Jimmie Vaughan
NewMusicForOldFolks says …
I think that Jimmie Vaughan might be more popular if he wasn't Stevie Ray's older brother. On his own he's a respected and talented guitar player. Stevie was such a force that almost no one could measure up, but when you're part of the family, the comparisons are natural. While Stevie's playing was big, blustery and in-your-face, Jimmie is, by contrast, more subtle, never playing three notes when one will do. He's very good at when he does, he just doesn't blow your doors off every song. Jimmie tours with his Tilt-a-Whirl Band and singer Lou Ann Barton and puts on a great show.
Artist's Info
Website: jimmievaughan.com
See him live: Tour dates
See also: The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Record company: Proper
Genre: Blues
If you like this, look into: Tommy Castro, Dave Alvin, Keb' Mo'
Bio (From artist's website)
Jimmie Vaughan is far more than just one of the greatest and most respected guitarists in the world of popular music. As Guitar Player Magazine notes, “He is a virtual deity–a living legend.” After all, Vaughan provides a vital link between contemporary music and its proud heritage, as well as being a longtime avatar of retro cool. Since releasing his first solo album in 1994, he has set the standard for quality modern roots music. Throughout his career, Vaughan has earned the esteem of his legendary guitar-playing heroes and superstar peers along with successive generations of young players. His musical ethos and personal style have had an impact on contemporary culture, from spearheading the current blues revival with The Fabulous Thunderbirds to his longtime, innate fashion sense of slicked-back hair and sharp vintage threads (now seen throughout the pages of contemporary fashion journals) to becoming a premier designer of classic custom cars. But for Jimmie Vaughan, none of it is part of a crusade or a career plan. It’s just his natural way of living his life and pursuing the interests that have captivated Vaughan since his youth. (more)
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Recordings
Most Recent
PLAYS MORE BLUES, BALLADS & FAVORITES (2011): Plays More Blues, Ballads & Favorites is Blues-Rock pioneer Jimmie Vaughan's second helping of covers of the roots music that inspired him, with versions of songs by Ray Charles, Hank Williams Sr., Lloyd Price, Jimmy Reed, and others. The album was recorded in Austin, Texas, and features legendary blues singer Lou Ann Barton joining him once again, on three tracks. Vaughan founded the iconic Fabulous Thunderbirds in 1974,and they became famous for the high-octane Blues-Rock sound that earned them critical acclaim in the '70s and platinum albums in the '80s. In 1990, Vaughan recorded a duets album, Family Style, with his brother, Stevie Ray Vaughan, shortly before the latter's untimely death, and then went on to a successful solo career.
Others
Strange Pleasure (1994)
Out There (1998)
Do You Get The Blues? (2001)
Omar Kent Dykes & Jimmie Vaughan ‒ On The Jimmy Reed Highway (2007)
Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites (2010)
