Item Number: | 1612 | ||
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Notes: | Texas blues musician Stevie Ray Vaughan died in a helicopter crash on the way to Chicago from a concert in Wisconsin on August 27, 1990. Vaughan was born in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas on October 3, 1954. Vaughan moved to Austin in the 1970s, and by the early 1980s he and his band, Double Trouble, had a solid regional reputation. His career took off in the 1980s, and his work eventually garnered four Grammy Awards. Vaughan was killed at the height of his career. | ||
Postmark: | None | ||
Publisher: | Raines Graphics | ||
Source: | Collection of Casey M. Weaver | ||
Notes: | Texas blues musician Stevie Ray Vaughan died in a helicopter crash on the way to Chicago from a concert in Wisconsin on August 27, 1990. Vaughan was born in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas on October 3, 1954. Vaughan moved to Austin in the 1970s, and by the early 1980s he and his band, Double Trouble, had a solid regional reputation. His career took off in the 1980s, and his work eventually garnered four Grammy Awards. Vaughan was killed at the height of his career. | ||