Stevie Ray Vaughan was always very conscious of the blues heritage he inherited and to which he subsequently contributed so much. It's not a surprise, therefore, that Solos, Sessions and Encores ...

Vaughan carved out a total of seven electrifying solos across the track, each more intense than the one before. 2. “Couldn’t Stand the Weather” (Capitol Theatre, 1985) ...

Texas-born musician Stevie Ray Vaughan got his big breakthrough playing guitar on David Bowie's Let's Dance album, before being signed as an artist in his own right. The blues-inspired performer ...

Mayer's guitar soloing was hit and miss. He did a fine job of parroting other guitarists: You could hear snippets of Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Jeff Beck, Jerry Garcia, and of course, Stevie Ray ...

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.

As the track picks up intensity via Vaughan's raucous chordal solo, Chris Layton's drum fills, and the addition of the #9 to the Eb7 chord by both Vaughan and keyboardist Reese Wynans, Shannon holds ...

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.

American guitarist and singer-songwriter Stevie Ray Vaughan, Italy, 1985. The show in Hamilton was one of two collaborations between the men recorded for the TV program In Session.

Stevie Ray Vaughan died in a helicopter crash 30 years ago today; he was on his way to Chicago, where the blues community is reflecting on Vaughan's death and musical legacy.

E arlier this year, Sammy Hagar claimed that he’d written his latest single in a dream with the late Eddie Van Halen. The story met with bucketloads of skepticism by many, but it turns out Hagar isn’t ...

Dallas bluesman Jimmie Vaughan carved his nickname, “Jimbo,” into the back of a 1951 Fender Broadcaster before handing it down to his younger brother. Guitar lore has it that Stevie Ray ...

Blues guitarist and singer Stevie Ray Vaughan impressed millions of fans and aspiring musicians with his genuine soul and fiery technique. Cut short by a blanket of fog in the wee hours of the morning ...