Stevie Ray Vaughan - Rise Of A Texas Bluesman: 1954 1983

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Rise Of A Texas Bluesman: 1954-1983 Live & Documentary DVD In the early 1970s a young guitarist from Austin, Texas began to make his name on the local blues circuit, committed as he was to a musical form many thought outdated A decade on, that same guitarist became an international superstar A player of passion, energy and awe-inspiring technical virtuosity, Stevie Ray Vaughan not only brought the blues heritage of his home state to a global audience, he reinvigorated the genre itself, introducing it to a new generation of listeners in the process This film reveals and dissects the formative years of Stevie Ray Vaughan's career - his influences, his first recordings and the bands with whom he honed his craft - and traces the history of Texas blues itself, identifying Vaughan's place within this larger tradition It is the journey of both a musical form and the single-minded musician who brought it firmly back into the spotlight after decades of neglect