Stevie Ray Vaughan Dies in a Helicopter Crash
The World loses the "second coming of the blues"
August 27, 1990
Musician Stevie Ray Vaughan, along with several members of Eric Clapton's road crew are killed in a helicopter crash near East Troy, Wisconsin on this date. Vaughn was 35 years old at the time of his death and was considered one of the most influential blues guitarists in the world, described by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "the seco…
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