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Steve Vai Makes a Young Guitar Player’s Dreams

It seems to be a trend over the past few years of rock stars giving their guitars to somebody in the audience, and the kid wows the crowd. Billy Joe…

Rock In Rio USA - Rock Weekend - Day 2

LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 09: Musician Steve Vai performs with Sepultura onstage during Rock in Rio USA at the MGM Resorts Festival Grounds on May 9, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

It seems to be a trend over the past few years of rock stars giving their guitars to somebody in the audience, and the kid wows the crowd. Billy Joe Armstrong from Green Day, Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters even Metallica have had fans grace the stage with tremendous talent.

Steve Vai is added onto the list with a recent concert incident. I myself would have caved under the pressure! But I do remember a concert with WRIF's Steve Black joining Steve Vai on stage for a song.

Born in Mt Clemens, Screamin’ Scott has been a part of the Detroit airwaves for 30-plus years. With 40 years of experience in radio. When he’s not out on the streets for WCSX, you can find him devoting time to local charities with his, “Screamin Angels”; and for 16 years with Rock 4 Tots charity. And last 10 years with his local band, "Chit!." Screamin Scott likes to write about nostalgic Detroit area memories, classic rock, and local metro Detroit topics.