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My Take
What strikes me most about Stevie Ray Vaughan is the sheer density of his legacy. Seven years of mainstream work, and that is all he got, yet he dragged blues back into the spotlight during an era obsessed with synthesizers. I have heard countless guitarists chase his tone, but nobody matches the physicality of his playing, those heavy strings bent through pure Texas willpower. His death in 1990 at thirty-five remains one of music's cruelest losses. When I want to remember why the electric guitar matters, I put on his records. Few artists truly earn the word irreplaceable; he does, without argument.
Overview
Stephen Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990), also known abbreviated as SRV, was an American musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the blues rock trio Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Although his mainstream career spanned only seven years, he is considered one of the most influential musicians in the history of blues music, and one of the greatest guitarists of all time.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーヴィー・レイ・ヴォーン
- Reading
- すてぃーゔぃー・れい・ゔぉーん
- Born
- October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Horse
- Origin
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist / composer / singer-songwriter / blues musician / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Justin F. Kimball High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Grammy Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.