Stephen Ray Vaughan (1954 –1990) was an American musician,
singer, songwriter, and record producer. Despite a short-lived mainstream
career spanning seven years, he was one of the most influential guitarists in
the revival of blues in the 1980s. AllMusic describes him as "a rocking
powerhouse of a guitarist who gave blues a burst of momentum in the '80s, with
influence still felt long after his tragic death."
Vaughan was inspired musically by American and British blues
rock. He favored clean amplifiers with high volume and contributed to the
popularity of vintage musical equipment. He often combined several different
amplifiers together and used minimal effects pedals. Chris Gill of Guitar World
commented: "Stevie Ray Vaughan's guitar tone was as dry as a San Antonio
summer and as sparkling clean as a Dallas debutante.”
On Monday, August 27, 1990, at 12:50 a.m. (CDT), Vaughan and
members of Eric Clapton's touring entourage boarded a helicopter at Alpine Valley
Resort in East Troy, Wisconsin, to travel to Chicago, after he concluded an
all-star encore jam session at Alpine Valley Music Theatre. Vaughan took the
last remaining seat and the helicopter crashed into a nearby ski hill shortly
after takeoff.
Vaughan suffered from "massive internal and skull
injuries", in addition to severe trauma and rib fractures.
Coincidentally, I worked at an organic farm
about 1 mile from the place of incident, one year after in 1991.
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