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Artist Biography For Jimmie Vaughan
Jimmie Lawrence Vaughan Born In March 20 1951 In Dallas Texas Is An American Blues Guitarist And Singer. He Is The Older Brother Of Stevie Ray Vaughan. Jimmie Vaughan's Style Was Influenced By Freddie King Who Gave Him Personal Advice. Also Two Other Blues Guitarists Albert King And B. B. King Were Important Influences. Johnny "Guitar" Watson Was Another Important Early Influence Jimmie Says That He And His Younger Brother Stevie Studied Johnny "Guitar" Watson More Than Any Other Single Guitarist . Jimmie Vaughan Developed His Own Personal Style That Is Easily Recognized. He Formed The Band The Fabulous Thunderbirds With Singer And Harpist Kim Wilson Bassist Keith Fergusson And Drummer Mike Buck. The Initial Fabulous Thunderbirds Members Were All Proteges Of Austin Texas Blues Club Owner Clifford Antone. The Band's First Four Albums Released Between 1979 And 1983 Are Ranked Among The Most Important 'white Blues' Recordings. Sadly Since Those Early Albums Did Not Sell Well The Band Was Left Out Without A Recording Contract For A Couple Of Years During The Times When Jimmie's Younger Brother Achieved Popular Success . The Fabulous Thunderbirds Got A New Contract In 1986 And Made Several Albums That Featured More Commercial Pop-Music Sound And Production Styles. Jimmie Left The Band In 1989 And Made A "duo Album" Called Family Style With His Younger Brother Stevie Ray Vaughan. Before The Album Was Released Stevie Died In A Helicopter Crash In Wisconsin On August 27 1990. The Album Was Released A Few Days After The Tragic Accident The Listed Artist On The Album Was "Vaughan Brothers" . The Album Was Light Blues-Influenced Rock With Jimmie Singing On Several Tracks. Vaughan Released His First Solo Album Strange Pleasure In 1994. The Album Contained A Song "Six Strings Down" That Was Dedicated To The Memory Of His Brother. He Has Continued His Solo Career Since Then. Vaughan's Solo Albums Contain Mostly Blues-Rock Material That He Writes Himself. In 2001 Vaughan Paid An Installment On His And The Fabulous Thunderbirds' Huge Debt To Harmonica Swamp Blues When He Contributed Guitar To The Lazy Lester Album Blues Stop Knockin'. From Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Six Strings Down
Jimmie-Vaughan - Strange Pleasure
"Six Strings Down" Is A Song Written By Art Neville Eric Kolb Aaron Neville Cyril Neville Kelsey Smith And Jimmie Vaughan And Which First Appeared On Jimmie Vaughan's Album Strange Pleasure In 1995. The Song Was Written As A Eulogy To Jimmie Vaughan's Brother Stevie Ray Vaughan And By Extension Many Other Fallen Guitarists.
In Its Original Incarnation The Song Takes The Form Of An Acoustic Blues. The Opening Line "Alpine Valley/Middle Of The Night" Refers To The Alpine Valley Music Theater Near East Troy Wisconsin Where The Helicopter Carrying Stevie Ray Vaughan And Several Others Crashed Following A Concert In 1990. The Song References Many Other Deceased Blues Music Guitarists Including Jimi Hendrix The "voodoo Chile" Albert Collins Muddy Waters Lightnin' Hopkins T-Bone Walker Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones Freddie King And Albert King. The Song's Refrain Mourns That "Heaven Done Called Another Blues Stringer Back Home".
All-Star Versions Of The Song Were Played At A Tribute Concert To Stevie Ray Vaughan In 1996 And In A Raucous Version At Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival In 2004
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Jimmie Lawrence Vaughan Born In March 20 1951 In Dallas Texas Is An American Blues Guitarist And Singer. He Is The Older Brother Of Stevie Ray Vaughan. Jimmie Vaughan's Style Was Influenced By Freddie King Who Gave Him Personal Advice. Also Two Other Blues Guitarists Albert King And B. B. King Were Important Influences. Johnny "Guitar" Watson Was Another Important Early Influence Jimmie Says That He And His Younger Brother Stevie Studied Johnny "Guitar" Watson More Than Any Other Single Guitarist . Jimmie Vaughan Developed His Own Personal Style That Is Easily Recognized. He Formed The Band The Fabulous Thunderbirds With Singer And Harpist Kim Wilson Bassist Keith Fergusson And Drummer Mike Buck. The Initial Fabulous Thunderbirds Members Were All Proteges Of Austin Texas Blues Club Owner Clifford Antone. The Band's First Four Albums Released Between 1979 And 1983 Are Ranked Among The Most Important 'white Blues' Recordings. Sadly Since Those Early Albums Did Not Sell Well The Band Was Left Out Without A Recording Contract For A Couple Of Years During The Times When Jimmie's Younger Brother Achieved Popular Success . The Fabulous Thunderbirds Got A New Contract In 1986 And Made Several Albums That Featured More Commercial Pop-Music Sound And Production Styles. Jimmie Left The Band In 1989 And Made A "duo Album" Called Family Style With His Younger Brother Stevie Ray Vaughan. Before The Album Was Released Stevie Died In A Helicopter Crash In Wisconsin On August 27 1990. The Album Was Released A Few Days After The Tragic Accident The Listed Artist On The Album Was "Vaughan Brothers" . The Album Was Light Blues-Influenced Rock With Jimmie Singing On Several Tracks. Vaughan Released His First Solo Album Strange Pleasure In 1994. The Album Contained A Song "Six Strings Down" That Was Dedicated To The Memory Of His Brother. He Has Continued His Solo Career Since Then. Vaughan's Solo Albums Contain Mostly Blues-Rock Material That He Writes Himself. In 2001 Vaughan Paid An Installment On His And The Fabulous Thunderbirds' Huge Debt To Harmonica Swamp Blues When He Contributed Guitar To The Lazy Lester Album Blues Stop Knockin'. From Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia
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"Six Strings Down" is a song written by Art Neville, Eric Kolb, Aaron Neville, Cyril Neville, Kelsey Smith, and Jimmie Vaughan, and which first appeared on Jimmie Vaughan's album Strange Pleasure in 1995. The song was written as a eulogy to Jimmie Vaughan's brother, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and, by extension, many other fallen guitarists.
In its original incarnation, the song takes the form of an acoustic blues. The opening line, "Alpine Valley/Middle of the Night" refers to the Alpine Valley Music Theater near East Troy, Wisconsin where the helicopter carrying Stevie Ray Vaughan and several others crashed following a concert in 1990. The song references many other deceased blues music guitarists including Jimi Hendrix (the "voodoo chile"), Albert Collins, Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins, T-Bone Walker, Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones, Freddie King, and Albert King. The song's refrain mourns that "Heaven done called another blues stringer back home".
All-star versions of the song were played at a tribute concert to Stevie Ray Vaughan in 1996 and, in a raucous version, at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2004 Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.