I was a morning DJ on a "soft rock" radio station, making a six figure income, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the morning after he died...I talked about it on the air all morning. I was called into the PD's office after I got off the air and read the riot act..."Our listeners don't care about that guy." Oh, I'm also a blues guitarist. I told him he was an idiot and a fool...I added a quick "fuck you" on the way out the door...I was fired two weeks later...I had a "no cut" contract. They had to pay me for the next 8-months...I didn't care at all...
My favorite studio song by SRV--"Texas Flood" and "Couldn't Stand The Weather" were his best studio albums. Boy do I remember when he burst on the scene--every guitar player in the country was in awe!! He was one of a kind--very flashy yet very soulful as well. He gave the blues a fresh voice with a unique style and personality that has since been often imitated but never duplicated!
Many are mentioning the Rome Inn so here's SRV quoted by Craig Hopkins: "We did a video of Love Struck Baby at a place called the Cherry Tavern in New York. We changed the name of the place in the video. Four years ago I got married in a club where we used to play all the time called the Rome Inn. When they closed it down, the owner gave me the sign, so in the video we put that up behind me on the stage."
