2015 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees: Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Tag: electric blues
“Now when I was a young boy, at the age of five / My mother said I was, gonna be the greatest man alive / But now I’m a man, way past 21 / Want you to believe me baby / I had lot’s of fun…” – Muddy Waters (Mannish Boy: Composed by Bo Diddley/ Mel London/ McKinley Morganfield)
Muddy Waters
“Cold ground was my bed last night / Rocks was my pillow too / Cold ground was my bed last night / The rocks was my pillow too / You know, I woke this morning wondering / What in the world am I gonna do?” – Sam John Hopkins… aka Lightnin’ Hopkins (Mojo Hand: Composed by Lightnin’ Hopkins)
Special thanks to Brian Smith for permission to use his fantabulous photography. Very much appreciated! Brian can be contacted at: brian_smith_blues_pix@hotmail.com
“Well now baby, when you walk / You know you, shake like a willow tree / Now, baby, when you walk / Well, you shake just like a willow tree / Well, a girl like you could love to make a fool of me..” – Buddy Guy (Let Me Love You Baby: Composed by Willie Dixon)
George “Buddy” Guy
“You might think you’re pretty / But you’re ugly down to the bone / You might think you’re pretty / But you’re ugly down to the bone / One day you’ll wake up / And wonder why you’re all alone.” – Charlie Musselwhite (When It Rains It Pours: Composed by Charlie Musselwhite)
Charles “Charlie” Douglas Musselwhite, born January 31, 1944.
“Got a sweet little angel / I love the way she spreads her wings / I’ve got a sweet little angel, people / I love the way she spreads her wings / When she spreads her wings around me / I get so hot and everything…” – Sweet Little Angel (composed by by Lucille Bogan)
The reigning king of the blues, Riley B. King!
“Hey baby / Baby, let me know / Are you just going to stand there / And watch me go…” – Jimmie Vaughan (Don’t Let the Sun Set: by J. Vaughan & Greg Sain)
Jimmie Lawrence Vaughan
“Well, I roll and tumble / Brother, all night long / Well, I roll and tumble / Brother, all night long / Well, I woke up this morning / All my thrill was gone…” – Johnny Winter: Rollin’ and Tumblin’ (from The Progressive Blues Experiment, 1968)
RIP… John Dawson Winter III
Freakoutville 
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