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The Sky Is Crying

Stevie Ray Vaughan
The True Voodoo Child
October 3, 1954 - August 27, 1990

Vaughan grew up in Dallas, the younger brother of Jimmie Vaughan (co-founder of the Fabulous Thunderbirds). Stevie began playing in clubs at 12, and by 17 had dropped out of high school and moved to Austin.

There followed years of struggling until April 23, 1982, when Vaughan and his group, Double Trouble, played a private audition for the Rolling Stones in NY. The gig led to an invitation to appear at the Montreux Jazz Festival, at which Vaughan was seen by David Bowie, who hired him to play guitar on his LET'S DANCE album, and Jackson Browne, who offered the free use of his recording studio. Vaughan took up that offer after being signed by legendary talent scout John Hammond to Epic, recording his debut album, TEXAS FLOOD, in the fall of 1982.

The release of the album led to a wave of recognition that included gold albums, Grammy awards, and other accolades for the next seven years. In 1987, Vaughan took time out to go through a rehabilitation program to overcome alcohol and drug addiction, and he wrote about the experience on his final studio album, in September of '89. In the finial year of his life, he embarked on a co-headlining tour with Jeff Beck and recorded an album with his brother Jimmie Vaughn.

He had just finished a jam with Eric Clapton and Robert Cray at a show at Alpine Valley in East Troy, WI, before he was killed. On the day we all learned of this great tradegy the The Sky Truly Cried.


SRV'S Guitars

"Number One" '59 Fender Strat.

"Lenny" '63 Fender Strat.

"Charley" '62 Fender Strat.

"Red" '64 Left Handed Fender Strat.

"Yellow" '59 Fender Strat.


List Of Albums:

Texas Flood 1983, Couldn't Stand The Weather 1984, Soul To Soul 1985, Live Live 2986, In Step, 1989, Family Style 1990, The Sky Is Crying 1991, In The Beging 1992, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 1995, Live At Carnegie Hall 1997, Real Deal Greatest Hits Vol. 2 1999, In Session Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughn 1999