From the Austin clubs to Carnegie Hall — Stevie Ray Vaughan brought blues guitar back to the charts in seven short years.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan: Texas Flood 14
1954Stevie Ray Vaughan born in DallasStephen Ray VaughanYounger brother of guitarist Jimmie Vaughan.
1961Stevie Ray Vaughan picks up the guitarFollowing JimmieLearns by copying his brother's records.
1972Stevie Ray Vaughan moves to AustinDropping outLeaves school for the Austin blues clubs.
1978Stevie Ray Vaughan forms Double TroublePower trioNamed after an Otis Rush song.
1982Stevie Ray Vaughan plays the Montreux Jazz FestivalBooed and discoveredBooed by part of the crowd — but David Bowie and Jackson Browne are listening.
1983Stevie Ray Vaughan plays on David Bowie's Let's DanceSession guitaristHis solos are all over Bowie's biggest album.
1983Stevie Ray Vaughan releases Texas FloodDebut albumRecorded in two days in Jackson Browne's studio.
1984Stevie Ray Vaughan releases Couldn't Stand the WeatherVoodoo ChildWith his take on Hendrix's Voodoo Child.
1984Stevie Ray Vaughan plays Carnegie HallBirthday showA big-band show the day after his 30th birthday.
1986Stevie Ray Vaughan gets soberRehabCollapses on tour in Germany and enters rehab.
1989Stevie Ray Vaughan releases In StepGrammy winnerHis first sober album wins a Grammy.
1990Stevie Ray Vaughan dies in a helicopter crashEast Troy, WisconsinKilled after a show at Alpine Valley with Eric Clapton.
1990Stevie Ray Vaughan's Family Style releasedWith Jimmie VaughanThe brothers' album comes out a month after his death.
2015Stevie Ray Vaughan inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of FameWith Double TroubleInducted with his band.