Jimmie Vaughan

Jimmie Vaughan carries a quieter legacy than his late brother Stevie Ray, and I find that almost more interesting. Born in Dallas in 1951 and now rooted in Austin, he co-founded The Fabulous Thunderbirds and shaped Texas blues with a leaner, more economical guitar style. He absorbed the "Three Kings," Albert, Freddie, and B.B., yet never chased flash for its own sake. A Blues Music Award winner, he embodies restraint as a virtue, the player who says more with fewer notes. To me he's proof that taste and tone can matter as much as speed, holding the blues tradition with real dignity.

Name (English)

Jimmie Vaughan

Name (Japanese)

ジミー・ヴォーン

Reading

じみー・ゔぉーん

Born

March 20, 1951 (age 75)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rabbit

Origin

Dallas, Texas, United States

Occupation

composer / singer / guitarist / musician

Awards & achievements

• Blues Music Award

• Official sitehttps://www.jimmievaughan.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/JimmieVaughan
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmie%20Vaughan
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%9F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q538543

Tags

• Texas
• composer
• singer
• guitarist

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.