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Salesrank: 11814
Released: March 31, 1998 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Artist: TRIBUTE TO STEVIE RAY VAUGH
Title: TRIBUTE TO STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN
Street Release Date: 03/31/1998
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP COLLECTIONS
Description of A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan:
Already a legend among musicians, Stevie Ray Vaughan was bringing new relevance and popularity to the blues when his career was cut short in a fatal helicopter accident following a 1990 concert appearance. His music offered the drama and sheer firepower of rock, and his flamboyant live shows likewise proved well suited to arena-sized crowds, yet there was little argument that Vaughan's fealty to the blues remained at the core of his style. This 1996 concert tribute underscores that common denominator through muscular performances from contemporary blues masters who readily (and appropriately) confirm the Texas guitarist as a true peer--it's no small matter that bona fide influences Buddy Guy and B.B. King cite the honoree on an equal plane with Vaughan's most obvious rock forebear, Jimi Hendrix.
King and Guy are among the stars who interpret Vaughan's own songbook in live performances backed by either his old band, Double Trouble, or the larger Tilt-a-Whirl Band. Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Dr. John, and the late guitarslinger's big brother, Jimmie Vaughan (himself a major figure since his days with the Fabulous Thunderbirds) all pay gritty musical homage noteworthy for powerhouse guitar work. Whether clad in coveralls (Guy) or Armani (Clapton, of course), each reaches the same common ground in the soul-deep language of the blues; equally important, the choice of material points up Vaughan's sure sense of blues song form and a penchant for tough, frequently witty lyrics that fit snugly into blues traditions. The 80-minute concert also intersperses brief interviews with the principals, with the music building toward a satisfying climax in three high-octane jams featuring the headliners in lively exchanges. The DVD optimizes the full-frame visuals of the original videotaped special, and the 5.1 audio mix likewise fine-tunes the straightforward stereo mix with some added ambience. --Sam Sutherland
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan Reviews:
WOW 
2009-08-02 - If you haven't seen or heard this tribute, you owe it to yourself to listen ! WOW
An Allstar Tribute to One of the Greatest Bluesman & Guitarist of All Time - The Late/Great Stevie Ray Vaughan !!!!!!
2009-03-19 - Again, like the "Tribute" concert for Gram Parsons, this is another outstanding tribute concert. This time to the late/great Stevie Ray Vaughan. All the stars in this tribute, show sincere respect for Stevie & his music. You get an outstanding "Allstar" line-up of blues musicians including Stevie's brother Jimmy Vaughan. I like the way this concert was presented. I wouldn't change a thing, its simply fantastic the way it is.
The concert is as follows: (You get Double Trouble - Chris Layton on drums, Tommy Shannon on bass, & Reese Wymans on keyboards along with the "Allstar" musicians):
1. Program Start
2. Bonnie Raitt - Pride & Joy
3. Jimmie Vaughan - Texas Flood
4. B.B.King - Telephone Song
5. Buddy Guy - Long Way From Home
6. Eric Clapton - Ain't Gone 'N Give Up on Love
7. Robert Cray - Love Struck Baby
8. Dr. John - Cold Shot
9.10.11. Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, B.B.King, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, Art Neville: Six Strings Down, Tick Tock, and SRV Shuffle.
12.End Credits.
This is simply outstanding and a "must-have" for any Stevie Ray Vaughan fan. It's great from beginning to end!!!! Thanks!!!!
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
2009-01-15 - What a great DVD! To see all of these great musicians paying homage to the late great SRV is inspiring. Nothing over the top, just great to see all of these players together at one time playing SRV's songs.
Big Rand
Rock on!
2008-07-10 - The legend live on after the master is gone. Jimmy Hendrix had nothing on Stevie!
the tribute is really what it's all about 
2007-10-06 - I think most of the reviews here miss the point of what this concert was about. It wasn't about "Jimmie Vaughan getting to share the stage with bigger names" or lining up the best blues artists to showcase them. Stevie died the night after performing at a blues festival in Alpine Valley Wisconsin...(hence the opening lines to "Six Strings Down")...who else performed at that festival? Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, Jimmie Vaughan...you get the picture? The tribute was about the artists that shared the stage with him that fateful night (and on previous tours) coming together to honor their colleague and share his memory. The idea was conceived by Art Neville and Jimmie Vaughan a few years after Stevie's death. There were thoughts of this within a year or two, but Jimmie had felt that was too soon. After a certain time of mourning, Jimmie and Art decided to round up this cast and have the tribute concert...not only to honor Stevie, but as a form of healing and closure for all of them.
I remember seeing this concert airing on PBS and thought it was wonderful, keeping in mind the tribute and the fellowship that these musicians had together and their previous times sharing the stage with SRV. That for me makes this DVD worth owning...maybe I'm just an old sentimental nostalgic sap.
I was also fortunate enough to see SRV and Double Trouble in 1988, and at the time they were touring with The Fabulous Thunderbirds...at one point in SRV's set, he invited Jimmie out on stage and they jammed together for a few songs. A very wonderful moment to share the stage together like that when they were both at the apex of their careers. Yes SRV was far more talented, but of course they loved each other as brothers and in fact it was Jimmie that initially taught Stevie how to play the guitar. Of course in time Stevie the pupil far surpassed his teacher, and the rest is history.
So slam the talent and the stage energy if you want, but this DVD is about far more than that. It's about remembering a legend who died far too soon.
