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Daniel Johnston, Townes Van Zandt, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Nanci Griffith were some of the luminaries that took the stage.

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Live at the El Mocambo is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV ...

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Alongside him, musical director Dawn Selby will provide stunning keyboard and vocal backups, while Mali Sewell on drums, Andy ...

Late music critic and historian Michael Corcoran left behind a book that explains Austin's music scene and a bit on SXSW.

As SXSW celebrates its 37th anniversary, it's safe to say that, for better or worse, it introduced Austin to the wider world, ...

Music of My Mind was no commercial sensation, but it stands tall among Stevie’s most important work, both in terms of his ever more profound songwriting sensibility, and in its use of his new ...

The guitar is the very backbone of rock – not to mention blues and country music – and the world ... of the best guitarists of all time. Stevie Ray Vaughn wedded the flash of arena rock ...

We spoke to Robert Randolph, The Teskey brothers, Taj Farrant and , Kanchan Daniel, about the past and future of blues.

Since then, the concert has often (but not always) taken place around the Hill Country. Stars like Waylon Jennings, Jimmy Buffett, Neil Young and Stevie Ray Vaughan have performed in the past. Last ...