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Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Death: 27 Years Ago Today

27 years ago, the blues-rock marvel died in East Troy, Wisconsin in a helicopter crash bound for Chicago. Vaughan played his final show the night before at Alpine Valley along with his band Double Trouble, brother Jimmie Vaughan, Robert Cray, Eric Clapton, and Buddy Guy. Stevie Ray Vaughan left an unparalleled legacy as an artist. Today, let’s take a look back and cherish his art.

1990: AUDIO FROM HIS FINAL SHOW:

1988: INTERVIEW IN CLEVELAND

1987: IN NASHVILLE

1985: IN DAYTONA BEACH

1984: WITH JEFF BECK IN HAWAII

1970S: EARLY RECORDINGS