Stevie Ray Vaughan

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Stephen ′Stevie′ Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954, Dallas, Texas - † August 27, 1990).

Born and raised in Dallas, Vaughan began playing guitar as a child.
By the time he was 17, he had dropped out of high school to concentrate on playing music.
Vaughan′s first real band was the Cobras, who played clubs and bars in Austin during the mid-′70s. Following that he played in several groups and also became a lead singer.
Vaughan′s debut album, Texas Flood, was released in the summer of 1983, a few months after Bowie′s Let′s Dance appeared. Stevie Ray laid down the lead guitar tracks for what became one of Bowie′s greatest Hit Albums in 1982.
With his astonishingly accomplished guitar playing, Stevie Ray Vaughan ignited the blues revival of the ′80s. Vaughan bridged the gap between blues and rock like no other artist had since the late ′60s.

His tragic death in 1990 only emphasized his influence in blues and American rock&roll.
After a concert August 26, 1990, Stevie Ray boarded a helicopter bound for Chicago. Minutes after its 12:30 a.m. takeoff, the helicopter crashed, killing Vaughan and the other four passengers.
He was only 35 years old.

Sample:
Jimi Hendrix′ Ain″t no telling.