Origin: Dallas, TX
Decades: 1980's and 1990's
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, developing a uniquely eclectic and fiery style that sounded like no other guitarist, regardless of genre. Vaughan bridged the gap between blues and rock like no other artist had since the late '60s. For the... Read More
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risky Columbus, OH |
11.04.08 I was walking the midway at the county fair in Phx AZ....I heard this guitar...I spent the next 2 hrs standing on a chair dancing! I was hooked! |
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Beverly United States |
10.16.08 I first saw Stevie in Texas, he & Double Trouble were an opening act....yeah I'm that old.....knew he would become bigger than life.....we lost him much too soon |
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LEIGH SHELL KNOB United... |
10.03.08 I LEARNED TO APPRECIATE BLUES SINCE MY MOTHER ROCKED IT W/SWING DANCING TO IT WHEN I WAS 12 OR SOO, I WATCHED HER CRY WHEN SRV DIED AND I REALLY STARTED LISTENING TO HIM AND OTHER GREAT SINCE THEN... |
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steve Martin, TN |
09.22.08 He was the Greatest by far !!!!! |
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dodie1957 Sophia, NC |
09.18.08 Yes his the best there ever was |
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charlie United States |
09.17.08 A true musical genius : Stevie Ray Vaughan |
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sue Sunnyvale, CA |
09.17.08 SRV~R.I.P~.Sweet Angel~Never forgotten~Legend's live forever~Stevie Ray Vaughn~Loved by many~ to this day~ |
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steve Unknown |
09.08.08 your foot on the gas, your heart beating fast, and great music |
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PhDrSeuss Unknown |
09.05.08 oh yes he da the man!!! i loved him from the start!! any1 who knows me can tell u that i luv my stevie. i just wish i knew of him earlier & 2 been fortunate 2 have seen him perfom --- live. i envy those who did. stevie u will always be the best guitarist & my blues in my book. |
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San Diego, CA
yeah... i'm with you all. He found his way, deep, in my heart too!! He lives through us!!