Guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, renowned for his blues guitar mastery, passed away on August 27, 1990, at age 35. Born in Dallas, Texas, Stevie Ray Vaughan’s journey into the world of blues began at the tender age of 7, when his older brother, Jimmie Vaughan, introduced him to the genre. Taking quickly to the sound, Vaughan worked hard to pursue his dream of becoming a professional musician, and mastered the electric guitar by his teenage years. Vaughan’s career skyrocketed to fame in 1982 when his career-defining album, Texas Flood, became a massive hit. It would be his only release with Epic Records, and quickly helped propel him to the realm of international rock stardom. A culmination of his skillful creative process, Texas Flood received extensive critical acclaim, with Vaughan’s style of music lauded as a fresh voice in true blues. In his career of over 8 years, Vaughan achieved great success, releasing 8 studio albums, three of them being top 10 releases on the Billboard 200 chart. He also won four Grammy Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously presented to him in 2000. His memory lives on in his deep catalogue of albums, all of which are underpinned by Stevie Ray Vaughan’s distinctive fretwork and powerful musicianship.