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{{short description|American blues rock guitarist and singer}}
{{short description|American blues rock guitarist and singer}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Jimmie Vaughan
|name = Jimmie Vaughan
|background = solo_singer
|image = Jimmie Vaughan by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
|image = Jimmie Vaughan by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
|caption = Vaughan performing in [[Tampa, Florida]], in August 2012
|caption = Vaughan performing in 2012
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|3|20}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|3|20}}
|birth_place = [[Oak Cliff]], [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], U.S.
|birth_place = [[Oak Cliff]], [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], U.S.
|genre = [[Electric blues]],<ref name="Music"/> [[blues rock]],<ref name="Music"/> [[Texas blues]], [[jazz blues]]
|genre = [[Electric blues]],<ref name="Music" /> [[blues rock]],<ref name="Music" /> [[Texas blues]], [[jazz blues]]
|associated_acts = [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]], [[The Fabulous Thunderbirds]], [[Omar Kent Dykes]], [[The Chessmen]]
|past_member_of = [[The Vaughan Brothers]], [[The Fabulous Thunderbirds]]
|occupation = Musician
|occupation = Musician
|years_active = 1964–present
|years_active = Late 1960s–present
|instrument = Guitar, vocals, organ
|instrument = Guitar, vocals
|label = [[Epic Records|Epic]], [[Shout! Factory]], [[Proper Records]], [[The Last Music Company]]
|label = [[Epic Records|Epic]], [[Shout! Factory]], [[Proper Records]], The Last Music Company
|website = {{url|jimmievaughan.com}}
|website = {{URL|jimmievaughan.com}}
}}
}}


'''Jimmie Lawrence Vaughan''' (born March 20, 1951, [[Oak Cliff]],<ref>[https://oakcliff.advocatemag.com/2017/11/jimmie-vaughan-growing-oak-cliff-making-family-style-album/ Jimmie Vaughan on growing up in Oak Cliff, making 'Family Style' album - Oak Cliff] Retrieved 2018-04-07.</ref> [[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas County]], [[Texas]], United States) is an American [[blues rock]] guitarist and singer based in [[Austin, Texas]].<ref name="Music">{{cite book|first=Paul|last=Du Noyer|year=2003|title=''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music''|edition=1st|publisher=Flame Tree Publishing|location=Fulham, London|isbn=1-904041-96-5|page=181}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title="Texas, Birth Index, 1903–1997," index|publisher=FamilySearch|url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V8DM-NJB|accessdate=November 11, 2012|quotation=Jimmie Lawrence Vaughan, 1951; citing "Texas Birth Index," Ancestry.com}}</ref> He is the older brother of the late [[Texas blues]] guitarist [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]].
'''Jimmie Lawrence Vaughan Jr.''' (born March 20, 1951)<ref>[https://oakcliff.advocatemag.com/2017/11/jimmie-vaughan-growing-oak-cliff-making-family-style-album/ Jimmie Vaughan on growing up in Oak Cliff, making 'Family Style' album – Oak Cliff] Retrieved April 7, 2018.</ref> is an American [[blues rock]] guitarist and singer based in [[Austin, Texas]].<ref name="Music">{{cite book|first=Paul|last=Du Noyer|year=2003|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music|edition=1st|publisher=Flame Tree Publishing|location=Fulham, London|isbn=1-904041-96-5|page=181}}</ref> He is the older brother of the [[Texas blues]] guitarist [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]]. He was a founding member of the [[The Fabulous Thunderbirds]].


Several notable blues guitarists have had a significant influence on Vaughan's playing style including the "Three Kings" ([[Albert King|Albert]], [[Freddie King|Freddie]], and [[B.B. King]]) and [[Johnny "Guitar" Watson]].
Several notable blues guitarists have had a significant influence on Vaughan's playing style, including the "Three Kings" ([[Albert King|Albert]], [[Freddie King|Freddie]], and [[B.B. King]]) and [[Johnny "Guitar" Watson]].


==Early career==
== Early career ==
Jimmie Lawrence Vaughan was born on March 20, 1951 in [[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas County]], Texas, to parents, Jimmie Lee Vaughan and Martha Jean Cook. Raised in [[Dallas, Texas]], Vaughan moved to Austin in the late 1960s and began playing with such musicians as Paul Ray and [[W. C. Clark|WC Clark]].
Jimmie Vaughan was born on March 20, 1951, in [[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas County]], Texas, United States,<ref name="LarkinGE" /> to parents Jimmie Lee Vaughan and Martha Jean Cook. Raised in [[Dallas, Texas]], Vaughan attended L V. Stockard Junior High where on February 3, 1965, he first played before an audience in a group named The Pendulums, or the JSP's, along with Phil Campbell and Ronny Sterling.<ref>"The Pendulums," L. V. Stockard "Panther Cry" student newspaper, Vol. XI, No. 2, May 18, 1965</ref> Vaughan moved to Austin in the late 1960s and began playing with such musicians as Paul Ray and [[W. C. Clark|WC Clark]].


In 1969, Vaughan's group opened for [[Jimi Hendrix Experience|The Jimi Hendrix Experience]] in [[Fort Worth, Texas]]. It was at this show that Vaughan lent [[Jimi Hendrix]] his [[Vox (musical equipment)|Vox]] [[Wah-wah pedal]] which Hendrix ended up breaking. In return, Hendrix gave Vaughan his own touring Wah-wah pedal.
In 1969, Vaughan's group opened for [[Jimi Hendrix Experience|The Jimi Hendrix Experience]] in [[Fort Worth, Texas]]. It was at this show that Vaughan lent [[Jimi Hendrix]] his [[Vox (musical equipment)|Vox]] [[Wah-wah pedal]] which Hendrix ended up breaking. In return, Hendrix gave Vaughan his own touring Wah-wah pedal.


Jimmie Vaughan developed his own easily recognized personal style.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eventseeker.com/artist/23813-jimmie-vaughan|title=Jimmie Vaughan - Artist Profile|last=|first=|date=|website=eventseeker.com|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref> He formed the band [[The Fabulous Thunderbirds]] with the lead singer [[Lou Ann Barton]] and [[harmonica|harpist]] [[Kim Wilson]], bassist [[Keith Ferguson (musician)|Keith Ferguson]], and drummers [[Mike Buck]] and Fran Christina. (The original Fabulous Thunderbirds were all [[Mentorship|protégés]] of Austin, Texas blues club owner [[Clifford Antone]]). The band's first four albums, released between 1979 and 1983, are ranked among the most important 'white blues' recordings. These early albums did not sell well, so the band was left without a recording contract for a couple of years (during the time when Vaughan's younger brother achieved commercial success). During this time, Vaughan played lead guitar on fellow Texas blues musician [[Bill Carter (musician)|Bill Carter]]'s 1985 album, ''Stompin' Grounds'', also playing Carter's most well-known song, "Willie The Wimp",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Bill-Carter-Stompin-Grounds/release/2565478 |title=Bill Carter (2) – Stompin' Grounds (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2014-05-29}}</ref> which would be introduced a year later to Stevie Ray Vaughan and played on live albums.
Jimmie Vaughan developed his own easily recognized personal style.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eventseeker.com/artist/23813-jimmie-vaughan|title=Jimmie Vaughan – Artist Profile|website=eventseeker.com|language=en|access-date=March 24, 2020}}</ref> He formed the band [[The Fabulous Thunderbirds]] with lead singer and [[harmonica|harpist]] [[Kim Wilson]], bassist [[Keith Ferguson (musician)|Keith Ferguson]], and drummers [[Mike Buck (musician)|Mike Buck]] and [[Fran Christina]]. (The original Fabulous Thunderbirds were all [[Mentorship|protégés]] of Austin, Texas blues club owner [[Clifford Antone]]). The band's first four albums, released between 1979 and 1983, are ranked among the most important 'white blues' recordings. These early albums did not sell well, so the band was left without a recording contract for a couple of years (during the time when Vaughan's younger brother achieved commercial success). During this time, Vaughan played lead guitar on fellow Texas blues musician [[Bill Carter (musician)|Bill Carter]]'s 1985 album, ''Stompin' Grounds'', also playing Carter's most well-known song, "Willie The Wimp",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Bill-Carter-Stompin-Grounds/release/2565478 |title=Bill Carter (2) – Stompin' Grounds (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs |year=1985 |publisher=Discogs.com |access-date=May 29, 2014}}</ref> which would be introduced a year later to Stevie Ray Vaughan and played on live albums.


The Fabulous Thunderbirds got a new contract in 1986, and made several albums with a more commercially popular sound and production style. Vaughan left the band in 1990, and made his only "duo album", ''[[Family Style (Vaughan Brothers album)|Family Style]]'', with his younger brother, [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]]. Before the album's release, Stevie Ray died in a helicopter crash along with three members of [[Eric Clapton]]'s entourage in [[East Troy, Wisconsin]], on August 27, 1990. The album was released a month after the accident. The artist listed on the album was "The Vaughan Brothers". The album was light, blues-influenced rock, with Jimmie Vaughan singing on several tracks.
The Fabulous Thunderbirds got a new contract in 1986, and made several albums with a more commercially popular sound and production style. Vaughan left the band in 1990, and made his only "duo album", ''[[Family Style (Vaughan Brothers album)|Family Style]]'', with his younger brother, [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]].<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=2581}}</ref> Before the album's release, [[Death of Stevie Ray Vaughan|Stevie Ray died in a helicopter crash]] along with three members of [[Eric Clapton]]'s entourage in [[East Troy, Wisconsin]], on August 27, 1990. The album was released a month after the accident. The artist listed on the album was "The Vaughan Brothers". The album was light, blues-influenced rock, with Jimmie Vaughan singing on several tracks.


==Personal life==
==Solo career==
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Vaughan released his first solo album, ''[[Strange Pleasure]],'' in 1994. The album contained a song "Six Strings Down" that was dedicated to the memory of his brother. He has continued his solo career since then. Vaughan's solo albums contain mostly blues-rock material that he writes himself. He made a special guest appearance on [[Bo Diddley]]'s 1996 album ''A Man Amongst Men,'' playing guitar on the tracks "He's Got A Key" and "Coatimundi". In 2001, Vaughan paid an installment on his (and the Fabulous Thunderbirds') debt to harmonica [[swamp blues]] when he contributed guitar to the [[Lazy Lester]] album ''Blues Stop Knockin.' ''
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[[File:JimmieVaughanCrossroads2007.jpg|thumb|upright|Vaughan performing at the 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival]]


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Since 1997 Fender has produced a Jimmie Vaughan Tex-Mex Stratocaster. Vaughan appeared in the 1998 released film ''[[Blues Brothers 2000]]'' as a member of the fictional "Louisiana Gator Boys" blues band led by BB King. Vaughan was the third opening act for most of the dates of [[Bob Dylan]]'s summer 2006 tour, preceded by [[Elana James]] and the Continental Two and [[Junior Brown]].
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Vaughan released his first solo album ''Strange Pleasure'' in 1994. The album contained a song "Six Strings Down" that was dedicated to the memory of his brother. He has continued his solo career since then. Vaughan's solo albums contain mostly blues-rock material that he writes himself. He made a special guest appearance on [[Bo Diddley]]'s 1996 album ''A Man Amongst Men,'' playing guitar on the tracks "He's Got A Key" and "Coatimundi". In 2001, Vaughan paid an installment on his (and the Fabulous Thunderbirds') debt to harmonica [[swamp blues]] when he contributed guitar to the [[Lazy Lester]] album ''Blues Stop Knockin.' ''


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=== 2000s ===
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He has a son, Tyrone Vaughan.
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Vaughan continues to perform. [[Shout! Factory]] released his first new album in nine years, ''Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites'', on July 6, 2010.


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Also in 2010, he appeared as a guest musician on [[Eric Johnson (guitarist)|Eric Johnson's]] album ''[[Up Close (Eric Johnson album)|Up Close]],'' and he played with Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, BB King, Hubert Sumlin, and others during the [[Crossroads Guitar Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://crossroadsguitarfestival.com/index.php/show-schedule |title=Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 Show Schedule |website=Crossroadsguitarfestival.com |access-date=March 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303095435/http://crossroadsguitarfestival.com/index.php/show-schedule |archive-date=March 3, 2012 }}</ref> He also performed on the episode of the TBS cable television show ''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]'', that aired December 22, 2010.[[File:Jimmie Vaughan with Eric Clapton and Gary Clark, Jr..jpg|thumb|Jimmie Vaughan and Gary Clark, Jr. join Eric Clapton on stage for the encore during Clapton's show at Madison Square Garden on May 19, 2017.]]
Since 1997 Fender has produced a Jimmie Vaughan Tex-Mex Stratocaster.


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Vaughan performed at the 11th Edition of the [[Rochester, New York|Rochester International Jazz Festival]] on Friday, June 29, 2012.
Vaughan appeared in the 1998 released film ''[[Blues Brothers 2000]]'' as a member of the fictional "Louisiana Gator Boys" blues band led by BB King.


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In 2014, Vaughan performed at the [[Mahindra Blues Festival]] in India alongside the [[Tedeschi Trucks Band]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/mahindra-blues-festival-2014-lineup-announcement/|title=Mahindra Blues Festival 2014 Lineup Announcement |date=December 19, 2013|language=en-US|access-date=March 24, 2020}}</ref>
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Vaughan is close friends with [[Dennis Quaid]]. They worked together on the film ''[[Great Balls of Fire! (film)|Great Balls of Fire]]''.


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Vaughan appeared and performed as a guest on an episode of the PBS cable television show ''Austin City Limits'', with the [[Foo Fighters]], which aired on February 7, 2015. He and the Foo Fighters were accompanied on stage by another guest guitarist, [[Gary Clark, Jr.]], a native of Austin, Texas.
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Vaughan was the third opening act for most of the dates of [[Bob Dylan]]'s summer 2006 tour, preceded by [[Elana James|Elana James and the Continental Two]] and [[Junior Brown]].


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His 2019 recording, ''Baby, Please Come Home'', was chosen as a 'Favorite Blues Album' by [[AllMusic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2019/favorite-blues|title=Favorite Blues Albums &#124; AllMusic 2019 in Review|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=December 24, 2019}}</ref>
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Vaughan loves classic and [[custom car|custom]] cars, and is an avid car collector. Vaughan has had many of his customs and [[hot rods]] displayed in museums, as well as featured in rodding and custom magazines.<ref>For instance, ''Street Rodder'', 1/85, p.55, and ''Rod & Custom'', 4/00, pp.88–91.</ref>


Vaughan performed with Bob Dylan in [https://boblinks.com/040624s.html Austin, Texas on April 6, 2024] as a guest guitarist. He replaced Doug Lancio on nine songs.
==Recent activities==

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Vaughan continues to perform. He has also been politically active to some degree. He endorsed [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Presidential candidate [[Ron Paul]] in 2008 and played before one of Paul's speeches at the University of Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ronpaul2008.com/press-releases/265/ron-paul-rally-at-university-of-texas-draws-crowd-of-4000 |title=Ron Paul Rally at University of Texas Draws Crowd of 4,000 – Ron Paul 2008 |website=Ronpaul2008.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-08}}</ref> Vaughan also opened for Ron Paul's keynote address at the Rally for the Republic in St. Paul, Minnesota on September 2, 2008. Vaughan appeared with Boz Scaggs & The Blue Velvet Band at the 2009 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Vaughan performed at Ron Paul's "We are the Future" rally in Tampa, Florida on August 26, 2012.
== Personal life ==
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[[File:JimmieVaughanCrossroads2007.jpg|thumb|upright|Vaughan performing at the 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival]]
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Vaughan has a son, Tyrone Vaughan, who is also a guitarist.

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Vaughan is close friends with [[Dennis Quaid]]. They worked together on the film ''[[Great Balls of Fire! (film)|Great Balls of Fire]]''.


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Vaughan loves classic and [[custom car|custom]] cars, and is an avid car collector. Vaughan has had many of his customs and [[hot rods]] displayed in museums, as well as featured in rodding and custom magazines.<ref>For instance, ''Street Rodder'', 1/85, p. 55, and ''Rod & Custom'', 4/00, pp. 88–91.</ref>
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[[Shout! Factory]] released Jimmie Vaughan's first new album in nine years, ''Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites'', on July 6, 2010.


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Vaughan has been politically active to some degree. He endorsed [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] presidential candidate [[Ron Paul]] in 2008 and played before one of Paul's speeches at the University of Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ronpaul2008.com/press-releases/265/ron-paul-rally-at-university-of-texas-draws-crowd-of-4000 |title=Ron Paul Rally at University of Texas Draws Crowd of 4,000 – Ron Paul 2008 |website=Ronpaul2008.com |access-date=December 8, 2011}}</ref> Vaughan also opened for Ron Paul's keynote address at the Rally for the Republic in St. Paul, Minnesota on September 2, 2008. Vaughan appeared with Boz Scaggs & The Blue Velvet Band at the 2009 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Vaughan performed at Ron Paul's "We are the Future" rally in Tampa, Florida on August 26, 2012.
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Vaughan played with Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, BB King, Hubert Sumlin, and others during the 2010 [[Crossroads Guitar Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://crossroadsguitarfestival.com/index.php/show-schedule |title=Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 Show Schedule |website=Crossroadsguitarfestival.com |accessdate=2012-03-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303095435/http://crossroadsguitarfestival.com/index.php/show-schedule |archivedate=March 3, 2012 }}</ref>


== Health ==
Vaughan performed on the episode of the TBS cable television show ''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]'', that aired December 22, 2010.
[[File:Jimmie Vaughan with Eric Clapton and Gary Clark, Jr..jpg|thumb|Jimmie Vaughan and Gary Clark, Jr. join Eric Clapton on stage for the encore during Clapton's show at Madison Square Garden on May 19, 2017.]]
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Vaughan performed at the 11th Edition of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival on Friday, June 29, 2012.


In Vaughan's later years, his declining health began to take a toll on his career. He suffers from [[stenosis]]<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://ctvstexas.com/local-blues-guitarist-jimmie-vaughan-is-still-strumming-along-after-heart-surgery/|title=Local Blues Guitarist Jimmie Vaughan is Still Strumming Along After Heart Surgery|date=March 27, 2023}}</ref> and has had three [[Myocardial Infarction|heart attacks]]; after his third heart attack in December 2022, he had quadruple bypass heart surgery.<ref name=ChantMEdal>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O6_oKwTVuA|title=Blues guitarist Jimmie Vaughan talks heartbreak after quadruple bypass|website=YouTube.com (CBS Austin channel)|date=March 23, 2023 }}</ref><ref name="auto"/>
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In 2014, Vaughan performed at the [[Mahindra Blues Festival]] in India alongside the [[Tedeschi Trucks Band]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/mahindra-blues-festival-2014-lineup-announcement/|title=Mahindra Blues Festival 2014 Lineup Announcement -|date=2013-12-19|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref>


In May 2024, Vaughan announced that he was postponing all tour dates to undergo treatment for "a curable form of cancer."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cbsaustin.com/news/entertainment/jimmie-vaughan-postpones-summer-tour-to-undergo-cancer-treatment|title=Jimmie Vaughan postpones summer tour to undergo cancer treatment|first=Phillip|last=Pavelka|date=May 15, 2024|website=KEYE}}</ref>
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Vaughan performed guitar as a guest on an episode of the PBS cable television show ''Austin City Limits'', with the Foo Fighters, which aired on February 7, 2015. He and the Foo Fighters were accompanied on stage by another guest guitarist, [[Gary Clark, Jr.]], a native of Austin, Texas.


== Select discography ==
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His 2019 recording, ''Baby, Please Come Home'', was chosen as a 'Favorite Blues Album' by [[AllMusic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2019/favorite-blues|title=Favorite Blues Albums &#124; AllMusic 2019 in Review|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=December 24, 2019}}</ref>
=== Singles ===
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* 1972: The Storm – "The Doo-It" // "Lost On The Ocean Part 2" (Connie Records)
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* 1986: Jimmie Vaughan & [[Duke Robillard]] – "Cookin'" (Guitar Player Magazine [7" flexi-disc])


==Select discography==
=== Albums ===
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* 1979: The Fabulous Thunderbirds – ''[[Girls Go Wild]]'' ([[Takoma Records|Takoma]]/Chrysalis)
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===Singles===
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* 1980: The Fabulous Thunderbirds – ''What's The Word'' ([[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]])
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*1972: The Storm ‒ "The Doo-It"/"Lost on the Ocean Part 2" (Connie)
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* 1981: The Fabulous Thunderbirds – ''Butt Rockin''' (Chrysalis)
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*1986: Jimmie Vaughan & Duke Robillard ‒ "Cookin'" (''Guitar Player Magazine'', 7" flexi-disc)
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* 1982: The Fabulous Thunderbirds – ''[[T-Bird Rhythm]]'' (Chrysalis)
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* 1986: The Fabulous Thunderbirds – ''[[Tuff Enuff]]'' (CBS Associated)
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* 1987: The Fabulous Thunderbirds – ''Hot Number'' (CBS Associated)
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* 1989: The Fabulous Thunderbirds – ''[[Powerful Stuff]]'' (CBS Associated)
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* 1990: The Vaughan Brothers – ''[[Family Style (Vaughan Brothers album)|Family Style]]'' [with [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]]] ([[Epic Records|Epic]])
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* 1994: Jimmie Vaughan – ''[[Strange Pleasure]]'' (Epic)
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* 1998: Jimmie Vaughan – ''[[Out There (Jimmie Vaughan album)|Out There]]'' (Epic)
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* 2001: Jimmie Vaughan – ''Do You Get The Blues?'' ([[Artemis Records|Artemis]])
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* 2007: [[Omar Kent Dykes]] & Jimmie Vaughan – ''On The [[Jimmy Reed]] Highway'' ([[Ruf Records|Ruf]])
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* 2010: Jimmie Vaughan – ''Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites'' ([[Shout! Factory]]/Proper)
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* 2011: Jimmie Vaughan – ''[[Plays More Blues, Ballads And Favorites (album)|Plays More Blues, Ballads & Favorites]]'' (Shout! Factory/[[Proper Records|Proper]])
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* 2017: Jimmie Vaughan Trio – ''Live At C-Boy's'' [with Mike Flanigin, Barry "Frosty" Smith] (Proper/Last Music Co.)
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* 2019: Jimmie Vaughan – ''Baby, Please Come Home'' (Last Music Co.)
* 2020: Jimmie Vaughan – ''The Pleasure's All Mine (The Complete Blues, Ballads & Favorites Sessions)'' (Last Music Co.) 2-CD compilation
* 2021: Jimmie Vaughan – ''The Jimmie Vaughan Story'' (Deluxe Edition, 5-CD set, with 1 x 12" vinyl LP, 2 x 7" vinyl singles, and a 240-page book) (Last Music Co.)


===Albums===
== Awards ==
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=== Grammy Awards ===
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*1979: The Fabulous Thunderbirds ‒ ''[[Girls Go Wild]]'' (Takoma/Chrysalis)
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* 1990: Contemporary Blues Recording ‒ The Vaughan Brothers ‒ ''Family Style''
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*1980: The Fabulous Thunderbirds ‒ ''What's The Word'' (Chrysalis)
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* 1990: Rock Instrumental Performance ‒ The Vaughan Brothers ‒ "D/FW"
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*1981: The Fabulous Thunderbirds ‒ ''Butt Rockin''' (Chrysalis)
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* 1996: Rock Instrumental Performance ‒ "SRV Shuffle"
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*1982: The Fabulous Thunderbirds ‒ ''[[T-Bird Rhythm]]'' (Chrysalis)
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* 2001: Traditional Blues Album ‒ ''Do You Get The Blues?''
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*1986: The Fabulous Thunderbirds ‒ ''[[Tuff Enuff]]'' (CBS)
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*1987: The Fabulous Thunderbirds ‒ ''Hot Number'' (Epic)
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*1989: The Fabulous Thunderbirds ‒ ''[[Powerful Stuff]]'' (Epic)
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*1990: The Vaughan Brothers ‒ ''[[Family Style (Vaughan Brothers album)|Family Style]]'' (Epic)
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*1994: Jimmie Vaughan ‒ ''Strange Pleasure'' (Epic)
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*1998: Jimmie Vaughan ‒ ''Out There'' (Epic)
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*2001: Jimmie Vaughan ‒ ''Do You Get The Blues?'' (Artemis)
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*2007: Omar Kent Dykes & Jimmie Vaughan ‒ ''On The Jimmy Reed Highway'' (Ruf)
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*2010: Jimmie Vaughan ‒ ''Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites'' (Proper)
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*2011: Jimmie Vaughan ‒ ''[[Plays More Blues, Ballads And Favorites (album)|Plays More Blues, Ballads & Favorites]]'' (Proper)
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*2017: Jimmie Vaughan Trio - ''Live at C-Boys'' (Proper/Last Music Co.)
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*2019: Jimmie Vaughan - ''Baby, Please Come Home'' (Last Music Co.)


==Awards==
=== Blues Music Awards ===
* 2020: Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blues.org/blues-music-awards/|title=Blues Music Awards|first=Robin|last=McKay|website=Blues.org|access-date=May 4, 2020}}</ref>
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===Grammy Awards===
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*1990: Contemporary Blues Recording ‒ The Vaughan Brothers ‒ ''Family Style''
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*1990: Rock Instrumental Performance ‒ The Vaughan Brothers ‒ "D/FW"
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*1996: Rock Instrumental Performance ‒ "SRV Shuffle"
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*2001: Traditional Blues Album ‒ ''Do You Get The Blues?''


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
*[http://www.jimmievaughan.com Official website]
* [http://www.jimmievaughan.com/ Official website]
*[https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/jimmie-vaughan Jimmie Vaughan Interview] at [[NAMM Oral History Program|NAMM Oral History Collection]] (2020)


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Latest revision as of 21:17, 16 November 2024

Jimmie Vaughan
Vaughan performing in 2012
Vaughan performing in 2012
Background information
Born (1951-03-20) March 20, 1951 (age 73)
Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, U.S.
GenresElectric blues,[1] blues rock,[1] Texas blues, jazz blues
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Years activeLate 1960s–present
LabelsEpic, Shout! Factory, Proper Records, The Last Music Company
Formerly ofThe Vaughan Brothers, The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Websitejimmievaughan.com

Jimmie Lawrence Vaughan Jr. (born March 20, 1951)[2] is an American blues rock guitarist and singer based in Austin, Texas.[1] He is the older brother of the Texas blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. He was a founding member of the The Fabulous Thunderbirds.

Several notable blues guitarists have had a significant influence on Vaughan's playing style, including the "Three Kings" (Albert, Freddie, and B.B. King) and Johnny "Guitar" Watson.

Early career

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Jimmie Vaughan was born on March 20, 1951, in Dallas County, Texas, United States,[3] to parents Jimmie Lee Vaughan and Martha Jean Cook. Raised in Dallas, Texas, Vaughan attended L V. Stockard Junior High where on February 3, 1965, he first played before an audience in a group named The Pendulums, or the JSP's, along with Phil Campbell and Ronny Sterling.[4] Vaughan moved to Austin in the late 1960s and began playing with such musicians as Paul Ray and WC Clark.

In 1969, Vaughan's group opened for The Jimi Hendrix Experience in Fort Worth, Texas. It was at this show that Vaughan lent Jimi Hendrix his Vox Wah-wah pedal which Hendrix ended up breaking. In return, Hendrix gave Vaughan his own touring Wah-wah pedal.

Jimmie Vaughan developed his own easily recognized personal style.[5] He formed the band The Fabulous Thunderbirds with lead singer and harpist Kim Wilson, bassist Keith Ferguson, and drummers Mike Buck and Fran Christina. (The original Fabulous Thunderbirds were all protégés of Austin, Texas blues club owner Clifford Antone). The band's first four albums, released between 1979 and 1983, are ranked among the most important 'white blues' recordings. These early albums did not sell well, so the band was left without a recording contract for a couple of years (during the time when Vaughan's younger brother achieved commercial success). During this time, Vaughan played lead guitar on fellow Texas blues musician Bill Carter's 1985 album, Stompin' Grounds, also playing Carter's most well-known song, "Willie The Wimp",[6] which would be introduced a year later to Stevie Ray Vaughan and played on live albums.

The Fabulous Thunderbirds got a new contract in 1986, and made several albums with a more commercially popular sound and production style. Vaughan left the band in 1990, and made his only "duo album", Family Style, with his younger brother, Stevie Ray Vaughan.[3] Before the album's release, Stevie Ray died in a helicopter crash along with three members of Eric Clapton's entourage in East Troy, Wisconsin, on August 27, 1990. The album was released a month after the accident. The artist listed on the album was "The Vaughan Brothers". The album was light, blues-influenced rock, with Jimmie Vaughan singing on several tracks.

Solo career

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Vaughan released his first solo album, Strange Pleasure, in 1994. The album contained a song "Six Strings Down" that was dedicated to the memory of his brother. He has continued his solo career since then. Vaughan's solo albums contain mostly blues-rock material that he writes himself. He made a special guest appearance on Bo Diddley's 1996 album A Man Amongst Men, playing guitar on the tracks "He's Got A Key" and "Coatimundi". In 2001, Vaughan paid an installment on his (and the Fabulous Thunderbirds') debt to harmonica swamp blues when he contributed guitar to the Lazy Lester album Blues Stop Knockin.'

Since 1997 Fender has produced a Jimmie Vaughan Tex-Mex Stratocaster. Vaughan appeared in the 1998 released film Blues Brothers 2000 as a member of the fictional "Louisiana Gator Boys" blues band led by BB King. Vaughan was the third opening act for most of the dates of Bob Dylan's summer 2006 tour, preceded by Elana James and the Continental Two and Junior Brown.

2000s

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Vaughan continues to perform. Shout! Factory released his first new album in nine years, Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites, on July 6, 2010.

Also in 2010, he appeared as a guest musician on Eric Johnson's album Up Close, and he played with Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, BB King, Hubert Sumlin, and others during the Crossroads Guitar Festival.[7] He also performed on the episode of the TBS cable television show Conan, that aired December 22, 2010.

Jimmie Vaughan and Gary Clark, Jr. join Eric Clapton on stage for the encore during Clapton's show at Madison Square Garden on May 19, 2017.

Vaughan performed at the 11th Edition of the Rochester International Jazz Festival on Friday, June 29, 2012.

In 2014, Vaughan performed at the Mahindra Blues Festival in India alongside the Tedeschi Trucks Band.[8]

Vaughan appeared and performed as a guest on an episode of the PBS cable television show Austin City Limits, with the Foo Fighters, which aired on February 7, 2015. He and the Foo Fighters were accompanied on stage by another guest guitarist, Gary Clark, Jr., a native of Austin, Texas.

His 2019 recording, Baby, Please Come Home, was chosen as a 'Favorite Blues Album' by AllMusic.[9]

Vaughan performed with Bob Dylan in Austin, Texas on April 6, 2024 as a guest guitarist. He replaced Doug Lancio on nine songs.

Personal life

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Vaughan performing at the 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival

Vaughan has a son, Tyrone Vaughan, who is also a guitarist.

Vaughan is close friends with Dennis Quaid. They worked together on the film Great Balls of Fire.

Vaughan loves classic and custom cars, and is an avid car collector. Vaughan has had many of his customs and hot rods displayed in museums, as well as featured in rodding and custom magazines.[10]

Vaughan has been politically active to some degree. He endorsed Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul in 2008 and played before one of Paul's speeches at the University of Texas.[11] Vaughan also opened for Ron Paul's keynote address at the Rally for the Republic in St. Paul, Minnesota on September 2, 2008. Vaughan appeared with Boz Scaggs & The Blue Velvet Band at the 2009 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Vaughan performed at Ron Paul's "We are the Future" rally in Tampa, Florida on August 26, 2012.

Health

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In Vaughan's later years, his declining health began to take a toll on his career. He suffers from stenosis[12] and has had three heart attacks; after his third heart attack in December 2022, he had quadruple bypass heart surgery.[13][12]

In May 2024, Vaughan announced that he was postponing all tour dates to undergo treatment for "a curable form of cancer."[14]

Select discography

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Singles

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  • 1972: The Storm – "The Doo-It" // "Lost On The Ocean Part 2" (Connie Records)
  • 1986: Jimmie Vaughan & Duke Robillard – "Cookin'" (Guitar Player Magazine [7" flexi-disc])

Albums

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  • 1979: The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Girls Go Wild (Takoma/Chrysalis)
  • 1980: The Fabulous Thunderbirds – What's The Word (Chrysalis)
  • 1981: The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Butt Rockin' (Chrysalis)
  • 1982: The Fabulous Thunderbirds – T-Bird Rhythm (Chrysalis)
  • 1986: The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Tuff Enuff (CBS Associated)
  • 1987: The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Hot Number (CBS Associated)
  • 1989: The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Powerful Stuff (CBS Associated)
  • 1990: The Vaughan Brothers – Family Style [with Stevie Ray Vaughan] (Epic)
  • 1994: Jimmie Vaughan – Strange Pleasure (Epic)
  • 1998: Jimmie Vaughan – Out There (Epic)
  • 2001: Jimmie Vaughan – Do You Get The Blues? (Artemis)
  • 2007: Omar Kent Dykes & Jimmie Vaughan – On The Jimmy Reed Highway (Ruf)
  • 2010: Jimmie Vaughan – Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites (Shout! Factory/Proper)
  • 2011: Jimmie Vaughan – Plays More Blues, Ballads & Favorites (Shout! Factory/Proper)
  • 2017: Jimmie Vaughan Trio – Live At C-Boy's [with Mike Flanigin, Barry "Frosty" Smith] (Proper/Last Music Co.)
  • 2019: Jimmie Vaughan – Baby, Please Come Home (Last Music Co.)
  • 2020: Jimmie Vaughan – The Pleasure's All Mine (The Complete Blues, Ballads & Favorites Sessions) (Last Music Co.) 2-CD compilation
  • 2021: Jimmie Vaughan – The Jimmie Vaughan Story (Deluxe Edition, 5-CD set, with 1 x 12" vinyl LP, 2 x 7" vinyl singles, and a 240-page book) (Last Music Co.)

Awards

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Grammy Awards

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  • 1990: Contemporary Blues Recording ‒ The Vaughan Brothers ‒ Family Style
  • 1990: Rock Instrumental Performance ‒ The Vaughan Brothers ‒ "D/FW"
  • 1996: Rock Instrumental Performance ‒ "SRV Shuffle"
  • 2001: Traditional Blues Album ‒ Do You Get The Blues?

Blues Music Awards

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  • 2020: Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Du Noyer, Paul (2003). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music (1st ed.). Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 1-904041-96-5.
  2. ^ Jimmie Vaughan on growing up in Oak Cliff, making 'Family Style' album – Oak Cliff Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2581. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  4. ^ "The Pendulums," L. V. Stockard "Panther Cry" student newspaper, Vol. XI, No. 2, May 18, 1965
  5. ^ "Jimmie Vaughan – Artist Profile". eventseeker.com. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  6. ^ "Bill Carter (2) – Stompin' Grounds (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1985. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  7. ^ "Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 Show Schedule". Crossroadsguitarfestival.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
  8. ^ "Mahindra Blues Festival 2014 Lineup Announcement". December 19, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  9. ^ "Favorite Blues Albums | AllMusic 2019 in Review". AllMusic. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  10. ^ For instance, Street Rodder, 1/85, p. 55, and Rod & Custom, 4/00, pp. 88–91.
  11. ^ "Ron Paul Rally at University of Texas Draws Crowd of 4,000 – Ron Paul 2008". Ronpaul2008.com. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  12. ^ a b "Local Blues Guitarist Jimmie Vaughan is Still Strumming Along After Heart Surgery". March 27, 2023.
  13. ^ "Blues guitarist Jimmie Vaughan talks heartbreak after quadruple bypass". YouTube.com (CBS Austin channel). March 23, 2023.
  14. ^ Pavelka, Phillip (May 15, 2024). "Jimmie Vaughan postpones summer tour to undergo cancer treatment". KEYE.
  15. ^ McKay, Robin. "Blues Music Awards". Blues.org. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
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