A few words about Stevie: he's considered by many---myself included---as the greatest guitarist of all time. The band was named "Double Trouble" and had Tommy Shannon on bass and Chris Layton on drums. In '85 they added Reese Wynans on keyboards, and man, could they ever tear up a stage! This performance was in '83 at the El Mocambo club in Toronto, and to many---again myself included---it's considered the greatest guitar work ever captured on film. Not only was his technical prowess, feeling, and showmanship incredible, but he played with extremely heavy strings to achieve the sound he got. His hand and forearm strength, and overall physicality to play like he did was extraordinary. Stevie kicked a horrible addiction to cocaine and alcohol in late '86, and lived the last four years of his life clean, sober and happy before he was killed in a helicopter crash in '90 after his last gig. By the way, he was also a sweet and humble guy, despite the swagger he displayed on stage. To us folks here in Texas, he's extra special and beloved. There will never be another like him, that's for sure!
Pick any song from the Live at El Mocambo hat set and you won't be disappointed. He was simply on fire for the whole show. It's truly one of the greatest live guitar performances ever recorded. During one song, he breaks a string during a solo and switches guitars continuing to wail without missing a beat. It's unbelievable.
@@drdanr Probably referring to the "Look at little sister" string break/guitar switcheroo that was NOT at El Mocambo...don't recall seeing a string break in any El Mocambo footage...for what it's worth.
SRV is in my opinion the greatest guitarist to ever play. He absolutely was best listened to live and always put on an amazing show. If you check him out again I suggest his performance of Little Wing from this same concert.
I agree with you and for me its his ability to ooze so much feeling out of not only his guitar but also out of his soul that separates him from guys like Jimi and even Gilmour although Gilmour is probably the most ethereal guitarist I have ever heard. Of course when you listen to SRV you can hear the influences of Jimi which sadly they never got to play together which probably would have caused an earthquake.
There are many great guitarists, playing different styles. Roy Buchanan is my favorite. My personal opinion is that Jimi was the most over rated guitarist ever.
"Stevie was an endless, open channel that music just poured out of. He made people who'd never touched a guitar in their life want to pick one up and start playing, and he made those of us who'd played live onstage with him before want to quit."...............Eric Clapton.
Thanks for a great reaction! I knew Stevie, and I can tell you that he was as humble as he was talented! Please give a listen to “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and “Voodoo Chile” from the the Austin 1989 show. FIRE!!! ❤Donna G
Stevie was one of the best blues guitarists ever to play. I saw him perform at an Austin 6th Street bar in the early 80's. All of 20 people were in the bar...he was this good already. What a treat! Legend has it that after this particular performance, Stevie's guitar stepped out back for a quick smoke. Be well, Be happy, Duke
I saw him in Amarillo with around 200 people. I only knew about him because Guitar Magazine gave him the Guitarist of the Year. He promised to give us a show to tell everyone who didn't show up what they missed. He kept that promise. Mind blown.
Forever - The Pride of Texas. I was blessed to know this Beautiful Man. There will never be another to match his talent, his humbleness, his positivity. SRV was a great human being…God needed him. “Life Without You” is a must!!! We are forced to live a life without seeing how more greatness we would have been.
The style he plays is most often called electric blues or sometimes Texas blues. Imo he was the best of all time. By all reports he was as kind & humble off stage as he was beastly on stage. Eric Clapton said he was actually scared to follow him in concert, and that Stevie was an open chanel to some other worldly place and the music just flowed through him. High Praise, indeed!
The Band is Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. BB KIng said "When I play, I play sort of like talking, you know, syllables, you say a sentence here, a sentence there and then, I’ve to stop and think for something else to keep my conversation going. But his didn’t seem to be that at all. It was fluent, he flowed when he played. He could get something going and it was like a song and it would just go on and on. Ideas continuosly flowed, I don’t have that. There is not a lot of people that I hear that have that but Stevie had it.” In the early morning of Monday, August 27, 1990, Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed in a helicopter crash near East Troy, Wisconsin, at age 35. He was one of the most influential blues guitarists of the 1980s, described by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "the second coming of the blues".
Great reaction! SRV is my favorite guitar player ever. I just can't get enough of him. Sadly we lost him in a helicopter crash in 1990. He was coming in to the prime of his career. He had gotten sober and was on his way to doing great things. SRV never read music and was completely self taught. His brother Jimmie Vaughan was one of his idols along with Hendrix, Albert King, and just about all of the old time blues artists. They admired him as well. He was a very humble human being. All of his live performances and great and he never played the same song the same way. Could I suggest. anything from the Austin City limits 1989 show, and "Life Without You" live from the Capital Theater. RIP Stevie 💔🎸🎶 Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that he used the thickest guitar strings possible. Very few people could do that.
Stevie Ray Vaughan rescued the entire Blues genre. It was dying out when he came out so he put together concerts with the legendary blues players/singers and made it popular again. Look for his compilations with the great blues stars... Johnny Copeland, BB King, Albert King and also look for his team up with Jeff Healey, another special, legendary guitar player.
I just love to see people react to SRV for the first time, especially when he goes behind his back. I was fortunate enougfh to have seen him live 3 times, and was able to meet him briefly one time and he was just amazing of a man as he was a guitar player. Very kind and very humble. RIP SRV. Thank you for the music and videos so that current and future generations will be able to see and hear you. The man may be gone, but his music continues on.
Yeah, saw him only once in my life and this was kind of what he was like. It was mesmerising to see. And a ten-minute song really doesn't feel that long when you're in his spell, does it? He had a very deep connection to his guitar and to “the blues”. One of a kind. Fun fact, he dressed like this in private too, it wasn't a stage costume for him. Outrageous and totally cool. Miss him a lot. One of the truly great guitarists of all time. Cheers 🍺
It's crazy to think that he didn't even know how to read music and only knew basic music theory, and basically self-taught himself how to play guitar and made his own style of music through the radio and with lessons from his brother who did know how to play guitar he just kept practicing and years later eventually became one of the greatest blues guitarists to ever exist just from doing what he loved, I honestly think it's amazing and he's what got me into guitar in the first place. I was browsing youtube one night around 8-ish years ago and somehow stumbled upon Lenny, I've been entranced with guitar ever since and I'm still striving to play on the same level as Stevie.
I have seen this video performance a few times and I still CANNOT BELIEVE MY EYES. Stevie Ray Vaughan was his name and one of his backup bands was called DOUBLE TROUBLE. I'm not sure if that's his band on this arrangement. He passed away in an helicopter crash back in August of 1990. We lost one of the greatrest guitarists of all time in that crash.
You just witnessed the GOAT. I highly recommend you react to Voodoo Chile’ Live from Austin City Limits 1989, and Life Without You Live from the Capitol Theater. Both of those are excellent performances. I really look forward to seeing you react more to SRV. Also, Stevie Ray Vaughan was his name, but the bands name was Double Trouble.
Another guitar player you might want to check out is Jeff Healey, a blind Canadian blues player. First song to react to by Jeff is a song called Can You See the Light. Stevie Ray loved Jeff's playing so much he actually played a duo with Jeff at one of his concerts. Love the channel. Keep up the great work.
@Vincent Whitley Yes so much talent on one stage, and Stevie being the consumate professional that he is gave Jeff full opportunity to shine. Definitely worth checking out.👍👍
@@davidagnew1753 I love that performance. Made me want to throw my Strat into the Campfire...Stevie once said that Jeff was the only guitarist who really challenged him...IDK, Stevie played with the best but Jeff was on a different level...There is a live clip of him doing "See the Light" that is simply Mind Blowing.
@Vincent Whitley Another guitar player worth checking out is Stanley Jordan. Stanley much like Jeff came up with a totally original way to play a guitar. Definitely worth checking out.✌️
this may be his most popular song on youtube but my favorite stevie song is life without you. a little slower prettier song. he does everything in it. he swaps out guitars without missing a beat, adjusts his amps twice while playing, plays behind his back, strums the gutar while the strings are facing him, stops in the middle to deliver a sermon, and plucks the guitar with his teeth which results in a tooth being pulled out. i just love this song. love you guys, thanks.
I saw Stevie LIVE twice. First was a smokey little club and second was at a big outdoor festival, both times it was like a very personal memory. Not for one minute did anybody think he was just a human, he destroyed and we were there to the end.
This is actually a cover song recorded by Larry Davis in 1958 made famous by Stevie Ray Vaughn. SRV plays so well because his guitar is an appendage of this body, so it comes naturally. SRV one of the greatest guitarist of all time. All reactors that see SRV go to playing behind his back have the same reaction, WTF? lol
It doesn't just have a blues feel, it is a blues song with blues guitar playing. Check out what some of the blues greats (like BB KIng) had to say about SRV. And yeah, each time he played it was different, but always awesome.
Congratulations. Now you entered the big leagues😊. Some background on Stevie; he is generally considered one of the best guitarists of all time not only by the public, but also by his peers. For example, on the last performance ever before he died he was playing with Eric Clapton and a whole bunch of other legendary guitarists, and at the end of the show, he and Eric did what was called "cutting heads", basically a note 4 Note guitar battle. And at the end of the evening Eric admitted Stevie won. He is the one who is credited with bringing back blues guitar in the era when everything was disco, heavy metal, and pop. People generally go back and forth between him and Jimi Hendrix as to who was the goat. Personally I can't decide because I don't think you would have gotten a Stevie Ray Vaughan without a Jimi Hendrix, Who was one of his biggest inspirations. Here's an interesting fact about how he was discovered and by whom. He was playing the Montreux Jazz Festival in France, where he caught the eye of David Bowie. David told his friend Jackson Browne who was also in attendance, how they had to go see this guy. Jackson Browne was so impressed he offered Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (yes that's the name of the band) that if they were ever in California they were welcome to use his Studio at no charge. Stevie was supposed to go on tour with David Bowie, but that conflicted with the time that Jackson Browne had available and they needed to record their first album. So even though it is Stevie Ray Vaughan who plays the guitar solo on Bowie's Let's Dance, he ended up not going on tour with David Bowie, and the rest is History. He was signed by the legendary John Hammond who also signed people like Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, and a whole host of other Legends. Hammond can be heard at the beginning of Stevie's live at Carnegie Hall concert album introducing him. We lost him way too young in a plane crash, just after he had cleaned up his act from battling drugs and alcohol, and getting his life right😢. (As you can tell, I am kind of a fan of Stevie's). There is no shortage of suggestions. His cover of Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child, his collaboration with Stevie Wonder on superstition, or my personal favorite when he and his all time inspiration, Albert King, teamed up to do Stevie's song "pride and joy". Albert was a pioneer of Blues guitar, one of the all-time greats, and you can see on his face the sheer Joy of knowing that he was passing that torch to Stevie. Have fun guys this is a very deep rabbit hole!
Everyone liked Stevie and most loved him. He was so humble about his talent which he called 'a gift from God.' Said he was working hard to repay it. I say Paid in Full, Stevie. Paid in Full, sweet man. ❤🔥🎸
My Greatest Guitarists of All Time: 1. 🎸Stevie Ray Vaughn 2-5 in no particular order 🎸Jimi Hendrix 🎸Jimmy Paige (Led Zeppelin) 🎸David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) 🎸Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
One of the best Blues guitarist ever. Stevie would learn everyone’s style and play it perfectly. When he played his brothers riff in front of him (Jimmie Vaughan) his brother told him never play my riff again. There’s a video where he breaks a string and keeps playing and changes guitars while still playing never missing a beat!
Stevie Ray Vaughan is the guitarist and singer, Double Trouble is his accompanying band. Stevie's brother Jimmy Vaughan is a good guitarist as well. Check out something from their album Family Style. A lot of great tracks on there as well.
So many great SRV videos to watch after this. (instrumental cover of Hendrix) Little Wing, Voodoo Child, Look at Little Sister, Mary had a little lamb (Yes I said it!! lol) you will love it. All live versions, of course!
Saw him twice at Red Rocks in "Denver." Count myself and my friends soooo lucky. For my money...the best of all time. Never get sick of watching people learn about his prowess. Can't wait for heaven to see him play again...Standing Room Only for his shows there, too.
There are some truly great Blues guitar players, but SRV is the GOAT. Notice that Stevie knows his way around a guitar that 95% of the time his eyes are closed. I was at the Alpine Valley concert the night he died.... it was the last concert I went to, even after all of these years, However, if I get a chance to see Dimash I wouldn't hesitate a moment.
Stevie Ray Vaughan (SRV) is rated as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. He was tragically killed in a helicopter crash in 1990 coming back from a gig where he had played with Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy. His band was Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. SRV was based in Texas and his muses were the 3 Kings (Albert, BB and Freddy) Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters etc. He has influenced nearly every guitarist since including Chris Stapleton and John Mayer just to name a couple. An all time great!!!
SRV is the GOAT of guitar. He put all in every time he plays. Live he is a spectacle you cannot miss. RIP SRV, Heaven has someone to listen to. Love your reaction. Stay Safe👏
Great reaction. If you want to go down the rabbit hole I recommend Tin Pan Alley at Montreaux a/o Riviera Paradise at Austin City Limits. Oh and always react to live version. Stevie is always best live.
I can play eruption fairly well and other famous guitar players songs. I tried for four days to play Texas flood playing with SRV and without. Damn. I can’t tell you how difficult it is and to be honest I could not do even a fair job. The man was a freak. I know he played for thousands of hours to get that way there’s no other way to do it. He’s one of the few guitar players I cannot emulate in a decent fashion. I have a friend in another state who is a well-known guitarist and he played eruption and some Jimi Hendrix song s one night and did a damn good job. He said I’m feeling it tonight… I said OK play Texas flood as well as you just played those other two songs. He asked me a perfect question… What have you been smoking?
i hope you folks get out to live music venues, blues, jazz, rock. You both seem to really appreciate GOOD musicianship.The best music isn't mainstream any longer and there is some great stuff out there. Stevie Ray is one of my top three guitarists of all time. Saw him in Polish-American club in Gardner , Massachusetts in 80's before he became huge.
SRV and double trouble. He was amazing. To blow you away even more, he used very thick strings and they were setup very high. Similar to an acoustic. There's a ton to know about him. He was known to superglue his fingertips back on. So he could finish a concert. RIP Stevie
I was honored to see him live in concert in Montreal Canada...I was hooked on his music at that time In the mid 80"s..I still love and cry sometimes to his music to this day...Life Without You broke my heart, because of the meaning of the song. The G.O.A.T...
I have played for decades…..some think, I am very good and they are guitar players. All I need to do is watch SRV and I feel like I started playing a year ago…..sheer and complete guitarist phenomenon. Yes….Chris staples sound of blues but believe me Chris wishes he could play the guitar even close to SRV and of course Chris is a much better singer. Guitarist….I would agree with prince it’s difficult to say who the best is but he said, if you Say SRV could be the best of all time…..no guitarist will disagree.
Had this blasting in my car when I pulled into a lot years ago - when I turned off the car a woman came up and asked me what song that was, she was going to buy it! lol
To explain how musicians can improvise parts and solos, think of a language. You know letters make up words and words make up sentences. You don't rehearse what you're going to say throughout the day right? (with exceptions of course...like giving a speech) Well, SRV basically knows how to make his guitar speak the blues. For another great performance of his, check out "Look at Little Sister" performed at Austin City Limits. He breaks a string during the solo and with the help of his guitar tech, swaps out guitars without missing a beat!
"Life Without You" (Capitol Theater) SRV wrote it for his great friend that died, Charley Wirz. A line from the lyrics are engraved on his own gravestone. It says: Thank you... For "all the love you passed our way" RIP 🎸 SRV
I almost never recommend live versions of songs over the studio but this is definitely one of the few that must be watched and listened to. I saw him live during this tour in a small club like this and it was freaking awesome. Give props to Double Trouble also for keeping the groove and letting Stevie do his thing. Another live version of a song that kicks ass is Ozzy Osbourne doing "Crazy Train" live in 1981. Different music for sure but awesome.
A Texas legend, I regret never ever being able to see him live...Stevie is missed by all, one of the greatest Blues/Rock guitarists/vocalist....thanks B&B
You are looking at the best guitar player that there ever was. Killed in a copter crash in 1990. Stevie was a blues guitarists that was responsible for the reemergence of the blues in the 1980's. Stevie always played this way.
I came of age in Austin at the time Stevie was making his chops and becoming famous. Some of my fondest memories of that time was going to watxh him play at local clubs like Antone's, Hole In The Wall, Liberty Lunch etc. Even after he got big he and the Fabulous Thunderbirds, his brother Jimmie's band, would play Labor Day, Memorial Day, Christmas, and New Years Eves shows for their hometown.
A few words about Stevie: he's considered by many---myself included---as the greatest guitarist of all time. The band was named "Double Trouble" and had Tommy Shannon on bass and Chris Layton on drums. In '85 they added Reese Wynans on keyboards, and man, could they ever tear up a stage! This performance was in '83 at the El Mocambo club in Toronto, and to many---again myself included---it's considered the greatest guitar work ever captured on film. Not only was his technical prowess, feeling, and showmanship incredible, but he played with extremely heavy strings to achieve the sound he got. His hand and forearm strength, and overall physicality to play like he did was extraordinary. Stevie kicked a horrible addiction to cocaine and alcohol in late '86, and lived the last four years of his life clean, sober and happy before he was killed in a helicopter crash in '90 after his last gig. By the way, he was also a sweet and humble guy, despite the swagger he displayed on stage. To us folks here in Texas, he's extra special and beloved. There will never be another like him, that's for sure!
“I'm just the guitarist for Double Trouble”, he said. Down to earth and just a great musician.
Cheers 🍺
Reese is monster keyboardist.
Absolutely! We in Texas consider him a state treasure that we gladly share with the world. Have fun. Down the rabbit hole you go!
Amen from a born and raised Texan. Be well.
Couldn't have said it better!
Pick any song from the Live at El Mocambo hat set and you won't be disappointed. He was simply on fire for the whole show. It's truly one of the greatest live guitar performances ever recorded. During one song, he breaks a string during a solo and switches guitars continuing to wail without missing a beat. It's unbelievable.
One of my all time favorite live performance. Testify is just out of this world. One of my top 5 guitarist of all time for sure.
Testify for sure from that show. The opener. A scorcher.
wait, what song in the El Mocambo show does he break a string?
@@drdanr Probably referring to the "Look at little sister" string break/guitar switcheroo that was NOT at El Mocambo...don't recall seeing a string break in any El Mocambo footage...for what it's worth.
@@billyboblillybob344 or Texas flood at the inauguration
One of the greatest to ever pick up a guitar. Died far to young and is dearly missed.
I saw him once live in 1983 in Dallas it was the best electric guitar player I’ve ever seen!
SRV is in my opinion the greatest guitarist to ever play. He absolutely was best listened to live and always put on an amazing show. If you check him out again I suggest his performance of Little Wing from this same concert.
He was amazing live. Look at Little Sister is great live too.
I agree with you and for me its his ability to ooze so much feeling out of not only his guitar but also out of his soul that separates him from
guys like Jimi and even Gilmour although Gilmour is probably the most ethereal guitarist I have ever heard. Of course when you listen to SRV
you can hear the influences of Jimi which sadly they never got to play together which probably would have caused an earthquake.
There are many great guitarists, playing different styles. Roy Buchanan is my favorite. My personal opinion is that Jimi was the most over rated guitarist ever.
A Jimmy Hendrix cover.
Welcome to Stevie Ray Vaughan. Tighten your seatbelts!
You know he's the greatest when he plays better behind his back than most people do in the front.
Never gets old. Stevie makes my tears flow like a Texas flood every time. love this man so damn much. Legend.
"Stevie was an endless, open channel that music just poured out of. He made people who'd never touched a guitar in their life want to pick one up and start playing, and he made those of us who'd played live onstage with him before want to quit."...............Eric Clapton.
People say that his gutair was just another bodypart and I totally agree the feel that he put on every note was incredible
Stevie was a guitarGod.
Left us too soon.
Epic.
👍👍👍🇸🇪😎💕
Sorely. Sorely Missed.
Thanks for a great reaction! I knew Stevie, and I can tell you that he was as humble as he was talented! Please give a listen to “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and “Voodoo Chile” from the the Austin 1989 show. FIRE!!! ❤Donna G
Stevie was one of the best blues guitarists ever to play. I saw him perform at an Austin 6th Street bar in the early 80's. All of 20 people were in the bar...he was this good already. What a treat! Legend has it that after this particular performance, Stevie's guitar stepped out back for a quick smoke. Be well, Be happy, Duke
I saw him in Amarillo with around 200 people. I only knew about him because Guitar Magazine gave him the Guitarist of the Year. He promised to give us a show to tell everyone who didn't show up what they missed. He kept that promise. Mind blown.
I don’t always listen to SRV but when I do so does my neighbors
Forever - The Pride of Texas.
I was blessed to know this Beautiful Man. There will never be another to match his talent, his humbleness, his positivity. SRV was a great human being…God needed him.
“Life Without You” is a must!!! We are forced to live a life without seeing how more greatness we would have been.
The style he plays is most often called electric blues or sometimes Texas blues. Imo he was the best of all time. By all reports he was as kind & humble off stage as he was beastly on stage. Eric Clapton said he was actually scared to follow him in concert, and that Stevie was an open chanel to some other worldly place and the music just flowed through him. High Praise, indeed!
Dude he is Texas Blues! PERIOD! The GOAT!
The Band is Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. BB KIng said "When I play, I play sort of like talking, you know, syllables, you say a sentence here, a sentence there and then, I’ve to stop and think for something else to keep my conversation going. But his didn’t seem to be that at all. It was fluent, he flowed when he played. He could get something going and it was like a song and it would just go on and on. Ideas continuosly flowed, I don’t have that. There is not a lot of people that I hear that have that but Stevie had it.” In the early morning of Monday, August 27, 1990, Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed in a helicopter crash near East Troy, Wisconsin, at age 35. He was one of the most influential blues guitarists of the 1980s, described by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "the second coming of the blues".
Nice to see younger people appreciating Stevie Ray, great reaction.
Born in Dallas Texas . Started playing at age 7 . Clapton and Beck considered him to be a great guitarist . Thanks for checking him out .
He makes faces because he’s feeling the music as he gives it to you.
I had the pleasure to see Stevie play in 1989 He is and always will be the best in my opinion. Played with such feeling and soul.
The GOAT OF GOATS! 😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Congratulations! You have now been introduced to the Texas Blues, and have witnessed the greatest guitarist of all times perform.
When guitars dream, they fantasize of being played by Stevie Ray Vaughn!!! RIP SRV.
RIP - SRV, you were truly one of a kind.
Great reaction! SRV is my favorite guitar player ever. I just can't get enough of him. Sadly we lost him in a helicopter crash in 1990. He was coming in to the prime of his career. He had gotten sober and was on his way to doing great things. SRV never read music and was completely self taught. His brother Jimmie Vaughan was one of his idols along with Hendrix, Albert King, and just about all of the old time blues artists. They admired him as well. He was a very humble human being. All of his live performances and great and he never played the same song the same way. Could I suggest. anything from the Austin City limits 1989 show, and "Life Without You" live from the Capital Theater. RIP Stevie 💔🎸🎶 Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that he used the thickest guitar strings possible. Very few people could do that.
Stevie never played anything the same way once much less twice-Jimmie Vaughan
Stevie's guitar playing was the show. People knew they were going to see one of the GOATS
Never apologize for long videos. SRV will always be the Greatest….keep going but you must always watch him live. Thank you.
Stevie Ray Vaughan rescued the entire Blues genre. It was dying out when he came out so he put together concerts with the legendary blues players/singers and made it popular again. Look for his compilations with the great blues stars... Johnny Copeland, BB King, Albert King and also look for his team up with Jeff Healey, another special, legendary guitar player.
I just love to see people react to SRV for the first time, especially when he goes behind his back. I was fortunate enougfh to have seen him live 3 times, and was able to meet him briefly one time and he was just amazing of a man as he was a guitar player. Very kind and very humble. RIP SRV. Thank you for the music and videos so that current and future generations will be able to see and hear you. The man may be gone, but his music continues on.
Yeah, saw him only once in my life and this was kind of what he was like. It was mesmerising to see. And a ten-minute song really doesn't feel that long when you're in his spell, does it? He had a very deep connection to his guitar and to “the blues”. One of a kind. Fun fact, he dressed like this in private too, it wasn't a stage costume for him. Outrageous and totally cool. Miss him a lot. One of the truly great guitarists of all time.
Cheers 🍺
It's crazy to think that he didn't even know how to read music and only knew basic music theory, and basically self-taught himself how to play guitar and made his own style of music through the radio and with lessons from his brother who did know how to play guitar he just kept practicing and years later eventually became one of the greatest blues guitarists to ever exist just from doing what he loved, I honestly think it's amazing and he's what got me into guitar in the first place.
I was browsing youtube one night around 8-ish years ago and somehow stumbled upon Lenny, I've been entranced with guitar ever since and I'm still striving to play on the same level as Stevie.
That's the guy's name; the band is called Double Trouble. This is one of the greatest blues guitar performances of all time. Great reaction, guys!
I have seen this video performance a few times and I still CANNOT BELIEVE MY EYES. Stevie Ray Vaughan was his name and one of his backup bands was called DOUBLE TROUBLE. I'm not sure if that's his band on this arrangement. He passed away in an helicopter crash back in August of 1990. We lost one of the greatrest guitarists of all time in that crash.
AND he does it all with his eyes closed !!!
You just witnessed the GOAT. I highly recommend you react to Voodoo Chile’ Live from Austin City Limits 1989, and Life Without You Live from the Capitol Theater. Both of those are excellent performances. I really look forward to seeing you react more to SRV. Also, Stevie Ray Vaughan was his name, but the bands name was Double Trouble.
Another guitar player you might want to check out is Jeff Healey, a blind Canadian blues player. First song to react to by Jeff is a song called Can You See the Light. Stevie Ray loved Jeff's playing so much he actually played a duo with Jeff at one of his concerts. Love the channel. Keep up the great work.
The two of fhem together!! Holy Fuck!!!!
@Vincent Whitley Yes so much talent on one stage, and Stevie being the consumate professional that he is gave Jeff full opportunity to shine. Definitely worth checking out.👍👍
@@davidagnew1753 I love that performance. Made me want to throw my Strat into the Campfire...Stevie once said that Jeff was the only guitarist who really challenged him...IDK, Stevie played with the best but Jeff was on a different level...There is a live clip of him doing "See the Light" that is simply Mind Blowing.
@Vincent Whitley Another guitar player worth checking out is Stanley Jordan. Stanley much like Jeff came up with a totally original way to play a guitar. Definitely worth checking out.✌️
Incredible guitar playing, plus behind the back, PLUS singing at the SAME TIME. SRV is the GOAT. No question!
One of the greatest! Another gone way too soon. R.I.P. Stevie Ray.
Stevie Ray Vaughan and the band is Double Trouble. ❤He's my Brother. He used to do that shit when he was 10 in the front yard.
Greatest guitar player of all time!!
Welcome to SRV. You have now experienced Arguably the greatest blues guitarist that has ever walked this earth
The GOAT, you can play any song of his and never be disappointed, He is the guitar ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
SRV best Texas Rockin' Blues ever. R.I.P. Stevie.
this may be his most popular song on youtube but my favorite stevie song is life without you. a little slower prettier song. he does everything in it. he swaps out guitars without missing a beat, adjusts his amps twice while playing, plays behind his back, strums the gutar while the strings are facing him, stops in the middle to deliver a sermon, and plucks the guitar with his teeth which results in a tooth being pulled out. i just love this song. love you guys, thanks.
Stevie is hands down winner of the guitar Olympics!
The faces he's making are called the stank face, most guitarist make them. He's feeling it. It comes from the soul.
He NEVER ran out of ideas...each solo just never, ever lagged.
In my opinion, SRV Was the GOAT!!!
Any song you pick is AMAZING !! ❤️❤️
I saw Stevie LIVE twice. First was a smokey little club and second was at a big outdoor festival, both times it was like a very personal memory. Not for one minute did anybody think he was just a human, he destroyed and we were there to the end.
He was the greatest alive and untouched in death plainly said a guitar GOD!!!
nobody did the "Stank face" like Stevie Ray Vaughan this is so epic
Guitar players dream of playing legendary guitars.
Legendary guitars dream of being played by Stevie.
This is actually a cover song recorded by Larry Davis in 1958 made famous by Stevie Ray Vaughn. SRV plays so well because his guitar is an appendage of this body, so it comes naturally. SRV one of the greatest guitarist of all time. All reactors that see SRV go to playing behind his back have the same reaction, WTF? lol
He was...is still...the GOAT. Even Jimi, if he was still alive, would say I can't touch that.
It doesn't just have a blues feel, it is a blues song with blues guitar playing. Check out what some of the blues greats (like BB KIng) had to say about SRV. And yeah, each time he played it was different, but always awesome.
Congratulations. Now you entered the big leagues😊. Some background on Stevie; he is generally considered one of the best guitarists of all time not only by the public, but also by his peers. For example, on the last performance ever before he died he was playing with Eric Clapton and a whole bunch of other legendary guitarists, and at the end of the show, he and Eric did what was called "cutting heads", basically a note 4 Note guitar battle. And at the end of the evening Eric admitted Stevie won. He is the one who is credited with bringing back blues guitar in the era when everything was disco, heavy metal, and pop. People generally go back and forth between him and Jimi Hendrix as to who was the goat. Personally I can't decide because I don't think you would have gotten a Stevie Ray Vaughan without a Jimi Hendrix, Who was one of his biggest inspirations. Here's an interesting fact about how he was discovered and by whom. He was playing the Montreux Jazz Festival in France, where he caught the eye of David Bowie. David told his friend Jackson Browne who was also in attendance, how they had to go see this guy. Jackson Browne was so impressed he offered Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (yes that's the name of the band) that if they were ever in California they were welcome to use his Studio at no charge. Stevie was supposed to go on tour with David Bowie, but that conflicted with the time that Jackson Browne had available and they needed to record their first album. So even though it is Stevie Ray Vaughan who plays the guitar solo on Bowie's Let's Dance, he ended up not going on tour with David Bowie, and the rest is History. He was signed by the legendary John Hammond who also signed people like Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, and a whole host of other Legends. Hammond can be heard at the beginning of Stevie's live at Carnegie Hall concert album introducing him. We lost him way too young in a plane crash, just after he had cleaned up his act from battling drugs and alcohol, and getting his life right😢. (As you can tell, I am kind of a fan of Stevie's). There is no shortage of suggestions. His cover of Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child, his collaboration with Stevie Wonder on superstition, or my personal favorite when he and his all time inspiration, Albert King, teamed up to do Stevie's song "pride and joy". Albert was a pioneer of Blues guitar, one of the all-time greats, and you can see on his face the sheer Joy of knowing that he was passing that torch to Stevie. Have fun guys this is a very deep rabbit hole!
SRV ~ 🎸🐐 The goatiest goat in all of goatness
**Voodoo Child at Austin City Limits 1989**
Y'all just witnessed the greatest guitarist ever period RIP Stevie you are surely missed every day ❤
Everyone liked Stevie and most loved him. He was so humble about his talent which he called 'a gift from God.' Said he was working hard to repay it.
I say Paid in Full, Stevie. Paid in Full, sweet man. ❤🔥🎸
That guitar is just extension of SRV may he RIP. He left us way too soon.
Lucky to have seen him three times in concert, the last with his older brother Jimmie's band The Fabulous Thunderbirds as warm up.
My Greatest Guitarists of All Time:
1. 🎸Stevie Ray Vaughn
2-5 in no particular order
🎸Jimi Hendrix
🎸Jimmy Paige (Led Zeppelin)
🎸David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
🎸Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
I absolutely love seeing folks discover Stevie, we in Austin absolutely cherish this man.
We in Austin had a bit of our soul ripped out when he died.
My housegod of guitarists. Stevie Ray did not just play the guitar. He WAS the guitar. It was a part of him. Like an arm.
And notice he's constantly flipping the pickup selector chasing the tone he needs mid solo, even when playing behind his back.
Great reaction. SRV was amazing (rip). His band's name was Double Trouble. I promise any song you react to you will love.
One of the best Blues guitarist ever. Stevie would learn everyone’s style and play it perfectly. When he played his brothers riff in front of him (Jimmie Vaughan) his brother told him never play my riff again. There’s a video where he breaks a string and keeps playing and changes guitars while still playing never missing a beat!
Stevie Ray Vaughan is the guitarist and singer, Double Trouble is his accompanying band. Stevie's brother Jimmy Vaughan is a good guitarist as well. Check out something from their album Family Style. A lot of great tracks on there as well.
Other people play music with their guitars, Stevie just let it flow from his soul through the guitar.
So many great SRV videos to watch after this. (instrumental cover of Hendrix) Little Wing, Voodoo Child, Look at Little Sister, Mary had a little lamb (Yes I said it!! lol) you will love it. All live versions, of course!
Saw him twice at Red Rocks in "Denver." Count myself and my friends soooo lucky. For my money...the best of all time. Never get sick of watching people learn about his prowess. Can't wait for heaven to see him play again...Standing Room Only for his shows there, too.
There are some truly great Blues guitar players, but SRV is the GOAT. Notice that Stevie knows his way around a guitar that 95% of the time his eyes are closed. I was at the Alpine Valley concert the night he died.... it was the last concert I went to, even after all of these years, However, if I get a chance to see Dimash I wouldn't hesitate a moment.
Stevie Ray Vaughan (SRV) is rated as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. He was tragically killed in a helicopter crash in 1990 coming back from a gig where he had played with Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy. His band was Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. SRV was based in Texas and his muses were the 3 Kings (Albert, BB and Freddy) Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters etc. He has influenced nearly every guitarist since including Chris Stapleton and John Mayer just to name a couple. An all time great!!!
SRV is the GOAT of guitar. He put all in every time he plays. Live he is a spectacle you cannot miss. RIP SRV, Heaven has someone to listen to. Love your reaction. Stay Safe👏
Great reaction. If you want to go down the rabbit hole I recommend Tin Pan Alley at Montreaux a/o Riviera Paradise at Austin City Limits. Oh and always react to live version. Stevie is always best live.
Thanx for reacting it's mind blowing RIP Stevie Rayone one of a kind ✌️
Welcome to the magic of Stevie.......SRV = THE G.O.AT.
Anything from his 1989 Austin City Limits show is top notch SRV. Leave My Girl Alone,and Tightrope are my personal favorites from that show
I can play eruption fairly well and other famous guitar players songs. I tried for four days to play Texas flood playing with SRV and without. Damn. I can’t tell you how difficult it is and to be honest I could not do even a fair job. The man was a freak. I know he played for thousands of hours to get that way there’s no other way to do it. He’s one of the few guitar players I cannot emulate in a decent fashion. I have a friend in another state who is a well-known guitarist and he played eruption and some Jimi Hendrix song s one night and did a damn good job. He said I’m feeling it tonight… I said OK play Texas flood as well as you just played those other two songs. He asked me a perfect question… What have you been smoking?
Lol
Life without you, live Is a great song by the GOAT Written by Stevie Ray Vaughn.
i hope you folks get out to live music venues, blues, jazz, rock. You both seem to really appreciate GOOD musicianship.The best music isn't mainstream any longer and there is some great stuff out there. Stevie Ray is one of my top three guitarists of all time. Saw him in Polish-American club in Gardner , Massachusetts in 80's before he became huge.
SRV and double trouble. He was amazing. To blow you away even more, he used very thick strings and they were setup very high. Similar to an acoustic. There's a ton to know about him. He was known to superglue his fingertips back on. So he could finish a concert. RIP Stevie
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s older brother was Jimmie, Vaughan lead guitarist of The Fabulous Thunderbirds
He was the king of swag. Great react.
I was honored to see him live in concert in Montreal Canada...I was hooked on his music at that time In the mid 80"s..I still love and cry sometimes to his music to this day...Life Without You broke my heart, because of the meaning of the song. The G.O.A.T...
He was known for never playing the song the same way twice. The band had to really watch him in order to follow.
SRV was known as a "bar-walker".When playing in smaller venues,he would walk around on the bar,JAMMING & never spilling a drink!
This is the Birth of ROCK! Blues and rock, Country and folk MIXED!
Best live blues guitar performance ever recorded - you could feel all of lifes pain and all that goes along with deep dark slow heartfelt blues
I have played for decades…..some think, I am very good and they are guitar players. All I need to do is watch SRV and I feel like I started playing a year ago…..sheer and complete guitarist phenomenon. Yes….Chris staples sound of blues but believe me Chris wishes he could play the guitar even close to SRV and of course Chris is a much better singer. Guitarist….I would agree with prince it’s difficult to say who the best is but he said, if you Say SRV could be the best of all time…..no guitarist will disagree.
Stevie put every once of his soul into playing his guitar !!!!!!! When you heard Stevie play you knew it was Stevie!!!!!!!!
Had this blasting in my car when I pulled into a lot years ago - when I turned off the car a woman came up and asked me what song that was, she was going to buy it! lol
To explain how musicians can improvise parts and solos, think of a language. You know letters make up words and words make up sentences. You don't rehearse what you're going to say throughout the day right? (with exceptions of course...like giving a speech) Well, SRV basically knows how to make his guitar speak the blues. For another great performance of his, check out "Look at Little Sister" performed at Austin City Limits. He breaks a string during the solo and with the help of his guitar tech, swaps out guitars without missing a beat!
"Life Without You" (Capitol Theater)
SRV wrote it for his great friend that died, Charley Wirz. A line from the lyrics are engraved on his own gravestone. It says:
Thank you...
For "all the love you passed our way"
RIP 🎸 SRV
I almost never recommend live versions of songs over the studio but this is definitely one of the few that must be watched and listened to. I saw him live during this tour in a small club like this and it was freaking awesome. Give props to Double Trouble also for keeping the groove and letting Stevie do his thing. Another live version of a song that kicks ass is Ozzy Osbourne doing "Crazy Train" live in 1981. Different music for sure but awesome.
A Texas legend, I regret never ever being able to see him live...Stevie is missed by all, one of the greatest Blues/Rock guitarists/vocalist....thanks B&B
You are looking at the best guitar player that there ever was. Killed in a copter crash in 1990. Stevie was a blues guitarists that was responsible for the reemergence of the blues in the 1980's. Stevie always played this way.
I came of age in Austin at the time Stevie was making his chops and becoming famous. Some of my fondest memories of that time was going to watxh him play at local clubs like Antone's, Hole In The Wall, Liberty Lunch etc. Even after he got big he and the Fabulous Thunderbirds, his brother Jimmie's band, would play Labor Day, Memorial Day, Christmas, and New Years Eves shows for their hometown.