August 27, 1990 was “The Day the Music Died” in Austin. Thirty-five years ago, 35-year-old Stevie Ray Vaughan died in a helicopter that crashed into the side of a Wisconsin ski slope shortly after ...
On October 3, 2025, Dallas celebrated what would have been Stevie Ray Vaughan’s 71st birthday, 35 years after he died in a helicopter crash in 1990. The Oak Cliff native left a lasting mark on music ...