Here's a great "lost" video interview with the late great Stevie Ray Vaughn from 1984 that I don't believe has ever been broadcast. This was obviously after his drinking and drugging days and he's very clear and present. In fact, he talks candidly about his nervous breakdown and his rehab. The interviewer isn't that great, but Stevie is awesome.
Here's the second half of the interview with guitarist Doyle Bramhall II from an episode of the Guitar Universe show that I co-produce. Part 1 was posted here about a month ago.
Doyle has played with everyone from Stevie Ray Vaughan to Roger Waters to Eric Clapton to his own band theArc Angels, as well as being a solo artist himself. What I like about this part of the interview is that he talks about how he got some of those gigs, which shows the typical way these things sometimes work.
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It's Backing Track Week here on The Big Picture and we're going to start off with the bass and drum track to Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble's "Pride And Joy." P&J is a cut from SRV's breakout album Texas Flood, which was recorded in three days in 1982 in Jackson Browne's personal studio in Los Angeles. The song peaked at #20 on the Mainstream Rock chart in 1983. Here's what to listen for:
1) Drummer Chris Layton and bassist Tommy Shannon are an excellent rhythm section. These guys are first class all way in terms of being able to lay down a shuffle rhythm.
2) Like most great blues drummers, Chris plays on the back end of the beat. Listen how far back the snare is. Also notice how he pushes to the front slightly during the solo to raise the song's energy, as any great drummer does.
3) The recording is very modern, with the drums present and in your face and obviously multi-miked.
4) Notice the click at the beginning of the song. This may have only been played at the intro as a tempo reference for the drummer, or it could've been an active click during the entire song. Anyone know for sure?
5) Listen for the guitar overdub during the solo. It's very simple, but perfect for the song and never makes it feel like it was overproduced.
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from an episode of the Guitar Universe show that I co-produce. Part 1 was posted here about a month ago.
as well as being a solo artist himself. What I like about this part of the interview is that he talks about how he got some of those gigs, which shows the typical way these things sometimes work.
" P&J is a cut from SRV's breakout album Texas Flood,
which was recorded in three days in 1982 in Jackson Browne's personal studio in Los Angeles. The song peaked at #20 on the Mainstream Rock chart in 1983. Here's what to listen for:
