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Exclusive: Stevie Ray Vaughan Live at Ripley’s Music Hall, Philadelphia, 1983, from 30th-Anniversary Edition of 'Texas Flood'

Posted 01/31/2013 at 5:00pm | by Damian Fanelli

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Today, GuitarWorld.com brings you the exclusive stream of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Live at Ripley’s Music Hall, Philadelphia, October 20, 1983. The previously unreleased live set will officially be available tomorrow, January 29, as the bonus disc in Legacy's 30th-anniversay edition of Texas Flood, Vaughan's debut album.

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Deluxe Edition of Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'Texas Flood' Due in January

Posted 11/27/2012 at 12:18pm | by Damian Fanelli

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On January 29, Sony Legacy will release a deluxe, 30th-anniversary edition of Texas Flood, the debut album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. The selling point of the new, two-CD edition is the bonus disc, which features an October 20, 1983, show recorded at Ripley’s Music Hall in Philadelphia.

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In Deep: Stevie Ray Vaughan's Playing on "Couldn't Stand the Weather"

Posted 11/19/2012 at 1:11pm | by Andy Aledort

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Stevie Ray Vaughan’s distinctive playing style is earmarked by equal parts pure power, intensity of focus, razor-sharp precision and deeply emotional conviction. And then there’s his tone—probably the best Stratocaster-derived sound ever evoked from the instrument.

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Interview: 15 Questions with Blues Guitarist Albert Cummings

Posted 09/17/2012 at 2:54pm | by Dave Reffett

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Massachusetts-born blues guitarist Albert Cummings released his sixth album, No Regrets, August 28 through the Ivy Music Company. The album debuted at No. 1 in the U.S., Canada and France on the iTunes Blues Charts and at No. 5 on the Billboard blues charts.

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Talkin' Blues: All-In-One Shuffle Rhythm

Posted 09/11/2012 at 8:16am | by Keith Wyatt

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Thirty years ago this November, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble laid down the tracks that would become Texas Flood, and among the many jaw-dropping skills Vaughan displayed on his debut album was the massive shuffle groove on "Pride and Joy."

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Get the Full SRV Story with 'Guitar World Presents Stevie Ray Vaughan'

Posted 08/15/2012 at 11:26am | by Guitar World Staff

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Stevie Ray Vaughan, bluesman, guitarist and legend, was only 35 at the time of his death, but in his brief lifetime he managed to revitalize the blues, influence a generation of guitarists and produce a phenomenal body of work.

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Sick Licks: Create Wide-Open Arpeggios by Fretting With Your Thumb

Posted 06/13/2012 at 12:28pm | by Glenn Proudfoot

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In this Sick Lick, I'm using the E Pentatonic Blues Scale (Pentatonic Flat 5). Whenever I'm soloing, this is the scale I naturally gravitate toward because I love its aggressive sound and power! For me, Stevie Ray Vaughan used this scale better than anyone, and he was my inspiration to explore the possibilities with this scale and sound.

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Stevie Ray Vaughan Bassist Tommy Shannon Signs Endorsement Deal With Markbass

Posted 05/21/2012 at 12:40pm | by Damian Fanelli

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Tommy Shannon, best known as the bassist for Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Johnny Winter and Arc Angels, has signed an endorsement deal with Italy-based amp manufacturer Markbass.

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Interview: Austin's Gary Clark Jr. Discusses Influences, Gear and His "Schizophrenic" Style

Posted 04/09/2012 at 1:26pm | by Chris Gill

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The blues tradition runs deep in Texas, which has produced a constant stream of innovative blues guitarists, including T-Bone Walker, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Freddie King, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Albert Collins, Billy Gibbons and Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

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Tuff Stuff: A Jimmie Vaughan Playlist

Posted 03/20/2012 at 10:37am | by Damian Fanelli

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It seems like only yesterday that The Fabulous Thunderbirds, an upstart rocking-blues band from Austin, Texas, released their debut album, Girls Go Wild. It was, in fact, more than three decades ago. Since that time, Jimmie Vaughan, the T-birds’ founder and guitarist from 1976 to 1989, has gone from being a skinny kid with a Strat and a perm to one of today’s elder statesmen of the blues.

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