Stevie Ray Vaughan - Best Guitar Player - Sound Check - What?!
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- Опубліковано 11 кві 2013
- "Stevie just waking up then warming up also featuring Ron J?" .......................................................................................................
This was filmed at Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, January 24, 1986 by Greg Savage of Savage Guitar Design and was used with his permission. Greg was a roadie / tech at the time and knew Stevie well, I had an email conversation back then with Greg and he told me the background story. He was happy to share the video here.
I remastered in 2012 to remove VHS degradation for greatly improved sound and video quality. It was was posted here first in 2013 unfortunately it has been duplicated by a few other users without permission and to the detriment of sound quality.
Either way it has had a huge impact and as a life long fan I'm happy to present this video to help keep Stevie's memory alive and to introduce his great work to younger generations. I have had many great messages from young people who are just now discovering this legend of modern blues.
Met Stevie personally 3 times, all in DFW, once backstage at Will Rogers Auditorium, then at a record company party for the "Live Alive" release and then him and Lenny at a personal residence, each time he was more graceful, humble and polite than the first. Other so called guitar gods take notes please.
R.I.P SRV
Ha. !!! Huh !!!! No doubt !
I met him in Austin Texas before he was signed on his 1rst. Record deal, and you’re right, he was pretty darn down to earth.
Rock On !!!!
Faubus
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Saw him on Austin City lights, a PBS show at the time. '87 I think... I was drunk, but OMG!!! White guy channels Jimmi?
Saw him at Lake Compounce weeks before he passed, we were both sober and he was Awesome. Flash and screaming!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHhhhaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ! HELL YEAAAAAAAAH !
When your soundcheck in the 80s has 20+ mil views on youtube you know hes a legend
Beautifully stated.
But, but, that's a soundcheck?
20m now
@@sandwormgod0189 Bad to the bone, always number one in playing THE GUITARIST IN MY WORLD, and his extraordinary vocals forever.🤠
20 million now Sucka 🤘🤠🤘
When his soundcheck is better than most concerts these days 😳😳
*all concerts 😂
It was better than most concerts back then too.
First time I’ve ever gotten chills from a ‘sound check’ 🙂 Rest In Peace, Stevie 🙏🏼
@@madsenmotorsports9950 thank you my feeling exactly.
@@cadeoneal8137 😂😂
This band was so tight, doesn't say a word, no 1..2..3..4, then proceeds to rip into a tornado of a song and the whole band drops in without missing a beat, my hats off to the pros who make it look so easy....RIP SRV
DAMD GREAT COMMENT, GREAT GUYS, STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN @ BAND KEYBOARDIST. NO ONE CAN PLAY LIKE STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN, NOBODY.SUCH A CARING MAN. FOREVER STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN SO POWERFUL.🤠💥
Tightest band ever...
@@lifeinhakan GREATEST REPLY, FOREVER STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE BAND AND KEYBOARDIST.🤠🧡
@Glasmania I have a friend who's a really good guitarist, and he said pretty much the same thing. I asked him to watch this, since I was amazed how they could all just be chilling, yawning, having their morning coffee, and then SRV goes off like a rocket and the band comes in as if it's nothing. My friend worships SRV, but he said that this isn't really surprising... they're all pros, and they've done this hundreds of times together, so it really is no big deal for them.
@Brass neck Yeah, and the lick already WAS the signal, and if you're a competent player and practiced together with them for long enough, that should lock you together with the band. Also, I doubt that the band didn't know which song they're going to start with lol.
Everybody fails to mention. One of the best blues vocalists of all time.
Stevie hated singing actually so he may disagree 😂
I wouldn't say best blues vocalist. But definitely one of the most excellent blues guitar and improvisational players ever. I hear him in John mayer a lot
It's kinda hard to notice his bad ass vocals over his bad ass, supernatural guitar abilities.
@@tariqbailey3306 Not the best but certainly at the top.
His voice was totally original.
My dad saw Stevie in Manchester, UK in 88. He told me that at about two songs into the gig there was a power cut that lasted for a good few hours. When power eventually came back on Stevie came on stage and said “We came to play for you and we’re not leaving until we’re finished”. They finished the set and it went on until about 2am. He was one of the good guys. RIP
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Dumble sss #006 is what you are hearing here..
Stevie was the best. Axel Rose would've cussed everyone out and left.
This Is A GREAT Story! Sounds Just Like Stevie - Great Work Ethic - Huge Heart - Cared Deeply About What He Gave To Other People!! To Say He Is Missed Is Like Saying Having Oxygen To Breathe Is "Handy"....
Saw SRV at Pine Knob in Michigan in 1987. Every note was just amazing. He didn't throw anything away. When he plays a line he enunciates every note. And each one, each little nuance of those notes, they are fried in your head, you can't turn away. As good a musical performance as I ever saw. Prince was up there. I am not really able to think of anyone else who came close. I've seen a lot of shows.
He had gotten clean when I saw him, it was a very uplifting kind of vibe at that show. It was churchy. He wanted to testify, he seemed like he really wanted us to know he was grateful to be clean, to be playing music. He had stuff on his mind. A lot of gratitude. It felt really special, it was way more than just some blues guitar flamethrower show. He really transcended expectations.
Congress needs to pass a law prohibiting ads in the middle of live performances, punishable by death if they interrupt Stevie in particular
I agree! ;)
foath mate
fastforward to the end then press replay
BOOM
Or you could just pay for premium UA-cam 🤣🤣🤣
👍 This “sound check” blows 90% of todays music completely out of the water! A true master.
So true
I feel like I’m watching Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Something about that cat. Did he come back just to play guitar and sing the blues? He’s shy. This sound check is gold! 💕
Correction, this soundcheck blows 90% of all music completely out of the water, and that number even seems low.
Story was he just woke up drank his whiskey with cocaine in it walked out started shredding. I'm so glad he had gotten clean.
@@TheSarahbeach100 😯 but he did love to party. That’s the end for some of us eh? Nonetheless, his talent usurped it all …until it didn’t 😔
I'm just thankful that someone had the foresight to record this sound check so we can all just hear the true magnificence that was SRV in a setting where there was no audience to impress.
I would love to know where this took place. I saw him in ‘87 at the historic Alabama Theater in downtown Birmingham. Small, intimate theater. This set reminds me of it. Small stage, wooden theater seats.
@@BL-lh1mi Small world I'm in TTown and know exactly where that theater is located. Unfortunately I wasn't in attendance for that performance. I have seen some great concerts in Bham both at the bjcc and oak mountain over the years.
Amen to that.
I was never inside SRV's head, but sometimes there's no need or wish to impress anyone. You just play good because you can, it sounds good to you, you feel good doing it. I guess it's obvious SRV liked the blues lol granted, some guys are show offs, but SRV looks a lot more like he was feeling it than he was a show off
@@segueoyuri I agree with you totally and perhaps using the word impress was not the best choice meant it to mean playing without an audience where there isn't as much pressure perhaps. But yes SRV seemed to play by feeling and instinct guided by heart and soul.
granted SRV is amazing....but imagine that band for a minute. When he goes, they go, no hesitation, from yawn to full throttle. What a crew!!!
Exactly, those guys were one. That fact allowed Stevie to just flow even more freely knowing Double Trouble and company were holding it down
Double trouble is very underrated. They're awesome
Agree 100%
FROM YAWN TO FULL THROTTLE. Nailed it you did!
It's my understanding that they recorded all of their albums as one, as in they didn't record the individual parts and overlay they just played like they would at a show and recorded it. That's tight right there, go listen with that in mind and it gives a new appreciation to the albums.
I love how he plays that opening riff almost like he's trying to surprise the band, but they're all so good too that they're like "Nice try you pimp lookin wizard. Not today."
"You pimp lookin' wizard" You, Mr. Geisinger, have just added to my vocabulary.
Pimp looking wizard!! Lol! You win the internet!
True professionals all around
You literally had me snort water out my nose with that comment!😂😂
LOL!! Love it!!
I never get tired of this sound check...
RIP SRV , you are missed
Same here... probably my most viewed video on UA-cam
Yes
Strolls around, yawns, scratches his nose and then just goes 0 to 100 on that guitar ... amazing.
HE DOES IT IN HIS SLEEP!
@ginger. Precisely my EXACT thought. Sweet comment.
Long live SRV.
Almost 21 million views for a guitarist who passed away on August 27, 1990.
He is a legend that will still be remembered for at least another 200 years.
Another big bang
Forever.
In 100 years they will turn this into a hologram & you can walk around him. Maybe in 10 years.
Go Stevie
For ever
2024....and still we seek , listen to, appreciate and sit in wonderment the talent, the sound, the energy....the master. SRV... ..there is Only One. You are missed sir. You've been gone now almost as long as you were here on the planet. What a crime your passing was to us left behind.
Roll out of bed, Pimp coat, scratching balls, yawning, half asleep, handed a guitar. I'm a slay this thang right here right naaw!
You can dress like a wizard when you are one
What a pity that hes gone. I missed him just as much as i do bob marley. Both left us when they were so young...
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What you said.
Mungo Munro my list for the top 5 best guitarist is 1. Hendrix 2. Clapton 3. Page 4. SRV 5. Eddie Van Halen
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SRV makes me simultaneously want to play my guitar and quit playing altogether. Inspirational and intimidating.
Clapton once said something similar in an interview years after his death. "We played on the same bill on his last two gigs. On the first night, I watched his set for about half an hour and then I had to leave because I couldn't handle it. I knew enough to know that his playing was just going to get better and better. His set had started, he was like two or three songs in, and I suddenly got this flash that I'd experienced before so many times whenever I'd seen him play, which was that he was like a channel. One of the purest channels I've ever seen, where everything he sang and played flowed straight down from heaven. Almost like one of those mystic Sufi guys with one finger pointing up and one finger down. That's what it was like to listen to. And I had to leave just to preserve some kind of sanity or confidence in myself."
I hear ya
HearHear!!
You’re probably a fine player, just have to find your own “spot” and please, don’t ever compare yourself to anyone else: *Every player is unique and so are you.*
Now go lock yourself in somewhere and do nothing but play most all day every day until you think you’re “OK.” Truth is, no one ever thinks they’re all that good because the competition with yourself is the toughest “rival,” the highest standards you’ll ever aspire to: We’re just never satisfied with our own playing, truly. Enjoy yourself-it’s suppose to not only be a process of learning, discovering, mastering etc. but a deep joy. We loose that feeling when we kinda forget why we started doing this in the first place ;-)
Absolutely do I want to try to be him no I realize that's impossible
It makes me cry to know he’s not here.
That is the benchmark for a cold play just starting the day. That guy is so underrated and had so much ahead of him.
When you are a conduit you become the music, sleepy, tyrd or not... and notice that he does not play a lick or two and then go to the next one but honors the whole song in complete... that is soul of music... that is Stevie Ray Vaughan... Legend of all time...
Nice observation. His band, too, was right tight with him. Awesome awesomeness.
Agreed, when he started playing Double Trouble were right onto it. They are all remarkable musicians.
nailed it!
colin-man yeates-clan
Amos Rod so
Walks on stage wiping his face, throws in a yawn.. Then bang into it. Even his sounds checks are epic. What an absolute loss to music
His sound check is infinitely better than most live concerts nowadays.
You forgot that he picked his nose
@@yangerjamir0906 Great Comment.🤠
U266 Great comment about STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN'S soundtrack.🤠
100%
How could anyone not give this a thumbs down is beyond me. The man was a guitar god. If you don’t like this you don’t understand what a gift he was.
Down not up
better than hendrix?
@@Eternalsgate yes
@@Eternalsgate nah but still a contender
You do mean thumbs down right?
Call that a sound check, It’s better then anything I’ve seen lately, what a super talented man
God bless his soul
I would have bought tickets to this sound check . Today's " music" lack any depth of soul and talent
SRV walks into the pimp shop : 'gimme one of everything".
Hahahahaha
SRV visits Htown and goes shopping for Finals courtside attire, decides to wear it again for meaningless soundcheck.
Oh, I see you're out of the high-platform snake-skin-boots with the live gold-fish in the heel. Disappointing. Do you sell gold-fish boot-food food btw? I'm running out.
why only one , take the lot......
And this alone is worth reading comments on the internet! That was great!
Stevie Ray Vaughan's sound checks were better than 99% of all live shows ever. And that 1% was Stevie Ray Vaughan shows.
IDK about that. I saw Blanks 77 on my 17th birthday, in 1997 at GILMAN ST. IN BERKELY. Rene Wasted can sure wail on a guitar, and she was built like a LINE BACKER. ua-cam.com/video/NCCrKaPCvA4/v-deo.html
Had the privilege to see Stevie live in Seattle 1983. They were the opener for Men at Work. I was 15, Stevie who? Two songs in my love of Blues guitar was set in my soul. Seems the good ones always leave us to soon, but they will be remembered forever.
I got to see him in 84 at the Delta Blues Festival in Mississippi🥰
Jimi, Janice, Amy Winehouse, Roy Buchanan, Robert Palmer... need I go on?
SRV wakes up and just starts shredding, what a legend! RIP
I'd say the sound checked out.
Lol! I concur!👍
Dan Brooks Lets say the sound did check out
Vocals way to low.
You think the vocals are okay??? WAY to low!!
The most forbidden documentary in history,,
“Europa The Last Battle” at archive dot org
When Stevie's soundcheck is better than all your gigs)
Dont worry its better than 99% all gigs ever
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Ooooooo how does he do that ??? I have no words.
He was good but; noway was he the best guitarist. Sorry🤨
No one better.
Just introduced my 16-year-old daughter to this man’s playing.
She has been receiving therapy for a learning deficiency including some “music” to “wake up” parts of her brain.
I figured why not music like this and other music with various styles of guitar riffs.
She really likes it!
My theory is that today’s music lacks a lot of needed variety of elements. Synthesizers can only do so much.
Parents/Grandparents turn your kids/grandkids to this music. It’s much better for their brains and it can bridge the generations.
That’s wonderful such a good parent I’m incredibly touched by your story. Music will inspire her as she discovers and makes connections between the artists and their art. 👏 I think there’s no such thing as a learning deficiency we should look at it as a “teaching deficiency” everyone is different and learns differently.
Good on you,fantastic idea.Good luck and good health to you and your daughter.
Greatest musical moment of my life and I’ve seen 2300+ shows all over the world
Was when I was in high school in 1982 and SRV did a private three full song soundcheck for me my brother and two friends at EMLoews in Worcester MA
Took us 14 minutes to lift our jaws from the floor
After we whooped and cheered and clapped and Stevie says “thanks a hella lot!”
So cool
You lucky bastard
Then you woke up, left your parents basement and made a bowl of Fruit Loops.
@@maxhenry9724 LOL
1986 ?? How the hell can a sound check be better than today's music..
Come on, never heard a Bieber sound check? Stunning !
Bobby D Why the hell would i?
rurounisld because your a belieber :D
Didier Beeuwsaertsie Is thing real? I mean i didnt know much about music when i was teen but hey...
Sarcasm is lost on some people. :(
The first time I saw SRV was when he was opening for Robert Plant on his Now and Zen tour. It was at an amphitheater called GreatWoods in MA I had no idea who he was, I was there to see Plant and I'm sure it was the same for about 95% of the people there. When he came out on stage I was (without exaggeration) one of about 20 people actually in our seats, he looked out at us, looked at his band, and then ripped into the nastiest bluesiest guitar solo I'd ever heard, after a few minutes his band jumped in and the just they just rocked the place. With in 10 minutes every seat was full of people all saying "Wholly shit who is this guy!" He made like 8000 fans in 10 minutes, and for the rest of his show he just tore our faces off. I'd never seen music pour through a man like that before, I've seen people who could play Clapton, VanHalen, Vai, I even saw John Lee Hooker. Those guys could play, with SRV it just seemed to flow out of him.
I had the honor to see him play 9 times so many years ago now. I still get goose bumps when I listen to his amazing tone, and the emotion he played with. He played one show at a Polish American Beach club in Mass. He was going to play with the Stray Cats, who didn't show up. He played for three hours. It started pouring rain at one point. He stopped playing the song (Come on), and started playing Texas Flood. It was the best show I ever saw. People screaming, ten feet from the stage, and me staring. He looked around while playing some amazing licks, and looked right at me. He gave a thumbs up and a smile to this mesmerized guy, and then right back into it. A moment I won't ever forget.
Wow how lucky you were, and how interesting.
Yup Good old Greatwoods is like 25 minutes from my house. Now I think its the Comcast Center now. If you go there watch out for the ^%$ holes in the golf carts.
i live not far from the placed formally known as "Great Woods" in Mansfield, MA. great spot for concerts til today.
Same here. I live in Norton, and can usually hear who is playing. Not much good music these days.
Man was a beast. Most people don’t put this much fire into the actual show let alone the soundcheck.
Dude just loves to play. Comes through in his sound which is a major contributor to his popularity. It’s just joyful.
I’ve watched this video probably 50 times over the years - it still stuns me every time, he was so damn stellar.
Man, I’m gonna love that guy til the end of eternity…
Me too and I watch it again eventide it pops up!
I watch this like twice a momth
SRV was my dads favorite my dad love to listen to this guitar god all day long my dad died 2 months ago and i can see why my dad loved this guy dam i am missing my dad big time but playing stevie ray for my dad makes me smile like he right here with me having a beer. Love u dad miss u everyday
Eric, you had a a great dad! Honor his memory by becoming even better!
Sorry about your loss friend.
Your dad had great taste in music
So sorry...
Your dad was rad if you feel that way about him. Cheers.
My condolences brother. 🙏
Stevie Ray was the reason I got sober I admired the man and thought if he could I could If this was January he got sober in the fall of 86 I saw his last show at Alpine Valley I slept briefly when I got home to wake up that he had died I cried all day
Same here. Drove 12 hours home from Minnesota back to Chicago, slept 2 hours and went to alpine valley for this show. On the way out we walked past those helicopters. Early the next morning I got the call
Congratulations, man! Hell of a devil on your back to throw off!
I saw his last show at Alpine too. Unfortunately, I was too Fucked up to remember much. I sobered up six months later. I knew he had sobered up a few years before he died. Great example, though too short of a life. Tragic.
I Saw Stevie @ One Of His Final Shows - w/Joe Cocker... Fiddlers Green, South Of Denver, About A Month & 1/2 Before He Died....You KNOW He Is THRILLED To Have Been An Inspiration In Your Recovery!!! He Inspired Bonnie Raitt's (& Countless Others!) Sobriety, Too! And I Didn't Even KNOW Bonnie Could GET Any BETTER Than She ALREADY WAS!!!😲 BUT SHE DID (....GRAMMYS GALORE & A LONG TIME WELL EARNED!!) ALCOHOL & DRUGS SMOTHER WHO A PERSON REALLY IS!! THEN TRIES HARD TO BREAK YOU DOWN & END YOUR LIFE!!😬😭 STEVIE INSPIRED SOOOO MANY OTHERS' SOBRIETY - MUSICIANS, PEOPLE HE KNEW, BIG BROTHER JIMMIE❤, FANS, FAMILY, STRANGERS, IT WAS HIS HEART!❤ HE HELPED SAVE SO MANY LIVES!! I AM AA & WAS ALWAYS SOBER @ HIS SHOWS....AND I NEVER KNEW ANYBODY WHO ACTUALLY WORE THEIR FIRST CHIP!!! BRAVO, STEVIE!!👏👏👏 HE WORKED HARD FOR HIS SOBRIETY, & INSPIRED HIS ENTIRE BAND, BIG BROTHER JIMMIE!..... HIS FANS, STRANGERS, EVERYBODY HE COULD REACH!! AND IT MEANT EVEYTHING TO HIM!! HIS MESSAGE WAS SO GENTLE - LIKE STEVIE - HIS STORY SO CLEAR & VISCERAL! I WAS SO PROUD OF HIM, & HIS COURAGE & EXAMPLE! SRV🙏😍😘
I STILL Do......!
He was the whole package. Still thrills my heart. 🤠❤️😻
I saw his very last concert in Alpine Valley, Wisconsin. What a once in a lifetime talent.
I worked with a guy that was at that show and he said stevie blew Claptons set away
I will attest to that. Stevie smoked Clapton that night. Early the next morning, local radio stations were reporting that it was Clapton in that helicopter crash.Things didn't get straightened out until later that day. What a shame, a clean and sober SRV taken away from us at his prime.
SRV! I only got to see him once. Back in '84. But I still remember that day like it was yesterday. The gig was fabulous, of course. Afterward, there was a group of us wanting an autograph. I brought along my Texas Flood album. Will never sell it! One of my friends waiting with me had some problems at home before he got to the gig, and forgot his album, and had nothing to sign. There was a "Lobby---->" sign near us, (a make shift piece of cardboard, not metal or something that would be missed by the venue) and was to use that. When he handed it to SRV, he looked at it and laughed a little saying, "You kiddin' me, man?" He then turned to a guy standing near him and said a few words I couldn't make out, while gesturing to a few leather bags a few feet away. He pulled out a promo 8x10 glossy of Stevie playing live and signed it, giving it to my friend. I have much respect for the elders. But no one could match SRV's skill, style, and being a good human, like he was. R.I.P. Stevie! You are sorely missed!!
that's one more time than I got to see him. Kinda just discovering SRV now. Wish I'd discovered him in my youth, I could've seen him too...
Saw him in ‘84 as well. He opened for Huey Lewis and the news. I don’t remember much about them that night, but I’ll never forget SRV!
A fine Human Being- R.I.P.
Hey PGeorge...I seen him in 86 in Spokane Opera House. He was headlining...Bonnie Raitt opened for him and after her show she came back out and played w/Stevie. My wife bought tickets for this 16.50 a piece and was center/4th row. She actually asked if she did good. She was unaware of what she was about to experience. She had only heard of him because I spoke about it and listened to him at home. So her gift was one that I still reach over and give her an occasional hug for. Fabulous show in a setting that had excellent sound...what a memory! I do indeed miss the man who brought the guitar back into the limelight in the midst of being bombarded by shitty new wave bands. he was a shining light in the music industry in the mid 80's.
Fasfeddy
My Hero. My sobriety came from his words. He saved me!!
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I'm curious - what exactly were those words?
It helped me to see someone could do it.
When I Saw/Heard Stevie Live A Few Months Before He Died (w/Joe Cocker, No Less) - He Spoke To The Audience About His Sobriety & The Intense Journey He Had Just LIVED Thru...I Was Just STUNNED!! I Really Had Had NO Idea!!! But I Was Absoultely ELATED That He HAD Come Thru It & Was Sharing His Story! I Had Joined AA Years Before - But Hearing The Story Of A Life & Death Stuggle Like Stevie's From HIM ONSTAGE - From ANYONE Famous & Sucessful, From Any Musician, Was So UNHEARD Of - I Was Just SO Thrilled For Him! And I Remember Thinking As Stevie Spoke - I Hope At Least MOST People In This Crowd Are Really HEARING THIS!!! God Bless You, SRV!!🙏
He's Smilin' Down On Ya!❤🙏🎸
Stevie Ray, was the best! His craft is matchless. RIP Stevie.
Who in there right mind would give a thumbs down to this it's just a sound check and like someone commented it's better than most live concerts you get today.
I'm from England and my uncle taught me to play guitar and he was a huge SRV fan once id heard his music I was hooked. I even ended up travelling to Dallas to put flowers on his memorial just to thank him for showing us what's possible. LEGEND
SRV will reel you in like catching a ol blue cat / blues cat. GBSRV GLAD You was introduced ,good day all 😎🙏
Understand completely. Moving story. Thx
Should see his statue in Austin, right on the Colorado river. His feet get wet in flood stage though.
@@jamessweet5341 Think they did that on-purpose? '...because 'it's floodin' down in Texas'? His signature song. Still love watching his 'In Session' video with his Mentor: Albert King. Beaming with pride at his protege's success.
@@thisguy8916 It's only happened a couple of times but it's right at the highpoint of the flood zone, so they had to know it would happen.
"There was no one better than him on this planet. Really unbelievable"
"What set him apart from all others was the awe he inspired in his peers."
.....Eric Clapton
I used to think differently.....but Stevie Ray Vaughan. yes ..he was the best ever......
You can see the desperate passion in his eyes
Just being on stage with a cowboy hat and a leopard print suit jacket at the same time makes him the best guitarist ever.
Lets forget everything for a second about this god of a man and realize how absolutely badass you have to be to rock a leopard skin trench coat
You cant Rock a Cheetah Trench Coat uless you are SRV, DLR or Robert Plant, you dont even under stand that you hgave the option unless you are them and doing THAT
It turns out, you get to dress like a wizard if you actually are one.
A style all his own. Thankfully the kimono phase didn’t last. Sorry but that was terrible
AMEN ON THAT ``````
The world of music is a much better place because of a humble man from Oak Cliff, Texas.
I wouldn't be playing blues without this guy, true legend and a hell of a guy ❤
He displayed more pure talent on this sound check than anybody currently playing or touring can show in an entire year. He truly was the best.
Millions of dollars some of these entertainers put into their bullshit shows and NONE of them can compare to an SRV sound check like this!! A damn SOUND CHECK people!!!! Absolutely none of them can compare to this!
RIP Stevie, we miss you so much. 😢💔🎸🎵
more talent than anyone currently playing or touring can in a year? Try in a lifetime.
Ummm... There are several who can match the guitarist abilities, not better, but just as good: Derek Trucks, John Mayer, and Kingfisher to name a few.
Polyphia I feel takes a lot of influence from SRV. They are a more modern take on blues, amazing nonetheless
@@brandon2930 They used to be good. I’m really disappointed with whatever the heck they’re coming up with these days. Haven’t liked their stuff since Muse :/
SRV so ridiculously talented. That shit can't be taught, that's purely in his DNA. Good lord I miss him.
He practiced. ALOT. It's said he slept with the guitar. But it does seem like the guitar is a part of him, like his arm.
I understand what you were going for with this comment but to say SRV was "talented" actually robs him of the recognition he deserves in my opinion. What you are seeing and hearing in this video is the culmination of thousands upon thousands of hours of hard work and dedication on the part of mister Stevie Ray Vaughn not even taking his band into account. Typically people that don't actually seriously play music have this nebulous concept of "talent". The reality is that noone is born able to play. Greats are made not born and SRV worked to an insane degree to bring this to us.
@@jackcoleman1784 This is the ultimate truth. All the talk of child prodigies and born with talent is bogus. The amount of hours they've put into "perfect" practice makes them look like geniuses. Highlight on the "perfect" "accurate" practice. because all musicians have certain things that they struggle with. So these items have to be worked on constantly and rigorously. There's no talent. It's just practice. Musicians are made by what they hear in their childhood (and are influenced by) and what they've worked on through their formative years.
Some more than others, I love the interview of Clapton talking about SRV's "gift"
All day every day it just is not the same
In case you missed the news- Dallas mayor declared 10/3 as of 2021 “ Vaughan brothers day! The city finally honored this beautiful man with sculpture 💗💗💗
I immediately hear what a unique voice he sang with. Life plays such cruel tricks with us. For Stevie he had to learn his craft once, then learn it again sober, only to accidentally lose his life far too early.
Eerie thing is he kept saying he was on borrowed time.
He was the best hands down. Killed my spirit when he died in that crash. No other will ever top him. RIP. Stevie.
Not even Joe Bonamassa or Kenny Wayne Sheppard.
Best is always a subjective thing. I just have my own personal top ten, but not really a “best”. Besides Stevie (in no particular order): Gary Moore, Jeff Beck, Rory Gallagher, Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Bonamassa, Roy Buchanan, David Gilmore, Derek Trucks, Eric Clapton. Cheers.
No, he wasn't the best imo . He was very good and a great showman , but plenty before him were as good or better . SRV was in the right place at the right time. To me Johnny Winter is a true original and a better more interesting player .
I don’t think Stevie’s warming up...He never cooled off.
Great point.
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Nice one bro!
He treats his practice like a performance in front of folks because he's a real musician. Not just serious about when an audience is there but serious about music he's playing all the time. They way he play when people are present is the way he always plays. He's the most expressive.
If you're only into a crowd present when playing then you can't be a true hearted musician like SRV and you most likely won't sound good audience or not.
His brother Jimmie
A LEGEND that will inspire many for generations. RIP Stevie Ray. Sorely missed and never forgotten.
Love the way he walks in still sleepy and tears it up from the get!
Stevie, from my home town Dallas. Saw hin in 1977 at the old Electric Ballroom playing with Bugs Henderson. Not very well known then, and I brought him a beer, and he handed me his guitar pick. I lost it in the parking lot in a drunken stupor. I am still killing myself over that.
Used to see Freddie King at the Electric Ballroom. And Bugs was a beast on guitar. Miss him, Freddie, and Stevie terribly.
Amen to that! I too was born in 1958. We probably were there at the same time.
***** Wow. That is way cool!
I too remember seeing him at the Old Electric Ballroom. Bugs Henderson was also fantastic to watch!.
Bugs,,,so very underrated.. You and I were probably there at the same time. When music was music.
To those that gave this a "thumbs-down".. Is everything ok at home ?.. Do you need to talk to someone ??
Right one of the best blue's guitarist ever. RIP Stevie
Folks needs therapy!!! It ain't just a talk to nobody... THERAPY!!! ;o)
Omg Stevie is totally the best.imagine if he hadn't died so young?when I go to heaven he's one of the first people I want to find.just to hang out and listen to his awesomeness
It's too showy, too loud. How about that? I like them more like Garcia, with personality and emotion, pathos dripping with americana..... how is the technical part of guitar playing more important? It isn't, or otherwise we wouldn't need music to judge these guys, we'd just have them all go up and down the same scale, like robots. Same exact thing goes for Jon Mayer, he's technically brilliant and unbelievable skilled, but that really isn't the point. The beauty of the music is, and the style in which they express the music. Mayer simply shows off to much.
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I had never heard of Stevie Ray Vaughan before my dad showed me this video a few years back. I'm so glad he did, it made me discover one of my favorite (and arguably one of the best) musicians of all time!
I visit this sound check to have a listen to what we lost damn what a talent he was RIP Mr. Vaughan 👍🇺🇸👍
that was fucking fabulous. Very candid and personal. As a guitarist, it was great to see SRV warming up with the band, and I am only more impressed with him as a musician after watching this.
MrGonzorhea awesome comment I agree fully!
you know you're good when your Sound Check vid has nearly 7 million views. Stevie left us too soon.
16 million now. Must be twice as good.
Damn near 17 now :-)
17m views as of today 9-14-18
5 years later: 7 million view. ROCK on. No doubt the best EVER.
18 million now
I saw him live along with Colin James in 1989 in Montreal. I was so close to the stage I could feel the vibes from the band! What a show!!! I remember I felt blessed to see Stevie and his band perform like they only could. He was my hero then and still is today. And I still miss him so much...
Oh I’m so happy I saw him circa 1988 Ish in Montréal miss you love you SRV
I'm a guitarist. Stevie Ray Vaughan obviously is from a different solar system. No one can step in cold and shred like that.
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Douglas Mills Stevie could! ❤️
Lol. Same here. I can play a lot of his stuff but dayyyyyuuuummmm...
Following a yawn !
Put yo ❤ n soul in the 6strings and play ... SRV cold shots all around... 1st solo burned the devils hands 😂r.i.p. Steve... crossroads party
The way he's half asleep, yawning and all, and just launches into this blistering riff. It's just incredible.
Got to see Stevie open up for Robert Plant 1988 at the spectrum in Philadelphia PA. Could have watched him play all night. He put on an amazing show!
They broadcast his show live that night on Philly radio and recorded Stevie’s performance …it’s on CD. RIP SRV!!!
me too!
Robert Plant probably shit his pants. He'd been ripping off American blues for years and had never heard it like this before.
i’ll be back to this video again in a couple months, as i’ve been doing for years. such a touchstone vid ❤️
Many do. It’s not going anywhere 😉
How can that guy just walk up, plug in and play like he's been playing all day long? The man was a natural. Thanks for the Video Bobby D.
Ya that is what I was thinking too. I know my fingers dont work like that. Its like he choose to lead with that song just to F with all the guitar players out there. I know he warmed up and hour or so before the show but still.
it is called muscle memory, look into it. Your body basically gets used to doing things that you really don't even have to think to them, SRV is a god but you have to remember he spent years playing and rehearsing.
Wouldn't you be more concerned if a professional player couldn't do this.. I don't get what you are amazed about
boonexy i know alot of pros than just cant hop out of bed and start, at least warm up a little
I mean, honestly, you can hear that he is rusty for a bit, but he's SRV, this seems like a very odd thing to be surprised about.
I love this man! Stevie I met at a concert back stage with Greg Allman opening. My husband at the time was the third act. Very interesting to met this man who was so shy and had very few words to say. He was a man who live for the music! At that time so did I. Now, I’m 64, and I still love the music of Stevie. No one like him. I’m truly sorry that we all lost him so soon! He had so much more to share with us. We miss you Stevie!
Wise Kitten, an odd request for you. Please have a look at this young fellows guitar styles and let me know if you see any similarities to SRV ua-cam.com/video/w5SC1uIxXhk/v-deo.html I'll check back for a reply. Thanks
JimJill Honey: Hi Jim, he is very talented to be so young! I heard Sultan of Swing on this one. I’ll be listening to more though. Now that I’m in the loop! Thank you!
I'm 63 and listening to this again right now
Im jelly werent you Fortunate to have had the chance to see him and talk to him...hes THE GOAT..Greatest of all time as they say, Made the Devil sell his soul to him, then he went to heaven to hang with Hendrix and Bonham and Janice and Elvis, and all the rest, but what a Gift so good theres none better
@@wisekittenspeaks5209 who's your husband, who got to share the stage with SRV?
1:30 I always find it most impressive that he is essentially able to 'shred' the main solo part while at the same time keeping in time with playing rhythm in between and then back to solo again. Haven't seen any other blues players directly play in a 'shred' type of style that is Blues at the same time. He uses a ridiculous amount of hammer-ons and pull-offs, for instance. More than I have seen any Blues player use.
He is two guitarists in one, like Eddie Van Halen.
eric gales, jimi hendrix, philip sayce, john mayer, kingfish, matthew scott, tommy katona, you have a lot of listening to do because u havent heard literally anything
@@Matt-og5kd Probably more so Johnny Winter than any of those. Never heard John Mayer play like SRV. Or Hendrix, for that matter. Hendrix was a shredder, essentially.
Philip at this point is arguably better than srv, although he can overplay sometimes
@@jmr1068204 and it doesnt matter if jm doesnt sound like srv, you were talking about "'shred' the main solo part while at the same time keeping in time with playing rhythm in between and then back to solo again" which he does often in his blues. type in "john mayer tore down" and "john mayer srv shuffle" in youtube
I get stuck on utube every time when I see Stevie. Some kind of wonderful happens when I hear him!! Get stuck in a vortex! He's still alive in my heart. A gift to the world 🌎 from heaven ❤ everyday Stevie, everyday
First and only time I saw Stevie was opening for, of all groups, The Moody Blues at the Spectrum in Philly in 1983 I believe.He took to the stage solo at first , I remember he played behind his back on one song. Just amazing!! Best opener for a headliner I have ever seen, and I've attended hundreds of concerts.
scubarulz Great story thanks for sharing !
scubarulz I was at that show. I saw SRV a hand full of times in the Philly area in the 80's. The last time was 89 1st row at the Spectrum. The Fire Meets The Fury Tour with Jeff Beck. Check out the Facebook page;The Philadelphia Spectrum - A Tribute to all of the classic rock concerts
scubarulz you are lucky to have seen him live.
Darth Tom I saw him I think the same year at the Mann. Front Row. Everyone left because it stormed before the show, thinking it would be cancelled. Cleared up right before he went on. Stood right in front of him. He wore an all white suit and hat.
TiEDyeDEyeZ Just looked it up, it was '87. I was 17. Live Alive tour.
He was that good... saw him play many times in Austin at the Continental club before he went and got famous ($2). Watching him play until 2 in the morning week after week was insane. Back then he always finished with Tin Pan Alley which he said was one of his all time favorite songs... the soul of blues he used to say.
Wow 😢👍
Nice
amazing i cant imagine witnessing greatness like that
M Weiler... I saw him play once in 1983 when I was 13 yrs old. It was some sort of outdoor venue. I can't remember. I wanna say near Bouldin Creek? Any ideas? Was it called The Backyard? Help me remember.💡
@@kellicouch5883 The Backyard was in Bee Caves near where Bee Cave rd hits '71. I saw a lot of great shows there including Willie, ZZ Top but never Stevie. June of '83 is when Texas Flood came out so it easily could have been as they were hosting a lot of great shows in those days. Glad you got to see him play. It was beyond amazing. When he played Tin Pan Alley I always thought he would snap the next of that Stratocaster he would bend it so much.
OK... so here is another great memory from those days. Antone's was up on Guadalupe just north of campus. The Fabulous Thunderbirds with Jimmy Vaughn and Kim Wilson were the house band. When guys like Robert Cray, BB King, Buddy Guy and so many others would come through Stevie would often show up about midnight if he didn't have a gig, they would lock the doors at 2:00 and stop selling alcohol but you could stay in and watch them jam till late in the morning... thanks for letting me ramble down memory lane.
I heard Steve ray vaughan first time when I was in prison 18 years old. I became a better man. I knew I was a old man in a young body. Time goes by very quickly it feels like it was yesterday. Drinking whiskey now and my little boy is sleeping with his mother. Life is good but have it's hard periods. Hopefully you'll never go through those periods whomever you are. Have fun!
I was in a local bar when I heard about the plane crash that took Stevie away from us. Just as Buddy Holly it was truly a day that the music died again. RIP Stevie from an old biker...you are missed and the music world has never been the same.
Supposedly, Eric Clapton said, that night, " I cant watch Litlle Stevie or I may never play in public again."
the emotion in his face while the sound check just shows u the passion the man had for the music
When you have as much talent is Stevie Ray Vaughan does sit back shut up and listen to one of the greatest guitarist ever to walk the planet you will not see his kind pass this way again for a long long time thanks for the memories may you rest in peace
Your comment is perfect!
I saw SRV Red Rocks in Colorado. I could not sit down after the first bar. I was not a blues fan but he transformed me on that day. His precision, power and unique riffs still live on in my mind more than 40 years later. So much more to share with us but we can appreciate all that he offered while he was here. I keep hoping there is some unreleased music that someone will uncover. RIP
He really does have the best guitar tone ever.
I never got to see Stevie Ray Vaughan live. I would gladly have settled for this sound check....
Saw him in Oz playing with brother Jimmy when he was at the height of his personal issues and he was still amazing. An absolute Master!
I saw him in NZ not long after Couldnt Stand the Weather came out. This just scratches the surface. He was that good. And loud. Holy crap was it loud.
Jesus thank you for this footage and for blessing us with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Amen🙏🎸💫
I got to see SRV four times in Toronto. Every show was unbelievable. My biggest regret is that I did not get to see him play with Jeff Healey at Albert’s Hall. I called the venue to find out how many nights Jeff was going to be playing there that week. The young woman said, “He’s here all week, but tonight would probably be the best night to come see him.” I couldn’t get there that night. Imagine my regret on reading the entertainment news the next morning, and finding out SRV showed up and jammed with Jeff Healey.
He makes it look and sound so effortlessly easy which is a mark of someone who has truly mastered his art.
Man, this is some superhero guitar!! Looking like an outlaw, strolls casually in, nods & smiles at his people as he watches & listens, straps his Strat on, noodles for few seconds and then , like a force of nature..., turns around & starts rippin’! Watch his hands from like 1:30ish - 1:50 or so! SRV was lightning in a bottle .
Remembering Stevie! If Buddy Guy says he's it, he's it.
Stevie Let's his guitar do the talking for him. Buddy Guy or not...
BB King said, Steve was even better than me! Agreeee!
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A legend that is light years ahead of any musician on any planet.
Stevie Ray Vaughn - Simply one of the greatest blues/rock guitarist
I felt like I lost a family member on Aug 27 1990! The greatest guitarist of all time and I was blessed to see him live 2 times. Gives me chills to watch him play. What a loss
First time I ever cried from a celebrity dying
Yes I also saw him twice. The first with Lonnie mack opening. The second he opened for Jeff Beck. What I like about this is he looks like he just woke up. And still sounds great.
Amen to that! I was so, fortunate to see SRV w/The FabT-Birds and then w/Joe Cocker in 1990, so was Jenny H.
There will NEVER be another Stevie Ray Vaughan...EVER!!!👑
Check out Dovidas!
Plenty of clones though
@@agems56agree Dovydas is an amazing guitarist singer, and multi-instrumentalist! Love his music!
I wonder how many times I've watched this. We all wish we could be superheroes. Here is one that was.
Doesn’t look like he's even had his first cup of coffee. He can play a guitar like you're brushing your teeth. Amazing.
The guitar was his cup of coffee he rolled out of bed grabbed his hat and coat and reached for his true love to start his day as always.
I saw SRV at The Sydney Opera House...he said it was an honour to play there...but he honoured us with his presence and his sublime playing.Vale.
Im a 57 yrs old guitarplayer From argentina and still trying to sound like srv. He was amazing and so so good!! I cried a lot when he died.
The great one doing his thang... thanks for all the love you passed our way Stevie....🎸🎸🎸
Once he approaches and picks up the extension and gift givin to him of himself the guitar gods take over no matter his situation or condition! One of the greatest!👑🔥💯🎸🎙️!
I will forever regret growing up in Texas and never seeing this MAN play. DAMNIT, and I lived only 45 minutes from Austin!!!!