Stevie Ray Vaughan was born Ocober 3, 1954 as the son of Big Jim and Martha
Vaughan. He had a brother Jimmie, known as the guitarist for the fabulous Thunderbirds.
When Jimmie was 12 he recieved his first guitar and Stevie was known for playing
it as soon as Jimmie put it down. When Jimmy was 12 years old he played in his
first rockband. With seventeen he dropped out of school and moved from Dallas to Austin, TX
where he played in a band called the Cobras. He soon quit that band and
formed his own band Double Trouble with wich he became famous after David Bowie
discovered him.
S.R.V. died August 27, 1990 in a helicopter crash after a concert together with
Eric Clapton, his brother Jimmie, Robert Cray, and Buddy Guy.
He possibly was the greatest Blues guitarist ever.
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