Stephen Ray Vaughan was an American musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the blues rock trio Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. 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. He was the younger brother of guitarist Jimmie Vaughan.
Vaughan performing at the Ritz Theater in Austin, Texas, March 1983
Double Trouble in 1983. From left to right: Chris Layton, Vaughan and Tommy Shannon.
Jim Hamilton-signed Stevie Ray Vaughan reproduction guitar#01
Jim Hamilton signature on rear of headstock
Blues rock is a fusion genre and form of rock music that relies on the chords/scales and instrumental improvisation of blues. It is mostly an electric ensemble-style music with instrumentation similar to electric blues and rock. From its beginnings in the early to mid-1960s, blues rock has gone through several stylistic shifts and along the way it inspired and influenced hard rock, Southern rock, and early heavy metal.
Eric Clapton in 1974