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Cat. No. 2893: STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN ~ THE BEST OF STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN. SONY / BMG 88985496242.

Cat. No. 2893: STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN ~ THE BEST OF STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN. SONY / BMG 88985496242.

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STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN WAS RANKED TWICE AMONG THE TOP TWENTY GUITAR PLAYERS OF ALL TIME BY ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE. STEVIE BEGAN PLAYING GUITAR AT THE AGE OF SEVEN INITIALLY INSPIRED BY HIS ELDER BROTHER JIMMIE. IN 1972, HE DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND MOVED TO AUSTIN, TEXAS WHERE HE BEGAN PLAYING GIGS ON THE LOCAL CLUB CIRCUIT. IN 1978, HE JOINED FORCES WITH TOMMY SHANNON AND CHRIS LAYTON TO FORM "DOUBLE TROUBLE". THE BAND SOON ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES ON THE AUSTIN SCENE AND SOON BECAME ONE OF THE TOP BANDS IN TEXAS. IN 1982, THEY PERFORMED AT THE MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL WHERE THEY WERE SPOTTED BY DAVID BOWIE WHO SUBSEQUENTLY ENGAGED STEVIE TO PLAY GUITAR ON HIS LET'S DANCE ALBUM IN 1983.

IN 1983, THE BAND WAS SIGNED TO EPIC RECORDS AND WITHIN MONTHS THEY ACHIEVED MAINSTREAM SUCCESS WITH THEIR DEBUT ALBUM TEXAS FLOOD AND IN NO TIME STEVIE BECAME THE LEADING FORCE IN THE 1980s BLUES REVIVAL. ON AUGUST 27, 1990. STEVIE AND FOUR OTHERS WERE KILLED IN A HELICOPTER CRASH IN EAST TROY, WISCONSIN AFTER PERFORMING WITH "DOUBLE TROUBLE" AT THE ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE BUT IN HIS SHORT RECORDING CAREER STEVIE LEFT AN INCREDIBLE LEGACY FOR BLUES FANS TO ENJOY AND HIS MUSIC STILL SELLS VERY HIGHLY TODAY. THIS CD CONTAINS 15 TRACKS OF HIS INCREDIBLE LEGACY. BRILLIANT *****

TRACK LISTING: Pride And Joy / Little Wing / Taxman / Texas Flood / Couldn't Stand The Weather / Tightrope / Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) / Scuttle Buttin' / Empty Arms / Life Without You / Look At Little Sister / Change It / Ain't Gone'n'Gave Up On Love / Boot Hill / Dirty Pool.

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