3 Doors Down

The first single "Let Me Go" is already gaining airplay on rock and alternative formats. A direct replica of Stevie Ray Vaughan's primary guitar. 3 Doors Down released their third studio album on February 8, 2005. In 2004, Fender releases the Stevie Ray Vaughan Tribute Model "Number One" Stratocaster Guitar (http://www.fender.com/misc/winternamm2004/srv_tribute/index.html). The album went on to sell over 3 million copies. In 1994, the Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial Statue was erected at Auditorium Shores on Town Lake in Austin, Texas. "Here Without You" became another multi-format smash while singles "The Road I'm On" and "Away From The Sun" were minor hits. As of 2004, this model is still in production.

It also became their second biggest hit to date on rock radio, spending 17 weeks on top of the chart (second only to the band's own "Loser"). In 1992, Fender released the Stevie Ray Vaughan Signature Stratocaster, designed along with Stevie before his death. Featuring a video in tribute to American troops, the single's popularity enabled the hit to remain on the charts for almost a year, again garnering multiple format airplay from rock to pop to alternative radio. In 1991, Texas governor Ann Richards proclaimed October 3, Vaughan's birthday, to be "Stevie Ray Vaughan Day.". In 2002, "Away from the Sun" was released with the hit single "When I'm Gone". Stevie Ray Vaughan is interred in the Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Texas. While the band experienced a lot of exposure and fame for the singles on their first album, the followup proved to be just as successful. Jimmie Vaughan would later co-write and record a song in tribute to his brother and other late blues guitarists, entitled "Six Strings Down".

The album went on to sell over 5 million copies, thanks to the longest running #1 single on rock radio in Billboard's chart history, "Loser" (21 weeks at #1), "Duck & Run" (a #1 rock smash) and another Top 40 crossover smash "Be Like That", which peaked at #25 on the Hot 100. 1991's The Sky is Crying was the first of several posthumous Vaughan releases with chart success. The single crossed over several formats, peaking at #1 on rock, alternative and pop radio. A duet album, Family Style, with his brother, Jimmie Vaughan (also a noted blues-rock guitarist and former member of The Fabulous Thunderbirds) was released in September 1990 after Stevie's death and was a popular hit. They received international attention with the release of their song; "Kryptonite". Vaughan's comeback was cut tragically short when, in the early morning of August 27, 1990, he was killed when a helicopter he was riding in crashed near East Troy, Wisconsin following a concert at the Alpine Valley music theater where he had appeared earlier in the evening with Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, and Eric Clapton. They signed to Universal Records in 2000 for their first record, The Better Life. Following his return, Vaughan recorded In Step (1989), another critically acclaimed disc that won a Grammy award for Best Contemporary Blues Record.

3 Doors Down is an American alternative rock band, they were formed in 1997. He checked into rehab in Georgia later that year. Away From the Sun #20 (Rock) / #5 (Hot AC). Drug addiction and alcoholism took a toll on Vaughan, and in the mid 1980s, he collapsed, while on tour in 1986. Here Without You #5 US / #16 (Rock). The debut was followed by equally successful followups Couldn't Stand the Weather (1984) and Soul to Soul (1985). The Road I'm On #8 (Rock). Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble's debut album was released in 1983; the critically acclaimed Texas Flood (produced by John Hammond) featured the top-20 hit "Pride and Joy" and sold well in both blues and rock circles.

When I'm Gone #4 US / #1 (Rock) / #2 (Alternative). Bowie first caught Vaughan at the Montreux Jazz Festival where he was initially booed by many who disliked his hard blues sound. Vaughan is most notably featured on Bowie's album Let's Dance, in the songs "Let's Dance" and "China Girl.". Be Like That #25 US / #10 (Rock). A popular local draw, Vaughan soon attracted attention from David Bowie and Jackson Browne, and he played on albums with both. Duck & Run #1 (Rock). After playing in a series of bands, Dallas-native Vaughan formed the blues-rock combo Double Trouble with drummer Chris Layton and bassist Tommy Shannon in the late 1970s. Loser #51 US / #1 (Rock) / #2 (Alternative). His playing style is often compared to that of Jimi Hendrix, though such comparisons often inspire sharp debate among music fans.

Kryptonite #3 US / #1(Rock) / #1 (Alternative). Stevie Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954–August 27, 1990) was an American blues guitar legend, known as one of the most influential electric blues musicians in history. Seventeen Days (February 8, 2005, LP). Greatest Hits (1995). Another 700 Miles (November 11, 2003, EP). In The Beginning (1992). Away from the Sun (November 12, 2002, LP). The Sky Is Crying (1991).

The Better Life (February 8, 2000, LP). In Step (1989). Live Alive! (1986). Soul to Soul (1985). Couldn't Stand the Weather (1984).

Texas Flood (1983).