Stevie Ray Vaughan Accessions
Scope and Contents
Archival materials pertaining to the life of Texas blues rock guitarist, Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990) who died tragically in a helicopter crash on August 27, 1990. Materials dating 1975-1990 include Stevie Ray Vaughan’s handwritten song lyrics, chord progressions, items of SRV’s clothing including the black felt hat and silver concho worn at his 1984 Carnegie Hall performance, his fringed suede boots and other personal artifacts, photographs and posters, handwritten show and recording critiques for the Live Alive Tour, 1987 tour and the Family Style LP with brother Jimmie Vaughan, tour itineraries, set lists, framed items, personal notes on sobriety, VHS tapes of shows and a few of his books.
Dates
- 1975 - 1990
Creator
- Vaughan, Stevie Ray (Person)
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Stevie Ray Vaughan(1954-1990) was a Dallas, Texas born and raised blues rock guitar virtuouso who began playing the Austin, Texas, music scene during the 1970s with Paul Ray and The Cobras followed by Triple Threat with Lou Ann Barton then with Double Trouble. Vaughan and Double Trouble rose to international fame after the 1983 release of their debut album, Texas Flood. Stevie Ray Vaughan died tragically in a helicopter crash on August 27, 1990.
Extent
8 Linear Feet
7 boxes (Photographs, posters, 45 rpm records, VHS tapes, artifacts)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- The descriptive data created for this finding aid is licensed under the CC0 Creative Commons license and is free for use without restriction.
Abstract
Stevie Ray Vaugan's personal items including handwritten song lyrics, chord progressions, personal journal entries, show and recording critiques, tour itineraries clothing, artifacts, ephemera and concerts recorded on VHS.
Physical Location
Materials may be stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use: https://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/research/makearesearchappointment.html.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, 2021.
- Title
- Guide to the Stevie Ray Vaughan Accessions
- Author
- Sherri Turner-Herrmann
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2022: Revised for ArchiveSpace by Sherri Turner-Herrmann
Repository Details
Part of the The Wittliff Collections Repository
