Eric Clapton recalled that when he heard the song on the radio: “I stopped my car and said, ‘I have to know who this guitar player is today. Against the slick contemporary backdrop of the Nile Rodgers-masterminded production, the sounds were fresh and exhilarating, yet seemed to come from another time altogether. Stinging, badass blues-guitar licks leapt out of the mix, demanding to be heard. RIP SRV.Back in 1983, Bowie’s Let’s Dance single hit the airwaves. If you love the blues, this is what the 80’s were for many of us. Stevies influences are all present here, from Albert King to Jimmy Hendrex and so many, many others. What you’ll hear is Texas style 12 bar blues, train wreck bends, and control of the fret board many like myself are still trying to copy 25 years after his death. So after more than 10 years playing road side dives, This is where SRV and DT became over night successes. This performance was also where SRV won his first grammy It’s where he met Jackson who offered him studio time for free. As the only unsigned act to play the Montreux music festival shortly before this was recorded, SRV and DT shocked the reserved European audience. This entire piece was recorded in 2 days, and was just suppose to be a demo for club owners. When you listen to this recording, keep in mind it was done pretty much in one take live in a warehouse owned by Jackson Brown. “This is where the rest of the world got to know about SRV. It is, in my opinion, as good as rock and roll ever gets.” If you like the blues and/or dazzling rock and roll guitar, go buy this CD and play it to pieces. King, Albert King, Chuck Berry or anyone else in my opinion. Yes, he should probably take a back seat to Hendrix (not on technique but certainly on overall influence) and probably Clapton, but not B.B. Rolling Stone lists him at #7 on their all time top 100 rock guitarists list and frankly this is not fair. I also ordered his incredible recording, “In Step” from Amazon and have been enthralled all over again. Recently, I came upon a discount CD of SRV at a local Best Buy store and have been playing it over and over. Who the heck is this person I wondered while still sitting in my car after arriving home. Whoever it was reminded me of Jimi Hendrix although his pure technique was obviously superior. Someone was playing the best guitar I had perhaps ever heard. “About 15 years ago I was driving home from work with the radio on. Here are all of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s albums ranked.ĭon’t miss out on the TIMELESS SRV music below! Click to experience one the greatest guitarists of ALL TIME! In 1984, the Blues Foundation named him Entertainer of the Year and Blues Instrumentalist of the Year, and in 1987, Performance Magazine honored him with Rhythm and Blues Act of the Year. In 1983, readers of Guitar Player voted him Best New Talent and Best Electric Blues Guitar Player. He died in a helicopter crash on August 27, 1990, at the age of 35. Vaughan headlined concert tours with Jeff Beck in 1989 and Joe Cocker in 1990.
He gained fame after his performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1982, and his debut studio album Texas Flood charted at number 38 in 1983, a commercially successful release that sold over half a million copies. He then formed his own group Triple Threat Revue, but he renamed them Double Trouble after hiring drummer Chris Layton and bassist Tommy Shannon. He played gigs with numerous bands, earning a spot in Marc Benno’s band the Nightcrawlers and later with Denny Freeman in the Cobras, with whom he continued to work through late 1977. He is commonly referred to as one of the greatest guitar players of all time. Stevie Ray Vaughan was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, and one of the most influential guitarists in the revival of blues in the 1980s.
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