Editing Stevie Ray Vaughan (section)

==== ''Texas Flood'' ====
{{Main|Texas Flood}}
After acquiring the recordings from Browne's studio, Double Trouble began assembling the material for a full-length LP. The album, ''[[Texas Flood]]'', opens with the track "Love Struck Baby", which was written for Lenny on their "love-struck day".<ref name="Hopkins 2010 127" /> He composed "Pride and Joy" and "I'm Cryin{{'"}} for one of his former girlfriends, Lindi Bethel. Although both are musically similar, their lyrics are two different perspectives of the relationship.<ref>{{harvnb|Hopkins|2010|p=117}}: "Now that he is part of the quintuple-headed vox machine known merely as ''Triple'' Threat, Stevie begins to write, starting with 'Pride and Joy' and 'I'm Cryin′' for his girlfriend, Lindi Bethel ... of course, the two songs are musical twins, but the lyrics reveal opposite perspectives of their rollercoaster relationship."</ref> Along with covers of Howlin' Wolf, [[the Isley Brothers]], and [[Buddy Guy]], the album included Vaughan's cover of Larry Davis' "[[Texas Flood (song)|Texas Flood]]", a song that he became strongly associated with.<ref>{{harvnb|Hopkins|2010|p=111}}</ref> "[[Lenny (instrumental)|Lenny]]" served as a tribute to his wife, which he composed at the end of their bed.<ref>{{harvnb|Patoski|Crawford|1993|p=143}}</ref>

''Texas Flood'' featured cover art by illustrator [[Brad Holland (artist)|Brad Holland]], who is known for his artwork for ''[[Playboy]]'' and ''[[The New York Times]]''.{{sfn|Hopkins|2011|p=21}} Originally envisioned with Vaughan sitting on a horse depicting a promotable resemblance, Holland painted an image of him leaning against a wall with a guitar, using a photograph as a reference.{{sfn|Patoski|Crawford|1993|p=159}} Released on June 13, 1983, ''Texas Flood'' peaked at number 38 and ultimately sold half a million copies.{{sfn|Hopkins|2011|p=21}} While ''Rolling Stone'' editor [[Kurt Loder]] asserted that Vaughan did not possess a distinctive voice, according to [[AllMusic]] senior editor [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]], the release was a "monumental impact".<ref>{{cite web|title=Texas Flood – Stevie Ray Vaughan: Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/texas-flood-mw0000090316 |website=AllMusic|access-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' described it as "a guitar boogie lovers delight".{{sfn|''Billboard''|1983}} Agent Alex Hodges commented: "No one knew how big that record would be, because guitar players weren't necessarily in vogue, except for some that were so established they were undeniable&nbsp;... he was one of the few artists that was recouped on every record in a short period of time."{{sfn|Hopkins|2011|p=24}}

On June 16, Vaughan gave a performance at Tango nightclub in Dallas, which celebrated the album's release. Assorted [[VIPs]] attended the performance, including [[Ted Nugent]], [[Sammy Hagar]], and members of [[The Kinks]] and [[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]].<ref name="Hopkins 2011 22">{{harvnb|Hopkins|2011|p=22}}</ref> Jack Chase, vice president of marketing for Epic, recalled: "the coming-out party at Tango was very important; it was absolutely huge. All the radio station personalities, DJs, program directors, all the retail record store owners and the important managers, press, all the executives from New York came down—about seven hundred people. We attacked in Dallas first with [[KDGE|Q102-FM]] and [DJ] Redbeard. We had the Tango party—it was hot. It was ''the'' ticket."<ref name="Hopkins 2011 22" /> ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'' reviewed the performance, starting with the rhetorical question; "what if Stevie Ray Vaughan had an album release party and everybody came? It happened Thursday night at Tango.&nbsp;... The adrenaline must have been gushing through the musicians' veins as they performed with rare finesse and skill."<ref name="Hopkins 2011 22" />

Following a brief tour in Europe, Hodges arranged an engagement for Double Trouble as [[The Moody Blues]]' opening act during a two-month tour of North America.{{refn|group=nb|Double Trouble received $5,000 in compensation for each show, as well as a $1,000–$2,000 bonus for successful ticket sales.<ref name="Hopkins 2011 39" />}} Hodges stated that many people disliked the idea of Double Trouble opening for The Moody Blues, but asserted that a common thread that both bands shared was "[[album-oriented rock]]".<ref name="Hopkins 2011 39">{{harvnb|Hopkins|2011|p=39}}</ref> Tommy Shannon described the tour as "glorious": "Our record hadn't become that successful yet, but we were playing in front of coliseums full of people. We just went out and played, and it fit like a glove. The sound rang through those big coliseums like a monster. People were going crazy, and they had no idea who we were!"<ref name="Hopkins 2011 39" /> After appearing on the television series ''[[Austin City Limits]]'', the band played a sold-out concert at New York City's [[Beacon Theatre (New York City)|Beacon Theatre]]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote that their ninety-minute set at the Beacon "left no doubt that this young Texas musician is indeed the 'guitar hero of the present era.{{'"}}<ref>{{harvnb|Hopkins|2011|pp=43–44}}</ref>