Remembering Stevie Ray Vaughan: Jamming With The Kings
By Nate Todd Aug 27, 2019 • 2:22 pm PDT
Guitar god Stevie Ray Vaughan died 29 years ago today on August 27, 1990. Vaughan is widely considered one of the greatest guitar players of all time and the tone he conjured out of his Fender Stratocaster is unmistakable. Coming up in the legendary blues bastion of Antone’s in Austin, Vaughan’s bronzed visage now looks out over the Colorado River that runs through the Texas capital.
While SRV cut his teeth in Austin, Stevie and his brother Jimmie Vaughan were born in Dallas in 1954 and 1951 respectively. Jimmie, who is a great guitar player in his own right, was a huge influence on young Stevie. When Stevie was just 17 he dropped out of high school and moved to Austin. He would play with a number of groups until forming the famous Double Trouble in the late-1970s.
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Vaughan grabbed the attention of a wider audience after his legendary performance at the 1982 Montreux Jazz Festival. SRV’s 1983 debut album, Texas Flood, cemented his legend. Unfortunately, Vaughan died in a tragic helicopter crash on August 27, 1990 after his last show at Alpine Valley in East Troy, Wisconsin. To remember SRV, below is video of Vaughan “Jammin With The Kings,” B.B. King and Albert King, two of Stevie’s biggest influences.
