My Kinda Blues....
I've always been into the Blues but I've gotta say that this man right here was the one that opened my ears wide to what the Blues were all about.
When i was younger and still engulfed in my "Pop" music phase of N sync and the Spice Girls..HaHa i remember listening to my older cousins music while over my aunt's house, he played us some Stevie Ray Vaughn and WOW, mind completely blown! What kind of music was this filling my head?! Lol. After that i started listening to a lot of him along with others....Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, BB King, Etta James, John Lee Hooker....(well i could just keep going on there haha) i just couldn't get enough.
I've always said there is definitely two types of Blues music.... the sad and actual feeling blue type Blues and then there's the upbeat/rock 'n roll type Blues. To me Stevie Ray is definitely the upbeat kinda Blues, you wanna sing along loud and tap your feet! Depending on your mood you can get the best of both.
Today's pick might be one of my favorite Vaughn songs... so so good! It was a tough pick i must say but "Pride and Joy" off his first album Texas Flood is a classic. His guitar playing is out of this world and i gotta give props to the dude on piano... damn!
Hope you enjoy today's pick as much as i do!!! Wish he was still around today!
~Penny Lane
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