Double Trouble

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Photo of DOUBLE TROUBLE (SRV) and Stevie Ray VAUGHAN; with Double Trouble. L to R. Reese Wynans, Chris Layton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tommy Shannon

How Stevie Ray Vaughan's biggest hit benefitted from one of the baddest rhythm sections in blues history

By Jonathan Herrera published

Also known as Double Trouble, Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton laid down an unfaltering groove for SRV’s 1983 debut

Bassists
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble

“With those thicker strings he used, it was like he was in a battle, fighting them with his fingers”: How Stevie Ray Vaughan made Texas Flood

By Amit Sharma published

Texas Flood is a touchstone of blues guitar and Double Trouble drummer Chris Layton witnessed the magic first hand. He looks back on how SRV's Popeye strength and god-like tone made for a classic

Guitarists
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“It was like watching a Polaroid develop": An oral history of Stevie Ray Vaughan's earliest days on the road

By Alan Paul, Andy Aledort published

Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, Vaughan's former bandmates and more recall the development of one of the greatest guitarists of all time

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Reuniting SRV's Double Trouble: Reese Wynans and Joe Bonamassa Talk Sweet Release

By Andy Aledort published

Learn how former SRV's Double Trouble keyboardist Reese Wynans teamed up with Joe Bonamassa and his former bandmates for 'Sweet Release.'

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

By Damian Fanelli published

Concert, Gigs & Tours