Yellow Snow's Record Shoppe Recording Artist of the Week - Stevie Ray Vaughn

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Overrated? The greatest blues guitarist of all time? Favorite song and album?
 
For me, he’s in the convo for best, with Lightnin’ Hopkins, T Bone Walker, Muddy, BB, Buddy Guy (the best I’ve seen live). Jimi may have been better than all of them…
 
My favorite song of his is a Howlin’ Wolf cover.

He one of the greatest in my book, kept the Blues alive in the 80s, tough decade for the blues.

Saw him at the Gorge about a month before he died. Great show.
 
My favorite song of his is a Howlin’ Wolf cover.

He one of the greatest in my book, kept the Blues alive in the 80s, tough decade for the blues.

Saw him at the Gorge about a month before he died. Great show.
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I wasn't super into SRV in college. Just had the Texas Flood CD.

But once my hi fi phase started like 17 years ago, I continue to be more and more blown away by the guy's playing.

He truly was the Eddie VH of the blues genre with a level of virtuosity no one could touch.
 
Stevie's tone was ridiculous. It is Jimi's tone (or where I first heard it), but he completely made it his own. As long and as much as I've listened to both versions of Little Wing, I still can't tell who is playing in the intro...touch, tone, taste...
 
Stevie's tone was ridiculous. It is Jimi's tone (or where I first heard it), but he completely made it his own. As long and as much as I've listened to both versions of Little Wing, I still can't tell who is playing in the intro...touch, tone, taste...
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Absolutely. He got the fattest sound ever out of the Strat through that Mesa Boogie Tube Amp.

I'm team Strat and IFL that tone.

Not saying, his Little Wing is better, so don't twist. But it's one of the best covers all of time.
 
Stevie's tone was ridiculous. It is Jimi's tone (or where I first heard it), but he completely made it his own. As long and as much as I've listened to both versions of Little Wing, I still can't tell who is playing in the intro...touch, tone, taste...
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Absolutely. He got the fattest sound ever out of the Strat through that Mesa Boogie Tube Amp.

I'm team Strat and IFL that tone.

Not saying, his Little Wing is better, so don't twist. But it's one of the best covers all of time.
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Stevie just needed moar glockenspiel…
 
He's a great guitar player but never really my bag. I was never a fan of his Hendrix covers.

But I like some songs for sure. I always loved Crossfire.
 
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