MUSIC / ROCK AND ROLL / STEVIE RAY VAUGHN
This video is the greatest rock performance OF ALL TIME. This is STEVIE RAY VAUGHN playing LIVE on a TV show called "Austin City Limits" back in 1989. The song is SRV's rendition of the Jimi Hendrix classic "Voodoo Child". This is what a rock & roll guitar god looks and sounds like. Someday I have to find a way to listen to the entire show.
From the "Austin City Limits" web site:
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble’s two iconic appearances on the ACL stage in 1983 and 1989 rank among the most highly-requested episodes in the program’s archives.
Vaughan made his final ACL appearance on October 10, 1989, less than a year prior to his untimely death, newly sober and at the height of his powers, in a performance for the ages. Delivering back to back highlights from his acclaimed 1989 final album In Step, including “Tightrope,” “Cold Shot” and “Leave My Girl Alone,” Vaughan’s performance is extraordinary, displaying a combination of raw power, deep emotion and technical brilliance with note perfect solos. Augmented by the addition of keyboardist Reese Wynans, Double Trouble and Vaughan sizzle with an exhilarating performance of their 1989 smash “Crossfire,” punctuated by the guitar icon’s scorching runs. “This one goes out to anyone who’s still suffering in any way,” says the all-time great as he launches into the shimmering instrumental “Riviera Paradise,” pushing the guitar to new heights and continuing to explore new boundaries.