20 years ago today, the world lost one of the greatest guitar players to ever grace the planet. Stevie Ray Vaughan passed away after a show at Alpine Valley, WI, playing along side his brother Jimmie, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, and Eric Clapton. Soul to Soul is the "official" Stevie Ray Vaughan biography. Author Keri Leigh met Stevie in 1986 and had interviewed him several times and became good friends. In May of 1990, they discussed the idea of doing this book. She requested no money and gave Stevie complete artistic control of the project. After his death, she shelved the project in her grief, coming back to it a couple of years later, publishing in 1993. Many people helped contribute to the project (forward by B.B. King). The book is filled with pictures marking influences and all periods of Stevie's life. Of the books released after his passing, this one stands at the top.
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