In the 80s, I worked as a bouncer in a blues club in Memphis. My mother in law at the time came up to me and said, "I have someone who wants to meet you.". Standing in front of me was a man with wearing a poncho reaching out to shake my hand. I was star struck to be in front of one of my heroes, Stevie Ray Vaughan. A few weeks later, I was working the floor at the club and there was a tap on my shoulder. Holy cow it was him again but this time he called me by name. "Joe, we are jamming after the club closes. I want you to sit in with us.". I didn't leave the club until 7 a.m. and got to sit and jam with the man himself. Your reaction to a genuine man like Stevie is beautiful. What you see in this video is 💯 him. A few short months later, I found out about his death and was heartbroken. We lost a legendary man but his soul lives on through people like you. Thank you for this video ❤

@HarveyMushman888

Ай бұрын

Suuuure...

@jazzcat1056

22 күн бұрын

He died in 1990.

"I use heavy strings, tune low, play hard and floor it. Floor it. That's technical talk." ~Stevie Ray Vaughan

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

Niceeee! Lol

@jrpearcey9352

10 ай бұрын

@@MaddyReactions BB King used the lightest strings he could find. It's all good!

@markhopkins222

10 ай бұрын

them 13gauge are almost impossible to break but he does it often

@Bruno-zb2tz

9 ай бұрын

@@MaddyReactions hello of france...you are incredible description of steeve rhay vaughan...beautifull merci beaucoup !!! bye

@scottdaughtry6740

9 ай бұрын

"Heavy strings". That is an understatement. His grip strength had to have been off the charts. I've watched other players on YT try to use the same gauge strings that Stevie played so effortlessly and they failed miserably

And that, was the greatest guitarist who ever lived. Gone way too soon 😞

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

So sad

I don't know if you noticed, but he started the song playing a red guitar. He went to tune it and signaled to his tech to get him another. He never missed a note in the change. No one else could do an instrument change mid-song and no miss a beat. SRV was one of a kind. Thank you Stevie, for all the great music you left us to enjoy. And thank you, Maddie, for the reaction.

@kevinmclaughlin8975

10 ай бұрын

He does it at ACL when he's playing "Look at Little Sister" and breaks a string - check that one out but be sure to get the full length version where they leave the entire keyboard solo in.

@ianacuna590

9 ай бұрын

There is another reason why he changes guitar and specifically for the one that is Charley, this song was written for the person who made that guitar (Charley Wirz) and who unfortunately passed away and was a friend of Stevie, the song was recorded with that guitar and live always play this song with that specific guitar

@pascalkorn-newe5734

9 ай бұрын

@@kevinmclaughlin8975 another great moment was at the end of the show in Nashville in '86 or '87 when he broke a string while playing voodoo child... Makes me laugh every time 😅

@amjrpain919

9 ай бұрын

He also breaks a tooth during this...

@cervezamoney

8 ай бұрын

Man you just ruined my day. I’ve watched this video no less than 100 times, and I’ve never caught that change! Thank you for forcing me to watch it, watching for new things.

Best guitar player to ever walk the planet.

After he got clean and sober and became a Christian, he said he didn't want to be a master of his instrument but an instrument of the Master. Taken too soon. Another great reaction.

@UnFun--_--

2 ай бұрын

This is strange. I've seen this performance many times over the years and I could swear he wasn't wearing an ouroborus as an earring. Do you remember that always being there? I feel like that must've been edited in somehow. I would have spotted it. But then, I could be mistaken. Edit: I must have been mistaken. I just checked . It is there in other videos

"He's dueting with his guitar" is such a fabulous take on SRV.

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

🤍

@charlessarver8350

10 ай бұрын

@@MaddyReactions The dueling in Blues is called "Call and response"

@sidanx7887

9 ай бұрын

Nailed it - and on the John Meyer connection as well!

@jamescolvin575

7 ай бұрын

He does it so well that even a first time listener gets it. He was a MASTER of blues and the guitar. Combine his soul and the "conversation" as Albert K refers to it becomes mesmerizing.

@puffin_usa

6 ай бұрын

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And that my friend is a Masterclass performance !!!! RIP Stevie!

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

Oh so sad 😞

@giljensen1132

10 ай бұрын

​@MaddyReactions, some research into his background is warranted he inspired many guitar players

@puffin_usa

6 ай бұрын

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The greatest guitar player ever!

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

Definitely

@MarkTrickett-qc1ms

3 ай бұрын

He was

@dimitrii87

3 ай бұрын

agree with hendrix and malmsteen

@jimbograves1576

3 ай бұрын

I would not say SRV was the world's greatest guitar player, but if I could play the guitar like anyone that ever lived it would be this dude. And my gosh I must say, Maddy, your a gorgeous woman. Enjoyed the review.

@mystic1160

3 ай бұрын

that guitar switch tho....

Never seen anybody like SRV. Playing the guitar was somehow spiritual for him. And for his audience. Always watch him live - good god he could play.

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

So amazing to watch!

@johnp5351

10 ай бұрын

Amzing live and I was so lucky to see him a few times , He played life without you and i was a few feet away , he went into this rap about how you had to look after yourself for yourself and the people who love you just after he had cleaned up form alcohol and coke and went into the most incredible heatfelt solo , A few weeks later he was dead RIP

Simply put, the man is a guitar legend, you’ll be diving back into him for sure

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

Most definitely

@fredtello

10 ай бұрын

@@MaddyReactions Texas Flood...live at Mocambo..

@woodywoodman2319

10 ай бұрын

@@fredtello 2nd that!!!

@curieusechine

10 ай бұрын

@@fredtello Yeah ! "Texas Flood" or "Little wing" at El Mocambo !

@bostermanp

9 ай бұрын

Or Tin pine alley from Live at Montreaux ft Johnny Copeland, mind blowing!!

Stevie Ray's words "we've got to pick each other up when we're down, and not put nobody down when we're up" are words to live by. Hopefully, you'll react to more SRV like Texas Flood or Love Struck Baby Live at the El Mocambo. 🙌✌️

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

Love it

@puffin_usa

6 ай бұрын

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Anyone notice the smooth guitar switch? Total pro!

@rubbersole79

10 ай бұрын

Didn't seem to phase him one bit.

@boiblackmonk9383

10 ай бұрын

Yes I did. There are several videos where he breaks strings and changes guitars and if you were just listening and not watching, you’d never know!!

this man is part of the blues and the blues is a part of him

This concert was from after he got clean and sober. He had 4 years clean when he died in a helicopter crash and he absolutely had a great message to share. He was a really good soul and the world lost a good and a truly humble man that day. I'm just grateful that he left a legacy of some exceptional music for me and others to enjoy and guys like me and others like John Mayer who are a million times better guitarists than I will ever be to learn from and enjoy.

@csi2448

4 ай бұрын

Not to be that guy, but this was a year before he got clean. Which is why I prefer the Nashville 1987 performance of this song, cause he tells everyone about almost dying from his years of substance and drug abuse!

@user-pe1dt9hh8y

4 ай бұрын

@@csi2448 okay. I'll be honest with you I didn't watch the entire video. I guess I probably sort of assumed it was from later as I don't really recall him doing much talking during this song in earlier videos that I have personally seen of this song but of course I haven't seen all of them

@csi2448

4 ай бұрын

@@user-pe1dt9hh8y It's okay. I'm just a huge SRV fanboy. So I know the dates by heart for pretty much all of these shows lol

For me Stevie was and still is the greatest guitarist of all time but for once in his life the greatest thing in this performance was the message he spoke. Stevie you and your kind in this world is greatly needed and missed.

I used to see him before he was famous when I was growing up in Texas! Saw him many times after he did become famous by playing here in Switzerland at the Montreux Jazz Festival! You really need to see Texas Flood Live at the El Mocambo to see the best guitarist ever! It'll be life changing, guaranteed!

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

Epic!

@andrew348

10 ай бұрын

He used to play at the smallest bars and would just Rock

This is one of the most "laid back" performances of SRV and really great. If you want to see him really "cook" , then "Texas Flood Live at the El Mocambo" is one you don't want to miss. In my humble opinion SRV is the greatest Blues/Rock guitarist that has ever lived. Your reaction to him was great and your opinion of him is shared by practically all his fans!

Stevie will always be missed,awesome player, not showing off it’s just what he enjoyed. He loved pleasing the crowd. Never be another like him ever

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

So true

That guitar was given to him from his wife,he named the guitar LENNY,and he wrote a song named Lenny,he died in a helicopter crash going to meet her in Chicago after they were divorced,SAD,he never made it home to her,he even soberd up just a fierce taking of a wonderful human being,love❤you stevie,say hi to jimi

Yes! Mayer was inspired by Stevie…so much that he posthumously inducted Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble into the Rock and Roll HOF 🎸

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

That’s awesome

@myownchannel247

10 ай бұрын

@@MaddyReactionsyou’re awesome, dive deep into his catalogue, every song is excellent

@jeffh6013

9 ай бұрын

He always played this song on “Charlie”, the white guitar he switched to that built and given to him by Charlie Wertz

@timeoffnow2

9 ай бұрын

He broke a string on his first Guitar. That's why he changed Guitars!

@tattooed1979

5 ай бұрын

And has an SRV tattoo!😂

You just have stumbled across the greatest guitar player to have ever lived and ever will be. SRV = THE G.O.A.T.

The guitar technique you asked about early in the video is often called a "rake." You analysis is spot on. This man was all heart, and you feel it in everything he does. He was too good for this world.

If you want to experience SRV's most radical playing, watch him play "Third Stone From the Sun" live at the Mocambo. It's his homage to Jimi Hendrix. And as someone who saw him perform in 1987, I enjoy watching folks see SRV for the first time. I get to live vicariously through your experience.

@planeandsimple431

10 ай бұрын

@tn_bayouwulf2949.. Awesome DVD of that show. My fav is live at Montreux 1982 & 1985. $11.99 on you know where...

@agordon7369

10 ай бұрын

Agree Third stone from the sun is a wild performance

@puffin_usa

6 ай бұрын

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@crdukes1967

4 ай бұрын

Agree on Third Stone - one of the greatest performances I’ve seen from SRV. I consider myself blessed to have seen him a few times before is tragic accident. He was a special player and a special man. Miss that dude.

@tn_bayouwulf2949

4 ай бұрын

@@crdukes1967 I saw SRV in concert only once, on his "Live, ALIVE" tour in Knoxville, Tenn. It changed me forever!

I've never heard this one before. I adore his voice in this one, the way he talks to the audience, and ohmygod the guitar work ...

Glimpses of Stevie's guitar tech and his guitar goes from brown to white and it's so smooth no one notices. RIP SRV. Thanks for all you left us. (Stevie sacrificed a tooth on this one.)

Self taught and a non music reader he felt every note he played and so do his listener's. Pride and joy was our first Dance at our wedding ❤️ should have timed it we were knackered. Enjoy you look in to SRV 🔥 ✌️❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

WOW! Impressive

@andrew348

10 ай бұрын

To be fair many rock and rollers didn't read music

@preach1970

10 ай бұрын

He was severely dyslexic and speaking as a dyslexic reading music was imeacely difficult.

SRV defined GOD mode, in so many ways, not just the guitar.

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

So awesome

SRV is a HUUUUUUUUGE inspiration to nearly all modern day rock/blues musicians, not even just guitarists alike. He was simply other worldly \m/

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

So true

@a.j.pinckney88

10 ай бұрын

Included among others is Mike McCready of Pearl Jam.

@bh1264

10 ай бұрын

When Stevie played live, he just exuded all the confidence in the world. He went on stage just KNOWING THAT EVERYTHING WAS RIGHT WITH EVERYTHING & NOTHING COULD GO WRONG! The thought that anything could go wrong during his performance never crossed his mind! I believe his fashion sense & what he wore also clearly says the same thing! It's not like he 'DRESSED UP', or had 'on stage costumes', These were his everyday clothes! He dressed like this literally EVERYDAY! And whether he tossed his guitar behind his back or behind his head, played with his teeth or his fingers, played lead & rhythm at the same time (on the same guitar), or played right hand only or played left hand only, he didn't have to practice these 'MOVES' before hand, the thoughts just came to him, then he was doing them! EXPERTLY!!! EVERY TIME!!!! JUST FABULOUS!!!! THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER LIKE STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN!!!💜💜💜💜 R. I. P. WE ALL LOVE YOU & MISS YOU DEEPLY!!!!

In my book the greatest blues guitar player ever. By the way his voice was terrific, another instrument itself!!

I have seen great guitarists. Jimi, Jeff Beck, Steve Vai, but Stevie Ray was unrivaled. RIP my brother.

What he learned about being Human is Sorely missed today, in a society being divided by hate. S.R.V RIP.

I watched him play in his living room. All feeling .Never any pattern to his playing. Cried the day he left.

Maddy, I was lucky enough to get to see Stevie once. But I'll always remember where I was and what I was doing when I heard that he died. Bums me out to this day. He was as good as they come.

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

So unfortunate

I LOVE SRV, he is my favorite guitar player. When I listen to this message he speaks during this solo it brings tears! If we could only practice this ! Love each other!

Stevie was only 5'5,his bass player,who is 6'4 said Stevie's hands were as big as his! BORN FOR GUITAR! Before doing 200-Plus shows a year,he practiced atleast 5 hours a day,starting at age 9! A PRODIGY!

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

Awesome 🤩

@RAEckart22

10 ай бұрын

Steven Stills said Jimi Hendrix had the biggest hands he'd ever seen, it's why he could bend any string & wrap his hands around the neck. Then added, only other person like that is Stevie Ray Vaughn.

@bh1264

10 ай бұрын

Joe Satriani said: 'Those who can play, PLAY, Those who can sing, SING Those who can SING & PLAY, ARE STEVIE RAY!'

@wls64

9 ай бұрын

His hands were so big because at a young age while he was still growing he was performing EXTREME finger/hand manipulations on the guitar, there for his hands grew large.

@healing344

9 ай бұрын

He wasn’t 5’5. That’s a misprint but it is true that he had huge hands lol

He wrote this song for his friend Charlie who had died. Lots of feeling in this one. Great reaction / review. As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.

Had the pleasure of seeing Stevie ray a couple of weeks before he was killed in a helicopter crash. RIP Stevie legend never die

"Stevie was an endless, open channel that music just poured out of. He made people who'd never touched a guitar in their life want to pick one up and start playing, and he made those of us who'd played live onstage with him before want to quit."..............Eric Clapton.

Grew up in Memphis, and I got to see him in an old smoky juke joint down on Beal St, He changed my life. You didn't see Stevie you experienced him, it was like going to Church. 35 years later, he can bring you to tears with one note. I'm so Thankful I got to be there.

I knew you would love this, srv will always be the goat! "Couldn't stand the weather " ," willy the wimp " superstition " just to name a few others . Great reaction maddy 🙏

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

🤍

He played music not because he could, he was his music. He embodied the very essence of who he was in his playing style.

From Texas need to play Little Wing live great song and great guitar playing love the way you look and love your reactions Little Wing by Stevie Ray Vaughan live I'm sure you would love it

Good Morning 🌞 Maddy ..David Bowie hired a young hotshot named Stevie Ray Vaughn to play on Let's Dance & it catapulted Stevie into deserved fame & appreciation 😊

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

Wow!!!

"TEXAS FLOOD" LIVE AT EL MACOMBO!!! GREATEST GUITAR PERFORMANCE ON KZread!!!

Good Morning Maddy, can never go wrong with Stevie Ray Vaughan

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

🤗

I saw him perform live 4 times 😱❤️ Randy Quaid had a party in Texas 🍻🍻 The Cotton Bowl in Dallas with ZZ Top headliner and his Brothers band The Fabulous Thunderbirds ❤️❤️❤️ In Houston with the WHO headlining the show ❤️❤️ 120,000 people partying 😏👏👏👏 great Concert... Twice in Austin ❤️❤️ S.R.V. gave you 110 percent everytime!!!!👏👏👏 Stevie Ray Vaughans song Life by the Drop is acoustic guitar 🤔 great song 👍. Enjoy your adventures 🤠✌️❤️

I love this song so much. I've asked my family to play it at my funeral, hopefully many years from now.

@kierstenridgway4634

10 ай бұрын

Mine is his Little Wing. Hopefully, it will be a long time from now . ❤️❤️✌️

Everyone misses the guitar switch at the beginning, SRV is a GOAT

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

He was so smooth I didn’t even notice!

@rosshartley5807

10 ай бұрын

You said "What was that technique"? He broke a string on the red guitar and the camera was so close, you couldn't see him switching to the white one. As others, and I, have said before, his "Texas Flood" Live at the El Mocambo is a masterpiece of guitar playing. Unforgettable! @@MaddyReactions

@agordon7369

10 ай бұрын

@@MaddyReactions he also has an amazing guitar switch in an live performance of “little sister”

Little Wing and Texas Flood...live at Mocambo...Riviera Paradise are 🔥

@johnroop9625

10 ай бұрын

Greatest guitar performance on youtube!!!

Years and years

What a guy I've always loved him an his music my brother an I would sat in our room for hours an hours injoying his music never knew why other people didn't appreciate him

How can you watch this and not be a fan.i been a fan from the begining, rock fans held him back,

His guitar was changed out and he didn’t miss a beat….

Died Far too young - RIP Stevie

Your beautiful smile is as infectious as SRV's guitar playing. Keep them coming!

Thanks for your reaction here, Maddy. I'm glad you found this guy. Stevie Ray Vaughn (aka SRV) called himself "an outlaw from south Dallas". Growing up very near there & being just a few years younger myself, we all regarded Stevie as very much a local hero and legend. He died in a helicopter crash just a few months after I got out of high school. It was such a tragic loss. I'm so glad we have so much of his music still here. Again, thanks for your reaction here. Cheers.

I've seen a lot of reactions to this particular video. You did a nice job here; identifying characteristics of SRV's stage presence: his passion, flamboyance and comfort with his style of dress, his attention to his craft. He was a special musician and this was a special performance. Thanks.

@MaddyReactions

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for being here🩷

Stevie couldn't read music so he played by ear. The guitar change near the beginning was because the song is about Charlie his guitar tech who died suddenly, the guitar was a gift from him and Stevie named it Charlie. His favorite guitar is named Lenny, a gift from his wife Lenora.

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

Wow!

@bh1264

10 ай бұрын

Stevie's 'LENNY' guitar was also a birthday gift from his wife & a few of their friends. They all got together to chip in $50 each (I believe it was $50 each) & bought the guitar for him. It was that very night while his wife was sleeping that he wrote the song 'LENNY'! Stevie literally woke her up the next morning telling her 'You gotta hear this, I just wrote this last night while you were sleeping!' Then he played it for her!

@morrisalanisette9067

Ай бұрын

why would he need to read music? i dont get this popular conception of reading music. nobody needs to read music

Haha...you're reaction to SRV playing behind his back is priceless!

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

🤍🤍🤍

If you like this you really you really should see Stevie Ray Vaughan live at El mocambo playing Texas flood arguably one of the greatest guitar solos ever played r.i.p. SRV 🎸🐐🎶🎤

Thank you for transporting me back to a small theater in 1984 and letting me relive my night there. His first album had just been released and "Pride and Joy" was just starting to get airplay on radio. I can still remember making eye contact with others in the audience, and I'm sure our facial expressions matched yours. We knew we were in the presence of greatness - no, something beyond that. It sounds like a cliche or really cheesy, but I was still riding a music high hours later. Many years have passed and I've seen hundreds of shows and artists, but nothing topped that night. Maybe three or four other shows might compare, but none have surpassed it. I truly feel blessed that I was there.

Stevie and Prince very much alike in the respect that they were eccentric and want the sound.

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

🩷

Stevie sadly passed in a helicopter crash just 7 years into his mainstream career. He is usually always in the top 5 guitarist conversation. which is extremely impressive for such a short career. He was a once in a lifetime guitarist and overall, a kind soul. He used to play upwards of 16 hours a day, and superglue is fingers back together when they started bleeding! The main cause of the bleeding being that he played some of the heaviest strings available, which isn't that baffling to a non guitarist, but to a guitarist, it is absolutely incredible the way he bent them. And, the craziest of all from a guitarist standpoint is that he knew hardly any music theory... The solos you heard coming from the guitar were different every time and entirely made up on the spot every time, without much music theory to guide him. It makes no damn sense how good he was. Now, Guitarists have always tried to replicate Stevie's playing ever since he popped out of the Texas blues scene, and no one, and I mean NO ONE, has ever replicated his playing. There is something in his fingers that only a very few select amount of humans have ever had, and whatever it is, it is not an aquired skill, you're born with it, and if Stevie had not sadly passed so early into his career... Everyone would know the name Stevie Ray Vaughan..... Next reaction has to be "Texas Flood" it is by far his most impressive performance.

Welcome to the srv experience!! So many great performances, anything from the live at El macambo show is phenomenal!!

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

Ooh

@davidteller7681

10 ай бұрын

Definitely! It's a superb show, in a club, from early in his career. He already had it all

That technique is called a rake. You drag the pick down the strings while muting them then unmute on the last string/note. The other thing is called call and response. Quite common in rock and blues. You play or sing something and then you (or someone else) plays something in response.

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

Very cool! Thanks for sharing terminology! 🤗🤍🤍🤍

@DefinitelyNotBender

10 ай бұрын

Except, in this case, Stevie never used a pick. That was all fingers.

@anthonydawson8080

10 ай бұрын

He did use a pick he lost It near the end

@DefinitelyNotBender

10 ай бұрын

@@anthonydawson8080 I thought he lost it when he switched guitars. Oh well.

he was a beautiful soul, and one of my favorite guitarist

You actually nailed it when you said he was responding to himself. It's called a "call and response" usually done between two musicians, it comes off as a little self indulgent when some players do it with their singing, but Stevie pulls it off beautifully.

It makes me so emotional when I watch this video! I was lucky enough to see SRV 3 times and wow I tell you it was epic! RIP Stevie we miss you so much!

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

We all love Stevie. A national treasure gone too soon. Another amazing song! And thank you for another great reaction. Take care of each other, makes life so much better.🤘🏻😎✌🏻

Notice that he started out with an orange guitar. Then he was playing the white guitar. The guitar tech came in and changed the guitar without Stevie losing a beat in the song. And when he kept going back and forth from the amplifiers, it's because the sounds were set for the orange guitar. Now he has to make the adjustments for the white guitar. He's a perfectionist.

Love of guitar 🎸 ❤

You should see his Texas Flood live @ El Mcombo 🎸🎼🎶🎵🎵🎶🎶🎶

LOVE your facial expression when he goes wild behind his back!!!! he was famous for that!

Stevie was da man dea girl!! Your young of course! My fav of all time!!

Stevie was a really exceptionally good man as well as the greatest guitar player to walk the Earth. We miss you Stevie Ray.

Stevie's Live at El Mocambo "Texas Flood" is perhaps the best live guitar performance ever filmed.

he lost a tooth after playing the guitar from his mouth, thats what he told his band mates. immediately after

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

😆 epic

@dantallman5345

10 ай бұрын

@@MaddyReactions yeah, you can see him grin and mouth “I lost my tooth” and then he looked down a lot for the next minute or so.

More than epic. Legendary.

He said “ I lost my tooth”. Thank you Charley Ha! Man is a legend! Never missed a beat. You can see the gap where his tooth was

STevie is who all the Great players want to be

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

Definitely

I saw Stevie Ray & Jeff Beck at Cobo Hall in 1989 I think. Some incredible guitar playing. I fall into the trap of lists and ranking sometimes, but Stevie Ray & Jeff have to be high on any lists of real guitarist musicians. They were truly incredible in their own unique ways.

@GreggOliverBass

8 ай бұрын

Jeff and Jimi

Yes, SRV was a significant musical influence on John Mayer and over 2 decades of future guitarist. John Mayer asked Tommy and Chris for the honor to give their band's Double Trouble Rock n Roll HOF induction speech.

Welcome to the SRV club Maddy - I so enjoyed watching your reaction and listening to your commentary, wonderful, truly. I'm 65, did not discover SRV until after his death. I own several of his DVD's and I cherish them. He actually was here in my home town when I was in my rock heyday, but I did not know who he was. I saw Nugent, Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top, Peter Frampton, Montrose and others, but to my great regret, I missed Stevie. Along with Pink Floyd, the two biggest misses in my entire life. Thank God for DVD's and/or KZread. If you've never looked at Pink Floyd live at Pompeii, go watch it!! If you haven't already, use KZread to learn that SRV was truly a one-of-a-kind. His big strong hands and very thick guitar strings was part of it, but his ability to move around on the strings and make them bend to his will is unique in this world (yes, in the entire world, just one SRV). Loved your video Maddy, Love SRV.

Your reaction is spot on

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

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Greatest guitarist ever

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@diltberg9627

10 ай бұрын

I really can't see it he's a legend for sure but I'm pretty sure Jason Becker could play circle's around him

Seamlessly switches guitars🎸 then proceeds to give a life message to all of humanity, then through his pure passion looses a tooth, spitting it out while never missing his soul gripping sounds whaling from his guitar. Truly beautiful to see 🍃

Never gets old...That guitar change.🤙🏾 ...Don't know how many times I've watched this. #foreverSRV

Duetting is a way to put it. His guitar always responds to the vocals. This is my all time favorite live performance. kzread.info/dash/bejne/c3uE2o-em9TAddI.html

Hi Maddy great reaction srv a true legend congratulations on 30k sub's check out Marcelito pomoy -the prayer - live on the wish bus awesome and if you like to be shocked try - Dance with the devil - immortal technique ( video where he is wearing red hat and t shirt) crazy story telling and wicked at the end many thanks love and respect from the UK 👍👍👍👍👍 🌟😀😀 amazing channel 👍

Stevie changed my life forever! ❤ i will forever be grateful for his love for the blues. He gave his life to the music he loved... he was a beautiful person and a angel that had too short of a visit on earth ❤️ i am a 24 year old blues musician and i am about to release my first album next month. In January i will be heading to Memphis Tennessee to compete in the International Blues Challenge with my band! The competitors will be from all around the world. Theres nothing i want more in my life than to be able to make people happy through the music i love to play ❤️ Stevie Ray Vaughan is one of the most important pieces of my story. Keep listening to him please, read about his story, you would love it.Thanks for doing such a great review i really enjoyed this, i always shed so many tears on this tune. God Bless and ~ Soul To Soul ~

@joeseher9453

7 ай бұрын

John mayer also has Stevies initials SRV tattooed on his left shoulder!

@hubrisnaut

7 ай бұрын

Hi bud, That is awesome. Good Luck! My brother Rob and his band, Delta Knights Band competed in the first Road to Memphis Blues Competition representing our state of Maine back in 1996. They didn't win the national but hey, they did great to get there. They still do "functions". His newest band project is made up of 2 guys he went to HS and played with then called Unfinished Blues Band. My brother is the guitarist and singer. Good luck again. Tom

Hello, Maddy.. A late response to your question but that technique at 2:05 That is called a ghost note but aka dead note, or silent note, muted note. You were absolutely spot-on with the assumption in John Mayer finding inspiration in SRV as well. RIP Mr. Vaughan. An inspiration to many!

Proponuje posłuchać " tin pan valley". Mój ulubiony blues.

@Donnagilbert6497

10 ай бұрын

Yes!! The version featuring his pal, Johnny Copeland!

Stevie was pure Blues, he did one thing... He just did it better than everybody else.

@diltberg9627

10 ай бұрын

I think Jeff Healey gives him a run for his money

@kurtsaxton823

10 ай бұрын

@@diltberg9627 Jeff Haley was definitely an awesome player, I've seen him several times before he passed, I saw Stevie Rae twice right after Texas flood and then again on the tour he passed away on. Healy was awesome, Stevie Ray came from another planet.

Yea, I saw him live once in Dallas. 1983 or 84, I was 17 and he opened for the Moody Blues. I’d never heard of him, I think he was fresh off of playing for David Bowie, anyway, my friend said gimme a ride to the Moody Blues and I’ll give you a ticked. I thought cool he had 8th row near center. My friend read the Marquee and said who’s this Stevie Ray Vaughan guy and I said I don’t know just an opening act. Back in those days you could smoke a joint. We did and he had really good stuff, I was laughing my ass off cause my friend was a very funny guy and looked funny. The lights turned off and my friend was still talking, SRV and Double Trouble came on stage and starting playing within 30 seconds of SRV playing I told my friend listen to this guy he’s one of the greatest guitar players I ever heard. Truly!

SRV is the greatest.

@MaddyReactions

10 ай бұрын

Agreed!!

HE'S BIGGEST , There will never be anything like this again. SRV RIP , deep in my heart i can hear what You are tryed to tell us . He was a wizard on the guitar . He went to heaven too soon , to jam with Jimi ... listened by Angels of the first degree

Within the first minute of hearing SRV I felt like if I had the knowledge to create a perfect style for me that is what it would sound like. It was perfection. I had been a huge fan of a lot of blues and rock guitar players but this was the embodiment of them all. I was there in Alpine Valley the show before his last and it was mind blowing. I have a cd of that show that was recorded off the soundboard. I don't listen to SRV as much as I used to because it always makes me a little sad. I still listen to him with a tear in my eye. We were robbed of the very best of what a sober SRV was going to do. I felt like once he was sober he was going to light up the world with his talents. I feel that besides his obvious talents SRV knew what sounded good. His covers took those songs to another level. He would have been awesome in the studio helping other musicians to max their talents if he chose to do so.

Amazing...absolutely amazing. RIP SRV.

Really nice reaction to this amazing man and master guitarist. Stevie had recently got himself cleaned up and had a new outlook on life. Lost him when he was in his prime. Some of his lyrics on songs like "Tightrope", "Crossfire", "Wall Of Denial" are an expression of that message. RIP Mr. Vaughan.