Eighteen years ago today, Stevie Ray Vaughan played his last concert ever at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy,WI. He shared the bill with Eric Clapton,Robert Cray,and his brother Jimmy Vaughan. After the show he decided to visit his girlfriend in Chicago. His helicopter crashed in the ski hill and was killed instantly. Ironicly, his last song he played was"Sweet Home Chicago"
Stevie Ray was born in Dallas,Texas October 3,1954. Learned how to play guitar at the age of seven. His music career started in Austin ,Texas. He was discovered by David Bowie,who offered him to play on his "Let's Dance" album. Jackson Browne offered him free studio time so he could record and album. The result was "Texas Flood" released in 1983.
Stevie Ray suffered from drugs and alcohol addiction midway though his career. He entered rehab and got cleaned. After rehab, he released critically aclaimed "In Step" in 1989. That was his last studio album.
Please, listen to this guy. His guitarwork is the BEST I've ever heard. Here is his cover of Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Chile(Slight Return)
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Went to Alpine when they had the Budweiser Beer Bash Tour a tribute to Stevie Ray. Awesome concert and oh ya, plenty of refreshments....
He was an animal with the guitar
In 1979 I saw Stevie Ray Vaughan perform with his brother and the Fabulous Thunderbirds for free at a concert put on by the city of Austin in a park next to the Colorado River. Amazing night.
My favorite one of his is Riviera Paradise.
Thank you everybody for your kind comments.
SER-Thank you again,for your help. I appreicate it. And yes, Stevie Ray was an animal with his guitar.
Orbs-Wow! You got to see Stevie Ray before he was "dicovered"! Must have been an amazing night indeed. He's got a live album out there (released after his death) that showcases his early stuff called "Beginnings". It's worth checking out.
DA-Riviera Paradise is a great tune of "In Step". My favorite one off of that is Crossfire.
That night he died, a friend of mine was there.
He dedicated that song to all the people that have suffered or suffering (don't remember the exact words) She couldn't listen to any of his music for the longest time after he died. I got alot of his cd's from her.
We saw his brother Jimmy a few years ago... .... no comparison. But he has a nice tribute song for him. Six Strings Down
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