Birth name : Stephen Ray Vaughan
Born : October 3, 1954(1954-10-03)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Died : August 27, 1990 (aged 35)
East Troy, Wisconsin, U.S.
Genres : Blues, rock, jazz
Occupations : Musician, songwriter
Instruments : Guitar, vocals
Years active : 1970–1990
Labels : A&M, Epic
Associated acts : Marc Benno, Double Trouble, Buddy Guy,
Eric Clapton, Jimmie Vaughan, David Bowie,
Robert Cray, Albert King, B. B. King, Albert Collins
Stephen Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was a Grammy Award-winning American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Eighteen albums of Vaughan's work have been released.
Vaughan was inspired to play guitar by his older brother, Jimmie Vaughan, and was influenced by such players as Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Guy. After a few years as a sideman in and around Austin, Vaughan formed the band Double Trouble, with whom he made four successful studio albums and established a reputation as one of the foremost blues guitarists in the world. He was noted for using the Fender Stratocaster, with several guitars being made in tribute to Vaughan, including a Signature Stratocaster and a replica of his famous Strat named "Lenny". In 1986, after years of substance abuse from alcohol and cocaine, he spent a month in drug rehabilitation, and remained clean and sober for the final four years of his life, until his death in 1990 in a helicopter crash.
On February 22, 2000, Vaughan was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in Washington, D.C., being one of only 79 performers to be inducted. He also won several W. C. Handy Awards, during his lifetime and posthumously, including Entertainer of the Year and Instrumentalist of the Year in 1984. In 2003, he was ranked #7 in Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Classic Rock Magazine ranked him #3 in their list of the 100 Wildest Guitar Heroes in 2007.
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Tabs for song: Ain Gonna Give Up On Love
Intro:
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I ain't gone 'n' give up on love
C#7 G#m 1
Love won't give up on me
C#7
I ain't gone 'n' give up on love
G#m 2
Love ain't gone 'n' give up on me
D#7
Every tear that I've cried
C#7
Only washed away the fear inside
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Now I, I ain't gone 'n' give up on love
Every beat of my heart 4
Pounds with joy and not with pain
Every beat of my heart
Pounds with joy and not in vain 5
And although those are painful memories
Only brought me to my knees
I was just given up on love 6
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Little Johnny Taylor told us so long ago
What about the midnight cryin'
Wo that cheatin' and lyin'
What about the price that will
Oh surely be paid
D#7
Those that gave up on love
Love will have it's day
I ain't givin' up on love
Solo.
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I ain't gone 'n' give up on love
Love won't give up on me 7
I ain't gone 'n' give up on love
Love won't give up on me 8
Every time I cry
Love just won't let me be
Won't set me free 9
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