Was Stevie Ray Vaughan decapitated?
— Blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan died of massive internal and head injuries suffered in a helicopter accident, and the pilot of the craft had two previous crashes, officials said Tuesday. ‘They died of massive internal and skull injuries sustained in the crash,’ Walworth County Coroner John T. Griebel said.
Who gave up their seat for Stevie Ray Vaughan?
Eric Clapton
Vaughan, who appeared in concert on Sunday night at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre outside Milwaukee with fellow guitar hero Eric Clapton, took the final seat on the five-seat helicopter that crashed around 1 a.m. into an East Troy, Wis., ski hill that was obscured by dense fog.
What happened to Stevie Ray Vaughan’s wife?
Vaughan was achieving mainstream success and he had become a two-time Grammy-award winning guitarist, but his personal life was gradually coming to tatters. He divorced his wife Lenora Darlene Bailey in 1979, and suffered drug and alcohol addiction.
Did they find Stevie Ray Vaughan’s body?
A Wisconsin Civil Air Patrol search airplane found the wreckage at 7 a.m., 50 ft (15 m) below the summit of the hill. Shortly after, Clapton and Jimmie Vaughan were called to the morgue to identify the bodies.
What was the last song Stevie Ray Vaughan played?
Sweet Home Chicago
At the end of Eric Clapton’s set, Vaughan returned to the stage alongside Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, and his brother Jimmie Vaughan for an epic, 16-minute jam on Robert Johnson’s “Sweet Home Chicago” that you can hear right here. It was the final performance of Vaughan’s life.
Who was Stevie Ray Vaughan’s girlfriend?
On August 27, 1990, Vaughan and four others were killed in a helicopter crash in East Troy, Wisconsin, after performing with Double Trouble at Alpine Valley Music Theatre….
| Stevie Ray Vaughan | |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) | Lenora Bailey ( m. 1979; div. 1988) |
| Partner(s) | Lindi Bethel (1973–1979) Janna Lapidus (1986–1990) |