Stevie Ray Vaughn........

[a kennedy]

OMGOSH..... why no followers or up and comers doing that thing Stevie Ray did......

[UniteFightBack]

1. Because that brother was just THAT good. I really really miss him.

[Miles Archer]

2. Many artists with similar influences, but they didn't assemble the pieces in the same way

Albert King, Albert Collins, Jimi...they're universal, but what made Stevie a man apart from vaguely "similar" artists is that he had a streak of originality on par with any of the legends he emulated.

Not sure if you've heard of Tinsley Ellis...he was part of Alligator Records' huge "blues wave" in the 80s. He's a pretty strong performer and while it's probably not fair to compare him to SRV, many did, during his rise to popularity. I would not compare him to Stevie on an "as good as / not as good as" level, because I don't believe in that. You're good, or your not. Tinsley was, and still is. You may enjoy his stuff...plenty of videos on YouTube.

[Fix The Stupid]

3. It's the tone....guitar player here...

He somehow made those incredibly crisp, smooth sounds with a relatively clean tone...

Distortion can "hide" a lot of things...

There was no where for Stevie to hide with his tone...What you heard was 100% bang on - he hit every note, even live, with perfection...

He was and will remain 1 of a kind.

The guitar was a toy to him, an extension of his arm.

[Harker]

4. I saw Stevie Ray at Red Rocks

outdoor amphitheatre headlining after Bobby Blue Bland, Albert King, and B.B. King.

Part of what made him great was his respect and admiration for the players who blazed the trails he made his own.

[mulsh]

5. I saw SRV at one of hisfirst west coast show, the '79 SF Blues Festival. Back stage cleared out as

soon as he started playing, Robert Cray, Freddie Roulette, Big Mama Thornton were standing on the side of the stage looks of awe on their faces. BB King was there but not playing, he looked very impressed. SRV was that good. Better than that good. I felt I was in the presence of a God, I'm not alone in that.

Unique talent can be copied but it can't be repeated, just look at the any unique artist or player. Besides we already had a SRV, I'm waiting for the next step.