Did Stevie Ray Vaughan play on any David Bowie songs?

And for some, it might be a surprise to learn that the late blues giant Stevie Ray Vaughan served as the lead guitarist on David Bowie’s 1983 smash LP Let’s Dance.

What songs did Stevie Ray Vaughan play on David Bowie’s album?

How David Bowie Helped Launch Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Career

• David Bowie, “Cat People (Putting Out the Fire)” (with Stevie Ray Vaughan)
• David Bowie, “Let’s Dance” (with Stevie Ray Vaughan)
• David Bowie, “China Girl” (with Stevie Ray Vaughan)

Who played guitar on David Bowie’s Let’s Dance?

Nile Rodgers
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Let’s Dance/guitarists

Who plays the guitar solo on Lets Dance?

guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan
The end of the song features a guitar solo by then-rising blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. The single was one of Bowie’s fastest-selling.

Did Stevie Ray Vaughan play on Lets dance?

The album was recorded in December 1982 at the Power Station in New York City. The sessions featured entirely new personnel, including then-unknown Texas blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan on lead guitar. For the first time ever, Bowie played no instruments, solely contributing vocals.

What year did Stevie Ray Vaughan tour with David Bowie?

With that keen sense, David Bowie asked Stevie Ray Vaughn to join his band for the 1983 ‘Serious Moonlight Tour.”

Why did David Bowie stop touring?

The star was sent to hospital where it was determined he had suffered a heart attack after an acutely blocked artery, which required an emergency angioplasty in Hamburg. Bowie cancelled the remaining 14 dates on A Reality Tour and retreated significantly from the spotlight, never formally touring again.

What does the phrase Let’s dance mean?

An invitation to fight
(slang) An invitation to fight.

Who has the best voice of all time?

The greatest singing voices of all time

• 1 of 31. Barbra Streisand. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BSB.
• 2 of 31. Etta James. Charles Paul Harris/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images.
• 3 of 31. Aretha Franklin.
• 4 of 31. Whitney Houston.
• 5 of 31. Mariah Carey.
• 6 of 31. Elton John.
• 7 of 31. Freddie Mercury.
• 8 of 31. Adele.