Stevie Ray had been in numerous bands before joining blues rock combo Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble in the late 1970's.
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble's debut album was released in 1983. The critically acclaimed Texas Flood (1983) featured the top-20 hit Pride and Joy and sold well in both blues and rock circles.
Stevie Ray Vaughan died August 27th, 1990 when his helicopter crashed into the Alpine Valley ski hill. He was on his way back from playing a guest appearance at an Eric Clapton concert at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin.
Adult life and career
Vaughan's first recording band was called Paul Ray and the Cobras. They played at clubs and bars in Austin during the mid-1970s, and released one single.[2] Vaughan later recorded two other singles under the band name The Cobras.[3] Stevie left the Cobras, leaving Denny Freeman still in his role of original lead guitarist, and formed Triple Threat in late 1975, which included bassist Jackie Newhouse, drummer Chris Layton, vocalist Lou Ann Barton, and sax player Johnny Reno. Barton left the band in 1978 to pursue a solo career, followed by Reno in 1979. The three remaining members started performing under the name Double Trouble, inspired by an Otis Rush song of the same name. Vaughan became the band's lead singer.
Tommy Shannon, the bass player on Johnny Winter's early albums, replaced Newhouse in 1981. A popular Austin act, Vaughan soon attracted the attention of musicians David Bowie and Jackson Browne. Both Browne and Bowie first caught Vaughan at the 1982 Montreux Jazz Festival, where some members of the audience booed the band because they disliked Double Trouble's hard blues sound; the crowd response was quite different when they were subsequently invited to headline "Blues Night" at the festival in 1985.
In November, 1982, Vaughan recorded in Jackson Browne's studio in downtown Los Angeles. The recordings were brought to the attention of A&R man John Hammond and became Double Trouble's critically acclaimed first album, Texas Flood (1983), produced by Hammond; it featured the Top 20 hit "Pride and Joy" and sold 500,000 copies, earning the band a gold record. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award, and its song "Rude Mood" was nominated for "Best Rock Instrumental". Vaughan won three categories in Guitar Player's readers poll: "Best New Talent", "Best Blues Album", and "Best Electric Blues Guitarist". He became the second guitarist to win three Guitar Player awards in one year (the first is Jeff Beck). Vaughan won the "Best Electric Blues Guitarist" award every year until 1991.
Also in 1983 Bowie featured Vaughan on his 1983 album Let's Dance.[4] Vaughan was asked to go on tour with Bowie, but declined so he could continue to play with Double Trouble. Reportedly, Vaughan, who was still driving a delivery truck to support himself, was furious when he saw Bowie pantomiming over Vaughan's guitar solo in the video for "Let's Dance".
The band's next album, Couldn't Stand the Weather, was recorded in January 1984. During mid-1984 Vaughan and Double Trouble made numerous TV appearances, performing on Rockpalast, MuchMusic, and Solid Gold.
During the Grammy Awards of 1984, Vaughan and George Thorogood presented Chuck Berry with a lifetime achievement award. "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" from Couldn't Stand The Weather was nominated for "Best Rock Instrumental Performance".
The band played Carnegie Hall in New York City on October 4, 1984. The show featured one Double Trouble set, and a second with guests Dr. John on keyboards, George Rains on drums, Jimmie Vaughan on guitar, Roomful of Blues Horns, and singer Angela Strehli. The group rehearsed in September 1984 at the Caravan of Dreams in Fort Worth, Texas.
In November, Vaughan won two W.C. Handy National Blues Awards: "Entertainer of the Year" and "Blues Instrumentalist of the Year". It was the first time a white person won either award. During this time, he also began recording with one of his earliest idols, blues-rock guitar pioneer Lonnie Mack, to produce the album Strike Like Lightning on the Alligator label.
In late January 1985, the band went on a six-night Japanese tour with various interviews and performances. In March, the band started to produce their third album Soul to Soul. Reese Wynans, a former keyboardist with Captain Beyond and Delbert McClinton's band, was added to the band not long after. The album's production lasted for two months. On April 10 Vaughan played "The Star Spangled Banner" for opening day of the National League baseball season at the Houston Astrodome (supposedly he didn't get a good audience response from that crowd; he did, at least, get to meet former New York Yankee great Mickey Mantle afterwards). Soul to Soul was released on September 30, 1985; Vaughan received his fifth Grammy nomination: "Best Rock Instrumental Performance" for one of its songs, "Say What!".
In the following months of 1986, Vaughan and Double Trouble went on tour in New Zealand. It was around this time that he met Janna Lapidus, a touring model in New Zealand.
In mid-1986, the band was considering ideas of a new album, particularly a live album. Shows were set up at the Austin Opera House and at the Dallas Starfest. Audiences saw Vaughan struggle through these shows, as some of the original recordings were filled with technical difficulties.
On August 27, 1986, the Vaughan brothers' father, Big Jim, passed away of heart failure. A funeral was arranged two days later. The boys rushed home to comfort their mother, yet had little time to mourn. After the funeral was finished, a jet rushed Vaughan to Montreal, Quebec, where he played the "Labatt Blues Fest" (in Quebec, so named for their flagship beer "Labatt Blue"), known elsewhere as the "Miller Beer Festival" in Jarry Park.
The recordings in both Dallas and Austin, as well as the Montreux Jazz Festival, were edited and later released on Live Alive in November 1986.
Studio Albums:
Texas Flood (1983)
Couldn't Stand the Weather (1984)
Soul to Soul (1985)
In Step (1989)
Family Style (with Brother Jimmie Vaughan as "The Vaughan Brothers", 1990)
The Sky Is Crying (posthumous release) (1991)
Official live audio releases:
In the Beginning (Live, recorded 1980)
In Session (Live, with Albert King, recorded 1983)
Live at Carnegie Hall (Live, recorded 1984)
Live Alive (Live, recorded 1986)
Live At Montreux 1982 & 1985' (Live, recorded 1982 & 1985)
Wolfgang's Vault releases: http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/stevie-ray-vaughan
Compilations:
Greatest Hits (1995)
The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (1995)
The Real Deal: Greatest Hits Volume 2 (1999)
Blues at Sunrise (2000)
SRV (box set, with early recordings, rarities, hits, and live material) (2000)
The Sky Is Crying
Stevie Ray Vaughan Lyrics
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Can you see the tears roll down the street.
The sky is crying,
Can you see the tears roll down the street.
I've been looking for my baby
And I've been wondering where can she be
I my baby early one morning
I my baby early one morning
She was walking on down the street
You know it hurt me, hurt me so bad
It made my poor heart skip a beat
I got a real, real fine feeling
That my baby she don't love me no more
I got a real, real fine feeling
That my baby she don't love me no more
You know the sky's been crying
Can see you see the tears roll down my door
The Sky is Crying by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble is a blues song that beautifully describes a man's heartache over a lost love. The opening line of the song 'The sky is crying, can you see the tears roll down the street' is a powerful metaphor that signifies the man's pain after breaking up with his girlfriend. The rain is not only falling from the sky, but it also appears as tears that are weeping from the heavens. The tears are also symbolic of the man's heartbreak and agony that he is feeling after the separation.
The chorus of the song is an emotional outcry for his lost love, as he searches desperately for her. The line, 'I've been looking for my baby, and I've been wondering where can she be' depicts his yearning for his girlfriend, and his deep desire to find her. The imagery of his baby walking down the street in the morning further widens the gap between them, leaving him heartbroken and unhappy. The song has a theme of love, loss, and grief, which is a common theme in blues music.
Overall, The Sky is Crying is an emotional and gripping blues song that tells a tale of the sorrow and heartache that comes with losing a loved one. The song's slow and expressive guitar playing, coupled with the deep, soulful vocals of Stevie Ray Vaughan, makes it an unforgettable piece of music.
Line by Line Meaning
The sky is crying,
It's raining heavily and the sky appears to be shedding tears.
Can you see the tears roll down the street.
The rainfall is so intense that it looks like there are tears flowing down the street.
I've been looking for my baby
The singer is searching for his lover.
And I've been wondering where can she be
The singer is curious as to where his lover has gone.
I met my baby early one morning
The singer met his lover early in the morning.
She was walking on down the street
His lover was walking down the street.
You know it hurt me, hurt me so bad
The singer was emotionally hurt by the sight of his lover.
It made my poor heart skip a beat
The singer was so affected by the sight of his lover that his heart skipped a beat.
I got a real, real fine feeling
The singer has a strong intuition or hunch.
That my baby she don't love me no more
The singer believes that his lover no longer feels the same way about him.
You know the sky's been crying
The rainfall is evidence that the singer is heartbroken.
Can see you see the tears roll down my door
The singer is so affected by his heartbreak that he imagines tears are rolling down his door.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Elmore James
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LYRICS
The sky is crying,
Can you see the tears roll down the street.
The sky is crying,
Can you see the tears roll down the street.
I've been looking for my baby
And I wonder where can she be
I saw my baby early one morning
She was walking on down the street
I my baby early this morning
She was walking on down the street
You know it hurt me, hurt me so bad
It made my poor heart skip a beat
I got a real, real, real,real bad feeling
That my baby she don't love me no more
I got a real, real bad feeling
That my baby don't love me no more
You know the sky, the sky's been crying yeah
Can see you see the tears roll down my nose
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Songwriters: ELMORE JAMES
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Lyrics
The sky is crying,
Can you see the tears roll down the street.
The sky is crying,
Can you see the tears roll down the street.
I've been looking for my baby
And I've been wondering where can she be
I my baby early one morning
She was walking on down the street
I my baby early one morning
She was walking on down the street
You know it hurt me, hurt me so bad
It made my poor heart skip a beat
I got a real, real fine feeling
That my baby she don't love me no more
I got a real, real fine feeling
That my baby she don't love me no more
You know the sky's been crying
Can see you see the tears roll down my door
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Songwriters: ELMORE JAMES
© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
For non-commercial use only.
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Shelby Thompson.
Lyrics
The sky is cryin...
Can't you see the tears roll down the street
The sky is cryin...
Can't you see the tears roll down the street
I've been lookin' for my baby
And I wonder where can she be
I saw my baby early one morning
She was walkin' on down the street
I saw my baby early this morning
She was walkin' on down the street
You know it hurt me, hurt me so bad
Made my poor heart skip a beat
I've got a real real real real bad feelin'
That my baby, she don't love me no more
I've got a real real bad feelin'
That my baby don't love me no more
Well, this guy, this guy's been cryin'
Can't you see the tears roll down my nose
Laurylie Polito
"The Sky Is Crying"
The sky is cryin'
Can't you see the tears roll down the street
The sky is cryin'
Can't you see the tears roll down the street
I've been looking for my baby
And I wonder where can she be
I saw my baby early one morning
She was walking on down the street
I saw my baby early this morning
She was walking on down the street
You know it hurt me, hurt me so bad
Made my poor heart skip a beat
I've got a real real real real bad feelin'
That my baby she don't love me no more
I've got a real real bad feelin'
That my baby don't love me no more
You know the sky, the sky's been cryin', ya
Can't you see the tears roll down my nose
Antonio Washington
This song never gets old by SRV, Especially when you're going through a rough time in life. Stevie and B.B. are jamming in heaven with this classic blues track.
Jack James
Gary BB Coleman
A A
What about Albert King? How could you leave out Albert King
Torance Matthews
Man you got that right
Audi Keshick
Can't find the words to describe how amazing his music is.
Chorrell Piqué
That first note always grabs me right by the soul. One of the most legendary guitarists to have ever graced this planet. Rock on in heaven, Steve!
John Holleran
When I read through these excerpts, and come across one of lucky few who were able to see him live....like in Austin, I truly am jealous as all hell...God Bless you SRV...Gone, but never forgotten.
Endy Perze
His sound never sounds dated,he still makes me say Wow!! He is so very missed.
Myanna Magic
And 25 years later, it's still crying for you Stevei❤️🎸
Steve Wilson
Me as well still crying PEACE ✌