David Bowie [Featuring Stevie Ray Vaughan] - 1983-04-27 - Dallas, TX (SBD) | so many roads

 David Bowie - 1983-04-27 - Dallas, TX (SBD)

A SPEEDY SPECIAL

David Bowie
with Stevie Ray Vaughan
1983-04-27
Tour Rehearsals
Las Colinas
Dallas Texas
Soundboard Recording

CD 1
01. Star
02. Heroes
03. What In The World
04. Look Back In Anger
05. Joe The Lion
06. Wild Is The Wind
07. Golden Years
08. Fashion
09. Lets Dance
10. Red Sails
11. Breaking Glass
12. Life On Mars
13. Sorrow
14. Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
15. China Girl
16. Scary Monsters (Super Creeps)
17. Rebel Rebel
18. I Can't Explain
19. White Light White Heat

CD 2:
01. Station to Station
02. Cracked Actor
03. Ashes to Ashes
04. Space Oddity
05. Youn Americans
06. Soul Love
07. Hang onto Yourself
08. Fame
09. TVC15
10. Stay
11. Jean Genie
12. Modern Love

Speedy says:

David Bowie was part of the 1996 Rock Hall Of Fame class, which also included Gladys Knight and the Pips, Jefferson Airplane, Little Willie John, Pink Floyd, Pete Seeger, The Shirelles and The Velvet Underground. David Byrne of the Talking Heads presented Bowie for induction. Bowie, wasn’t in the building, however, as he was in Helsinki, Finland, touring in support of his album, Outside. Madonna accepted on his behalf, and Marianne Faithful performed Rebel Rebel.  Stevie Ray Vaughn was elected in 2015, along with his band Double Trouble. Other inductees that year included Lou Reed, Bill Withers, Joan Jett and Ringo Starr.

This post goes back 13 years earlier to Bowie's tour in support of the Let's Dance album, when he teamed up with Vaughn. While attending the 1982 Montreux Jazz Festival, Bowie was impressed by a then unknown blues guitarist by the name of Stevie Ray Vaughan. So much so, that Bowie invited Vaughan to play on his next album. That disc, entitled, Let’s Dance, would blend a dance format with blues guitar rock to create a distinctive and unique sound. The public loved it, as the album went to #4 on the US Billboard charts and climbed all the way to the top spot in the UK. The album yielded 3 top 15 singles in the US, Modern Love at #14, China Girl at #10 and the title track which reached #1. When Bowie went on tour in support of the album, however, SRV could not accompany him due to contractual issues. This soundboard recording captures the tour rehearsals in Dallas on April 27, 1983, 3 decades ago today. Download this one to hear the unique partnership of David Bowie and Stevie Ray Vaughn. 

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David Bowie and Stevie Ray Vaughan - Heroes 1983 live @Dallas, Texas

David Bowie - (vocals, guitar, saxophone)

Stevie Ray Vaughan - (guitar)

Carlos Alomar - (guitar)

Tony Thompson - (percussion)

Carmine Rojas - (bass)

David LeBolt - (keyboards)

Steve Elson - (saxophone)

Lenny Pickett - (saxophone)

Stan Harrison - (saxophone)

Frank Simms - (backing vocals)

George Simms - (backing vocals)

David Bowie & Stevie Ray Vaughn - Life On Mars - Dallas, TEXAS USA - April 27, (1983)