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Catfish Blues

My rendition of catfish blues, sorry it’s a bit echoey.

u/ZoneThick5816 — 4 days ago
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Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble: “Cold Shot” (1984)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double\_Trouble\_(band)?wprov=sfti1#Formation\_and\_early\_years\_(1977%E2%80%931982):

“In September 1977, Stevie Ray Vaughan formed a revue-style group with several musicians from the Austin live music scene, including singer Lou Ann Barton, bassist W. C. Clark, keyboardist Mike Kindred, drummer Fredde "Pharaoh" Walden, and sax player Johnny Reno. They called themselves Triple Threat Revue, which was a nickname for Vaughan in reference to his multi-instrumental talent.[1] By May 1978, Clark and Kindred had left the group; Vaughan changed the name to "Double Trouble", after an Otis Rush song of the same name, and a reference to both Vaughan and Barton. …

When Barton and Reno decided to leave the band in 1979, the group morphed into a power trio and Vaughan became the lead vocalist,[5] and their name was changed to "Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble".[6] In October 1980, during one of the band's frequent appearances at Rockefeller's in Houston, Vaughan jammed with Tommy Shannon,[7] a former bassist for Johnny Winter, and was hired in January 1981.[8] During the next year-and-a-half, the group gained popularity by performing in Texas clubs such as Fitzgerald's and Club Foot.[9] They hired Chesley Millikin as their manager, who had been Epic Records' general manager in Europe, and ran Manor Downs, a horse racing track near Manor, Texas.[10]

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u/Tall-Truth-9321 — 4 days ago
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Skip James - Worried Blues - 1966

Skip James performing Worried Blues at Blues at Newport.
Excellent recording - same session Howlin' Wolf has many gems recorded from as well.
You can see Wolf chilling with a cigarette as he leans on his knee to the left of Skip.
I love YouTube, next best thing to a time machine.

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u/SPOOLFM — 4 days ago
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On this day in Texas History, October 3, 1954: Stevie Ray Vaughan is born. This performance comes from his 1989 ACL Special on PBS.

u/Crazy-Dust550 — 12 days ago