The Blues Ain't Bad radio show for 8/30/23. Stevie Ray Vaughan is the featured blues artist image. He was born October 3, 1954 and was an American musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the blues rock trio Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Although his mainstream career spanned only seven years, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians in the history of blues music, and one of the greatest guitarists of all time. He was the brother of guitarist Jimmy Vaughan.