Cat Power: 'I'M Not Ashamed to Hear My Voice'

Cat Power: 'I'm Not Ashamed To Hear My Voice'

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"The thing that I'd always relied on was the tempo of playing a guitar — you know, like John Lee Hooker taps his foot or Stevie [Ray Vaughan] moves his head. Playing … I never wanted to abuse alcohol or drugs, from things that I had witnessed …
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Commentary: What to do about the Lance Armstrong Bikeway

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I could go the wise-guy route (often my path of choice) and note Austin, with statues of Willie Nelson and Stevie Ray Vaughan, has a tradition of honoring local dopers. (And yes, I've been reminded that Vaughan, quite admirably, had become an ex-doper …
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Don Felder

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Playing a sold out show at the Hard Rock Live in Biloxi, Mississippi, last month, his set was heavy with Eagles classics such as “One Of These Nights”, “Those Shoes”, “Take It Easy”, “Heartache Tonight”, “Victim Of Love” and “Tequila Sunrise”, as well …
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Lenny acoustic guitar cover – Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan SRV – By Sander de Koning – Lenny acoustic guitar cover, tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan (SRV). Freely interpreted and played by Sander de Koning. Facebook: www.facebook.com Stevie Ray Vaughan (SRV) was inspired to play guitar by his older brother, Jimmie Vaughan, and was influenced by such players as Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Guy. After a few years as a sideman in and around Austin, Stevie Ray Vaughan ( SRV ) formed the band Double Trouble, with whom he made four successful studio albums and established a reputation as one of the foremost blues guitarists in the world. He was noted for using the Fender Stratocaster, with several guitars being made in tribute to Vaughan, including a Signature Stratocaster and a replica of his famous Strat named “Lenny”. In 1986, after years of substance abuse from alcohol and cocaine, he spent a month in drug rehabilitation, and remained clean and sober for the final four years of his life, until his death in 1990 in a helicopter crash.source Wikipedia RIP Stevie Ray Vaughan, you and your music will never be forgotten.