UNREAL!!!!! | Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood (from Live at the El Mocambo)(REACTION!!)

[@lildevil5283]

Stevie wasn’t white, Stevie wasn’t black, Stevie was blue.

[@davidbird8828]

True that last comment he was stevie

[@UncleBuckysOutdoorAdventures]

YUP

[@jackiefranklin6717]

Little more music, little less talking

[@josemendez5995]

Stevie was a smurf?

[@goldenorchid833]

i really love your comment

[@pimark69]

When Stevie finished playing, the guitar needed a cigarette.

[@wickedfisher6451]

Beautiful!

[@214ESTILO]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@wecallitlife]

😄🚬

[@anitraharrisbickham383]

It's Brilliant 😄

[@teddyabearo1066]

You notice there's hardly any varnish left on some of his Guitar faces? Grinder, yea!

[@aussierhino471]

Who else was waiting for Leo's reaction when SRV swung the guitar behind his back?

[@barbarascotto3873]

🙋‍♀️

[@emc2614]

You knew he was gonna blow a gasket

[@twoking10]

Yeah, I had seen his reaction vids before. This guy is cool. Excitable and VERY likeable. so... yes, you know he is going to bust a nut when SRV throws it behind his back. LMAO.

[@alohajim9534]

Every time he starts to do that, I ask my "Why dose he do that? The man has NOTHING to prove. " I always come to the same conclusion. Why? " just, because, he can " I miss you SRV.

[@normaburress2327]

Me

[@BSRC318]

No autotune, no super computer to rearrange the music, pure talent. No artist today can come close to ol SRV!

[@Cromicus99]

BB King once said that I play blues in sentences and Stevie Ray plays in paragraphs

[@dougrussell1926]

He plays better behind his back than 99% can play regular.

[@plainyerget7784]

99.99999%

[@bobbyc3895]

He plays better behind his back than 100% can play regular.

[@mattroxursoul]

that is not true at all man. stop the hyperbole cause it makes you seem insane. you forget the decimals

[@raynavarro7997]

I can't even play air guitar behind my back!

[@philstone3859]

matt reeves , oh Matt, you never saw Stevie live did you?

[@parentalunithector]

It's heartwarming to see people today have the same types of reactions to Stevie Ray that I had 35+ years ago. He was truly special.

[@EE-vo3eh]

I’ll never forget my dad telling me the first time he saw him live, he was there with some friends to see the main band and Stevie just happened to be opening. No one knew or cared who he was until he started playing and when he finished my dad said he wanted to leave and didn’t care to see whoever the headliner was, cause it wasn’t going to top what he just saw/heard

[@dawatcherz]

there's video of him with his mentor frank zappa playing together and you can see stevie pay real good attention, just fantastic

[@deborahsanner4913]

My God we lost such an Amazing talented Man when we lost Stevie!!

[@jasejones9005]

Saw him in houston several times in the late 70's and early 80's best ever

[@tomaleshire4145]

@@jasejones9005 Same here but I was in Austin. Started going to clubs to see Stevie in the late '70s. The last concert I went to was Stevie Ray in '85 on the TEXAS 🇨🇱 Flood tour! RIP to the blues guitar GOAT!💔😢

[@Xcorgi]

When Stevie was a complete unknown, he opened up for B.B King one night with just one song. When it was over, B.B got back on stage and told the crowd “I don’t know about the rest of y’all, but I’m gonna sit back down and watch this young man play the rest of the show”! Yes, this really happened. I read the B.B King interview from an issue of Guitar 🎸 World magazine back in the 80’s.

[@tonyhernandez6450]

I can believe it!! He was truly one of a kind, there has been no one like him since.. no one can understand the greatness, even myself I watch in awe! Like how the hell did he do that, he really lived through his guitar 🎸

[@kesselrunheroj8497]

@@tonyhernandez6450 Also - B.B. was a very generous - old school blues musician - he understood the synergy of give and take between musicians when playing, but also loved music and had no problem sitting down and listening when other talented people where playing- in fact his love of the blues was so strong, that he loved it when someone really impressed him- no doubt B.B. would do thins.

[@GBeret83]

The Devil challenged God to an epic guitar duel. God said he was bringing Stevie, the Devil said he was just kidding! How epic is this performance, my guitar watches this video when I'm not home!

[@chadwiggins5492]

Amen.😂

[@donwaltman4276]

I read this comment somewhere, can't take credit for it," they say Stevie Ray made a deal with the devil, I don't know what SRV got, but the devil got guitar lessons" Epic

[@kaychristensen4394]

😂😂😂

[@saracv2665]

Hallelujah 🙌🙌 Stevie up there Killin it right now!!!🕊️😇🎸👑😍

[@stevebuffinton1094]

Whenever I talked to my Dad about Stevie Ray's death he'd reply with "God wanted him in his band"

[@dehsalabdullayev6872]

Nice answer lmao :D

[@stevebuffinton1094]

@@dehsalabdullayev6872 well his birds and the bees talk to me was "if your gonna screw a chick, wear a rubber,if shes gonna blow you, f*** it", for whatever that's worth.

[@twoking10]

SRV is probably giving guitar lessons in heaven right now. And make no mistake... God is taking notes.

[@lindaloupicard8065]

absolutely he is in the thunderstorms and rain

[@drgwhatsthetruth3783]

Anybody else watching this and found themselves saying, "Wait for it. Wait for it..."?

[@MrVideo123]

Y’all killed me man

[@pampietro8980]

Um, yep.

[@kimberlinibambini1988]

🙋🏻‍♀️

[@clare1061]

I do it all the time with Mr video. Wait for it, wait for it, here comes here comes BAM guitar solo.

[@N0MIKIK0NSTBABYDADDY]

The reaction to the behind the back part is why I watch SRV reactions lately.

[@PedreirodaAmora]

This is a black male at 2 am after 3 joints and a few bong hits, just enjoying somme srv, my man, probably the best reaction I have ever seen

[@jessellis5466]

this is the best comment

[@PedreirodaAmora]

@Dudeman26 no sir, white or black all the same for me

[@haroldbrown6630]

Exactly

[@emilyflotilla931]

66 year old white woman at 9 am, having coffee and about to go to my car to have a morning hit for my fibromyalgia. (Legal in Michigan) Goonna have to rewatch this! Cheers brother!

[@BarbButler]

💗 💖 💘 💝 💟 ☮️

[@gmanwaseverywhere2104]

I believe it was BB King who said that Stevie was the blackest white man he'd ever met. He was... unbelievable. Greatest ever. RIP Stevie.

[@V8Deuce]

Nope, it was Albert King that said it.

[@herrbonk3635]

@@V8Deuce Very racist nontheless :D KZbin has made me understand just how utterly race based peoples tastes and appreciations of music really are. (Never ever though about that when I grew up on jazz, ethnic, classical, and folk music in 1970s Sweden.)

[@subversivelysurreal3645]

Gary R Knuth …part Apache.

[@herrbonk3635]

@@subversivelysurreal3645 Apache indians were 0% african though, even less than europeans :D

[@GreenBayHoss]

@@herrbonk3635 You say it was racist...Stevie embraced the comment.

[@goteamgocrestwoodreddevils1482]

I NEED TO KNOW am I the only one that has watched Mr. Video's, SRV's Texas Flood reaction no less then 100× it puts me in a good mood!

[@tedtrager9560]

After 25 years of watching this performance (had it on VHS back in the day) it still blows me to pieces. Everything is impossible, he can teleport his hand up and down the fretboard with no lag in time, and play a million variations on that pentatonic scale at bionic speed with NO MISTAKES. NO loss in quality when playing behind the back. No resting, no backing off from the intensity, always keeping you in suspense, and just destroying it in every way. Perfect blues singing just make it even more impossible.

[@crashstitches79]

Five notes in the scale (six in the blue scale) and he knows each of them, and all their octaves like they were his lovers.

[@almosthuman4457]

welcome to the club Mr.Video, there are only two kinds of people in this world, SRV fans and people who are just wrong.

[@matthewcall3961]

Almost Human Actually the two are “SRV fans”and “those who haven’t heard him yet”. There’s a 100% conversion rate from the latter to the former once they do.

[@philstone3859]

Yup

[@MRBrien77]

♥️ your comment SRV was definitely a gift to the music industry

[@immortalfae13]

Or they just don't know any better! lol!!

[@pedrolopez8057]

I'm still partial to Jimi though

[@stickyfingers02]

Lol. No one gave you any blues players to warm up to, they just threw the entire kitchen sink at you with Stevie. Greatest blues player ever, imo.

[@MrVideo123]

I promise u I was like wth warm me up first

[@MosaicRose99]

This is also about what kind of person Stevie was. After he got clean and sober, he helped many others along the way. He was liked by so many people as a person as well. The day he was killed, so many other great blues players broke down and cried. B B King said he felt like he lost his own son. RIP Stevie. We love you.....

[@cyrussheets4450]

B.B. King once described SRV as the best black guitarist he ever heard.

[@christopherdawson9570]

The world definitely lost something NEVER to be again when he died!!😒😔😔😔😢😢😢

[@walt1a]

I met Stevie after an AA meeting. I was sitting behind him and turned around and said to me, "you can stay clean brother". He was humble and kind.

[@mikebetts2046]

It's not just a matter of him "playing the guitar behind his back". He was 'killin' it behind his back.

[@lisalittle6059]

I must comment, I have stayed silent until today. I am a 68 year old Hungarian woman that has enjoyed your reactions to new music, by far, the best of all males out there doing these reactions. I never knew they existed until recently and will say not much else has been going on but me watching these videos endlessly with much joy. My son (38) gets quite frustrated when i sing along to these oldies remembering the words 🤣. I really just wanted you to know, I am a fan and can feel your emotion to the core. Stay well, be safe and keep your head to the sky ❤️

[@Prone2Thrill]

you are right when you say Mr. Video is the best by far miss these reactions. He should podcast!

[@threedog8164]

theres an old joke that goes "stevie and the devil made a deal, no one knows what stevie got but the devil got guitar lessons". One of the best guitar players of all time and in my top three, RIP to a legend

[@kathycuster8219]

My top three, in no order; David Gilmour, SRV ,and Eddie Van Halen

[@j.h.lowery7934]

One doesn't listen to Stevie Ray Vaughn, one experiences it.

[@MRBrien77]

Amen to that brother

[@nostrilnick]

I've always said that SRV was the *one* guitar player in all existence that you had to see as well as hear. The motions he made and the sounds that followed just didn't make sense. He was unfuckingbelievable.

[@j.h.lowery7934]

@@nostrilnick Even when you hear his early work, it just pulls you in. Think about it. If Albert Collins, Albert King and BB King let him ist in on seesions, he had something special.

[@Gr8ValUVinDiesel]

This!

[@jesuspaniura2255]

True

[@kathynicholson103]

His older brother once said an interview, "Stevie plays the guitar like he's breaking out of prison"! 🤣😂🔥

[@viralvd77]

Jimmie's no slouch either.

[@marcialavine1272]

@@viralvd77 I'd bet you've seen the video of Stevie and Jimmie playing the double neck, on Pipeline, huh?

[@doloreshamilton6475]

@@marcialavine1272 Hate to sound stupid but I want see them. How do I find Pipeline? Love SRV. RIP. Such a shame.

[@renegadespaceman]

This whole show is one of the most excellent guitar performances to ever have occurred. By anyone, anywhere ever.

[@melissaward6311]

This guy could take you there and leave you wondering what just happened. He was unreal. Truly. This man is really missed.

[@Falleninator]

His eyes are closed, cuz he don't need to see the guitar to know where he's at.. the guitar was really SRV, and the body we see, an extension of the guitar named SRV. The guy could not read or write music, he played EVERYTHING by ear, which is why he never played the same song exactly the same way twice, he felt the moment, and put it in music for the whole world to hear.

[@shaneallen6551]

STV R.I.P a blues shredder at his best I can play my guitar behind my back like SRV because I close my eyes when I’m lost in the moment 😃witch is actually guitar masterbation like your having a guitar orgasem the feeling is a drug all of its own lost in the music hell yer

[@daviscomics9288]

before you started, I said "he's not ready for this". You held on well. but - you weren't ready for this. good reaction.

[@johnwjr7]

I thought the same thing. I knew the behind the back was going to freak this guy out.

[@JKM395]

I'm not sure anyone is ever really ready for this one.

[@shanewright9735]

I've seen this performance 100 times. had it on VHS as a kid, and I'm still never ready. You can never be ready SRV at El Mocambo

[@cleet81]

I love that he got clean and was happy before he passed, but this young, wild, coked up, profusely sweating Stevie will always be my favorite version to watch perform.

[@joebauers8031]

Indeed

[@philstone3859]

I got a bootleg copy video of him live in Japan and early on he’s puffing hard on big tobacco pipe. I’m sure combo mixture of what he was smoking would put most people on the floor. That or they wouldn’t be able to get off the ceiling! Even he didn’t hit it that long. I’m sure it was loaded for bear. R.I.P. ......saw him once, only once. I’ve only cried for four famous people when they passed. I’ll never forget that day.

[@AbbieH5]

My mom and dad were friends with Stevie before he "made it". They describe an exceptional guitar player who hated his voice and thought little of himself beyond playing guitar. My favorite story is the night Stevie and my mom were sitting outside on the curb between sets and he told my mom he'd just been recruited to play on Bowie's record and Stevie ever humble was terrified he wasn't good enough to even be in the room with Bowie. But listen to China Girl and tell me Stevie doesn't belong there. Stevie was a miracle. I'm so glad that if he had to die, he died sober.

[@philstone3859]

Cozy Penguin , STEVIE was truly one of a kind. As a TEXAN, you want to talk about pride and joy! It’s never gets old watching folks on YT getting their lids peeled back watching one of the absolute best!

[@AbbieH5]

@@philstone3859 Preach. I feel blessed to have grown up with him. But we've got so many carpetbaggers now, and the internet. It's crazy people didn't grow up with him, but now they can hear him. Stevie would've been amazed that blues is so accessible now.

[@danconway5505]

Even BBKING said at his funeral the best there ever was

[@RugNug]

I don't often listen to Stevie Ray Vaughan, but when I do, so do my neighbors.

[@jazzsinclair8840]

There is ONE Muhammed Ali, there is ONE Elvis, there is ONE Rodney Dangerfield, there is ONE John Wayne, there is ONE Stevie Ray Vaughan.

[@jazzsinclair8840]

P.S. Thank you!

[@WHANAUPEACE]

Theres was only one Jimi Hendrix. Ever.

[@aswaggyferret4280]

Tupak Tupakari facts

[@dylanwylde4093]

Stevie is the goat

[@joeyy8415]

Well said!!!! All one of a kind never be another like them

[@HendrixRipoff]

All of us blues guitar guys spend our lifetimes trying to figure this guy’s shit out and none of us will ever get it all.

[@jokermtb]

I've been playing for almost 30 years, and I'll never get within 1% of SRV

[@87Bluesguitar]

The same... been playing just shy of 2 decades and still not even a shadow of his easiest riff.

[@kennypowers7334]

Takes heavy strings and a lot of cocaine and crown royal.

[@kencramer1697]

It is said that the spring rains here in Texas is her crying for her lost sons. The years when we flood are when she has been listening to Stevie on the wind.

[@sonjaleesloth]

That is beautiful!

[@dharmikpatel3941]

Ok this is poetically beautiful!!👀

[@gta99]

I'm living far away from Texas and have never been there but I feel there is truth in your words, sir. Good evening.

[@sherrymitchell2774]

Mr. Stevie Ray Vaughan, Texas born and Texas bred...He is our pride and Joy....Your Welcome

[@BrianJohnson-bq9tr]

You just witnessed the greatest to ever walk this planet.

[@ag3478]

One story I enjoyed is one of my moms friends who was a bouncer/doorman at a club in Austin back in them days before his fame. Said Stevie Ray after a show when everyone was gone before closing, he was sitting on the edge of the stage playing his guitar, cigarette in mouth and beer to his side. He told me that man could f××ing play. Also was one of the most coolest down to earth guys you could ever meet. R.I.P. SRV.

[@thomasarielly4339]

"is that why you took him back Jesus" .. beautiful, just beautiful...

[@thomasarielly4339]

brother, that was real. Thank you

[@susanhigh5190]

He needs to look into some Steve Via. The audience is listening is pure gold

[@BarbButler]

💗 💖 💘 💝 💟 ☮️... 💔

[@landpirate1968]

Stevie used to REGULARLY play his guitar behind his back, like it was no big deal. That's one of the reasons why this man is a master of his instrument. Eric Clapton once said that Stevie was a "conduit of the blues," and that "the blues flowed through him. " Eric Clapton is no slouch in the blues department, so this is high praise. I loved watching your mind get blown. Keep up the brilliance. -

[@darvincarter2396]

The phrase there is another no not this time. He is the first and last. He is the greatest to play the guitar. If one does exist he lives in a alternative universe far far away.

[@StolichnayaCzara]

LMAO! "Ya'll shoulda made sure I was strapped in!" Best line in a response video EVER!

[@pollyannaforever8338]

Best line for sure!!

[@bmphil3400]

Albert King said to Stevie " there's alot guitar players out here that play fast but don't have no soul......but you got em both....."

[@beenright5115]

Never listened to SRV before... and now I have no idea why I've done that to myself.

[@kennethv5250]

a lot of ppl today dont even know he existed, and thats a crying shame. theyre really missing out.

[@randycrocker9459]

What you've done is .had an awakening. Time is an eraser, as great as SRV was, not a lot of young folks have a clue about him. That's life. SRV RIP. C"g gi ty

[@bernardqblack]

Stevie played like he was breaking out of jail..... GOAT

[@harrietmiller3982]

There isn't anyone coming close to Stevie Ray‼️. Period. The very first time I ever saw and heard Stevie play that guitar I said to myself that is the most intimate relationship between a man his guitar that I had ever seen. In the first 30 seconds my first impression. The guitar he was playing he calls his first wife. He was bonded like glue to this particular one. He said she screamed for me not at me. He was an open channel that music flowed through. We all still miss him very much.

[@ULCRev]

You know when Stevie made that frown... some serious BLUES was about to bust out!!!!!!!!!!

[@GBeret83]

I'm not saying Stevie Ray Vaughan is the greatest guitarist ever. What I'm saying is whoever's #2 has a lot of catching up to do! Mr. Video, your reaction was fucking awesome!!!! When Stevie went behind the back with his guitar, your voice went about 2 octaves higher and you looked like a school girl who got felt up for the first time at the prom, LOL!! Fear not my friend, everyone posting comments on here has been felt up by Stevie too at one time or another!

[@dehsalabdullayev6872]

But He is!

[@smo1001]

1:14 - "I'm prepared" everybody- lol, nope

[@Spitfire0110]

No he is not

[@lowrider4266]

Exactly. No he isn't. Can't wait for him to see Stevie and Jimmy playing together. Haha on the double. You all know what I mean. His head will explode lol.

[@miracleherb6574]

When you started baaaaa'ing I completely lost it! I usually hate it when reactors pause the video every 2 mins, but You, Mr. Video, can pause every 30 seconds if you want and I don't even notice it....cause you are totally entertaining and oh so funny. This is the BEST channel on YT. More Stevie Ray Please!

[@shannonrose4678]

I couldn’t stop laughing and kept playing it over and over again 😂

[@gingerb5916]

You are just too entertaining man, love it. R.I.P Stevie, the world lost a great talent

[@MrNajones]

Dude fucking killed me. I woke up my kids laughing

[@FKA_Skull]

SRV was the greatest guitarist to ever walk this earth and likely will always retain that status.

[@shellybay817]

this reaction never EVER fails to put a smile on my face. I come back anytime I need a little "happy" moment. By Far my Fav

[@davidlaramore9345]

You are 100% correct the guitar is an extension of his body mind and soul!

[@SueProv]

Pardon me but Stevie Ray as ferocious as he is on stage was a gentle sweet man off stage. Made his band wait on bus while he signed every single autograph. He was drinking at 7 drugging early. became clean and sober in fall of 1986 and went to AA meetings with some recovering band members including Tomy Shannon base player and his best friend. Please listen to Life Without You written for friend and mentor Charley Wirz. He designed with Stevie a white guitat that was named after Charley who died of a Heart attack. He uses that guitar for that song only. There's another surprise in it. I cry every time I hear it. As much as I love the guitarist I love yhe man much more.

[@sethaverill5391]

Life by the drop.. different meaning in this world now

[@Hotelguitarplayer]

Totally agree and life without you should be listened to, and playing it live he would tell his story, and bring people together and encourage people to love one another and treat everybody with respect. Something we need sooo much more of in today's times! I love the man also!

[@csi2448]

Michael Neal the Nashville 1987 one is my favorite one. I loved how instead of being scared and ashamed of what he went through, he made sure he let everyone know that drugs are bad and to love each other and take care of each other! Everyone should also check out the AA meeting of Stevie that's on here. It's a must listen!

[@Hotelguitarplayer]

@@csi2448 I've actually listened to Stevie's aa confession and the thing about Stevie is he cared about so much about everybody, not just himself like so many in today's society. What an amazing man!!! Period

[@csi2448]

Michael Neal amen! Stevie was as humble as it gets too. Most people that talented have massive egos. Stevie definitely didn't have one. I believe I saw this on VH1 Legends documentary, but Stevie met someone towards the very end of his life, who had struggled with addiction too. Stevie talked with the guy for a while and ended up giving him his personal phone number! Like his brother said at the hall of fame ceremony "in the end, little brother taught big brother" cause Jimmie struggled with addiction too

[@bigjay123]

GOD sent SRV to Earth to show what could be done... Then took him back. "Now, yall figure it out." ... GOD

[@bigalthelegend5007]

Amen

[@BluenoserJo]

John Mayer described his voice as "honey over gravel". Perfect description. RIP Stevie Ray. 💔

[@Maddox09_guitar]

Stevies performance at the El Mocambo in my eyes is the greatest musical performance of all time.

[@jazzsinclair8840]

Again, the truth. Stevie is the best that ever was. ...Peace - Jazz

[@TheMegolas1]

Truth.

[@WHANAUPEACE]

Jazz man, thats a matter of opinion. BUT!! I agree he is better than Clapton but there is only one GGOAT (Guitar Great Of All Time). Mr James (Jimi) Hendrix. The first ever. In fact SRV was heavily influenced by Mr Hendrix' guitar sins. Yes! guitar sin's. Jimis guitar skills were so SINFUL. SRV is with Jimi doing the Heaven circuit right now. Damned to eternal concerts in heaven. I can see them both jamming. All the other guitar players in heaven are in the audience coz they arent allowed to play in the presence of these two God's.

[@jazzsinclair8840]

@@WHANAUPEACE Agreed my man!

[@ericklein5927]

That is very true my friend . ." He was only sent here for a little while to show you what blues excellence was ...... man'

[@707king]

“Stevie ray vaughan is the ultimate guitar hero.. and heroes never die.” - John Mayer.

[@Erulin68]

Like Hendrix he made that axe come to life and speak for itself and she said it in a way no Guitar had ever done before.

[@Reyne-fb7mj]

Thank God this performance was caught on videotape. I had never seen this before either until now. Phenomenal!

[@anthonyvitanza1711]

He flipped it around his back but never missed a beat

[@frederickchapa1064]

They say that SRV and the devil made a deal for guitar lessons, no one really knows what Stevie got of the deal.

[@lix88440000]

Probably what SRV got from Devil was that sick overcoat he used in that legendary soundcheck video

[@vichess7315]

Some might say what he got was the wrong helicopter for them lessons....RIP Stevie.

[@shawncurtis6997]

"I took music theory for one year in high school and flunked all but one six-week period," he confides. "That's because I couldn't read music and the rest of the class was already eight or nine years into it. The teacher would sit down and hit a ten-fingered chord on the piano and you had to write all the notes down in about ten seconds. I just couldn't do it. It was more like math to me.” He adds, “A lot of the songs I write now … I don’t even know what key they're in. I have to ask somebody to find out. I can play it, I just can't name it. Jazz changes and all. But I don't know the names of what it is I’m doing.” ---SRV

[@stephaniewhite7512]

@Duolingo Owl by listening

[@ghani666]

Music is just *in* some people.

[@calebandcasper3913]

I speak for most guitar players out there who are fans of Stevie ray, Your reaction when he spun it around is our reaction when we listen to any song of his

[@Jillyconjem]

The man was a gift. And we’re all fortunate to have had him here for any amount of time. 💜 (And if you haven’t already, I recommend his hit “Pride and Joy”, and also his solo in David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance”.)

[@debbiemyers6463]

He was the best ever land on our planet truly what a gift gone way too soon my Lord I can watch him play all day he was an amazement

[@SeekerKnight]

If you went to see them in a venue from the early days, he'd just saddle up to the bar next to you like he was just one of the boys, and he was. He did that to me, and all I could say is WOW. That was an amazing set. He'd just laugh and say something, come on back tomorrow night when we get warmed up and laugh. BTW, they used to have a main singer for a while because Stevie didn't think he could sing well enough for the stage.

[@jennifermorse1502]

So many people don't know that Stevie hated his own singing. Fortunately the rest of the universe LOVED it.

[@conroecurio5145]

He was sweet, a bit shy, met him at a cafe in Austin, he invited me to see him play. He got my drinks and a cab home that night. He flirted a lot with me. ( I should have went home with him but oh no I had to be faithful to my then bf..lol) Saw him again years later at Fitzgerald's in Houston.. I forgot about him Then many years later bought his CD texas flood , it took awhile to realize that was the same shy Stevie Ray I met back in my youth. I looked him up online and found he had died.. I cried my eyes out.. Now almost everytime I see this video of texas flood I hold back tears. RIP Stevie Ray

[@conroecurio5145]

Thank you for sharing your memory of Stevie Ray

[@leethomas7659]

You. Bastard. To say I’m envious would be a gross understatement..

[@faque192519]

It really is 💙

[@OGPokey151]

God said "Hold my wine. Check this out I'm about to show the world what talent is"

[@musiclover9361]

This is probably the most joyous and enjoyable reaction I've seen so far. I absolutely loved it!

[@tyronegardner6097]

This is the best reaction to Stevie i have ever seen. Jimi was the innovator, Stevie was the master.

[@DrGeek01]

Brother... YOU had an eargasm! Imagine what those of us who saw him do that live felt!!

[@larryh.5229]

Back in the 80's, a friend and me went to a festival at the Houston Astrodome featuring the band "The Who" with Stevie Ray opening...well he played twice that day... once in the parking lot stage outside then inside the Dome that night.....priceless...only time I was able to see him...... problem was.....we dropped acid that day and....lol, I remember, but bits and pieces 😂😜ahhh...the fun times of yesteryear!

[@TexasVeteranPatriot]

Man, I can't count how many shows I lost to "blots and dots"....

[@Leogoth68]

I seen Him in St.Paul MN in 1990 a mouth or so before his crash. I was pretty messed up myself and had never heard of him before.I was in awe. SRV has been my favorite artiest ever since.

[@peterhineinlegen4672]

If you remember the 80's you weren't there.

[@JukeboxRocker]

Bro...go check out the one look at little sister, where he breaks a string and switches guitars without missing a beat!

[@randall-king]

I’ll have to check that out. Haven’t seen it.

[@johnenglish1955]

🤠Nowadays folks are so accustomed to hearing mediocre music and watching mediocre performances......then you see Stevie, and your universe changes. Welcome to the club! 🎸🎸🎸

[@southernwanderer7912]

Call the paramedics, LOL. I was waiting for the reaction to the behind-the-back playing. That was great.

[@amachvt]

This remains the best reaction ever on KZbin

[@stevew585]

This video is a PERFECT example of why Stevie Ray is the G.O.A.T. No Man was better or is better. The Mans a GENIUS! I never talk of him in the past tense, as far as I'm concerned He'll always be here.

[@santanaurias3112]

Now you gotta have Stevie Ray Saturday’s 😃

[@MrVideo123]

That sound like a plan

[@jokermtb]

this is why I like to play music. I'm nowhere in the SRV league, but on occasion - I do find myself in that 'dream zone' while playing where you just lose yourself and become one with the guitar. It's a rare and unusual feeling, near indescribable.....wish everyone could feel that on occasion, and when watching SRV - you can see it happening (RIP SRV!)

[@samueldotson2809]

To hear the song my uncle wrote almost 70 years ago still being loved today is mind blowing.

[@eckert10]

“Matthew, all y’all! Stevie’s playing out here again!” 😅 It’s Brilliant!

[@morebsnstuf]

Stevie had South Dallas, (Oak Cliff) fashion and music style. He learned the blues from the OG blues musicians. He was from the "wrong side of the tracks" and NEVER forgot his roots. In Texas, Stevie made the college crowd, old hippies, metalheads and old school blues fans ONE FAMILY when he played. The day he died...the whole week stood still. It was a sad fall and winter in Lubbock. God, we loved him. 😢 Now the whole world loves him.

[@neyneyNunya]

My husband was born and raised in da Cliff. The Vaughn brothers were loved there long before anyone ever knew them

[@dustinontaiyabbi5608]

My adopted father went to school with him. And he and my adopted mother both knew Stevei.

[@PhillipDavis830]

The video of his sound check is better than most concerts.

[@scottlynch2933]

Saw him 87/88 front row center in a small theater. Insane show.

[@susanhigh5190]

He was just a young pup when he died. We can't even dream of what all he could have done had he lived longer.

[@socket_error1000]

Lucky enough to see this man live at the "Gorge in George" just before he passed. Devastated when he died. I knew that day what all the rock fans of my parent's generation felt when Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens died. I always felt like SRV was the Achilles (Greek Hero) of the blues. It was like the gods had given him the option to live a long normal life but in obscurity or a short one but be greater than anyone else ever. And he chose to be great. Sadly with his passing a huge resurgence in blues-rock stalled and died. He was driving the rebirth in the genre that was crossing lines and influencing producers and performers around the world and dragging other great blues guitarists along for the ride. Gone way too soon.

[@mena94x3]

Ahhhh, the Gorge. Went to a few concerts there in the 90s. My brother worked there one summer. - Don Henley in 91, if I remember correctly - Pearl Jam, Blind Melon & Neil Young in 93 - Stone Temple Pilots & Lollapalooza in 94 - Boston and Santana in 95 - Dave Matthews & James Taylor in 96 - Lynyrd Skynyrd in 97 - Aerosmith in 2001

[@socket_error1000]

@@mena94x3 Awesome lineup! I don't know if there is another concert venue in the world with as epic of a backdrop as the Gorge. Only drawback is the lack of suitable lodging in the area.

[@mena94x3]

socket_error - Yep, The Gorge is an iconic concert venue. 🥰 Thankfully I lived close enough I never had to worry about lodging, but I totally hear you on that one. Seemed camping was the best bet for most.

[@staceyshaffer180]

socket_error I was there too! It was the best!!

[@patriceallgaier4302]

Imagine Steve on his cloud with all the Angeles around him with their harps and Steve just look at them like... Naaaaa hold my beer

[@fireguy284]

You can't just watch SRV without feeling what's inside of SRV. No matter how much you think you're prepared you'll always go a little higher. Its like a musical orgasm.

[@naMnivraM]

The only guy to see and get the "figure 8 strum" on the 9th chord. Ha! "That is too much!!! What is he doing!" Scribbling... Lol. Glad you liked it!

[@TheSpaceGeek]

I was waiting for your reaction to the spin around. That was the best one I've ever seen. 😂

[@cesarnarro6013]

Saw Stevie play on numerous occasions always looked forward to him playing "Texas Flood" . Never disappointed !!! Awesome seeing him perform in clubs just a few feet from the stage.You were well aware you were in the presence of greatness.

[@ladyshar42]

oooh, can't wait. I know what's coming.

[@lrsrosebud]

Same!😂

[@Flashblackyc4]

Hahaha just what I was thinking when I got the notification!!!!

[@gary2kr1]

Yup 😆

[@johnenglish1955]

🤠It's like Christmas morning Linda! 😂😂😂👍👍👍🎸🎸🎸

[@dougc9323]

Damn you are a hottie😍😍

[@karenj3611]

Haha. We should have warned you. Greatest single performance. Ever!

[@johnenglish1955]

🤠Amen!!! 👍👍👍🎸🎸🎸

[@janemcginnis-glynn9234]

Two years ago you reacted to this, and embarrassingly I’m just now seeing this reaction to this. I have loved Stevie Ray for years. Thank you!

[@changingviewspc]

GOAT. PERIOD

[@bdizzle2144]

I have not laughed this hard in a while. Awesome.

[@carlosherrera421]

At times i sit on my balcony light up a joint, close my eyes and let this man's guitar take me on a magical trip

[@Flashblackyc4]

I love seeing the joy on the face of people when they discover the great SRV 😊😊

[@stevenborrowman9282]

Stevie was the flash! Don't worry underestimate double trouble. Holding that groove down!

[@codyjay4051]

legends never die!! their music really lives forever!!

[@JKM395]

This is my favorite performance of any kind, ever. If I had a time machine I swear I'd use it for nothing but concerts.