Stevie Ray Vaughan - Couldn't Stand the Weather

Yesterday (May 15th) marked the thirtieth anniversary of Couldn't Stand the Weather, the second studio album from rock-blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. This 1984 release followed his solo debut Texas Flood (click here for that review), and it spent thirty-eight weeks on the US Billboard Album chart where it peaked at number 31.

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood

American guitarist/singer Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (Chris Layton on drums and Tommy Shannon on bass) played the 1982 Montreux Jazz Festival and caught the attention of Jackson Browne. He offered the band use of his Los Angeles recording studio; in three days they recorded a demo. This week (June 13th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of Texas Flood, the solo debut multi-Platinum debut. It reached number 38 on the US Billboard Album chart.