One of the more iconic concerts of our time must be the time that Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck brought their The Fire Meets The Fury Tour to Detroit’s Cobo Arena on Nov. 3, 1989.

The tour came to a tragic, unplanned end on Aug. 27, 1990, when, after a star-studded show at Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy, Wis., Vaughan was killed in a helicopter crash.

But despite dying so young, Vaughan left an incredible legacy, particularly in his inspired live recordings. So, on his birthday, let’s take a look at some of SRV’s best live performances.

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble went back to work during the final years of the decade. While headlining several concerts, the band began work on what would be their final studio album, In Step.

Stevie Ray wrote the soulful blues ballad about his good friend Charlie Wirz, who had died earlier that year. Wirz, who owned a Dallas guitar shop, was a mentor to Vaughan.

Today is the 25th anniversary of the death of legendary blues musician Stevie Ray Vaughan, a guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer. For the fifth consecutive year, Costa Rica’s JR Blues ...

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.

Stevie Ray Vaughan would have turned 65 years old today. Tragically, "SRV," as he was lovingly known by his fans, lost his life at the age of 35, killed in a Bell 206 helicopter crash in East Troy ...

Dallas guitarist Tommy Katona knows full well the musical pull of the late Texas blues-rock guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan: It captured him as a 4-year-old in his native Hungary when ...