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Title: Stevie Ray Vaughan died 20 years ago today, RIP
Post by: Kojak on August 27, 2010, 09:30:54 PM
Do you remember where you was 20 years ago today when you first heard that Little Stevie Ray Vaughan died? I do. I can only imagine how much better his already perfect style would be if he was still with us.

I consider his death the greatest untimely death in the history of music.

http://www.youtube.com/v/9OBwIHIrJO8


http://www.youtube.com/v/1GSpbuFSr2o


http://www.youtube.com/v/pF1p8sawWJ0


http://www.youtube.com/v/2S3lQHp3C2o


http://www.youtube.com/v/JHEVIWpX2XM


http://www.youtube.com/v/TmdhUrsp_8w


http://www.youtube.com/v/ZqY0xpPvhE0


Title: Re: Stevie Ray Vaughan died 20 years ago today, RIP
Post by: kenny57028 on August 27, 2010, 09:48:45 PM
Call me young, but not a clue who he is...  :-X
Title: Re: Stevie Ray Vaughan died 20 years ago today, RIP
Post by: Kojak on August 27, 2010, 10:03:46 PM
Call me young, but not a clue who he is...  :-X

Then you fail music 101 son :)
Title: Re: Stevie Ray Vaughan died 20 years ago today, RIP
Post by: Magoo on August 27, 2010, 10:20:15 PM
Call me young, but not a clue who he is...  :-X

Then you fail music 101 son :)  

 Yah, maybe true but Kenny may not have been born when Stevie  Ray died.
Title: Re: Stevie Ray Vaughan died 20 years ago today, RIP
Post by: kenny57028 on August 27, 2010, 11:19:45 PM
Nope I wasn't if he died August 27th, 1990. I wasnt born till October 31st, 1991.  ;D
Title: Re: Stevie Ray Vaughan died 20 years ago today, RIP
Post by: Kojak on August 27, 2010, 11:20:49 PM
Call me young, but not a clue who he is...  :-X

Then you fail music 101 son :)  

 Yah, maybe true but Kenny may not have been born when Stevie  Ray died.
That is no excuse, I wasn't born before Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died, but I know his music quite well. ;)
Title: Re: Stevie Ray Vaughan died 20 years ago today, RIP
Post by: kenny57028 on August 27, 2010, 11:26:42 PM
Call me young, but not a clue who he is...  :-X

Then you fail music 101 son :)  

 Yah, maybe true but Kenny may not have been born when Stevie  Ray died.
That is no excuse, I wan't born before Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died, but I know his music quite well. ;)

Who's That...?  ??? ... hahahahah jk jk  :D ;D :*))
Title: Re: Stevie Ray Vaughan died 20 years ago today, RIP
Post by: Rob-Raz on August 28, 2010, 12:13:34 AM
Makes me wonder if I will ever see the day when more current musicians like Stevie Ray will be talked about in classrooms alongside earlier greats like Mozart.  Only time will tell.

SRV def had a style all his own!!
Title: Re: Stevie Ray Vaughan died 20 years ago today, RIP
Post by: Stu on August 28, 2010, 12:39:02 AM
Kenny, you need to check him out.  I honestly don't have any of his music in my collection, but I am very familiar with it -- he was indeed a guitar STUD.  And I do remember where I was when I heard of his untimely death.
Title: Re: Stevie Ray Vaughan died 20 years ago today, RIP
Post by: Mikekoz13 on August 28, 2010, 06:25:35 AM
Anyone who has been on this Forum any amount of time knows that SRV is my favorite artist ever. He is constantly loaded into/onto every music device I own.

His music is timeless and could be released today and be hits. His hero growing up was Jimi Hendrix. He is probably one of the most under rated musical talents ever.

A perfect day for me? A comfy chair in the shade of a big tree, a cooler of cold beer next to the chair, and SRV and Joe Cocker playing on the MP3 player.

Title: Re: Stevie Ray Vaughan died 20 years ago today, RIP
Post by: Mikekoz13 on August 28, 2010, 06:29:31 AM
Call me young, but not a clue who he is...  :-X

Kevin-

you should check him out thoroughly. EVen if you don't care for his music, you should be able to really appreciate it.

To me, it's a shame that a guy like SRV gets little to no play on popular radio but every non talented hip-hop artist that doesn't even know how to hold an instrument can get rich.

Again, to me, the measure of an artist is his staying power with the masses.... I always tell my soon, "In 20 years almost nobody will even remember (enter hip-hop artist name here)."

Staying power??? How about Elvis, Frank Sinatra, The Stones, Led Zeppilin, SRV.... I could go on. I'm not a fan of all these artists but I appreciate the talents and timelessness of all of them.
Title: Re: Stevie Ray Vaughan died 20 years ago today, RIP
Post by: Timmer on August 28, 2010, 08:11:02 AM
I can't get the video to embed so...here's the link.  SRV and Double Trouble, "Little Wing."  I'll take his version over Jimi's any day.  I was sitting in my office on duty when they announced it on the radio.  The DJ was/is a friend of mine to this day.  He played Little Wing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdYRzH10L2M

Every now and then I try to listen to Top 40 just to see what the kids are listening to, and it's kind of depressing.  If I hear one more song done in iambic pentameter, and what the HELL is with all the songs that sound like a three minute commercial for binge drinking?
Title: Re: Stevie Ray Vaughan died 20 years ago today, RIP
Post by: Kojak on August 28, 2010, 09:17:02 AM
Anyone who has been on this Forum any amount of time knows that SRV is my favorite artist ever. He is constantly loaded into/onto every music device I own.

His music is timeless and could be released today and be hits. His hero growing up was Jimi Hendrix. He is probably one of the most under rated musical talents ever.

A perfect day for me? A comfy chair in the shade of a big tree, a cooler of cold beer next to the chair, and SRV and Joe Cocker playing on the MP3 player.


Sounds nice, I could totally hang out with you.
SRV was highly respected by his peers and even those that he idolized. He was looking up to folks like BB King and Buddy Guy and they were looking to him to continue the torch, little did they know...
Title: Re: Stevie Ray Vaughan died 20 years ago today, RIP
Post by: tomgallagher on August 28, 2010, 10:09:36 AM
I have everything he ever put out there. God bless SRV and may he Rest in Peace. You were my "Pride and Joy".
Title: Re: Stevie Ray Vaughan died 20 years ago today, RIP
Post by: Kojak on August 28, 2010, 10:47:10 AM
I can't get the video to embed so...here's the link.  SRV and Double Trouble, "Little Wing."  I'll take his version over Jimi's any day.  I was sitting in my office on duty when they announced it on the radio.  The DJ was/is a friend of mine to this day.  He played Little Wing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdYRzH10L2M

Every now and then I try to listen to Top 40 just to see what the kids are listening to, and it's kind of depressing.  If I hear one more song done in iambic pentameter, and what the HELL is with all the songs that sound like a three minute commercial for binge drinking?
Here let me see if I can.
Great Video, thanks for sharing!
http://www.youtube.com/v/UdYRzH10L2M


Title: Re: Stevie Ray Vaughan died 20 years ago today, RIP
Post by: Stu on August 28, 2010, 12:39:46 PM
Koz, I do like him, but just never added him to my collection (too much talk radio probably).  I would welcome any suggestions, such as a particular greatest hits collection, or any specific stand-out 'albums' that one should not be without.  Look forward to your response.
Title: Re: Stevie Ray Vaughan died 20 years ago today, RIP
Post by: Mikekoz13 on August 28, 2010, 04:41:11 PM
Koz, I do like him, but just never added him to my collection (too much talk radio probably).  I would welcome any suggestions, such as a particular greatest hits collection, or any specific stand-out 'albums' that one should not be without.  Look forward to your response.

In my grimy little hands right now I have Steveie Ray Vaughen & Double Trouble - The Real Deal, Greatest Hits Volume 2

It is just plain outystanding..........
Title: Re: Stevie Ray Vaughan died 20 years ago today, RIP
Post by: RyanJP on August 28, 2010, 05:59:12 PM
R.I.P. I remember when the helicopter crashed along with Billy Graham, truly a sad day in the Bay Area as well as the whole music world.

Just a damn shame.....
Title: Re: Stevie Ray Vaughan died 20 years ago today, RIP
Post by: Kojak on August 28, 2010, 10:00:47 PM
Koz, I do like him, but just never added him to my collection (too much talk radio probably).  I would welcome any suggestions, such as a particular greatest hits collection, or any specific stand-out 'albums' that one should not be without.  Look forward to your response.

Get "The Collection: Stevie Ray Vaughan Box Set"

Disc: 1   
1. Love Struck Baby
2. Pride And Joy
3. Texas Flood
4. Tell Me   
5. Testify
6. Rude Mood
7. Mary Had A Little Lamb
8. Dirty Pool
9. I'm Cryin'
10. Lenny   
11. SRV Speaks
12. Tin Pan Alley (aka Roughest Place In Town)
13. Wham! (Live)

Disc: 2   
1. Scuttle Buttin'
2. Couldn't Stand The Weather
3. The Things (That) I Used To Do
4. Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
5. Cold Shot
6. Tin Pan Alley (aka Roughest Place In Town
7. Honey Bee
8. Stang's Swang
9. SRV Speaks
10. Hide Away
11. Look At Little Sister
12. Give Me Back My Wig   
13. Come On (Pt. III)

Disc: 3   
1. Say What!
2. Lookin' Out The Window
3. Look At Little Sister
4. Ain't Gone 'N' Give Up On Love
5. Gone Home
6. Change It
7. You'll Be Mine
8. Empty Arms
9. Come On (Part III)
10. Life Without You   
11. SRV Speaks   
12. Little Wing/Third Stone From The Sun   
13. Slip Slidin' Slim

If you bit torrent then get some of his live stuff of his discography. Really you can't go wrong with any of his recordings, they are all good.
Title: Re: Stevie Ray Vaughan died 20 years ago today, RIP
Post by: Nonick on August 28, 2010, 11:29:12 PM
Wow, it's been that long!  RIP Stevie.  We miss you! :(

Among my music collection of Stevie, I have a 4 disc set of 3 CDs and a DVD.  The DVD is from a performance he and his band did at Austin City Limits on October 10, 1989.  There are also lots of pictures and writings about his life in music.  Really cool!  The CDs also highlight his music from the early days up until 1987 recordings. O:O