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27/08/1990 Stevie Ray Vaughan is killed

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Stevie Ray Vaughan's Death in 1990 announced on SABC News

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Stevie Ray Vaughan Helicopter Crash

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The Death of Stevie Ray Vaughn (August 27, 1990)

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Stevie Ray Vaughan Funeral

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Stevie Ray Vaughan News Footage, Chicago

American musician Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed in a helicopter crash in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, aged 35 years. One of the most influential blues guitarists of the 1980s, he was described by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "the second coming of the blues.". Vaughan spent much of his last days performing with his band Double Trouble as the opening act for Eric Clapton.
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