August 27, 1990 was “The Day the Music Died” in Austin. Thirty-five years ago, 35-year-old Stevie Ray Vaughan died in a helicopter that crashed into the side of a Wisconsin ski slope shortly after ...

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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 ...

Stevie Ray Vaughan’s meteoric rise and enduring legacy have been chronicled in numerous books and films. However, "Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues" offers a more intimate look at the ...

The indelible image of legendary guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan is him standing at the front of the stage, growling into the microphone, and doing things to the guitar no one will ever completely ...

I can still remember Aug. 27, 1990, like it was seared into the memory cells of my brain. I was a college student, on my way to class, and on the radio the DJ had played a succession of songs by ...

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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Stevie Ray Vaughan would have turned 71 years old on Friday, Oct. 3, had his life not been cut short in a helicopter crash in 1990. Vaughan grew up in Dallas at a time when – like many ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Aug. 27, 2025, marks 35 years since Dallas-born but Austin-claimed blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan died in a helicopter crash. The 1990 incident occurred shortly after a concert at ...