Stevie Ray Vaughan After Hours Peoria Jam
It’s been long known that Stevie Ray Vaughan followed up his Peoria Civic Center concert in 1986 with a blistering set at a bar with Bernard Allison. Well low and behold, there is video…
He starts off with Texas Flood
Following that up with Pride & Joy.
Before playing Rude Mood and Mary Had A Little Lamb, of which I couldn’t find the videos, for a total of just over a 30 minute set.
March 15th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
I know it’s a foul to make the first comment to one’s own post, but I just watched it again. You can sure tell who is the star and who is star-struck!
March 16th, 2008 at 8:25 am
Hey, Bernard kinda butchered the SRV solo, but then again, I wonder if SRV could play BA solos as well as BA….
March 16th, 2008 at 9:49 am
Hey, I was there that night! I can’t for the life of me remember the name of the bar, but the Usual Suspect and I were just discussing this the other night while watching SRV on On Demand Concerts. I was a little tipsy by then as it was late when they arrived, but stayed for the entire show, shook SRV’s hand and was blown away by it all.
March 16th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Wasn’t it Duff’s Rooftop in Peoria Heights?
March 17th, 2008 at 7:32 am
It is my understanding that it was Duff’s Rooftop. I was at the Civic Center concert, and it blew me away. I was too young to go to a bar, so I couldn’t have gone to the after hours jam even had I known about it.
March 17th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Undoubtedly, no one will believe this, but alas…it is a true story of lost opportunity.
Back in the day, I was a keyboard player and through local music connections became acquainted with Bernard, jamming with him on numerous occasions, mostly impromptu sessions at the old Elmore Music on Glen. Another friend had won 38 tickets to the Stevie Ray concert – I hesitate to remind everyone that SRV actually opened for 38 Special (hence the 38 tickets) because they were truly awful – and my wife and I were invited. Prior to going to the concert, Bernard called to ask if I’d care to sit in with his band at the Heights that very night…he informed me then that Stevie Ray was likely to drop by after his engagement. The concert night began at the old Second Chance, from which the bussed us all to the Civici Center. Upon enjoying the concert (the first half anyway) at the Civic Center, we decided to head back to the Second Chance to see one of the great cover bands - Faustus - perform such songs as Roundabout and Bohemian Rhapsody live, believe it or not, figuring that the likelihood of Vaughn showing up at Bernard’s job was slim.
Needless to say, I was wrong and have cringed to repeat that story ever since.
By the way, I also seem to recollect that Vaughn’s bass player, who also played with Bernard that night, was robbed as he left the bar.
And one last thing: I saw Bernard at Buddy Guy’s a year or two ago. The man can indeed play a Stratocaster…clearly, he inherited his dad’s incredible talent.
March 17th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
Oh, that sucks!
I forgot about 38 Special. We left immediately after Stevie Ray played.
March 17th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
38 Special played that night? I thought it was only SRV in the Exhibit Hall.
Anyhoo, my dad and uncle went to that, and then they went up to Duff’s Rooftop afterwards. I don’t know how I didn’t go to that show, except I must have misbehaved (I was 12).
I used to go with my dad to Duff’s and see lots of blues guys-Lonnie Mack, Lonnie Brooks, Johnny Copeland, among many, many others. Sure wish I could have seen that, however. Oh wait, now I can!!!
March 18th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Floyd: You’re describing proof positive that Peoria was better back in the 80s.
April 4th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
My wife hates this line, but it’s so true:
“I mean Stevie Ray Vaughan is dead, and we can’t get Jon Bon Jovi in a helicopter.” - Denis Leary
April 5th, 2008 at 9:01 am
That’s a great line, Tim! Love it!