{"name":"Stevie Ray Vaughan","title":"Stevie Ray Vaughan","id":2549,"slug":"stevie-ray-vaughan","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/2549/?format=json","bio_short":"Stephen (&quot;Stevie&quot;) Ray Vaughan, born in Dallas, Texas (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American blues guitar legend, and is known as one of the most influential <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/blues\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">blues</a> musicians in history.  Stevie Ray had been in numerous bands before joining <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/blues%20rock\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">blues rock</a> combo <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Stevie+Ray+Vaughan+and+Double+Trouble\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble</a> in the late 1970's.\r\n  \r\n Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble's debut album was released in 1983. The critically acclaimed <a title=\"Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Stevie+Ray+Vaughan/Texas+Flood\" class=\"bbcode_album\">Texas Flood</a> (1983) featured the top-20 hit <a title=\"Stevie Ray Vaughan &ndash; Pride And Joy\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Stevie+Ray+Vaughan/_/Pride+And+Joy\" class=\"bbcode_track\">Pride And Joy</a> and sold well in both blues and rock circles.  ","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/StevieRayVaughan.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":2884,"title":"Mary had a little lamb","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/marry-had-a-little-lamb/"},{"id":25749,"title":"Pride and Joy","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/pride-and-joy/"}]}