Jimmie Vaughan's style was influenced by Freddie King who gave him personal advice. Also two other blues guitarists, Albert King and B. B. King, were important influences. Johnny "Guitar" Watson was another important early influence (Jimmie says that he and his younger brother Stevie studied Johnny "Guitar" Watson more than any other single guitarist).
Jimmie Vaughan developed his own personal style that is easily recognized. He formed the band The Fabulous Thunderbirds with singer and harpist Kim Wilson, bassist Keith Fergusson, and drummer Mike Buck. (The initial Fabulous Thunderbirds members were all proteges of Austin, Texas blues club owner, Clifford Antone.) The band's first four albums, released between 1979 and 1983, are ranked among the most important 'white blues' recordings. Sadly, since those early albums did not sell well, the band was left out without a recording contract for a couple of years (during the times when Jimmie's younger brother achieved popular success).
The Fabulous Thunderbirds got a new contract in 1986 and made several albums that featured more commercial pop-music sound and production styles. Jimmie left the band in 1989 and made a "duo album" called Family Style with his younger brother, Stevie Ray Vaughan. Before the album was released, Stevie died in a helicopter crash in Wisconsin on August 27, 1990. The album was released a few days after the tragic accident (the listed artist on the album was "Vaughan Brothers"). The album was light blues-influenced rock with Jimmie singing on several tracks.
Vaughan released his first solo album Strange Pleasure in 1994. The album contained a song "Six Strings Down" that was dedicated to the memory of his brother. He has continued his solo career since then. Vaughan's solo albums contain mostly blues-rock material that he writes himself.
In 2001, Vaughan paid an installment on his (and the Fabulous Thunderbirds') huge debt to harmonica swamp blues when he contributed guitar to the Lazy Lester album Blues Stop Knockin'.
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Dengue Woman Blues
Jimmie Vaughan Lyrics
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Stay away from me
Dengue woman
Stay away from me
You got your fever and you rush
Over me
That's why
Everyday you give me misery
I think about jumpin'
Jumpin' in the deep blue see
You got me all crazy
I can't get outta bed
Bones are achin'
(?) in my head
Dengue woman
Stay away from me
I've got your aches and things
Over me
The song Dengue Woman Blues by Jimmie Vaughan is a blues track that tells the tale of a man who has fallen sick to the dengue fever, also commonly known as breakbone fever. Dengue fever is a viral infection that is spread through the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. In the song, the singer warns a woman who is suffering from the fever to stay away from him. He talks about how her fever rushes over him and causes him misery every day. The lyrics suggest that he is restless and unable to do much, as the fever has left him terribly weak.
The song has a mournful and melancholic tone, and the lyrics are straightforward, but the music is bluesy and beautiful. The singer's misery and pain are clearly expressed in his words, and the struggle of living with dengue fever is brought to life through the song. He considers jumping into the deep blue sea as an escape from his miserable condition.
Overall, Dengue Woman Blues is a cautionary tale of the risks and dangers of the dengue fever, and how it can affect one's life deeply. It serves as a reminder to take precautions and prevent the spread of the illness.
Line by Line Meaning
Dengue woman
Referring to a woman who has dengue fever
Stay away from me
Asking the dengue woman to keep her distance from the singer to avoid getting infected
You got your fever and you rush
The dengue woman is feverish and may be acting erratically or impulsively as a result
Over me
The dengue woman's fever is affecting the artist in some way
That's why
Explaining the reason for the misery caused by the dengue woman
Everyday you bring me misery
The dengue woman is making the singer miserable every day due to her fever and resulting behavior
I think about jumpin'
The singer is considering extreme measures to escape the misery caused by the dengue woman
Jumpin' in the deep blue see
Jumping into the sea to escape the dengue woman's effects
You got me all crazy
The dengue woman's fever is causing the artist to feel mentally unwell
I can't get outta bed
The artist is physically unable to get out of bed due to the dengue woman's effects
Bones are achin'
The dengue woman's fever is causing the singer's bones to ache
(?) in my head
The artist may be experiencing headaches or other symptoms related to the dengue woman's effects
I've got your aches and things
The singer has contracted dengue from the woman and is now suffering from the same symptoms
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Written by: JIMMIE LAWRENCE VAUGHAN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@eliassmolcic-larson7694
Please give me a dark beer, some good food, a campfire, and the autumn leaves falling all around with this playing in the background and I will be a very happy person indeed.
@davidp.5598
I know what you mean!
@motherlessblues1565
That’s all you need & how nice
@Ricardo-eu6rg
Yes sir, That sounds about right!!
@yungmentalproblems
and a joint
@TheMcSlenderman
🍻 Cheers Brother!
@ral2822
Just discovered my love of blues.. amazing, better than 100% of current music, generations are missing out
@tompowers9218
+Rebecca Lederman It's a BIG musical world out there Rebecca! Try '60's vintage rock & Motown too. 50's & 60's small ensemble jazz as well.
@ivanbrzezinski4177
Rebecca Lederman So good you discovered the blues... There is a great sort of real good music to listen... Enjoy it...
@abjectt5440
Everybody loves the blues. They just don't know it yet. I actually like his style better than SRV.