Stevie Ray Vaughan

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Chapters: Stevie Ray Vaughan albums, Stevie Ray Vaughan concert tours, Stevie Ray Vaughan songs, Stevie Ray Vaughan's musical instruments, Couldn't Stand the Weather Tour, Live Alive Tour, Death of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Soul to Soul Tour, Texas Flood Tour, Stevie Ray Vaughan discography, In Step Tour, Jimmie Vaughan, Crosscut Saw, Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985, Love Struck Baby, The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Live at Carnegie Hall, Stevie Ray Vaughan live performances, Jimmie Lee Vaughan, The Sky Is Crying, Come On, In Session, The Fire Meets the Fury Tour, The Real Deal: Greatest Hits Volume 2, Japan Tour 1985, Rude Mood, Fall Foliage Tour, Testify, October 3, 1954 - August 27, 1990, Family Style, European Tour 1986, In the Beginning, Pride and Joy, Live in Tokyo, First Tour of Australia, Lenny, Crossfire, Say What!. Excerpt: Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 - August 27, 1990) was an American blues guitarist. He was the younger brother of Jimmie Vaughan and frontman for Double Trouble, a band that included bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton. Born in Dallas, Vaughan moved to Austin at the age of 17 and began his music career. Later, producer John H. Hammond arranged a deal with Epic Records in 1983. Alcohol and drug abuse severely affected his health before he became sober in late 1986. After three years without a new album, he returned to the studio, releasing In Step. The album produced the single "Crossfire" in July 1989, which became a number one hit. On August 26, 1990, Vaughan performed at Alpine Valley Music Theatre as part of his In Step Tour in a triple-bill along with Eric Clapton and Robert Cray before an audience of approximately 25,000. Leaving the concert that evening, his helicopter crashed into a nearby ski slope. He was pronounced dead hours later. Vaughan was an important figure in Texas blues, a loud, swing-driven fusion of blues and rock. He became the leading musician of the blues rock sound, with multiple network television appearances and charting albums. His debut Texas Flood, released in June 1983, became a double-platinum record. Vaughan encompassed multiple styles, including jazz and ballads. Nominated for 12 Grammys, he won six. He won five W. C. Handy Awards and was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2000. Stephen Ray Vaughan was born on October 3, 1954, in Dallas, Texas to Martha Jean and Jimmie Lee "Big Jim" Vaughan. James Lawrence "Jimmie" Vaughan, his brother, was three years older. Vaughan's ancestors performed in bands with Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey, as well as Western swing groups in the Dallas area. Big Jim was an asbestos worker, switching from one construction site to the next and leaving the family filled with uncertainty. After settling in the Dallas suburb of Oak Cliff, Vaughan attended Lenore Kirk Hall Elementary