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Texas blues guitar legend known for being the leader and co-founder of the band Double Trouble as well as for his solo work. They had a son, Jimmie, in Big Jim secured a job as an asbestos worker, an occupation that involved rigorous manual effort.

The family moved frequently, living in other states such as Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Oklahoma before ultimately moving to the Oak Cliff section of Dallas. A shy and insecure boy, Vaughan was deeply affected by his childhood experiences.

His father struggled with alcohol abuse, and often terrorised his family and friends with his bad temper. His father died on August 27, , exactly four years before Vaughan.

Although his mainstream career only spanned seven years, he is considered to be one of the most iconic and influential musicians in the history of blues music. Drawn in by its effects, he started making his own drinks and this resulted in alcohol dependence.

I thought it was cool…thought the kids down the street would think it was cool. He did not cultivate much of a social life, as he was always playing the guitar growing up. When he was seventeen, he dropped out of high school to pursue a career in music. In , for his seventh birthday, Vaughan received his first guitar, a toy from Sears with Western motif. Vaughan owned and used a variety of guitars during his career. His guitar of choice, and the instrument that he became most associated with, was the Fender Stratocaster, his favorite being a body, with a neck, and pickups dated from Any guitar I play has got to be pretty versatile.

While at a local pawn shop in , Vaughan had noticed this particular guitar, a Stratocaster that had been refinished in red, with the original sunburst finish peeking through. It also had a Mandolin inlay just below the bridge. In September , Vaughan made his first studio recordings with the band Cast of Thousands, which included future actor Stephen Tobolowsky. In late January , feeling confined by playing pop hits with Liberation, Vaughan formed his own band, Blackbird. After growing tired of the Dallas music scene, he dropped out of school and moved with the band to Austin, Texas, which had more liberal and tolerant audiences.

Blackbird played at several clubs in Austin and opened shows for bands such as Sugarloaf, Wishbone Ash, and Zephyr, but could not maintain a consistent lineup. In early December , Vaughan left Blackbird and joined a rock band named Krackerjack; he performed with them for less than three months. SRV may be gone, but he's definitely not forgotten. Stevie Ray's brother Jimmie accepted the induction on his behalf. Photographer Tracy Anne Hart is publishing a book in early featuring more than photos of Vaughan shot between and A statue of Vaughan stands on the south shore of Lady Bird Lake in Austin with a guitar in hand, wearing a broad-brimmed hat, a serape, and cowboy boots as if he just stepped offstage.

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