Alright I will pull some heat when I say this. First no disrespect is towards the late great Stevie Ray Vaughn.

Stevies big brother Jimmie has lived in the shadow of Stevie for far to long. Jimmie make no mistake is a fine Texas Blues Guitarist and Musician. It was Jimmie who gave Stevie advice and help that we the fan will never know.Here you will find songs from Jimmie and the Fabulious Thunderbirds, Also some stuff he did with Stevie and some amazing solo work. No Jimmie can't play the way Stevie did. But it was Jimmie who taught Stevie some basic blues guitar in the beginning.

This collection of Jimmies work should be in every blues fan's collection.

I give this release 5-Stars.

Cheers Richard Glenn

Jimmie is an expert on the Strat and Tele. His brand of music is almost nostalgic. This CD will not disappoint you. For whatever fame is worth... His younger brother Stevie Ray seemed to attract it. But it was Jimmie that taught Stevie how to play.

I had first heard Jimmie Vaughan on the album with his brother, and then with The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Jimmie Vaughan has a style like his brother's, but it's his own. And it's great stuff too.

This CD showcases the best of Jimmie Vaughn's talent and beautiful tone. I was never a big fan of the Fabulous Thunderbirds but Vaughn's solo work is excellent. Clean, clear concise and from the heart blues.

Jimmie Vaughan was one of the founding members of the blues/rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds. And while this collection kicks of with a couple of T-Bird tracks (the instrumental blues shuffle "Extra Jimmies" and their breakout hit "Tuff Enuff"), the focus is on Vaughan's solo career, which has seen the release of only three albums in the past 14 years since leaving the T-Birds.

There are a couple of tracks ("DFW," "Good Texan") from FAMILY STYLE recorded with his younger brother Stevie Ray Vaughan in 1990. Following Stevie's death it would be four years before Jimmie released his first solo album, STRANGE PLEASURE. This is perhaps Jimmie's strongest album to date. The four tracks from this album (5-8) all written or co-written by Jimmie wouldn't have been out of place on his recordings with the T-Birds. The biggest stylistic change on these tracks is the addition of Bill Willis's Hammond B-3, replacing Kim Wilson's harmonica, giving the recordings a more soulful quality. Tracks 12-14 are from Jimmie's 1998 follow-up OUT THERE. The closing track, "Dirty Girl," is the only song from his most recent album, 2001's DO YOU GET THE BLUES. [Recorded on the Artemis label after Jimmie left Epic.]

Rounding out the album is Jimmie's contribution to the 1996 tribute album to his brother, "Six Strings Down," a couple of soundtrack songs, "Dengue Woman Blues" (from DUSK TILL DAWN) and "Cool Lookin' Woman" (from TIN CUP), and perhaps the standout track is the previously unreleased live version of "I Like It Like That" from an appearance on Live On Austin City Limits. [Note: The CD booklet gives a songwriting credit to Chris Kenner. This is a mistake. Kenner DID write a song by that title, but THIS is the song written by The "5" Royales guitarist Lowman Pauling--in fact, Jimmie introduces the song crediting Pauling!]

While on the surface, it seems odd to compile a collection like this for an artist with so few solo albums to draw from, it's nice to have these songs all in one place. [Total running time - 71:55) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED