Stevie Ray Vaughan - Blues Guitar Virtuoso - Live Broadcast Collection (2025)

With his astonishingly accomplished guitar playing, Stevie Ray Vaughan emerged as one of the leading modern electric blues artists of his generation, helping to reignite interest in the genre from the '80s onward. Vaughan drew equally from bluesmen like Albert King, Otis Rush, and Muddy Waters and rock & roll players like Jimi Hendrix and Lonnie Mack, as well as the stray jazz guitarist like Kenny Burrell, developing a uniquely eclectic and fiery style that sounded like no other guitarist, regardless of genre. Vaughan bridged the gap between blues and rock like no other artist had since the late '60s. He also enjoyed crossover success, collaborating with artists like David Bowie, James Brown, and Stevie Wonder, and scoring mainstream rock hits like "Pride and Joy" and "Crossfire." All of this helped his albums like 1983's Texas Flood, 1984's Couldn't Stand the Weather, and 1985's Grammy-winning Soul to Soul earn gold status. He cracked the Top Ten of the Billboard 200 collaborating with his equally talented brother guitarist Jimmie Vaughan on 1990's Family Style. However, his tragic death that same year only emphasized his enduring influence in blues and American rock & roll.