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STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN – ” Live In Texas ” 1st February 1987

Posted: November 19, 2015 in MUSIC
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Majestic Theater, San Antonio, TX February 1st, 1987 Having finally conquered his addiction to alcohol and cocaine, in November 1986 Stevie Ray Vaughan embarked on his legendary “Live Alive” tour, generally reckoned to boast some of the finest performances of his career. Backed by Reese Wynans (keyboards), Tommy Shannon (bass) and Chris Layton (drums), the incendiary set featured here was taped for broadcast on San Antonio s KZEP-FM, and is presented with background notes and images.

Stevie is at the very top of his form as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, the opening two tracks are instrumentals that will have you gasping as he pours one solo after another, before an extended solo opening to ‘Ain’t Gone N Give Up On Love’. The recording quality is fine, and it’s been digitally remastered, and like most of these radio broadcasts you get the intro’s and tuning up before the music kicks in. This is a pure uncut concert, and live sound is never perfect. If a fan then these recordings are unmissable, they prove again and again just what an awesome artist he was and why still today he so sadly missed. Take one listen to his version of ‘Superstition’ (the old Stevie Wonder Song), SRV probably plays the best version you’ll ever hear of it. Add ‘Willie The Wimp’, ‘Dirty Pool’, ‘Couldn’t Stand The Weather’,’Life Without You’ to your playlist welll..enough said, he never played things the same twice. On the cover it says it’s an incendiary set, that about sums up this slice of blues by the master at his very best.

STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN – ” Rood Mood ” June 30th 1987 Mann Music Centre, Philadelphia

Posted: November 19, 2015 in MUSIC
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Stevie Ray Vaughan literally came out of Texas like a Texas Whirlwind in the mid-eighties although by that time he had more than paid his dues in various bands and playing back up for artists like Marc Benno. The band Double Trouble came into existence in 1978, but at this stage the band was not the line-up that would go onto massive commercial success, bassist Tommy Shannon would not join until 1980 but when he did the formula was complete. A record deal with Epic Records was signed in March 1983 and the band recorded their debut album for the label, Texas Flood which was released in June 1983. Following the release of this album which would reach the top forty in the Billboard charts and go on to eventually sell over half a million copies, the band toured relentlessly whilst releasing further albums including “Couldn’t Stand The Weather” and “Soul To Soul”. In 1985 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble released the live album Live Alive. The concert this album is sourced from comes from the Live Alive tour in 1987 at the Mann Music Center in Philadelphia on June 3oth. This radio broadcast captures the band on fire and promoting the Live Alive album, which at this point had peaked in the Billboard Chart at number 52. Stevie Ray Vaughan would go on to record more studio albums including “In Step” in 1989 and an album called Family Style with his elder brother Jimmie Vaughan who himself had experienced success with his band The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Sadly Family Style would be the last album Stevie Ray Vaughan would record because just one month before the album’s release Stevie Ray Vaughan was to die tragically in a helicopter crash following a concert with Eric Clapton at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy Wisconsin on August 27th 1990.

Tracklist

01 Scuttle Buttin’ 3:16 02 Say What? 5:19 03 Lookin’ Out The Window 4:46 04 Look At Little Sister 5:01 05 Mary Had A Little Lamb 5:55 06 Ain’t Gone ‘n’ Give Up on Love 9:03 07 Superstition 5:04 08 Cold Shot 6:14 09 Couldn’t Stand The Weather 8:06 10 Life Without You 14:00 11 Come On (Part III) 5:06 12 Love Struck Baby 2:57 13 Rude Mood 4:38 Total Time 79:25 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA. June 30, 1987 WMMR FM Recording