Stevie Ray Vaughan – Texas Flood

“Texas Flood” (sometimes called “Stormin’ in Texas” or “Flood Down in Texas”) is a blues song recorded by Larry Davis in 1958. Considered a blues standard, it has been recorded by several artists, including Stevie Ray Vaughan, who made it part of his repertoire.

“Texas Flood” – Song by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble from the album Texas Flood. Released on June 13, 1983.

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Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood (Live From Austin, TX)

Stevie Ray Vaughan Double Trouble - Texas Flood (Live From Austin, TX)08:58

“Texas Flood” (sometimes called “Stormin’ in Texas” or “Flood Down in Texas”) is a blues song recorded by Larry Davis in 1958. Considered a blues standard, it has been recorded by several artists, including Stevie Ray Vaughan, who made it part of his repertoire.

According to Clifford Antone, Stevie Ray Vaughan was introduced to “Texas Flood” by Angela Strehli at Antone’s club in Austin, Texas, where the three of them worked out the song. Vaughan drummer Chris Layton recalled that Albert King brought Larry Davis to the club several times, where Vaughan was attracted to the “intriguing guitar parts”.

In 1983, Vaughan recorded “Texas Flood” for his debut album, also titled Texas Flood. He followed Davis’ song, although he added several twelve-bar sections of improvised guitar soloing, which nearly doubled the length of the song and provided a showcase for his electric guitar style. Although Vaughan performed it in using G fingering, he tuned his guitar one-half step lower; as a result the song is played in the key of G-flat.

Vaughan recorded several live versions of “Texas Flood” during his career, which appeared on such albums as Live Alive (1986), Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985 (released 2001), Live in Tokyo (1985, released 2006), and the videos Live at the El Mocambo (1983, released 1991) and Live from Austin, Texas (1983, released 1995). Vaughan’s version is listed at number 66 by Rolling Stone magazine in its “100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time”.

First video on the top is live at El Mocambo in 1983.

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