Why is Stevie Ray Vaughan a good guitarist?

Answer 1

Stevie Ray Vaughan learned to play guitar as a kid, influenced by his older brother, guitarist Jimmie Vaughan. By 1972 Stevie had dropped out of school and was playing blues guitar in band in Austin, Texas. In 1981 he named his band "Double Trouble", and in 1982 caught the attention of David Bowie, who in 1982 asked him to play on the hit "Let's Dance." In 1983 Vaughan released his debut album, Texas Flood, and the following year he released Couldn't Stand The Weather,a commercial and critical success. He continued to tour and record, playing a mix of electric blues, country rock, until his death in 1990 helicopter crash. ================= B.B. King has said, "The longer [Vaughan] played, the better he played". Vaughan used very heavy strings and played extremely hard, giving him an aggressive edge and a great deal of personality in his phrasing and attack. He plays so hard that other musicians have observed him cutting callouses off his foot and gluing them onto his fingers.