John Hammond heard a demo album that Vaughan and Double Trouble had recorded and interested major label Epic Records in signing them to a record deal in March 1983. Bowie contacted him for a studio gig in December where he played blues guitar on the album Let's Dance (1983). They performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in July 1982, where David Bowie saw Vaughan play. The band established itself in the Austin music scene and soon became one of the most popular acts in Texas.
Vaughan joined forces with Tommy Shannon on bass and Chris Layton on drums as Double Trouble in 1978. In 1972, he dropped out of high school and moved to Austin, where he began to gain a following after playing gigs on the local club circuit. He was the younger brother of guitarist Jimmie Vaughan.īorn and raised in Dallas, Vaughan began playing guitar at age seven, initially inspired by his brother Jimmie. Although his mainstream career spanned only seven years, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians in the history of blues music, and one of the greatest guitarists of all time.
Stephen Ray Vaughan (also known as SRV Octo– August 27, 1990) was an American musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the blues rock trio Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble.
