STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
Deservedly held in high regard by the great and the good of the guitar world, we take a close look at some classic SRV, with tips on tone and technique
By 1982, Stevie Ray Vaughan was already making a name for himself with Double Trouble, playing at the Montreux Jazz Festival, when his career got a further boost from none other than Jackson Browne, who offered the band free studio time – and David Bowie, who asked him to play on the sessions for his Let’s Dance album. Stevie and Double Trouble also recorded their debut album Texas Flood – in just three days! The band apparently set up in a circle so they could look at and listen to each other as in a live performance. The result is a document of the instinctive musical interaction which had so impressed David Bowie and Jackson Browne.