STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN & BONNIE RAITT Vintage Poster 1986 Greek Theatre LA ORIGINAL

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STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

& DOUBLE TROUBLE

With special guest BONNIE RAITT

Sunday July 27, 1986

@ The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA

Rare Vintage Concert Promotion Poster

 

 

Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Often referred to by his initials SRV , Vaughan is best known as a founding member and leader of Double Trouble. Together with drummer Chris Layton and bassist Tommy Shannon, they ignited the blues revival of the 1980s. With a career spanning seven years, Vaughan and Double Trouble consistently sold out concerts while their albums frequently went gold.

He was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, and for a short period of time lived in Graham, Texas.  As the younger brother of Jimmie Vaughan, Vaughan started playing the guitar at age seven and formed several bands that occasionally performed in local nightclubs. At age 17, he dropped out of high school and moved to Austin to further pursue his musical career, joining groups such as Krackerjack, the Nightcrawlers, and the Cobras. In 1977, he formed Triple Threat Revue, a band that eventually evolved into Double Trouble and regularly performed around Austin. In 1982, Vaughan and Double Trouble performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, catching the attention of musicians David Bowie and Jackson Browne. Bowie asked Vaughan to play on his upcoming studio album Let's Dance , while Browne offered the band free use of his personal studio in Los Angeles to record an album.

In March 1983, Vaughan and Double Trouble were signed to Epic Records by veteran record producer John Hammond Sr. and released their debut album, Texas Flood in June of that year. After successful touring, the group released the albums, Couldn't Stand the Weather (1984) and Soul to Soul (1985), the latter of which featured new keyboardist Reese Wynans. Although his career had progressed successfully, Vaughan checked into a rehabilitation hospital in Atlanta, Georgia to give up a cocaine and alcohol habit and returned to touring with the band. In June 1989, In Step was released and earned them a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Performance. On August 27, 1990, Vaughan was killed in a helicopter crash following a performance in East Troy, Wisconsin.

Vaughan's uniquely eclectic yet intense style was derived from a variety of musical genres. He was influenced by blues musicians including Albert King, Otis Rush, and Muddy Waters, and rock guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix and Lonnie Mack, along with jazz instrumentalists like Kenny Burrell. His guitar playing reflected the classic blues and pentatonic scales but his creativity and raw talent took it to a whole new level previously unheard by any other guitarist. He has received wide critical recognition for his guitar playing, ranking at #12 on Rolling Stone' s list of "100 Greatest Guitarists" in 2011. He was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2000 and a memorial statue was erected in Austin's Auditorium Shores park.

 

About the item:

A rare vintage promotional poster for a 1986 Stevie Ray Vaughan concert with Bonnie Raitt at the Greek Theatre in LA, part of the Soul to Soul Tour.  It features bold black text on a bright yellow background and measures approximately 14"x22", printed on heavy card stock.  It is in fairly good condition overall with several blemishes, small holes, and creases- these posters were made to promote the concert and would have been posted around town in storefronts, on exterior walls and stapled to phone poles.  As such they were made in smaller numbers than the commemorative posters that were mass produced for sale to the public, so these are rare!  Photos are of the actual item, we have just one! 

 

 

Very rare and hard to find!

 

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  • Condition: Great Used Condition
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Format: Poster
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

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