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Stevie Ray Vaughan

Stephen Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. In spite of a short-lived mainstream career spanning seven years, he was one of the most influential guitarists in the revival of blues in the 1980s. AllMusic describes him as "a rocking powerhouse of a guitarist who gave blues a burst of momentum in the '80s, with influence still felt long after his tragic death."

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God it's good to be here walkin together, my friend.

Friend, Friendship, God, Good, My Friends, Together

I've put my life back together, but it's all a growing process and that's neat, too, because if you stop growing, what good is it musically? So that is what I am looking forward to - growing. In some ways, I felt stagnant in my life and it showed.

Back, Forward, Growing, Life, Together, Way

That's how it happens, livin life by the drop.

Drop, Happens, Life, Livin, Philosophy

I've been trying to grow up some myself, in my heart, and it's happening quick and I feel good about it, and I want that to come out in the music.

Come, Feel Good, Good, Grow, Growing Up, Heart

While I was sleeping, I had a beautiful dream that all the people of the world got together on the same wavelength and began helping each other.

Beautiful, Dream, Future, Helping, Sleeping

Some of us can be examples about going ahead and growing, and some of us, unfortunately, don't make it there, and end up being examples because they had to die. I hit rock bottom, but thank God my bottom wasn't death.

Ahead, Bottom, Example, Hit, Rocks, Thank God

So, my big brother was playing guitar and I figured I'd try it too.

Big, Brother, Guitar, Playing, Trying

I use heavy strings, tune low, play hard, and floor it. Floor it. That's technical talk.

Guitar, Hard, Play Hard, Tune, Tunes, Use

It is the human things that make life good, the unexpected kindness, the friendly note, the bracing word, the neighbour's extra loaf of bread she leaves at our back door.

Back, Bracing, Doors, Good Life, Kindness, Things

I don't play with a lot of finesse. I usually play like I'm breaking out of jail!

Finesse, Jail, Play, Usually

Well there's floodin' down in Texas. All of the telephone lines are down. Well, I've been tryin' to call my baby, Lord, and I can't get a single sound.

Baby, Sound, Texas, Travel, Tryin

You know, there's a big lie in this business. The lie is that it's okay to go out in flames. But that doesn't do anybody much good. I may be wrong, but I think Hendrix was trying to come around.

Business, Flames, Lying, Okay, Thinking

The whole deal is when you walk onstage, you're up there bigger than life. People idolize you.

Bigger, Bigger Than Life, Idolize, Life, People, Walks

After I changed the string we picked up right where we left off - and punched back in at the same time. I don't know if this has ever been done before. The engineer sort of looked at us weird, but we got it on the first take.

Changed, Done, Firsts, Punched, Right, Strings

The way I play, I go through a set in a year. So I put '58 Gibson Jumbo Bass frets on all my necks.

Bass, Play, Way, Years

Lots of times I'll play lead and rhythm together.

Play, Rhythm, Times, Together

To be honest with you, I'm not sure what a pop tune is. I'm sure if I hear it on the radio, I'd say that's pop or this or that. But, really, what I pay attention to the most is just music that moves me. It's all at least a root-type music instead of a formula.

Attention, Moves, Moving, Pop, Roots, Tunes

I hit rock bottom, but thank God my bottom wasn't death.

Death, God, Hitting Bottom, Rock, Rocks, Thank God

When I play from my mind I get in trouble.

Play, Mind, Trouble

My baby she's a long and lean, you mess with her you see a man get mean.

Baby, Long, Mean, Mess, Revenge

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