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Stevie kept a journal - a personal journal - which I found about two years after his death. The journal seemed to be written to God or as a conversation with God. I share the following excerpts:
.........."God...I pray that I be cleansed/washed in the blood of Jesus Christ. Born again. I pray that I may be of use to you as you see fit. Help me that I may do my part. Amen."
.........."God has been very good to me. He is good to all life. The willingness to try to work on my health is another and I am grateful for this opportunity."
.........."Altho I can get confused about life and it's lessons, I can say that I am trying very hard to learn. I can see that I am learning how to care for others and for myself. Slowly sometimes, but surely nevertheless. I can play beautiful music. This is a gift that God has given me and a gift that I do my best to use for good and give it all I have. I am loved by many of God's children for this, and because it does show that I am trying to grow in this life. God saved me among so many and I must accept that he has a purpose for me. If I am good enough for God, I should be good enough for me. Thank you, God!"
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(Doug's Thoughts):......One of the most inspiring things for me is actually hearing stories about actors or musicians and there failures because they stuck with there convictions and never gave up, and in the end they made it to the top. One example is When Stevie played the Montreux
From the back cover of
Stevie Ray Vaughan
And Double Trouble
Live At Montreux 1982 & 1985
By the summer of 1982, Stevie Ray Vaughan was already a veteran of the Southern blues circuit. Searching for his big break, Stevie and his band Double Trouble were asked by legendary Atlantic producer Jerry Wexler to play "Blues Night" at the annual Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland. Playing like his life depended on it, Stevie put on a fiery performance - full of future SRV classics like "Pride And Joy" and "Love Struck Baby." The audience could not have cared less. Every song Stevie played was greeted by an increasing wave of boos and hisses and he left the stage bewildered and heart-broken.
As fate would have it, this would be the most important single show Stevie ever played. In the audience that night were two figures who would prove instrumental in Stevie's subsequent rise to stardom: David Bowie and Jackson Browne. They recognized Stevie's raw talent and limitless passion. As a result, Jackson Browne offered Stevie the opportunity to record (free of charge) at his own studio--the tapes that would be Texas Flood--Stevie's first studio album for Epic Records. In addition, Stevie was asked to play on Bowie's hugely successful Let's Dance album and tour.
Three years later, when Stevie was invited back to headline "Blues Night" at the festival, the crowd, now familiar with Stevie's songs and albums treated him like the conquering hero. And Stevie again played like his life depended on it - because, as we all came to recognize and respect, that was the only way he knew how.
SRV Links
http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/StevieRayVaughan/
http://www.awpi.com/SRV/
Jimmie Vaughan
http://www.jimmievaughan.com
Tommy Shannon
http://www.srvdoubletrouble.com
Tommy Shannon - Photos -
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
http://www.srvdoubletrouble.com/photoalbum/index.htm
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