Stevie Ray Vaughan

This is a link to the song Crossfire by Stevie Ray Vaughan that I heard on Yahoo! radio yesterday. Sweeeet Sweeet song! (Unfortunately the link is only for a 30 second preview which doesn't get to the best guitaring part). Listening to the song made me realize what kind of rubbish i have been listening to lately. Apart from some alternative rock (like matchbox 20 and nickelback) there is not much that i like. My style is the classic rock- van halen, pink floyd, scorpions etc

Now for the confession, I claim to be a classic rock guy, but I have rarely ventured outside the realm of a few very famous international bands. So when I heard this song by Stevie Ray Vaughan, I didn't even know who he was. This is just plain sad. So off I went to wikipedia to find out more. It turns out he was like only the seventh best guitarist ever for the rolling stones magazine. Those who are curious should read his entry in wikipedia. The saddest part was how he died. Having turned his life around by quitting alcohol and drug, it was sad that he still couldn't live to create even greater music for us.

Now I am in search of more his and other similar songs. Blues Guitaring Rocks !