Watch Post Malone Pay Tribute to Texas Blues Legend Stevie Ray Vaughan with a Cover of “Look at Little Sister”

Post Malone might be one of the most eclectic artists in the music business today. He has dipped his toes into several genres including hip-hop, rock, pop, and country. Last night, he showed his fans and followers on social media that he also has some blues in his back pocket with a Stevie Ray Vaughan cover.

It really shouldn’t come as a surprise that Post Malone has a Stevie Ray song or two in his repertoire. After all, blues is a foundational part of many modern genres. At the same time, Vaughan is still one of the biggest artists to come from Malone’s home state of Texas. So, the pairing seems natural, when you think about it. Watch him perform “Look At Little Sister” to warm up for a show below.

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Malone didn’t have much to say about the short clip. “Pre-show Stevie,” he wrote in the caption. The video shows him playing the songs shuffling rhythm on an acoustic guitar and belting the lyrics.

Post Malone Isn’t the First to Cover This Stevie Ray Vaughan Classic

Seeing Post Malone paying tribute to the blues-rock legend and his fellow Texan, Stevie Ray Vaughan is cool. However, some listeners may not know that Vaughan wasn’t the first to record the song.

He and Double Trouble recorded a version of “Look at Little Sister” for the 1985 album Soul to Soul. They released it as the album’s lead single and it peaked at No. 17. At the time, it was one of five top 20 hits for the group. However, it wasn’t an original.

Hank Ballard, an early rock and roll artist wrote the song and recorded it with his band the Midnighters. They released it as the B-side to “I Said I Wouldn’t Beg You,” the second single from their 1959 album Mr. Rhythm and Blues. Both sides of their single failed to chart.

Vaughan and Double Trouble retained the song’s 12-bar blues shuffle. However, with the benefit of more modern influences and guitar technology, they took it a step further, adding modern blues-rock flair and overdriven guitars.

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