Stevie Ray Vaughan
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How Stevie Ray Vaughan's biggest hit benefitted from one of the baddest rhythm sections in blues history
By Jonathan Herrera published
Also known as Double Trouble, Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton laid down an unfaltering groove for SRV’s 1983 debut

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

The inside story of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble’s Soul to Soul
By Alan Paul published
Chris Layton, Reese Wynans, Tommy Shannon, and Joe Sublett recall the difficult birth of the 1985 classic of Texas blues, as cocaine, whiskey, and fatigue took their toll

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

Tyrone Vaughan descends from blues greatness – and SRV helped him start his guitar journey early
By Matt Owen published
Stevie Ray Vaughan turned up at young Tyrone's birthday party with a special gift that would help him follow in the footsteps of his relatives

That time Stevie Wonder jammed with Stevie Ray Vaughan... and played SRV's number one Strat
By Jenna Scaramanga published
The two musical giants traded licks before Wonder picked up Stevie's guitar

Jimmie Vaughan says your fretboard choice doesn’t make a difference – and SRV is his proof
By Matt Owen published
SRV played Strats with rosewood and maple fingerboards, and although he's more commonly associated with the former, his brother says he performed the same on both

Stevie Ray Vaughan, Simple Minds, Megadeth, the Cult and the class of 1985 – only in the new Guitar World
By Damian Fanelli published
Also starring Jimmie Vaughan, GA-20, Kiki Wong, Dead Kennedys, the Smithereens' Jim Babjak, Cracker's Johnny Hickman, King Diamond, Third Man Hardware, Sue Foley's new GW column, Money for Nothing and more

Ian Moore on jamming with the Stones, writing with Billy Gibbons, and discussing those SRV comparisons – with Stevie Ray Vaughan
By Andrew Daly published
The SRV disciple admits he confused people by moving from Texas blues to art rock, but believes his skills are only increasing, despite a neurological condition that means he can barely speak
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