THE VAUGHAN BROTHERS -
Family Style
Recorded Version (Guitar)

Matching folio to Stevie Ray's last recording and only album with his brother, Jimmy. Features souvenir photos and 10 songs: Tick Tock • Hard To Be • Brothers • Telephone Song • and more.

Inventory #HL694776
Book $19.95 (US)

Jimmie Vaughan

Sometimes overshadowed by his younger brother, the late Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan nevertheless has earned his own place as a great Texas blues guitarist. Paying his dues in the Austin bars going back to the '60s, Vaughan came into his own with the Fabulous Thunderbirds, which he founded and with whom he played from 1974 to 1990.

Born in Dallas, he caught the blues fever from listening to the radio and old records, and was transformed by seeing Muddy Waters perform live as a teenager. Vaughan developed his signature style, described best as "less is more" - sparse playing that allows for a gritty, emotive style - and has a reputation for letting simple lines do the talking.

Jimmie's first singing didn't happen until he was coaxed into it for his album with his brother, Family Style, which they released under the name The Vaughan Brothers, in 1990. It was a great album that combined the strengths of both brothers, but it was soon followed by tragedy with the untimely death of Stevie Ray. After recovering from the loss, Jimmie picked up the pieces and continued his career, collaborating with the biggest names in the blues, and recording solo albums Strange Pleasure in 1995 and Out There in 1998. He tours worldwide and released his latest album, Do You Get The Blues?, in 2001.

Do You Get the Blues? won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. This marks Jimmie's fourth win and sixth Grammy nomination. His previous three awards: two in 1990 for Family Style (Best Contemporary Blues Recording and Best Rock Instrumental), and one in 1996 for Best Rock Instrumental, for Shuffle: A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan, featuring Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy and Robert Cray.