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one by one, the musicians climb on stage and take their places: b.b. king, eric clapton, buddy guy, robert cray, bonnie raitt, jimmie vaughan, dr. john and art neville. vaughan, standing at center stage, launches into "six strings down", a moving tribute to his late brother, stevie ray, whose memory has drawn this group together. the guitarists fall in, each finding a corner of the song to call their own; king plays fills to clapton's solo, cray fires off economical, chiming counterpoint to raitt's stinging slide, and guy unleashes piercing single-note bends to answer vaughan, who's finger-picking the main theme on his battered strat. suddenly, the song blasts into the stratosphere, a gorgeous mosaic of clarion guitar tones. and when vaughan shuts his eyes and sings, "alpine valley, middle of the night, six strings down on a heavenbound flight," the music levitates to such a degree that for a lingering instant, no one would be surprised to see stevie ray stride on stage, black hat on head.
this was a transcendent moment in a remarkable night, may 11, 1995, when the blues royalty gathered on a austin, texas, soundstage remember stevie ray vaughan, the best way they know how - with their voices and their fingers. it is a method of communication with which stevie was well-acquainted.
"stevie spoke through his guitar," says jimmie vaughan. "it was his voice and much mor. it was his instrument of liberation, his magic sword. the music meant everything to him, so there was only one way of paying tribute - by making the music pure and natural."
and so they did. the proof is in your hands. - alan paul - guitar world
musicians featuring:
b.b. king, eric clapton, robert cray, buddy guy, dr. john, art neville, bonnie raitt, jimmie vaughan....
1. pride and joy - bonnie raitt
2. texas flood - jimmie vaughan
3. telephone song - b.b. king
4. long way from home - buddy guy
5. ain't gone 'n give up on your love - eric clapton
6. love struck baby - robert cray
7. cold shot - dr. john
8. six strings down
j. vaughan, e. clapton, b. raitt, robert cray, b.b. king
buddy guy, dr. john, art neville
9. tick tock
j. vaughan, e. clapton, b. raitt, robert cray, b.b. king
buddy guy, dr. john, art neville
10. srv shuffle
j. vaughan, e. clapton, b. raitt, robert cray, b.b. king
buddy guy, dr. john, art neville
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