Stevie Ray Vaughan 20th Death Anniversary

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Stevie Ray Vaughan, blues guitar hero and singer, died 20 years ago 27 August in a helicopter accident in Wisconsin. In 2000, Vaughan was introduced into the Blue Hall of Fame and in 2008, was eligible to enter Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2003 he was ranked number 7 on Rolling Stone's top guitarists of all time.

After years of hard drinking and cocaine abuse, the great guitarist Vaughan got clean and sober, in October 1986. He was 32. At the time of the accident, he was set to release "Family Style", a joint album project with his older brother Jimmie Vaughan, who had recently left the Fabulous Thunderbirds. The album was recently reissued in an expanded, renovated, two-disc version.

Stevie Ray Vaughan moved to Austin in the mid-seventies, because, as some of his musical friends say that the city was a Mecca for musicians. It was no secret that Stevie Ray struggled with demons when it came to alcohol and drugs. In the years since his passing, Vaughan has been remembered for his iconic licks and his battered Fender Stratocaster in Guitar & Instrument, which is now regarded as one of the most famous in music history.