Stevie Ray Vaughan

Steve Ray Vaughan did more to increase the interest and appreciation of the blues than most anyone in the previous 50 years. Taking a mixture of traditional blues (B.B.King, Albert King) and Rock (Jimi Hendrix) to forge a mixture of agressive blues wrung from the heavy gauge strings of his Fender Stratocaster.

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Stevie first recordings were with the Cobras, a blues rock band located in Austin Texas. In the photo at the left, he is the second from the right.

The following links are of interest to any fan of Stevie Ray Vaughan. I can particularly recommend the Texas Flood site which is the Austin Texas based Stevie Ray Vaughan Fan Club.

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