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Genre: Rock
Release Date: 09/01/2009

Epic's The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble gathers two discs' worth of the late blues guitarist's work, including many live performances and a few tracks with the Vaughan Brothers. The collection presents Vaughan's material in roughly chronological order, from the 1980 live recording "Shake for Me" to 1989's "Life by the Drop." It also touches on most of Vaughan's definitive songs and performances, including "Tightrope," "Wall of Denial," "Couldn't Stand the Weather," and "Cold Shot," and live versions of "The Sky Is Crying," "Superstition," and "Rude Mood/Hide Away." Though this album doesn't offer anything that hasn't already been released in some form or another, it does go into slightly more depth than several of the other Stevie Ray Vaughan retrospectives by presenting both his greatest studio hits and some of his best live work. [This compilation was also released as a three-disc set.]

~Heather Phares, All Music Guide

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Don Hunstein - Photography
John Jackson - Project Director
Chris Layton - Producer
Tommy Shannon - Producer
Josh Cheuse - Art Direction
John F. Hammond - Executive Producer
Nile Rodgers - Producer
Jim Gaines - Producer
Wayne Bell - Producer
Robert Matheu - Tray Photo
Alan Messer - Photography
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Producer
Stephanie Chernikowski - Cover Photo
Earl King - Lyricist
Vic Anesini - Mastering
Andy Aledort - Liner Notes
Jim Capfer - Producer
Steven Berkowitz - A&R
David Gahr - Tray Photo
Josh Cheuse - Design
Stephanie Chernikowski - Photography
Richard Mullen - Producer
Don Hunstein - Photography
Bob Irwin - Compilation Producer

Release Date: 09/01/2009
Genre: rock