Stevie Ray Vaughan

[DavidC]

Digging through my parents' cd collection is cool.

[newhizzle]

stevie ray vaughn is the [censored]

[Roybert]

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On average, he was very good. At times he was the best.

[Uglyowl]

In the top five best guitar players ever, glad you discovered him.

[DavidC]

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When you listen to this guy you can hear just the tiniest bit of the same influence that's worked with Floyd (Little Wing is an example). It's pretty sweet, though this is a sort of livelier sound and less spacey. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

(Edit: Little Wing is a Jimmy Hendrix song?)

[istewart]

Clapton/Allman's "Little Wing" is the best rendition IMO.

[rusellmj]

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Yep, hear it, you will be glad.

[kidcolin]

I'm not even much of a blues fan, but he was so tasteful and creative. The master of just tiny tweaks in picking and switching between scales.. he's great.

[MrTrik]

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[imported_The Vibesman]

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In the top five best guitar players ever, glad you discovered him.

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When you listen to this guy you can hear just the tiniest bit of the same influence that's worked with Floyd (Little Wing is an example). It's pretty sweet, though this is a sort of livelier sound and less spacey. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

(Edit: Little Wing is a Jimmy Hendrix song?)

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Try to check out the live videos that are out there, esp. Live At The El Mocambo, and the Austin City Limits collection. Insanely good stuff. Every album is incredible, tho I'm not a big fan of Live Alive, just because I have a some bootlegs that sound better.

Hendrix's version of Little Wing is great too - don't know if you've ever heard it but it's got lyrics. I'm not crazy about the Derek and the Dominos version that someone cites in this thread.

In addition to Hendrix, Albert King was a huuuuuge influence on Stevie, which you can hear on just about every single slow blues Stevie does. Check out Albert King if you can. Also T-Bone Walker and Buddy Guy. If you're new to the blues, Buddy Guy is probably the easiest to start with, as he's the most accessable to rock fans.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going somewhere to feel extremely old.