all. Many hear music little listen and music isn't for the "many" anyway.

[@TheKobra86]

This is the face of someone who has something to speak through his guitar. He wants to and loves every moment of it. Rest In Grand and Everlasting Peace Stephen Ray Vaughn; the world misses your music and you.

[@trentk268]

Most people don't understand Texas blues. This dude and his brother (Fabulous Thunderbirds) will teach you.

[@roncaffey9667]

No auto tune, No ear piece, No editing and nothing digital. This badass mofo known as Stevie Ray Vaughan showed up with a beat up strat, plugged in, turned the volume up to max and freaking blew the roof off of the house with his amazing guitar and vocal skills. An atomic explosion of absolute perfection. The greatest pure raw talent that ever existed. Thank God for SRV ❤❤❤❤

[@th3akum.a]

you forgot the amount of sweat. that's important

[@kippsguitar6539]

Why would you need auto tune for that style of blues growling? I don't get him at all but very clever

[@roncaffey9667]

Kipps Guitar: Dude….I was just making a point that his pure raw sound was amazing. A lot of the younger generation have grown up without listening to artists from the 70’s and 80’s. I’m with you my friend. I’m a 61 year old blues player to my core. I’m actually surprised that I even knew what auto tune is. I’m damn sure that the limited effects (tube screamer / wah wah pedals) that SRV used have rarely been used at an eardrum busting level. Gotta love it

[@dirkdiggler8367]

I wish I was born before just to see him live !

[@trevorsuzor2096]

Guys guitar sold for 1.2 million at Sotheby's

[@8tchtrain]

This is the best blues guitar performance ever recorded. Prove me wrong.

[@Dad-Gad]

Voodoo Chile ( Not Child ) by Hendrix off his Electric Ladyland album , is imo the greatest blues guitar song ever recorded . Prove me wrong 👍

[@008r9]

The messiah will come again Gary Moore

[@jofinsky8400]

Couple of things by Clapton or Bloomfield or Freddie King or BB King may be better but this is no slouch!

[@jd997647]

This is definitely one but I still think Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan's Blues at Sunrise is the best

[@PG-mr1cp]

Agree with you. Still consider him the best. I’m not a player so don’t understand the technical stuff but you actually feel it when he plays!

[@IanLFC7]

Many can play the blues but not many can feel the blues like Stevie

[@steeveboyce]

SRV was only the medium that the music traveled through. He didn't play music, the music played him. RIP to a legend.

[@goky2253]

I can't believe there was a human alive this good at playing guitar.

[@BiRmOoN]

Some would say there still are

[@romnumiv4]

There still are people alive this good. Google “old slow hand.”

[@barristanselmy2758]

Well you better believe.

[@docrichardson7034]

I knew him, his was real.

[@notgerbl]

@@romnumiv4 lol you comparing Clapton to this?

[@luvbasses5487]

Electric blues...played at the highest level. Period.

[@maggiekendig5134]

I can listen to srv anytime. No need to say more

[@JosephTaverna-sm3uk]

This is without question one of the Greatest Performance ofAll Time R.I.P. mr Vaughn

[@USMoxi]

Even pre sober was greatest ever

[@Kallum]

Even after watching this more than 100 times, it still remains to be one of the most enjoyable 10 minutes uploaded to youtube, and one of the most incredible guitar performances ever recorded... what a legend

[@O.D.E.GuitarSoundtracks]

You're right man, just amazing

[@juliea.244]

I'm surprised his guitar didn't burst into flames. man, the music was sure coming out him like I've ever seen before. What I would give to have been there, whoah...

[@glennmartin4232]

Yeh I think he’s more famous in 2022. The power of his performance is beyond belief

[@seanobrien499]

He destroyed a million aspiring careers with this lol 40 YO vid

[@ngirabedechal]

You would think after an intro that intense, he wouldn't have much left and nowhere to go for the rest of the song--and then he does this nuclear bomb performance that just comes out like he had it hiding behind his back all along. He is the greatest of all time for me.

[@SickSe7n]

Long live SRV

[@bobsaturday4273]

100%

[@davidvogel2909]

@@bobsaturday4273 yes

[@2AOnlyWay]

Me too! ✌🏼🔥

[@glennmartin4232]

Haha, so true. Total destruction

[@turunturun]

I literally remember the exact moment I first heard SRV and it was a guy watching this VHS tape in a dorm room down the hall from mine, when I walked by three guys were standing in him room jaws on the floor while this song was coming out and I walked in and before I could even vocalize “who the vukk is this?!” I realized I was watching a legend being made. This was October 1993. Haven’t been the same person since. RIP SRV.

[@JeremieMartin3x]

He just keeps diggin for it. Straight legend. I've loved the blues since I was a young child but when I heard this man playing The Sky is Crying, I thought I heard the sweetest blues player ever. You know that's right yall. Nobody played like him

[@browercorp3224]

By watching this performance and knowing about it, you've entered a new plane of existence. Congratulations.

[@gradybrowning3976]

I'm a Florida boy, but Jesus I hope Texas has a State holiday for it's favorite son on the guitar. If it was up to me, I would.

[@englishciderlover7347]

In 1991, TX governor Ann Richards declared October 3 (which would have been SRV's 37th birthday) Stevie Ray Vaughan Commemoration Day. Ann Richards wrote an article that appears in the booklet for the SRV box set. She also once said that saying, "God bless Texas" and, "God bless ZZ Top" is saying the same thing twice, so she knew a thing or two about this stuff.

[@StoryofCroy]

And Billy Gibbons

[@m2goofy760]

There is a statue of Stevie on Lady Bird Lake in Austin, about a week ago Antifa scumbags spray painted and defaced it. If they get caught their time in the pen is gonna be hard time, and I mean it just like you think. Stevie was one of Texas's most incredible son's.

[@craigwilliams8087]

@@m2goofy760 ahh man, that's just incredibly sad!!

[@andrewmccallum9943]

Don’t forget Johnny winter...

[@Tacomadome24]

4200 fools don't know what a great player sounds like.

[@user-ep1gi2jg5d]

The chords sequence he plays from 0:51-1:00 is ridiculous . Literally the greatest live guitar performance in history.

[@chxddm]

I need to know how to play that..like..I need to. Whatever he did right there was cool ash

[@Kallum]

It reminds me of the beginning of the second part of the chord progression of little wing, has a similar chromatic part and feel although played very differently (key and style)

[@johnnymfbravo7163]

Last time this was on youtube, it had over 6 million hits, 2 million by myself alone. Starting again.

[@darkaouireda8603]

Ive got the other 4 millions

[@stanmendoza638]

hell yeah.. me 2 bro.. I lov this jam.

[@anymoose]

They can keep takin' it down. We'll just keep puttin' it back up. lol.

[@stanmendoza638]

Yes sir

[@fractalspace1111]

yeah I was wondering where this version went, easily the best version of Texas Flood, this was flawless, Stevie Ray Vaughan was an extremely gifted guitarist. I heard someone describe Stevie's way of playing as standing at the bottom of a mountain and walking straight up to the top. I have heard people play with this intensity but he could do it for such a long period that it was incredible.

[@jellyjelly4322]

Even the bass player who jams with him everyday is looking at him like holy shit

[@dannydunn4774]

Jelly Jelly right haha!

[@owenmccormick6147]

Jelly Jelly I think his band members were worried about him. With the cocaine he was playing a hundred and fifty miles an hour! Usually after a concert his clothes were dripping with sweat! I bet his fingers were literally thrashed

[@Artuitus]

I was thinking the same thing. THe guy kept looking like 'wtf? Wow.'

[@glenbrierley3037]

I read an interview with his guitar tech who said Stevie would sometimes have to glue his fingertips/callouses back on with super-glue. Search "stevie ray vaughan callouses"

[@kentont8159]

His own brother.

[@IaMaWaKe72]

the way he plays behind his back like its nothing.....my god, this might be the best guitar video ive ever seen

[@aliciacarovini1075]

Tengo 74 años. Cómo le agradezco a mi nieto de 15 que me haga conocer a un grande como éste!!! ❤

[@rayfitz54]

Best live recording in history.

[@annaleonardi6299]

Ray Fitzgerald Amen...Jimi Hendricks stinks and was overrated due to how he died in part....To bad SRV didn't get out of the horrible secular music industry God bless you and yours

[@sethmyers174]

@anna leonardi are you drunk or something?

[@jamesparker9043]

Fact !