Stevie Ray Vaughan

Huey Lewis Recalls The Time Stevie Ray Vaughan Opened For Him and Bombed

Huey Lewis has posted about a time when he fought to get Stevie ray Vaughan on his tour as opening act and then his audience didn’t like it.

Tagged as: 80s, blues, Huey Lewis, rock, Stevie Ray Vaughan, USA

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R.I.P. Texan Blues Guitarist Smokin’ Joe Kubek 1956-2015

by Paul Cashmere

Dallas based blues guitarist Smokin’ Joe Kubek has died just minutes before he was to take to the stage to perform in North Carolina.

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Pete Townshend To Receive Stevie Ray Vaughan Award

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Pete Townshend of the Who has been selected to receive the 2015 Stevie Ray Vaughan Award from the MusiCares MAP Fund.

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Green Day, Ringo Starr, Joan Jett Added To Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Ringo Starr, Green Day, Joan Jett, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bill Withers, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and The 5 Royals are now all members of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Green Day, Stevie Ray Vaughan To Be Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame have announced their inductees for 2015 with Green Day and Stevie Ray Vaughan making the cut.

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Steve Ray Vaughan 12 Disc Set On The Way

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Stevie Ray Vaughan’s complete output while recording for Epic Records is being compiled in one box set.

Tagged as: 80s, blues, music news, Stevie Ray Vaughan, USA

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Peter Frampton, Stevie Ray Vaughan Inducted Into Musicians Hall Of Fame

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Musician’s Hall of Fame and Museum has had a rough few years. First, they lost their space after the building in which they were housed was marked for demolition for a new convention center. Then, the Nashville flood of 2010 damaged or destroyed much of their collection of memorabilia and rare instruments that they

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Jimmie Vaughan, Photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11

Jimmie Vaughan Suffers Heart Attack

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

It took an announcement from the Mahindra Blues Festival in Mumbai, India for the world to learn that Jimmie Vaughan has suffered a serious heart attack.

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Austin Blues Icon Doyle Bramhall Dies At 62

by Paul Cashmere

Austin blues drummer Doyle Bramhall died suddenly on Sunday at the age of 62.

Tagged as: 70s, Austin, blues, Doyle Bramhall, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Jimmie Vaughan, Stevie Ray Vaughan, USA, Vaughan Brothers

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Wings and Moody Blues Guitarist Denny Laine Dies At Age 79

Singer, guitarist and composer Denny Laine, the co-founder of Wings with Paul McCartney and also co-founder of The Moody Blues, has died at the age of 79.

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Wings Band On The Run 50th Anniversary Edition To Be Released

Wings’ classic ‘Band On the Run’ will be reissued in 2024 to mark the 50th anniversary of the album’s release in November 1973.

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Engelbert Humperdinck performs at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Thursday 29 October 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Legendary Engelbert Humperinck Announces His Last Ever Australian Tour

Music legend Engelbert Humperdinck will tour Australia in 2024 for the last time.

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Myles Goodwyn of April Wine Dies Aged 75

Myles Goodwyn, lead singer and guitarist for Canada’s April Wine, has died at age 75.

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James Taylor performs with his All Star Band in Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday 8 February 2017. Ros OGorman

James Taylor To Perform First Australian Shows Since 2017 in 2024

Singer/songwriting legend James Taylor will return to Australia in 2024 for his first tour since 2017.

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Kiss Komplete Kareer In New York City (Or Have They)

Kiss is rock and roll over. After over 2900 shows (they didn’t quite make 3000) Kiss played their final show at Madison Square Garden on Saturday December 2, 2023.

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