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Roadhouse Blues: Stevie Ray Vaughn and Texas RB
Roadhouse Blues Stevie Ray Vaughn and Texas RB Author:Hugh Gregory Stevie Ray Vaughan is celebrated as one of rock's best guitarists, and Roadhouse Blues profiles his life and musical career in the context of the Texas music scene. The book examines the roots that Stevie Ray and his brother Jimmie drew upon, photographs add to illuminate the key events of their musical careers, and explores the legacy of Stevie... more » Ray following his tragic early death in 1990. Some of music's most influential personalities have come from Texas, and this book explores their influence on Stevie Ray and each other, including Lightnin' Hopkins, T-Bone Walker, Bob Wills, Buddy Holly, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Flaco Jimenez, Lyle Lovett, and Janis Joplin. Stevie Ray Vaughan's albums, including a new double-CD compilation, still top the charts.« less