Stevie Ray Vaughan at the 1st Tornado Jam - Lubbock, Texas - May 11, 1980
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"Collins' Shuffle" - Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble at the first Tornado Jam in Lubbock, Texas - May 11, 1980
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(Stevie Ray Vaughan - Guitar, Vocals) (Jackie Newhouse - Bass) (Chris Layton - Drums)
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This video was shot by me with SRV's permission and is the second earliest known video of SRV which has been released for public viewing. This video is directly from my original master videotape. SRV was 25 years old at the time.
See the following link for additional clips of video from this day:
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Remember it well. I was on duty as a lifeguard for this concert. The Crickets, Joan Jett, Joe Ely were there. Met Linda Rondstadt...alot for a 17 year old kid.
I was there too....I remember the RAIN.... loved it !
1980 makes him 26yrs.young. WTF how?? Shredding like a seasoned pro. UN Fing believable
Actually, he was 25 years, 7 months, 9 days old.
Hi John Cline...Yikes! I've been schooled, LOL. But he still looked like a baby teenager up there. Nice to meet you, John.
Hi Claire, it wasn't my intention to "school" you, I just wanted to make his playing seem even more amazing by revealing he was only 25 years old! Nice to meet you, too, Claire!
Hey John, I added the 'Lol' so U wud kno it was all in fun. I was so excited over that video, I didn't stop to do the math! Can I put a question 2U? I'm certain UR familiar with that huge green turquoise necklace Stevie wore so often. (called a squash blossom) I heard thru comments he was wearing it at his time of death(may he RIP). Also that it was found by brother Jimmy Lee, at the crash site, the next day. Do U kno if there's any truth in that? I haven't yet read the biography, but intend to, soon. Regards John
I knew you were having fun! I remember SRV's squash blossom necklace, Jimmie didn't find the necklace himself but someone found it and brought it to him while he was at the crash site. It is true according to Jimmie Vaughan himself.
www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-31-ca-595-story.html
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It was the morning of Aug. 27 when Stevie Ray Vaughan, 35, died on a foggy hillside near Alpine Valley, Wis. The pilot and three other passengers--including rock booking agent Bobby Brooks--also were killed.
Only hours before the crash, the brothers--two of Texas blues-rock’s most talented and popular guitarists--had joined in a rollicking encore jam with Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy and Robert Cray at the conclusion of a two-day blues-rock festival at Alpine Valley in which Stevie and his band, Double Trouble, had been featured.
Jimmie had flown in to join his brother at the show, the two riding a high as they had recently completed recording “Family Style,” their first album together--something that had been a dream for both throughout Jimmie’s 15-year stint in the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Stevie’s acclaimed ‘80s solo career.
“We’d never done that, not since we were kids at home just sitting in our bedroom with guitars,” Jimmie said of the making of the album.
But after Alpine Valley, in a scene reminiscent of Buddy Holly’s ill-fated last flight in 1959, Stevie was offered and accepted the one remaining seat in the first helicopter taking the performers and crew back to Chicago.
“A lot of times when you’re through with a gig and excited, sometimes it’s good to just get out of there and take a hot bath and relax,” Jimmie said, trying to explain his brother’s haste.
Jimmie’s flight got him back to Chicago in the early morning hours, unaware of the tragedy. It wasn’t until Stevie’s manager woke Jimmie at 6 a.m. that he learned the news. First thinking it was a joke, but soon devastated, Jimmie went to the crash site.
“We were so tore up, as you can imagine. We then went back to the (concert site) that day, calling people and making arrangements backstage--in shock,” he said. “And I kept praying and thinking to myself, you know, ‘Give me a sign or something that he’s OK, or make sense out of this, or something .’
“So we were in the car leaving, and this guy comes running, said ‘Wait! Wait!’ . . . So they come up on a jeep and they had this,” Vaughan said, fingering an ornate silver cross on a heavy chain around his neck.
“They found it, right the minute before we were leaving,” he said. “That’s what Stevie had on. It’s a Coptic cross that he wore. He wore it for years, every day. It was pretty. . . .”
His voice trailed off as he tried to describe the feeling of finding a sign of hope in the middle of his sorrow. And then he smiled.
“It’s just been one thing after another like that since then,” he said.
Don't judge SRV's tone based on this video clip, his amps were LOUD and pretty severely distorted the camera microphone. It sounded great at the gig, the bass and drums were fine.
It's a masiv brutal sound and rhythm. Thx for posting!!!
The tone sounds fine to me hhaa
tone still sounds as amazing as ever
u actually was that close to srv the greatest of all time blues king?
Sounds real
"Papa said to mama ; let that boy boogie woogie. It's in him , and it got to come out." - J.L.Hooker
S'right
@tuffgonggbUNCTION that right there is prophecy ❤
I have that on a T-shirt that my Uncle’s blues band used to sell at their shows. It’s true…haven’t stopped playing guitar since that band gave me the first chance to sit in with them. It’s a 3-4 day a week addiction now.
was so fortunate to see him play 6 different times...simple awesome always gave his all..
No, that's what makes this clip even more rare, that's the original bass player, Jackie Newhouse, Tommy Shannon hadn't joined the band yet.
Tommy was still with Edgar winter not that long after he played woodstock
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At this point, Tommy was still in trouble with the courts. He had been prohibited from working in the music industry on a judge’s orders.
Every time I watch stevie I get chills
Like a "Cold Shot"
In three years, the world would be gifted with "Texas Flood"...in ten years, the world would mourn his monumental loss...
Unfortunatley this comment is very bliss in that aspect
Hendrix would have run for cover.
isn't it so wonderful to see Fender Stratocaster number one as a young pup love it love it love it love it love it love it love it love it
@David Taber is acutally not a 59. Just the electronics are
I was thinking the same thing. It’s amazing how faithful he was to his go too’s because I’d imagine they tried enticing him with many others over the years.
@@benallmark9671 theres no point though. as a guitar player, you find the guitar that does everything you want it to do and you stick with it. hence the name “number one”
Thanks for pointing that out. I was too busy watching Stevie
RIP and long live Stevie Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 - August 27, 1990), aged 35
You will always be remembered as a legend.
Plenty of playing and sweat reliced #1 still can see the original sunburst. Sometime in the 1980s it was almost free of all its nitro finish. Man he played the crap out of that #1.. RIP SRV!
SRV wasn’t merely a musician/performer; he was a phenomenon!
No one ever looked cooler in an applejack cap...ever!
Donny Hathaway.
Brian Johnson wore it better
Tommy Shannon
I personally dont think anybody ever looked cooler playing a guitar...he was so intense, but he laid back relaxed at same time...Take time to watch Pipeline video, with Stevie and Dick Dale playing, Stevie looked ten times cooler
@@anonjohnson3194 UH....NO. Tank tops ruined the fit
I met him at the Armadillo World Head Quarters in Austin Texas. We were in the beer garden waiting for the venue to open. ZZTop was playing that night. SRV was sitting at a picnic table slamming down on an old Gibson Acoustic guitar. This was before he was nationally famous. He was killing it. He looked exactly as he does here. Same hat and all. The good days!
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That's awesome !!!
It's not made up, my band used to play there. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillo_World_Headquarters
What a incredibly gifted guitarist..
I was at this concert! Stevie, Chris on drums and Jackie was on fire that day. One hell of a show! Awesome to say the least. RIP Stevie!
I went to tech - where was this?
@@briantoplessbar4685 Buddy Holly Park, on the north end of the city
You lucky man
I played a gig last night with Jackie Newhouse and we did Voodoo Chile just like he used to do it with Stevie. And he used the same bass as in this video!
Even in the early years he owned the stage... what presence!
To see this when he was so young playing that strat with minimum wear and to where his Mojo took him next, chokes me up with a big smile. R.I.P 🎼🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Stevie was 25 years-old when this video was shot in May of 1980. In 1983, Vaughan contributed to David Bowie's album, "Let's Dance." Double Trouble's reputation began to build, and a July 1982 appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival brought them to the attention of record producer John H. Hammond. In March 1983, Double Trouble signed with Epic Records. In June of the same year Epic remixed and released Texas Flood. So, basically, SRV was somewhere around 27 when he started to become famous.
Wow. So young!
Man thanks for putting this up John! This is my favorite era of SRV, raw as its gets! As a blues player its like seeing Hendrix for the first time but in the blues genre. Thanks again!
That honestly gives me hope as a 25 year old guitarist/producer/artist doing diy. Hope to be as good as srv
Kind of fitting SRV’s fame started to soar when he turned 27; same age as when Jimi Hendrix passed away in 1970. Talk about passing the torch.
I'm a 27 year old truck driver with a damn fender in the back and I'm a damn man with a damn Cascadia
There's old number 1 !!!
His paws are huge. He is literally mauling the neck effortlessly. Saw him in '89. Best show ever. Love you Stevie
Kearney Dillon that's what always tripped me out about him he was kinda small in stature and had these huge hands he was AMAZING LIVE ! SAW HIM SEVERAL TIMES LIVE AMAZING !
@@ellenanderson9535 ❤amen lord bless bless you guys and blessings will come to bless you guys amen!
@@ellenanderson9535he was born to play im telling you
Just like Hendrix - huge, powerful hands!
Wish I could of lived in those days. born in 1992.
that guitar didn't know what was about to happen for it in the many next years to come. :-) the guitar had no idea the great music it would make and the immense Joy it would bring to so many millions of people and all of the hundreds of thousands of miles it would circumnavigate the globe. think about it ........
FEW have lived such a life but only one got to be Stevie's beloved number one
the guitar may have been the only one that knew
Now she sits alone waiting for 2 hands and I got those hands
Rumor has it that that Guitar #1 Strat was owned by Christopher Cross who sold it to the music store there in Austin then Steavie bought it.And then it was shredded like no other shredder could shred "blues cheese",or "sharp chedda" there was neva a betta shredda than SRV.
Rumor
@CaniiCan Well put!
Very nice to see Stevie in his early days. If only he hadn't got on that helicopter.....
Yes....I agree....I still struggle with that after all these years! The world is suffering without his wonderful energy that was so full of positive energy into the known universe!
He flipped a coin with Eric Clapton for the helicopter ride, so we would have lost either way. 😔
If only the pilot had actually been grounded like he should have been. How hevwas still able to fly is beyond me. His license should have been suspended.
Sad but true! But also true is his gifts in such a short time! The big what if....
Clear Adventure Is that actually true? That’s the story of Ritchie Valens, big bopper & buddy holly
Before youtube, I was only able to see the label released stuff and a couple of bootlegs I was to get my hands hand. To have all these performances uploaded from people all over the world is awesome. They are all treasures, but this one is the crown jewel.
11 years later there’s a lot more now. Wish he was still here
I was at that show, SRV use to play in Lubbock with Triple Threat Revue. Fat Dawgs killer!!!!
You have that right on, but let's not forget Lou Ann Barton, had the pleasure to have had dinner with her a couple years back.what a lady!
Hell yeah, Fat Dawgs....
There were some great bands that played at Fat Dawgs. The Planets, Peyote just to name a few
Hmm...I know a little about Peyote...I was married to the guitar player...still live with him...My last name is Buchanan; )
He always said “thank you so very much”. Just love him
Nobody will ever play like or be SRV. He was brilliant and humble.
Stevie Ray was jammin wasn't he... ?!! He was ALL that...!! Loved your video and keep them comming, Thanks...And Stevie, WE ALL LOVE AND MISS YOU....You are ageless and forever...Will see you again one day.....much love.....
No big pedal board full of gadgets. Just two fender amps pegged, the chord and the guitar. Simply amazing.
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This performance always takes my breath away. Seemed like even Stevie was surprised at the notes he was able to pull out of that guitar of his. He was, and still is, simply amazing!!!
Dare I say that might have been because back in these days his set up wasn't fancy. Many people don't realize that in the mid 80s and up to his death he not only experimented with multiple amps he often used many amps on stage. I think here he's captivated maybe by the simplicity yet the monstrous sounds he's pulling out of his guitar and amps.
My god… number one before she was beat to hell 😮 thank you for the awesome video
You're very welcome
Incredible document of a magical time. Thank you Mr. Cline! FWIW, I didn’t know Lubbock had trees… haha. Thanks again for sharing this.
What a great loss to the world, thank you so much for sharing what you could with us Stevie
Imagine in 1978, you were an 18 yr old kid who'd been playing at guitar for a few years, Johnny Winter was your current favorite, and you stumbled into a small bar w/4 or so other people in it and this is what was going on for the next 3 and a half hours! I walked in a guy who played a little guitar and walked out a guitar player - it was that impactful! For the next 4 or 5 yrs, I played little parties playing Stevie versions of Freddy King tunes and people thought I was a genius haha - I'd tell em that they had to hear SRV.
Damn! Double Vibroverb onslaught!
Wow amazing !!!
no matter how many times i see srv play wether it be old or current footage it still blows my mind at how amazing he was and almost unreal how many riffs he pulls off.in my book he's the best there ever was and ever will be when it comes to the blues.i love all the greats but damn he was a firestorm.
drakejdf chek out jimi hendrix he derived alot from him
technically there is no "current footage" since he's been dead 28 years..
Current footage??
Stevie was the definitive encyclopedia of the blues. No one could do what he did.
So agree. How do you honor such a man ? It's impossible but to love, love, love him.
This was back when Lubbock had consistent good concerts by great performers. Man I miss those days
It it were not Stevie Ray Vaughan, it would be the Jimi Hendrix of blues. An absolute joy to watch!
It's cool seeing his guitar here. It has a little bit less wear and tear. It's badass either way.
I remember those days. A lot of people were critical of Stevie saying he was merely a Jimi Hendrix imitator.
I never got that, Stevie was influenced by Hendrix but I never thought he was imitating him.
I was also at that show and yeah Stevie and the rest of the band was on fire. I saw him every time he came to Lubbock. The shows he did at Fat Dogs were great. I still listen to their music weekly. RIP Stevie!
Fat Dawgs!
Saw a Hubert times at Fat Dawgs. I knew he was going somewhere. How could he not?
I saw him at Fat Dawgs once. I was on the front front row right under him. My gawd he was something.
I'm from Wisconsin I live about an hour away from alpine valley in east troy. When I heard he was coming I couldn't resist the opportunity to see him again. So I was at his last show ever with Eric Clapton buddy guy srv and others maybe robert cray too but I dont remember. I just remember that it was an amazing show and we left the venue feeling great and went into the lot. It was quite foggy as I recall. We hung out for quite awhile when word got out that a helicopter had crashed and that stevie ray Vaughan was likely in the crash I couldn't believe it. Then it was revealed that he was and no one was found alive I cried my ass off I knew then that we had lost one of the best humans and guitarists that had ever lived. I was so pissed at the pilot I didnt know what to think or what happened. It was a very sad night but I was and still am very thankful that I was able to see him play several times to see his final performance. We will never forget SRV.
Your comment made me cry to be honest
The more I watch this video the more I cant believe how awesome this is, its a SRV that was young and had nothing to loose, could play anything he wanted without restrictions. Then at 1:00 onwards you see his 2 super reverbs, a legend with a budget..
Great Video...He was such a skinny little guy back in the day, I have to laugh. Love you, Stevie. You ARE the best.....Your music plays here every day....Miss you
1980! great
Hey Christy
he might be skinny, but look at the size of his hands they're x2 the normal mans sizes, i dont know if they got big from heavy gauges of, they already started that way but he gots hand meat, maybe not this video but i others your can tell you wouldnt liked to be punched in the face by him.......
Pity the band that followed him that day. Wow, just wow.
Holy Crap! Can you even imagine seeing that much talent in such a setting? Like having Led Zeppelin playing at your Junior high dance!!
Back when everything mattered. Love it
Look at his number one guitar. He really loved that thing.
The crowd was experiencing Greatness. There literally could not have been another
act at the Tornado Jam with this massive Talent! No way. 25 yrs old then. mind blowing.
He was 26 here. This is the kind of talent you get when you pay for your music and support musicians.
You get what you pay for.
Unbelievable that we can watch this for free...
My gosh, after all these years, this is still *THE BEST* SRV video on the planet!
Those fucking notes are screaming at 0:25 and I cannot get enough of it.
I am fortunate enough to work with the bassist Jack Newhouse.. A great guy..
U work w him. Cool af
Ive followed Stevie for a longgg time. I have never seen this vid. Thanks for sharing this gem.!
He played guitar like he hated strings!
Still the GOAT!
I had a Fender catalog that had a photo in it that looks like it came from this video, about 8 or 9 seconds in from the beginning. Sure is cool seeing the video all these years later. Two 1964 Vibroverbs cranked up to 11!
I LOVE HIS STAGE PRESENCE AND CHARISMA!!!! no one else could do as he did
He was awesome
Relentless sledgehammer!! Forever a legend 🙌
I remember seeing SRV for the first time on MTV, years ago, covering on the song “Superstition” by the blind dude, “ Stevie Wonder” and SRV WOWED me, thinking,this guy is awesome, wow!! The End.
He's so dam amazing. He's very much alive still to this day. Someone this talented, transforms.
And his Soul is so big, it helps us small ones to transform, as well!!! ❤✨
That crowd was not giving Stevie Ray Vaughan the ultimate good vibe he deserved, they were a little quite for such a Legend.
Well, he wasn't exactly a legend yet. Lubbock locals could catch him playing Fat Dawg's bar pretty often.
Wow! Awesome, this is the oldest live video I've seen of him pertorming. I'm going to enjoy this.
pacificvibe This IS the earliest known video of SRV. I shot it in 1980 when he was 25 years-old.
Thanks so much for doing so. He is such an inspiration to me and finding things like this make my day.
John Cline Do you know if in this video he is playing 'his guitar' pre being beat up?
It looks like it is.
Yes, this is "Number One" before it became worn from playing.
Softcorps is correct. I was with Stevie & the band that day. Unless something else has surfaced recently this would be the earliest video outside the immediate family. Stevie knew this was being filmed & was tickled by it AND THE PLANETS WERE A GOOD BAND!!
And so it began
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look how fresh his number 1 looks
Pure Awesomeness!!!! We miss you Stevie!!!
Giving me chills everytime! This is amazing to see him this young, his playing was even more super aggressive
The headstock on Number 1 has the tape on it from being repaired!!
I love to see the sunburst still have shine on it in this video and then the last videos of it being all cracked up and dry from the road.
What a man, what a musician!
The sound was much better when the camera man moved over by the bass player. Either way, very cool. Thanks for posting.
Crazy how young number one looks literally was the reflection of Stevie
As soon as he stands up from that speaker, he drops a 💣 as only SRV could
Such a beast of a player. I was at his final show. So glad I got to see him 3 times before he left us.
Look how clean his number one is in this video !!!
It had an insanely dark sunburst compared to most sunbursts.
Before his big initials on the pickguard.
This here is an absolute treasure! we are in your debt Sir, even 10 seconds of this would be a treat.
Wow! No stomp boxes,just amps pure raw nitro engulfed up/down the fret board smokin! OMG ! Miss you srv but your music lives on !
Unreal, great to see his early years. We need more of this on SRV.
His tone is amazing
What an energy! SRV was full of raw and unhewn blues power, treating the guitar like a drummer.
Thanks for sharing !!!! Pure Gold !
I'm gonna play this song tongiht with Jackie Newhouse at The Victory Grill in Austin. If you all are around, you should come out!
Jimi was nodding his head!
I NEVER MET STEVIE RAY, BUT HE AND I WENT TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS TOGETHER.
SRV WAS THE BEST - WE ALL MISS YOU STEVIE RAY!
Huh?!
I've also gone to different schools with many other celebrities and artists that I've never meet
I never met Abe Lincoln but we lived in different towns and went to different theaters.
Lol wow
I didn't go to school with your sister either. But..........
Stevie had those Vibroverbs flat out!
I cannot begin to thank you enough for sharing it. I know how sometimes sharing things like that can be *very* difficult for a multitude of reasons but you’ve truly blessed me with this footage.
OH MY GOD YOU WERE THERE?!
What a Privelige, its really cool to hear him when he was *young*.
As a guitar player its really interesting....he absolutely perfected his craft over the next several years .
Def a rare gem before he broke out..
You can tell by watching the older stuff he got a lot better with experience. Especially after he sobered up he was much more tasteful in his playing
Wow so glad this is here!!!
Sounds perfect.
Holy Jesus!! fuckin' powerfull jam.. God bless him, living in memory
#inSteviewetrust
He was really good, really early. What a player. The king of everything.
Thank you very much for posting this extremely valuable video !!!
SRV's playing and vocals were unique, raw power, PURE MAGIC. Miss him.
The version of Collins Shuffle here is serious!! I think i need to go and lie down right away.
I remember when he use to play at FAT DOGS in Lubbock Texas when I was stationed at Reese AFB in the early 80's.
wow i saw tesla at fat dogs & i went to all of the tornado jams i remember one of them when it was knee high in mud
Amazing guitarrist!!!!!
Thank you posting this gem. That also happened to be my 2nd B day
1980 Wow! I was 15 and just started playing guitar. So much time went by. Incredible!.Thank you for the video
Thanks for sharing this. So interesting to see Stevie at this stage - not surprising that his style was fully formed!
Just a beast of a player. Would have killed to seen him back then.