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Spaced almost exactly three years apart, these concerts (60 and 93 minutes, respectively) represent the Texan Blues god at his fiery best, with Double Trouble (drummer Chris Layton and bassist Tommy Shannon) laying the solid foundation upon which SRV built a Fender-driven Texas Blues sound as fierce as it was perfectly refined.
The '82 show was truly "success in disguise," because despite booing from a festival audience lulled by a day of acoustic blues, and the stunned dejection that SRV felt after persevering through a uncompromising set, this was the turning point in SRV's career, leading to post-show encounters with Jackson Browne and David Bowie, who proved instrumental in bringing Stevie's music to an wider global audience.
Electric Blues
In Step is a blues-rock album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble released in 1989. The title In Step can be seen as referring to Vaughan's new-found sobriety, following the years of drug and alcohol use that eventually lead Vaughan into rehabilitation. It was also the final album of Vaughan's career; he died in a helicopter crash in 1990.
Electric Blues
Soul to Soul is the third studio album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, and was released in 1985. Soul to Soul saw the addition of a new band member, keyboardist Reese Wynans, to the Double Trouble power trio. Wynans would stay with the group until Vaughan's death in 1990.
Electric Blues
Couldn't Stand the Weather is the second studio album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, released in 1984.
Electric Blues
Texas Flood is an electric blues album by blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and his band Double Trouble, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). More popular than any blues album in nearly twenty years, Texas Flood was a surprise success for Vaughan, who had labored in obscurity for years.
Concert DVD
Here is an authentic blues artist captured in the throes of living through his music. This is a raw, intimate, and spontaneous record of a one-time event. All fans of the blues and SRV will be grateful to those who had the foresight to capture it on film.