- Stevie Ray Vaughan — also known to fans as “SRV” or “Stevie Rave On” — was the best Anglo blues guitarist who ever lived.
- Stevie Ray Vaughan grew up in Dallas, the youngest son of Jimmie Lee Vaughn, an asbestos worker, and Martha Jean Vaughan, a secretary.
- The song “Tightrope” is a depiction of Stevie Ray Vaughan at his absolute peak. People normally forget how good a singer Stevie Ray Vaughan was.
- Before his untimely death in 1990, guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan had become the leading figure in the blues-rock-revival he spearheaded in the mid-’80s.
- Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble In Step Tour. May 4, 1989 Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, BC. May 6, 1989 Civic Auditorium, Everett, WA.
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- He called his Number one Strat a ‘59 Even Though It Was Actually A ‘62. Stevie Ray Vaughan had a Fender Strat that he referred to as his number one Strat.
- Stevie Ray Vaughan was a celebrated blues guitarist and was largely seen as a talent that could revitalize the genre.
- Read more about Stevie Ray Vaughan GRAMMY History and other GRAMMY-winning and GRAMMY-nominated artists on GRAMMY.com.
- Noted as one of the most influential blues revivalists of the ‘80s, Stephen Ray Vaughan was inspired by his brother Jimmie to pick up the guitar at age seven.