A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughn Featuring Mal Eastick April 8, 2011

Legendary guitarist Mal Eastick is widely considered to be Australia’s finest musical protagonist of the blues. Playing guitar since his mid-teens, Mal has achieved a standard of playing that is, at once, both envied and admired. He has played with Robert Cray, Los Lobos, Buddy Guy, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Tommy Emmanuel, Jimmy Barnes and Kevin Borich, just to name a few. Mal’s early career was epitomised by his time with legendary band, The Stars, and his work on the Andy Durant Memorial concert and album. In the 1980s Mal played in the Jimmy Barnes Band and also formed his own touring outfit. Two albums, Southern Line and Spirit have followed. His love of Stevie Ray Vaughan music has seen him earn the reputation in the blues world as a master of getting that “Stevie Ray” guitar sound.