- Played guitar on David Bowie's classic eighties album, "Let's Dance".
- The last concert at which he played featured a fifteen-minute jam of "Sweet Home Chicago" with his brother Jimmie, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, and Robert Cray.
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015, in the same class with Ringo Starr (as a solo artist) and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.
- Before his death, recorded the album "Family Style" with his brother Jimmie. They had always attempted to record an album together before, and they joked about their bands' schedules always conflicting: whenever Double Trouble was recording a new album in the studio, the Fabulous Thunderbirds were on tour, and when Double Trouble was on tour, the Thunderbirds were recording in the studio.
- Brother of Jimmie Vaughan
- Electric guitar player, vocalist and leader of the blues band "Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble" which also included Chris Layton on drums, Tommy Shannon on bass guitar and Reese Wynans on electric keyboards.
- When he was 17, he got a tattoo of a peacock on his chest. He later learned the tattoo was meant to go on his arm.
- Blues guitarist.
- Is regarded as one of the leading blues guitarists of all time.
- For the last few years of his life, S.R.V had been clean of any and all illegal substances, having conquered his own addictions.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 856-858. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
- According to those who knew him, Stevie Ray Vaughan had no problem with signing autographs.
- Jimi Hendrix was one of S.R.V's guitar idols and would record his own versions of songs like "Little Wing" and "Voodoo Child.".
- Vaughan became a lead vocalist by default, after "Double Trouble's" original vocalist suddenly left the group.
- Was greatly admired by fellow blues musician and legend, Albert King. Throughout his career, King wasn't easily impressed by other guitarists.
- As an aspiring guitarist, Vaughan saw The Allman Brothers Band with Duane Allman in concert, 1971.
- Played lead guitar on the album "Let's Dance" by David Bowie.
- Had a disagreement with David Bowie just before Vaughn was due to support the singer on the "Let's Dance" tour in the early 1980s.
- SRV named Jimi Hendrix as one of his biggest influences, with regards to music.
- Formed his own band in 1977, called "Triple Threat Revue." A later year, they disbanded as each member had different ideas for the group's direction.
- Formed the band "Double Trouble" in 1978.
- Initial reaction to Stevie Ray Vaughan's music, was usually hostility. The more purist fans of the blues were expecting acoustic music. Eventually, most of the public excepted Vaughan on his terms.
- Although his debut album "Texas Flood" sold well in the United States, Vaughan still found himself and his band booked as opening act for the more established groups and artists.
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