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Stevie Ray Vaughan grew up in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas, Texas, where blues and rock and roll became central to his musical identity. Inspired by his older brother Jimmie Vaughan, Stevie began playing guitar at a young age and immersed himself in the work of musicians including Albert King, Muddy Waters, and Jimi Hendrix. By his teenage years, he was performing in local bands, and he eventually moved to Austin, where Double Trouble began attracting serious attention.
The turning point came in 1982, when Vaughan and Double Trouble performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival. The appearance caught the attention of David Bowie and Jackson Browne. Browne offered the band studio time, helping create the circumstances that led to the recording of Texas Flood, released in 1983 on Epic Records. Backed by bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton, Vaughan reached a national audience with recordings including “Pride and Joy,” “Love Struck Baby,” and the instrumental “Rude Mood.”
Vaughan released four studio albums with Double Trouble during his lifetime: Texas Flood in 1983, Couldn’t Stand the Weather in 1984, Soul to Soul in 1985, and In Step in 1989. Each album expanded his combination of Texas blues, rock, funk, and jazz. Songs including “Cold Shot,” “Look at Little Sister,” and “Crossfire” became signature recordings. In Step, his first album after achieving sobriety, earned the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Recording.
Vaughan’s live performances were often built around extended improvisation, physical intensity, and emotionally raw solos. He released Live Alive in 1986 and recorded Family Style with his brother Jimmie Vaughan. The Vaughan Brothers album was released posthumously in 1990. Vaughan also recorded a memorable session with Albert King in 1983, later issued as In Session in 1999.
Stevie Ray Vaughan died on August 27, 1990, in a helicopter crash following a concert in East Troy, Wisconsin. He was 35 years old. The sudden loss reverberated throughout the music world, and tributes came from musicians across blues, rock, country, and other genres.
Vaughan’s legacy continued to grow through posthumous releases including The Sky Is Crying, In the Beginning, Live at Carnegie Hall, and the four-disc SRV box set. He received six Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Double Trouble.
Beyond the guitar, Vaughan’s battle with addiction and his recovery became an important part of his story. His openness about sobriety, particularly during the period surrounding In Step, gave hope to listeners facing similar struggles.
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s name remains firmly embedded in blues-rock history, not only because of what he played but because of the urgency, grace, and soul with which he played it. His recordings continue to reach listeners who hear the blues not as a museum piece, but as something immediate, personal, and alive.
Complete List Of Stevie Ray Vaughan Songs From A to Z
- “Ain’t Gone ‘n’ Give Up on Love” – Soul to Soul – 1985
- “Ain’t Gone ‘n’ Give Up on Love” – Live Alive – 1986
- “Ain’t Gone ‘n’ Give Up on Love” – Live at Montreux – 2001
- “Ain’t Gone ‘n’ Give Up on Love” – Blues at Sunrise – 2000
- “All Your Love I Miss Loving” – In the Beginning – 1992
- “All Your Love I Miss Loving (Live in Austin, 1980)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Ask Me No Questions” – In Session – 1999
- “Ask Me No Questions” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Baboom/Mama Said” – Family Style – 1990
- “Blues at Sunrise” – In Session – 1999
- “Blues at Sunrise” – Blues at Sunrise – 2000
- “Boilermaker” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Boot Hill” – Couldn’t Stand the Weather – 1984
- “Boot Hill” – The Sky Is Crying – 1991
- “Brothers” – Family Style – 1990
- “C.O.D.” – Live at Carnegie Hall – 1997
- “Call It Stormy Monday” – In Session – 1999
- “Change It” – Soul to Soul – 1985
- “Change It” – Live Alive – 1986
- “Change It” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Chitlins con Carne” – The Sky Is Crying – 1991
- “Chitlins con Carne” – Blues at Sunrise – 2000
- “Close to You” – Couldn’t Stand the Weather – 1984
- “Close to You” – The Sky Is Crying – 1991
- “Cold Shot” – Couldn’t Stand the Weather – 1984
- “Cold Shot” – Live Alive – 1986
- “Cold Shot” – Live at Carnegie Hall – 1997
- “Cold Shot” – Live in Tokyo – 2006
- “Cold Shot” – The Fire Meets The Fury – 2012
- “Cold Shot (Live in Houston, 1990)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Collins Shuffle” – Live at Montreux – 2001
- “Collins’ Shuffle (Live at Montreux Jazz 1982)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Come On (Part III)” – Couldn’t Stand the Weather – 1984
- “Come On (Part III)” – Soul to Soul – 1985
- “Come On (Pt. III)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Couldn’t Stand the Weather” – Couldn’t Stand the Weather – 1984
- “Couldn’t Stand the Weather” – Live at Montreux – 2001
- “Couldn’t Stand the Weather” – Live in Tokyo – 2006
- “Couldn’t Stand the Weather” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Crosscut Saw (Live in Houston, 1981)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Crossfire” – In Step – 1989
- “Crossfire” – The Fire Meets The Fury – 2012
- “Crossfire (Live in Albuquerque, 1989)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “D/FW” – Family Style – 1990
- “Dirty Pool” – Texas Flood – 1983
- “Dirty Pool” – Live at Carnegie Hall – 1997
- “Dirty Pool” – Live at Montreux – 2001
- “Dirty Pool” – Blues at Sunrise – 2000
- “Dirty Pool” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Don’t Lie to Me” – In Session – 1999
- “Don’t Lose Your Cool (Live in Houston, 1981)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Don’t Stop By The Creek, Son” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Empty Arms” – Couldn’t Stand the Weather – 1984
- “Empty Arms” – Soul to Soul – 1985
- “Empty Arms” – The Sky Is Crying – 1991
- “Empty Arms” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Give Me Back My Wig” – Couldn’t Stand the Weather – 1984
- “Give Me Back My Wig” – Live at Montreux – 2001
- “Goin’ Down (Live in Albuquerque, 1989)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Gone Home” – Soul to Soul – 1985
- “Gone Home” – Live at Montreux – 2001
- “Good Texan” – Family Style – 1990
- “Hard to Be” – Family Style – 1990
- “Hide Away” – Couldn’t Stand the Weather – 1984
- “Hide Away” – Live at Montreux – 2001
- “Hillbillies from Outerspace” – Family Style – 1990
- “Honey Bee” – Couldn’t Stand the Weather – 1984
- “Honey Bee” – Live at Carnegie Hall – 1997
- “Hug You, Squeeze You (Live in Toronto, 1983)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “I’m Cryin’” – Texas Flood – 1983
- “I’m Cryin’” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town” – In Session – 1999 (DVD only)
- “I’m Leavin’ You (Commit a Crime) (Live at MTV Mardi Gras 1987)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “I’m Leaving You (Commit a Crime)” – Live Alive – 1986
- “Iced Over (aka Collins’ Shuffle)” – Live at Carnegie Hall – 1997
- “If You Have To Know” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “In the Open” – In the Beginning – 1992
- “Leave My Girl Alone” – In Step – 1989
- “Leave My Girl Alone” – The Fire Meets The Fury – 2012
- “Leave My Girl Alone” – Blues at Sunrise – 2000
- “Leave My Girl Alone (Live at Alpine Valley, 1990)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Lenny” – Texas Flood – 1983
- “Lenny” – Live at Carnegie Hall – 1997
- “Lenny” – Live in Tokyo – 2006
- “Lenny” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Let Me Love You Baby” – In Step – 1989
- “Let Me Love You Baby (Live at Alpine Valley, 1990)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Letter to My Girlfriend” – Live at Carnegie Hall – 1997
- “Letter to My Girlfriend” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Life by the Drop” – The Sky Is Crying – 1991
- “Life Without You” – Soul to Soul – 1985
- “Life Without You” – Live Alive – 1986
- “Life Without You” – Live at Montreux – 2001
- “Life Without You” – The Fire Meets The Fury – 2012
- “Little Wing” – Couldn’t Stand the Weather – 1984
- “Little Wing (instrumental)” – The Sky Is Crying – 1991
- “Little Wing/Third Stone from the Sun (instrumental)” – Soul to Soul – 1985
- “Little Wing / Third Stone From The Sun (Live in Honolulu, 1984)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Live Another Day” – In the Beginning – 1992
- “Long Way from Home” – Family Style – 1990
- “Long Way From Home” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Look at Little Sister” – Couldn’t Stand the Weather – 1984
- “Look at Little Sister” – Soul to Soul – 1985
- “Look at Little Sister” – Live Alive – 1986
- “Look at Little Sister” – The Fire Meets The Fury – 2012
- “Look at Little Sister (Live)” – SRV Box Set – 2000 (DVD)
- “Look at Little Sister (Live in Philadelphia, 1987)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Lookin’ Out the Window” – Soul to Soul – 1985
- “Lookin’ Out The Window (Live in Philadelphia, 1987)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Love Me Darlin’” – In Step – 1989
- “Love Struck Baby” – Texas Flood – 1983
- “Love Struck Baby” – In the Beginning – 1992
- “Love Struck Baby” – Live Alive – 1986
- “Love Struck Baby” – Live at Carnegie Hall – 1997
- “Love Struck Baby” – Live at Montreux – 2001
- “Love Struck Baby” – Live in Tokyo – 2006
- “Love Struck Baby (Live on Austin City Limits)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Manic Depression (Live in Houston, 1981)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Mary Had a Little Lamb” – Texas Flood – 1983
- “Mary Had a Little Lamb” – Live Alive – 1986
- “Mary Had a Little Lamb” – Live at Montreux – 2001
- “Mary Had a Little Lamb” – Live in Tokyo – 2006
- “Mary Had a Little Lamb (Live)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Mary Had a Little Lamb (Live)” – SRV Box Set – 2000 (DVD)
- “Match Box Blues” – In Session – 1999
- “May I Have a Talk with You” – The Sky Is Crying – 1991
- “May I Have a Talk with You” – Blues at Sunrise – 2000
- “May I Have a Talk with You (Live)” – SRV Box Set – 2000 (DVD)
- “Overall Junction” – In Session – 1999
- “Pride and Joy” – Texas Flood – 1983
- “Pride and Joy” – Live Alive – 1986
- “Pride and Joy” – Live at Carnegie Hall – 1997
- “Pride and Joy” – In Session – 1999
- “Pride and Joy” – Live at Montreux – 2001 (1982)
- “Pride and Joy” – Live at Montreux – 2001 (1985)
- “Pride and Joy” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Pride and Joy (From MTV Unplugged)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Riviera Paradise” – In Step – 1989
- “Rude Mood” – Texas Flood – 1983
- “Rude Mood” – Live at Carnegie Hall – 1997
- “Rude Mood” – Live at Montreux – 2001
- “Rude Mood (From MTV Unplugged)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Rude Mood / Pipeline (Live at MTV Mardi Gras 1987)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Say What!” – Soul to Soul – 1985
- “Say What!” – Live Alive – 1986
- “Say What!” – Live at Montreux – 2001
- “Say What!” – Live in Tokyo – 2006
- “Scratch-N-Sniff” – In Step – 1989
- “Scuttle Buttin’” – Couldn’t Stand the Weather – 1984
- “Scuttle Buttin’” – Live at Carnegie Hall – 1997
- “Scuttle Buttin’” – Live at Montreux – 2001
- “Scuttle Buttin’” – Live in Tokyo – 2006
- “Scuttle Buttin’” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Shake for Me” – In the Beginning – 1992
- “Shake ‘N Bake” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Slide Thing” – In the Beginning – 1992
- “Slip Slidin’ Slim (instrumental)” – Soul to Soul – 1985
- “So Excited” – The Sky Is Crying – 1991
- “Stang’s Swang” – Couldn’t Stand the Weather – 1984
- “Superstition” – Live Alive – 1986
- “Superstition” – The Fire Meets The Fury – 2012
- “Taxman” – Greatest Hits – 1995
- “Telephone Song” – Family Style – 1990
- “Tell Me” – Texas Flood – 1983
- “Tell Me” – In the Beginning – 1992
- “Testify” – Texas Flood – 1983
- “Testify” – Live at Carnegie Hall – 1997
- “Testify (From MTV Unplugged)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Texas Flood” – Texas Flood – 1983
- “Texas Flood” – Live Alive – 1986
- “Texas Flood” – In Session – 1999 (DVD only)
- “Texas Flood” – Live at Montreux – 2001 (1982)
- “Texas Flood” – Live at Montreux – 2001 (1985)
- “Texas Flood” – Live in Tokyo – 2006
- “Texas Flood” – The Fire Meets The Fury – 2012
- “Texas Flood” – Blues at Sunrise – 2000
- “Texas Flood (Live at Montreux Jazz 1982)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “The House Is Rockin’” – In Step – 1989
- “The House Is Rockin’” – The Fire Meets The Fury – 2012
- “The House Is Rockin’” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “The Sky Is Crying” – Couldn’t Stand the Weather – 1984
- “The Sky Is Crying” – The Sky Is Crying – 1991
- “The Sky Is Crying” – Blues at Sunrise – 2000
- “The Sky Is Crying (Live at Carnegie Hall)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “The Things (That) I Used to Do” – Couldn’t Stand the Weather – 1984
- “The Things (That) I Used to Do” – Live at Carnegie Hall – 1997
- “The Things (That) I Used to Do” – Blues at Sunrise – 2000
- “The Things (That) I Used to Do (Live at Alpine Valley, 1990)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “These Blues Is Killing Me” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “They Call Me Guitar Hurricane” – In the Beginning – 1992
- “They Call Me Guitar Hurricane (Live)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Thunderbird” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Tick Tock” – Family Style – 1990
- “Tightrope” – In Step – 1989
- “Tightrope” – The Fire Meets The Fury – 2012
- “Tightrope (Live in Houston, 1990)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Tin Pan Alley” – Couldn’t Stand the Weather – 1984
- “Tin Pan Alley” – Live in Tokyo – 2006
- “Tin Pan Alley (aka Roughest Place in Town)” – Texas Flood – 1983
- “Tin Pan Alley (aka Roughest Place in Town)” – In the Beginning – 1992
- “Tin Pan Alley (aka Roughest Place in Town)” – Live at Montreux – 2001
- “Tin Pan Alley (aka Roughest Place in Town)” – Blues at Sunrise – 2000
- “Travis Walk” – In Step – 1989
- “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” – Couldn’t Stand the Weather – 1984
- “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” – Live Alive – 1986
- “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” – Live at Montreux – 2001
- “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” – Live in Tokyo – 2006
- “Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (Live)” – SRV Box Set – 2000 (DVD)
- “Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (Live at Carnegie Hall)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Voodoo Chile” – The Fire Meets The Fury – 2012
- “Wall of Denial” – In Step – 1989
- “Wall of Denial” – The Fire Meets The Fury – 2012
- “Wall of Denial” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “Wham!” – Couldn’t Stand the Weather – 1984
- “Wham” – The Sky Is Crying – 1991
- “White Boots” – Family Style – 1990
- “Willie the Wimp” – Live Alive – 1986
- “Willie the Wimp (Live in Philadelphia, 1987)” – SRV Box Set – 2000
- “You’ll Be Mine” – Soul to Soul – 1985
- “You’re Gonna Miss Me Baby” – SRV Box Set – 2000
Stevie Ray Vaughan Albums and Selected Releases
Texas Flood (1983)
Couldn’t Stand the Weather (1984)
Soul to Soul (1985)
Live Alive (1986)
In Step (1989)
In Session (1999)
Family Style (1990)
The Sky Is Crying (1991)
In the Beginning (1992)
Greatest Hits (1995)
Live at Carnegie Hall (1997)
Blues at Sunrise (2000)
SRV Box Set (2000)
Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985 (2001)
Live in Tokyo (2006)
The Fire Meets The Fury (2012)
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