Stevie Ray Vaughan, blues guitar hero and singer, died 20 years ago on Aug. 27 in a helicopter accident in Wisconsin.
Vaughan had just been on tour with another legendary guitarist Eric Clapton in front of tens of thousands of people at the Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy, Wisconsin.
Three members of Clapton’s staff were killed in the crash. Reports say the chopper crashed into a ski hill during a bout of heavy fog.
Three days after his death, he was buried next to his father in Oak Cliff, in Dallas, Texas.
Vaughan was only 35 when he died and had just started hitting his stride in the music industry. He had recently released the Grammy Award-winning “In Step” album which went platinum.
In 2000, Vaughan was inducted into the Blue Hall of Fame and in 2008, became eligible to enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2003, he was ranked number 7 on Rolling Stone’s top guitarists of all time.
Vaughan captured the world with his unique brand of blues guitar licks--a combination of passion and sheer technical prowess. He used a now-iconic beat up 1963 Fender Stratocaster guitar.
Here are some a notable quotes from Vaughan: “What I am trying to get across to you; is please take of yourselves and those that you love; because that is what we are here for, that’s all we got, and that is all we can take with us. Are you with me?”
“You see, we are here, as far as I can tell, to help each other; our brothers, our sisters, our friends, our enemies. That is to help each other and not hurt each other.”
Vaughan had just been on tour with another legendary guitarist Eric Clapton in front of tens of thousands of people at the Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy, Wisconsin.
Three members of Clapton’s staff were killed in the crash. Reports say the chopper crashed into a ski hill during a bout of heavy fog.
Three days after his death, he was buried next to his father in Oak Cliff, in Dallas, Texas.
Vaughan was only 35 when he died and had just started hitting his stride in the music industry. He had recently released the Grammy Award-winning “In Step” album which went platinum.
In 2000, Vaughan was inducted into the Blue Hall of Fame and in 2008, became eligible to enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2003, he was ranked number 7 on Rolling Stone’s top guitarists of all time.
Vaughan captured the world with his unique brand of blues guitar licks--a combination of passion and sheer technical prowess. He used a now-iconic beat up 1963 Fender Stratocaster guitar.
Here are some a notable quotes from Vaughan: “What I am trying to get across to you; is please take of yourselves and those that you love; because that is what we are here for, that’s all we got, and that is all we can take with us. Are you with me?”
“You see, we are here, as far as I can tell, to help each other; our brothers, our sisters, our friends, our enemies. That is to help each other and not hurt each other.”
