There’s a heart-stopping moment in the film The Shawshank Redemption when Andy Dufresne crawls to freedom through what Morgan Freeman’s character Red narrates as “five-hundred yards of shit-smelling ...

Vaughan was 35 when he passed away in a helicopter crash outside East Troy, Wisconsin, on August 27, 1990. That evening, the ...

Post Malone might be one of the most eclectic artists in the music business today. He has dipped his toes into several genres including hip-hop, rock, pop, and country. Last night, he showed his fans ...

Having first met the Lone Star State guitar king during the sessions for David Bowie's 1983 blockbuster Let's Dance, Rodgers later produced Family Style, Stevie Ray's posthumously released ...

In the 1960s, most of the music on the radio was inspired by The Beatles and emerging psychedelic rock. But two brothers from the Dallas area were inspired by the guitar playing they heard in small ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Aug. 27, 2025, marks 35 years since Dallas-born but Austin-claimed blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan died in a helicopter crash. The 1990 incident occurred shortly after a concert at ...

When Classic Albums Live returns to the Victoria Theatre in Dayton on Saturday, Nov. 18, the Canadian outfit will be performing the music of Stevie Ray Vaughan. The show features the late blues ...

On this day (August 27) in 1990, Texas blues rock legend Stevie Ray Vaughan died in a tragic helicopter accident in East Troy, Wisconsin. While Vaughan’s recording career was short, it was impactful.

Legendary guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan rehearsed with his band Double Trouble for a performance on "Saturday Night Live" in New York in 1986. The six-time Grammy winner was killed in a helicopter ...

Blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd began playing guitar as a kid and had a hit album by age 18. Blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd already has more than 30 years under his belt in the music ...