First Time Hearing Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'Voodoo Child' Reaction! Guitar Greatness!

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In this video, we explore Stevie Ray Vaughan's iconic cover of "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" from his second album, "Couldn't Stand the Weather" (1984). Vaughan, a devoted admirer of Jimi Hendrix, believed it was crucial for people to hear Hendrix's music. Though he remained faithful to the original, Vaughan infused the track with his unique style, making it his own. Sam Kemp of Far Out magazine and Damian Fanelli of Guitar World both praise Vaughan's ability to smooth out Hendrix’s experimental edges without losing the music’s power or excitement, effectively introducing Hendrix's avant-garde blues to a new generation. Vaughan often performed "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" live, with standout versions included on the albums "Live Alive" (1986) and "Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985" (2001). Join us as we celebrate Vaughan's incredible talent and his heartfelt homage to Hendrix.

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[@amyhulvey5534]

Lol

[@jimchasten9514]

Riveria Paradise. Uniquely beautiful. Check it out. Your welcome.

[@andynaz5631]

Ry Cooder- How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times as These. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJKtq2SVi8ytqpIsi=_cy1hgoIlvQnO5KZ

[@butchgriggs6325]

Jimi said Terry Kath was better than him. Chicago- 25 or 6 to 4 at Wildwood kzbin.info/www/bejne/baakhqKwbM-co8k

[@josephproctor690]

Easy to see music lives inside of Corey Roy, be awesome to sit with him and discuss Music, Life, good beer and whatever else came up.

[@waynemoon5359]

Stevie Ray was once asked about fame. He said "It don't matter much. When you get home you're still the guy who has to take out the garbage".

[@ColonelSpankysLostBattalion]

I can't find that anywhere online. Do you have a link?

[@waynemoon5359]

@@ColonelSpankysLostBattalion I do not. I will keep looking. It seems that I read this years ago on a "Stevie Ray Famous quotes" link. But I checked as many places as I could find, and had no luck. Whether he said this, and whether this is true or not, I don't know. But I read it and wish I could find it again.

[@charlesmarkley220]

All a Long the Watch Tower by Jimi Hendrix. Great musicians learn from other musicians.

[@stephenodonnell8023]

read a great qoute played guitar like it owed him money

[@derjul1981]

@@charlesmarkley220 all along the watchtower by bob dylan and covered by many

[@zyloe2585]

Albert King was once asked is Stevie Ray was the greatest white blues guitarist & he answered, “Stevie ain’t white, he’s just light skinned”.

[@958298bordeaux]

😂😂😂😂

[@longbow77032]

❤

[@VinnyAndrade2010]

❤

[@christianmarler2253]

Only albino musicians are white. (e.g. ⚪Johnny and ⚪Edgar Winter)

[@longbow77032]

The Albert King & SRV album drops next month.

[@joea4133]

Texas Flood Live at El Mocambo is arguably the greatest SRV performance ever. Top 3 live performances ever.

[@DJDOGG31]

Yes that is a must see for you guys. RIP SRV.

[@tonydelapa1911]

Agree 100%. Start with a “Mary Had A Little Lamb” appetizer!

[@tomcurtis8431]

👆🏻

[@srv2217]

THIS

[@Donnagilbert6497]

@@tonydelapa1911yes! From this same 1989 Austin performance!

[@Salguine]

This is the closest any of us will ever get to seeing a human being actually throwing lightning off of his fingertips.

[@martinescott4371]

TOTALLY AGREE !!!

[@billgonzales8978]

Hendrex did it long ago

[@Salguine]

@@billgonzales8978 Stevie was a much better guitar player than Jimi.

[@billgonzales8978]

@@Salguine dreaming

[@BoutTime73]

Stevie was better than Jimi, both were good but, Stevie was that dude.

[@alanbraun1187]

Stevie revered Jimi, before he covered Jimi's songs he asked Al Hendrix for permission. Just a class act. RIP SRV

[@familyheissinger5833]

I think Jimi’s family even gave him one of Jimi’s pedals to use!

[@daryldecamp6295]

That’s the way it should have been. You know I don’t know who plays this song best

[@danielviney]

Met Al Hendrix in Blaine Washington at a Rikki Hendrix gig in 2003. Class act! RIP Stevie Al and Jimi!

[@christianmarler2253]

@@daryldecamp6295 There is no best, only greatness.

[@PaulImprota]

“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,” Eric Clapton said.

[@Teachering]

So true.

[@petem.3719]

I hate to say it, but he was at his peak during his performance at the El Macambo. I don't think he would have been that good under any other circumstances. I can't imagine him being any better.

[@bigmike2464]

@@petem.3719 Once he got sober, he was even better

[@petem.3719]

@bigmike2464 I dunno. In some personally important ways, I suppose. But he never quite managed to top that performance.

[@carmelladangelo4881]

Top echelon. The Master.

[@jimhall8979]

You are watching the single greatest live guitar performance in the history of music. No computer enhancement, nothing but a virtuoso walking out, plugging in and killing it. Period

[@TheoCapteijn-kh8nj]

Frank Zappa

[@cmc2234]

@@TheoCapteijn-kh8nj Who??

[@Brough1111]

Agree

[@michaelweiler432]

Prince

[@kevinthrift9655]

This was an Austin City Limits performance, I believe.

[@jamesepler4297]

Stevie cleaned up his life and devoted his life to Christ. God snatched him up and took him home. That helicopter crash makes us cry and miss Stevie Ray Vaughan but the Lord said enough. Rest with the Lord Jesus Stevie.

[@raymcarthur3870]

Well said, when your job is done you go home!

[@thesho21]

I heard god needed a lead guitar player and wouldn't settle for anything but the best.

[@alanbraun1187]

BULL SHIT! It was a ride that he shouldn't have been on! SRV had been clean for a few years and he had so much more to give!

[@marthaz]

Now that you've had a primer, you probably are ready to see him in the live performance of "Texas Flood"😉👍☺️💕

[@karenfryberger4260]

"...at El Mocambo" - important to note. That performance has to be seen / heard to be believed.

[@rabbithowls71]

I have seen it many many times, still not ready.😂

[@johnmedvick8731]

Yes. This is just a SRV Primer.

[@herbtaylor4493]

Gives me chills every time i see texas flood

[@marthaz]

@@herbtaylor4493 me too. "superhuman" gift/ability.

[@PastarocketS-sb7nk]

I know that the guitar playing is insane but the rest of the band is absolutely ridiculously awesome!

[@Teachering]

You are so right!! By the way, Tommy Shannon, Stevie's bass player, recorded a whole lot with the late, great Johnny Winter in the early days.

[@BruceMusto]

Chris Layton, Stevie's drummer is currently playing with Kenny Wayne Shepherd who is excellent also.

[@PastarocketS-sb7nk]

​@@BruceMustoYes, Chris has got those 🥁 sounding ultra tight.

[@PastarocketS-sb7nk]

​@Teachering Tommy was definitely on🔥 the night this was recorded

[@sinisajelicic3875]

Brutal...

[@russellgtyler8288]

Jimi invented it. Stevie Ray perfected it.

[@kennycab3374]

Hendrix was so original with it, perfecting it does not make it better. Stevie Ray is legendary in his own right.

[@827dusty]

Nope. Jimi the man.

[@cmdrdredd]

@@827dusty Even Jimi would give props and would today be impressed by guys that take things beyond what he could have imagined.

[@jeraldjosey]

Both are great both two different styles

[@KingKull1971]

​​@cmdrdredd no one has ever taken it that far.

[@patrickkihn]

I like that you guys don’t interrupt the track, talk over it just a little, and give your reaction afterward. It shows respect for the material.

[@leifcarlsen3735]

Hell yes

[@paulboserup463]

Before he passed; and before they passed; Stevie played with many of the Blues masters; and they were always in awe of him. Vice versa, of course.👍

[@kevinsmith4429]

B.B. King called HIM the greatest guitarist he'd ever seen.

[@brianroyster7510]

Albert King called him his white son.

[@Erniethebear]

He was just overflowing with so much talent, he could afford to step out of the way and let the other players shine. So classy.

[@richardmckinnon8791]

Remember to he used 13 gauge strings he had awesome hands strength 💪 higher # harder to play

[@mztweety1374]

SRV brought voodoo child into the 80s

[@jpman9795]

As far as I'm concerned, he was the baddest cat to ever walk the earth with a guitar in his hands.

[@david-j1r9m]

Eric Clapton once said Stevie Ray was the best blues guitar player ever.

[@egbfritz]

@@HS-hr5wpyikes

[@rickrowley3308]

BB King said SRV had a "flow" nobody else had

[@tomslick2058]

Albert King said he could do better. Stevies face dropped.

[@BlueRidgeRider]

Clapton called Stevie a genius. When he was learning he would play until his fingers bled and then superglue them so he could keep going. They were playing a last ditch concert in Switzerland. If they didn’t get a record deal then they were calling it quits. David Bowie heard him. He hired him to play on his Let’s Dance record. Suddenly, success! But Stevie had a serious drug problem. He missed recording sessions and concerts. He was headed for oblivion. Then one day he quit drugs, alcohol and his wife. No rehab, cold turkey. Never relapsed. Suddenly everyone wanted him. He had to get from one gig to the next, by helicopter. It didn’t end well. 😢

[@egbfritz]

@@tomslick2058 good thing there’s an album with Albert and Stevie

[@whiteroses47]

Stevie Ray was a humble guy, didn't read music but was blessed with a God-given talent. He oozed in passion and emotion. So sad he died so young. He is the GOAT!!!!

[@boffo63]

I met him a few times. Absolutely the most humble person in the world.

[@Stevieray55]

Exactly 100

[@Stevieray55]

But don't be so sure bout death

[@jerrypass7135]

You're witnessing the greatest guitarist to ever breathe oxygen. PERIOD!!!

[@darlenelewis906]

🔥🔥🔥🎸🎸🎸

[@williamsporing1500]

In this genre, absolutly. There will NEVER be another Stevie.

[@gib59er56]

Only the bues players Jerry. I saw SRV 3 times and one of the shows was New Years Eve. at the old Ritz in the city . I had my elbows on the stage cuz you knew that you would not be taken out unless you fought with someone. His sweat was smacking me all night. Loved SRV and I remember the night he died too. There is no "best" because music ain`t a sport and nobody is keeping score. At that level you have masters with a different style . What makes you feel is what counts my friend!

[@whiteypiraro6242]

Zappa!! #1, Roy Clark #2 by talent

[@mandilynn24]

❤❤❤ amen! ❤❤❤

[@latintraveler1152]

I've played guitar for over 40 years. To guitar players he's like Mozart. No one played like him. A one of a kind, at a level so far ahead of any guitar player I've ever heard. Technically I can't play with his speed and touch, it's so amazing difficult to comprehend.

[@Capnamerica84]

Lenny- El Mocambo Life without you - Capitol Theatre Texas Flood-El Mocambo Riviera Paradise Little Wing- El Mocambo

[@Donnagilbert6497]

Yes! Riviera Paradise from Austin 1989! Love these suggestions!

[@keithr-xj7zx]

Don't like the Capitol Theater concert because he was in the height of his addictions and he looked really bad. It was sad too see him like that. 😢

[@MikeMorley-o3h]

Little Sister when he breaks a string and doesn't miss a beat

[@delightschwartz2155]

​@@Donnagilbert6497yes, Riviera Paradise is so chill yet intense. Totally different from Voodoo Child... but the same otherworldly genius.

[@wprobe]

Thanks for letting the song play most reactions stop it in the best parts SRV was the best

[@kellyw1648]

The only performer who could take a Jimmy Hendrix song and make it his own. RIP SRV!

[@bryanslusser1072]

Agreed !

[@treeless62]

I introduced my oldest son, now 27, to Stevie Ray Vaughn when he was just 7. Maybe 30 seconds into Voodoo Child he excitedly told me "Dad, he sings with his guitar!" I smiled back in agreement. All music makes me smile and improves my day. Great music makes me happiER

[@DianeLake-sw3ym]

Children see and know what we cannot. They know.

[@barryhall5125]

Raising that boy right! I went to a Styx concert a couple years back with my buddy and his 19 year old daughter. At one point I tore my attention from the stage and watched her singing every word of Come Sail Away! So proud of her and her dad. Knowing that the legacy of great music carries on.

[@nickshaw6085]

Oh man, props for passing SRV down to your son! That's just beautiful.

[@brumleytown1882]

There were hundreds of thousands of us banging on 6 string guitars growing up and somehow it took every one of us to end up with just one Stevie ray Vaughan.

[@TheDivayenta]

Voodoo Child is a Jimi Hendrix song! He worshipped Jimi. “ Texas Flood” is incredible. The great Tommy Shannon on bass- who used to back the other genius Texas Blues artist: Johnny Winter. Theres fabulous video of one of the kings of the blues , Albert King, mentoring and jamming with Stevie. The old masters loved him dearly.

[@user-qr8ki8ue4i]

Albert King melts like butter. Just love his style. Neither is better than the other.

[@andrewtims9524]

And he is using Jim's old effects pedal which jimi gave to stevie's older brother to complete the circle

[@gary24752]

Hendrix may have written it but Vaughn took it to a whole new level.

[@sambaza2_254]

You guys, I grew up in a mud house in Kenya. No electricity. No TV. We had a small radio with shortwave receiving BBC from London. I listened to SRV once and got blown away. I think I saw him on tv 10 years later. When you say you didn't know who this "dude'' was, it breaks my heart.

[@theresaneeds4514]

This got you ready for Texas Flood

[@TC-Guitar]

The best cover of any song, ever. B.B. King said once that Stevie was a gift, that we were all blessed with for a little while 😎

[@chunkyd5880]

He also told him that he should change from 11 gauge strings to lighter 9 gauge strings. BB said "You don't have to work so hard." Stevie never did. He thought heavy strings sounded better.

[@acemodez3169]

Stevie didn't play guitar, he was actually possessed by it and the guitar played him

[@Daddy-ge2ni]

There's only 2 men to walk this earth that could ever play this song. Jimi and Stevie.

[@CS-wt5wl]

One of the wah wah pedals SRV used once belonged to Jimi Hendrix. Saw him live in 1986.❤No words to describe the greatness.

[@williamsporing1500]

Saw him a couple times. The guy was amazing.

[@DouglasSnodgrass]

Did not know that. I saw him twice

[@gloriasueb]

@CS-wt5wl That thing about the wawa pedal is an urban legend, but there is an interesting story behind it.

[@williamsporing1500]

@@gloriasueb nope, he actually had one of hendrixs’ vox V486 on his board

[@gloriasueb]

@@williamsporing1500 not according to his autobiography

[@donmordecai3572]

I'm a 68 yr old Studio Musician & It took Me months to learn & play that song! The joy is in the Audience reaction.

[@minigirl6839]

A true Texas legend right there. He is so loved that we actually have a statue of him in Austin. Nobody compares to Stevie Ray. Nobody. I will say this though, if y'all dont watch Jeff Healey and Stevie Ray Vaughan " Look at Little Sister", y'all will be missing a performance of a lifetime. Not to mention," Texas Flood-Live at El Mocambo ". Both performances will have you standing on your feet. Definitely standing ovation performances. Oh, Jeff Healey was blind, so he used a different style/technique to play. Treat yourselves and watch it even if you don't react to it. 👌💯

[@arise2945]

Healey rips some lick out there in that performance and SRV himself does a double take. Sad that they are both gone far too early.

[@minigirl6839]

@arise2945 Absolutely! Stevie Ray was in awe that night! Jeff was on fire ! We're all fortunate that someone videoed that and put it on the internet so we could witness it!

[@PastarocketS-sb7nk]

Yes sir, I know the statue you speak of. It is next to the river. I used to live in Laporte, TX. I've visited Austin a dozen or more times. I enjoyed visiting Austin every time I've gone. I wish I had been able to see the real Stevie instead of his statue. My wife enjoyed visiting the food truck park. I personally loved visiting Home Slice Pizza 🍕 on S. Congress Ave. Maria Maria was a spot we always stopped at, hoping Carlos Santana would be in town. Never saw him there. Was glad I got to visit as many times as I did. I'm living in Florida now so I don't know if I'll ever get back to Austin, but I hope that I will one day.

[@pdxfun4888]

Black folk always…always gas people up when they feel the person giving it up. Never fails to bring me joy to see people acknowledging a soulful performer. Thank you guys for sharing and being complimentary to a fantastic guitarist. 1st time here but dig ya’ll

[@Martin.Wilson]

SRV's performances were so mesmerizing that it's quite easy to overlook just what a powerhouse band that Double Trouble were. A big shout out to the guys who were able to keep up with SRV's crazy riffs.

[@larrymcdermott9087]

You fellows need to review Stevie Ray Vaughns "Tin Pan Alley!" Beyond FIRE!! That man has Soul, Jazz, R&B, and Country-Rock wrapped up in a burrito!!! God rest his Soul!!!

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

Props to the drummer and bass. He plays this slightly differently every time and they just play along and keep the beat.

[@robertarena6731]

Hands down. Probably the greatest to ever live

[@PRGidaro]

He is the greatest guitarists there was. He can play the guitar behind his back better than most can play in front. Watch more of his stuff.

[@billgonzales8978]

I saw Hendrex live? the true guitar God.

[@SmokesLetsGoBud]

@@billgonzales8978 1. No you didn't 2. Even if you did no one cares 3. Several guitarists are definitely at Jimi's level at this point

[@billgonzales8978]

@@SmokesLetsGoBud you are a FOOL.

[@cmc2234]

@@billgonzales8978 So what? I can watch all the live recordings of Hendrix right here on youtube over and over in current time to see/hear how good he actually was rather than go by a 55 year old memory when they were drunk, stoned and tripping at a concert back in 1969. Same as I can watch any live recorded SRV show and clearly see that Stevie Ray Vaughan was light years beyond what Jimi Hendrix ever was.

[@billgonzales8978]

@@cmc2234 your dreaming pal steveie was great

[@blcklivesmatter5114]

When I die the one thing I'm going to miss is Stevie playing this.

[@paulrblodgett1887]

If you're a believer....he will be waiting up there with that old, beat up guitar playing it as you enter the gates of heaven.

[@blcklivesmatter5114]

@@paulrblodgett1887 Jammin with Jimi,

[@212x3]

"Mary had a little lamb" from this concert. Also, "Texas Flood" live at El Mocambo.

[@DJDOGG31]

Also “Couldn’t Stand the Weather” is a must see from this Austin City Limits concert.

[@ddmau7995]

I was down at " LEGENDS" in Chicago waiting in line for Stevie, Jeff Healey,& Eric Clapton to show up after their concert in Wisconsin. The Hilton on Michigan Avenue had a helicopter pad on the roof where they were supposed to land .BBKing was in the house ,place was jammed to capacity so I asked the bouncer about chances of getting in, he said " not likely " so I went to " Fitzgeralds " and saw the "RADIATORS" fom New Orleans. I discovered that the FOG was what brought down SRV's chopper! Supposedly SRV asked Clapton if he wanted to ride fortunately Eric told him thanks Ill wait for the next chopper! The fog was so bad they grounded the rest .Rumor has it that the pilot never should've flown that fateful nite .

[@irmacavazos8186]

My twin sons took me to see SRV'S statue and we took pictures. I am almost 83 and I love his talent! I listen to his music everyday.❤😊

[@gary9426]

Jimi would be proud! R.I.P. Stevie 🙏🔥

[@deannacrownover3]

Stevie Ray Vaughan started playing his guitar under his mentor, Albert King when he was 9 years old. Stevie Ray is the quintessential blues guitarist. I saw him at the Ocean center in Daytona in 87 with Gregg allman. It was like being struck by lightning!

[@827dusty]

say what?

[@deannacrownover3]

@@827dusty What did you not understand? Check out "Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan in Session". It finally got uploaded to youtube. I've had it on DVD for years. I was an Albert King fan long before Stevie Ray became known. He talks about their first meetings and jam sessions in that recording.

[@gloriasueb]

@@deannacrownover3 SRV was playing guitar long before he met Albert King. Read his biography. And it was BB King not Albert, although he did play with both

[@Melanie-qm6hs]

He is actually practising voodoo here. Mesmerising, hypnotic unbelievable talent!! LOVE SRV ❤

[@GBeret83]

"Stevie was an endless, open channel that music just poured out of. He made people who'd never touched a guitar in their life want to pick one up and start playing, and he made those of us who'd played live onstage with him before want to quit.".............Eric Clapton

[@robinjayne937]

SRV was one of the most impressive musicians I ever saw live! His career was short, but he made a mark on the music world in that short time that will never be forgotten. I'm more than shocked that two of you know nothing about him. RIP Stevie.

[@chrisdurham6517]

Stevie Ray saved me from the 80s, blazing through mediocrity; I got to see him at Universal Amphitheatre in '84. He died when I was in the Army, less than a month after we arrived in Saudi for Desert Shield. One of those folks that I never met that I miss to this day. Awesome, uninterrupted reaction. You guys got a subscriber.

[@chrisdurham6517]

@@HS-hr5wp Thank you - it was my pleasure. Especially looking back three decades down the road. I got to hang out with the best folks in the world.

[@catotjernstad331]

Kind of strange, isn't it, missing people we never met and did'nt have a close relationship with..?! Feel you though and it goes deep. I never met Jeff Buckley, I "saw the light" listening to his album Grace, could not wait for the next, and while recording it he passed away at the age of 30. I still mourn him more than 27 years later, because he "spoke to me" and was a songwriter and a singer with a voice that was so elevating ..! What a loss when SRV, JB and other "heavenly" musicians left this earthly existence way too early.

[@Dakota-g90-s7q]

I'm 73 his guitar playing will never fade !!!

[@MrDeadstu]

I remember the day SRV died, me and my friends were devastated. Anything from the Live at the El Mocambo Club is fire. I suggest "Texas Flood" - his playing will continue to blow your minds. Have fun.

[@unholydriver4987]

I'm 60 years old, so I've seen a lot of greats die too soon. SRV's death is the only one that truly broke my heart.

[@sylviapotter6328]

Stevie Ray Vaughan was a legend who I've always thought was very underrated and never got the recognition he deserved. He was born in Dallas Texas on October 3,1954, he has a brother named Jimmie Vaughan who is 3 yrs older then Stevie and Jimmie got an electric guitar when he was 10 yrs old, Jimmie had a band called The Fabulous Thunderbirds but he never achieved the success Stevie did. Stevie would play Jimmie's guitar whenever Jimmie left the house, when Stevie was 7 yrs old he got a toy guitar for his birthday, even though it was a toy guitar Stevie taught himself how to play Wine Wine Wine by Stick McGhee and Thunderbird by The Night Caps ON A TOY 😮. Stevie joined a band called The Chantones when he was 10 yrs old and had his first gig at a roller rink so Jimmie gave Stevie his electric guitar. Stevie put a band together in 1977 called The Triple Threat Reuve with Lou Ann Barton singing and drummer Chris Layton joined The Triple Threat Reuve on September 10,1978, when Lou Ann left the band on Nov 24,1979 Stevie took over vocals and in 1980 Stevie changed the name to Double Trouble. Tommy Shannon Stevie's basses met Stevie while Stevie was still in school, they were both in a band called Krackerjack, Tommy Shannon joined Double Trouble on June 23,1981 and on June 7,1985 Reese Wynans joined Double Trouble and they were with Stevie until his death. Stevie's career only span 7yrs but in that 7yrs Stevie accomplished so much starting with the release of his album Texas Flood on June 13,1983, Stevie received 6 Grammys, 5 W.C.Handy National Blues Award and 10 Austin Music Awards. Stevie was the first musician to be inducted into The Austin Music Hall Of Fame in 2000 he was inducted into The Blues Hall Of Fame and in 2015 was inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. On December 13 1983 Austin City Limits video was voted Guitar Player Magazine's Best New Talent, Best Electric Blues Guitar Player and Best Guitar Album with Texas Flood he along with Jeff Beck are the only Triple Award Guitarist ever. On November 18,1984 Stevie won a W.C.Handy National Blues Award, Entertainer Of The Year and Instermental Of The Year, he was the first white man to win either. When Stevie started playing this song he was using a wah-pedal that belonged to Jimi Hendrix so there are stories out there claiming Stevie talked to Hendrix family but unfortunately he never met them. Jimmie Vaughan said he was playing a venue that Jimi Hendrix was playing too, Jimi Hendrix asked Jimmie Vaughan if he could use his Wah-pedal and Jimi Hendrix broke it so Hendrix gave Jimmie Vaughan one of his. People also say that Stevie said Hendrix was the biggest influence in his life which shocked me since it was his brother Jimmie who gave him his first electric guitar and help him on his way to music so it was Jimmie he always said was his biggest influence and then all the great Blues artists (Albert King was Stevie's Godfather). On August 26,1990 Stevie went to East Troy Wisconsin to open 2 shows for Eric Clapton at The Alpine Valley Music Theater along with Robert Clay, Buddy Guy and his brother Jimmie Vaughan, Jimmie said Stevie came down from his hotel room and told Jimmie and the band he had a weird dream that he died and he was looking down at all these people crying but even though he was dead he felt at peace. After Eric Clapton's last performance on August 27,1990 Stevie, along with the others went on stage with Eric Clapton and the last song Stevie would ever play was Sweet Home Chicago by Robert Johnson. On August 27,1990 Stevie boarded a helicopter that crashed into the side of a mountain right after takeoff and everyone on board were killed instantly, the pilot had just failed his test on using the gages for that helicopter, he never flew at night or in foggy weather and he never flew that helicopter. Sorry I did it again I went to long but I'm a SRV fan since I met him at a show in Tennessee, all the info I have is straight from interviews with Stevie, Jimmie and the the band.

[@lelandevans182]

...and to add a personal experience: Stevie used to frequent the movie theatre where I worked (UA Cine in Dallas). I met him twice there (circa 1987-89), but it was the first time that I was star-struck. I was the "ticket tearer," so when he handed me his ticket, I said, "You're Stevie Ray Vaughn!" He was so unaffected by stardom and down-to-earth that he replied, Yeah, thanks for being a fan." My coworker got his autograph for her brother, who subsequently lost it. Strangely enough, my coworker and I have now been married 33 years.

[@sherylstone8804]

I can't count how many times I've seen this and I still can't look away from his playing.😱 Stevie was a good person and a humble person for sure.

[@user-qr8ki8ue4i]

His playing won our minds. His humility won our souls.

[@docbrian2573]

OMG. You didn't know Stevie Ray Vaughan? "Little Wing" is the holy grail for so many blues & rock guitarists, and SRV's rendition is one of the best ever, along with the version by Jimi Hendrix.

[@pixelrancher]

Guitarist Joe Bonamassa was asked to open for B.B. King when he was just 12 years old and started his own band shortly after that. His rendition of Etta James' "I'd Rather Go Blind" with Beth Hart on vocals will bring a tear to your eye. Live in Amsterdam.

[@anthonygilvin8000]

I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SEE HIM LIVE FEB. 17 1987 AT LOUISVILLE PALACE IN LOUISVILLE KY. TO A MUSICIAN IT WAS LIFE ALTERING.

[@bigdaddymojo2005]

The Double Trouble backing band...CONSTANTLY , EXPERTLY following SRV's Changes....He's known for NEVER playing the same song twice...EVERY Musician is Top Notch here.

[@noother964]

Those guys were always tight!

[@chunkyd5880]

@@noother964 Hell yes. They knew each other better than they knew themselves

[@JuanCardenas-]

I was a hot night in Austin . I was glad i got to see Stevie proform . A true Legend . He is truly missed .

[@jhas727]

Stevie Wounder and Bonnie Raitt sang at his funeral. His version on Superstition it awesome.

[@conniehorton1981]

Yes and Jackson Browne sang with them.

[@classic_sci_fi]

I was lucky enough to see him live. Unforgettable.

[@scotthey567]

Texas Flood live at the El Mocambo has to be the next SRV reaction.

[@karenfryberger4260]

Absolutely.

[@nicolediamond93]

💯

[@hamacus]

I was blessed to see SRV live in concert. Words can't begin to explain the experience. Two plus hours of being plugged in to a high voltage socket is close. R.I.P. 🐐

[@patrickarts9091]

Texas Flood live at El Mocombo. Best ever.

[@fernandomartinez5812]

Nah dog, Austin City Limits. Priceless!!

[@robreuler144]

SRV what a loss RIP. I remember being overseas when I heard of his passing, I was shocked, and heartbroken.

[@raymondpadilla7919]

TEXAS FLOOD AT EL MOCAMBO WILL BLOW YOUR MIND.... YOU'LL SEE SOMETHING YOU'VE PROBABLY NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND PROBABLY NEVER SEE AGAIN.

[@leoc3492]

I love that you guys listen to the whole thing and then make your comments. Too many people hit pause too often. Thanks guys!

[@JerseyBA62]

His greatest guitar performance is life without you live from the capitol theater.you won't be disappointed.

[@user-qr8ki8ue4i]

That's a great one, too.

[@Mr.XYZ6775]

Stevie had a constant guitar playing flow like no other. I remember that day. I lived in Rockford Illinois and driving to Milwaukee Monday morning on my way to work up highway 43. All of a sudden police cars, nice car, and limousine were passing me going more than 100 mph. Later that day I heard about the helo crash. God bless his soul. 🙏👼

[@mitzifrancis9843]

Loved seeing your reaction. I love this man! ❤ The performance of Texas Flood at the El Mocambo is an absolute MUST! Watching Stevie Ray Vaughan live is always your best bet. Anything else from this 1989 Austin City Limits concert is gonna impress you, but just a few of my favorites... - Mary Had a Little Lamb (yes, you have to experience what Stevie and band can do with a nursery rhyme) - Riviera Paradise - Cold Shot - Crossfire - Tightrope - Couldn't Stand the Weather Please watch Stevie with one of his inspirations, Johnny Copeland, performing Tin Pan Alley at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Another iconic performance. Many other commenters will add great ideas I'm certain. There are just so many to choose from!

[@mikeryan4808]

Stevie Ray Vaughan / Live at Carnegie Hall, give this album a try....enjoy!!!

[@arthurtaylor8170]

Stevie goes right into your soul. RIP

[@umpdaddy1]

Stevie Ray is a great of a player that has ever been. Nobody was better, maybe as good but not better. He was at one with his instrument. Texas Flood live at Mocambo is amazing, One of the finest live performances ever captured on video.

[@kennybeal2391]

Stevie was the kind of man who had nothing bad to say about people. But when he found a player/singer he would pick them up and take them with him in music and help lead them. He would say that man is real. He could feel it.

[@edwardcapobianco2975]

Corey Roy is devestated by that ferocious playing! Speechless brothers! I’ve seen him live 4 times and hundreds of videos and I’m speechless too!

[@kenbo1512]

Saw Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble in 1986 at the Illinois State Fair. Had not previously heard of him but was invited by a friend. SRV was awesome and I had the best time. Saw him again live with Jeff Beck in St. Louis.

[@tonybarwick5248]

Any song from the show at the elmacombo 1983 ! You will be amazed! ! ! Albert king shows ! Any of his shows really! he is great !

[@speezbortzappfing3r224]

Not only did play extremely well, he also added to each song his amazing stage presence and style

[@michaeldubya]

Witnessed SRV circa 1975 at a now gone but not forgotten venue in downtown Houston. He was in his 20’s and raw, yet there was something in the way he covered blues classics. Fast forward to 1982, while serving in the USAF was stationed in southern Italy, went to the Montreux Jazz Festival in France with a bunch of my friends. SRV was playing, the European jazz snobs weren’t exactly prepared for Texas style electric blues and reflected displeasure in his performance. I was blown away, SRV’s skill had grown immensely. In the crowd was a rocker named David Bowie (his genre was considered “Glam Rock”). Bowie was very impressed, got SRV to play on his next album, “Let’s Dance”. This opened the door to recording contracts, the rest is history. I’m a baas play and Tommy Shannon of Double Trouble might be one of the best as well. His bass lines complimented SRV’s style. BTW, SRV always stated his big brother Jimmie was the better player.

[@davidgipson906]

The great thing about Stevie Ray Vaughan is he took a Hendrix song and added things to it that you can’t even tell. It sounds like Hendrix wrote it all.

[@highendservicesbarrieont8347]

Yup...SRV.....still hardly to be believed. Many miss you Stevie😢😢

[@nancy9891]

Stevie Ray got permission from Jimi’s father before performing this song. He loved Jimi Hendrix and patterned his style after him. This performance has a lot of Jimi with Stevie adding his continuity to the song and made it his own. RIP Stevie who died in a helicopter crash and RIP to Jimi Hendrix the king of acid blues rock 🎸🎸🎼🎸🎸

[@caroleenthompson2289]

I used to dance to stevie and band playing in a small bar in south austin... we all sweat, danced... the night away. Stevie was soaked... no stopping that flow through... ❤❤❤❤

[@mamaflush9945]

RIP: SRV 💔🔥🎸U R Missed Big SRV fan...here yeah, we lost him at the tender age of 35 yrs. old. Anytime, I listen to a song by SRV, I think about how much music we were cheated out of hearing, due to the crash. And yet I'm very grateful we were blessed with what we have from him. Stevie Ray music career began around the early 80's but his mainstream success and short-lived commercial success only spanned over about 7 years. He started out in clubs around Austin TX. He has an older brother named Jimmie Vaughan Jr. who was also a Texas bluesman. He had his own band and was quite successful...not as big as SRV but he still had a loyal fan base same as SRV had his loyal fans also. I'd like to suggest another one of his songs, if interested. "Stevie Ray Vaughan Texas Flood (Live at the El Mocambo)" (by the channel: Stevie Ray Vaughan) FunFact: Stevie Ray broke guitar strings all the time, keep an eye out for how often he has help changing guitars in the middle of a performance. And He never misses a beat, Incredible skills! Anyway, like I said I'm a SRV fan. lol I read that Stevie Ray had said Jimmi Hendrix was one of his guitar heroes along with Albert King. SRV is considered one of the greatest Texas bluesmen of all time. Always enjoy rocking with you guys. Thanks for sharing. peace out~

[@ZyggyZero]

I think there’s a recorded version of Austin City Limits where he breaks/changes a string during Hendrix’s 3rd Stone From the Sun.

[@rtwhitson3]

I'm not sure where you gentlemen were going with this, but Jimi passed when I was in high school. My God how we loved him. I wrote my own poem about my heartbreak over his loss. Years later, SRV arrived. He immediately demonstrated his devotion to Jimi, yet with no slavish imitation. He made a whole new imprint on the style. How can two heroes be taken as young as they were?

[@snakeinthegrass7443]

1) Finally a song Olli really likes 2) A song that Fenom didn't really know but still heard the riff before WT... and 3) A song that left Corey speechless It's like hitting the trifecta at the track!!! Hell yeah fellas! And you will love this rabbit hole. So many great live performances to see even though his fame was pretty short lived. You must see his "Texas Flood" performance from the El Macombo next before moving on to his epic duos with some folks that had a little fame, like say, BB KING and friends, Johnny Copeland, Jeff Healy, Albert King and on and on. If you guys can handle Texas Flood I think it'll be safe to proceed.🤣🤣

[@user-qr8ki8ue4i]

Yes! All of this. Olli's head even moved.

[@MickeyTavella]

I'm glad you guys enjoyed that. I saw SRV live at the Philadelphia Spectrum in 1986

[@jttripp5061]

Nothing better than Stevie Ray, but watch the sound check video of him. Maybe the coolest thing Ive ever seen.

[@SisterMaryElephant]

I have several versions of "Hangnails and Boogers".. Apparently it was a favorite song of his at sound checks :)

[@stevehildebrandt6921]

I tell you. I really appreciate it when maybe it's not your kind of music but you give it a chance. Thank you. I appreciate you for doing that. And I appreciate your thoughts and your opinions guys are awesome

[@mariejustme]

I hate y’all have missed the greatness of SRV all these years but I’m delighted to watch y’all experience him for the first time. Definitely do Texas Flood Live at El Mocambo. It’s a banger and will blow your minds. For me, Stevie is the GOAT. 🤟🏼

[@jefftaylor4707]

Almost forgot why I love Stevie,but felt like I was hearing him for the first time again. Corey Roy,s joy was like a trip down memory lane. Lots of great stuff to discover now bruv,his legacy is out there just waiting to mess up people's heads. The Guitarist's guitarist. Sorely missed by many of us Old codgers. R.I.P.

[@glennburch1081]

My heart sinks every time I think of SRV and everything else he had yet to give. Another icon gone way too early at 36 years of age (Aug 27, 1990), RIP SRV. There is a fascinating book published in 2019 entitled SRV TEXAS FLOOD The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan by Alan Paul and Andy Aledorf..... a riveting read.The music just flowed thru him seemlessly, never having to think about what was next..... it was just there, at all times! Must listens: Pride and Joy, Leave My Little Girl Alone, Couldn’t Stand The Weather, Little Wing, Ain’t Gonna Give Up On Love, Blues At Sunrise (With Albert King). Great reaction guys, TY.

[@FrankKlatt-l2d]

I watched it a thousand times,and it still gives me goosebumbs....

[@johnmedvick8731]

SRV belongs in a class by himself.

[@curtisbarbour7817]

He IS a class all his own

[@ricksteen935]

You are about to run down a rabbit hole that you won’t come out of!!! Thank you so much for bringing back the memories!

[@4yules]

thats a jimi hendrix cover song...what a tribute ..

[@Citizenesse8]

Stevie Ray Vaughan is my favorite guitarist. And there are a lot of absolutely phenomenal guitarist out there but he's in a class all of his own. He was such an humble talented man who had just finally gotten his life together. You all need to do the song Couldn't Stand the Weather next. Corey and Fenom, we are about the same age and I was very aware of Stevie Ray Vaughan. I'm glad that you all are here and aware now. Welcome.

[@jennifergreene6828]

Stevie Ray is the only one when he plays Jimi's song he does it justice nobody can play like them two

[@paulncott4587]

You need to listen to Gary Moore; Blues for Jimi. Both SRV and GM wipe the floor with Hendrix.

[@TheDivayenta]

They’re in heaven jamming together now!

[@davidburleson4812]

Ya'll need to do a deep dive into his entire catalog of music. There are several prominent guitar players that when he first came out, said that they almost laid down their guitars because of how good he was. Every guitar player listened in awe when he played.

[@BBCoachNash]

Got to see SRV in Denver about 1 month before he died. He played lead guitar for Joe Cocker and the came out and played his concert. A night I'll never, ever forget!!!!

[@squarefellow1]

Saw Stevie two times in Chicago . I'm glad I did. It was other worldly. The force coming out of that guitar you could feel on another planet. He didn't do a copy of Voodoo Childe he made it his own.He some place in the universe playing with Jimi .back by a host of soul angels . Never forget .

[@cherylwoodward]

Stevie Ray was larger than life but was only 5’5” tall. He played like a giant. I saw him live in the early 80s and I think he was not clean at that time, but he got his act together and was really gaining some notoriety in the years before he died. He was doing a concert with Eric Clapton and Robert Cray and the story goes that there was space at the last minute on a helicopter that he decided to take since it was leaving earlier than his. It crashed and all were killed on board. I remember it clearly because I was on the way to a friend’s funeral when it came across the radio. At first they speculated that it was Clapton’s helicopter but was later confirmed it was his. Such a sad day all around.

[@tjmasson1013]

My GOAT. 🐐. Never be another SRV