When I saw him open for Dire Straits in 85 he walked on stage and plugged in his guitar. Didn't say a word, but absolutely killed it for about an hour straight. Unplugged his guitar and walked off. It was one of the best performances I have ever seen.

No. 1 Singer, guitarist, blues player. Get chills every time. Your enjoyment of his artistry is what his music was all about. Sparkle in the eye is a plus.

Stevie didn't plug into his amp, he plugged into his soul for all to see!

Great reaction! SRV was the blues GOAT for sure. His performance of Texas Flood at El Mocambo is a landmark of blues guitar and vocals. Highly recommended.

Texas Flood live at the El Mocambo in Toronto 1983. It's killer. In fact, the whole live performance is one of the best blues/rock live performances ever recorded. Stevie was on fire and channeling whatever you want to call it. It was an amazing live tour de force from a virtuoso in his prime and nailing it.

The guitar is his voice just as his voice is his guitar. Hard to separate the two. Blues magic with just a touch of Vudu.

For his best vocals, I highly recommend "Tin Pan Alley!! Well done!

Even the blues masters of the day were in awe of Stevie Ray Vaughan.

SRV was so connected to both his instruments that I don't think he makes conscious decisions, it just flows out of him. That's what makes him so good, he just emotes, and the audience feels it.

SRV was the king of cool. His ability to express his musical soul while playing and singing with the most iconic stank faces is amazing. He was ,is and will be treasured for eternity.

Really enjoyed your appreciation for SRV! Living in Austin i was fortunate to see him live several times back in the day. I worked in the concert business for 23 years, and was fortunate to meet him backstage at Prince's Purple Rain tour show in Austin in 1985. He was very gracious. SRV fans would definitely recommend you checking his performances of "Voodoo Child" and " Tightrope" from the Austin City Limits show in 1989, and "Texas Flood" live from El Mocambo. Again, enjoyed your reaction!!

You may NOT know guitar, but you can recognize greatness when you hear it.

Good heaven and earth! Stevie Ray Vaughan isn't only a great singer, he's a champion on the electric guitar. It's so in the moment and focused, extremely talented musician singer!

Love to see SRV get recognized for his vocals, they fit his guitar playing style so well and his brilliance on the guitar tends to overshadow how good of a singer he really is.

If you do another one of his, Texas Flood (Live at the El Mocambo) is awesome and shows his behind-the-back guitar skills. I'm pretty sure you'd love the whole thing.

Stevie is my pick for the greatest guitar player. His love of the guitar and blues is evident in any performance. I'm always mesmerized by them. Thank you for this vocal reaction. I learned alot about that part of SRV's performance.

Hi! OMG I can’t begin to explain how happy it makes me to watch your reaction to my pal, Stevie. I don’t know if you’re aware, but he was self taught ( with an assist from his big brother, Jimmie Vaughan) and could not read music at all. He flunked Music Theory… everything was from listening, watching, and practice. For a time he thought one guitar was playing both lead and rhythm, so that’s how he taught himself to play. It took him a while to confident in his singing voice and worked really hard on it. I can’t help but believe that he is up in Heaven watching every reaction to his work and being so thrilled to hear vocalists making such positive and in depth remarks about his vocals. Stevie was such a kind, gentle man who was as humble as he was talented. I’m so excited to watch you fall in love him! If you thought this vocal was something special, check out this deep Blues tune with Stevie Ray and a guest performance by his friend and fellow Texas Bluesman, Johnny Copeland. So good. Thank you for your kind words about Stevie❤Donna G kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d62Aq5CW0Ne-daM.html

I was lucky enough to see him in '83. He was friggin' awesome!!!

I LOVE the fangirl kind of blush at the beginning (unless you just had a touch of extra sun recently 😂). It was easy to tell you were REALLY enjoying the performance. 🥰 The fact that you're still able to catch details of technique while enjoying it that much is really impressive to me.

He changed my life as a guitar player. I was an 80’s shredder guy. A co-worker was playing his tapes and I was blown away at the purity of his blues. I found out about the blues and the building blocks of rock and roll through Stevie Ray Vaughan. Thank you Stevie.

I can't imagine what we could have been hearing for all of these years if he wasn't taken so early in his life/career... SRV and Double Trouble... Best.Trio.Ever...👍

I remember when some friends and I got to see him in an outdoor venue off the west side of Manhattan shipping piers. Middle of Summer, probably 85 degrees during a heatwave and this band played over 2 hours straight. We were tired and worn out from the heat. Stevie was dripping wet from the heat and the stage lights, but never stopped and blew everyone away!

It was a kick to see you dig Stevie. Much appreciation for you.

I'd try some other versions of Pride and Joy to compare it to. Stevie always has his heart and soul in his music so each performance sounds different depending on how he was feeling. This sounds amazing, love his voice and his crazy good guitar skills.

My favorite and, IMO, the greatest Guitarist ever..

His absence is still keenly felt, such a huge loss. Aside from his solo work I miss his session work for other artists. His guitar licks were so memorable, they were often a defining characteristic in the hit songs of other musicians.

Yes, you've just witnessed God's gift to blues guitar playing and blues singing!

SRV was a generational talent - among the best. I think you would enjoy his Texas Flood (Live at the El Mocambo) performance as well. Leave's most people awestruck the first time they watch it!

I saw him twice. SRV was a force of nature.

It's so crazy to read about those who saw SRV live. You're all in special community. I had a buddy at UW Madison back then who saw SRV's next-to-last performance. We connected a few months later in August only to commiserate the loss of a legendary musician. It's amazing at that age we both knew the how significant his death was. Damn.

He was a damn good blues singer...and a transcendent guitarist...saw him live in 84, just after Montreaux...never got over it. Was a fan for life.

As a long time SRV fan…loved your reaction! You nailed it, no refined technique, just in your face from the gut and heart and if it doesn’t grab you,… well ‘Nough said! Check out more Steveie you’ll love it! The intensity never lets up…ever!

I remember when the announcement came over my radio about the crash. Complete and utter shock. We lost a national treasure that day. Thank you for this reaction. If you will be doing more SRV, I recommend (all live performances) "Texas Flood", "Voodoo Chile", and "Tin Pan Alley" with Johnny Copeland. Interesting fact, Johnny Copeland's daughter Shemekia Copeland is a powerhouse blues singer who deserves some attention as well.

Notwithstanding this is a singing analysis, every time SRV stepped up on stage, it was an absolute master class in playing with emotion and warmth. He was a channel of some sort and just never dried up. It is so natural to tap into the whole emotional experience with SRV as opposed to just pure listening.

Nobody like SRV! Try not to dance. 🎶💥🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟Good mental visual of you playing the guitar 🎸 @8:45. Heal our World & Hearts with fabulous music. 💛

Cool to see how your gettin´ more red the more Steve shread hes guitar. 😅 I guess you would explode watching him do Voodoo Child,, 🔥 Much love from Sweden,, 💖

I have a collection of 33 SRV bootleg CDs, ranging from concerts, studio outtakes, studio jams and more, and I love every second of every one, Thanks for this reaction, Stevie's ability to switch on, or switch off might be a better term, and let the music and energy flow through him was awe inspiring. Not forgetting the integral talents of Tommy and Chris, and later Reese. As a young guitar player in the 1980s how do you put into words how one man changed your whole life???? I can't. Thank you. P.S. just got to the end of the video, and I implore you, please blabber on, and on, and on. It's why I, and I'm sure many of us, watch YOU for reactions.

What you're getting during that guitar solo is the fact that Stevie was able to speak thru the instrument and, when he did, he had so much to say... and he did it in a way that no one, before him or since, had ever done. Listen to the instrumental, "Riviera Paradise" and you'll hear/see what I mean.

Don’t worry, we all get it, there’s no denying the greatness of SRV! 👍🏼

Stevie's strong voice was a bonus. Anyone who can play guitar as well as he could doesn't need to sing at all.

As mentioned below, Texas Flood at El Mocambo will leave you speechless...Thanks for the video.

I'm always happy to hear someone who is coming from one genre and really enjoying something from a very different genre (in this case you - a formally-trained vocalist - enjoying some VERY informal blues). I am not a vocalist so your analysis really taught me a lot about Stevie that I never really appreciated before. Thank you!

Your guitar face during Stevie’s solo….👌🏻🎸

I love watching SRV sing! His vocals are pretty good too!

His '89 appearance on Austin city limits, a few years clean and at his best in every way is heartwarming for us SRV lovers! "Leave my little girl alone" is overlooked by most reactors and I cannot figure out why! Almost forgot, lol, very thoughtful and appreciated reaction!

I'm surprised you didn't talk about that vibrato he added to the end of 'pride and joy'. But, he does throw a lot of spice around, so it's easy to not talk about all of it. Even though Stevie never considered himself a good singer, his voice was perfect for how he played. Memorable.

SRV a truly transcendent artist, he has a great voice, and his guitar is his voice as well. I so would have loved to see him age.... taken away too soon. As always love your reactions, you really really do "get it"!

Great reaction! Interesting fact: Initially, Stevie did not think that he should be a leading singer, but due to other circumstances, he was placed in that role. We all benefit from this turn of events.

Your next SRV reaction should be Tin Pan Alley "Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Johnny Copeland".. it will not disappoint. Thanks for sharing. Your reaction seemed familiar to that of a lot of other young women that see him for the first time. Good to see he still has it.

Love this song. Doesn't show off some of the mind-bogglingly amazing playing he could really do. He didn't just play guitar. He was guitar.

Pretty amazing sound for only three guys. He had the perfect voice for his music. Love your reactions, great posting! 😁👌

SRV. One of a kind. Absolutely Legendary Guitarist & Wonderful Vocals. Lethal Combination. Another Blues Musician you absolutely have to check out is Johnny Lang. The Song is “Lie to Me”. Johnny was 16 when it came out and will be blown away from those Vocals coming out of that Baby Face. You will Absolutely Love it

When Stevie formed his first band Triple Threat Revue he didn't think he had the vocals to front the band. Thankfully he changed his mind when he started Double Trouble 😊

I feel privileged to live in an era that allows me to watch performances of this man and his amazing band via KZfaq, since I sadly never heard of them until Stevie Ray tragically died in 1990. Luckily my local music store had all his albums on cd, which I then bought. And I've been a fan ever since. This legend was taken from us way too soon, but has left us a fantastic legacy of magical music. I can't imagine what it must have felt like to be in the audience at one of these shows, but I know I would've went home smiling.

I had the opportunity to see him in concert in S.F. one time. He was the best guitarist I've ever seen. Great entertainer. I thought there would be more opportunities to see him. We lost a good one!

SRV was a once-in-a-millennium Virtuoso. I had the privilege of watching him play live-it was an Other-Worldly Experience. Let us also not forget that Tommy and Chris were also phenomenal -but they were always in Stevie’s shadow because he was so damn good! But one can imagine that he wasn’t going to let just anybody play in his rhythm section. They were integral to his music and his sound, and are deserving of the accolades that they never really got There will NEVER be another like SRV…

Great video! I was a young man back in the early 90s when the world lost SRV. I was heart broken. But we are blessed to have his music living on!

You didn't need to use words to comment on his guitar playing. It was written all over your face 😉

Stevie Ray isn't just playing guitar. He and his guitar are one. Vocally, note that he's singing on the beat but playing on the off beat. Two sides of his brain working together. How amazing it would have been to have heard Jimi Hendrix give his always humble opinion on SRV's talent.

As the other comments have said, Texas Flood live @ the El Mocambo is a must for SRV. You'd get a kick out of that one.

I've been playing guitar for 38 years & SRV still knocks my socks off every time I see him play.

He is my favorite musician of all time. I’m glad you like his singing. I always have but I’m a guitarist so I’m like you I. Reverse. I always analyze his god level guitars but could never do his singing. Another amazing piece from him is Tin Pan Alley. Both from singing and guitar. Specifically the live version at Montreux Jazz Festival with Johnny Copeland.

so glad I seen him live...what a talent

Thank you for covering one my all-time favorite live SRV performances! I love his singing voice and I think matches perfectly with his style of guitar playing: clear, confident, very sexy and a little gritty.😉

Thank you for this...we're real proud of our boy Stevie Ray down here in Austin TX. 👏 👏 👏 ❤

Believe it or not he didn't think he was that good of a singer 😮 which is so crazy...he was a very unpretentous person for being such a legend and I saw him live shortly before he passed away with BB King who was his opening act and one of his mentors...he was mesmorizing to watch play live and something I will never forget...I am older and was in my mid 20's when I saw him and am saddened that we lost such an amazing force of nature in him that we will never see again....❤

Stevie makes me want a glass of bourbon and a cigarette just to stop the shivers that playing gives me.

I used to play and sing this for my late wife... hearing this is so wonderful.

Another fantastic react to a legend!! His musicianship and music stands the test of time and there are so many choices for you from here. Great job! 😊

Stevie was perfection! I saw him live three times! He was music😍 Miss him everyday. Love your reaction ❤️

I love your analysis...you are awesome 👍🏼

Stevie Ray Vaughan, 1983 live at the El mocambo. The song "Texas Flood." That is where his guitar skills stand out. Your mind will be blown

Love your reactions! Here's one that you'll appreciate I think. His singing is on point because he just has the voice to go with the music he plays. Also, the guitar in this one is top notch, Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood (Live at the El Mocambo). Enjoy! Have a great day!

You picked a wonderful video to be able to highlight his vocals, and the full story behind this particular night is very cool. He and the band were the very first unsigned act to play at the montreuax festival in Europe, and all of the acts prior to them (according to the drummer Chris Layton) were acoustic bands and played at lower volumes. The band came out (with Stevie smoking a cigarette) and proceeded to blast the audience with their music. This was the second song of the set (the first with vocals) and at the end of their roughly 45 minute set, they were actually booed off the stage. However, from this performance, David Bowie asked Stevie to record on his song Let’s Dance and musician Jackson Browne offered the band free time at his personal studio. Over about 2 days, the band recorded what would go on to be the landmark Texas Flood album and the rest is history.

My dear , that is WHY he is 1 of the great guitar players of ALL - TIME , blues OR rock music . PERIOD ! Playing like that & be the lead singer is even MORE tougher , then just doing one ?

Thank you for posting this. It's really neat to see someone's "first time reaction" to something that's been around in my life since the 80's. He definitely did have an aura, he definitely was one of the best guitarists and yeah, he did seem to be chill and cool as hell. Sad that he is no longer with us but thank God that we have videos to remind us.

Safe to say Stevie was more of a vocal stylist. But his authenticity as an artist/performer makes him impossible to ignore. Well done!

Amazing, holy crap!!! Another one would be the love performance of Voodoo Child 👏👏

The goat of all goats! I’d you want to hear more of his voice, I highly recommend: Life without you in New Jersey Tin Pan Alley with Johnny Copeland Leave my girl alone from Austin These will also continue to show you just how good he was on guitar!

And on top of that vocal perfomance...he's playing the best guitar in the land.

If you weren’t born in the late fifties and early sixties you don’t know what you missed. To be a teenager in the seventies made me really appreciate music. These bands could not only play instruments but they could sing at the same time. If you are young you need to listen.

John Mayer called his voice "gravel over honey". Perfect description.

I liked that you liked his playing. I saw him in a blues bar in Austin, 1981. He was a skinny kid and flat out rocked it. Amazing, people were screaming for more. Unbelievable.

Look at little sister is a great song too. Love your show and you 😀Rock on!!💜🤘🫶

Got to see him about a year before he died. The Gregg Allman Band opened for him and I thought, "Yikes, I would HATE to have to follow these guys." Then SRV came out. Yeah. My fears were unfounded. The best performance I've ever seen. I've seen Eric Clapton, Joe Bonamassa, Eddie Van Halen, Derek Trucks, Steve Lukather, Tommy Emmanuel, and many other guitar greats performing live. They were all jaw-droppingly fantastic. But none of them touched that performance by SRV.

Loved your reaction video on the artist Stevie Ray Vaughan. He was truly at the apex of blues musicians & your focus on his vocals makes this video unique from other reaction videos on THE GOAT. WELL DONE !!!!

SRV is a legend for me and I like him a lot as singer as well ...

The GOAT. I was a small kid in Texas in the 90s and my father is a guitar player, a good one at that. Needless to say he was played daily in our house. Despite him dying in 1990 people in Texas spoke of him as if he was still alive. I honestly didn't know he was dead until I was a teenager.

Greatest musician of all time. There's no debate here.

You need to see Stevie do his song Texas Flood, Live At El Mocambo 1983. It is the Blues Classic of all time.

Glad you mentioned his cool and aura. I had the honor of seeing him live and from the moment he strapped on his guitar, you could feel that is where he was meant to be. On stage, making his guitar roar and wail and cry. There are some musicians who are truly one with their instrument and take it to a much higher level. SRV is a perfect example. His guitar was the extension of his soul. He didn't play it. He felt it, lived it. I think the term legendary is overused...but if the boot fits, baby...SRV deserves it.

Legends say SRV was born guitar in hand and that each sound licked came from the gods! RIP Stevie gone too soon but never forgotten!!

It's physically impossible to not move along to this song.

Stevie played VERY loud! The fact that he could always get his vocals out amazed me. Music fans lost a treasure when he died. Stop thinking about learning guitar and go get one. Now! I waited until I was 58. Thanks to Rick Beato's video on you're never too old to start playing guitar I bought an Epiphone Les Paul. With the help of KZfaqrs putting up lessons I've been steadily getting better. I now own a total of 4 guitars and need to buy one more to get the kind of sounds that you can only get from a guitar with a Floyd Rose on it.

My late husband turned me on to SRV. I had never even heard of him before. I became an instant fan.

Highly recommend checking out him preforming life without you capitol theatre 9/21/1985

Ain't going to give up on love ..another great vocal example

Yet ANOTHER rabbit hole....."Alice".....lol!!😂 You'll love it!!🤘😁🤘

I've been bingeing srv reaction videos so I'm sure that's how the algorithm brought me this video lol but I wanted to say this is one of the best ones. I love srv and his guitar playing so it's awesome to hear a knowledgeable person shine new insights about him. He is my favorite artist by far and I'm glad others can appreciate his musicianship. I'd give up anything to see him live if he was still alive rip if you liked listening to him, check out his bootlegs. You can hear him develop throughout his early career. His '78 unreleased album is one of my favorites. You also hear Lou Ann Barton, which is a ride. I also love Harling's upstairs and San Marcos shows. This one here, Montreux '82, was his big break. Honestly, he seemed a bit nervous in this performance. He's played a ton but he was booed at this show. The Montreux festival was a jazz festival. The attendees were used to softer sounds so when srv came up with his thunderous sound, some weren't big fans. El Mocambo, which I bought the performance video for, was in 1983. He ended up playing on David Bowie's album as well. Which funny enough, David discovered him at this show (Montreux '82)!

I was fortunate to meet Stevie Ray Vaughan back in 1989 on his In-Step tour. He was such a humble man and to this day, my favourite Blues musician. Thank you for this review. ❤️