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The Blues Connections of

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Stevie Ray Vaughan was one of the world's greatest white bluesmen. By drawing on the guitar-playing of Jimi Hendrix, Vaughan built up a large following for himself among rock fans, but make no mistake about it he was a bluesman first and above everything else. He was influenced by exceptional blues guitarists which included Albert King, Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, and Muddy Waters, and by two great blues rockers, Jimi Hendrix and Lonnie Mack.

Vaughan is probably more important than any other musician (black or white) in bringing about the resurgence of the blues during the 1980s. Things really started cookin' for the blues when he and his band, Double Trouble (named after an Otis Rush song), released their first album Texas Flood. This album is a real classic; it was selected by Robert Santelli as one of the greatest blues albums of all time in his book The Best of the Blues: The 101 Essential Albums.

Below is a list of some of the blues tunes recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan. They are arranged alphabetically by the name of the blues musician who originally recorded, popularized and/or composed the song.

Albert Collins: Don't Lose Your Cool

Willie Dixon: Let Me Love You Baby

John Lee Hooker: Hug You Squeeze You

Howlin' Wolf (a/k/a Chester Burnett): May I Have a Talk With You

Guitar Slim (a/k/a Eddie Jones): The Things (That) I Used ToDo, Letter To My Girlfriend

Albert King: Blues at Sunrise

Otis Rush: All Your Love I Miss Loving

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