If it were, it was going to be all bad news. “What’s your anniversary present going to be, a newspaper?” a friend cracked. One day, he impulsively married a moody new girlfriend, twisting a gum wrapper into a wedding ring. His drug use deepened and not surprisingly, he became erratic and undependable. He had no home and couch-surfed where he could. They were a big deal in Austin and landed regular gigs, but that was the only steady thing in Stevie Ray’s life. Meanwhile, big brother Jimmie was already touring with his group, The Fabulous Thunderbirds.īy 1977, Stevie Ray settled on a lineup and a name he would stick with, Double Trouble. Brooklyn Underground, Cast of Thousands, and for a while, he was even in one called Epileptic Marshmallow. Soon, he was on stage, too, although the bands kept changing. When the strings tore up his fingertips, he fixed the wounds with Krazy Glue. Stevie Ray couldn’t think of anyone he would rather be. Naturally, he went.īig Jim Vaughan warned his younger son not to turn out like his brother. Jimmie met Janis Joplin, and she invited him to visit her in San Francisco. Stories circulated, though of how The Chessman opened for Hendrix. He quickly dropped out, left home, and didn’t look back. By the time he was 15, he was in a group, The Chessmen, with a record contract. Brothers Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan backstage at the Austin Opry House, 1984 (Photo Tracy Anne Hart)
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