Famous Graves: Stevie Ray Vaughan | Legendary Blues Guitarist | Laurel Land Cemetery Texas
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Musician Stevie Ray Vaughn was born on October 3, 1954, in Dallas, Texas. Vaughan was at the forefront of a blues resurgence in the 1980s, bringing rock fans into the fold with a powerful, driving style of play that earned him comparisons with some of his heroes such as Jimi Hendrix, Otis Rush and Muddy Waters. His four main studio albums were critical and commercial successes, rising high on the music charts and paving the way to sold-out stadium shows across the country.
Inspired by his older brother Jimmie's guitar playing, Stevie picked up his first guitar at the age of 10, a plastic Sears toy that he loved to strum. With an exceptional ear, (Stevie never learned to read sheet music) Stevie taught himself to play the blues by the time he'd reached high school, testing his stage skills at a Dallas club any chance he could. Well into his junior year, Vaughan had already played with several garage bands. But lacking any kind of academic drive, Stevie struggled to stay in school. Following a brief enrollment at an alternative arts program sponsored by Southern Methodist University, Stevie dropped out of school, moved to Austin and concentrated on making a living as a musician. To make ends meet, Vaughan collected soda and beer bottles for money and couch-surfed at various friends' houses. The rest of the time he was playing music, jumping in-and-out of various bands that had semi-regular gigs in the Austin area.
In 1975, Vaughan and a few others formed Triple Threat. After some reshuffling, the group was renamed Double Trouble, inspired by an Otis Rush song. With Vaughan on lead vocals, the group developed a strong fan base throughout Texas. Eventually their popularity spread outside the Lone Star State. In 1982, the group caught the attention of Mick Jagger, who invited them to play at a private party in New York City. That same year, Double Trouble performed at the Montreux Blues & Jazz Festival in Switzerland. While there, Vaughan's musical abilities caught the attention of David Bowie, who asked the musician to play on his upcoming album, Let's Dance.
With some commercial viability behind them, Vaughan and his bandmates were signed to a record deal with Epic, where they were put in the capable hands of legendary musician and producer, John Hammond, Sr. The resulting record, Texas Flood, did not disappoint, reaching No. 38 on the charts and catching the notice of rock stations across the country. For his part, Stevie was voted Best New Talent and Best Electric Blues Guitarist in a 1983 reader's poll by Guitar Player Magazine. Double Trouble set off on a successful tour, and then recorded a second album, Couldn't Stand the Weather, which climbed to No. 31 on the charts and went gold in 1985.
More records (the live album, Live Alive and then another studio collection, Soul to Soul) and more success followed. There were Grammy nominations and, in 1984, the unprecedented recognition of Vaughan by the National Blues Foundation Awards, which named him Entertainer of the Year and Blues Instrumentalist of the Year. He became the first white musician ever to receive both honors.
But Vaughan's personal life was spiraling downward. His relationship with his wife, Lenora Darlene Bailey, whom he'd married in 1979, fell apart. He battled drug and alcohol problems. Finally, following a collapse while on tour in Europe in 1986, the guitarist checked himself into rehab.
For the next year, Vaughan largely stayed away from the high-powered music scene that had dominated his life over the last half decade. But in 1988, he and Double Trouble started performing again and making plans for another album. In June 1989, the group released their fourth studio album, In Step. The recording featured Vaughan's driving guitar style, as well as several songs such as "Wall of Denial" and "Tight Rope," which touched on the struggles he'd gone through in his personal life. The release reached No. 33 on the charts, and garnered the group a Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Recording.
On August 26, 1990, Vaughan and Double Trouble played a big show in East Troy, Wisconsin, that featured Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray and Jimmie Vaughan. Just after midnight, Stevie hopped on a helicopter bound for Chicago. Contending with dense fog, the helicopter crashed into a hilly field just minutes after take-off, killing everyone on board. Vaughan was buried at Laurel Land Memorial Park in South Dallas. More than 1,500 people attended the musician's memorial service.
In the years since, Stevie Ray Vaughan's legend has only grown. Just a little more than a year after his death, Vaughan was recognized by Texas governor Ann Richards, who proclaimed October 3, 1991, "Stevie Ray Vaughan Day."
Respect for mentioning the drug use, he spent the last years of his life spreading the message about drug addiction!
Srv pulled strings so thick, that few can play them. A beast on guitar
You are right. He played on 13's. His fingers were so calloused and black. He said that one of the callouses fell off while playing and he had a hole in his finger so that's how thick the callouses were. Pretty amazing.
Gone too soon
Loved loved loved his music. No other!
One of the most underrated guitarist he was a madman with strings. Every guitar player looks up to srv
Love the vid. GOD BLESS
My drummer found out after a lot of years that SRV's bass player, Tommy Shannon, is his father! Tommy came to San Diego one weekend and showed up at one of our gigs. Being a bass player myself and also being from Texas, I had to get his auto graph on my bass. Talked with him for a long time, and will always remember that night. RIP & God Bless Stevie...
Thank you so very much for the tour of his grave, and the crash site. One of my favorite songs of his was also Tightrope. I had no idea that he had real struggles with alcohol and drug addiction, until last night, I watched a documentary on Prime. Now the song is even more adored because of it's true meaning. Honeybee, Look At Little Sister, along with his entire music library, are all timeless. The man KNEW how to ROCK those Blues. Rest In Peace, Master of Shredding.
Very common peaceful there. I believe he said 24 hours before that he dreamed that he was at his own funeral and it was peaceful. That was a beautiful tribute. What a beautiful resting place and. There's space for his brother beside him.
SRV FOREVER. thank you Scott ur awesome bro
Stevie played w many well known musicians..B.B. King was just one, I remember hearing of his passing on the hwy w my kids in the car,who all play guitar, we cryed & cryed & cryed. My kids were 4, 6, 8 & 10..I know exactally where we were on the hwy when we heard. I had every CD that Stevie had out, had a huge stero w 4ft speakers (4) ,and would blast stevie's music in the morning to wake em up for school..gifted,awesome musician, that my boys & I love deeply to this day. They're now 34, 36, 38, 40 & when they know they've made me mad,they'll go get their guitar & bust out a Stevie Ray Vaughan toon, they always know I cant stay mad at em after that & we always bust up laughing
@@loralee792 oh ya,it was wonderful just Google it & watch it, its awesome!
I had a child on may 29th 1990. My push gift was tickets to see Stevie Ray Vaughn. He was killed before the date. I cried. Much love Scott. Thank you
A stellar musician, but an even more stellar human being. He's getting people clean 30 years later. God bless him.
He was an awesome talent and an awesome human being
Musician John Mayer said the reason why he never touched drugs or alcohol is because of SRV. Stevie is his idol. So great he can have that influence all these years later....
Scott, I am so touched by your thoughtfulness. I had never seen a picture of Stevie Ray's resting place. I can't thank you enough for thinking of me and I will never forget it. It reminds me of why I was drawn to your videos in the first place. You do your homework, your quick wit is a delight and it makes for an interesting video even if it is someone I'm not so familiar with, you make it interesting. I'm so glad to see your subscribers count going up and I believe that will continue to be the case with all the quality videos you offer.
"Life Without You" (the quote on his stone is from that song I love the song & it is special because he takes his time toward the end of the song to talk to the audience about how we need to help each other through our ups and downs and to lend a hand to a brother or sister in need. He would end it by asking "So are you with me on that?"
He was eight years old when he started playing his brother Jimmy's guitar. His brother would always tell him to leave the guitar alone and as soon as the coast was clear, he started learning his craft He wasn't supposed to be on that helicopter. One of Eric Clapton's people had way too much stuff to haul and it made the load too heavy so he was out and Stevie, being anxious to get to Chicago and then to NY to his beautiful fiancee, he grabbed the seat to arrive early. This was the happiest time in Stevie's life after achieving sobriety and his beautiful fiancee. I remember that day all too well.
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I grew listening to his music, such a great voice
I love SRV.....still listen to his music every day. I had tickets for the last night at Alpine Valley but opted not to go at the last second.
His great
Rip 😢🙏
Stevie is the GOAT 🐐
Not to worry. Him and Jimi are tearing it up upstairs. ❤
Hi Scott. I remember that horrible night, I live about 15 miles from the crash site. I did not go to that concert, because I did not know Stevie Ray Vaughan at that time. I found out about it the next morning, it was all over the news. Very sad. One of my friend from work said he was at that concert that night and heard about the crash as he told me the next morning. I could not believe it. We talked about it all day. It was a very sad day for both of us, and I didn't even know the band. The place that it happened is called Alpine Valley in Walworth county. They have a marker on the ski hill where it all took place. I would like to do a video on it but i'm not that good at explaining things like they really need to be told. If you ever come to Wisconsin, look me up and I will take you to the crash site. I just have a tiny channel of 2000 subs is all. My videos only gets 100 views in a two or three week period of time. I don't have a brand for my channel. I found out after being with RUclips for 9 years I never had a brand name. I can only use two names on my channel. I tried to rename my channel to James Sween Adventures, and nine years ago I thought i did the right thing by calling my cannel by my real name. So now with this virus hitting, I'm just stopping. All my videos are out side. I most of the time show visiting Wisconsin and some other things on learning videos. I just started watching your channel. I can't stop watching. I must have seen 60 videos of yours in the last week. You are so nice. I like the way you talk. You tell it on the fly just like I do, and sometimes it is hard to get the words out. I do it all the time. I suck at it, but my followers seem to like me. I don't have trolls so far. But I don't get many views like you do. But keep up the fine job your doing. I really enjoy watching. I don't comment much. This comment is for all your great videos. You take care now, and God bless. Right now this country needs many prayers.
One of the greatest guitar player's ever the man could made a guitar speak.
Thanks Scott for taking us to his grave.I still listen to his music an felt he was taken from us way too young.Maybe God has him singing somewhere special in Heaven.Be safe on the road.
A little eerie that he passed on his dads anniversary. What a beautiful resting place. I was born the same year as Stevie . It’s hard to believe he’d be 67 this year. Gone too soon. . I love his music . He was an Amazing artist. TFS
Stevie ray vaughn be jamming it hard in heaven with jimi hendrix just two of a kind with the guitars the best🎸 rip stevie and jimi😢
Will always remmber Stevie, Oak Cliff pride
Stevie Ray Vaughan was the man!!
R.I.P. STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN! 🎸🙏🙌🛐
I love Stevie Ray Vaughan. It broke my heart when I heard that he had passed away.
Thank you so much for this video at SRV's gravesite - Born and raised here in Dallas as Stevie was, and I FINALLY rode out to his gravesite this year - I know he isn't there only his body but to be that close to him and his family was truly a bucket list moment - They say Hendrix was the greatest...well along with millions others, we say Hendrix was an innovator....and SRV was the Master - Just listen to Hendrix's Voodoo Chile and Stevie's VooDoo Chile - No comparison...Keep up the great work Sir.
I had just got to FT. Lewis WA. the day before he was killed I could not believe it. Thank you brother for the video.............................
He was one of the greatest guitarist of all times. In my opinion.
Absolutely loved him. Greatest guitarist and performer ever IMO!
He was great he will be forever missed
A true legend, RIP Stevie
Hi Scott 🖐🏼. I totally loved Stevie Ray Vaughan. The day he died was really devastating to me.thank you so much for sharing this with me.(US) 👍💙✔️©️®️.
Great video Scott 😊 always respectful n such a sweetheart ❤️🥰
I loved Stevie Ray...one of the best..I got to see him in concert not too long before he died..miss him...addiction is really hard to overcome..i was an alcoholic for a long time..been sober now for 20 years and became a sponsor for a friend of mine in Canada to help him thru his addiction..Thank you again Scott...
Dangit someone took my guitar pick I left there! Now I gotta go back.
Absolutely the reason I play. RIP SRV
I remember first watching Stevie Ray play on SNL. He was amazing. His soul patch always distracted me though! lol!
Hi Jana Stevie love forever in my heart hearing his voice, his so amazing
There is only one Stevie Ray Vaughn. Saddest part is that his life was moving forward more than ever
Great tribute! SRV a supreme legendary guitarist. He played with an endless amount of heart, soul and human conviction. Again, thanks for the tour and the world will never forget Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble.
Oh wow, Scott, thank you for this.💜
I’ve been a huge fan of Stevie’s for several decades now - love his music - but more than that I adore the beautiful, passionate human being that he was. I found it very appropriate that the trinket on his grave when you visited said “Love”, if I could sum up Stevie in one word that would be it. He was all heart - in his music, in the way he conducted himself in life, in the way he treated people. I’ve never heard anyone say anything bad about him, he’s always spoken about with utter respect. And he earned it. I believe his addictions came about in an effort to cover up some mental pain he needed to overcome from his childhood. And he did just that, he overcame that pain & also his addictions, powerfully. I’m glad he & his brother Jimmie, who he loved dearly, were able to record their album ‘Family Style’ before he passed. So grateful to know that when he left us he was clean, at his most successful in his career, happy in a loving relationship, spending time on tour with his brother & other musicians that he loved & respected.
Again, thank you for this, it’s very touching - & thank you also to Verna, for requesting this coverage of Stevie. It’s beautifully done.
thank you brother for your, I live 10 mins away, I must stop by, I saw SRV in 87' and was a fan
Thanks Scott, I was lucky to see Stevie Ray Vaughan on August 24 1990 at the Kalamazoo County Fair in Kalamazoo Michigan, I was 14 at the time a Night I will never forget.
Hi Scott, I was lucky to see him play 2 weeks before he die. He was amazing live. Thank you for the vlog. Stay Healthy
Rest on
One of the best in my opinion. A Blues Master.
I loved stevie ray Vaughn's music ❤️
It does look very peaceful there. May we all one day find peace. Great job Scott and good for you Verna...hope all finds you well where ever you are.....
Greatest of all time.
I got to see him in Australia in 85 i think it was. It was incredible! I think he was leaving a gig in Aspen, Eric Clapton, Buddy guy and a few others were on the agenda. Eric Clapton offered SRV his seat on the chopper and said he would wait for the next one. Live at the El Macombo is a great concert as well as Austin city limits. Riviera paradise would be one of my most loved SRV tunes. I heard the news of his passing in 1990 as I was getting ready for work and we were devastated. Thanks Scott this was great!
Man that's a sure peace of a video. I heard of his Music growing up. I hope he is at peace. 🕊🕊
I saw Stevie in concerts in Dallas and Cincinnati, O. during the eighties. He signed a poster for me during his Live Alive tour which I still have hanging in my office. He will never be equaled!
I have been laurel land myself just to see his grave. The next time he was coming to Austin I had planned to go and see him. I was devastated when he died. Still listen to him.
evening scott from manchester england
My favorite guitar player. He was music. God lent him to us for a while.
Seen him june 23 1990 @ pine knob music theater my bothers and i took our mom she loved Stevie RIP !
Thanks for paying respect to the best guitarist to live. You can see it in his playing. Especially live at el macombo
My favorite song from SRV is Tin Pan Alley. Soooooooo great
RIP Stephen Ray Vaughan, we will never never forget you 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️
Austin City Limits.....he was amazing! There used to be tons of guitar picks on his memorial.
Love the song Willie The Wimp. RIP SRV
I remember the funeral when he died! It was huge and the procession stretched for quite a long way. I was in Texas at the time! My wife, I and the kids moved from Corpus Christi in 93 to Tennessee!
Great tribute! ❤️💜🙏
Jimmie lives in Austin now, I saw him open for Buddy Guy the second time I saw him! RIP SRV.
He use to go to Frans hamburger on s.congress.my mother worked there.
Thank you for that. . I won tickets to see him and go to A back stage meet and greet. A few years before her was taken from everyone too soon . Steve was the most incredible garter player I have seen live . And I have seen them some best of they live in my life time. I shook his hand and Thank him for the show and I express to he That he is. A amazing talented player and that nite was an experience I would Remember for the rest of my life . HE GAVE A HUGE SMILE, THANK FOR BEING AT THE SHOW, SHOKE MY HAND . I ASKED YOU DOING OK ? HE SAID, ONE DAY AT TIME MY FRIEND . TAPED MY SHOULDER AND WALKED A WAY . RIP STEVE.
I was lucky to have seen Stevie Ray Vaughan twice in concert
I saw SRV in Seattle back in the day. Double Trouble, SRV, it was a he!! Of a show. Proud that he's from Texas, like me!
I’ve honestly never heard of this guy. I just read some stuff about him. He died really young. So sad. I read he was only 35 years old. May he Rest In Peace.
I have been watching you for a little while, and never commented. Thank you for you compassionate nature. Hi from Louisiana!!!
Hi from Louisiana also
Luv and miss his heavy gage guitar string jamming, no one like him,RIP SRV u r missed.... cA
Well Scott you did it again another great video 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 what can I say about Stevie Ray Vaughan he kicked ass on playing the guitar all his songs kicked ass it's hard to pick my favorite song they're all my favorite keep up the great work Scott 👍👍👍👍👍👍 And R.I.P Stevie Ray Vaughan and peace out Scott 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
My husband died 3 years later than his father on the same day. They had an estranged relationship that was resolved right before his father died. 💙
I absolutely love his song little wing, it was a song from Jimi Hendrix. His crash happened at alpine valley in upper Wisconsin. Its a ski resort in winter and a concert venue in summer. I saw new kids on the block in 1990 before he crashed
I hope to visit that location one day! Hope you’re “Hanging Tough “ Joan !
@@SCOTTONTAPE lol I'm hanging. Its in East Troy Wisconsin
I was also at that New Kids concert.
I love , LOvE SRV, I own all his CDs a have a poster on my wall of him, I own a fender because of him he was the best! No one played like him ! Not even since his passing! 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸 hard to believe it will be 30 yrs this aug. 27th he left this earth
I remember reading Kenny Wayne Shepherd met him when he was 13 and it had an enormous impact on him, just gave him this huge inspiration and it propelled Kenny's playing from that point onwards.
Huge influence! Great guitar player and Man!
Thanks for the information on him being a addict.i had no idea.but it shows the kind of person he was that he overcame his addiction and was helping others that have one.iam a alcoholic and will be forever.knowing there are people like him out there makes things easier.ill try to help more people overcome theirs now
Stay strong Jim
I was just there today. My family is from Oak Cliff also & my grandpa is just a few hundred yards away from Stevie.
SRV one of my favorite guitarist my favorite song is Rivera Paradise great song for the times you're alone with that special someone.
Was lucky enough to see SRV twice. The second time his brother opened up for him and they played together on stage. I was at the Checkerboard Lounge in Chicago on that Monday night as SRV, Eric Clapton and Robert Cray were all going to go after the Alpine Valley Show. At the club just told us that they show is not going to happen due to an accident. They did not say what happened exactly, Then at work on the radio we heard what happened. Sad day for sure. Thanks for doing this video. SRV always in our hearts.
Great video, Scott. Thank you for sharing this story. It was a sad day when SRV died. Thanks for sharing his story.
Another great story Man!
Saw SRV 3 times each concert was magic!!
Fantastic video! Huge fan of SRV and absolutely LOVE that you told of his fight with his demons!! You can listen to some of his AA talks on RUclips 💕💕
Love him a lot
Awesome Stuff Bro! SRV is Forever! Tightrope and Texas Flood are my Favorites. So it was cool to know Tightrope was one of yours 🤘🤘 It's kind of cool how I truly found Stevie Ray Vaughan's Music. A good Friend of mine gave me a stack of random CDs and, of course, I went thru finding new music and stuff that I currently listened to as well but I came across a SRV Double Trouble Greatest Hits CD. I knew Pride and Joy and heard it a few times growing up but i had never really ventured into SRVs Music. Well I was blown away and quickly started finding all I could on this Genius. Just a random stack of Flea Market CDs changed my life Forever lol 🤘
He should be #1 on the greatest guitarists list because no one can ever touch him or his talent. He is so far ahead of every other guitarist, both as a musician and a human being.
I’ve noticed SRV always has fresh flowers at the gravesite. I wonder who maintains it so well.
Probably family I would think
@@SCOTTONTAPE someone maintains it beautifully.
Laurel Land grounds keeping crew.
I miss him!
You always Awesome Scott👊💯👏
Thank you Mikey YOU are awesome for watching ✌🏽✌🏽
Paradise Riviera, take a listen. Dude, you do a great job. Glad I found your vlogs.
Riviera Paradise 😁
I love that you did this for Verna. Great video!!
Yeah, I recall clearly when that chopper went down, I’m from Wisconsin, I had planned to have been at that concert, and yes it was at a ski resort
Thanks for doing one on Stevie. Just like so many others, he was my hero as well. The reason I love the blues, and play guitar to this day. He was my first concert, Greg Allman opened for him at the Mann Music center in Philly, 6-20-1987. Somehow, my dad actually found the audio so I have the show, which is amazing. So grateful to have experienced him! Wish he was still here, but I guess we can't be greedy. I always like to think, with the way it happened, one second he was in the helicopter, the next he was sitting back next to Albert King, with that big happy grin on his face, playing the blues...
Scott,thank you for this ,he will be forever, miss him, number one guitarist, he is gone too soon
That was sweet of you. My dad listen to SEV
i seen srv in concert 1 year before he died great muscian its sad he was taken so early
man...thank you for this video... god bless you
Anderacer you are very very welcome ✌🏽✌🏽
Thank you.
I saw him 3 years before his heartbreaking tragic death, seeing him perform changed my life. He had the ability to draw you in & keep you there, it was mind blowing.
Scott! I was looking up famous graves in Dallas area for more travel vlog ideas and found a few. First two I found were dimebag and Stevie ray vaughn. Of course you had videos of them both haha. 30mins from where I live now. I plan on making a trip soon to do some of these videos. Other famous graves I found in DFW metro were Mickey Mantel, Lee Harvey Oswald, and Amber Rene Hagerman who was the original Amber alert child who went missing. Crazy stuff. Thanks for these cool videos!
You’re welcome Nick! Can’t wait to see your videos
Fucking epic video mate!! This man is the Eminem of the guitar.. the greatest guitarist to ever live and yes, I’m sorry, but I think he is better than Hendrix. I love SRV music. Great video Scott!
RIP Stevie...
I absolutely remember the first time I heard Texas flood for the first time, it was raining in Astoria Oregon the sky was crying, it changed my life I had to know this vodoo child on guitar because he was playing it like he was tearing down the county jail rest peacefully SRV you are not forgotten
Love Stevie ray big influence to me being a guitar player great video. First song I ever heard was pride and joy. Great song. another good one is crossfire. thanks for the videos Scott and as always safe travels when you can get back to traveling. Stay safe friend and God bless always.