Rise Of A Texas Bluesman | Stevie Ray Vaughan | Amplified

Film revealing and dissecting the formative years of Stevie Ray Vaughan's career and his place within Texas blues. In the early 1970s, a young guitarist from Austin, Texas began to make his name on the local blues circuit, committed as he was to a musical form much thought outdated. A decade on, that same guitarist became an international superstar.

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[ArtistCC]

What a beautiful celebration of Stevie Ray Vaughn's life and music. A movie about his life could not do this documentary justice. Thank you to everyone who participated.

[ericlinkhart]

By far my favorite guitar player. This man was and still is amazing. This world dearly misses him.

[MM-igiv]

I appreciate anything on SRV. any documentary, every song he made.. hell the guy deserves a movie i think! Just his story alone was incredible. what all he went through and then was able to get sober, came back playing better than ever. now, that's really amazing to me because I struggle with that. and it's not easy. the guy also still helps people get sober even after death. he's beyond a legend.

[shnoopjimbo]

im still astounded by his 1990 mtv performance, literally shredding on a 12 string.

[TwoFeathersFarm]

I still remember the first time I heard him on vinyl. Late at night, some house party, and I was blown away. I miss him terribly.

[midnitesunblues]

Legend. If anyone has earned and deserves the right to his legendary place, it is Stevie Ray Vaughan. He said his talent was a gift from God and that he was working hard to pay it back. Paid in Full, Stevie. Paid in Full.

[keithayers]

One of the most dynamic guitarist I’ve ever had the pleasure of hearing this brother is surely missed Rest In Power

[mamabear]

SRV gave props to all guitar greats that inspired him and took it to the next level. This music soothes our souls. Part of us all. RIP brother🎸♥️🎶

[gattb]

Stevie Ray my favorite guitarist still today I miss him just think of what we missed out on all these years and what crushes me is life was cut short right after he chose life by sobering up we just never know. A fantastic guitarist with heavy heavy emotions and loved sharing them with the world he's the icon of blues music in his era and still today I been playing for near 30 years inspired by Jimmy Hendrix I had just starting listening to the blues came across Red House from Jimmy Hendrix and bought guitar wasn't real serious till a few months later heard The Sky Is Crying the very week I learned of Stevie Ray Vaughn he died.

[tylersteward]

He was my childhood hero, wouldn’t be playing guitar at 37 without him.

[midnitesunblues]

So many times while watching this I felt a lump in my throat and the tears well up.

[jamesooley]

My one and only time seeing him play was at a small club a few blocks from where I lived in Houston.
I'm not sure if I even knew who he was at that time. Needless to say, I was completely blown away by what I was hearing. After the set, I was talking to him and suggested we go over to my house and partake of some illicit substances I happened to have. He considered it and declined; the post-show females vying for his attention were undoubtedly more appealing than me and my dope. It's probably just as well; that life nearly did me in, and him too. I wish I had seen him again.

[jimishurley]

Having been born and raised in Texas myself I followed the blues and was a follower of Stevie Ray Vaughn and double trouble who were in my opinion the very best Blues at the time Texas had to offer ~ I am still an avid fan and will always will be. Stevie and Jimmie are both Texas treasures. This documentary is by far my favorite on the Blues . Thanks for the memorable moments this brings back to me. Love and Prayer ❤❤❤ ~ jimi

[jjalley]

We see the relay of life in this documentary one musician passing the music to the next !
Fantastic 👍🏻

[bogrot]

I was lucky enough to see him three times. The first show in a club. Right place, right time. Such a massive loss!

[jaymehatfield]

His practice house was a few doors down from where I lived house on Rainy St.for 13 years. I was so blessed to be a part of the rise of the Austin music culture when it was cool. The pool of human creativity combined with savvy audience made for a crux point in American culture never to be seen or heard again. Thankyou Stevie, RIP.

[georgetebbens]

The most joyful music experience of my life was seeing SRV in 1985 here in Chicago at the Aragon -- a 1940s-era ballroom with a capacity of perhaps 800 people. I stood at the front of the stage, less than three feet from Stevie as he held his Strat by the trem bar while it fed back wildly through the amp at maximum volume during his breathtaking extended covers of Jimi Hendrix's Hey Joe, Third Stone from the Sun, Voodoo Chile, and All Along the Watchtower.

Stevie abused the fuq out of that axe! It's absolutely remarkable that the neck didn't break from the body.

Jaw dropping! Absolutely jaw dropping.

[ryurc]

Johnny Winter was in lampe Missouri in 1984. My parents went to the show and sat front row, two guys had to carry him out to the front of the stage, could barely stand, they said the first song was terrible, he was just too far out of it to even find the microphone. However 2nd song was better and by song 3 he was burning the place down. The pictures of him with the giant dragon tattoo were totally iconic.

[harryayre]

On August 26th 1990 at Alpine Valley Eric Clapton introduced Stevie as the Greatest guitar player in the world! He wasn't wrong. RIP Stevie

[oldViking]

Both the Winter Brothers were great, STV will never be replaced R.I.P.