LISTEN HEAR
I
f you turned on the radio
in 1983 you heard Andy
Summers’ arpeggios in
“Every Breath You Take,” Eddie
Van Halen’s solo in “Billie Jean,”
and stinging blues licks in David
Bowie’s “Let’s Dance.” These
all came from then unknown
guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan.
But SRV’s explosive blues did
not go unrecognized for long.
Among guitar fans his 1983 debut
recording, Texas Flood, was
quickly compared to Clapton’s
Beano album (Blues Breakers
with Eric Clapton). It was an
apt comparison. Texas Flood
unleashed a raw energy and
naked emotion from its grooves.
We had all heard a version of this
blues vocabulary before. But it
was never spoken like this. For
the next seven years until his
tragic death in 1990, Stevie Ray
Vaughan would be the premiere
ambassador for American blues
guitar. In 1985 we spoke at length
about his third album, Soul to
Soul. Here is some of what he had
to say.
LISTEN
HEAR
STEVIE RAY
VAUGHAN
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