Stevie Ray Vaughan, one of the most talented players to ever pick up a six-string, was born on this day in 1954. The incomparable guitarist was at the forefront of a 1980s blues rock revival before a ...

One particularly impressive performance was a rendition of Stevie Ray’s original tune “Life Without You” filmed at a September 15, 1985, show at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey.

Guitar World 's December 1990 issue was dedicated to Stevie Ray Vaughan, who was tragically killed on August 27 of that year in a helicopter crash. The accident came just as Vaughan was in the ...

Stevie Ray Vaughan plays guitar as he performs onstage at the Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, Wisconsin, August 26, 1990. It would be his last public performance.

On May 4, 1989, legendary Texas blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan kicked off the final tour of his short and celebrated career. It was an 18-month affair that almost never happened.

Today would have been Stevie Ray Vaughan’s 60th birthday. The brilliant guitarist’s life was tragically cut short at the age of 35, when he died in a helicopter crash.

Stevie Ray Vaughan would have turned 56 this October. Their last conversation (after that final gig with Eric Clapton and Robert Cray at Alpine Valley in East Roy, Wis.) was a trifle.

Guitar World's December 1990 issue was dedicated to Stevie Ray Vaughan, who was tragically killed on August 27 of that year in a helicopter crash. The accident came just as Vaughan was in the ...