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I don't play with a lot of finesse. I usually play like I'm breaking out of jail!

Stevie Ray Vaughan

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Stevie Ray Vaughan
Age: 35 †
Born: 1954
Born: October 3
Died: 1990
Died: August 27
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Guitarist
Singer-Songwriter
Dallas
Texas
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