30 Years Ago Today... SRV R.I.P.

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I know that with some of y'all, SRV is not your cup of tea. But to me, he was my number one. A lot of my feelings comes from the fact that I was very fortunate to see him and his Double Trouble band perform live in 1984. In a nutshell: A very spiritual awakening for me. I miss him dearly, and to this day it's very hard for me to watch videos of him without getting all goofy about it. R.I.P. Mr Stephen Ray Vaughan... :cheers:

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30 Years Ago Today- Stevie Ray Vaughan Dies at 35 in Helicopter Crash Near Alpine Valley (Listen to His Last Show) - Glide Magazine

30 years ago today (8/27/90), Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed at age 35 when the helicopter he was flying in crashed in the fog right outside Alpine Valley
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In the late 80s, I used to go to these record stores in Philly called Sound of Music. They had records for half the price of other stores. They've been gone for years. I bought one of his albums on impulse and was hooked. I own his discography and keep a few CDs in the car. He's gone. There will be no more new music, but he is a sentimental favorite and will remain on my "play list" forever. I remember that day he died. I heard about it on the radio. I was shocked. Like so many greats, he was taken too early.

RIP Stevie...

 
eSGEe said:
there was a WHOLE LOT OF TONE in that dude
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You guys will hate me for saying this but I never had much of a taste for his tone - that "Texas Blues" thing always seemed a bit too derivative of certain other people who happened to be his idols. What drew me to him was his phenomenal playing and the passion that he sang with, but I always kinda wished he would trade the Strat for a Les Paul and slide a Soldano into his backline.
 
gball said:
You guys will hate me for saying this but I never had much of a taste for his tone - that "Texas Blues" thing always seemed a bit too derivative of certain other people who happened to be his idols. What drew me to him was his phenomenal playing and the passion that he sang with, but I always kinda wished he would trade the Strat for a Les Paul and slide a Soldano into his backline.
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Like Gary Moore? ... :dood:
 
I remember when it happened very clearly. A few days before, my friend, a memorabilia dealer, let me play a guitar he got signed by Stevie at the MSG concert with Clapton. I felt unworthy, but did not miss the opportunity to tickle it. I felt so privileged. Then he was gone. So young, he had just overcome his demons, and had so much to offer. He will hold a special place in my heart forever.
 
Man, i listen to Lets Dance by David Bowie, what playing.. anytime he comes on TV am glued..will pull the strat out tonite & dime the Super Reverb in his honor

in fact. next song is in Reaper ready for guitars & .strat going on..its been awhile..

will do it on his Brothers type w/tex mex
 
I read his biography on my last work trip. Some bits in there affected me a bit more deeply than I'd care to admit publicly. Never really cared for In Step that much before (it sounds a bit modern for me) but since reading the book I haven't really listened to any other albums by him.
 
This may sound odd, but I don’t remember listening to him when he was alive. But about 20 years ago, playing with some friends who turned me on to him. I missed out on a lot. What a great talent. Read an article by Clapton that said Stevie just oozed the music and tone, he was in awe of him. What an ultimate compliment.
 
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