Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial, Austin, Texas
A view of the Stevie Ray Vaughn Memorial sculpture at Auditorium Shores on the south side of the Colorado River across from downtown Austin. The bronze sculpture and tourist attraction was installed in 1994 and is the work of Ralph Hemlock of Austin.
Stephen Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the blues rock trio Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Born and raised in Dallas, Vaughan dropped out of high school and moved to Austin in 1972 where he quickly began to gain a following on the local club circuit.
Vaughan died at the age of 35 in a helicopter crash in East Troy, Wisconsin after performing with Double Trouble at Alpine Valley Music Theatre. Although his mainstream career spanned only seven years, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians in the history of blues music, and one of the greatest guitarists of all time.
Vaughan's music continued to achieve commercial success with several posthumous releases and has sold over 15 million albums in the United States alone. Vaughan was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015, along with Double Trouble bandmates Chris Layton, Tommy Shannon, and Reese Wynans.
Sources:
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Wikipedia
Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial, Wikipedia
Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial, Austin, Texas
A view of the Stevie Ray Vaughn Memorial sculpture at Auditorium Shores on the south side of the Colorado River across from downtown Austin. The bronze sculpture and tourist attraction was installed in 1994 and is the work of Ralph Hemlock of Austin.
Stephen Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the blues rock trio Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Born and raised in Dallas, Vaughan dropped out of high school and moved to Austin in 1972 where he quickly began to gain a following on the local club circuit.
Vaughan died at the age of 35 in a helicopter crash in East Troy, Wisconsin after performing with Double Trouble at Alpine Valley Music Theatre. Although his mainstream career spanned only seven years, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians in the history of blues music, and one of the greatest guitarists of all time.
Vaughan's music continued to achieve commercial success with several posthumous releases and has sold over 15 million albums in the United States alone. Vaughan was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015, along with Double Trouble bandmates Chris Layton, Tommy Shannon, and Reese Wynans.
Sources:
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Wikipedia
Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial, Wikipedia