Stevie Ray Vaughan news:
2008
THE NEW STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN BOOK 2008! "Day by Day, Night by Night"
Yes Lord! It is finally out!
Yet another great work by the chronological master himself, Craig Hopkins of Dallas Texas!
Never before seen photos of the Late Great Stevie Ray guitarist and I, along with photos of many many others, from those beginning days, when Stevie and I started our first bands in Dallas: "Lincoln", "Liberation" and the smokin' band: "Blackbird"!
These photos, articles, interview... go back to the late 1960's all the way up to his untimely death.
Christian-Charles de Plicque
For more info about the book and how to order: e-mail: shalom.ahimma@pp.inet.fi
2006
Back to the 60's!
A new book by our old roadie Cutter Brandenburg from Dallas (Austin now) about the late great Stevie Ray Vaughan. Just released!
Finally copies have arrived in Finland!
the new Stevie Ray Vaughan bio
with over 250 photos of us in Dallas=("Big D" as we call it!)
back in the days before he was famous and
naturally afterwards!
"You Can't Stop A Comet"
By our old roadie:
Cutter Brandenburg
There you will see never before seen photos of all of us, from the beginning Dallas days with me and Stevie Ray as young teenagers... Our 2nd group in Dallas was called: "Liberation" with full horn section. Then we moved on to the Austin-based group: Blackbird. Two drummers, two guitarists (Stevie and the great Kim Davis), bassist, Hammond B-3, Wurlitzer and Fender Rhodes and some singer!
"Blackbird"
In Austin Texas taken at the famed Waterloo Social Club where we were the houseband for 2 years.
"Lincoln" band with Stevie Ray (15 years old) and Christian-Charles (16 years old). Our first group together in Dallas. Stevie Ray and my final group together, after Blackbird in Austin, was with the great bassist, Tommy Shannon and drummer Roddy Colonna (from Blackbird). 3 musicians, playing at volume level: 300. We were called: "Thunderbird". And that it was!
There are other photos of us as kids in Dallas, long before Austin and of course Austin and afterwards when Stevie rose to worldwide fame. And some sizzling stories from way back then, never included in any of the other 3 biographies of Vaughan.
Get your copy today!
See more photos of all of us during those great days of Texas music at:
www.deplicque.net
www.mrceecutter.com/order.htm
2005
"THE" BOOK!
THE ESSENTIAL STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN by: Craig Lee Hopkins of Dallas Texas
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2005
The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan
All-in-one essential reference book.
The culmination of ten years of research and collecting....
(Photo: the Stevie Ray/Christian-Charles band: "Lincoln" (Dallas Love Field Airport) ca. 1970's) click for larger version.
...Craig Hopkins' labor of love has produced this definitive volume of Stevie Ray Vaughan memorabilia, pictures, artifacts and interviews. In the real world, Hopkins was a trial lawyer in Texas, but his passion was Stevie.
That passion surfaced in 1984 at his first Vaughan show. Even though he caught Vaughan only a handful of times including once weeks before he died in 1990, Hopkins began collecting SRV memorabilia, then he started the SRV fan club in 1992. Within these 250+ pages are Hopkins' unrestrained efforts to shed light on every aspect of Stevie.
There have been many unauthorized biographies written about celebrities like Vaughan, but Hopkins book begins with an authorized 1996 letter from Stevie's mother, Martha Vaughan. From there he includes an amazing SRV chronology which includes details every Vaughan fan must familiarize himself with.
For example, the first record Stevie bought was Lonnie Mack's Wham later broken by his father, Stevie met Tommy Shannon in 1969 at the Fog in Dallas, and Stevie wrote Pride and Joy in 1975 for Lindi Bethel. In addition to 20 plus pages of Vaughan talking taken from interviews published as far back as 1982, Hopkins himself talks to B.B. King, Tommy Shannon, Doyle Bramhall, W.C. Clark, Lonnie Mack, Chris Layton, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd specifically to record their tributes and reminiscences about Vaughan.
But the strength of Hopkins' effort is the seemingly endless array of memorabilia he is able to depict through pictures and his expert explanations of collectibles. The three pages of photos of backstage passes and explanations of how to verify the authenticity is crucial information for every serious collector.
Likewise Hopkins' discourse on verifying Stevie's autographs (Hopkins
is often called upon to verify the SRV signature from all periods
of Stevie's life.). Hopkins offers his own guide to the world of
SRV collectibles. Pins, clothing (four pages of pictures of SRV concert
t-shirts), programs, and guitar picks (Most picks are highly collectable
and the value is now beyond the reach of many fans.
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Add to this pages of color pictures of Stevie magazine covers, recordings here and abroad, bandannas, concert posters as far back as 1972, hats, cups, set lists, even state of the art SRV tattoos. This is a book to read over and over.
There's a four page alphabetical listing of songs Stevie played, when and with who. But the most impressive assembly is Hopkins' 45 page catalogue of over 1600 Vaughan performance from 1972 through the final Alpine Valley show. Stevie didn't suddenly appear; the road to fame is a long and arduous one.
Hopkins' offers readers an intimate glimpse into the world of Stevie
Ray Vaughan and the extensive artifacts that document his career.
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Deluxe hardcover edition
First printing limited to only 3000 copies worldwide
256 pages
Photographs
Almost five hundred (500) photographs!!
Over 300 COLOR photos!!
Over 100 photos of Stevie, many from Stevie and Janna's personal
photo album!! Many professional candid and concert photos you have
never seen before!
The SRV Chronology Chronicles
Stevie's life in detail year by year. Hundreds of biographical
facts including Stevie's major awards and achievements! Excerpts
from this chronology are in the new SRV boxed set.
Interviews The ultimate Stevie Ray Vaughan
interview - Stevie's own words from 1982-1990.
Plus...Double Trouble members Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon, friend and songwriting partner Doyle Bramhall, Jimmie Vaughan, B.B. King, Stevie's uncle Joe Cook (including his poetry about Stevie, as seen on TV), former famed group: "Blackbird's" lead vocalist bandmate Christian-Charles de Plicque and W.C. Clark, Lonnie Mack, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Smokin' Joe Kubek, VH1 "Legends" producer Dan Jackson, and Heart of Texas music store owner Ray Hennig tells the story of how Stevie acquired his famous Number One Strat, and much more...
(The powerpack band: "Blackbird"!
With Christian-Charles, Stevie Ray, Kim Davis (other guitarist),
Roddy Colonna drums, John Hoff drums, Noel Deis Hammond B-3, and
keys, David Frame bass. Austin Texas. Photo taken at the reknowned
Waterloo Social Club) cira 1969).
Letters from hia mother Martha Vaughan, Janna Lapidus and Tommy
Shannon
Memorabilia guide and collecting tips, including photos of over 100 rare SRV
posters!
SRV & Double Trouble set lists 1978-1990
Sightseeing guide for Austin and Dallas - where he lived and performed, the
SRV Memorial, his final resting place, and more...
The best excerpts from the SRV Fan Club newsletters 1993-1998
Concert listing of over 1600 performances by Stevie from 1973-1990
Discography listing hundreds of SRV recordings: 45's, 12-inch singles, LP's,
CD's, laser discs, DVD's, promotional records and discs, and imports.
Radio and Televsion appearances around the world.
Bibliography listing hundreds of magazine articles and books about Stevie Ray
Vaughan from 1971-2000.
Copies of The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan have found their way into 25 countries and all 50 US states. Of a total of 2967 copies, less than 85 copies remain. Order now. There have been several sales of the book on eBay for up to $137 per copy
2005
The late great blues gutarist: Stevie Ray Vaughan
There is a new (yes yet another bio of): Stevie Ray Book coming out! Yes, our old Roadie for my our old group (1960's!): "Blackbird", Cutter (Robert) Brandenburg, who lives in Austin now, and is opening a new nightclub there, just wrote me to tell me it is coming out, via his website.
It will have photos of Stevie and I from the very beginning, long before he was world famous, and info that none of the previous biographies of Stevie Ray ever had before... And who would have known him better than Cutter, as he was also Stevie's roadie in all of his bands until the very end, including Austins' one and only: "Double Trouble".
Cutter started as Roadie with Stevie and I with our first band called: "Liberation" in Oak Cliff (Dallas) in the 1960's. So he really knew Stevie from the age of 15 until his death. The book in any case should make for interesting reading.
Even Joe Nick Patoski: "Caught In The Crossfire!", SRV biography and (noted journalist for the highly acclaimed Texas Monthly Magazine), wrote me this week, about the upcoming book as well!
Here is how to pre-order online..
and it includes a cd, that will not be available in books after it is on sale...
Christian-Charles de Plicque
Angel House International Missions Ministries July 2005
2004
The Life story of the Late Great Stevie Ray Vaughan: Caught In The Crossfire!"
Authorized Biography: Dan Forte has interviewed everyone from Stevie's mother to David Bowie. No release date has been set. Mr. Forte has been very kind to advise me when public information is available, so come back here for more info in the months ahead. He is putting a lot of effort into making this a complete and accurate account of Stevie's life.
Miramax still holds the option on the Patoski/Crawford bio, Caught in the Crossfire, and also the authorized biography by Dan Forte. Robert Rodriguez will direct the movie. One person close to the project has predicted that an "unknown" will be cast as Stevie. But actor Brad Pitt has been considered...
Director Robert Rodriguez took the project for simple reasons. "Harvey Weinstein from Miramax got the rights to Stevie's story, [and] I said, 'I'll do it.' Mostly, I signed on because I didn't want someone to take it as just another gig and put out a terrible movie. This was my way of protecting Stevie. Being from Austin, and a big fan of his music, I felt like I was the right person to bring Stevie's story to the screen. So I worked on a script about a man who wanted to live the blues. He became the blues."
March 2003
My old friend's memorial:
The late great blues guitarist, Stevie Ray Vaughan. Austin Park
March,
2003
| The Upcoming
Movie of the life of the late great blues guitarist: Stevie
Ray Vaughan | The
2nd biography about his life's story.
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