where does stevie ray vaughn rank as blues as blues artist?

Question

i think he is in top 5 for sure of all timers!! agree?

Answer 1

I would definitely put Stevie in the top five. There is also another great all time blues guitarist that no one failed to mention here. "Johnny Winter" I would put Johnny in the Top all time five as well !! A little trivia about Johnny Winter. He was the first musician to sign a multi million dollar contract.

Answer 2

Definitely a rocker with blues inclinations if you ask the purists. He brought blues back to a pop/rock audience in the 80s. There is no question that his legacy will always be connected to the blues genre.

Personally, he does rank way up there, but there are many hang ups for many of the experts out there. Many of his songs are covers of older blues tunes or can be traced back to his laundry list of influences. Many have called him the great interpreter because of his ability to cover Hendrix, Albert King, Lonnie Mack and many others in one big swoop and then lay you flat with a jazz number like "Riviera Paradise."

This topic has been debated heavily in many blues circles since SRV's popularity reached its peak in the mid 80s, when the MTV crowd was wondering who this guy from Texas was playing Hendrix just as good or better than Hendrix and with the speed and ferociousness of a Steve Vai or Yngwie Malmsteen. All in all, Stevie is worthy of the time that alot of folks spend on him and is a must stop on your trail back to the blues masters of the Delta.

Answer 3

SRV ranks way up there, absolutely in the Top 5. He had great technique, showmanship, soul, and the ability to improvise at will. When he arrived on the blues scene he was one of a very few blues artists that recorded for a major label, which helped get airplay. As soon as people heard him (after the comparisons to Hendrix died), they knew he was the real deal. In the mid 80's the blues were on hard times, and his singing/playing helped revive interest in the music.
Although he was primarily a blues player, he also dabbled into Jazz (Stang's Swang, Chitlins Con Carne), Blues/Rock (Couldn't Stand The Weather, Crossfire), and reworkings of Little Wing, Voodoo Chile (Slight Return), and Taxman, which shows just how versatile he was.
The songs that first caught my ear were straight blues, like Texas Flood, Pride and Joy, and Tin Pan Alley (still my favorite).

Answer 4

The best thing description I've ever heard of SRV's playing came from Eric Clapton, who said something to the effect that when Stevie was playing, it was like he was a pure channel, and the music just flowed through him.
No matter how technically proficient a player is, most improvisational solos are made up of licks that were heard, practiced, memorized and stored for future use, then recalled and strung together. Stevie's solos never seemed to be made up of bits and pieces of memorized material, but sounded new every time. Clapton also said that even he ran out of ideas from time to time (in the middle of playing), but that Stevie never seemed to.

Answer 5

My favorite blues artists are Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, BB King, and suprisingly the new John Mayer stuff.

Answer 6

too many but a few you might have never heard about but they worth listening too: Johnny Mastro & Mamas Boys The Insomnicas Ty Curtis Band Two Tone Steiny & The Cadillacs 2000lbs of Blues Fabulous Thunderbirds Nick Moss & The Flip Tops Richie Arndt & The Bluenatics Blues Company B.B. & The Blues Shacks Los lonely Boys Kid Andersen Dave Herrero Laurie Morvan Band Kellie Rucker Igor Prado Band Hollywood Blue Flames The Mannish Boys Mississippi Heat Mississippi Mudsharks Tony Vega Band Killborn Alley Blues Band Stoney & The House Rockers Rico Blues Combo 12 Bar Blues Band Bradley's Circus The Wildcards The King Bees Blues Breakers Blues Blend Steppin' Out Lightnin' Moe Knockout Greg & Blue Weather Paul Lamb & The King Snakes The Chicago Thieves Rose City Kings Vulnarable Things James Day & The Fishfry Phantom Blues Band Kid Ramos James Harman Band Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers Lazy J & Dirty Shuffle Little Charlie & The Nightcats JW Jones Blues Band The Nighthawks Roomful of Blues Lynwood Slim Junior Watson Johnny Hoy & The Bluefish and many more

Answer 7

As a blues player my self,http://hellolouisville.com/music/Bluestown.Cfm I would have to rank SRV as about a 50 on the blues guitar scale,There are at least 50 guitars more bluesy than him and better players, maybe more.. But he's on ther somewhere, it ticks me off when I am playing and some ones says "Stevie Ray Vaughn" in a druken stooper but it trills me when some some says,, "Sonny Boy Williamson" I ask back one or two? they smile and say Two

Answer 8

He is in the top five for blues guitarists. But i would argue he is not one of the top five blues artists. Artists such as Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, BB King, Howlin Wolf, Lightnin Hopkins, Koko Taylor, Willie Dixon, Pinetop Perkins and T-Bone Walker top the blues artist list

Answer 9

Yes, Stevie is top five for sure! The top five to me are: Hendrix, Clapton, B.B. King, Stevie Ray, and Jeff Healey!!!

Actually, I can't go with top five, but top six:
Hendrix, Clapton, King, Stevie, Healey and Rik Emmett (two Canadians in that list, go Canada!)

Answer 10

The best blues/rock guitarist who ever lived and I love Jimi. Stevie has him beat. His live shows were just incredible. The guy sounded like a full production studio record on stage.