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Despite the legendary public reaction to Vaughan’s debut, there’s hardly an errant moment on the track. From the SRV composition “Pride and Joy?? (since elevated to a blues staple) to the slow languorous burn that is Vaughan’s cover of “Texas Flood,” it’s evident that the man could just flat out play. In the early days before his discovery, Vaughan fused so much raw, open energy into his performance that even once removed through a recording, the presentation...
...soaring with impossible runs over Layton’s fast and loose percussion. While maturity had refined his playing, Vaughan clearly hadn’t lost his competitive fire. Grounded by Reese Waynans on organ in addition to Layton and Shannon, Vaughan returns to “Pride and Joy?? for the symmetry of it all, this time transcending his original by infusing voice and playing with a thick, raw edge. Later, Double Trouble reprises “Texas Flood,” this time moving away from the first rendition’s stripped down brooding sensibilities...
William Edwards ’01, who also won a Hoopes Prize for his senior thesis, said he “shouted for joy?? when he opened the letter informing him of his induction...