Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
1979, Bluebird Lounge, Ft. Worth, TX
Believed to be 9/30/79
With Robert "Bluebird" Ealey

In honor of Stevie's birthday, October 3rd!

Audience (sounds low gen, but nothing for sure) >Creative>CDWave to split tracks>FLAC

Sound rating: Pertyderngood. Samples provided. This is a new transfer from my tape.

Band:
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Chris "Whipper" Layton -drums
Jackie Newhouse - Bass
On some tracks:
Robert "Bluebird" Ealey -Voc, believed to be on guitar as well
Unknown Sax player.

According to some Texans I know, Robert "Bluebird" Ealey was the owner of the Bluebird Lounge in Ft. Worth. I think that is who is sitting in on guitar and vocals.
I am assuming from the date that Jackie Newhouse is on bass. Newhouse held a nice groove, but his tone was generally dull and what is known as "fart bass." It sounds like him to me. During the jam the sound is too bassy.

When I first got this tape a few years ago, I was thrilled. To come across any new Stevie is great, but an early show of this quality does not come along very often. Stevie toured relentlessly during 1978 and 1979. The 79 era is one of my all-time favorite periods for Stevie, but it is terribly under-documented. Those unstoppable chops came from night after night of gigging during this era. Here is part of one of those nights. This is very classic early SRV developing his own style.

I am sure there must be more of this show out there. This recording has some fade ins, fade outs, and cuts. I suspect there is more out there. If you have a better version, please post it! If you are hoarding some early SRV, bring it out and share please!

To me, the best parts of this show are Stevie's, but it is cool to hear him jam with an old-timer. This is loose stuff, clearly no rehersal. After a slow start, Ealey urges the band into a more funky version of The Thrill is Gone than they had in mind.

Setlist:
01 Hideaway
02 Instrumental
03 Rude Mood
04 Dirty Pool
05 Guitar Hurricane
06 All Your Love (I miss lovin')
07 You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now
08 Woke up this Morning
09 Collin's Shuffle
10 Unknown (end cuts)*
11 The Thrill is Gone*
12 I'll Take You There*
13 Don't Lose Your Cool+

*With unknown sax player and Robert Nightbird Ealey
+ With unknown sax player, probably RNE on guitar

Some songs have fades in or out, I did not add these. The very 1st 1 second and the ending of "Woke up this morning" are cut. The end cuts on the unknown track.

13 Don't Lose Your Cool.flac:679416ac1e8b37ee50330245b5535dee
02 Instrumental.flac:4da4070d34597c96496f5958520c01d4
03 Rude Mood.flac:25148da0a39a16425c5b0ae5179b93dd
04 Dirty Pool.flac:c70706233ab1adbafd42018a59a6d3d4
05 Guitar Hurricane.flac:5411a900fb8a9165202c924c83583af8
06 All Your Love (I miss Lovin').flac:00c71ad70428861adb8e0f0cb3071922
07 You done lost your good thing now.flac:6e3f0aa6ff1a6034889652bd199160df
08 Woke Up This Mornin'.flac:4ded8174d2dfbc025638377479142e97
09 Collin's Shuffle.flac:05ab43b2e75308319976404f80b63599
10 Unknown (cuts).flac:1d8918c0498e1ed61038da9321911606
11 The Thrill is Gone.flac:72505256a91a8812dd7a30156ee08daf
12 I'll Take You There.flac:3d9c84dd16b0e6d47fe69a587550dfb9
01 Hideaway.flac:fab6efdda0aa7d93020d4b13fe9ae5f7