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Stevie Ray Vaughn statue (Original Post) SHRED Aug 2017 OP
I saw him perform at Alpine Valley the night before he died Martin Eden Aug 2017 #1
You're so lucky! catchnrelease Aug 2017 #2
I was at that show too. Still In Wisconsin Aug 2017 #5
Fantastic Lineup Martin Eden Aug 2017 #10
I saw him in July of 1983 at a bar in upstate NY yourmovemonkey Aug 2017 #12
Priceless Martin Eden Aug 2017 #13
Leave that statue ALONE. LenaBaby61 Aug 2017 #3
I got to see him SHRED Aug 2017 #4
Couldn't Stand the Weather jalan48 Aug 2017 #6
Damn. progressoid Aug 2017 #11
That flood was in may 2015 Mosby Aug 2017 #7
Thanks for that! SHRED Aug 2017 #8
Awesome guitar player world wide wally Aug 2017 #9

Martin Eden

(12,870 posts)
1. I saw him perform at Alpine Valley the night before he died
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 08:26 PM
Aug 2017

Eric Clapton was the headliner and he was great, but the stage belonged to Stevie Ray Vaughan.

What a tremendous loss.

catchnrelease

(1,945 posts)
2. You're so lucky!
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 08:37 PM
Aug 2017

One of my big regrets is that I never got to see him play live.

I can't even imagine that line up! (I have seen Clapton live so that one is off my bucket list at least.)

Yes, truly a huge loss. So sad.

Martin Eden

(12,870 posts)
10. Fantastic Lineup
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 11:15 PM
Aug 2017

Jeff Healey, Robert Cray, SRV, then EC.

My wife and I see Robert Cray every time he comes to Chicagoland, but I often think of all the great music Stevie Ray Vaughan still had in him that never got a chance to come out here on Earth.

yourmovemonkey

(267 posts)
12. I saw him in July of 1983 at a bar in upstate NY
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 08:00 PM
Aug 2017

There were only about a dozen people there. All any of us knew about him was that he had walked out of recording sessions with Bowie. I parked myself about 6ft in front of him on the stage, and was awestruck. He's still one of the few guitar players I can listen to play solos and not get bored.

LenaBaby61

(6,974 posts)
3. Leave that statue ALONE.
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 08:42 PM
Aug 2017

Met SRV here in Los Angeles YEARS ago in an airport. He was quite the charmer. Actually, he was kinda shy. STILL have the autograph. Lost the picture I took with him when I moved to where I live now





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