Stevie Ray Vaughan: Caught in the Crossfire
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (785 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0316160695 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"SRV's story told less starry eyed and honest." according to Christopher Higbee. After reading several other biography's of SRV including the monster 2 volume day after day, night after night. This book approaches the subject matter less starry eyed. If you were in the Dallas. Austin musicians circle of the mid 70 to mid 80's this is exactly the kind of behind the scenes only you could put together. Hats off. J.L. Populist said The Life Of A Legend.. The authors definitely spent some time researching for this book. The result is a candid, close look at a guitar legend that died so young.This book goes beyond the rock star image and shows the human side of SRV. He was human and imperfect. He fought a lot of battles with addiction and in the end he conquered the drugs and alco. "Great Read But Tragic Story" according to KMickP. Before reading the book, I knew little of the man, yes I was familiar with his music but knew little of his background etc. So an education and interesting, but totally tragic story.
Stevie Ray Vaughan: Caught in the Crossfire is the first biography of this meteoric guitar hero. Stevie Ray Vaughan: Caught in the Crossfire reveals Stevie Ray Vaughan's life in all its remarkable, sometimes unsavory detail. It will stand as the definitive biographical portrait of Stevie Ray.. Fueled by drugs and alcohol through a thousand one-night stands, he lived at a fever pitch that nearly destroyed him. It nearly saved his life. Emerging from the hotbed of Texas blues, Stevie Ray Vaughan developed his unique style early on, in competition with his older brother, Jimmie Vaughan, founder of the Fabulous Thunderbirds - a competition that shaped much of Stevie's life. Musically exhausted and close to collapse, in his final years Stevie Ray mustered the courage to overcome his addictions, finding strength and inspiration in a new emotional openness. The genuineness and passion of his music moved millions. His death in a freak helicopter crash in 1990 silenced one of the great musical talents of our time. Performing night after night - from his early teens to his tragic death at age thirty-five, in tiny pass-the-hat clubs and before thousands in huge arenas - Stevie Ray Vaughan fused blazing technique with deep soul in a manner unrivaled since the days of Jimi Hendrix. His blistering guitar playing breathed life back into t
Backed up by plenty of blues history, this enthusiastic tribute ably succeeds as a narrative, adopting the down-home colloquialisms of its subject. Both brothers were fixtures of the 1960s and '70s Austin scene, which spawned such rock acts as ZZ Top and allowed Stevie Ray to form his own band, Double Trouble. He underwent treatment in 1986, a process which sealed his friendship with guitarist and recovered heroin addict Eric Clapton. . Afterward, Vaughan became a preachy proponent of AA's 12-step program; he is reverently portrayed here as an inspiration to troubled fans. Photos not seen by PW. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. Later, as his career skyrocketed, Vaughan abused cocaine and whiskey. From Publishers Weekly Austin-based journalists Patoski and Crawford pen a rousing account of Texas blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, who died at age 35 in a