We all know his guitar skills are sublime, but I feel his overall performance is often taken for granted. Stevie's style, writing skills, and voice are also one of kind! He passed way too soon! 👍✌

@michaelb3927

2 жыл бұрын

Vocals are off the charts for real, his playing abilities overshadowed how elite he was as a front man as well!

@terrywyatt8304

2 жыл бұрын

You from Dallas? Bands would play at the old sportatorium where wrestling was big in dallas. He'd come up there and jam with us or whoever was playing he liked that more personal feel of crowd. But he was really good people man . Oak cliff people. really nice shy dude! I'd see him coming in on their bus at truck stop three o'clock in the morning still holding that strat playing. Unless he was doing something in particular he never put that guitar down. Always playing. Repetition! Like spinning a ball on your finger. Never give up and never stop going at it you get good .

@TOM-C.

2 жыл бұрын

@@terrywyatt8304 He got great! Sorry, from that wonderful Sate of CA with a Texas mindset! 😁👍✌

Caught in the Crossfire....SRV blew my mind the first time i heard him and I am forever a fan. My heart broke when he died far too soon. He is a legend.

That whole band drove home that night with smiles.

Love how the host went to shake Stevie's hand and Stevie embraced him. Just a reflection of the openness of this great man. This is from Stevie's album In Step. Alot about his sobriety and the 12 Steps of AA are the inspiration for the title. He's my favorite all around.

@wolfe6220

2 жыл бұрын

Did you ever see the clip of Stevie playing Voodoo Child at the Cotton Club? It was before he got clean. But a fan walks up while he's playing and holds out his hand to shake hands. Stevie actually shakes his hand for a good 10 - 15 seconds, while he's still playing with his left hand.

@harrietmiller3982

2 жыл бұрын

@@wolfe6220 yes incredible! A total Ninja move

@SueProst

2 жыл бұрын

@@wolfe6220 I have seen the video. It's great guy who doesn't skip a beat. I couldn't believe it when I first saw it.

doubt you'd ever find a bad performance, or even mediocre from him. Always excellent. Kudos to the band, they were having fun with Stevie

This was the song that went #1 in the country! He was well on his way to being known for more than just the blues. His drummer Chris and keyboardist Reese wrote this song for him. A fantastic team. Miss that voice and that sound every day...

I got to see him in concert 3 times and one of those times was 20 feet away front dead center! it was a religious experience to say the least!

@beatlesfantoo

2 жыл бұрын

I agree on that! Saw him 4 times 3 up front, first time spring of 1984. He was opening for Huey Lewis And The News....that's like when Jimi Hendrix opened for The Monkees. I miss those general admission ticket days. There will never be another like Stevie !!!

I saw SRV in Kalamazoo Michigan. He opened for Robert Plant and it was before anyone had heard of Stevie. Everybody was standing there blown away with their jaws on the floor! Glad I got to see him while he was still with us. ✌💀👍🧠🌌♾🎸🎼🎵🎶❤

Once he got clean, his vocals were elevated enormously. He sounded fantastic.

It doesn't get better than Stevie. Ever! Always cracks me up that his decals always held up better than the finish on his guitar did.

I miss this man so much, it honestly hurts me that God took him way too soon Stevie Ray Vaughan was and always will be a LEGEND I love that younger generations find his music to be as EPIC as mine did ❤😢🙏

Love how he hardly looks at the guitar just knows his baby and plays by feeling. One of the best to ever lay cords on the guitar

You know a musician is great when their live performances are as good--or better--than their studio work! Wow!

Jamel - This was hosted by David Sanborn. Sanborn is THE most prolific session alto saxophonist in history. From playing at Woodstock with Paul Butterfield to the Stones, Springsteen, Todd, and Bowie he was the go to Saxman for artists for 4 decades. His own solo stuff is amazing as well. He also hosted something called Sunday night where he showcased amazing artists from new to old. BTW, the drummer in this band, Omar Hakim was also one of the best fusion drummers in the biz. Most famously played with Weather Report, and other jazz combos but also with Bowie, Sting and many more.

@dougjaeger9882

2 жыл бұрын

I thought he looked familiar!

@thomasjohnson7735

Жыл бұрын

Hiram Bullum was with Paul Shaffers Late Night Crew for David Letterman's show.

I love seeing people Reacting to SRV and seeing how great he was. He is a legend in Texas, he is one of my inspirations to learn how to play guitar. love SRV and Love your Channel my dude.

Fun facts: Whipper and Tommy wrote this, I believe while Stevie was in rehab. Stevie didn't like it much at first but it became their highest charting song. Travis walk is based on where he lived once. When he got out of rehab, he lived with his mother, Martha, for a while. He then moved to Travis Street in Dallas. The lady who lives there now is pretty cool. She's been known to let fans in to look around and she supposedly still has a couch that belonged to Stevie.

I love Stevie. He always seemed to play with only the most talented musicians, like all of these gentlemen! That bass player was definitely outstanding! He was really driving that thing!

He was a gift from above....nobody who is anybody could deny his God gifted ability to play guitar... Stevie Ray. .RIP brother...

Stevie Ray clean and sober and solid as ever ... he beat his demons before his untimely death

HOLY MOLY....anytime I hear SRV my jets fire, and I am in another world!!!!! (( never heard of this show before, and never saw this particular vid before, WHAT A GREAT BAND ))

He just makes that guitar talk! I had stankface maximus for that whole solo! My grandma used to say the band was 'cookin' when they started going off like that.

Shout out to the band.....they dropped right into those two new songs like they recorded them with Stevie. Top-tier session musicians giving Stevie all the love and respect.

Now you're really bringing the fire! He's one of a kind and the most humble person to ever share his gift with us!

If you watch any great blues player they never look at their hands or guitar. They feel what they're playing and let it flow. Rest in peace Stevie.

SRV was such a great guitar player and artist...he was called home too early before finishing his tour on earth. We will miss you, but we know you are in a peaceful place now. RIP

His brother Jimmy Vaughn, formerly of the Fabulous Thunderbirds played second guitar on the album version. Hiram Bullock (RIP) is playing Jimmy’s parts. I’ve seen this clip before and it never gets old.

Thank you. I miss him so much. To date, not one can match his skills, clarity, no distortion, just clean playing. The Greatest Ever.

@Deeegeeee

11 ай бұрын

I wouldnt call that clean! His amps were definitely cranked! 😅 with plenty of speaker distortion too! And i'd dare say some dimed Tubescreamers too.

You can tell how Steve loved to play with other musicians and give them their due. And other musicians love to play with him because he was humble even in his brilliance and they recognized that brilliance. From Living Legends at the time like BB King, Albert King, Albert Lea, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Etc.

I watch Stevie Ray Vaughan play and on one hand I am so amazed and in awe of his playing ability on the other I am sooo depressed because it makes me realize how much better he is than I will ever be on the guitar...LOL

Listening to Stevie Ray never gets old. Tom Barney (bass) and Omar Hakim (drums) also played on the Jeff Healy See The Light Video feat. Dr. John.

The whole band was great love the performance shout out to all those people on stage they killed it

That entire ensemble's performance was EPIC! And Stevie is always EPIC! They all looked like they were having so much fun! That was excellent, Jamel! Thank you! ;-)

Omar on drums is from the jazz fusion group Weather Report...he is phenomenal 💓

One of the best songs ever recorded. SRV was on fire!

Happy birthday Stevie..... Thank you, for all the love you passed our way.

He was one of my husband's favorites. My husband and I got to see him at the Wax Museum, a relatively small venue in DC, just after his second album came out.

@barbarastrayhorn4667

2 жыл бұрын

Wow.

@snagfree

2 жыл бұрын

^ jealous

Man i love this version of Crossfire. Solid musicians.... Love Stevie Ray ❤

I got to see Stevie 4 times and every time was magic

Man...I miss Stevie Ray, so damned much. He was so frickin' talented and had so much more to show us. All these years later and I still listen to him! Ain't a lot of Bluesmen that come close to him. But my favourite musicians/band are on the wall to your right! Rush Still Rules!

I'm spent! Mind blown as always when I see me some Stevie Ray! Thank you Jamel! 👏😎

He was a Phenomen 💙🥰🤘 My Love of Blues began at 11 yrs old, my cousin brought me to see...JOHNNY WINTER, Mean Town blues was absolutely breathtaking !

And that, is how you do THAT. We miss you SO much, RIP SRV.

Night Music was only on for a short time, and it was on late Friday night, so I didn't watch more than a few shows. Thanks for reacting to this because I've never seen this and it's a great performance! The host was David Sanborn, a sax player who was a regular guest on Late Nite w/David Letterman.

@Brian_S74

2 жыл бұрын

Thank You! I saw the host and was like I recognize him from somewhere but could not remember his name.

@timfoley6718

2 жыл бұрын

i think think guitatist Hirem buluk player with paul shaffer on the letterman show for years

He is THE G.O.A.T. I was there that fateful night, August 26th, 1990. Clapton was the headliner but I went for SRV.

Just seeing Stevie in action in this video with his beloved #1 made my day :-)

So much blues and soul oozing out of this man...GOAT with the guitar...🔥🔥

This entire album was FIRE. RIP Stevie Ray

Damn I miss Stevie Ray Vaughn. I bought the Couldn't Stand The Weather cassette tape in a bargain bin for a dollar because it had the cover of Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) and was an instant fan. I called my friend up and told him about the album and he became an instant fan as well. My brother got to see SRV I would guess about thirty times, if he played five shows in or around Detroit my brother went to every one of them. I never got to see SRV live but thank God for videos. I know it's not the same but I will settle for them. Side note: Hiram Bullock used to play in the David Letterman Show Band. R.I.P to both SRV and HB. Now I'm going to watch your BB King reaction. R.I.P to BB as well.

I was 20 when Stevie died in 1990, and with the one exception of Jim Henson earlier that year, no celebrity death has ever upset me more.

Rock them blues! Wow, great performance of a terrific song.

Thanks for picking this out. I am a big fan and had never seen this performance. I've seen another part of this show when he plays with Maria Mckee. Loved the comment he is going to make your face turn.

Not only was Stevie Ray awesome but the band was bloody brilliant too. Guys that was a proper JAM

This is one of my favorite Stevie Ray Vaughan songs among some others. Thanks for doing this reaction since no matter which videos you react to whether they are music or even Bill Burr or other comedy reactions I enjoy your great sense of humor when you react to almost anything it's still fun and entertaining to watch your videos. Jamel is the funniest reactor since other reactors channels don't make me laugh as much as Jamel does nearly every time I watch his videos.

There is always time to listen to Stevie Ray Vaughan. Love it !

Great reaction! Tom Barney, the bass player, toured with Steely Dan starting in the early 2000’s!

The whole band and of course Stevie were all fire!!!! Incredible :)

It never ceases to amaze me how something that other people would find difficult to do seems so effortless to him & other phenomenal musicians. We are so blessed to have these musical geniuses living amongst us.

This is the same show you saw Jeff Healey on, hosted by alto sax legend David Sanborn. Both Sanborn and guitarist H.Bullock played in the band on David Letterman's Late Show in the 80's. If you look up Sanborn it lists around 50 albums he has played on, besides his own albums, and writing the music for 3 Lethal Weapons movies.

@Hawsplay

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you wrote this, saves me time 😁 Seen plenty from this show with Miles Davis, Marcus Miller, Bootsy etc. 'Straight to the Heart' by David Sanborn and Hiram on guitar.. So cool! 🎷 🎸 🎶 👍🏼

Clean & sober & still played like a man on fire! 💕🔥🎸✌

My fave Stevie Ray song. It just rocks.

The legend is that it was hard to sell front row SRV show seats....because people would burst into flames from his playing.😎

One of my favorites from SRV. Awesome performance for sure!

Never got to see him live; but I can imagine hearing him as you pass a roadhouse he's blastin'.

The host is the great David Sanborn. Most of the musicians on stage were legends in their own right from various Jazz Fusion bands, solo work, and hundred of sessions each across multiple genres.

Man oh man. Thanks for the react. Vaughan is incredible. But yet there it is. So it's true.

Back in elite 80s early 90s I saw Stevie Ray Vaughan at the University of Connecticut for spring weekend simply incredible and boy does time fly

I love this clip, have to go back every now and then and revisit it. Stevie killed it here and the band was killer as well, great performance.

Absolutely loved this, it was fire!

No one wears a hat better than SRV.

@MosaicRose99

2 жыл бұрын

True! My son just told me the other day, "I want a hat like Stevie Ray Vaughan". :)

If you're fully listening, you will have stank face during SRV's performances. Man, he was amazing!

my favorite of his. such a talent. Good band

Srv and BB king done a show together and they told Stevie that BB would open for him and he got furious and told them BB King doesn't open for anybody and he done that with all the old blues legends

He was meant to play guitar and he did it so effortlessly. Some musicians are way too arrogant about their skill level but, Stevie always allowed the whole band to shine.

Man, talk about the real deal. All the band members knew it, and they were great musicians themselves....but SRV was once in a lifetime kind of player.

Omar Hakim is one of the all time great drummers

Love luv love Stevie Ray Vaughn.

Everyone on stage earned a paycheck that night❤

Magician ...pure and simple ☘

I haven't heard this one in a while. Awesome song!❤

That was one very tight set! Wow!...such greatness gathered on one stage...these kid's play very well together! Ty brother Jamel

I loved a comment that BB King said of SRV when he first say him play " who the hell is this white boy" that coming from BB says it all

In the first song, that bass player was slapping the $%^& outta that thing. He popped his B string! They all sounded great together!

Aloha 🌺 Thank you! Wonderful to see talented people jive! 🥰

I absolutely adore Stevie Ray Vaughan and I absolutely adore David Sanborn. I love to show because it was musicians hanging out with musicians and doing what musicians do.

That’s quite a mullet the keyboardist is sporting! 😂 Love Crossfire.

Been listening to him since day 1 praying for 100 more years to listen to this talented gift from GOD which is what SRV was.Thank You Mr.Jamel.Rock On Bruthr.Luv the Reactions. BTW.. Get a chance hear Leave My Little Girl Alone.Mindblowing Good.

I think the last time I heard Crossfire was in the '90s, when I was about 7! I love the jammin' in this video. Great reaction!!

Wow... 1989... that's the year I graduated HS! 😳 This performance was so great! Sounded so different with this band but very awesome!

Always great to hear the one and only SRV!!!

Stevie was a awesome singer as well as player! Gone much to soon!

Outstanding. Thank you.

The man. The myth. The legend.

when Stevie hits that one note 20 times in a row - it always gives me the chills!!!!!!! simplicity, originality, passion................r.i.p.

Crossfire was written by Double Trouble and Stevie Ray Vaughan's only #1 hit of his 7 yr career which to me was insane because there were so many great songs from Stevie Ray. Life Without You, Texas Flood, Tightrope, Pride And Joy just to name a few. With him being in The Austin Music Hall Of Fame, The Blues Hall Of Fame, 6 Grammys, 10 Austin Music Awards, 5 W.C.Handy Awards, Entertainer Of The Year, Instermental Of The Year and in 2015 The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. In only a 7 yr span you would think he would have had more #1 hits. STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN IS THE GOAT

Props to this band. They got it on. Also to Stevie Ray. Which goes without saying

This audience must have been small, because that cheering didn't do justice for that man!! His talent is amazing!!

Every time I see one his videos, I mourn for the talent lost too soon. Just smokin'

Thanks Jamal, you are my spirit brother!! Makes me so very happy and so very sad when I listen to Stevie Ray, his music and the way he plays that guitar...!! Makes my soul sing. Was blessed and fortunate enough to see him live, twice. Amazing! Last show, Jeff Beck opened up for him, what a concert!!..

At first I didn't think you noticed the bass player braking the string on his bass, so I watched it again, should have known you'd catch it. Your reactions, even years later are absolutely priceless my brother.

That's quite a house band - every last one of those guys is a legendary session player.