Monday, October 19, 2015

Stevie Ray Vaughan






















Artist:  Stevie Ray Vaughan
Birth Name:  Stephen Ray Vaughan
Born:  October 3, 1954.  Dallas, Texas, USA
Died:  August 27, 1990 (Aged 35).  East Troy, Wisconsin, USA
Genre:  Blues Rock, Texas Blues, Electric Blues
Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Drums

Stevie Ray Vaughan was an American Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Producer.  He is one of the most influential Electric Guitarists in the history of Blues Music.  He received several music awards:  Best New Talent and Best Electric Blues Guitar Players voted by Readers of Guitar Player in 1983, Entertainer of the Year Blues Instrumentalist of the Year by The Blues Foundation in 1984, Rhythm and Blues Act of the Year by Performance Magazine in 1987, earning six Grammy Awards and ten Austin Music Awards, he was inducted into The Blues Hall Of Fame in 2000, and the Musicians Hall Of Fame in 2014, The Twelfth Greatest Guitarist of All Time by Rolling Stone Magazine, also on December 16, 2014, he was named as one of eight artists inducted into the Rock and Roll of Fame as a part of the 2015 class.














Title:  Bumbershoot Arts Festival 1985  (2015)
Genre:  Blues Rock, Texas Blues, Electric Blues
Label:  Go Faster Records
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

 1.  Scuttle Buttin'  (2:33)
 2.  Say What  (5:13)
 3.  Lookin' Out The Window  (2:11)
 4.  Look At Little Sister  (3:17)
 5.  Ain't Gonna Give Up On Love  (8:01)
 6.  Change It  (4:43)
 7.  You'll Be Mine  (4:48)
 8.  Empty Arms  (2:40)
 9.  Come On  (4:56)
10. Cold Shot  (6:16)
11. Couldn't Stand The Weather  (6:34)
12. Life Without You  (8:51)
13. Pride And Joy  (5:11)
14. Texas Flood (with Bonnie Raitt)  (8:24)
15. Testify (with Bonnie Raitt)  (3:42)

Personnel:

Stevie Ray Vaughan:  Vocals, Guitar
Tommy Shannon:  Bass
Chris Layton:  Drums
Reese Wynans:  Keyboards

Special Guest:

Bonnie Raitt:  Guitar

Bumbershoot Arts Festival 1985 is the live album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, was released on August 7, 2015 by Go Faster Records, recorded live at Bumbershoot Arts Festival, Seattle Coliseum, September 1, 1985.  Featuring Bonnie Raitt played guitar on "Texas Flood" and "Testify".

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