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Stevie Ray Vaughan – Tightrope
Tightrope is from the album In Step, the fourth studio album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble released in 1989. Robert Christgau in the review of this album stated that “Tightrope” falls into ex-addict jargon like it was natural speech. “Tightrope” feel so intensely personal, it’s hard to believe that they weren’t the product of just one man.
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Born and raised in Dallas, Vaughan began playing guitar at age 7, inspired by older brother Jimmie. By age 12, he was playing in garage bands, and within a few years, he joined semi-professional groups that occasionally landed gigs in local nightclubs. At 17, he dropped out of high school to concentrate on playing music. In 1970 Stevie was playing in a nine-piece horn band and then formed his first blues band, Blackbird, a year later. Blackbird moved to Austin, and after a few more stints in various groups, Vaughan joined Paul Ray and the Cobras in 1975.
The Cobras
The Cobras were Austin’s Band of the Year in 1976. After paying his dues as a sideman, Stevie formed Triple Threat Revue in 1977. Triple Threat also featured bassist W.C. Clark and vocalist Lou Ann Barton. Barton left the band in 1979, and the group became Double Trouble, the name inspired by the Otis Rush song.
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Double Trouble featured Jack Newhouse on bass, Chris Layton on drums, and Vaughan became the band’s lead singer. In 1981 Tommy Shannon joined on bass.
Through the early 1980s, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble played the Texas club circuit, becoming one of the most popular bands in the area. In 1982 the band played the Montreux Jazz Festival, and their performance caught the attention of David Bowie and Jackson Browne. After Double Trouble’s performance, Bowie asked Vaughan to play on his forthcoming album, Let’s Dance, which, with Stevie’s lead guitar on six of the eight songs, became Bowie’s best-selling record to date. After an after-hours jam in the artists’ bar, Jackson Browne offered the group free recording time at his Downtown Studio in Los Angeles. Shortly afterward, legendary producer John Hammond landed Vaughan and Double Trouble a record contract with Epic, and the band recorded its debut album in two days over the Thanksgiving weekend at Downtown Studios. (read more: https://www.srvofficial.com/biography/)
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