My roommate got me killer DVD, Stevie Ray Vaughan's Live at Montreux 82-85. It is just awe inspiring watching that dude work. I just finished watching what must have been a 10 minute or so version of Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Child (Slight Return). I was just staring at the screen, wondering how it's even possible to create such sounds...
I was in 11th grade in 1990, and I was in my English class when we heard about the news. I didn't know who Stevie Ray was, but my teacher was bummed, because he must have been aware what kind of guitar playing genius he was.
I never knew who he was before he died, and yet, I can still watch him on TV or pick up his music at the store, and it's still new to me. How cool is that, to leave a lasting legacy that every generation can discover anew.
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