Meet Jeff Majors, Harpist and Breakthrough American Musician

The harp is mentioned more often in the Bible than any other musical instrument.

The harp is an earthly instrument with a heavenly sound. It can soothe a troubled soul.

In Jewish history, it is written that when King Saul was tormented, he asked for someone to play the harp for him to calm his spirit. A young harpist named David was recommended. The lad was surely an extraordinarily talented musician because he was often summoned to play for the king to relieve his distress. When David grew up, he succeeded Saul as the second king of ancient Israel. Music continued to be an integral part of his life, and in addition to being an accomplished harpist, he also wrote psalms (songs).

Unfortunately, none of the harp music of King David was preserved, so we can only imagine what those hauntingly beautiful and caressing melodies may have sounded like.

Fortunately, Jeff Majors is a harpist with a great imagination!

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The American music audience no longer insists that the harp is just for classical music thanks to breakthrough artists like jazz/gospel harpist Jeff Majors.

Now a well-known and much-appreciated African-American artist/composer/harpist, Jeff Majors followed his dream. Literally. He actually had a dream about playing the harp and decided he would learn.He was taught by the late Alice Coltrane (1937 -2007), jazz pianist and harpist, and the spouse of the legendary John Coltrane (1926 -1967).

Along with Alice Coltrane, Mr. Majors credits the late Dorothy Ashby (1930 -1986) with influencing his musical style. These ladies proved that the classical harp instrument could be easily and effortlessly integrated into jazz compositions. Once Mr. Majors mastered the instrument, he set out to share his musical gift with others. Through collaborative efforts with other artists, he has set to music some of the Psalms written by King David.

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FUN FACT: Mr. Majors named his harp "Hanifah". (A female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “true believer”.)

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Article Writing Jobs ~ Movies, Music and Books: That's My Entertainment! (UPDATE)

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I enjoy writing and sharing my entertainment articles around the web.  Several articles have been published at Article Writing Jobs.  Here's the links.  Enjoy!

My Top 5 Picks for Contemporary Female Violinists  ✔ 

Five (5)British Mystery TV Series Worth Watching (and Re-watching)   ✔  

NewlywedMoms Should Read Romance Novels   ✔  

Four (4) Recommended Authors of Books Written for Young Adults   ✔  

Music Appreciation: The Harmony of Human Voices   ✔  

Life of Pi - Actor Suraj Sharma   ✔  

My 3 Favorite Cary Grant Movies   ✔  

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Music Lovers: Spotlight on Vanessa Williams

Remember Vanessa Williams? 1st African-American Miss America who had to give up her crown like the next day to the 1st runner up who also conveniently happened to be an African-American. Ms. Williams was Miss New York and the other girl whose name nobody really remembers was Miss New Jersey. Ms. Williams had to relinquish her crown when nude photos of her were published in Penthouse. Booo! Booo!! Whatever! That contest was rigged anyway. That's my opinion and you're not going to change it with facts.

Anyway … after all the brew ha ha died down, the young lady had gotten married and her husband … at the time … was instrumental in helping her get an album released.  Her comeback video was The Right Stuff (1988).  The girl has talent.  She wouldn't stay down!  Kudos to her!  She has stayed busy professionally singing and acting.  She was even invited to perform at the Miss America 2016 pageant.  In her personal life, she became a mother of 4 and has been married 3 times.  As of the date of this post, she is in her late 50s, but she still looks fabulous!  Even though she has starred in many films and TV series, I enjoy her singing.  My favorite song is "Save the Best for Last".

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Classical Music - Non-European Composers

 Ever find a music blog or website that is so good it's hard to tear yourself away? Found one! Berussagroup® (berussamusicart.com) The wide range of information on various singers, musicians, composers, etc. could keep you busy all day if you have some leisure time.  

This site led me to a classical composer and answered my question. I wanted to know if anybody knew any famous non-European (or Non-Western) classical music composers. I was wondering about people during the same time period as Mozart or Beethoven; however, this gentleman is a modern composer: Yuhki Kuramoto (born 1951). Most of the music he composes is for the piano. Still looking for non-European classical music composers.  But this is a start.

Can you recommend others?

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— Treathyl Fox (aka cmoneyspinner) ~ #Freelancer (@cmoneyspinner) October 20, 2020

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Music Appreciation: The Harmony of Human Voices

“Songs are thoughts, sung out with the breath when people are moved by great forces and ordinary speech no longer suffices.” – Orpingalik, Inuit poet and Shaman

Don’t you just love this quote? Do you like music? Do you like singing? Do you especially love to listen to a chorus of human voices? Have you ever heard of a non-profit organization called Growing The Voices: Festival 500? If not, when you finish reading this article you will know just enough to stimulate your appetite so that you’ll want to find out more. 

This organization was founded in 1997, and its International Choral Festival is a biennial event; a non-competitive celebration. They celebrate the harmony of human voices. The eighth Festival was held in July 2011. This was the year I discovered them. Sadly, because of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, there are no festivals scheduled. But let’s discuss some of their past events.

Bobby McFerrin* was a guest artist and conductor in one of these festivals. He has described his experience as “I bathed in joy.” regarding his participation in 2003.

Can you believe it?! Bobby McFerrin is (in my humble opinion) one of the most gifted and talented singers and musicians that ever walked on planet Earth. I am so sorry that I missed his live performance. It was held in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; North America’s oldest city. I searched out this location to gather some general information. Newfoundland and Labrador is a Canadian Atlantic province. St. John’s is the primary municipality of the St. John’s Metropolitan Area and the largest city of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Not that I could have attended the festival anyway. It’s too far away from my home in Austin, Texas and I no longer travel; except virtually.

Even though I missed that performance, I am happy to have discovered this non-profit organization. They keep their official website and social media pages updated. My finding was accidental. I was scanning Facebook activity saw the words “The Choir Project”. Two of my daughters have always been active in their school choirs so I was curious to know more. This Project was based in Naples, Florida, U.S.A. and they stated that their mission was “to build community chorally.” When I perused the various posts on their page, the links led me to the Festival 500 and information about all the wonderful groups that had performed. I watched the uploaded videos and the best word to describe the various choral events is “phenomenal”. Below is a sampling of the awesome communities of choruses. Each of these organizations either has its own official website and/or social media presence if you want greater detail about them.

• ‎Rajaton, six Finnish singers, sang Finnish “classics”, including “Butterfly”, and some new pieces. They are one of the world’s leading Acappella ensembles.
• The Hamilton Children’s Choir also performed. This organization has a well-deserved reputation for being one of the foremost children’s choral programs. They provide vocal instruction and musical training to children between the ages of four and eighteen.
• The Kokopelli Choirs, based in Edmonton, Canada, sang with Quintessential Vocal Ensemble, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and The Wits Choir, Johannesburg, South Africa.

♪ The Kokopelli Choir Association is an Edmonton-based family of choirs with a goal of encouraging young singers to develop their talents and pursue their musical dreams. They combine traditional choral music with an unconventional presentation.

♪ The Quintessential Vocal Ensemble, known especially for its Acappella repertoire of many styles and periods.

♪ The Wits Choir: The exact quotation, extracted from their Facebook page states: “The Wits Choir is unlike any choir you have ever experienced: vibrant, young, and colourful!”

Based on listening to the videos posted by The Choir Project, all of these groups who performed at the Festival 500 are “unlike any choir you’ve ever experienced”. Like I said … phenomenal!

One final comment which is worth an honorable mention: One of the concerts presented by The Choir Project was called “Voices of Courage”. It was a dedication to those who lost their lives in the attacks on September 11, 2001 in the USA. This really struck a note with me.

**A Few Bio Notes About Bobby McFerrin:

Bobby McFerrin was born on March 11, 1950, in New York City, USA, and comes from a family of musicians.

He won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year and Record of the Year, and "Best Male Pop Vocal Performance" for his hit song “Don't Worry, Be Happy” (1988). But I still say the song and video “Baby” should be just as well known. #MyOpinion

McFerrin studied at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York where he developed and honed his unique vocal technique, an impressive vocal range and he can create complex melodies and harmonies using only his voice. His voice can mimic instruments. His music is categorized as jazz, classical, world music, and contemporary pop. He has gained recognition for his interpretation of classical pieces and as a jazz innovator. Additionally, McFerrin conducts workshops and masterclasses on improvisation, vocal techniques, and the power of music. His impact on the world of music is truly remarkable.

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BLACKSWAN : The K-pop Girl Group That Are Not Korean (???)

Today is October 6, 2023. I just discovered this group. I put words like "foreigners' and "K-pop" in the search box and out popped BLACKSWAN.  This group consists of four (4) lovely ladies and none of them are Korean. “There is Gabi from Brazil;NVee from the United States; Sriya from India; and Senegal-bornFatou, who now lives in Belgium.” These are not people with Korean ancestry who happen to live in a country outside of Korea. These young women are NOT Korean. Yet, they sing in Korean and in English, just like all of the popular K-pop groups.

Will they succeed? Uuuummm … I can't predict.

But I can say that when I was growing up in the USA:

• I remember a group called “The 5^th Dimension”. Do you know what was so different about them? They were BLACK but sounded WHITE! Their music was being played on white radio stations. It was such a shock when people saw them in person.

• I also remember Teena Marie and Bobbly Caldwell. Two WHITE singers that sounded BLACK. 

All of these artists were popular and successful. To what do they owe their success? Hey! They made good music!

I can't predict the success of Blackswan. There is an article published by CNN, and some criticize this group by “accusing them of cultural appropriation”.

Cultural appropriation? You got to be kidding me! Might as well argue the K-pop groups culturally appropriated their music and dancing styles from Westerners and that means none of the K-pop groups should succeed! Just saying. 

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Music Lovers: My Top 5 Picks for Contemporary Female Violinists

A listing of my five (5) favorite female violinists, along with a few bio facts and a little bit of background information on how I discovered these fabulous musicians. 

(1) British Violinist Vanessa-Mae 

Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson is a British violinist known simply as Vanessa-Mae (?? Chén Mei). She was born October 27, 1978, to a Singaporean mother and a Thai father, but she was adopted by a British citizen and was raised in England. At the age of 4, she started playing the violin. My discovery of this talented violinist was accidental. Several years ago, I joined a music club so that I could buy world music at discount prices. I heard her play a song that was very popular during my teenage years. In fact it was one of my favorite pop songs and hearing her play it brought back a joyful memory for me. The name of the musical piece was “Classical Gas”, which was composed and originally performed by Mason Williams. When I heard her play it, I became an instant Vanessa-Mae fan. So I bought some of her albums to add to my music library. Her album sales were so phenomenal that in 2006, she was considered one of the wealthiest entertainers under 30 in the United Kingdom. Ms. Mae calls her musical style “techno-acoustic fusion.” I call it mind-blowing!

(2) American Violinist Karen Briggs

My late husband introduced me to the new age music genre and one of the best selling artists in this genre is Yanni. While listening to a televised Yanni concert that he was video taping (his hobby) so we could re-watch the program over and over, I was introduced to this fantastic female violinist: Ms. Karen Briggs.

Ms. Briggs is also known as the “Lady in Red”. She was born on August 12, 1963, in Manhattan, New York. She was blessed to come from a family of musicians. She started playing the violin at age 12 and at age 15, she decided that she wanted to play professionally. I had never heard of this virtuosa until I watched her solo performance on Yanni’s Live at the Acropolis concert. I could say she was splendid or even magnificent. But if you saw her perform you would say the compliment was insufficient. There are no words to sufficiently describe her. She toured with Yanni for thirteen years. Her latest performance was in 2019. She was invited to perform in Iraq and she was the only woman in the ensemble. Unfortunately because of COVID-19, her 2020 live performances have been canceled until further notice.

(3) Irish Violinist Máiréad Nesbitt

In America, we are fortunate to have a PBS station (Public Broadcasting Service) which airs most of the Celtic Woman concerts. I love these remarkably talented female singers. They voices are magical, even heavenly. Máiréad Nesbitt (pronounced like “parade” with an “M”) does not sing. However, this adorable violinist appears as a solo violinist at all of Celtic Woman concerts. Her parents are both music teachers and all of her siblings are musicians. She has been playing the violin since the age of six. The NY Times describes her as “A demon of a Fiddle Player.” I know they mean that as a compliment. However, I think the best word to aptly describe all of the performances that I have seen is … electrifying! She lights up the stage and literally dances all over the place while she’s playing. You can’t take your eyes off of her. Fans are encouraged to follow her Twitter feed (@MaireadNesbitt) to keep up with her activities.

(4) American Violinist Lindsey Stirling

My youngest daughter told me that it was impossible for me to say that I liked female violinists and not know about Lindsey Stirling. So I looked her up on YouTube. OK! So now I can say that I like female violinists. Ms. Stirling was born on September 21, 1986, and attended junior high and high school in Arizona. She is not only an excellent violinist, be she is a composer and a dancer.

According to her true life story, she said in an interview with NewMediaRockstars, an online magazine which shines a spotlight on successful YouTubers, “…ever since I was a kid, I’ve always wished that I could dance, but my parents said, ‘You [can] choose violin or you [can] choose dance, but we can’t afford both’”. She chose the violin, i.e. her parents paid for and supported her violin playing. However, when it came to being a dancer she didn’t give up her dream. It’s just that her parents didn’t pay for dancing lessons. Her YouTube music videos are enchanting; especially the Christmas videos. She started her YouTube channel in 2007 and she presents her very own choreographed violin performances. The YT channel is the best way to keep up with her.

(5) Lebanese Violinist Hanine El Alam

Once again my late husband gets the credit for discovering this jewel. He was searching for either Arabian music or Arabian artists (another hobby) and found Hanine El Alam. Words to describe her performances? Exotic. Exciting. Exhilarating. In a 2017 article published by Scene Noise, she is described as follows:

“Hanine El Alam is a fiercely talented and diverse violinist from Lebanon. Her “performances” are hardly just that; they are dazzling, larger than life spectacles, featuring adorned dancers, magnetic collaborations and a full band blending techno, Latin and Arabic flavors — not to mention the razzle-dazzle wardrobes. Her music videos are equally as dramatic and extravagant.”

That quote says it all. I could not have said it better. For more about her, she has an official website and you can find her on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.

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Do you have a favorite female violinist?

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Throwback Music: Tears for Fears ~ Everybody Wants To Rule The World

My YouTube pick for Throwback Thursday is the original video by an awesome duo from my generation called Tears for Fears. Threw in the other video just because. 

These guys held a concert in Austin, Texas in 2015; Austin Music Hall. Did not attend but was so glad to see the advertisement in the paper and to know these two brothers childhood friends were still around making their awesome music. ((I always thought they were brothers.  But I discovered later they were just good friends.)  I converted some of my kids and got them to listen to this talented duo. :)  The music of Tears for Fears is still relevant today.

Image credit: By KWa (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

You want to know a secret? It's a genuine secret. Never told this to anybody but always thought it. You see the guy with the long black hair and the curly locks?  He looks like one of my cousins.  Never told anybody because my cousin was a girl named Helen.  Kept that secret for almost 30 years.  Guess it's OK to reveal it now.  :)

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In Memory Of: Prince (1958 – 2016) ~ It's the 21st century. Do Record Stores Still Exist?

If I were to sing "My Favorite Things", the song made popular by Julie Andrews in the movie "Sound of Music", the song would have to have a lyric about going to record store.  LOL. ☺ One of my favorite things that I really used to enjoy when I was growing up (from my childhood, age 10, into my adulthood when I was about 30-something) was going into a record store. 

My kids can't relate to that. My older kids would find their music online and burn a CD. My younger kids would find music online and create MP3 playlists. 

Do record stores still exist?  

Does anybody go to record stores any more?  

Evidently some people still do. Of course, you have to give people a reason to come and physically shop there. Like promise that a certain artist will be there on a certain day to sign copies of discs or vinyl record albums. Some stores offer live performances of Indie artists.  There is one record store that has a claim to fame that no other record store can boast.

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Do you know the last record store that Prince visited?

Image credit:  Prince., "Controversy" ~ Amazon.com

Electric Fetus in Minneapolis, MN, was the last record store that the legendary American singer-songwriter-musician Prince ever visited. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Source: ABC News)

Another little bit of trivia about this record store? The Jimi Hendrix Experience released their third and final album, Electric Ladyland, the same year this record store opened its doors to the public: 1968.  They have no intentions of going out of business. But they do have an official website for online shopping. 

So in response to the question "Do record stores still exist?", the answer is "Yes!"

The 10 Greatest Record Stores in the United States SPIN

In Memory Of:

Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) 

His death was the result of an accidental overdose of fentanyl.

Hit n Run Phase Two is the thirty-ninth and final studio album by American recording artist Prince and the last to be released within his lifetime.

HITNRUN Phase Two by Prince ~ https://t.co/FWTkovzkGI via @amazon ... This was the last album released before his death in 2016. @amazonmusic #music #musiclovers #PrimeDay ... * Prince Rogers Nelson (1958 - 2016) pic.twitter.com/k36bOrMidV

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The Beautiful Ones by Prince ~ https://t.co/0vtL8nmyF6 via @amazon ... #books #audiobooks Editor's Pick for Best #Biographies & #Memoirs #giftideas #primeday
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Young Artists Should Rock Old Jazz Songs

I think Erykah Badu should do a vintage smooth jazz album (or soft rock or slow R&B, if you prefer). Use some new material but also pay tribute to some of the jazz legends. If she has already done one (because I don't keep up with Ms. Badu), then she should do another one and ask me which songs to include. 

Here is one of his recommendations. He says he'd like to her sing “People Make the World Go 'Round” (The Stylistics ©1971 Avco Records ). This video link is a collaborative effort between two young artists, Janelle Monáe and Erykah Badu. I'm not exactly sure what this song is totally about. I just like the one RAP lyric where Janelle says “While y'all still selling dope, we'll keep selling hope!”

Favorite Music Videos : Craig David - Rise & Fall feat Sting

I have already published a post titled My Three (3) Favorite Music Videos by Sting.  This post is an add-on, so it will make four (4) favorite music videos.

I thought Craig David had vanished! To find him collaborating with Sting was an unexpected surprise. I always liked his voice. This song came out in 2014. I stumbled across this song last year (2017). That goes to show that I had completely lost track of him on the music scene. Nice collaborative effort. “Sometimes in life you feel the fight is over … It's what they call the rise and fall.”

Craig David - Rise & Fall featuring Sting (Official Music Video)

Introduction to Classical Music ~ Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, and Tchaikovsky

Many of the famous classical music composers that we know of – Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Tchaikovsky - are no longer with us.

Portrait Ludwig van Beethoven when composing the Missa Solemnis (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Popular singers, songwriters and musicians like the late Nina Simone, the late Michael Jackson, Sir Paul McCartney, and Alicia Keys have all said they draw inspiration from or have been greatly influenced by these composers. 

The above is regarded by historians as the most accurate surviving likeness of Mozart, painted when the composer was 26 years old. It is a section of an unfinished 1782 portrait by Joseph Lange. The splotchy texture of the composer's cheeks, visible in the original painting on display at the Mozart Museum in Salzburg, was verified by Mozart's contemporaries. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

You heard that most music stores owners are tempted to put their classical music selections in a small room at the back of the store; however, it was just a bit of humor. The least we can do is display their masterful works – whether on the store shelves or in your home music library - in plain view so that their memory of these gifted musicians will live on.

Johann Sebastian Bach (aged 61) in a portrait by Elias Gottlob Haussmann, Copy or second Version of his 1746 Canvas, private ownership of William H. Scheide, Princeton, New Jersey, USA (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Thinking about experimenting and expanding your musical taste?

You want to listen to classical music, but you don't know where to begin?

Start here.

Classical Music for Beginners

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Fascinating Facts about Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Tchaikovsky.

• Beethoven composed his most celebrated works after he went deaf.

• Mozart was writing his own compositions by the age of 6.

• Bach was blinded because of a botched eye surgery.

• Tchaikovsky was constantly and harshly criticized by the “music critics” of his day.

The Health Benefits of Classical Music

There is no doubt that there are benefits to be found in many different genres of music. It can often seem to help when nothing else is able to change our mood or motivate us. For thousands of years, humans have been intrinsically linked to music in all its forms. It is part of our mourning, our celebrations, and our rituals.

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My Three (3) Favorite Music Videos by Sting

Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner aka “Sting” is great artist. I am a huge fan and I loved his music when he was the lead singer for the rock group Police and when he decided to embark on his solo career. One of the cool things about when he went solo was his collaboration with other awesome artists. These three (3) videos are are among my favorite music videos by Sting.  In two of these videos he collaborated with awesome singer-songwriter-musicians.

"We'll Be Together" (1987)

Why do I like this song so much?  Well for one thing it's the funky upbeat sound.  But mainly it's the video where I realized that STING CAN DANCE!!  As if he wasn't talented enough being a singer-songwriter-musician.  He can dance too??  It's true he only did a few dance moves, but they were enough to convince me that if you turned him loose on the dance floor, he could probably cut a rug!  LOL. ☺

“They Dance Alone” (Cueca Solo) (1987)

Sting collaborated with Rubén Blades (full name Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna). Mr. Blades is from Panama and he is a celebrity in his own right. Although he did provide additional background vocals, it’s his speaking voice that added the additional solemnity and soberness to this song to make it hauntingly beautiful and moving.

“Desert Rose” (1999)

Sting collaborated with Cheb Mami. Do you like sensual exotic things? Everything in this video is sensual and exotic. The music, the scenery, and especially the vocals of the vocals of Khélifati Mohamed, known professionally as Cheb Mami. He is an Algerian singer-songwriter and musician. According to the Encyclopeedia Brittanica, he was “a major force in the introduction of raï music to Western audiences at the turn of the 21st century”. Rai is “a type of progressive popular music that blends local Algerian traditions with various international popular genres, such as rock, jazz, and flamenco”.

Even though these songs were released before Y2K, the music videos are timeless.

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Texas Music Legend, Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954 - 1990)

 Texas music legend, Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954 - 1990)

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There is the blues and then there is the Texas blues. Legendary guitarist, Stevie Ray Vaughan, is credited with a blues revival in the 1980s. He was described by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "the second coming of the blues". 

Sadly, his life was cut short. He died in a helicopter crash, August 1990. But his music lives on and so do his hats! He wore a plateau hats and made them look so cool people started calling them the “SRV hats”. You can buy an autographed Stevie Ray Vaughan hats at auctions. 

Texans love Stevie Ray Vaughan so much there is a memorial statue of him at Auditorium Shores on Lady Bird Lake, in Downtown Austin, Texas. Is he wearing a hat? Of course!

* Awesome tribute!  Remembering Stevie Ray Vaughan on the 30th anniversary of his death (By Rachel Stone |August 27th, 2020)

* Stevie Ray Vaughan Greatest Hits