Stevie Ray Vaughan performs during a Soul to Soul Tour concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Jin Morrison, Colorado. In fact, he is buried in Dallas, only five miles from the family house, along with, now, three more family members. American Blues and Rock musicians Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimmie Vaughan perform onstage at Pier 84, New York, New York, June 26, 1986. Locals say he spent a lot of time at the Glenfield property, moving back in with his mother for awhile after a stint in rehab. 7 on Rolling Stone's “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.” The awards kept pouring in until 2003, when, after his death, he was named No. In 1982, Vaughan and his band, Double Trouble, were the first unsigned, unrecorded artists to play the Montreaux Jazz Festival. He moved to Austin, and ten years later his dedication paid off. Vaughan left the Glenfield property in 1972, when he decided to skip high school graduation for his music career. Then, along with older brother Jimmie, Stevie became obsessed with the amplified sounds of the electronic guitar.
The blues legend, singer, songwriter, composer and six-time Grammy winner was a product of his working class Oak Cliff community, learning to play the acoustic guitar while sitting in his bedroom inside his family’s modest home at 2557 Glenfield. He attended Lenora Kirk Hall Elementary School, L. (Photo by WIll Jacks/WireImage)Īccording to The Oak Cliff Advocate, Austin claims Vaughan as their own, but he was born in Dallas at Methodist Hospital On October 3, 1954. exhibit at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi on Jin Cleveland, Mississippi. Jimmy Vaughan performs at the opening of 'Pride & Joy: The Texas Blues of Stevie Ray Vaughan', an.
