Twenty Flight Rock

Burton Wilson's photos of old-world Austin and An Album of Texas Songwriters

"...1965, the Johnny Winter Trio, Big Joe Williams, Jimmie Vaughan in Storm, Jimmy Reed -- but wanes by 1974...."

July 20, 2001 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

Those Magic Moments

Clifford Antone reminisces from prison on 26 years in the blues business.

"...around '75. That's why we became so close with Jimmy [Reed], Clifton [Chenier], Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Walter Shakey..."

July 6, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Roots, Reckonings, and Resolutions

Roots

"...have come searching for the real thing. Like Jimmie Vaughan, for instance, who looked up Hargrove when he first..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Dancing About Architecture

A: The Flatliners

"...the event features Ana Egge, Kinky Friedman, Tish Hinojosa, Jimmy LaFave, Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis, K.R. Wood and..."

May 15, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Heavy Lifting: The Hammond Organ Has a Special Place in Austin ... I Should Know

Austin's an epicenter for an instrument that stopped being manufactured 47 years ago

"...like the Allman Brothers, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, and Jimmy Smith. Eighteen years old and sneaking into clubs in..."

April 1, 2022 Music Feature by Red Young

The Glam Punks of 70s Austin Get Up to Their Gypsy Tricks

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part two: Glitter rock (1972-76) fades

"...beat the heat, caught the attention of budding guitarist Jimmy Lee Saurage, a half-Korean result of a wartime union,..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

A Boy Named Emo

What was your favorite show on Red River at Emo's?

"...a walk-on to Lou Ann Barton's set by Jimmie Vaughan, joined thereafter by Eric Johnson. Barton barking out Roky..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Music Feature

The Forgotten Era of Glitter Rock in Mid-70s Austin

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part one: glam rock (1972-76)

"...great Texas guitar heroes," he adds. "That's Stevie Ray Vaughan, Billy Gibbons, and Seab Meador of the Werewolves."..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Jimmie Vaughan Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites

"...Jimmie VaughanPlays Blues, Ballads & Favorites (Shout! Factory)..."

July 16, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Caught 'em in Autumn

Earthpig & Fire

"...Gourds with his former Picket Line Coyotes bandmate, bassist Jimmy Smith (drummer Charlie Llewellin rounds out the quartet), happily..."

Sept. 22, 1995 Music Feature

Denny Freeman, the Graceful Guitarist Who Made Everyone Sound Better, Has Died

Masterful player had a foundational presence on Austin music

"...reemergence in the early seventies, playing alongside Stevie Ray Vaughan in Paul Ray & the Cobras. Four decades later,..."

April 25, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

TCB

Remembering Clifford Antone, who gave Austin a home of the blues

"...entire pantheon of blues and R&B legends: Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, Willie Dixon, John Lee Hooker, Fats Domino, Buddy..."

May 26, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Malo, Gina Chavez, Kathy Valentine, Jesse Dayton, and Jimmie Vaughan with Sue Foley and Mike Flanigin. – Kevin Curtin..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Heart & Soul, Part 2

Second half of lengthy Q&A with Huey Lewis

"...Stevie Ray Vaughan – his first national tour he opened for us...."

July 19, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Dancing About Architecture

Butthole Surfers and Austin City Limits suffer set backs while Riverfest marches on.

"...of last fall's 4-CD box set, more Stevie Ray Vaughan recordings are on their way from the folks at..."

June 29, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Austin Music Awards Gallery, 2015-2019

"...Jimmie Vaughan at the 34th annual Austin Music Awards, 2016..."

Nov. 26, 2019 Photo Gallery

Omar Kent Dykes

"...When Omar Kent Dykes cruised On the Jimmy Reed Highway in 2007, he stopped at many juke..."

May 15, 2009 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Omar Kent Dykes & Jimmie Vaughan

"...Omar Kent Dykes & Jimmie VaughanOn the Jimmy Reed Highway (Ruf)..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

SXSW Interview: Dion

“I don’t sing white, I don’t sing black, I sing Bronx”

"...Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Stevie Ray Vaughan], John Hammond Sr. called me in one day and..."

March 17, 2016 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Gary Clark Jr. on Antone’s

"It changed everything really"

"...Buddy Guy was like, “Cliff Antone’s legit,” and Jimmie Vaughan was like, “Cliff Antone is the guy.” So when..."

Aug. 11, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Born on Highway 61

Famed superharpist James Cotton settles into Austin.

"...blowing harp with hurricane force. Derek O'Brien and Jimmie Vaughan, meanwhile, trade guitar licks side by side, while Riley..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Bill Campbell: Blues Me or Lose Me

Remembering the late, great guitarist

"...Guitar king Jimmie Vaughan remembers the first time he saw Bill Campbell play...."

Sept. 13, 2024 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Off the Record

SXSW news and carryings-on

"...pleasure of being a fly on the wall for Jimmy Cliff's Daytrotter taping Thursday afternoon. Backed by only a..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Gasoline Dreams

Rounding up 2000 LPs.

"...The Third World Cop soundtrack, modern reggae's bookending of Jimmy Cliff's classic The Harder They Come film companion, lit..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Here Comes the Nice

Small Face Ronnie Lane's tenure in Austin is preserved on Live in Austin.

"...fame as his friends Pete Townshend, Eric Clapton, and Jimmy Page, was no less one of the seminal figures..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Boz Scaggs Doesn't Mean to Be Argumentative

The Texan parses blues, R&B, and rock & roll ahead of two Austin shows

"...Tell him yes, but even "Lido Shuffle" had a Jimmy Reed groove, he rebuts...."

Oct. 19, 2018 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Eruption

Church on Monday guitarist Jake Langley transcends jazz

"...typical of the crossover organ trios of the Sixties (Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Jack McDuff). Think Ramsey Lewis swinging..."

March 28, 2014 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Lush Life

The divine Miss Nancy Wilson brings her lush life to Austin.

"...Wilson credits Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughan as early inspirations, but says she owes more to..."

June 2, 2000 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

Live Shots

"...Then, to top the weirdness factor of the bandana-waving, Jimmy Webb-loving Harley hound, Nelson decided to start kicking the..."

June 28, 1996 Music Feature

Bob Dylan Puts an End to “Rough and Rowdy Ways” With Two Nights in Austin

Triumphant world tour concludes at ACL Live at the Moody

"...replaced on nine songs by none other than Jimmie Vaughan. Talk about sending a message. Vaughan crackled on Nashville..."

April 8, 2024 Music Post by Shawn Badgley

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