Deadly Combination Of Talent, Confidence, Honesty and Style – The Vaughan Brothers
To me, this picture says it all about the value of integrity, hard-work and passion for music, self-confidence (that comes from staying true to yourself and your talent) and style…and answers the question why so many people LOVE the Vaughan Brothers – Jimmie and Stevie Ray… Between them, I’ve seen Jimmie and Stevie Ray more […]
Texas Blues – Albert Collins, Jimmie Vaughan, Lightning Hopkins
One of my favorite clips ever, take a look at the concentration and respect shown on Albert Collins and Jimmie Vaughan’s face as they watch one of the early Texas Blues masters Lightning Hopkins. There are obviously many varieties of the blues, as you hear Jimmie talk about near the end of the clip – […]
Foo Fighters, Jimmie Vaughan, Gary Clarke Jr – Tuff Enough
Who would have thought of seeing the Foo Fighters with the Austin blues greats Jimmie Vaughan and Gary Clarke Jr…but it works when they lay into a killer version of the Fabulous Thunderbirds “Tuff Enough” – Great to see Jimmie playing in the upper switch position on the strat (the FAT sound) and with […]
1984 Jimmie Vaughan Interview – Raw
Cool “raw” interview with Jimmie Vaughan, you get to see a “behind the scenes” of filming an interview. Some great highlights from the interview: How The Fabulous T-Birds got their start as the Antone’s house band where they backed the who’s who of blues singers Why they moved down from Dallas to Austin (hippie scene, […]
Jimmie Vaughan Rocks Out In London “Under The Bridge”
Saw Jimmie and his band on a plane from Toronto heading to London last Sunday – couldn’t believed when I was boarding the plane, looked up and there was Jimmy Vaughan and his terrific band. Unfortunately, I had to return to Canada prior to this gig in London at “Under The Bridge”. You can still […]
Grammy Museum Exhibit – Stevie Ray Vaughan
The first of its kind brings back bitter-sweet memories for us fans and no doubt for Stevie Ray Vaughan’s loved ones. Just listen to Jimmy’s words…”I want to thanks Bob for coming in and talking to me about this (the idea of the exhibit), you know I have all of Stevie’s stuff and I don’t […]
Jimmie Vaughan With Susan Tedeschi and Double Trouble
What more could you want than the spot-on blues guitar playing of Jimmie Vaughan with the Joplin-like vocals of Susan Tedeschi belting a BB King tune (Let the good times roll) backed by the #1 blues backup band in the world – Double Trouble (Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton of Double Trouble – Stevie Ray […]
Now That’s The Way Blues Used To Be! Jimmy Vaughan
I’ll admit it – I’m a YouTube junkie when it comes to keeping an eye on blues guitar greats – past and present. This little gem was posted recently showing the Mike Flanigin Trio featuring the one and only Jimmy Vaughan on guitar at the Upstairs portion of the Continental Club in Austin Texas. The […]
Jimmie Vaughan’s Guitar Setup
Came across this video sharing the details of Jimmie Vaughan’s guitar setup…if you are a fan of Jimmie you know that he is a minimalist (that’s what they called Steve Jobs by the way…so nothing wrong with that!) I’m a huge fan of Jimmie Vaughan’s simple, clear, biting tone – but find at times he […]
Play What You Want To Hear
Wow man, I was so impressed by this Jimmie Vaughan interview, mainly because he goes through the thought process of how he (and how other great blues guitar players like BB, Freddie King, Eric Clapton and Gatemouth Brown) developed their own style. It’s one thing to learn the guitar, another to be able to play […]