Stevie Ray Vaughan

Tin Pan Alley is my favorite from him... Riviera Paradise is my second favorite... Give it a listen...

A must have for SRV fans is the CD with Albert King – In Session.

Actually, it just came up on jango today and I really enjoyed it.

@ Lloydc...I saw SRV more than a dozen times during his career, in bars and in some pretty large venues and the ONLY time he wasn't "pushing the limit" was when he was too wacked out on coke and booze (I thought his playing was actually disappointing a few times due to his being too wasted). I never saw him consciously "not take chances" in his playing. His playing and skill level continued to progress until the day he died. I was at Alpine Valley - his last show - and it was the very best I'd ever heard him play.

I also saw SRV a few dozen times, mostly in Austin bars like Soap Creek Saloon and the Rome Inn, when he was playing with Paul Ray and the Cobras. As great as his recordings are you can't get a sense of what an incredible player he was from any one recording of a song. What was most remarkable to me was that he never played a song the same way twice. His ability to improvise, sometimes wildly, while retaining the integrity of the song was something I've never heard anyone equal.