Standard Music Monday Intro:
Let's say I have a CD player in my truck. And just for the sake of a blogable subject let's suppose that the CD player broke one day in such a way that the compilation CD currently in the player could not be ejected, the volume could not be changed from its position at medium loud and I cannot change over to the radio. If I'm in the truck and the key is in the ignition, then the CD is playing at medium high volume and it will continue to play until I exit the truck. It's music will span a trip to the corner convenience store for some Jumbo Juicy Love or across the entire nation. So I am stuck listening to this CD for all eternity. What 15 songs would I want the CD to contain and why?
My top 15 Songs in no particular order.
Previous Mondays:

#1 "La Grange" by ZZ Top from the 1973 album Tres Hombres.
#2 "Magic Man" by Heart from the album Dreamboat Annie.
#3 "Train Kept A Rollin'" by Areosmith from the album Get Your Wings.
#4 "Cowboy Song" by Thin Lizzy from the 1976 album Jailbreak.
#5 "Walkin' In Memphis" by Marc Cohn from the 1991 album Marc Cohn.
#6 "Peace Of Mind" by Boston from the 1976 album Boston.
#7 "Mediterranean Sundance" By Al Di Meola from the 1977 album Elegant Gypsy.
#8 "Show Me The Way" By Peter Frampton from the 1975 album Frampton.

Today's offering: "Texas Flood" by Stevie Ray Vaughan, from the 1983 album Texas Flood. In 1982 Stevie recorded in Jackson Brown's studio and in 1983 those recordings, produced by John Hammond, were released as the album "Texas Flood", Vaughan's group, Double Trouble's, critically acclaimed first album. It earned the band a gold record and was nominated for a Grammy Award. Stevie Ray Vaughan was only the second guitarist to win three Guitar Player awards in one year. The first to break that barrier was Jeff Beck. In 1990 Vaughan was leaving a concert and accepted an open seat on a helicopter with Eric Clapton's road crew. Shortly after takeoff the helicopter crashed into a ski slope. The crash was not discovered until almost 6 hours later and Clapton along with Stevie's brother aided investigators by identifying the bodies.

It seems that some of the best of the worlds musicians were taken from us, way too early, in air crashes involving planes and helicopters in which they weren't originally intended to fly... Fate is a harsh mistress and we can only hope that her appetite for musicians has been satisfied.

This song/video is about 10 minutes long so don't be in a hurry when you push play. The man was truly amazing. Imagine what wonders he could have written, played and recorded if he had had the opportunity.