Stevie Ray Vaughan Tribute The Sky Is Crying

[Rosyheart1]

thank you White Knight Service i broke down in the worst place on the road 2day

& the cutest cop i ever seen & calls me the Tow Truck(dead cel phone) Cowboy TowTruck oh boy, then i'm in even better hands ,delivered safe & sound to the Mechanics, man, 2 more good lookin mmen oh man, my Lawdy thank you i'm single & guess what mr.M played on the ride home? crossfire. {sigh} i love life*

[usaearthling]

Don't hate him because he's awesome, love him because he's the greatest. 21 years he's been gone, but never forgotten. RIP Stevie, America loves you.

[plumb2013]

9 dislikes? Are u kidding me?

[renanss]

great tribute. Thank you for this

[gmj2012]

Best SRV song ever, best musician ever to live, best guitar/blues artist ever, I'll miss him forever. We'll ALL miss him forever. No one like him will come again in our lifetime. Absolutely NO one can compare, even the greats admit that, such as Clapton, Waters, Guy, Cray, King, etc. The sky is definitely crying.

[ebay9302]

sucks

[farko63]

I miss you...I am still waiting some one that can make me feel that emotions.....

[rockinrandall74]

Love the slide show btw! Job well done!!!

[bluesfanlenny]

@rockinrandall74 Thank you!

[rockinrandall74]

just lookin at the likes and dislikes for this, and how could you NOT like this version! It is absolutely AWESOME!!!!

[thors12345]

Man could he play!!! I have often wondered what the great old timers would have have thought of this funky looking white boy!

[jmichigan100]

Truly thanks for the tribute photos and the song. Totally justified tribute .

[bluesfanlenny]

@jmichigan100 glad you liked the video!

[Dutchy1965]

Wish he was still here playin the Blues ...........imagine....

[FrustratedBaboon]

So well done I listened from start to end !!!!! Superb. Guitar sings and cried so real !!!

[bluesfanlenny]

@FrustratedBaboon I love this song and SRV :)

[melluvsmusic1]

Most excellent tribute. Still breaks my heart he is gone. I had the pleasure of seeing him and Jimmie a couple years prior to his death.

[plumb2013]

@bluesfanlenny ,

Thank You , Thank You, Thank You. Loved every second of it. The 8 dislikes can kiss my fat white ass! You 8 dislike, ass holoes, need to to pull your heads out of my fat white ass!This post is as good as it gets. You 8 dislikes just keep listening to your RAP SHIT!! You don't have a clue PERIOD !!!

[SouthEasternLoey]

If he's still alive....

[DETHCOMA2010]

Sounds like part two to texas flood. Still awesome though.

[AdamsApple1963]

I becmae an SRV fan after I saw him open for the Moody Blues (!) in 1983. He even did an encore! After that, the Moody Blues were tough to follow! Took them, at least, 3 songs before they picked up steam.

[multiguitar3081]

what is the name of the guitar

in the middle

on 0;03

[jobokittys]

Have mercy.........................­....

[angiebigbutt]

I love this man he is the shit :)

[irishsetterarchie]

Stunning, unforgettable, joyous, painful, precious....thank you very much for this.

[AnnaK40]

Great video....beautiful pics!

[ZeppelinFan6980]

There have been quite a few Stevie Ray Vaughan tunes that have brought tears to my eyes...But man, this one just made me weep...

R.I.P. Stevie...I wish I could say there will be someone like you again, but I'd be lying.

[bUzZkiLla65]

Great job.....Stevie was so awesome.....why are the great ones gone so soon...and were left with crap like Britney Spears to pollute the airwaves with their auditory syphilis.

[curlys8up]

MAN! Great song. SUPERB slideshow!!!

I hated to keep hittin' the puse to enjoy the great slides!

THANKS SO MUCH!!!

[bluesfanlenny]

@curlys8up you're welcome!

[ZOMBIELANDakaUSA]

Nobody better...ever

[VanillaStar12]

its really depressing how he finally got sober and then died in a freak accident. thats like a horrible ending to an otherwise magnificent story. :(

RIP Stevie Ray Vaughan.....

[SuperTex1966]

Genius lost.

[ric20655]

Cant believe its been twenty years already since he passed away. R.I.P. Stevie Ray!

[jrichardsphotography]

Glad I got to see the pictures in your montage. Great video. Thanks so much.

[alive1945]

cliche-ridden lickfest........

[Bassgroove72]

Hey Brother , don't feel bad the 7 deslikes here are 7 idiots that definately don't know fuckall about music , blues and The Legendary and Best of All Blues Players Stevie Ray Vaughan...

If they could feel note after note that what is being played here maybe we should reconsider as normal human beings and not as 7 animals.

SRV we all miss you

where ever you are your music , spirit and soul still touching us here.

Peace

[supahdupafly]

damn this shit just hollers at my soul 'WAKE THE FUCK UP!! IM UR SOUL AND THIS IS WHAT REAL JOY FEELS LIKE"...."EVEN IF ITS NOT MEANT TO BE HAPPY..FEEEEEEL UR SOUL!!! ITS ALL GOT LEFT AFTER DEATH!"

[Blackheartrises]

@supahdupafly yep, live it, love it. Even pain (THE BLUES) reminds you, you're alive, when everything else doesn't.

[cortez899]

I love that last picture RIP Stevie you will always live through your music!

[diann46]

I AM CRYING I MISS STEVIE SO MUCH GOD BLESS YOU SWEEEEEEET ANGEL♥♥♥

[conniealoha1]

Nice! A true Stevie rendition!

[melisouth]

Love me some Stevie...

[melisouth]

Love me some Stevie... 

[RickMcIsaac]

I would have done anything to see this guy...., I posted a video response in Memory of One of the best badass blues players to ever grab a strat!

[stratocaster1greg]

i got to see him 3 times,he could put more in one note than a lot of players could get out of a hundred notes. is that image toward the end stevie in a stained glass window? he will always be one of the all time greats.

[lylahizzeta]

i dont know whicha-holesdont like this but they probably still play in their mom`s basement with eachother

[slowhandjjg]

Who are the 6 a-holes that don't like this ??

[bluesfanlenny]

@slowhandjjg over 1100 plus saved as favorite - too bad, I love watching my own video. I love SRV, and it makes me sad he's gone, it makes me cry how good he is, I'm just a big fan of Stevie. Without him, I wouldn't know blues music.

[kowman861]

@bluesfanlenny , hey thanks so much for making this available for everyone.. very cool clip! i'll be back to enjoy it again, with such a cool tune and awesome pics!.. the final pic is quite touching.

[rafael502]

@bluesfanlenny Remeber him, but dont be sad. Be glad that he is in a better place now. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't want people crying over him, but to enjoy his music.

[bluesfanlenny]

@slowhandjjg opps - I meant to say too bad for the 6 who didn't like it.

[cortez899]

@bluesfanlenny Where did you get that last picture? I cant find it anywhere

[bluesfanlenny]

@cortez899 I will try to find it again, I found it a few times. when I do, will send a link to you. :)

[RevDelbert]

@slowhandjjg Who cares? There is always at least one in every crowd. 1% are total, and another 2% borderline.

[tcstratman]

@slowhandjjg It sure as hell wasn't  me.

[boydf80]

@slowhandjjg  you mean 7 dummies

[boydf80]

@slowhandjjg you mean 7 dummies that don't know good music............

[phantom5691]

@slowhandjjg a-holes....

[scrumpymanjack]

@slowhandjjg I'm the seventh asshole. I fucking hate slideshows. They're for people who don't possess footage. Fuck slideshows - 16-year-old boys in their bedrooms, dude.

[slowhandjjg]

@scrumpymanjack Good for you "Dude", at least you know you're an asshole.

[scrumpymanjack]

@slowhandjjg Love the way you capped up the D. Nice touch.

[slowhandjjg]

@scrumpymanjack Thanks ..Scrumpy !

[MrZannkimaru]

@slowhandjjg Those guys are hip hop noobs :) they dont know what music is as long as it has bass in it they like it :S

Steve for the win :D

[laketahoeron]

@slowhandjjg starting with you!!

[ThatsSmokin]

incredible. thank you. Miss you Stevie Ray

[321qaw]

Look at SRV's intensity..... awesome!

[SRV4evr]

Love the photos! Thanks for posting. Love you Stevie!

[mcrelly]

WHERE is this performance from???  studio outakes???just wondering... RIP SRV

[bluesfanlenny]

@mcrelly Blues At Sunrise album. :)

[littlejim26]

@bluesfanlenny GREAT  CD man you've got to get it @ mcrelly

Get his box set it's great

[takkcertu]

Really amazing music

[suzabella68]

Great SRV version of this song! Sure do miss him, even after 20 years! One of the Guitar Gods!!

[RLBadKarma]

Can't believe he's been gone 20 years.

[jhnstn1]

8-27-1990

Has it really been 20 years?

R.I.P.  STV

[ecrider666]

great work

[Marv231289]

222888

[ShadowSpyder0]

What an amazing song.... I really wish i could of seen one of his performances...i bet it would been quite an experience.

[selene2302]

¡ Te amo Stevie !

[rayvonne100]

So precious! Feel like crying! I just love his voice and the intense way he pored his heart out! Not too many singers can do that! Miss you so much Stevie Ray! Can't believe its going to be 20 years since the Creator took you home. We're still listening to your amazing music!!!!!!

[robwheelut]

Damn Stevie Ray, Jimmy, Robert Cray, awesome...great song and pics you guys did a good job paying tribute.

There will never be another Stevie.

[241761]

best music ever...the king of blues...

[milla7391]

Stevie is still the man and will always be respected in the blues community..20 years this August..hard to believe.

[ARBuilder1776]

@milla7391 I still have images of that news report in my head. Just imagine all the good music he never got a chance to create.

[milla7391]

Wow 20 years this August and we still miss him so much...BEST EVER

[Krataofheart]

Thank you so much for this man I have been looking for this song all day. Thanx for the post!

[JasmineLilybud]

Classic SRV, What a voice.

[latinmarine]

i live in chicago n our blues fest is great, but we need stevie.... to make it better!!! thanx for posting!

[larva310193]

2:11  who his..??? is jeff beck..????

[comanchegirl1]

One of the Greatest!!

[catdr2121]

sweet video

[SRV4evr]

Great fotos of Stevie and the guys. Twenty years later and I'm still crazy about this sweet man and his music. It will NEVER die. Stevie's voice sounds especially good on this tune. Thank you bluesfanlenny!

[35fordlover]

absoultly FANTASIC!

[KennyBlue51]

Excellent photo montage.

The music is classic SRV. Great song, well performed.

Only us bass players would notice how the bass fills out the sound by playing two note chords thruout the song--like a rhythm guitar.

[bluedaddy23]

Simply put......The Best! Thanks for posting, I too added it to my favorites.

[bluelibra65]

 beautiful montage of SRV. ~~ i'm saving this to my favorites.

[bluesfanlenny]

@bluelibra65 glad you like it! 

[SRV4evr]

Stevie's voice sounds terrific here! Thanks for posting.

[zthetha]

Heavy duty strings, weapon's grade vibrato - Stevie must have had asbestos finger tips!

[HendrixKingOfRock]

One of the most... almost innocent things about SRV is that he had no idea his outfits looked odd at all in the late 80's. What you saw on stage is what you would have seen on the street. Gotta love the guy and whatever outfit he might have come up with next.... Not to mention loving his pure talent left unscathed by the dismal evolution of rock at the time. My 2nd favorite guitarist, second only to Hendrix and the only one I've ever heard to a perfect cover of Voodoo Child.

[1davidpilgrim]

One of the best southern rock songs ever performed.

[daehkcarc]

The devil girl on the back of his guitar was awesome I gotta get something similar to that but put it on the front.

Awesome slide show and one hell of a song and musician. Too bad we don't have anyone nowadays that puts this kind of heart and soul into there playing.

[bluedaddy23]

@daehkcarc Give a listen to Walter Trout and Danny Bryant, they are killer blues,blues/rock players. Try them I think you will like what you hear.

[SRV4evr]

Great fotos! Great music! Thanks for posting! Love you Stevie! RIP sweet man.

[AzucaNegra16]

Sweet! Had me rockin in my computer chair.

[thre11]

an amazing song stevie is my fav guitarist

[BCHS56]

stevie ray vaughan was not very technical at all he couldn't even read music and if you dont believe me go grab a copy of texas flood he just knows what comes out on the guitar when he is playin he puts more soul into his music than any other musician that i have ever listen to

[grga888]

Unfortunately you couldn't be more than wrong. True, Stevie couldn't read music, but he was a very tehnical player, one of the most tehnically acomplished guitar players in the world of blues/rock music. He brought many guitar tehniques to a whole new level.

[SRV4evr]

What a terrific tribute. Stevie's voice sound awesome. Thank you for creating and posting this. Love it!

[MaTrIx734]

Where is this version from? I can't seem to find it.

[DOUGMTX1]

I believe it's the "Blues at Sunrise" version.

[wannabefun]

Actually Jimi Hendrix wasn't that much of a technical player. He was good, of course, but I think it's fair to say Stevie was technically a more capable player. Jimi was more creative in my opinion though.

[TheGreatLouMass]

Wannabefun......I have to agree. Jimi had an imagination that STILL TODAY is a head of it's time. However, he was not technical. He did mix it up with jazz chords and had a lot of chordination going on in his playing. He would combine the notes and it would give me GREATER distortion when he needed it. More notes when you are blasting with Marshalls, the more feedback!

[tendersurrender13]

R. I. P. STEVIE..

[hdansin]

why can't people on youtube just shut up and listen to good music,

if you don't like SRV than don't watch videos of his music

[battonpending]

@hdansin I LIKE S.R.V.

[hdansin]

@battonpending doesn't sound like it

[elyulsessence]

@hdansin Well then, why are you even on this site? Go away and leave the blues alone!

[hdansin]

@elyulsessence what the hell man, i love blues, just leave people alone

[heycaptjack]

Exactly...People in general have a hard time saying anything nice. Someone always has to knit-pick things to death.

[thelukester78]

I like this version..But there's a local musician where I live..Bill Nadeau..check out "Bill Nadeau live blues"

The version he does is SO much better in my opinion. Check it out.

[Anntelope]

Oh come on people. Steve Ray Vaughan was great - unique and original. His voice is like no other. It was a great loss to the world when he crossed over.  R. I.P. dear man.

[heycaptjack]

Amen brother!!!

[masten12344]

R.I.P stevie ray vaughan...

[pete377]

Wow! not original? Were there two of him? Was he a clone? His playing was embraced by all that heard him.All the greats were original that`s what made the great. They all borrowed something from each other and made their own sound.

[battonpending]

@pete377 It was stated that he was a COMPLETE ORIGINAL...that's far from true.

[grga888]

Nobody is 100% original you wannabe smarty ass bitch, not even Jimi Hendrix, but to say that Stevie Ray Vaughan didn't have a bag of his own licks and tehniques, his own style of clothing, that he isn't unique, one of a kind and special is bullshit and just shows how ignorant and shallow you are.

[battonpending]

So complete original and 100% original don't mean the same thing ? Give me a lesson on semantics. By the way, what are "tehniques" ? I'm so ignorant and shallow I've never heard the word.

[rruiz08]

it takes a bluesman to play blues, and man did he play those blues

[borntobewildpascal]

ESTI qu'est bonne ste toune la c une de mé préféré de stevie ray ... ste style de blues la jadores ca .......

[marramonster]

heart stopping thats all i got to say

[Hanakoa12]

@marramonster

I don't know if your heart stopped, but it must of at least skipped a beat!

=D

[mikie19531]

This guy was the best in the business.....wow!!!

[mountaingir1]

Dude never hit a bad note. Thanks.

[deebo47]

Excellent choice bluesfan. SRV will live forever with me.

[bluesfanlenny]

@deebo47 and with me forever as well. I'm glad you liked the video and song.

[boomboxbadboy1]

this legend should have been buried with his guitars. its sad to see them knowing he wont play them again

[KevoBlues88]

One of the best songs I've heard by Stevie. I've heard most of the released ones. Pure soul

[zthetha]

No one quite makes a Strat sound like Stevie did - he not only sounded the part but looked it too. RIP SRV - you were a complete original.

[battonpending]

SRV a complete original!? I'm sure He's choking harder than me considering all the Albert King, Hendrix, etc. he regurgitated.

[grga888]

He was original, so stop being a prick.

[battonpending]

@grga888 & your snappy retort is equally original...

[grga888]

You're a fuckin moron, grow up!

[battonpending]

What was original? Couldn't be his licks. Playing behind his head, between his legs, behind his back, was it playing with his teeth? T-Bone Walker did that decades prior to SRV & did the splits. Indian Head dress? - Hendrix. Enlighten me Einstien.

[RastafariPoet]

lol

[elyulsessence]

@RastafariPoet Well, Mr. RatafaniPoet--you think you can do better? I'm not sure if your being an asshole or what, you are going for but lol is not a good way to express yourself. Let me know if your talents make as much $ as Stevie Ray.

[RastafariPoet]

I can't type "Lol" without someone taking it offensive. Whats the world coming to.

[Eyewash03]

@RastafariPoet That last "statement question" you made was uttered when people first started typing "lol". endless cycle

[BluesVaughan]

excellent!!.

[dlyncottn1960]

Aaaahhhh...some of the best soul comes from "Deep in 'da Hart 'O"!!! ^_^ Love It!!!

[Gibbo1291]

what album is this version on? I have a different version which I think is from the sky is crying album but this is a much better version. Great slideshow by the way

[bluesfanlenny]

Blues at Sunrise Album - glad you enjoyed this slide of SRV

[guitarplayer213]

Yeah, my bad. I got confused, and yes, hendrix would fit nicely

[guitarplayer213]

Stevie was one of, if not, THE single greatest blues musician of all time. Its a pity that he died, but for as young as he was, he sure left one hell of a legacy! Has anyone noticed that all the great musicians like stevie, clapton, and Greg Allman died, but the horrible ones like the (c)rappers and stupid mainstream pop artists are still alive? Im going to have to get Crackin on the Jonas brothers.... Now wheres my gun?

[bnilo]

Good post...but Clapton is very much alive. I think you mean Hendrix. Anyway...couldn't agree with you more...Cheers!

[deckardthepale]

You mean Dwayne Allman, and Clapton is still kicking.

[clint1663]

greg allman and clapton are both still alive

[syndicate010]

youre right, stevie is one of the greatest musicians of all time. you have to realize that not everyone has the same tastes. those rappers and "mainstream pop artists" make music that some people can enjoy

[gajda1984]

Stevie, rest in peace and may your memory be eternalized! Everytime i play SRV's music he is still alive!!!!

[swami22]

Awesome. Nicely done bluesfanlenny. I am an amateur guitarist just trying to get better and practicing every day. .. When I hear Stevie, it makes me cry...both because I miss him and because I have a long way to go as I still suck....but I will keep on plugging and away while listening to this great music...

[SKfreakisback3009]

i love stevie, and never tire of his music...I love you stevie..and the last picture made me cry

such a good guitarst and possibly a great man as well :)

[Dutchy1965]

The Sky might be crying...

But I've been dying cause my Jimmy is gone..

[guitarguy188]

he is a freakin legend

[airlbaby]

but regret not having met! shame that are not there!

[IYTEMATE]

Legend

[mango66666]

What a talent!

[SAUCEPANJEFF]

Great tribute. Good job.

[bluesfanlenny]

thanks!

[algonkin64]

Great video... Boy do I miss 'ol Bwaydy :(

[SpiteJay]

Lenny! Where does that picture come from? (4:01 Stevie portrayed in stained glass)

[kbr7ly1]

Stevie buenisimo man. GOD recall his angel ...

Again.... Amsterdam

[morridrix]

ashes to ashes dust to dust and blues to stevie

[larryoke2112]

19 years ago,today.........R.I.P. SRV

[750tblack]

at 4:01,now I know what my next tattoo will be.SRV forever