By September 1977 final Stevie as his band, Double-Trouble (better known as Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double-Trouble), Tommy Shannon (bass) and Chris Layton (drums). Later, in 1985 a fourth member will join the band, a virtuoso keyboardist Reese Wynans. They moved within the state of Texas until August 19, 1979, when they played at the San Francisco Blues Festival.On July 11, 1981 the band is filmed performing at a festival. The following year the manager Stevie gives the tape to Mick Jagger, which allowed the band to make a private function in a party of the Rolling Stones at New York's Danceteria on April 22, 1982.Shortly after that the band made the presentation of his career when playing at the Festival International de Jazz de Montreux, Switzerland, the first band is not preprogrammed to perform at this recital. They were crazy but ironically won a Grammy for the version of "Texas Flood" at the recital, which resulted in one of the most incredible live albums SRV "Live at Montreux".
In 1984 he released his second album: "Could not Stand The Weather". That same year, October 3, Stevie's 30th birthday, and celebrated with a huge concert at Carnegie Hall in New York, with guests Jimmie Vaughan (2nd guitar, brother Stevie), Angela Strehli (vocals), Dr . John (piano) and George Rains (drums). Stevie tells the audience that is the best birthday of his life. Later that year, November 18, Stevie wins two National Blues Award for "Best Entertainer" (the more accurate translation would be "Top Showman") and "Best Blues Instrumentalist." This is the first white person to win any awards.
Other major live shows of the era were: presentation at the opening ceremony of the presidency of George Bush on January 23, 1989 and presenting at the MTV Unplugged performing "Rude Mood", "Pride And Joy" and "Testify" on 12-string acoustic guitar. In 1990 he released his album "Family Style", recorded with his brother.On August 27, 1990, a little before 1:00 AM, a helicopter carrying Stevie back to Chicago crashed seconds after takeoff.The 5 people on board die. An investigation later said that was due to pilot error.
Stevie Ray Vaughan nació el 3 de octubre de 1954 en el Hospital Metodista de Dallas, Texas. A los siete años tuvo su primera experiencia con una guitarra cuando le regalan una de juguete. En 1963 compró su primer disco, "Wham" de Lonnie Mack. Lo escuchó tantas veces que su padre lo terminó rompiendo de envidia puesto que él era un músico frustrado. En 2003 la revista Rolling Stone lo elegió como el 7º mejor guitarrista de la historia del rock.
El 27 de agosto de 1990, un poco antes de la 1:00 AM, un helicóptero que llevaba a Stevie de nuevo a Chicago se estrella segundos después de su despegue. Las 5 personas que iban a bordo mueren. Una investigación posterior declara que se debió a un error del piloto.