Active: 70's, 80's, 90's Born: October 3, 1954 in Dallas, TX
Otis Rush, Albert King, B.B. King, Elmore James, Jimi Hendrix, Kenny Burrell, T-Bone Walker, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Freddie King, Hubert Sumlin, Lonnie Mack, Charlie Christian, Willie Dixon, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Guitar Slim, Johnny Copeland Paul Butterfield, Derek & the Dominos, Johnny Winter, Jimmie Vaughan, John Mayall, Eric Clapton, Jeff Healey, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Roy Buchanan, Jeff Beck, Robert Cray, Eric Gales, Doyle Bramhall II, ZZ Top, Colin James, Anson Funderburgh, Tab Benoit, George Thorogood, Larry Davis Jeff Healey, Joe Bonamassa, Dave Hole, Jeff Pitchell, Alastair Greene, Howard & the White Boys, B.D. Lenz, Mike McCready, Scott Holt, Chris Duarte, Little Jimmy King, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jonny Lang, Tino Gonzales, Eric Gales, Corey Stevens, Colin James, Pearl Jam, Monster Mike Welch |  |
With his astonishingly accomplished guitar playing, Stevie Ray Vaughan ignited the blues revival of the '80s. Vaughan drew equally from bluesmen like Albert King, Otis Rush, and Muddy Waters and rock & roll players like Jimi Hendrix and Lonnie Mack, as well as the stray jazz guitarist like Kenny Burrell, developing a uniquely eclectic and fiery style that sounded like no other guitarist, regardless of genre. Vaughan bridged the gap between blues and rock like no other artist had since the late '60s. For the next seven years, Stevie Ray was the leading light in American blues, consistently selling out concerts while his albums regularly went gold. His tragic death in 1990 only emphasized his influence in blues and American rock & roll.
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