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Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival announces 2026 lineup
By Janelle Borg published
Now in its seventh edition, the festival is set to take place in Austin, Texas – and features Buddy Guy, Joe Bonamassa, and John Mayer, while Trey Anastasio, Tommy Emmanuel, Julian Lage and Pete Townshend are all making their Crossroads debut

Jimmie Vaughan was a garbage man listening to B.B. King. Then he wound up touring with his hero
By Henry Yates published
He once snuck into a B.B. King show aged 13. Now Jimmie Vaughan is part of Joe Bonamassa's all-star tribute to the King of the Blues – he explains how he approached tackling his hero's licks and what he learned from the master

Eric Clapton announces US tour – and he’s bringing another blues guitar hero on the road with him
By Matt Owen published
Nathan East and Doyle Bramhall II will make up Slowhand's band for the short run later this year

When a 13-year-old Jimmie Vaughan was stopped from watching B.B. King play, another blues great came to his aid
By Phil Weller published
Vaughan wanted to watch his guitar hero play live for the first time – and another hero saved the day
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Texas blues legend Jimmie Vaughan on longevity, Strats and collabs with a Beatle on the Porky’s Revenge OST
By Andrew Daly published
A new Fabulous Thunderbirds box set is bursting with powerful stuff by Jimmie Vaughan & Co. – including an entire unreleased album from 1978. Here, Vaughan talks T-Birds and Strats and Fender amps, and tells us what flips his switch

Nile Rodgers on overseeing Stevie Ray Vaughan's final recording session
By Jackson Maxwell published
Having first met the Lone Star State guitar king during the sessions for David Bowie's 1983 blockbuster Let's Dance, Rodgers later produced Family Style, Stevie Ray's posthumously released collaboration with his brother, Jimmie

He's the son of Jimmie Vaughan and the nephew of SRV, now he’s carrying the weight of his family playing legacy
By Andrew Daly published
SRV’s death left father and son struggling to continue, but they made it. Now, Strat fan Tyrone Vaughan knows he’s capable of delivering a great album – and it might be the one he’s working on now

Jimmie Vaughan on his three favorite guitars – and the megabucks Fender he gave to his brother
By Mark McStea published
The Texas blues maestro takes a trip down memory lane and pulls out three desert island six-strings
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