I saw SRV with Jeff Beck in Birmingham, Alabama in early 1990 or late '89. I was vaguely familiar with Stevie -- just the stuff I'd heard on the radio. I considered myself very hip at the time because I wanted to see Jeff Beck and I really didn't care who was opening.
Talk about humbled and put in my place. Holy schnikeyes...
Stevie came out and started playing, and my jaw was on the ground before the end of the first song. And of course Jeff Beck was a mutha, too. Easily on my all-time top ten list of best shows. And then just months later he was gone. I count myself very lucky to have seen him play.
