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)
You'll be mine
Stevie Ray Vaughan Lyrics
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How I wish, you were mine
Honey I'll, be your love
You'll be mine, you'll be mine
You so nice, you so true
I'm so glad, I love you
Honey I'll, be your love
Tell me, pretty baby
If you, gonna try
If you'll, stay baby
Hang on baby 'til the day I die
It's true, I love you
I don't care, what you do
Honey I'll, be your love
You'll be mine, you'll be mine
You'll be mine, you'll be mine
Tell me, pretty baby
If you, gonna try
If you'll, stay baby
Hang on baby 'til the day I die
It's true, I love you
I don't care, what you do
Honey I'll, be your love
You'll be mine, you'll be mine
You'll be mine, you'll be mine, oh
The lyrics to Stevie Ray Vaughan's song You'll Be Mine are a beautiful representation of falling in love with someone and wanting them to reciprocate those feelings. The first two lines, "You so sweet, you so fine, how I wish, you were mine" indicate that the singer is clearly smitten with the person they are singing about. They find them to be sweet and fine, and they long to have them as their own. The next two lines, "Honey I'll, be your love, you'll be mine, you'll be mine" show the singer's desire to be with this person and to love them. They want this person to be theirs and are willing to give themselves wholly to them.
The following lines continue to illustrate the depth of the singer's feelings for this person. "You so nice, you so true, I'm so glad, I love you" express the admiration and gratefulness that the singer has for this person. They believe that this person is genuinely kind and true and are grateful to have fallen in love with them. The repetition of the lines, "Honey I'll, be your love, you'll be mine, you'll be mine" reiterates the singer's desire to be with this person and the confidence that they will be together.
The chorus, "Tell me, pretty baby, if you gonna try, if you'll stay baby, hang on baby 'til the day I die" indicates that the singer is asking this person to commit to their relationship. They want to know if this person is willing to try and make things work between them, and that they will stay with them until the end of their lives. The last repetition of "You'll be mine, you'll be mine, oh" shows the singer's excitement and optimism that they will be with this person for the rest of their lives.
Overall, the lyrics to You'll Be Mine are a beautiful representation of love and the desire to be with someone. The singer is confident in their feelings and is willing to commit themselves to this person, asking only for their reciprocated love.
Line by Line Meaning
You so sweet, you so fine
I am attracted to you because of your sweetness and fine qualities
How I wish, you were mine
I desire to have you as my partner
Honey I'll, be your love
I promise to love and care for you
You'll be mine, you'll be mine
I hope that you will choose to be in a romantic relationship with me
You so nice, you so true
I appreciate your kind and genuine nature
I'm so glad, I love you
I am happy to have fallen in love with you
Tell me, pretty baby
Please communicate with me, my love
If you, gonna try
Are you willing to put in effort?
If you'll, stay baby
Will you commit to staying with me?
Hang on baby 'til the day I die
I hope we can stay together forever
It's true, I love you
My love for you is genuine
I don't care, what you do
I will love and accept you regardless of your actions
You'll be mine, you'll be mine, oh
I hope we can be together romantically in the future
Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: WILLIE DIXON, ADDY ADRIAAN ZWAN VAN DER, AJ JUNIOR, BILAL HAJJI, FABIAN FABIUS L A LENSSEN, FADIL EL-GHOUL, MARK NIEUWENHUIZEN, MAURICE OUDE BOOYINK, NADIR KHAYAT, FADIL GHOUL EL, MARK G B NIEUWENHUIJZEN
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@caroltaylor7894
Hell YES. Rockin the soul.❤️
@haveabarryniceday238
This is the song I currently can’t stop listening too
@ricogo2447
I miss that guy, such a great voice and great talent gone too soon ...
@BlastinAdrian
So True!!!!!!!! The Best
@aloisemason3044
If you own Stevie Ray Vaughan music..Keep it ..it will be a treasure in its day..A music legend and died too young.. great entertainer and was so kind always while on stage and in public..Stevie was what he was and that was..SENSATIONAL..He was here for a reason and gone..that's what happens when your on borrowed time..to pass your strat genius around and write the music and song ..RIP Stevie
@jorgeulloa8543
The best 🎸 guitar man player 🤠 love his music 🎶🎶
@usnavyvet4038
God I love this man
@scottallen8001
This was a Willie Dixon penned song done by Howlin Wolf and, as was the case, many times, when Stevie covered a song, he put his powerful and unique stamp on it, that made it his own.
@Dietpepsivanilla
Very underrated song by SRV.
@BlastinAdrian
It's Really good!!!