Drawn from studio sessions, live performances and rare radio and television broadcasts, these three discs chronicle the brilliant and unbridled career of the uniquely gifted guitar slinger - from unheard early session to the last shows at Alpine Valley and everything in between! Over 4 hours of music, 54 total tracks, 36 unissued performances.
This career-spanning box of three CDs celebrates a legacy that looms larger than that of any blues-rocking guitarist since Jimi Hendrix. Despite fears that a series of posthumous releases had depleted the Stevie Ray Vaughan vaults, previously unreleased gems dominate the selection. Highlights extend from Vaughan's swaggering apprenticeship with Paul Ray and the Cobras to slash-and-burn concert performances from the final month of his life. There are obligatory dips into the songbooks of Hendrix and Buddy Guy, appearances on MTV Unplugged and Austin City Limits, and instrumental interplay with brother Jimmie Vaughan and tourmate Jeff Beck. Though his guitar never loses its flamethrower intensity, the set documents his progression from the showoff licks of the young "Stevie Rave On" into a fully rounded artistry of soulful depth.
CD 1
01. Thunderbird (Recorded In Austin, Texas 1977) (Paul Ray & The Cobras)
02. I'm Cryin'
03. You're Gonna Miss Me Baby (Recorded During An Austin, Texas Soundcheck 1979)
04. They Call Me Guitar Hurricane (Live)
05. All Your Love I Miss Loving (Live) (Recorded At The Steamboat In Austin, Texas 1980)
06. Come On (Pt.III)
07. Letter To My Girlfriend
08. Lenny (KUT-FM Radio Performance, Austin, Texas 1981)
09. Don't Lose Your Cool (Live)
10. Crosscut Saw (Live)
11. Manic Depression (Live) (Recorded At Fitzgerald's Club, Houston, Texas 1981)
12. Texas Flood (Live)
13. Collins' Shuffle (Live) (Recorded At The Montreux International Jazz Festival 1982)
14. Pride And Joy (Taken From The Album Texas Flood 1982)
15. Love Struck Baby (First 'Austin City Limits' Television Appearance 1983)
16. Hug You, Squeeze You (Live) (Recorded At The El Mocambo, Toronto, Canada 1983)
17. Don't Stop By The Creek, Son (Taken From The Album Texas Twister 1982) (Johnny Copeland with Stevie Ray Vaughan)
18. Ask Me No Questions (Taken From The Album In Session 1983) (Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan)
CD 2
01. Scuttle Buttin'
02. Couldn't Stand The Weather (Taken From The Album Couldn't Stand The Weather 1984)
03. Empty Arms (Taken From The Album The Sky Is Crying 1984)
04. Little Wing/Third Stone From The Sun (Live) (CBS Records Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii 1984)
05. If You Have To Know (Taken From The Album Strike Like Lightning 1984) (Lonnie Mack with Stevie Ray Vaughan)
06. These Blues Is Killing Me (Taken From The Album I'm In The Wrong Business 1984) (A.C. Reed with Stevie Ray Vaughan)
07. Boilermaker (Outtake From The Soul To Soul Sessions 1985)
08. Change It (Taken From The Album Soul To Soul 1985)
09. Shake 'N Bake (Outtake From The Soul To Soul Sessions 1985)
10. Mary Had A Little Lamb (Live) (Taken From The Album Living Alive 1985)
11. I'm Leavin' You (Commit A Crime) (Live) (MTV's 'Mardi Gras' Appearance 1987)
12. Rude Mood/Pipeline (Live) (MTV's 'Mardi Gras' Appearance 1987) (Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimmie Vaugha)
13. The Sky Is Crying (Live)
14. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) (Recorded At Carnegie Hall, New York, New York 1984)
CD 3
01. Lookin' Out The Window (Live)
02. Look At Little Sister (Live)
03. Willie The Wimp (Live) (Recorded At The Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1987)
04. The House Is Rockin' (Taken From The Album In Step 1989)
05. Crossfire (Live) (Recorded At Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico 1989)
06. Wall Of Denial (Taken From The Album In Step 1989)
07. Dirty Pool (SRV Solo On Timothy White's 'Rock Lives' Radio Program 1989) (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
08. Goin' Down (Live) (Recorded At Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico 1989) (Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck)
09. Rude Mood (Live) (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
10. Pride And Joy (Live) (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
11. Testify (Live) (SRV Solo Acoustic From MTV's 'Unplugged' 1990) (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
12. Long Way From Home (Taken From The Album Family Style 1990) (The Vaughan Brothers)
13. Tightrope (Live)
14. Cold Shot (Live) (Recorded In Houston, Texas 1990)
15. The Things (That) I Used To Do (Live)
16. Let Me Love You Baby (Live)
17. Leave My Girl Alone (Live)(Recorded At Alpine Valley, East Troy, Wisconsin 1990)
