Guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan - 5 Interesting Facts

Stevie Ray Vaughan was one of the more influential guitarists of our lifetime and

sadly he lost his life when on August 27, 1990, the helicopter he was in crashed into a ski slope in East Troy, Wisconsin. His albums and his awesome blues electric guitar playing still inspire generations of musicians, which include many of the worlds major guitarists, and no question with the passing of time, this will not ever change.

Listed here are five nuggets of knowledge about Stevie Ray Vaughan that you might not know:

1. Stevie Ray Vaughan was born on Oct 3, 1954 in Dallas Tx though moved to Austin at the age of 17. He was the younger brother Jimmie Vaughan also a highly acclaimed guitarist. He was known by by his initials SRV which he famously wore on the scratch plate of his Fender Stratocaster electric guitar.

2. In the beginning SRV formed a band called Triple Threat Review which later developed to become the blues rockband Double Trouble in 1978. Double Trouble recorded 4 studio albums which included popular debut project Texas Flood in 1983, which was a massive breakthrough success.

3. Stevie Ray was a remarkably emotional and melodic guitarist and made use of many vintage guitars and amps to generate his trademark sound. As opposed to a great many other major guitar players, Stevie Ray favoured making use of particularly heavy strings on his electric guitars to further hone his renowned personal tone from his Stratocaster's guitar pickups. It is said that he was not particularly fussy about the brand of string he used provided that they were 'as thick as barbed wire'.

4. Stevie Ray possessed a mouthwatering number of classic guitars but grew to become famous for his regular use of a Fender Stratocaster, his much-loved guitar being a 1963 model he took ownership of in 1973. Another favourite 1963/64 Stratocaster was purchased for him by his wife Lenora as he did not have enough cash to purchase the guitar himself. This particular Stratocaster was always acknowledged simply as Lenny. This Guitar was eventually sold at auction in 2004 to raise money for Eric Clapton's Crossroads Centre and achieved an incredibly healthy $ 623,500.

5. He has frequently achieved critical acclaim for his albums and guitar playing and in 2003 he was positioned at number 7 in Rolling Stone magazine's directory of 100 greatest guitarists. He also attained a posthumous induction into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2000.

So there it is, 5 small nuggets of knowledge concerning the wonderful Stevie Ray Vaughan. If you haven't yet experienced the magical jazzy, blues guitar playing of SRV, there's no better time than now.

by: Jim J Ward

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