Bowie first met Vaughan while performing at the Montreux Jazz Festival in the early ’80s. His playing blew Bowie away and moved him to tap the young guitar player for a studio gig. Together, they ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Stevie Ray Vaughan may be one of the most successful and beloved ...

On this day (August 27) in 1990, Texas blues rock legend Stevie Ray Vaughan died in a tragic helicopter accident in East Troy, Wisconsin. While Vaughan’s recording career was short, it was impactful.

Guitar World's December 1990 issue was dedicated to Stevie Ray Vaughan, who was tragically killed on August 27 of that year in a helicopter crash. The accident came just as Vaughan was in the midst of ...