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Left too soon and at his peak. Here's a little something to remember him by...
I have a close friend who went to high school with him. Said he was a great guyIf I only get one guitarist, Stevie is my guy. I remember that horrible day well
I can't remember where I heard the story but they said it was a good example of what he was like. This was during the drug days which might have had something to do with itI have a close friend who went to high school with him. Said he was a great guy
If your not a fan then why don't you just not comment? It's ok that you don't like SRV.I'm not a fan of guitarists like SRV who think a hundred shotgun notes are always better than one perfect intoned note. I call them plumbers. Danny Gatton was another; he was a DC local, whom I saw hundreds of times.
I'll take the likes of Clapton, Richard Thompson, Albert Lee, or Mark Knopfler, any day.
SRV was on "China Girl" for sure, and I think "Let's Dance," but there were others off that album.I was at a Bowie concert circa 89ish and Stevie came out and played on about 5 songs. He had been a studio musician for Bowie and Howie was one of the stars who pushed for Stevie to get a deal.
Ironic that one of his biggest songs was "Texas Flood."
If I only get one guitarist, Stevie is my guy. I remember that horrible day well
There was rumor at the time that SRV got onto the chopper intended for Clapton. Was never proven. Hard to believe it was so long ago.Me too. I remember right where I was when it came over the radio. Clapton was in the other heli.
I'm also a guy who prefers a "perfect note" and if you think SRV was all about "shotgun notes", you aren't famiar with enough of his work. Spaz and soul, he had it all.I'm not a fan of guitarists like SRV who think a hundred shotgun notes are always better than one perfect intoned note. I call them plumbers. Danny Gatton was another; he was a DC local, whom I saw hundreds of times.
I'll take the likes of Clapton, Richard Thompson, Albert Lee, or Mark Knopfler, any day.
If your not a fan then why don't you just not comment?
It's ok that you don't like SRV.
I just wonder why it is that some people seem to always look for an opportunity to be a douch bag?
I didn't think the thread was an opinion on who the best guitarist was or wasn't or who sucks and who doesn't.
Some people are just the smartest assholes in the room everywhere they go.
Payne Stewart. Thurmon Munson. Davey Allison.Air accidents took Stevie, Rocky Marciano, Aaliyah, Payne Stewart, Roberto Clemente, and Tony Lema well before their times were up. All air accidents are tragic, but those are the ones that stick out to me the most in my 40 years on planet earth, though some of those were well before I was born.