Stevie Ray Vaughan

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Stevie Ray (left) and Jimmie Vaughan pose backstage at the Royal Oak Music Theater in Royal Oak, Michigan on February 14, 1986
New documentary on Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan now available on streaming

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Brothers In Blues includes interviews with Eric Clapton, Jackson Browne, Billy Gibbons and Nile Rodgers

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His playing took Eric Clapton’s breath away and David Bowie called him the most exciting guitarist since Jeff Beck: how Stevie Ray Vaughan became a blues guitar hero

By Amit Sharma Published

Inside the rise of the Jimi Hendrix-worshipping Stratocaster master, who delivered some of the greatest solos and tones in guitar history

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Eric Gales and Stevie Ray Vaughan
Eric Gales on his jam with Stevie Ray Vaughan: “Right at the end I asked him to sign an autograph for me – and he said, ‘Only if you sign one for me first!’”

By Amit Sharma Published

Eric Gales looks back on the time when he was just 15 years old, a young blues-rocker with talent to burn, and had the chance to jam with his hero

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Stevie Ray Vaughan MTV Unplugged Guild 12-string auction
Stevie Ray Vaughan swapped his Strat for this Guild 12-string acoustic in his virtuosic MTV Unplugged performance – now it’s up for auction

By Matt Parker Published

The Texan blues dynamo used the model to perform the likes of Rude Mood and Pride and Joy in the 1990 performance

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Chris Hayes
Huey Lewis and the News’ Chris Hayes: “Am I an unappreciated guitar hero? Probably. But that’s OK”

By Joe Bosso Published

The guitarist whose stellar solos and riffs graced Huey Lewis and the News’ era-defining songs – including I Want a New Drug and The Power of Love – reflects on his storied career and drinking sessions with Stevie Ray Vaughan

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Stevie Ray Vaughan (left) and Albert King perform on television in 1983
Watch Albert King reunite, jam with Stevie Ray Vaughan in 1983: “There's a lot of guitar players that just play fast, they don't concentrate on soul – but you got ’em both”

By Damian Fanelli Published

See King wrap his head around the (then up-and-coming) talent of SRV – a player he first knew as ‘Little Stevie’ – in a blues jam for the ages

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The 100 greatest guitarists of all time
The 100 greatest guitarists of all time

By Jonathan Horsley Last updated

A comprehensive rundown of the best guitarists of all time, featuring the trailblazers, the early innovators, the best jazz, rock, indie, blues, metal and acoustic players – and the top guitarists around today...

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B.B. King
Learn the vibrato styles of 5 giants of the blues

By Richard Barrett Published

Welcome to vibrato bootcamp, where we'll be looking at how B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Gary Moore, Peter Green and Paul Kossoff shook those strings

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Dimebag, SRV and St. Vincent
The 32 greatest Texas guitarists of all time

By Joe Bosso Last updated

Featuring Stevie Ray Vaughan, Dimebag Darrell, St. Vincent and 29 more Lone Star superstars

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Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan producer Richard Mullen: “When he played Voodoo Child live, he brought a life force to the song that no-one else could possibly do”

By Andy Aledort, Alan Paul Published

The late Richard Mullen was there as SRV became one of the greatest blues guitarists the world has ever seen. In this classic interview from 2003, he offers his perspective on a one-off talent

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