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(from left) Albert Collins, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimmie Vaughan perform at the 1989 Presidential Inauguration Concert of U.S. president George Bush

"It's a real pleasure to be here with my family and friends... 'cause this is a special year for me too." Lost for over two decades, this clip shows Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert Collins and Jimmie Vaughan performing together in 1989

By Jonathan Graham published

The Vaughan Brothers and Albert Collins teamed up for a high-energy performance of "Frosty"

Stevie Ray Vaughan performs live in San Francisco on October 14, 1985

“They had strippers and crabs everywhere... People would get pissed and start shooting at the stage.” Stevie Ray Vaughan talks his Number One Strat, Dumble amps, and craziest gigs in a classic GP interview

By Dan Forte published

On the heels of his sophomore album, Couldn't Stand the Weather, SRV shared tales of jamming with B.B. and Freddie King, and told GP what it takes to cover Hendrix

Eric Johnson (left) and Stevie Ray Vaughan perform onstage

“If Seven Worlds had come out at the time it was ready, instead of being held back, he would have been as big as Jeff Beck”: Stevie Ray Vaughan details his friendship with Eric Johnson

By Jackson Maxwell published

As fellow Austin, Texas-based, up-and-coming guitarists in the 1970s and '80s, Vaughan and Johnson developed a close friendship, and had great admiration for one another

Stevie Ray Vaughan, 1980, Lee Park, Dallas, TX (left) and movie poster for 'Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues'

Watch the Official Trailer for New SRV Music Doc, ‘Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues’

By Mark McStea published

Video Featuring previously unseen family photos and insightful interviews with the Vaughan brothers plus Eric Clapton, Billy Gibbons and more, this fascinating documentary is available to watch now on streaming services and DVD

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Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble 'Texas Flood' album artwork

"We Set up in a Circle, Just Like We Did Onstage, Put Mics on Everything and Ran Through the Songs a Couple of Times": Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton Tell the Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Game-Changing Debut Album, ‘Texas Flood’

By Mark McStea published

Faced with a choice between David Bowie and his own band, Stevie Ray Vaughan took a bet on the blues and unleashed one of the greatest blues-rock albums ever made

Carlos Santana performs live on stage with Santana in London on November 16, 1973. He is playing Gibson Les Paul Custom electric guitar.

“I’m Definitely Not a One-Guitar Person”: Carlos Santana Pulls out His Favorite PRS, Gibson and Fender Axes

By Alan di Perna published

“It may look nice, but if it doesn’t have the tone I want, I’m not interested,” says the discerning six-string master

Jimmy Page performs live on stage in Germany in March 1973. He is using a Gibson EDS-1275 double-neck 12- and 6-string solidbody electric guitar.

Ten Mind-Blowing Rock Guitar Solos Every Player Needs to Know About

By Guitar Player Staff published

From Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page to Stevie Ray Vaughan and Slash, here are some of the greatest rock guitar solos ever committed to record

Fender Vibratone

The Fender Vibratone Brought Acid-Tinged Sonics to Recordings by Jimi Hendrix, the Byrds, Cream, Pink Floyd, Todd Rundgren and Stevie Ray Vaughan

By Dave Hunter published

Here’s why many guitarists will never settle for anything less than the sound of a true rotary-speaker cabinet

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble 'Texas Flood' album artwork

“It Has the Best Guitar Tone Stevie Ever Got on Record”: Watch Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Showstopping “Love Struck Baby” Music Video

By Christopher Scapelliti published

Video Relive the magic of this MTV staple as we approach the 40th anniversary of ‘Texas Flood’

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Jeff Beck

“I Would Never Dance to Someone Else’s Tune”: How Jeff Beck Found True Happiness in Expressing Himself as a Musician Without Any Boundaries

By Chris Gill published

After going quiet in the 1980s, Jeff Beck returned to form with ‘Guitar Shop,’ beginning a journey of rediscovery that culminated with ‘Jeff’

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