Joshua's Joys ~ Driving South LIVE from Nashville TN

Joshua Jet Vaughan and the Voice of God will be releasing an album version of Driving South Soon.  This rare live version was recorded while Joshua was in remission.  It took a month to perfect it note for note, as they do several SRV covers when playing live.  Whenever vocals are involved; word for word, SRV's phrasing, guitar, bass and drums, note for note, beat for beat.  For this is one man and one band that must be honored this way, trying to do SRV and his band Double Trouble justice and pay their respects.

As Joshua's band had played a few SRV songs throughout the night, this was the encore.  Joshua played the guitar/ lead, his wife Anna Bella Vaughan  is playing bass, and his cousin Jackson Smith is on drums.  Putting the power back in power trio. Enjoy!



As with most musicians, typically they have OCD, or as Joshua would say OCB, Obssessive Compulsive Behavior, Musically he is prodiguous and a phenom.  Through years of sickness he has not been happy with many of the vocal performances, til the age of 34 during his remission where everything that he had worked for had finally came to fruition.  So until his album is released, much of the music that we share will not have vocals. With a variety of songs on his album, not just blues, with trying to produce other songs that he has recorded, making it a double disc/cd release.  Originals and remakes from songs like Just a Gigalo, to No Sugar Tonight, and many others of this style and nature and of course his true passion the blues. Through personal conversation with Joshua, at this point he had finally felt that again he had achieved what he had been working so hard for. After his album is released, due to his wishes, many other songs that have been recorded will be released that have vocals on them. As there have been times as of late that it has been difficult for him to sing because of his illness.  Personally, Joshua feels that once the album is released, it will show truly what he is capable of vocally and in all aspects musically.  About the time of remission he was still not at his best, but this is where he felt he was at his most confident. And will be heard for what he truly sounds like and who he truly is using his music as an example and platform. Simply stating, that after the release of his album, he will be heard for the gifts that he has been given and the hard work, then allowing other recordings to be released to show the difference that his illness has made in his life in a negative and positive way, in this case specifically musically helping to give people an understanding of himself, but also knowing that others will be able to relate and in all fields and all walks of life, many people struggle through the same obstacles. Having peace knowing that they have reached their goals, as we all want to be seen and show our true selves.  Also this is one of the times that he has felt the best in his life to where his passion can truly shine through. Though, truly his health was only about 35%, it is enough to give him peace and satisfaction.  For in music is one of very few professions that you must be confident and vulnerable at the same time. Allowing yourself to live pure righteous emotion.