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Stevie Ray Vaughan

A blistering guitar hero, Stevie Ray Vaughan picked up his fret skills from his brother Jimmie before moving to Austin as a teenager to play in a variety of local bands. Inspired by Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix and T-Bone Walker and various blues greats, he honed his talent in the band Double Trouble and jammed with Albert King before he caught the ear of David Bowie at the Montreux Jazz Festival and then featured on Bowie's album Let's Dance (1983). Playing a battered Fender Stratocaster named Number 1, Vaughan's classic debut album Texas Flood (1983) showcased an incredible new t...