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Blues At Sunrise
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STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE
BLUES AT SUNRISE
Stepping into the sound waves of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s blues felt like walking into the wash of a jet engine naked. His sonic edge cut through air with a physical force, while his crying time emotions ignited a rage of senses and tore the heart in two. It happened night after night, year after year, for so long that shows by the Texan and his double dynamite band Double Trouble became like rituals, a place that spirits got saved.
The first thing to hit you was the tone. Guitar players spend their whole life looking for the magic combination of wood, steel and electricity, mixed together to cause toes to curl and flesh to bump. Souls get sold and lies get told in search of that Holy Sound. Stevie had it from the start. Some may say he got it from God, a larger than life roar that came from somewhere between the core of the earth and the center of the universe and erupted right out of his big hands. It was a sight to see. Stevie would be planted on the stage perfectly in line with his amplifiers – with a piece of Plexiglass shielding his amp stack to capture every nuance and note – blasting off with blues runs like he was on a launching pad. Sometimes the song got so overpowering, the musician would seem to disappear behind a storm of notes. The intensity of his playing would build in spirals, Stevie getting lost in the smoke and blue and red lights on-stage, until he’d be bent down almost invisible underneath his big black hat, living inside the ferocious blues flowing from within as he shared it with the outside world.
Of course, if it all ended with his guitar playing, Stevie Ray Vaughan would still be a blues all-timer. But it didn’t. He could sing with the same gut-twisting feeling as he played, which meant he carried himself with as much strength as anyone walking. When he moved to the microphone to tell us about his blues, face covered in sweat and eyes filled with tears, the Texan knew few peers. He had a life full of love and pain to give, and knew if he could connect his blues with his followers, everyone’s load would be lightened. So every single show, Stevie Ray Vaughan knew he was in the savior business, never shrinking from that daunting responsibility. The nights the preacher side came out were wonders to behold; Stevie’s words worked an alchemy on his audience much like his music, savage and soothing, gritty and graceful, often all at the same time.
But it was never just about music with Stevie Ray Vaughan. He flat-out knew the blues was a rescue line thrown out to people in need, ready to turn horror into happiness, even if he masked salvation in a deep blue veil. He believed if he could get his own feelings across, then others might walk with him out into the sunrise. Watching him work that mojo magic was to witness the blues power of a lifetime.
– Bill Bentley
January 2000
(Bill Bentley was the music editor of the Austin Sun in the 1970s. He now works in the recording industry in Los Angeles.)
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AIN’T GONE ‘N’ GIVE UP ON LOVE
(S.R. Vaughan)/ (P) 1985
From Soul To Soul
LEAVE MY GIRL ALONE
(B. Guy)/ (P) 1989
From In Step
TIN PAN ALLEY (aka The Roughest Place In Town) (Live)
(R. Geddins)/ (P) 2000
Featuring Johnny Copeland
Previously unreleased live at Montreaux 7/15/85
CHITLINS CON CARNE
(K. Burrell)/ (P) 1985
From The Sky Is Crying
THE THINGS (THAT) I USED TO DO
(E. Jones)/ (P) 1984
From Couldn’t Stand The Weather
THE SKY IS CRYING
(E. James, M. Levy, C. Lewis)/ (P) 2000
Previously unreleased outtake
From the Couldn’t Stand The Weather sessions
TEXAS FLOOD (Video version) (Live)
(L.C. Davis, J.W. Scott)/ (P) 1991
From “Live At The El Macambo” (video release)
MAY I HAVE A TALK WITH YOU
(C. Burnette “Howlin’ Wolf”)/ (P) 1986
From The Sky Is Crying
DIRTY POOL
(S.R. Vaughan, D. Bramhall)/ (P) 1983
From Texas Flood
BLUES AT SUNRISE (Live)
(A. King)/ (P) 1999 Fantasy/Stax Records
Featuring Albert King
From Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan In Sessions (SCD 7501)
Albert King appears courtesy of Stax Records (Fantasy, Inc.)
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Personnel
Stevie Ray Vaughan: guitar and vocals
Chris Layton: drums
Tommy Shannon: bass
Reese Wynans: keyboards (Tracks 1, 2, 3)
Jimmie Vaughan: 2nd guitar (Track 5)
Johnny Copeland: guitar and vocals (Track 3)
Track 10 only:
Albert King: guitar and vocals
Stevie Ray Vaughan: guitar
Tony Llorens: keyboards
Gus Thornton: bass
Michael Llorens: drums
Producers
Executive Producer: John Hammond (Tracks 1, 4, 6, 8, 9)
Tracks 1, 4, 6, 8: Produced by Stevie Ray Vaughan/Double Trouble and Richard Mullen
Track 2: Produced by Jim Gaines & Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Track 3: Unknown
Track 7: Produced by John Martin
Track 9: Produced by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Richard Mullen and Double Trouble
Track 10: Produced by Ian Anderson/Bill Belmont
Compilation Credits
Album Concept: Kevin Barry
Compilation Producer: Bob Irwin
Mastered by Vic Anesini at Sony Music Studios, NYC
Legacy A&R: Steve Berkowitz
Art Direction and Design: Josh Cheuse
Cover Photo: © Ken Hoge
For more information, go to the following web addresses:
www.epicrecords.com/srv
www.srvdoubletrouble.com
EPIC
LEGACY
© 2000 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc./ (P) 1999 Fantasy/Stax Records, (P) 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 2000 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc./ Manufactured by Epic, A Division of Sony Music/ 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022-3211/ “Epic,” “Legacy” and L Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Marca Registrada/ EPIC is a trademark of Sony Music Entertainment, Inc./ WARNING: All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
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To buy this CD from Amazon.com, click here: Blues at Sunrise
__________________________________________________________________STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE
BLUES AT SUNRISE
Stepping into the sound waves of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s blues felt like walking into the wash of a jet engine naked. His sonic edge cut through air with a physical force, while his crying time emotions ignited a rage of senses and tore the heart in two. It happened night after night, year after year, for so long that shows by the Texan and his double dynamite band Double Trouble became like rituals, a place that spirits got saved.
The first thing to hit you was the tone. Guitar players spend their whole life looking for the magic combination of wood, steel and electricity, mixed together to cause toes to curl and flesh to bump. Souls get sold and lies get told in search of that Holy Sound. Stevie had it from the start. Some may say he got it from God, a larger than life roar that came from somewhere between the core of the earth and the center of the universe and erupted right out of his big hands. It was a sight to see. Stevie would be planted on the stage perfectly in line with his amplifiers – with a piece of Plexiglass shielding his amp stack to capture every nuance and note – blasting off with blues runs like he was on a launching pad. Sometimes the song got so overpowering, the musician would seem to disappear behind a storm of notes. The intensity of his playing would build in spirals, Stevie getting lost in the smoke and blue and red lights on-stage, until he’d be bent down almost invisible underneath his big black hat, living inside the ferocious blues flowing from within as he shared it with the outside world.
Of course, if it all ended with his guitar playing, Stevie Ray Vaughan would still be a blues all-timer. But it didn’t. He could sing with the same gut-twisting feeling as he played, which meant he carried himself with as much strength as anyone walking. When he moved to the microphone to tell us about his blues, face covered in sweat and eyes filled with tears, the Texan knew few peers. He had a life full of love and pain to give, and knew if he could connect his blues with his followers, everyone’s load would be lightened. So every single show, Stevie Ray Vaughan knew he was in the savior business, never shrinking from that daunting responsibility. The nights the preacher side came out were wonders to behold; Stevie’s words worked an alchemy on his audience much like his music, savage and soothing, gritty and graceful, often all at the same time.
But it was never just about music with Stevie Ray Vaughan. He flat-out knew the blues was a rescue line thrown out to people in need, ready to turn horror into happiness, even if he masked salvation in a deep blue veil. He believed if he could get his own feelings across, then others might walk with him out into the sunrise. Watching him work that mojo magic was to witness the blues power of a lifetime.
– Bill Bentley
January 2000
(Bill Bentley was the music editor of the Austin Sun in the 1970s. He now works in the recording industry in Los Angeles.)
__________________________________________________
AIN’T GONE ‘N’ GIVE UP ON LOVE
(S.R. Vaughan)/ (P) 1985
From Soul To Soul
LEAVE MY GIRL ALONE
(B. Guy)/ (P) 1989
From In Step
TIN PAN ALLEY (aka The Roughest Place In Town) (Live)
(R. Geddins)/ (P) 2000
Featuring Johnny Copeland
Previously unreleased live at Montreaux 7/15/85
CHITLINS CON CARNE
(K. Burrell)/ (P) 1985
From The Sky Is Crying
THE THINGS (THAT) I USED TO DO
(E. Jones)/ (P) 1984
From Couldn’t Stand The Weather
THE SKY IS CRYING
(E. James, M. Levy, C. Lewis)/ (P) 2000
Previously unreleased outtake
From the Couldn’t Stand The Weather sessions
TEXAS FLOOD (Video version) (Live)
(L.C. Davis, J.W. Scott)/ (P) 1991
From “Live At The El Macambo” (video release)
MAY I HAVE A TALK WITH YOU
(C. Burnette “Howlin’ Wolf”)/ (P) 1986
From The Sky Is Crying
DIRTY POOL
(S.R. Vaughan, D. Bramhall)/ (P) 1983
From Texas Flood
BLUES AT SUNRISE (Live)
(A. King)/ (P) 1999 Fantasy/Stax Records
Featuring Albert King
From Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan In Sessions (SCD 7501)
Albert King appears courtesy of Stax Records (Fantasy, Inc.)
__________________________________________________
Personnel
Stevie Ray Vaughan: guitar and vocals
Chris Layton: drums
Tommy Shannon: bass
Reese Wynans: keyboards (Tracks 1, 2, 3)
Jimmie Vaughan: 2nd guitar (Track 5)
Johnny Copeland: guitar and vocals (Track 3)
Track 10 only:
Albert King: guitar and vocals
Stevie Ray Vaughan: guitar
Tony Llorens: keyboards
Gus Thornton: bass
Michael Llorens: drums
Producers
Executive Producer: John Hammond (Tracks 1, 4, 6, 8, 9)
Tracks 1, 4, 6, 8: Produced by Stevie Ray Vaughan/Double Trouble and Richard Mullen
Track 2: Produced by Jim Gaines & Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Track 3: Unknown
Track 7: Produced by John Martin
Track 9: Produced by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Richard Mullen and Double Trouble
Track 10: Produced by Ian Anderson/Bill Belmont
Compilation Credits
Album Concept: Kevin Barry
Compilation Producer: Bob Irwin
Mastered by Vic Anesini at Sony Music Studios, NYC
Legacy A&R: Steve Berkowitz
Art Direction and Design: Josh Cheuse
Cover Photo: © Ken Hoge
For more information, go to the following web addresses:
www.epicrecords.com/srv
www.srvdoubletrouble.com
EPIC
LEGACY
© 2000 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc./ (P) 1999 Fantasy/Stax Records, (P) 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 2000 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc./ Manufactured by Epic, A Division of Sony Music/ 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022-3211/ “Epic,” “Legacy” and L Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Marca Registrada/ EPIC is a trademark of Sony Music Entertainment, Inc./ WARNING: All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
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