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Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Born: Oct 3, 1954 in Dallas, TX
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Died: Aug 27, 1990 in East Troy, WI
Genre: Blues
Styles: Texas Blues, Guitar Virtuoso, Blues Rock, Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Modern Blues, Post-War Electric Blues
Biography: With his astonishingly accomplished guitar playing, Stevie Ray Vaughan ignited the blues revival of the '80s. Vaughan drew equally from bluesmen like Albert King, Otis Rush, and Muddy Waters and rock & roll players like Jimi Hendrix and Lonnie Mack, as well as the stray jazz guitarist like Kenny Burrell, ...Read full biography
Texas Flood
Released: 1983
Label: EPIC/LEGACY
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It's hard to overestimate the impact Stevie Ray Vaughan's debut, Texas Flood, had upon its release in 1983. At that point, blues was no longer hip, the way it was in the '60s. Texas Flood changed all that, ...Read full review
In Step
Released: 1989
Label: EPIC/LEGACY
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Stevie Ray Vaughan had always been a phenomenal guitarist, but prior to In Step, his songwriting was hit or miss. Even when he wrote a classic modern blues song, it was firmly within the genre's conventions; ...Read full review
More Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble albums: Main Albums (11), Compilations (18), Singles & EPs (3), DVD/Video (8)
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