Live at Carnegie Hall (Stevie Ray Vaughan album)

Infobox Album | Name = Live at Carnegie Hall
Type = Live album
Artist = Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble


Released = July 29, 1997
Recorded = October 4, 1984
Genre = Electric blues
Length =
Label = Epic Records
Producer = Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tony Martell
Reviews = Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:1srj284y054a link]
Last album = "Greatest Hits"
(1995)
This album = "Live at Carnegie Hall"
(1997)
Next album = ""
(1999) |

"Live at Carnegie Hall" is an electric blues album of a live performance by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble at Carnegie Hall, New York City, on October 4, 1984—one night after Vaughan's thirtieth birthday. The power trio of Vaughan, Shannon and Layton was expanded that night with the participation of Dr. John on keyboards, the five-man horn section from Roomful of Blues, and Stevie's brother Jimmie on rhythm guitar. Stevie and the band were introduced by John Hammond, who had "discovered" and first signed the band to a major record label less than two years earlier.

= Preparation =Drummer Chris Layton from Double Trouble recalls preparing for the show as "chaos". There were many factors to making the show a success.

Apparel & Staging

In August of 1984, the trio found out they were booked at the famed concert hall. For clothing, the band went to Airport Boulevard in Austin, TX at a place called Nelda's Tailors [ [http://neldastailors.com/ Nelda's Tailor - Personalized Service for the Perfect Fit! ] ] to have their special mariachi-style velvet suits made. They also made the embroidered mariachi suits modeled after a pattern that his brother Jimmie had on his suit.

The stage set that Stevie designed were complete with two drums risers and a horn riser, painted lapis blue.

Rehearsal

The concert would feature two sets: one with himself and Double Trouble and the second with a number of guests. He originally put together a line-up consisting of his brother Jimmie on guitar, Tower of Power horn section, Booker T. Jones on keyboards, vocalist Angela Strehli, and percussionist George Rains.

Unfortunately, at the last minute, the Tower of Power horn section was replaced with the Roomful of Blues horn section and Booker T. Jones was replaced by New Orleans-style keyboardist, Dr. John.

In late September, they all rehearsed at the local Caravan of Dreams in Fort Worth, TX.

Recordings

Stevie originally envisioned the concert as a full-length video for release. The record label wanted to film the special occasion, but was shelved when the band blocked out studio time in March 1985 for the soon-to-be album, Soul to Soul, so they rolled audio tape. [ [http://srvrocks.com/austin_360_review.htm Austin 360 Review of "Live At Carnegie Hall" ] ]

Track listing

# Intro - Ken Dashow/John Hammond – 2:09
# Scuttle Buttin' (S.R. Vaughan) – 2:43
# Testifyin' (writer unknown) – 5:20
# Love Struck Baby (S.R. Vaughan) – 3:05
# Honey Bee (S.R. Vaughan) – 3:05
# Cold Shot (M. Kindred, W.C. Clark) – 4:45
# Letter To My Girlfriend (E. Jones) – 3:08
# Dirty Pool (D. Bramhall, S.R. Vaughan) – 6:40
# Pride and Joy (S.R. Vaughan) – 4:48
# The Things That I Used to Do (Eddie Jones) – 5:26
# C.O.D. (L. Gooden) – 5:32
# Iced Over (G. Collins) – 5:11
# Lenny (S.R. Vaughan) – 7:14
# Rude Mood (S.R. Vaughan) – 2:22

Original set list

This set list refers to the actual songs played that night at Carnegie Hall.

Set 1: (SRV & DT only)

# Scuttle Buttin'
# Testifyin'
# Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) - This is the version found on the last track of Disc 2 on the SRV Box Set.
# Tin Pan Alley (aka Roughest Place In Town) (unreleased)
# Love Struck Baby
# Honey Bee
# The Sky Is Crying - This version is found on track 13 of Disc 2 on the SRV Box Set.
# Cold Shot
# Couldn't Stand the Weather (unreleased)
# Rude Mood (unreleased)
Set 2: (SRV & DT with guests)

# Instrumental (unreleased)
# Texas Flood (unreleased)
# Mary Had A Little Lamb (unreleased)
# Letter To My Girlfriend (unreleased)
# Dirty Pool
# Pride And Joy
# The Things That I Used To Do
# C. O. D. (with Angela Strehli)
# Lonely Teardrops (with Angela Strehli) (unreleased)
# Iced Over
# Lenny
# Rude Mood

References