Stevie Ray Vaughan

In the 1980s, many assumed blues rock was left for dead, but Stevie Ray Vaughan helped breath life back into it. More than a straight-ahead bluesman, Texas-native Vaughan was influenced as much by Jimi Hendrix as he was by Otis Rush, and the singer/songwriter/guitarist possessed jaw-dropping technical abilities and pure soul in equal amounts. With his trio Double Trouble (later expanded to include keyboardist Reese Wynans), Vaughan helped spearhead something of a blues revival in the '80s. Like his hero Hendrix, though, the flamboyant guitar hero died too soon, killed in a helicopter accident in 1990.

• Charlie Sexton
• Colin James
• George Thorogood
• Georgia Satellites
• Jeff Healey Band
• Jimmie Vaughan
• Lou Ann Barton
• Robben Ford
• Robert Cray Band
• The Fabulous Thunderbirds
• Treat Her Right
• ZZ Top

• Albert Collins
• Albert King
• B.B. King
• Buddy Guy
• Eric Clapton
• Guitar Slim
• Jeff Beck
• Jimi Hendrix
• Johnny Copeland
• Kenny Burrell
• Lonnie Mack
• Otis Rush

• Chris Duarte Group
• Corey Stevens
• Eric Gale
• Eric Johnson (Guitar)
• John Campbell (Blues)
• Jonny Lang
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd
• Los Lonely Boys
• Mike Morgan & The Crawl
• Monster Mike Welch
• Popa Chubby
• Scott Holt
• Susan Tedeschi

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