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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RM Blues
Jimmie Vaughan Lyrics
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Why did you break my heart?
Why oh why?
Why did you break my heart?
If you didn't want me, baby
Why did you have to start?
But I'll have to let you go
Yes, I'm in love with you
But I'll have to let you go
You know the good book says
You gotta reap just what you sow
Now I'm gonna leave you
To do the best you can
Yes, I'm gonna leave you
To do the best you can
I'll find another woman
You find another man
The song "RM Blues" by Jimmie Vaughan is a classic blues song about heartbreak and disappointment. In the first verse, the singer expresses his confusion about why his lover broke his heart. He questions why she would start a relationship with him if she did not want him in the first place. The second verse reveals the depth of his feelings for her, even though he knows he has to let her go. He relates his situation to the teaching of the "good book", which states that you will reap what you sow. In other words, if you do something wrong or hurtful, it will later come back to you.
In the final verse, the singer decides to move on and leave his lover behind. He wishes her well in finding someone new to love, while he also plans to do the same. Overall, the lyrics of "RM Blues" are a classic example of the themes and emotions that are common in blues music. The singer laments his lost love, but also acknowledges that he must move on and start anew.
Line by Line Meaning
Why oh why?
Expressing deep sorrow and confusion over someone having broken their heart
Why did you break my heart?
Asking for a reason why the other person hurt them emotionally
If you didn't want me, baby
Why did you have to start?
If the other person did not truly love them, then why begin a relationship at all?
Now I'm in love with you
But I'll have to let you go
Despite their feelings, they acknowledge that they need to move on from the relationship
You know the good book says
You gotta reap just what you sow
A biblical reference to the concept of receiving what one puts out into the world
Now I'm gonna leave you
To do the best you can
Wishing the other person well but recognizing that they need to go their separate ways
I'll find another woman
You find another man
Affirming that they will both find love again in the future
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andrew taylor
jimmie is the real deal, i love the way he puts the tunes together with his own unique style, brilliant !!! and the album strange pleasure is a top ten !! thanks jimmie -- andie t xx
LeVaughn Dickerson
Jimmie Vaughan's cover of Roy Milton's RM Blues is not the man himself but I enjoyed his version.
KUNDZIU
Organic and divine
MrSilverblues
Gracias!!!
gb
My hips hurt. Jimmie IS
woody1955
Whoooweeehh. Yeahh !!
woody1955
@brotherdoug63 hear hear !
woody1955
@filmitukast hear hear !
KUNDZIU
Orgga