An upbeat 12 bar Shuffle Blues. My tribute to the Vaughan brothers, Jimmy & Stevie Ray.
Story behind the song
My 1st tune for 2016.
Started this one back in June 2015 after I picked up my new Squier Bullet Strat, after some unexpected delays I finally managed to finish it.
Michael Duran;
Drums by Magix VITA.
Bass played on Carvin Fishman Tripleplay guitar using Magix Vintage Bass.
Rhythm & Solo Guitars played on Fender Squier Bullet Strat.
B3 organ played on the AKAI MPK261 using Magix Classic Keys.
Blues Harp samples from Magix.
Recorded with Samplitude Pro X2.
My tribute to the Vaughan brothers, Jimmy & Stevie Ray
The Vaughan brothers Jimmy and Stevie Ray, exemplify my idea of the Blues, and the spectrum of moods Blues music conveys.
Stevie Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 August 27, 1990) was influenced by artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Albert King, B.B. King, Freddie King, Albert Collins, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Buddy Guy, Howlin' Wolf, Otis Rush, Guitar Slim, Chuck Berry, and Muddy Waters.
From there Stevie Ray developed a hard hitting gritty Blues Rock style that became his trademark.
In 1963, he acquired his first electric guitar, a Gibson ES-125T, a hand-me-down from Jimmie.
These Blues artists were the same ones that influenced Stevie's older brother Jimmy Vaughan (born March 20, 1951) so although the brothers shared similar 'roots' of the Blues, they interpreted them with thier own unique styles.
Jimmie Vaughan developed his own easily recognized personal style based on smooth, precise Blues standards delivered with classy flair.
Jimmy formed the band 'The Fabulous Thunderbirds' with singer and harpist Kim Wilson, bassist Keith Ferguson, and drummers Mike Buck and Fran Christina.
In 1969, Jimmy Vaughan's group opened for The Jimi Hendrix Experience in Fort Worth, Texas. It was at this show that Vaughan lent Jimi Hendrix his Vox Wah-wah pedal, which Hendrix ended up breaking, in return, Hendrix gave Vaughan his own touring Wah-wah pedal which he still uses.
On August 27, 1990, Stevie Ray Vaughan had just performed with Eric Clapton at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin.
All of the musicians boarded four helicopters bound for Chicago, which were waiting on a nearby golf course. According to a witness, there was haze and fog with patches of low clouds. Despite the conditions, the pilots were instructed to fly over a 1000-foot ski hill. Vaughan, along with three members of Eric Clapton's entourage (agent Bobby Brooks, bodyguard Nigel Browne, and assistant tour manager Colin Smythe), boarded the third of the four helicoptersa Bell 206B Jet Rangerflying to Meigs Field. At about 12:50 am (CDT), the helicopter departed from an elevation of about 850 feet, veered to the left and crashed into the hill, approximately fifty feet from the summit.
All on board were killed instantly.
'Family Style' is a blues-rock album by Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan, in their only studio collaboration.
In his early years, Stevie Ray often remarked that he would like to do an album with his brother Jimmy.
He fulfilled that wish in his very last studio performance, released September 25 1990, nearly a month after his death.
The liner notes end with "Thanks Mama V. for letting us play."