Remembering the great Stevie Ray Vaughan born #Onthisday | SRV performs Tin Pan Alley live at Montreux July 15, 1985
Alan Paul: “He changed the trajectory of blues guitar. He brought a lot of people back to that music. I do think Stevie Ray is one of the all-time great guitarists.”
“He played with a technical proficiency that any musician could recognize and with a soul and intensity and flow that anyone can recognize"
Bruce Iglauer, founder of Alligator Records, said Vaughan's legacy goes even beyond his musical talent.
"Stevie was not only a great talent, but also probably the greatest popularizer of blues guitar in history," Bruce Iglauer said.
"He brought technique, he brought passion, he brought a deep blues knowledge to his music"