Todays Classic Rock Song of the Day is Texas Flood performed by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble from the album Texas Flood (1983). This song was written and originally recorded by Arkansas Bluesman Larry Davis in 1958. The album Texas Flood catapulted Vaughan to international fame. Previously, he had a following in Texas and was known for his guitar work on David Bowies album Lets Dance, where he was featured on cuts Lets Dance and China Girl. Vaughan often played the solo with his guitar behind his head, a nod to Jimi Hendrix and T-Bone Walker. Vaughans version is listed as Rolling Stones 66th Greatest Guitar Song, and Digital Dream Doors 6th Greatest Guitar Solo. On August 27, 1990 Vaughan was killed in a helicopter crash after performing with Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray and his brother Jimmie Vaughan. He was 36.
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 15:34:04 +0000
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