Stevie Ray Vaughan

Guitarist / Singer
Date Of Birth:
3 October 1954
Date Of Death:
27 August 1990
helicopter crash
Place Of Birth:
Dallas, Texas
Best Known As:
Lead singer and guitarist for the band Double Trouble
Stevie Ray Vaughan learned to play the guitar as a kid, influenced by his older brother, guitarist Jimmie Vaughan. By 1972 Stevie had dropped out of school and was playing blues guitar in bands in Austin, Texas. In 1981 he named his band Double Trouble, and in 1982 caught the attention of David Bowie, who in 1982 asked him to play on the hit "Let's Dance." In 1983 Vaughan released his debut album, Texas Flood, and the following year he released Couldn't Stand the Weather, a commercial and critical success. He continued to tour and record, playing a mix of electric blues, country and rock, until his death in a 1990 helicopter crash.
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