I just realized this. John idolized this guys since he was a kid. He listened to them all day long. He grew and actually played with his idols. It is very sad that Stevie isn't here to play with them also.

Still waiting on that John Mayer straight blues album

@neillbaxter9613

3 жыл бұрын

For f’ing real man. Take us back

@Voice17393

3 жыл бұрын

LISTEN TO 'TRY'!!

@TobleroneCraft

3 жыл бұрын

@@Voice17393 that’s what people always say, but it’s not the same lol. Plus it’s live and we want a studio album.

@SamSveistrup

3 жыл бұрын

It's hard to do an album full blues is that what ya'll's would be?

@neillbaxter9613

3 жыл бұрын

@@SamSveistrup he could do it

John Mayer is grossly underrated among the Blues community and that's really sad to see. John is an amazing musician, and is very skilled with the guitar.

@L3ONARDO07

8 жыл бұрын

He's blues influenced but not a bluesman. I actually hear lots of positive things about John from the blues community, but there's nothing surprising about blues purists or semi-purists not accepting someone into their circle that has never released a single blues album.

@TheOlesarge

8 жыл бұрын

He did a live album with a group called the John Mayer Trio a few years back which was blues and pretty good..IMO, though.

@Chilinoploopy

7 жыл бұрын

Relyks I wouldn't call the John Mayer Trio blues exactly. More blues influenced than any other work his done. Also the blues communities King.. BB to be exact.. welcomed him all the time. Buddy Guy as well. Eric Clapton who is not exactly blues but.. has at least put out a blues album has called him a master guitarist.

@Slider6294

5 жыл бұрын

@@L3ONARDO07 Good point. Blues influenced but not a bluesman...well said. I appreciate him all the same.

@danieltzaj1437

4 жыл бұрын

He’s getting recognition 5 years later

No idea how I havent seen this before, Mayer really kills the SRV strum. Awesome performance.

@dannyrpena1

Жыл бұрын

Somehow I came across this long ago...tv guide...lol just how I saw John mayer with country artist aka "crossroads" ...shout-out to my old man

At the time John Mayer performed that song for exactly 20 years when SRV and Double Trouble performed in the same venue at Austin City Limits.

Thanks, John, Chris, and Tommy for keeping SRV's music in live venues.

Closest thing to Stevie we have in this generation. God bless. But I can’t be the only one that thought the volume on his guitar was grossly low lmao.

@matthewtaylor808

4 жыл бұрын

Jacob Agee Clesrly never head of Philip Sayce, have you

@lander783

4 жыл бұрын

I agree give it death

@CadeLeverettMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Bro look up Kingfish Ingram

@matthewtaylor808

4 жыл бұрын

Cade Lev Kingfish plays way more like EJ than SRV.

@biswaswaroopdas1028

4 жыл бұрын

Listen to Kenny Wayne Shepherd as well. Not to take away John's talent though. 😇

Stevie got a unique feeling and an impossible "blues soul", but mayer did very well... i think stevie is proud of him

Layton and Shannon are just like "damn this little pop star actually has some skill"

@citioflights

4 жыл бұрын

oh they already knew trust me.... they woldnt have been there otherwise

@srijaljoshi3421

4 жыл бұрын

You think they didn't rehearse before this? lol

@hectorvazquez5405

3 жыл бұрын

@@srijaljoshi3421 Double Trouble to rehearse a SRV classic? i guess just only mayer had to.

@collinjamesguitar

2 жыл бұрын

Oh they already knew lol

@lukeandseanmusic8032

Жыл бұрын

@@hectorvazquez5405 ofc they had to rehearse. regardless of how well they knew it they had to rehearse it with mayer which wouldve been new to them.

John mayer is today's SRV support him before blues dies

@Rattnroll94

8 жыл бұрын

Check out Tommy Katona

@loungydoc

7 жыл бұрын

Desi guy what ? Then I sadly let it die if he's representin haha

@ChrizJam

6 жыл бұрын

check out philip sayce man! i suggest listening to aberysthwyth live

@ljblues9102

6 жыл бұрын

The Blues will never die! Wonderful to you tube and find amazing lost music and find new stuff

@Chris-is1rd

5 жыл бұрын

Stop smoking crack

Crazy how everyone is used to seeing Stevie where john is in on the stage playing with double trouble… makes me miss Stevie even more because he’s the one who opened up my musical taste and allowed me to progress further in my guitar skill… rip the legend of Stevie ray vaughan, your music will live on forever

As Clapton said about John: « I don’t think he realizes it, but he’s a master »

@zachthomas7810

3 жыл бұрын

I hate that quote. It makes it sound like he wouldn’t be able to get respect without that. But he’s great on his own

@mihail8

3 жыл бұрын

He doesnt know how good he is

@Texas_Flood_L8Gr8SRV

3 жыл бұрын

Oh. I’m positive John realizes it.

@average0citizen

3 жыл бұрын

Idk but it seems to me john is one of the most self-confident musicians out there - and i dont mean that in a bad way ;)

@andrewryan2814

3 жыл бұрын

As John said about Stevie, "When youre really in the zone and everything comes together, you can play like Stevie...for about 10 seconds, then your hand cramps up."

Rip SRV loved and missed this was so good for double trouble and John did it nice ❤

I don't give a shit what anybody says about john mayer that dude can tear up a guitar and this is an awesome version of empty arms............

This is awesome. When they start the song though you can see in the rhythm section guys' faces that they wish it was Stevie starting that lick. I bet they miss him tons. Thanks for keeping it alive, John!

John Mayer is a true artist and musician who sounds great. He is a guy who has worked hard to get to the level he is at. People who whine about his performances are probably just jealous.

That was better then expected back from the future in 01/21. I remember my subscription of Guitar Players Magazine with John Mayer on the cover with a replica SRV Guitar..... I ripped the cover off my new favorite magazine , cause at that time JMayer was an Obnoxious Person , purcieved by my gathering of material at that time.... After his first ,Eric Clapton Cross Roads Festival ,John became way more Down to Earth and started becoming a much better guitar player. And continues to be a great guitar player..... I see Double Trouble , and I miss SRV for them and myself.

People, grow up. For those who actually have extensively listened to this and the original Empty Arms, it is obvious that it is a take on it, and a quite good one, might I add. People need to quit comparing Stevie Ray Vaughan and John Mayer. He is paying tribute to one of the greatest guitarists in the world. This is an honor, not a guitar slinging contest. If Stevie saw this comment thread, he would be appalled at what you all are saying. Enough said.

@Slider6294

5 жыл бұрын

SRV would dig it I hope. No one can do what he did, but he was humble and always self-effacing. Most of America wouldn't know Buddy Guy in the 21st Century if not for SRV and I'm going to see the wonderful 82 year old BG in two nights. THAT is a legacy. And the world keeps spinning...

@antoineaquino3055

2 жыл бұрын

srv was a humble guy and wouldn't put down anyone just to lift his name up

@donathanbianchi2535

2 жыл бұрын

OK boomer

@davidmartin7081

2 жыл бұрын

Right on!! John did a great job! Stevie would have liked it. It WAS A TRIBUTE TO S. R V!!

How the hell am I only finding this now?

Killer cover John. What a honor to play with these two legends.

John Mayer did an excellent job on this, there is too many people criticising him here, someone mentioned his guitar being not loud enough, that comment tells me that commenter hasn’t got a clue about playing . The difference between Mayer’s version and SRV’s version is that John’s guitar tone is cleaner than Stevie’s, less distortion than Stevie’s, that’s what you’re all hearing. For me, it’s as good a cover as you ever hear and I’m sure DT would agree.

RIP and long live Stevie Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 - August 27, 1990), aged 35 You will always be remembered as a legend.

You gotta love how tommy looks like he's just having a wonderful time playing this song with Chris and John..you also have to note how Chris is Just hitting then drums harder and harder, I think he loved it as well...☺️☺️...John did an awesome job on this track.....👍🎸🎸👍👍❤️❤️❤️

I'd like to see him do this track again. This performance was from about 10 years ago, and his gear/tone/skill has surpassed what can be seen in this video by miles since then.

John Mayer just made his blues creds..... respect, man!

2:36 The look on Tommy's face says it all. Just amazing

@dannyrpena1

Жыл бұрын

Thx for that

John can throw down!!! Rest In Peace Stevie Ray Vaughan 🙏. I named two of my sons after SRV, so yeah I’m a fan of the Texas Blues Giant!

@curtrod

Ай бұрын

Stevie and Stevie? 😊

As a musician amateur of course, just looking at double trouble looking at him and enjoying him...says it all... J M is the real deal man!

@dannyrpena1

Жыл бұрын

YEEESSSIRRRRski

I just found this! Fantastic! SRV was looking down a smiling, guaranteed. Mayer is extremely UNDER rated.

The great thing about Stevie was that he elevated the art of guitar playing just like Hendrix before him. Each took it to the next level and thanks to him we have some exciting young guitar players starting to come up

May not be a Stevie RayVaughan but he knows what he's doing and real good blues voice/guitarist Stevie would diffidently be proud of him. A true musician would know John Myer is good. "a true musician"

@loungydoc

7 жыл бұрын

bill hill yeah good musician, just not an innovator

WHOA ! That's Good !!! He was only 33 so he wasn't incredibly young cause Stevie was 35 when he passed but John is like the W.B. Frog ! No Frills but just astoundingly talented !!

@totoyoda45

6 ай бұрын

It was in 2003, he was only 25/26

watching this for several years now. I love how he mixed the vocal technique in one version of the song and the guitar technique from the other.

@BilnBax

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Cheers!!

It's amazing what this guy has achieved and what is yet to come. It would be great to hear a John Mayer Blues album!

@dannyrpena1

Жыл бұрын

He's got a piece of blues on every album.... I think born and raised and paradise valley were the only albums targeted for a specific genre

Tommy and Chris sound great!!!!

Double trouble. Best rhythm section

John’s buzzed or high. Love it! ❤️

That is a great room. I was first introduced to it at Freshman Orientation in 1983 at the University of Texas at Austin. Nice to see John Mayer step into SRV shoes.

I can only imagine how happy it would've made John to play with Double Trouble.

So good enjoyed seeing Double Trouble again, keeping Stevie's memory alive, thank you John Mayer.

Played his way. The way he heard it, not the way others expected him to play.

What a Great Job Playing this Song , this is One SRV's best songs.

I tell you what , HE Really Plays this Well .

@BilnBax

2 ай бұрын

He does!!...I remove the negative comments.

You can see the signature on the headstock and that was his main guitar at this time.

@melvynguitars5905

4 жыл бұрын

Neil Points yes it’s a fender signature Stevie Ray Vaughan

@route6666

4 жыл бұрын

Melvyn guitar’s I think he knew that

Great Performance..Another legend is born..

Love the way he gave the song great tribute, but his own thing with it, amazing!

one of the few who can pull this off

It’s so cool john got to fulfill his dream of playing with double trouble at such a young age. Sad he never got to play with his hero Stevie but this is still so cool.

Im enjoying john mayers playing more and more. Howevrr i wish someone would come along that commanded the fretboard the way srv did.

John is a great guitar player. Stevie was an open channel music flowed through.

John mayer is our eras Stevie Ray Vaughan. If you really look at his technique, precision, and accuracy when hitting notes, he is unmatched by any guitarist past present or future. It’s almost like he does srv better than srv does srv.

@route6666

3 жыл бұрын

John Mayer is our generations Stevie. But they do completely separate things. No one does SRV better than SRV. And no one does John Mayer Better than John Mayer. There are plenty of guitar players that do things better than John Mayer; there are plenty that do worse. It is stupid to compare them as you do.

@spyr5390

3 жыл бұрын

@@route6666 thats false, they literally do the exact same things dude.

@route6666

3 жыл бұрын

@@spyr5390 Sure, if your definition of exact is playing the guitar or the blues, then you are correct. They are both incredibly great guitar players and musicians, but to say they do the exact same thing is insult to both of them. John is a huge disciple of SRV, he grew up listening to him. But he has a completely different feel than him. They both sound drastically different. You could make the argument that John was in a SRV/Pearl Jam tribute band in high school, but that's the closest he came trying to be exactly like Stevie. Me, in my opinion, feel it is stupid to compare guitarists to see who is better. And also saying two guitarists are exactly alike. I'm not sure why you do it. But that's my two cents.

John Mayer video? Check. Anonymous "musicians" talking about how he sucks? Check. Comments about how he isn't SRV even though he never claimed to be? Check. Okay. Good. All is still normal in the world of KZread.

@sizzlechestmcmurphy4365

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly. He's never done anything but to claim that there have been few guitarists in history who were capable of playing with the ferocity and intensity that SRV did for more than a minute or two while Vaughan did it for entire sets.

@LtMartinRiggs

3 жыл бұрын

Friends check Money check

@matheus6894

3 жыл бұрын

@@LtMartinRiggs I dig the reference hehehe

@johnkrasinski6409

3 жыл бұрын

Booty, check Later in the night she a freak, check

@matheus6894

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnkrasinski6409 MANN, I received the notification of your commentary while watching some cuts from The Office ahahhahaha crazy

comes close, not too close, but fantastic cover & voice... LOVE IT !!!

The tommy's smiling face says It all😉

Ahh, soo good. That’s music. YES!

John Mayer covering one my favorite songs of all time!! Wonderful to know that there's still relevant artists out there with real inspiration. ALL HAIL STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN BABY!!! I'm gonna be 18 soon and here's to hoping more music like this comes around to my generation.

@lukeandseanmusic8032

Жыл бұрын

happy 28th birthday

@dannyrpena1

Жыл бұрын

Close to my age...I was born in 93

This is like if I got to play with Steve and Pino

Not only an amazingly talented musician, but very eloquent from the clips I've seen. Clearly well respected by his fellow musicians and if EC likes him, that's ok with me

SRV IS Smiling good job john

You know what Tommy is thinking...damn, SRV would be so proud!!

So beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Double Trouble, were way to good, his copter went down day after my birthday. There is a date I won't forget .

boy is it good to see double trouble...rip stevie

awesome i love his tone! like SRV!

@BilnBax

9 жыл бұрын

ありがとう

get off your high horse and make-way for the next generation of greats and legends. Sick and tired of everyone living in the past. Most of your generations legends that I've always looked up to are either dying, dead or very old. And I mean that with the up-most respect! I'm 20 now, in 30 years time I don't want to be left with the 'memories' and 'stories' of legends, I want the torch to be handed down and I want it to be carried on forever, stop hogging it and appreciate these amazing artists!

look at double trouble they were happy

Nicely done!!!

John is fantastic but I couldn’t help thinking that his guitar sounded so quiet compared with Stevie. 😆 miss you SRV! 😘

@FikriIzzaldin

2 жыл бұрын

lmao i agree with you, id blame the sound mixer guy for this

@DrPaul-xf4no

Жыл бұрын

Stevie used heavier strings and a hot rodded amp setup to get his sound.. John has his own sound. I wish people would stop comparing them.. Theyre both great.. And johns tone has got a lot better in recent years.. This video is about 10 or 11 years old... Or older perhaps judging from how the picture looks at the beginning.

@dannyrpena1

Жыл бұрын

@@DrPaul-xf4no I like this take

Rocking bassman !!

God I would’ve loved to see John share the stage with his idol Stevie, it’s still surreal to see him kill these songs with this incredible band

This guy may have a future!

The great man would be proud.

Hahahahaha! Wonderful cover! (: Great facial expressions! ;)

Tommy looks so happy

Merci pour cette très bonne vidéo!

There's playing an SRV song. THIS is playing one of his best on THAT stage with Double Trouble behind him. And they sounded great.

My man got that dawg in him 🔥

John Mayer is one Bad Ass MoFo!!

gotta admit, Mayer can play that guitar. Some people forget that.

Excellent!

It makes me cry to watch 'em without Stevie.

SRVs guitar playing is best but John's voice is more appealing. It's sad he couldn't play with his idol like SRV played with Albert. May they rest in peace

Always has blown my mind at just how much Johns singing sounds like SRV. If you close your eyes & envision Stevie singing it’s pretty damn cool fo sure

At 2:25 that's the Spirit of Stevie coming out.

Thanks !!

Srv had just the most beautiful flow

If I ever meet John, this is what I’ll ask him about first. How this felt.

Only recently I realised the similarity between SRV's 'Empty Arms' and JM's 'Blues (intro)' off As/Is album. clever

@maxguerra9155

2 жыл бұрын

I think it’s a lot more similar to the intro to Everyday I have the blues Live at the Regal by BB King

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@BilnBax

8 ай бұрын

はい、そうです、見てくれてありがとう

I could not possibly be any more jealous of John. lucky bastard. Stevie would be proud tho. thank you john for continuing Stevie's legacy

SRV Approved

Back when Mayer was humble. Lol! He’s an incredible musician, damned if Hollywood didn’t get the best of ‘im. 😉

@virgillewis6240

3 жыл бұрын

I mean he’s been a lot better in the last few years than he was back then. Playing with the dead seems to have beaten down a lot of his ego lol

@BladeR2049

2 жыл бұрын

You're fine asf

do you have any more of this video?

God damn...........

As good as that was you can clearly hear how special SRV was... 😢

@Stick2208 How can you tell if he plays it with feeling or not? Only he can.

like it

Stevie would hate to see all these people shitting on John and fighting over who's the best.

Anybody know how to get the full Austin city limits tape of him playing srv?

Austin City - year?