Stevie Ray Vaughn should not have been in that seat
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- This video lightheartedly, and albeit awkwardly, tells the story of the tragic helicopter accident that took the life of legendary blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, members of the Eric Clapton entourage Manager Bobby Brooks / Security Nigel Browne / Assistant Tour Manager Colin Smythe, as well as the pilot of the aircraft Jeff Brown. They tried to blame fog, but we learn firsthand from the investigators what actually happened.
Also, Colin Smythe, I assume it's pronounced Smith, but in this video, I say Scythe like fourty-leven times because I read it in one article and that's what my brain remembered during production. Feel free to use my awkwardness as a drinking game.
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Links:
Stevie Ray Vaughan's Last Setlist on Spotify:
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Bell 206 JetRanger Helicopter Review + How to Fly a Helicopter by Nick Murray:
• Bell 206 JetRanger hel...
The Final Performance:
• Eric Clapton, Stevie R...
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Cahoon, Colin P. (26 August 2020). Revealed: The Truth About What Really Killed Stevie Ray Vaughan. D Magazine. Retrieved from
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Davis, F.A. (2017). Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. Edition 23. Philadelphia. Page 871.
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Demetrio, Thomas A. (No Date). Confidential Settlement in the Helicopter Crash Death of Musician Stevie Ray Vaughan. Retrieved from
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How does doing an noncore make them a**holes?
It’s a joke. I love a good encore, you know, they make you think it’s over and it’s not, but you’re already out by the concessions, or even worse, rocking a pee, and here they come again to play another song. You enjoyed the show, but you were just trying to snag a giant pretzel with nacho cheese and beat the traffic... precious moments. Someone has been there.
You couldn’t pay me to get into a helicopter.
While Stevie was on stage that last night Jimmie Vaughan's wife said she saw an aura or light enveloping Stevie. Puzzled, she moved to different areas in the audience and each side of the stage to see if the light changed, which would indicate stage lighting. She said that the aura was strong and remained the same from each vantage point she observed Stevie.
Also, after the show, Stevie gave his crew big hugs and told them all that he loved them. In fact Stevie's good friend and guitar tech, Rene Martinez, said that Stevie hugged him extra hard and hung on for a little longer before leaving.
Rest in peace, Stevie. Thank you for all the love you passed our way. We love you.
I appreciate your lighthearted explanation of the helicopter crash. It was an accident that took away a beloved guitarist too soon. I was fortunate to meet and talk to Stevie in his early years while he, Tommy & Chris were setting up for a gig at the Waterworks in Waco, Tx. I'm a retired teacher now but in 1983 I was teaching less than a mile away so after school I was curious to see if the band was setting up and yes, there was a slightly ragged looking white van & SRV and his Double Troubles were huffing and puffing unloading equipment. With me was a set of photos I had shot of Stevie & band opening for Gregg Allman in Dallas the week before so I pulled in and walked in with them. Stevie and Tommy were very friendly while Chris was busy as drummers have a bigger job setting up. I told Stevie I had caught his show and asked if he wanted to see the pics and he pulled out a chair for me and we sat down together and chatted over the pics. He was enjoying looking over the photos of him and the band but was really impressed with the grand finale when Gregg Allman invited Stevie back on stage & they jammed for quite a while. I asked if he'd sign one and he said, "Which one? They're all good!" I said, "Pick your favorite". He did, flipped it over and signed: To Margie All My Best! Stevie Ray Vaughn" . I knew he needed to get back to setting up so I stood up, said I'd see them tonight, he hugged me real quick and the show was absolutely a knockout and yes, I took photos and Tommy Shannon grinned at me a few times. And yes I have all the photos which I cherish. In my life I was blessed seeing SRV & DT six times: 3 in Austin, once in Waco & twice in Dallas ~ all stellar shows. I also saw DT play twice with the Jimi Hendrix Experience Tour when every guitarist you can pull out of a hat did their damn-dist to play Hendrix tunes. I thought it odd that they switched out playing but Chris Layton was the ONLY drummer the whole night. He was a maniac that evening like he needed to pound those tunes outta his system. I could see the agony in his face when the supergroup played the Hendrix tunes Stevie had so emulated on stage with a mind-boggling finesse. Rest in Peace Stevie Ray Vaughn. Your grave is less than 50 miles from my farm and I plan to visit soon. There's also a tribute in metal to both Vaughn brothers in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas where they grew up. I believe the location is Kiest Park. Not far from Laurel Land. Thanks Appalachian Son for helping us understand this tragedy.
Great Story!!!👍👍
Rest in peace, Stevie Ray
The downward right turn sounds like spatial disorientation, which is exactly what happened in the Kobe Bryant crash.
I got to see him perform at the Fallsfest benefit concert in Wichita Falls in 1986. He was a legend in North Texas. RIP SRV.
If you fly a helicopter, go up. Up until you are clear. Shit.
Most times, if you loose your spatial orientation, you tend to turn to your dominant side. We teach our firefighters during a room search to ALWAYS keep a hand on the wall, if you do, you loose your spatial orientation and will end up going in a circle in the middle of the room until they run out of air
I did that when I had too much cough syrup.
Thank you for this! I would have never thought about how this spatial awareness issue would relate to firefighters. In research after the video I’ve found the pilot error is called a graveyard spiral and is common, unfortunately.
@@lotstodo Ha! Same here when I take Benadryl. Just focus on getting your butt to the bed, Shelly. 😜🤢🥱
I am a pilot and musician and like to study aircraft incidents. Most of these incidents with musicians such as patsy cline’s incident is all due to spatial disorientation. Pilots like Randy Hughes were only qualified to fly by visual flight rules (VFR). VFR pilots fly by contact of the horizon, once they lose the horizon they have no way of perceiving if the plane is flying level or is in a slight bank while decreasing in altitude. Rather than doing what your plane instruments are telling you what you need to be doing, you are wanting to do what your body is telling you to do. Therefore most of the time gets the pilot and his passengers into a fatal situation. But I am not sure wasn’t it mentioned that the ski slope was surrounded by fog?
There was only ground fog based on the details I’ve read and it dissipated above the parking lot lights. The pilot flying SRV experienced spatial distortion (thank you for that terminology) because the surrounding hills blocked any light that would provide a horizon for a brief moment. He was 50ft from cleaning the hill...
@@TheAppalachianSon Wow. I just hate that they put a pilot not trained up for the job in the cockpit.
@@nathanwyatt8955 in the Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash the pilots were qualified for everything, but they thought they could make a 3 hour flight with an engine burning rich and miscalculated the fuel needed. Fortunately, running out of fuel is why there were so many survivors.
In SRVs case the pilots of all four choppers knew they had to just get something like 100-200' high and then they would be clear of the clouds and have full visibility of chicago. So they were instructed to fly straight up knowing they wouldn't be able to see anything for a while. SRVs chopper pilot somehow put a slight right control on it and ended up never clearing the fog. Im sure he started to realize something was wrong but since he didn't know which way was up there was no way to fix it even though I'm sure he was frantically trying
@@larus10 As a veteran flying in every conceivable condition, I contend the pilot’s disorientation was inexcusable. You do not assume controls unless you are familiar with the terrain, the helicopter you’re operating, the weather and light conditions.
Please put more volume. My phone is maxed and I can barely hear you. Thank you Sir I enjoy your videos.
Thank you for the feedback. I don’t have a proper mic yet and if it’s too loud there’s a buzz. I’m saving for that now and will do better in the future 🤘
@@TheAppalachianSon No worries, I'll wait patiently and enjoy your posts. Have a great day and stay safe.
My husband was in a bar in Austin Texas when the bar owner locked the door with only him and a couple other patrons in it and said hope u don't mind a friend of mine wants to just sit and play his guitar. Stevie Ray walks on the stage with a bottle sits down and the get a private show.
Hell yes!
Why would Stevie Ray want to play a free show for four people? Why would the bar owner lock the door so more people couldn’t come in, spend money, and enjoy the music? Sorry, this story sounds like BS.
@@johnman3272 Because SRV was a great guy... I dont doubt he did that.
Sounded like Stevie wanted the privacy most of all. Maybe he was feeling melancholy at the time. Stevie wasn't a show-off.
Thank you for making this video to help keep us on track.
Your video shows dedication to the vital truth.
Fantastic details Thank you! I saw SRV twice in concert & cried the day he died. I met his guitar tech at a music store in Indiana once which gave me closure to his death. My favorite song by Stevie was "Leave my girl alone" Rest in peace "Life Without You"💕
Not to be pedantic but Leave my little girl alone was written by Buddy Guy.👍
@@matthazelby506 Yes I'm very well aware that Buddy Guy wrote the song back in 1965 but love Stevie's version of it much better. Now another remake Stevie did was liked so well by Stevie Wonder that when he saw SRV do his remake of "Superstition" Stevie Wonder liked it so well he introduced SRV to John Hammond Sr. Then Texas Flood was born.
I Saw Stevie & DT For The Last Time Just A Few Weeks Before The Last Show @ Alpine Valley & From All Accounts Of That Show - Stevie Was JUST As Amazing & Memorable The Night I Saw Him Last...So FULL Of LIFE & The UTTER JOY Of Playing & Singing His Music With His Beloved Band & Sharing It With Those Of Us Who Loved Him So Much!....When I Heard About The Crash The Next Day - It Was SURREAL😱 - I Had JUST Seen Him!! Now He Was Gone!😭... I Never Got Over It - Stevies' Death Impacted Me DEEPLY!! His Loss Still Does Today...But I Have SO Many Incredible Memories Of This Wonderful Man, Seeing Him Live Often - But The One That Comforts My Heart When I Really Miss Him Is That When Stevie Died - He Was 100% CLEAN & SOBER & It Meant EVERYTHING To Him!! He Worked HARD To Gain Victory Over His Addictions! Being In AA/12Step Recovery Myself - I KNOW Exactly What That Took & What An Extrordinary ACCOMPLISHMENT It Truly Was For Stevie - He Was A Very Strong Man! And A Very GOOD Man! He Is VERY Missed! To Honour Stevie ➡️ Please Listen To His Recorded AA Speakers Meeting Share - Available Also On CZcams - It Was Meant To Inspire Others He Might Help, & Stevie Was ALL About Helping Other People Get Help LIVING Better As He Did! God🙏Bless You, Stevie! Play Those Angels Some Great Blues!🎸 SOUL💞SOUL💗😘
My favorite Stevie Ray Vaughn song is Pride and Joy.
I've seen, read, or listened to lots of things on SRV and I am glad I found your video too. It's great content and I have enjoyed reading the comments here as well. Looking forward to watching another video. 👏🏼🎶🎸
New Subscriber, I am binge watching your videos. Love them so far!!! Keep up the good work.. Shannon
He changed my life with his Music.
Another interesting and well produced episode!
Just ran across your content and DAMN I'm glad I did. KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK!! a late friend of mine was at Alpine Valley that day and watched the helicopter as it left.
Thank you so much! That’s crazy… I would love to hear about seeing him that night.
Then he may of actually seen it or, minimum, heard the crash no? Because it was literally moments after take off. I believe it went down right next to a ski line.
Obviously, a whole lot of research went into this video! Very well done! ...And thank you!
So sad. I read that everyone on board were killed instantly which is good. No one suffered. And they all went to their next lives together! ❤✝☮
Don't believe Stevie was instantly killed, I think he died on the ground.
It was a sad time in 1990/91 - first Stevie Ray Vaughn and then Bill Graham, both in charted Bell helicopters flying VFR in IMC. Rest In Peace, y’all made the world a better place.
Thanks for sharing your video. I enjoyed watching. Take care and God Bless.
My Favorite Song is Commit a Crime But love all of his Music Thanks for your info on Flight (Just Found it) you did a great Job.... and im so glad i Got to see him Live
Love this, thanks love the mistakes too make it more real!😂 Please keep it going!
Thank you! I surely thought this would be easy, but once that camera turns on the words are like herding cats.
I like this channel. Lol. And idk about anyone else but I like that it dosent have a million subs. I know thee creator dosent but you know what I'm saying. Great episode. Very informative. I knew how he died but this cleared up alot of questions I was wondering about. I think stevie gets overlooked everytime as being up there in the top 5 guitarists of rock history. God bless. R.I.P. STEVIE RAY..
I was born in Elkhorn, WI so I am very familiar with this place. About 10 years ago when I was still in Wisconsin I had the chance to meet an EMT who was 9one of the first to reach the crash site. He told me that Stevie's body was intact, but had many laceration ( as your video mentions) to his lower body and torso. His face was untouched. The thing was, though, that his body was a bit of a distance from the helicopter and it appeared that Stevie had been alive after the moment of impact and had crawled away from the wreckage. He died from his injuries sometime during the night, but my friend told me that it always weighed on his mind that if responders had arrived just after the crash Stevie's life may have been saved.
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing.
That's horrible. I would have much preferred he hadn't suffered and that it was quick. Poor guy.
Stevie had many depressed skull fractures, he had a laceration from his ear forward over the cheek. His external nares contained blood & had a laceration above one eye. One eye obscured with sand.The full external & internal autopsy is available on Google. He was more than likely, rendered unconscious due to the hits to his head! 🥴 Highly unlikely he crawled anywhere, especially knocked out & broken leg, wrist. Oh & his nasal bones & marlar bones were crepitus to palpitation (which means, when you press on them, they feel like rice crispies when touched. GOD Bless all. I believe, SRV didn't see it coming..at all. Especially in the darkness & that level of speed. I like to think, he was happy & still reeling from performing his personal best! R.I.P. Stevie Ray, Nigel Browne, Colin Smythe, Bobby Brooks, Jeff Brown, respectfully the Pilot. 🫶🙏
@@anniedarkhorse6791 Please read my comment. 🫶
Too many favorites to name them all, Tin Pan Alley, Tick Tock, Life By The Drop, Willie the Wimp, Scuttle Buttin’, …..and the list goes on. RIP Stevie.
SRV's entire last performance from the night he died is also available on YT - unfortunately, it is audio only. Just search for it - it was pretty awesome as all of his performances were!
Well done !
Thank you, Judy!
As a Pilot, I'm shocked that any Pilot would take passengers in Instrument Conditions without having an Instrument Rating. This is also how JFK Jnr. died, as well. Terrible.
My fav song's of SRV. Where Little Sister, Say What, Texas Flood, and Lenny. He was my brother. ❤
Lost so many great stars from plane/ helicopter accidents. Seems all the pilots had flaws? They all didn't have enough flying time, not enough experience.
In Jim Croce's crash, Pilot Robert Elliott piloted the plane down the runway and took off, but barely became airborne when the twin engine Beechcraft E18
clipped a pecan tree just off the end of the runway and crashed, killing all passengers instantly, according to police. So sad.... 😭 ✈
Very sad indeed! I live by a small airport and lose sleep over know there is a majority of people flying over me that don’t know how to read their gauges.
Jim Croce and SRV were the greatest losses to 20th century music, behind Lennon and Holly.
Thank you
I’ve made Stevie Ray Vaughan’s last setlist as a playlist on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/1u4ux2CBeOrKor2uHnSpCH?si=aTvS4h0wSNSQ4Gp_o8mPMA
looll nigel brooks
@@keetahbrough words is hard
Thank you. I just discovered your content and enjoyed your story telling very much. Except for the beeps. Stevie Ray Vaugjn was epic and was invited to guest tour on the David Bowie Serious Moonlight tour as he had played on the record but decided to do something else. This sounds like what happened to Kobe Bryant. His helicopter turned into a hill in the fog. Sad
Thank you, Pat. I appreciate your comment and critique. This is very similar to what happened to Kobe. Pilots not rated to fly by instrumentation are a hazard to us all.
Yeh, but he eventually turned that down.
Hey man I think you're pretty awesome you do a pretty difficult job but you get the facts pretty straight thank you
SRV , One of my favs.
I cried when He passed away .
Lol that sounds suspect as fuck. All these things are worked out before the show. There wouldnt be one special seat open lol. Sounds like ol Clapton got jealous again.
I like this channel!
Thank you, John! Working on the next video now.
Why tf would the pilot fly this night, knowing he wasn't capable?
I have asked myself that question a lot and I keep coming back to big money/“celebrity” pressure clouding judgement
@@TheAppalachianSon most likely, like any other job I suppose, the pressure is there to turn up and do the job.
@@TheAppalachianSon Perhaps, ALOT of money…? 🤨 🤫
Being from Texas I was devastated when that happened. I love srv always will ! Was also devastated when eddie van halen died
i remember when it happened a very sad situation
At the 8 minute mark. I think you’re talking about spatial disorientation when you no longer can reference the ground in VFR conditions.
It makes me sick 😫 it hurts me really bad I loved stevie ray vaughan I miss him so much
I've has SRV show up in a dream of mine. Never a big fan, but I've always thought he was the real deal. Later I've had a framed SRV picture on my wall that just fell out of no where and just broke. Weird thing about that was I was sleeping and I woke up suddenly and stood up and watched it fall...which had this big energy behind it when that happened. I don't usually wake up suddenly and stand up like that, in fact, that was last time I have done that.
Alpine valley east troy Wisconsin, , not elk horn. I spent many wonderful and magical nights there ,, some of the best times of my life, rip srv
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Why is it always the same “ the pilot wasn’t trained to fly by instruments?
Dude, Please don't call musicians a--hole's. That's really not cool, and is very disrespectful. Stevie Ray Vaughan was a legend, and loved by millions around the world. The new's of Stevie Ray Vaughan's death was horrific! Those of us that loved him, still do. We lost a great talent, and loving person, that dreadful night. Thank you.
Hell yeah man SRV is my GOAT
I want to comment on how Pilots Get to Fly If they are Not Qualified, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Pilot and Co-Pilot were have said to be Consuming Alcohol on Previous Flights, Aerosmith was to charter this plane before Skynyrd, they found out that the plane had a bad Engine and the Pilot was not the Best, According to What people have said, Having an Engine using more Fuel and A Bad Magneto, The Pilot and Co-Pilot Did NOT Put more fuel in The Plane, A Bad Oversight , And They Lost Thier Lives Over This, A Huge Tragedy for all, It Is Amazing that anyone Survived this Crash, Cousin Figel
He should have not been assigned to fly in the first place? Well he was and its ultimately his fault that subsequently took Stevies life. The helicopter pilot knew dam well he was not certified to fly by instruments. Bad judgment was his fault as he had celebrities on board for passengers and Instead of saying hey I'm not certified to fly in these conditions he just did. Well see what happened from a bad decision. Avoidable accidents make me pissed and I think what an idiot!!
Flying with no visual reference means relying on auto pilot, or your
instruments if you are in manual control, to fly straight. Likely pilot
wasn't aware of his
drift/direction. Presumed NTSB checked the craft
for evidence of mechanical malfunction.
Another take out of a fame guitarist
They where all taken out.
Tin Pan Alley. Such a beautiful being, not unlike Jimi. Sigh, the “what ifs” reverberate to this day.
Jimmie and his wife drove up there from Chicago and tried to get Stevie to ride back with them but he wanted to get back to Chicago as quickly as possible to get back to his finance/girlfriend.
From the books I’ve read about Stevie he actually just wanted to get back to Chicago and talk to her because she was out of the country..
Can or would you explore the plane crash involving Reba McEntire’s band in church 1991? How about looking into Kobe Bryant? Maybe 🤔
Trying to stay focused on musicians on this channel so I can definitely look into Reba McEntires band. I haven’t heard about that one.
Dude this one stung bad. Just like RVZ and Gaines. Rip gunslinger.
The pilot in kobe bryants crash also did the same thing. Was trying to climb up in elevation. Then it became all open sky with lots of fog. And started making an aggressive left turn while quickly losing elevation. BOOM
Very familiar to a certain basketball stars pilot and chopper crash not long ago.
you mean rapist
Whats that loud beap, it's annoying
Thee only hill around they hit. Shitty.
Literally!!
Past doesn't mean 'over'. Whoever gave that pilot the OK to fly that copter is/was responsible for Stevie's death, as well as the other victims. I'm sure he knew it. Wrongful deaths for certain. 😞
Can't hear u bro
Audio editing is a skill you have to fail forward at (at least me anyway). I appreciate your feedback
No that Helicoptor Pilot should not have been flying period if you look at the NTSB Report
Thanks for this video here, Question, If the Pilot was Not Certified to Fly the Chopper, and Not Instrument Knowledgeable, Why In The Hell Was he Flying this Chopper, Who the Hell Hired him to Fly It? That person should be held Accountable For The Loss Of Lives, What a Huge Loss Of A Great Musician, Or anyone, Cousin Figel
The company definitely paid heavy fines in a lawsuit, but still… incredibly tragic
@@TheAppalachianSon I hear you, But this does not Bring Back The People,
Wasn’t Buddy Hollys Plane Crash The Same As Well As The Pilot Not Being Well Experienced.
Are you reading from notes just wondering why all the hiccups lol
Words is hard
I thought Stevie ray Vaughns brother died before SRV.
7:59 Right handed people will move right & lefties will drift left while under the somatogravic illusion.
Thank you!
He died in a Helicopter not a Plane
Sorry but it seems to always be pilot error when the pilot dies and I don't believe it to be true.
I don't understand why you would say, (paraphrase), 'like every asshole musician that walks offstage then comes back for an encore'. I don't see those musicians as assholes. Or, maybe I just have a higher 'asshole tolerance'. I'm usually happy to have them come back and play another song. ...Please don't take my comment as some woke, over-sensitive, cry baby, bullshit. I'm a firm believer in the 1st amendment. Just curious.
It’s a joke and I take no offense. I’m just very dry with my humor. I love a good encore, you know, they make you think it’s over and it’s not, but you’re already out by the concessions, or even worse, rocking a pee, and here they come again to play another song. You enjoyed the show, but you were just trying to snag a giant pretzel with nacho cheese and beat the traffic... precious moments. Someone has been there.
Unwatchable video with the worst volume ever, thumb down
Is this guy stoned