The Stevie Ray Vaughan Archive

Part 8a - Radio Shows (1983-1990)

What follows is a catalogue of the main radio shows that feature Stevie and the band. Most of these contain several tracks or interview material. There are also many more compilation radio shows available that have just one SRV track on them. These have been omitted from this section.

1983 - King Biscuit's Music Show - BBC Rock Hour (with Blackfoot)

BBC Rock Hour - Format: 2LP; Label: London Wavelength; Cat No: #448

2LP shared with Blackfoot. Recorded at Ripley’s Music Hall on 8th July 1983. Supplied in a custom yellow die-cut sleeve and with yellow labels for the BBC. Also available as a standard KBFH blue label 2LP set. Sides 3 & 4 are SRV.

Broadcast Date: 28th August 1983

Tracklisting:

01. Testify

02. Pride And Joy

03. Little Wing

04. Third Stone From The Sun

05. All Night Long (Tell Me)

1983 - Westwood One - In Concert (with Huey Lewis)

In Concert - Format: 2LP; Label: Westwood One; Cat No: IC 87-21

2LP + Cue sheet. SRV tracks are from Hollywood Palace, Hollywood, CA on 22nd August 1983. More of this show was broadcast in October 1984 and in 1997.

Broadcast Date: during week 20th-26th October 1983

Tracklisting:

01. Pride and Joy

02. Ride on Bunky (Mary had a Little Lamb)

03. Trouble (Tell Me)

04. Texas Flood

05. Love Struck Baby

06. You'll be Mine

07. Duke’s Lament (Rude Mood)

1983 - King Biscuit Flower Hour - In Concert (with Red Rockers)

King Biscuit Flower Hour - Format: 2LP; Label: KBFH; Cat No: n/a

2LP + Cue sheet. Recorded live at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA on 8th July 1983. Side 1 & 2 are SRV&DT. Side 3 is “Red Rockers”. Side 4 is blank. On the cue sheet, Third Stone from the Sun is mis-named as “Third Stone from the Left” and Tell Me as “All Night Long”.

Broadcast Date: 6th November 1983

Tracklisting:

01. Little Wing

02. Third Stone from the Left

03. All Night Long (Tell Me)

04. Testify

05. Pride And Joy

1984 - "Innerview" hosted by Jim Ladd

"Innerview" hosted by Jim Ladd - Format: LP; Label: Innerview; Cat No: Series #28, Show #1

The Jim Ladd "Innerview" was an hour long, nationally syndicated radio program, which aired weekly on over 160 stations nationwide for twelve years. He interviewed a musician or a band every week and Stevie was his guest on the first show of 1984. The interview took place late in 1983.

Broadcast Date: first week of 1984

1984 - Westwood One In Concert (with Twisted Sister)

In Concert - Format: 2LP; Label: Westwood One; Cat No: IC 84-17

2LP shared with the Twisted Sister. Live performance from The Hollywood Palace on 22nd August 1983. Nearly the full set, except for “Texas Flood” and “Lenny”. “Lenny” was later broadcast in 1997.

Broadcast Date: 17th-19th August 1984

Tracklisting:

01. Kyla’s Theme (Testify)

02. Schoolgirl (So Excited)

03. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)

04. Little Wing

05. Third Stone from the Sun

06. Colletti’s Torch Song (Wham!)
07. Lovestruck Baby

08. You’ll be Mine

09. Little Wing/Third Stone from the Sun

10. Rude Mood

11. Wham!

1984 - King Biscuit Flower Hour (with Jon Butcher Axis)

King Biscuit Flower Hour - Format: 2LP; Label: DIR Broadcasting; Cat No: n/a

Incomplete concert recorded live in Montreal in 1984. Some further songs from this show were broadcast in 1991 and 2000. Part of a double bill show also featuring John Butcher Axis.

Broadcast Date: 28th October 1984

Tracklisting:

01. Testify

02. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)

03. Mary had a Little Lamb

04. Couldn't Stand the Weather

05. Cold Shot

06. Pride and Joy

1985 - Best of the Biscuit (with George Thorogood and the Destroyers)

King Biscuit Flower Hour - Format: 2LP; Label: DIR Broadcasting; Cat No: n/a

3 songs from Montreal 1984. Part of a double bill show with George Thorogood and the Destroyers. GT has sides 1 & 2, SRV has side 3 and side 4 is blank.

Broadcast Date: 4th August 1985

Tracklisting:

01. Testify

02. Pride and Joy

03. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)

1985 - Rockline (with Wang Chung)

Rockline Radio - Format: Cassette; Label: Global Satellite Network; Cat No: n/a; Runtime: 45 mins (inc adverts).

Radio interview with SRV shared with Wang Chung. The programme consisted of chat with SRV, live phone call questions from listeners and 3 tracks played live in the studio. Stevie comes in on guitar just before the end of the studio version of ”Change It” and continues playing after it finishes.

The earlier Rockline shows were distributed on cassette as many of their affiliate stations didn't have satellite connections or reel to reel. Cassette was established and the cheapest way of transferring audio.

Broadcast Date: 28th October 1985 (re-broadcast on 6th December 2000 and 26th November 2014)

Tracklisting:

01. Rude Mood

02. Pride and Joy

03. Change It

1986 - Rockline

Rockline Radio - Format: Cassette; Label: Global Satellite Network; Cat No: n/a; Runtime: 45 mins (inc adverts).

Interview with SRV together with phone calls with fans ringing to ask questions.

Broadcast Date: 24th February 1986

1986 - Westwood One In Concert (with Fabulous Thunderbirds)

In Concert - Format: 2LP; Label: Westwood One; Cat No: IC 86-06

2LP shared with the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Live performance both recorded at the Dallas State Fair, on 15th December 1985. A few more songs from this show were broadcast in 1997 and 2003. T-Birds have Sides 1, 2 and part of side 3. SRV has the other part of side 3 and side 4.

Note that there are 2 versions of this radio show. One with the older Westwood One logo (left) and the other with the later logo (right).

Broadcast Date: 31st March 1986

Tracklisting:

01. Looking out the Window

02. Look at Little Sister

03. Pride and Joy

04. Change it

05. Come On (Part III)

06. Cold Shot

07. Love Struck Baby

08. Wham!

09. Thunderbird

1986 - Pioneers in Music - Texas Rockers (with The Fabulous Thunderbirds and ZZ Top)

Pioneers in Music - Texas Rockers - Format: 2LP; Label: DIR; Cat No: PIM 69

2LP dedicated to the music of Texas, shared with the Fabulous Thunderbirds and ZZ Top. It uses KBFH material. One side is for each band, with the 4th side blank.

Broadcast Date: 10th November 1986

1986 - Rockline

Rockline Radio - Format: Cassette; Label: Global Satellite Network; Cat No: n/a; Runtime: 45 mins (inc adverts).

Interview with SRV together with phone calls with fans ringing to ask questions.

Broadcast Date: 8th December 1986

1987 - Westwood One In Concert (with Lone Justice)

In Concert - Format: 2LP; Label: Westwood One; Cat No: IC 87-02

2LP shared with Lone Justice. Recorded at Dallas State Fair on 15th December 1985. It has the same SRV tracklisting as show 86-06 detailed previously.

Broadcast Date: 19th January 1987

Tracklisting:

01. Looking out the Window

02. Look at Little Sister

03. Pride and Joy

04. Change it

05. Come On (Part III)

06. Cold Shot

07. Love Struck Baby

08. Wham!

09. Thunderbird

1987 - King Biscuit Flower Hour #671 (with Fabulous Thunderbirds)

In Concert - Format: 2LP; Label: DIR Broadcasting; Cat No: 671

2LP shared with the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Live performance from The Spectrum, Montreal. Each side of the record is one long track with songs, advertisements etc. Side D is blank.

Broadcast Date: 17th March 1987

The Fabulous Thunderbirds recorded at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, New Jersey

01. Tear It Up

02. Why Get Up

03. Wrap It Up

04. Look At That, Look At That

05. Tuff Enuff

Stevie Ray Vaughan recorded at the Spectrum in Montreal

01. Couldn't Stand The Weather

02. Cold Shot

03. Voodoo Child

1987 - Westwood One - Earth News

Earth News - Format: LP; Label: Westwood One; Cat No: n/a; Runtime: 50 mins.

Earth News was a weekly show that pieced together interviews from film, music and art for play throughout the week. On this episode Stevie was featured on two segments March 30, 1987. One he discusses the story behind "Willie the Wimp". The second he discusses guitar players that had a big impact on him. He cites BB King, Albert King, Freddie King, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Grant Green, Kenny Burrell and of course brother Jimmie.

Broadcast Date: w/c 23rd and 30th March 1987 (Stevie's segments were w/c 30th March 1987)

1987 - Rockline (with Cutting Crew)

Rockline Radio - Format: Cassette; Label: Global Satellite Network; Cat No: n/a; Runtime: 45 mins (inc adverts).

Interview with SRV together with phone calls with fans ringing to ask questions. Two live in the studio tracks were played, “Pipeline” and an un-named instrumental.

Broadcast Date: 25th May 1987 (re-broadcast on 6th December 2000 and 26th November 2014)

1987 - Westwood One - In Concert (with Steppenwolf)

In Concert - Format: 2LP; Label: Westwood One; Cat No: IC 87-21

2LP + Cue sheet. Live performance from Fair Park Coliseum, Dallas, TX on 15th December 1985.

Broadcast Date: 19th October 1987

Tracklisting:

01. Looking Out the Window

02. Little Sister

03. Pride and Joy

04. Change it

05. Come On

06. Cold Shot

07. Love Struck Baby

08. Wham!

09. Thunderbird

1988 - Westwood One - In Concert (with The Fabulous Thunderbirds)

In Concert - Format: 2LP; Label: Westwood One; Cat No: IC 88-19

2LP + Cue sheet. Fabulous Thunderbirds recorded live at the Riverboat Festival, Austin, TX in 1988, featuring Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana and SRV. The cue sheet credits SRV on one song ("Look at That") but he plays on some of the other Thunderbirds’ songs as well. For example, he can clearly be heard on “My Babe”.

Broadcast Date: 19th-28th September 1988

Tracklisting:

A01. Naturally

A02. Wrap it Up

A03. Tell Me

A04. Fine Fine Fine

A05. Stand Back

B01. Powerful Stuff

B02 She's Tuff

B03. Runnin' Shoes

C01. True Love

C02. Spell Love (Money)

C03. Look at That (with SRV)

C04. Tuff Enough

C05. My Babe (with Carlos Santana)

D01. Pretty Baby

D02. Both are Wrong (with Bonnie Raitt)

D03. Walk

1989 - King Biscuit Flower Hour

King Biscuit Flower Hour - Format: CD; Label: DIR Radio Network; Cat No: n/a

CD + Cue sheet. A compilation of live performances from Ripley Music Hall in 1983 and The Spectrum, Montreal in 1984.

Broadcast Date: week of 15th January 1989

1989 - Pulsebeat Productions - Blues Show #10

Blues Show #10 - Format: LP; Label: Pulsebeat Productions; Cat No: NR 17899

SRV is a guest in the studio and is interviewed, which is interspersed with album tracks.

Broadcast Date: week of 10th April 1989

1989 - King Biscuit Flower Hour

King Biscuit Flower Hour - Format: CD; Label: DIR Radio Network; Cat No: n/a

CD + Cue sheet. A compilation of live performances from Ripley Music Hall in 1983 and The Spectrum, Montreal in 1984. Same as the 15th January 1989 broadcast.

Broadcast Date: week of 23rd - 29th April 1989

1989 - Rockline (with Richard Marx)

Rockline Radio - Format: Cassette; Label: Global Satellite Network; Cat No: n/aRuntime: 45 mins (inc adverts).

Programme shared with Richard Marx. Interview with SRV together with phone calls with fans ringing to ask questions, interspersed with album tracks.

Broadcast Date: 15th May 1989

1989 - Rockline

Rockline Radio - Format: Cassette; Label: Global Satellite Network; Cat No: n/a; Runtime: 45 mins (inc adverts).

SRV & Chris Layton were in the radio station for this programme, hosted by Bob Coburn. Interview and telephone calls from fans. Stevie and Chris played 2 songs in the studio, “Travis Walk” and “Life Story”, both with Layton drumming on a telephone directory. The cue sheets for the show called the second live song “Raw and Nasty”

Broadcast Date: 3rd July 1989 (re-broadcast 12th August 2009)

1989 - DIR Live Cuts

DIR Live Cuts Show 13 - Format: CD; Label: DIR Radio Network; Cat No: 6KL0100A

2CD + Cue sheet. King Biscuit Flour Hour material, shared with other bands. Just one track from SRV, Voodoo Chile (Slight Return), from Montreal 1984.

Broadcast Date: week of 21st - 25th August 1989

1989 - Pulsebeat Productions

Pulsebeat Productions Show - Format: LP; Label: Pulsebeat Productions; Cat No: NR 18031

SRV is interviewed in the studio and he talks about how proud he is that he and the band had recorded In Step completely sober, which he says was their first sober recording.

Broadcast Date: week of 31st July 1989

1989 - Westwood One - Off the Record with Mary Turner

Off the Record with Mary Turner - Format: 2LP; Label: Westwood One; Cat No: 89-40 ; Run time: 57:56 inc. adverts

2LP, Sleeve + Cue sheets. SRV is interviewed by Mary Turner interspersed with the band’s music. Recorded on 25th September 1989.

Broadcast Date: week of 25th September 1989

1989 - King Biscuit Flower Hour

King Biscuit Flower Hour - Format: CD; Label: DIR Radio Network; Cat No: 6KL0100A

CD + Cue sheet. A compilation of live performances from Ripley Music Hall in 1983 and The Spectrum, Montreal in 1984.

Broadcast Date: week of 25th September - 1st October 1989 (Disc has 27th September printed on it)

1989 - Westwood One - Timothy White’s Rock Stars

Westwood One - Timothy White’s Rock Stars - Format: 2LP; Label: Westwood One; Cat No: WO 89-J

Interview with SRV and his guitar, demonstrating his playing. Parts of this interview were released on the expanded and re-issued CDs (1999) and also the “Real Deal Sampler” (1999). The interview was re-broadcast from CD in 1996 as “Timothy White’s Rock Lives - In Step with Stevie Ray Vaughan”.

Broadcast Date: 23rd October 1989

Tracklisting:

01. Intro to Timothy White's Rock Stars by Roger Steffens

02. Timothy White's Intro

03. SRV talks about “Crossfire”

04. “Crossfire”

05. SRV talks about “Let Me Love You Baby” & Buddy Guy, samples BuddyGuy style

06. Stevie plays the intro to “Let Me Love You Baby”

07. “Let Me Love You Baby”

08. “Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)”

09. SRV talks about Hendrix, samples of Hendrix style

10. “Say What!”

11. SRV talks about Texas blues, sample of “Hideaway”

12. SRV samples Albert Collins' “Don't Loose Your Cool”

13. “Look at Little Sister”

14. SRV talks about growing up in Oak Cliff and samples several styles

15. Sample of “Ain't Gone‘N’Give Up On Love”

16. Stevie discusses his earlier bands

17. “Cold Shot”

18. SRV talks about “Scuttle Buttin'” including sample

19. SRV talks about writing “Pride and Joy”, sample of “Pride and Joy”

20. “Pride and Joy”

21. SRV talks about “Fire Meets the Fury” tour & Jeff Beck, sample of “Jeff's Boogie”

22. SRV discusses the tie between Texas and Chicago blues

23. SRV samples “Dirty Pool”

24. “Tightrope”

25. SRV talks about “Wall Of Denial”

26. “Wall Of Denial”

27. SRV plays a delta electric blues lick as background to Tim White's closing remarks

28. Broadcaster's closing remarks

1989 - DIR Live Cuts

DIR Live Cuts Show 28 - Format: 2CD; Label: DIR Radio Network; Cat No: n/a

2CD + Cue sheet. King Biscuit Flour Hour material, shared with other bands. Just one track from SRV, Cold Shot, from Montreal 1984.

Broadcast Date: week of 4th - 8th December 1989

1990 - Radio Today - Rock Stars Radio Interview

Rock Stars Radio Interview - Format: 2CD; Label: Radio Today; Cat No: n/a

2CD + Cue sheet. Interview with studio and live tracks recorded at Radio Today Studios, Broadway, New York City, NY. Hosted by John Sebastian (from The Lovin' Spoonful)

Broadcast Date: 12th - 25th March 1990

1990 - Westwood One - In Concert

Westwood One - In Concert - Format: 2LP; Label: Westwood One; Cat No: IC 90-07

2LP, Sleeve + Cue sheets. Live performances recorded at Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM on 28th November 1989 andat McNichols Arena, Denver, CO on 29th November 1989.

Broadcast Date: 2nd April 1990

Tracklisting:

01. The House is Rockin’

02. Tightrope

03. Look at Little Sister

04. Let Me Love You Baby

05. Texas Flood

06. Leave My Little Girl Alone

07. Riviera Paradise

08. Wall Of Denial

09. Superstitioun

10. Cold Shot

11. Crossfire

12. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)

1990 - Radio Today - The Live Show

ABC Radio Networks / Radio Today - The Live Show: Show 92 - Format: CD; Label: ABC Radio Networks; Cat No: n/a

CD-R + Cue sheet. Live compilation radio show with one track from SRV, Voodoo Chile (Slight Return), from an unknown source.

Broadcast Date: week of 9th - 15th April 1990

1990 - Westwood One - Superstar Concert Series

Superstar Concert Series - Format: 3LP; Label: Westwood One; Cat No: CO 90-35 ; Run Time: 1:31:21 (inc adverts)

3 LPs in box + Cue sheets. Another radio show using the recordings at Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM on 28th November 1989 and and McNichols Arena, Denver, CO on 29th November 1989.

Broadcast Date: Weekend of 8th and 9th September 1990

1990 - DIR Live Cuts

DIR Live Cuts Show 69 - Format: CD; Label: DIR Radio Network; Cat No: n/a

2CD + Cue sheet. King Biscuit Flour Hour material, shared with other bands. Just one track from SRV, Voodoo Chile (Slight Return), from Montreal 1984.

Broadcast Date: week of 17th - 21st September 1990

1990 - Album Network - Tune Up / ROCK #56

Tune Up / ROCK #56 - Format: CD; Label: The Album Network; Cat No: ROCK56

Promo compilation CD in standard jewel case, 30 second interview followed by "Tick Tock" by The Vaughan Brothers.

Broadcast Date: 24th September 1990

1990 - Westwood One - Giant Steps: The Immortal Genius of Stevie Ray Vaughan

Giant Steps: The Immortal Genius of Stevie Ray Vaughan - Format: CD; Label: Westwood One; Cat No: 90-39

Re-broadcast of the Timothy White’s Rock Stars show from the previous year, under a new name. The same labels were used, with just the show number changed.

Broadcast Date: 24th September 1990

1990 - King Biscuit Flower Hour

King Biscuit Flower Hour - Format: CD; Label: DIR Radio Network; Cat No: 6KL0100A

Recorded at Ripley's, Philadelphia, PA 1983 and Montreal 1984, Double bill radio show with Colin James.

Broadcast Date: week of 29th October to 4th November 1990

1990 - DIR Live Cuts

DIR Live Cuts Show 83 - Format: 2CD; Label: DIR Radio Network; Cat No: n/a

2CD + Cue sheet. King Biscuit Flour Hour material, shared with other bands. Just one track from SRV, Third Stone from the Sun, from Philadelphia 1983, which was broadcast in the 2nd part of the show in w/c 24th December 1990.

Broadcast Date: week of 17th December to 21st December and 24th December to 28th December 1990

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Couldn't Stand the Weather Tour

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Part 8a - Radio Shows (1983-1990)

What follows is a catalogue of the main radio shows that feature Stevie and the band. Most of these contain several tracks or interview material. There are also many more compilation radio shows available that have just one SRV track on them. These have been omitted from this section.

1983 - King Biscuit's Music Show - BBC Rock Hour (with Blackfoot)

1983 - Westwood One - In Concert (with Huey Lewis)

1983 - King Biscuit Flower Hour - In Concert (with Red Rockers)

1984 - "Innerview" hosted by Jim Ladd

1984 - Westwood One In Concert (with Twisted Sister)

1984 - King Biscuit Flower Hour (with Jon Butcher Axis)

1985 - Best of the Biscuit (with George Thorogood and the Destroyers)

1985 - Rockline (with Wang Chung)

1986 - Rockline

1986 - Westwood One In Concert (with Fabulous Thunderbirds)

1986 - Pioneers in Music - Texas Rockers (with The Fabulous Thunderbirds and ZZ Top)

1986 - Rockline

1987 - Westwood One In Concert (with Lone Justice)

1987 - King Biscuit Flower Hour #671 (with Fabulous Thunderbirds)

1987 - Westwood One - Earth News

1987 - Rockline (with Cutting Crew)

1987 - Westwood One - In Concert (with Steppenwolf)

1988 - Westwood One - In Concert (with The Fabulous Thunderbirds)

1989 - King Biscuit Flower Hour

1989 - Pulsebeat Productions - Blues Show #10

1989 - King Biscuit Flower Hour

1989 - Rockline (with Richard Marx)

1989 - Rockline

1989 - DIR Live Cuts

1989 - Pulsebeat Productions

1989 - Westwood One - Off the Record with Mary Turner

1989 - King Biscuit Flower Hour

1989 - Westwood One - Timothy White’s Rock Stars

1989 - DIR Live Cuts

1990 - Radio Today - Rock Stars Radio Interview

1990 - Westwood One - In Concert

1990 - Radio Today - The Live Show

1990 - Westwood One - Superstar Concert Series

1990 - DIR Live Cuts

1990 - Album Network - Tune Up / ROCK #56

1990 - Westwood One - Giant Steps: The Immortal Genius of Stevie Ray Vaughan

1990 - King Biscuit Flower Hour

1990 - DIR Live Cuts