IT'S TOO EASY FOR STEVIE! First Time Hearing Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing (Live 1983) Reaction!

“When I play, I play sort of like talking, you know, syllables, you say a sentence here, a sentence there and then, I’ve to stop and think for something else to keep my conversation going. But his didn’t seem to be that at all. It was fluent, he flowed when he played. He could get something going and it was like a song and it would just go on and on. Ideas continuously flowed, I don’t have that. There is not a lot of people that I hear that have that but Stevie had it.” - BB King
Anything from this Mocambo show is pretty much the pinnacle of blues guitar playing.

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing !!!!! One of my top favorites!!!!! Fire !!!! Enough said.🔥 RIP

Stevie does a great cover of this Hendrix song.

You're right - he improvised all the time. If you listen to another live version of this song by him, it would sound totally different. Like Hendrix, he really never played the same thing twice. Genius.

Stevie was beyond amazing, but thumbs up for Double Trouble being able to give him a solid base to soar over, and for being able to follow whatever he did.

I have always viewed SRV as an enigma, some sort of an open-channel medium who flows music seemleesly and effortlessly with intense emotion. I am grateful for the music he left us by age 36, but one can only imagine what more could have emerged from this ICON had he lived a longer life. RIP SRV, you are so loved brother! Very much appreciated the reaction, TY.

SRV has the most natural flow of any guitarist ever. It flows out like water in of the stream for SRV. I saw him the first time at the Del Mar Fair in San Diego in 1983. It blew my mind, and I saw him 5 more times before his early passing. The last time was 1990 a month before his death, with Joe Cooker again in San Diego at the Sports Arena. I am so grateful I got to see him so many times during his short time.

Not ashamed to say SRV's version makes me tear up everytime.

Stevie didn't really die! God just decided one day that he wanted guitar lessons from the best!!

life without you,live at the capitol theater should be your next watch of stevie....

Saw Stevie Ray 4 times even the 2nd to last show he did. Alpine Valley Wisconsin the night before the Helicopter crash. Couldn't go to the Sunday show so I went to the Saturday show. Robert Cray with the Memphis Horns then SRV and of course Clapton. Great show. I told you guys I've seen around 200 concerts with some very big names.. Stevie was always my favorite.. Thank you Phil and Sam for bringing this music back. ❤

While no one can match Hendrix's creativity and magic, it takes tremendous technique to take an amazing song like this and go farther with it.

Riviera Paradise is a great and beautiful song.

One of several Hendrix covers that Stevie Ray did so well.

Great reaction. He was one of the best and gone to soon.
RIP STEVIE RAY😔
The other guitarist is Stevie's brother Jimmie who also played a mean guitar

Stevie used 13s on his guitar, that means the high E string was a 13. normally people use 9-42 or 10-48 string sets... it was pretty much Piano wire.
Stevie's custom string gauge was.013 - 015 - 019 . 028 . 038 . 058.... Stevie was a beast.❤

SRV played the guitar with his entire body and soul

Yes, without missing anything of Jimmy Hendrix, Stevie adds his own signiture to everything.

Steve Ray and guitar🎸👍

Stevie like some other great guitarists doesn't read music. It one of the reasons he adlibs a lot. If you listen to different performances of the same song, they vary as to his mood because he is the guitar. He and it are one. Even he said he idolized Jimmy Hendrix. He was an inspiration to him.

Stevie ray is great guitar player and for years I never gave him credit or listen to him because was a bigger hendrix fan but got older and it's great to hear now ..keeping hendrix alive

Stevie was a huge Hendrix fan.

It’s his instrumental cover of the Jimi Hendrix song 🔥

Lord have mercy 🔥

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 LIKE NO OTHER!! He had SUCH respect for Jimi.... RIP, SRV!!

The original song was just over 2 minutes in length. This is SRV's cover of Hendrix's Little Wing Solo, which was an extended instrumental very similar to this.

SRV is one of the few (if not the ONLY) guitarists who can do a great cover of any Jimi Hendrix song . . .

He genuinely has 20+ songs which should be considered GREATS. Check out Life Without You live at the Capitol Theater, Life by the Drop and Look at Little Sister live in Austin. All AMAZING

Every single note is placed perfectly. Timing and tone. Every note.
My favorite SRV: Testify at the Mocambo, like a sonic tank.

You need, if you haven't yet, watch Stevie Ray live in Austin City Limits from 1989 doing "Little Sister" where he transitioned Guitars because a string broke in the middle of the song, he cemented his GOAT status for sure and of course the original was done by Jimi Hendrix in 1967

He is awesome

Thanks, guys.. Stevie had great respect for Jimi, and covered several of his songs...(I read an interview where Stevie said "I don't play with much finesse.. I usually play like I'm breaking out of jail"... right?)

SRV the best !!

Miss him so much. A very important performance is a must see…
Life Without You - live from Capital Theater
A tribute to his late guitar tech - Charlie. Watch how he works through tech difficulties; the passion, and love.

Had the very good fortune to see Stevie Ray Vaughn live in 1989, just over a year before he was taken from us, and it was a master class in Guitar technique, and competence. He is one of the three best ever, along with Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck. Got to see Mr. Beck as well, but I was just a little too young to see Mr. Hendrix, he passed when I was 12.

One thing I heard about MR. Vaughn....he played with 12 or 13 gage strings on his guitar. Most guitarists play with much lighter strings.
When they played with his guitar their fingers got sore real fast....respect for his strength!

Who cannot love SRV? Riviera Paradise is a soulful soul with love content all through it. It’s a song to play while laying on the beach 🏖️

Genius!! Kisses from Brazil!! Love u and Led Zepeelin more pls , EDDDD!!!

SRV was a God made guitarist. That's the simplest way to say it.

He IS creating on the spot.

It was such a great night at the Elmo, it was super hot in Toronto and the A/C couldn't keep up.

IMO, to truly appreciate what SRV did with this, you need to react to the original. They are so similar and yet so different.

My favorite SRV song.

For sure you need to do Jimi's version....loved SRV

You should do Stevie Ray Vaughan Sound Check it’s crazy supposed to be him practicing but it’s a jam !

As Canadians I can't believe you have not reacted to fellow Canadian Frank Marino. One of the best guitar players ever. Live at the Agora is a masterclass in playing. Six hours of style and pure guitar bliss! Something Is Coming Our Way would be a good place to start. Frank deserves more attention.

Hendrix's rendition of this song from the Royal Albert Hall in 1969 is the best version I've heard of this.
Stevie's version is great, but in the end he really doesn't stamp his originality on it, as it's pretty much a straight cover, but without the lyrics.

Stevie and his "First Wife" were really close!!!!!!

At heart he's a blues player, but he definitely branched out.

Fellow Texan, SRV!

Amazing! Great to see this live although the sound quality is better on the studio version.

From Hendrix' Axis Bold As Love album, Jimi performed it live a lot and there is plenty of footage. The more of live Hendrix you listen to the more you will see Hendrix style and phrasing in SRV's playing. It may appear that Stevie is free forming or improvising on this performance, but he's often absolutely nailing much of Jimi's phrasing from some of his legendary performances. Often, when SRV plays a Hendrix tune, he'll toss in a lick or phrase from a totally different Hendrix song. Here, when he returns from adjusting the amps, to change his sound, we get a touch of Machinegun followed by a little Castles Made Of Sand. Of all these artists that died too young, Stevie lived the longest, and took it the furthest.
I do recommend Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush. In the 70s he took over much of Hendrix's sound after he died. Frankie is still around. And yes, he's on a similar level to Jimi and SRV.

Hendrix did the original of this and Stevie did a right fine cover of it.

Sound Check!~

Stevie is the best ever guitar player ever

Hey guy's I actually worked a few shows with stevie ray vaughan as a stagehand check out videos from the Capital Theater in Passaic N.J that one was my favorite.😎😎😎😎😎

SRV had f ucking ape-strength in those hands, its crazy...example: SRV "life withou you" capital theater, passaic, new jersey,m9/21/1985.

Jimi got the idea of playing behind his back when he saw Buddy Guy do it. Both Jimi and SRV were great fans of Buddy as are most reputable white blues guitarists

The GOAT

THIS is top three for Stevie, along with "Riviera Paradise" and "Lenny" a song he wrote for his wife, Lenora.

🎶 They Call Me Guitar Hurricane 🎶SRV from the album In The Beginning 1980 recorded live in Austin, Texas.

You really need to hear the Hendrix version to fully appreciate this. 👍

You should see you'll be my live live. It's so awesome!!!!

The GOAT? Many would say so.

Every guitarist plays "Little Wing" because is such a great vamp and progression to play over as an instrumental... SVR's is likely the best in that format. The blues are freeform, the song is freeform like jazz it's about improvising, in the moment, the zone.
The original by Jimi was a song with lyrics but short verses followed by the jam where he let loose his guitar...
Well, she's walking through the clouds
With a circus mind that's running wild
Butterflies and zebras and moonbeams
And her fairy tales
That's all she ever thinks about
Riding with the wind
When I'm sad, she comes to me
With a thousand smiles, she gives to me free
"It's alright", she says, "It's alright"
Take anything you want from me, take anything
Anything
Fly on, little wing

Samantha always gives it away with her facial expressions, shoulders and hands.

This is one of the few covers where I feel comfortable saying it's better than the original. And the only fault of the original is that it's too short. RIP Stevie and JImi. Two legends taken too soon.

I love SRV❤. You guys need to do more Supertramp and ❤️ Heart.

I think you'll have a lot of fun on the channel with Stevie Ray Vaughan... my name is HÉLDER BASILIO I live in Portugal in the city of Lisbon congratulations on your channel.. How about featuring a very young Ray Vaughan playing guitar in the next video. " hideaway /Rud mood live in montreux "

Eric Clapton also does a Great rendition of this song also from the “ Derick and the Dominos” album👍🏻❤️🎸🎼

You guys should check out the album Family Style. Stevie did with his brother Jimmie. Especially the song Tick Tock
You two rock. Love your channel.

The cover of Little Wing by Derek and the Dominos, featuring Clapton and Duane Allman, is an all time classic.

You might try Little Wing by Derek and Dominoes, starring Duane Allman and Eric Clapton. It is also an amazing rendition of this song.

i highly recommend you hear the original by jimi hendrix and also my favourite version by sting. jimi's is haunting and sting's just affects me. both superb ❤

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This is perfect sometimes i think he plays some songs too quickly but this is awesome

Back in these days, no LED lighting. Each one of those par 64 lamps put out about 600 degrees F at full brightness. When I played in bands back then we would be tan all year long from the lighting, tons of sweat every night.

Chum FM we grew up with that in T.O.

I was lucky enough to see him in 88. He opened up for Robert Plant. He literally seduced me with his guitar and then he sang...smooth as butter 😂. Great reaction as usual guys and Peace out 🙏 ✌️ ☮️

You should check out the live version of Riviera Paradise I personally.
Guarantee you will love it

Arguably the best guitarist of all time.(My fave is Dave Gilmore.,)

You should check out Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimmy Vaughan doing the song Pipeline together it's very special

Next up…PLEASE DO “ain’t gon give up on love” at the capital theatre

SRV played behind his head also.

Stevie playing with BB is actually pretty common on video. However, you’ve got him with Albert King and others that are at least as good.

Stevie took a Hendrix song and made it his own the same way Hendrix took "All Along the Watchtower" from Dylan

Would love to watch you do Motherless child from Price. It is really worth it.

SRV is great, PLEASE DON'T ANYONE MISUNDERSTAND, but I like Jimi Hendrix version of "LITTLE WING" so much more, it has LYRICS, used to have it as a "RING TONE" on my phone

Texas Blues!

Does it get any better ?

Texas Flood...live El Macomb

He is DEFINITELY "The GOAT". If you liked this one, you would love Texas Flood

Also riviera paradise, and his duet with Albert king! He was a legend in his own right and told Stevie “you’re the only white boy with a black daddy and I’m him” 😂

I believe he has a collaboration with Stevie Wonder which is awesome if you can react to that

I know why everybody says that I'm going to buy Stevie Ray Vaughan when I'm chasing deatherage the background guitar did you hear

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Check out Stevie and Lonnie Mack... great collaboration.

Need to react to Jimi Hendrix - "Machine Gun"

Thanks for your kind words about Stevie. You asked for other collaborations, so here is one of my favorites, “Tin Pan Alley” featuring SRV, his band Double Trouble and fellow Texas Bluesman Johnny Copeland. Fire!
ruclips.net/video/AGPx-ekqZEo/видео.htmlsi=5fm5xMiZEHkJX4TM

Sadly this video cuts out the end of the song. He goes full Hendrix playing on the floor and flopping his guitar around. Still a good video though.