Editing Six Strings Down

{{Infobox song
| name     = Six Strings Down
| cover    =
| alt      =
| type     =
| artist   = [[Jimmie Vaughan]]
| album    = Strange Pleasure
| released = {{Start date|1994}}
| format   =
| recorded = 1994
| studio   =
| venue    =
| genre    = [[Blues]], [[Blues Rock]]
| length   = {{Duration|m=4|s=25}}
| label    = [[Epic records|Epic]]
| writer   = {{flatlist|
* Eric Kolb
* [[Aaron Neville]]
* [[Charmaine Neville]]
* [[Cyril Neville]]
* Kelsey Smith
* Jimmie Vaughan
}}
| producer = [[Nile Rodgers]]
}}
'''"Six Strings Down"''' is a [[blues]] song recorded by [[Jimmie Vaughan]] in 1994. It is a tribute to his brother, [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]], who died in 1990, and the memory of other deceased guitarists. The song was written by [[Art Neville]], Eric Kolb, [[Aaron Neville]], [[Cyril Neville]], Kelsey Smith, and Vaughan. It first appeared on Vaughan's album ''Strange Pleasure'', in 1994.<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/strange-pleasures-mw0000113252
| title = Jimmie Vaughan: Strange Pleasure – Overview
| work = [[AllMusic]]
| publisher = Rovi Corp.
| access-date = January 21, 2015
}}</ref>

The song was originally performed as an [[acoustic blues]]. The opening line, "Alpine Valley, in the middle of the night", refers to the [[Alpine Valley Music Theater]], near East 
Troy, Wisconsin, where the helicopter carrying Stevie Ray Vaughan and several others crashed following a concert in 1990.  The song also mentions several other deceased blues guitarists: [[Jimi Hendrix]] (as the "voodoo child"), [[Albert Collins]], [[Muddy Waters]], and [[Lightnin' Hopkins]]. Its refrain includes the lyric "Heaven done called another blues stringer back home".<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.allmusic.com/song/six-strings-down-mt0004776265/lyrics
| title = Jimmie Vaughan: Six Strings Down – Lyrics
| work = [[AllMusic]]<!--Licensed lyrics-->
| publisher = Rovi
| access-date = January 21, 2015
}}</ref>

Later versions of the song have been performed as electric blues with accompaniment. Live recordings include a 1996 tribute concert to Stevie Ray Vaughan, with Jimmie Vaughan, [[Eric Clapton]], [[B.B. King]], [[Robert Cray]], [[Dr. John]], [[Bonnie Raitt]], [[Art Neville]] and [[Buddy Guy]].<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.allmusic.com/
| title = Various Artists: A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan – Review
| last = Phares
| first = Heather
| work = [[AllMusic]]
| publisher = Rovi Corp.
| access-date = January 21, 2015
}}</ref>  Vaughan, Clapton, and others performed it at the [[Crossroads Guitar Festival]] in 2004<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/crossroads-guitar-festival-mw0001007350
| title = Various Artists: Crossroads Guitar Festival – Review
| last = Eder
| first = Bruce
| work = [[AllMusic]]
| publisher = Rovi Corp.
| access-date = January 21, 2015
}}</ref> and again in 2010 by Vaughan, Clapton, [[Robert Cray]] and [[Hubert Sumlin]].<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/crossroads-guitar-festival-2010-mw0002053084
| title = Various Artists: Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 – Overview
| work = [[AllMusic]]
| publisher = Rovi Corp.
| access-date = January 21, 2015
}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:1994 songs]]
[[Category:Blues songs]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Nile Rodgers]]
[[Category:Songs about musicians]]
[[Category:Commemoration songs]]