A blistering guitar hero, Stevie Ray Vaughan picked up his fret skills from his
brother Jimmie before moving to Austin as a teenager to play in a variety of
local bands. Inspired by Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix and T-Bone Walker and
various blues greats, he honed his talent in the band Double Trouble and jammed
with Albert King before he caught the ear of David Bowie at the Montreux Jazz
Festival and then featured on Bowie's album Let's Dance (1983). Playing a
battered Fender Stratocaster named Number 1, Vaughan's classic debut album Texas
Flood (1983) showcased an incredible new t...