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Stevie Ray Vaughan

1954 - 1990

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Stephen Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990), also known abbreviated as SRV, was an American musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the blues rock trio Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Although his mainstream career spanned only seven years, he is considered one of the most influential musicians in the history of blues music, and one of the greatest guitarists of all time. He was the younger brother of guitarist Jimmie Vaughan. Born and raised in Dallas, Vaughan began playing guitar at age seven, initially inspired by his brother Jimmie. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stevie Ray Vaughan is the 348th most popular musician (down from 321st in 2019), the 2,121st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,801st in 2019) and the 96th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Stevie Ray Vaughan ranks 348 out of 3,175Before him are Leonid Kogan, Janick Gers, Kirk Hammett, PJ Harvey, Marco Hietala, and Paul Wittgenstein. After him are Ian Anderson, Artur Schnabel, Florian Schneider, Riccardo Cocciante, Robert Wyatt, and Jack White.

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Among people born in 1954, Stevie Ray Vaughan ranks 79Before him are Ilan Ramon, David Keith, Jane Campion, Prince Ernst August of Hanover, James Pickens Jr., and Lee Child. After him are J. Michael Straczynski, Kailash Satyarthi, Kim Pyong-il, Mirza Delibašić, Rashad al-Alimi, and Patsy Reddy. Among people deceased in 1990, Stevie Ray Vaughan ranks 61Before him are Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Edward A. Murphy Jr., Jill Ireland, Arthur Samuel, Vasili Kuznetsov, and Philippe Soupault. After him are Taiichi Ohno, Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, Manuel Puig, Nina Kulagina, Meir Kahane, and Edmund Conen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stevie Ray Vaughan ranks 2,121 out of 20,380Before him are Adam Driver (1983), W. Eugene Smith (1918), Diane Lane (1965), Jack Jones (1938), Roger B. Chaffee (1935), and Sheldon Adelson (1933). After him are George Floyd (1973), Greg Bell (1930), Walter Chrysler (1875), Martin Kove (1946), Christine Baranski (1952), and Madeleine Stowe (1958).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Stevie Ray Vaughan ranks 96Before him are XXXTentacion (1998), Beck (1970), Sean Lennon (1975), Sidney Bechet (1897), Fats Domino (1928), and Kirk Hammett (1962). After him are Jack White (1975), John Densmore (1944), Hugh McDonald (1950), Isaac Hayes (1942), Jerry Reed (1937), and John Hammond (1910).