Why 'Mary Had A Little Lamb Is One of My FAvorite Songs...

[Timmah!]

...and Stevie Ray Vaughan is my favorite artist...& where all the style went: he apparently took it with him.  This cat was LEGEND, whether playing some nameless dive on a Friday night or President Bush's Inaugural Ball, The El Mocambo, a charity event (of which he did many), with Buddy Guy, to celebrate a friends birthday, at his eponymous Legend's Club (he's the only Blues Legend left, imho), some State Fair or anywhere:  He always gave it all, inexorably drawing-in his audience to journey with him to the planes of greatness to which he ascended when playing, performing.

 

 

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Gotta include his performance of 'Texas Flood' played at Bush's Inaugural Ball.  Purely epic, & introduced by none other than The Iceman himself: Albert Collins, whom SRV insisted by invited to play; giving credit to fellow Legends who came before him & were his influence & peers.  

 

 

Edited March 26, 2022 by Timmah!

[WeednFeed]

He’s one of my all time favourites! He could walk on stage cold Turkey sound check and electrify the stage !

 

 

 

Edited March 26, 2022 by WeednFeed

[major-mark63]

love guitar riffs

[major-mark63]

wow late 80'S live show its strange ...33 yrs ago

when back then in l89 its like my father was playing me music from the 50's....

by the way i always enjoy classic rockn roll music

[WeednFeed]

 

[TBB]

Good stuff!

[KaptCrunch]

Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, Tony Iommi who used middle and ring finger with Prosthetic finger tips and Neal Young, BB King, Albert King all are great  Guitarist

Tim you'll like this bluezy sound 

 

Albert and BB look a like but not relation

 

 

 

[bds1961]

I had the pleasure of sitting back and talking with him and BB king when they toured together.  BB king was pretty quiet but Stevie Ray was just like anyone of your friends and was great to BS with.  Just a regular person that could play a mean guitar 

[Timmah!]

1 hour ago, KaptCrunch said:

Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, Tony Iommi who used middle and ring finger with Prosthetic finger tips and Neal Young, BB King, Albert King all are great  Guitarist

Tim you'll like this bluezy sound 

 

Albert and BB look a like but not relation

 

 

 

Yes, I'm thoroughly familiar with Blues, it's history, & especially the great Albert King; Mr. King was SRV's mentor, friend, Godfather; I think my favorite parts of the 'In Session' recording is seeing the unabashed comradery between the two & the reminiscing of how SRV showed up as some small, skinny kid maybe 16 with a guitar & asked Albert if he could sit-in with them & jam.  The normally gruff Mr. King practically gushing with pride over SRV & his imminent rise to stardom, telling him a couple times how he better keep trying, that he'll be watching & had a board or paddle or something & he'll find SRV & come to where he's at & give him whoopin' if he deems necessary. The 'In Session' recording was just as SRV was gaining commercial success & having just released his first major album.  I'm a fan of music, especially Texas Blues.  Thanks for the suggestion, nonetheless.  To watch SRV play Texas Flood immediately reminds me of Albert King, you can't help but notice the recurring licks, especially of Texas Flood when they make appearances throughout so many of his songs; that & his penchant for repeating a lick to where it's almost monotonous, but then becomes seemingly fitting after maybe having been 'over-played'.  To watch/hear SRV play is to hear, in many ways, Albert King play.  The 'In Session' recording really clarifying this point for those not as familiar.

Edited March 27, 2022 by Timmah!

[KaptCrunch]

2 hours ago, Timmah! said:

Yes, I'm thoroughly familiar with Blues, it's history, & especially the great Albert King; Mr. King was SRV's mentor, friend, Godfather; I think my favorite parts of the 'In Session' recording is seeing the unabashed comradery between the two & the reminiscing of how SRV showed up as some small, skinny kid maybe 16 with a guitar & asked Albert if he could sit-in with them & jam.  The normally gruff Mr. King practically gushing with pride over SRV & his imminent rise to stardom, telling him a couple times how he better keep trying, that he'll be watching & had a board or paddle or something & he'll find SRV & come to where he's at & give him whoopin' if he deems necessary. The 'In Session' recording was just as SRV was gaining commercial success & having just released his first major album.  I'm a fan of music, especially Texas Blues.  Thanks for the suggestion, nonetheless.  To watch SRV play Texas Flood immediately reminds me of Albert King, you can't help but notice the recurring licks, especially of Texas Flood when they make appearances throughout so many of his songs; that & his penchant for repeating a lick to where it's almost monotonous, but then becomes seemingly fitting after maybe having been 'over-played'.  To watch/hear SRV play is to hear, in many ways, Albert King play.  The 'In Session' recording really clarifying this point for those not as familiar.

Also SRV 

brought  Jeff Healy (blind) to fame 

 

 

 

amazing Artist

Edited March 27, 2022 by KaptCrunch

[RobMc]

Mary had a little lamb

She also had a duck

She put them on the fireplace

To see if they would kiss

 

 

Remember that great poem?, Rob hijacking and lowering the tone as usual.

Walter Trout and his protégé Danny Bryant

[lTplkey336]

Did you know Stevie Ray Played lead guitar on David Bowies hits China girl, Lets dance and Cat people. Can clearly hear Stevie Rays style of lead in them songs.

[J3st3r]

Stevie Ray copied an old 1960s blues song in 1983 but Quentin Tarantino brang it into the 90s lol.

 

 

 

Here is the Original by Buddy Guy back in 1967. I actually like the original better than the Stevie Ray Vaughan version. Stevie Ray Vaughan version seems pretty bland and flat after listening to the original.  Original has a lot more soul? to it.

 

 

Edited March 30, 2022 by J3st3r