August 27, 1990 was “The Day the Music Died” in Austin. Thirty-five years ago, 35-year-old Stevie Ray Vaughan died in a helicopter that crashed into the side of a Wisconsin ski slope shortly after ...
On this day (August 27) in 1990, the music world lost the masterful blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. Vaughan, who was 35, was killed in a helicopter crash after jamming with Eric Clapton and his ...