"You don't find too many guitar players that can play the style of blues and rock guitar that he played that also had the same kind of precision. It's a fitting tribute to a musician who was only just beginning to hit his stride.Stevie Ray Vaughan died in a helicopter crash 30 years ago as he was on his way to Chicago, where the blues community is reflecting on Vaughan's death and musical legacy.ĬHICAGO (WLS) - Stevie Ray Vaughan was among the most successful and revered blues guitarists in history when he died in a helicopter crash on his way to Chicago on August 27, 1990. Vaughan's final album with Double Trouble, it was made up of 10 previously unreleased songs recorded between 1984-89, including a cover of "Little Wing" by his guitar hero Jimi Hendrix and a handful of numbers by the blues greats he and brother Jimmie – who assembled the project – were inspired by. Clapton, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Wonder and members of ZZ Top were among those present.Ī year later, The Sky is Crying was released. More than 4,500 people gathered inside and outside of the church to pay their respects. The bodies were later identified by Clapton and Vaughan's older brother, Fabulous Thunderbirds guitarist Jimmie Vaughan, who had recorded an album earlier in the year with his sibling called Family Style. And contrary to rumors, Clapton did not hand over his seat to Vaughan. No drugs or alcohol were involved in the tragic crash. An air-patrol team wouldn't locate the accident site until hours later. Everybody on board was killed, including the pilot. The helicopter didn't make it, veering to the left then crashing into the hill. and attempted to fly over a 1,000-foot ski hill. Reports indicate that there was fog and haze as they departed around 1 a.m. Vaughan himself was on a craft with Clapton's agent, bodyguard and assistant tour manager.
26, everyone from Vaughan and Clapton's bands and crews boarded four nearby helicopters to take them to Chicago. 27, 1990, he was sharing a stage with Beck's fellow guitar-legend pal Clapton.Īfter the second of two shows on Aug. He played almost three dozen of the dates with Jeff Beck as a co-headliner, and when the tour hit the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wis., on Aug. It was a monumental undertaking, as he and his band swung through the U.S. He completed recording on his fourth album In Step that March, and by May 1989 – a month before the album's release – he was on the road supporting it. He'd racked up three platinum albums and was a favorite guest musician for others to bring onstage. By 1989, Stevie Ray Vaughan's reputation had grown to the point where his name would be mentioned alongside Jimi Hendrix's as one of the all-time guitar greats.
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