Synopses & Reviews
Texas is the honorary home of roadhouse music, and the late Stevie Ray Vaughan its uncrowned king. More than just a biography and musical exploration of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Roadhouse Blues tells the stories of the great Texan musicians that came before him and influenced him so deeply. It puts in context Stevie Ray's rise to fame - including the part played by his family, his friends, his heroes (like Jimi Hendrix), and his addiction to drink and drugs - as well as the lasting impact that his brief but turbulent life and work had on his contemporaries, and on later generations of blues fans and guitar players.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 188), discography (p. 172-187), and index.
Table of Contents
References and discographies for: T-Bone Walker -- Pee Wee Crayton -- Arc Angels -- Marcia Ball -- T. D. Bell, Erbie Bowser -- Zu Zu Bollin -- Lou Ann Barton -- Doyle Bramhall -- Clarence Gatemouth Brown -- Clifton Chenier -- Charlie Christian -- W. C. Clark -- Albert Collins -- Johnny Copeland -- Double Trouble -- Chris Duarte -- Eddie Durham -- Joe Ely -- The Fabulous Thunderbirds -- Flatlanders -- Anson Funderburgh -- Roy Gaines -- Jow Guitar Hughes -- Long John Hunter -- Eric Johnson -- Andrey Junior Boy Jones -- Tutu Jones -- Freddie King -- Smokin' Joe Kubek -- Johnny Lang -- Lonnie Mack -- Delbert McClinton -- Mike Mogan & The Crawl -- Omar & The Howlers -- Kid Ramos -- Sherman Robertson -- Duke Robillard -- Roomful of Blues -- Doug Sahm (Sir Douglas Quintet, Texas Tornados) -- Charlie Sexton -- Kenny Wayne Shepherd -- Storyville -- Susan Tedeschi -- Jimmie Vaughan -- Johnny Guitar Watson -- Hop Wilson -- U. P. WIlson -- Kim Wilson -- Johnny Winter.