James Lawrence "Jimmie" Vaughan (born March 20, 1951) is an American

United States

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 blues rock guitar

Guitar

The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

ist and singer from Dallas, Texas

Texas

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, United States

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. He is the older brother of the late Stevie Ray Vaughan

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Stephen Ray "Stevie Ray" Vaughan was an American electric blues guitarist and singer. He was the younger brother of Jimmie Vaughan and frontman for Double Trouble, a band that included bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton. Born in Dallas, Vaughan moved to Austin at the age of 17 and...

.

A significant influence on Jimmie Vaughan's style was Freddie King

Freddie King

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, who advised him personally; from Albert King

Albert King

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 and B. B. King

B. B. King

Riley B. King , known by the stage name B.B. King, is an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter.Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at No.3 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. According to Edward M...

; as well as from Johnny "Guitar" Watson.
In the late 1960s, Jimmie Vaughan and Paul Ray were playing at an East Austin club when future blues legend and Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

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, native W. C. Clark

W. C. Clark

W. C. Clark is an American blues musician. He is known as the "Godfather of Austin Blues" for his influence on the Austin, Texas blues scene since the late 1960s.-Biography:...

 sat in on bass guitar with the younger Austin locals.