Stevie Ray Vaughan - Spectrum, Philadelphia May 23rd 1988 (Remastered, Live On Broadcasting) '2025

Tracks list

	Tracklist:

1. Dust My Blues/love Struck Baby (Live) (05:52)
2. Look at Little Sister (Live) (03:45)
3. You'll Be Mine (Live) (04:14)
4. Mary Had a Little Lamb (Live) (04:41)
5. Texas Flood (Live) (06:45)
6. Superstition (Live) (04:50)
7. Willie the Wimp (Live) (06:02)
8. Cold Shot (Live) (04:45)
9. Couldn't Stand the Weather (Live) (06:36)
10. Life Without You (Live) (08:51)
11. Voodoo Chile (Live) (07:24)
12. Voodoo Chile (Live) (00:19)


 moreBorn and raised in Dallas, Vaughan began playing guitar as a child,
inspired by older brother Jimmie. When he was in junior high school, he began
playing in a number of garage bands, which occasionally landed gigs in local
nightclubs. By the time he was 17, he had dropped out of high school to
concentrate on playing music. Vaughan's first real band was the Cobras, who
played clubs and bars in Austin during the mid-'70s. Following that group's
demise, he formed Triple Threat in 1975. Triple Threat also featured bassist
Jackie Newhouse, drummer Chris Layton, and vocalist Lou Ann Barton. After a few
years of playing Texas bars and clubs, Barton left the band in 1978. The group
decided to continue performing under the name Double Trouble, which was inspired
by the Otis Rush song of the same name; Vaughan became the band's lead singer.

For the next few years, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble played the Austin
area, becoming one of the most popular bands in Texas. In 1982, the band played
the Montreux Festival and their performance caught the attention of David Bowie
and Jackson Browne. After Double Trouble's performance, Bowie asked Vaughan to
play on his forthcoming album, while Browne offered the group free recording
time at his Los Angeles studio, Downtown; both offers were accepted. Stevie Ray
laid down the lead guitar tracks for what became Bowie's Let's Dance album in
late 1982. Shortly afterward, John Hammond, Sr. landed Vaughan and Double
Trouble a record contract with Epic, and the band recorded its debut album in
less than a week at Downtown.

Vaughan's debut album, Texas Flood, was released in the summer of 1983, a few
months after Bowie's Let's Dance appeared. On its own, Let's Dance earned
Vaughan quite a bit of attention, but Texas Flood was a blockbuster blues
success; receiving positive reviews in both blues and rock publications,
reaching number 38 on the charts, and crossing over to album rock radio
stations. Bowie offered Vaughan the lead guitarist role for his 1983 stadium
tour, but he turned him down, preferring to play with Double Trouble. Vaughan
and Double Trouble set off on a successful tour and quickly recorded their
second album, Couldn't Stand the Weather, which was released in May of 1984. The
album was more successful than its predecessor, reaching number 31 on the
charts; by the end of 1985, the album went gold. Double Trouble added
keyboardist Reese Wynans in 1985, before they recorded their third album, Soul
to Soul. The record was released in August 1985 and was also quite successful,
reaching number 34 on the charts.

Although his professional career was soaring, Vaughan was sinking deep into
alcoholism and drug addiction. Despite his declining health, Vaughan continued
to push himself, releasing the double-live album Live Alive in October of 1986
and launching an extensive American tour in early 1987. Following the tour,
Vaughan checked into a rehabilitation clinic. The guitarist's time there was
kept fairly quiet, and for the next year Stevie Ray and Double Trouble were
virtually inactive. Vaughan performed a number of concerts in 1988, including a
headlining gig at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and wrote his fourth
album. The resulting In Step appeared in June of 1989 and became his most
successful album, peaking at number 33 on the charts, earning a Grammy for Best
Contemporary Blues Recording, and going gold just over six months after its
release.

In the spring of 1990, Stevie Ray recorded an album with his brother Jimmie,
which was scheduled for release in the fall of the year. In the late summer of
1990, Vaughan and Double Trouble set out on an American headlining tour. On
August 26, 1990, their East Troy, Wisconsin gig concluded with an encore jam
featuring guitarists Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, and Robert Cray.
After the concert, Stevie Ray boarded a helicopter bound for Chicago. Minutes
after its 12:30 a.m. takeoff, the helicopter crashed, killing Vaughan and the
other four passengers. He was only 35 years old.

Family Style, Stevie Ray's duet album with Jimmie, appeared in October and
entered the charts at number seven. Family Style began a series of posthumous
releases that were as popular as the albums Vaughan released during his
lifetime. The Sky Is Crying, a collection of studio outtakes compiled by Jimmie,
was released in October of 1991; it entered the charts at number ten and went
platinum three months after its release. In the Beginning, a recording of a
Double Trouble concert in 1980, was released in the fall of 1992 and the
compilation Greatest Hits was released in 1995. In 1999, Vaughan's original
albums were remastered and reissued, with The Real Deal: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
also appearing that year. 2000 saw the release of the four-disc box SRV, which
concentrated heavily on outtakes, live performances, and rarities. © Stephen
Thomas Erlewine



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