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Stevie Ray Vaughan Live: Play Hard & Floor It!

Stevie Ray Vaughan’s uniquely eclectic and fiery style sounded like no other guitarist, regardless of genre — a leading light in American blues. STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN LIVE: PLAY HARD &: FLOOR IT! showcases the guitar master’s career with some of his finest performances caught on tape: Stevie Ray’s debut at the 1982 Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland; his headlining gig at the 1985 Montreux festival; an intense 1983 set at Toronto’s tiny El Mocambo club, and a hometown gig in Austin, Texas at the height of his career in 1989 — a year before his tragic death. Friend and Double Trouble bandmate drummer Chris Layton gives context to the performances in all–new, on–camera interviews. Songs include his #1 hit “Crossfire”, “Pride & Joy,” “Texas Flood,” “Love Struck Baby” and “SRV’s” remarkable cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Chile.”

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CUTLINE: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
From left: Tommy Shannon (bass), Stevie Ray Vaughan, Chris Layton (drums), Reese Wynans (keyboards)

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