Editing Stevie Ray Vaughan (section)

==== ''Soul to Soul'' ====
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In March 1985, recording for Double Trouble's third studio album, ''[[Soul to Soul (album)|Soul to Soul]]'', began at the Dallas Sound Lab.<ref>{{harvnb|Hopkins|2011|p=89}}</ref> As the sessions progressed, Vaughan became increasingly frustrated with his own lack of inspiration.<ref>{{harvnb|Patoski|Crawford|1993|p=192}}</ref> He was also allowed a relaxed pace of recording the album, which contributed to a lack of focus due to excesses in alcohol and other drugs.<ref>{{harvnb|Patoski|Crawford|1993|p=191}}; {{harvnb|Hopkins|2011|p=90}}</ref> Roadie Byron Barr later recalled: "the routine was to go to the studio, do dope, and play [[ping-pong]]."<ref>{{harvnb|Patoski|Crawford|1993|p=191}}</ref> Vaughan, who found it increasingly difficult to be able to play rhythm guitar parts and sing at the same time, wanted to add another dimension to the band, so he hired keyboardist [[Reese Wynans]] to record on the album; he joined the band soon thereafter.<ref>{{harvnb|Patoski|Crawford|1993|p=190}}: difficulty for Vaughan to play rhythm guitar and sing at the same time; {{harvnb|Hopkins|2011|p=89}}: Wynans added keyboards and soon joined the band.</ref>

During the album's production, Vaughan appeared at the Houston [[Astrodome]] on April 10, 1985, where he performed a [[slide guitar]] rendition of the U.S. national anthem, "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]"; his performance was met with booing.<ref name="Patoski Crawford 194">{{harvnb|Patoski|Crawford|1993|p=194}}</ref> Upon leaving the stage, Vaughan acquired an autograph from former player for the [[New York Yankees]], [[Mickey Mantle]].{{sfn|Hopkins|2011|p=95}} Astrodome publicist Molly Glentzer wrote in the ''[[Houston Press]]'': "As Vaughan shuffled back behind home plate, he was only lucid enough to know that he wanted Mickey Mantle's autograph. Mantle obliged. 'I never signed a guitar before.' Nobody asked Vaughan for his autograph. I was sure he'd be dead before he hit 30."<ref name="Patoski Crawford 194" /> Critics associated his performance with Jimi Hendrix's rendition at Woodstock in 1969, yet Vaughan disliked this comparison: "I heard they even wrote about it in one of the music magazines and they tried to put the two versions side by side. I hate that stuff. His version was great."{{sfn|Nixon|1985}}

Released on September 30, 1985, ''Soul to Soul'' peaked at number 34 and remained on the [[Billboard 200]] through mid-1986, eventually certified gold.<ref>{{harvnb|Hopkins|2011|p=109}}: ''Soul to Soul'' released on September 30, 1985; {{harvnb|Patoski|Crawford|1993|p=197}}: ''Soul to Soul'' peaked at 34 and remained on the charts through mid-1986, eventually turning gold.</ref>{{refn|group=nb|The ''Soul to Soul'' album cover was taken at the Anderson Mill Garden Club in [[Volente, Texas]].<ref>{{harvnb|Hopkins|2011|p=110}}</ref>}} Critic Jimmy Guterman of ''Rolling Stone'' wrote: "there's some life left in their blues rock pastiche; it's also possible that they've run out of gas."<ref name="Patoski Crawford 197">{{harvnb|Patoski|Crawford|1993|p=197}}</ref> According to Patoski and Crawford, sales of the album "did not match ''Couldn't Stand the Weather'', suggesting Stevie Ray and Double Trouble were plateauing".<ref name="Patoski Crawford 197" /> Vaughan commented: "as far as what's on there song-wise, I like the album a lot. It meant a lot to us what we went through to get this record. There were a lot of odds and we still stayed strong. We grew a lot with the people in the band and immediate friends around us; we learned a lot and grew a lot closer. That has a lot to do with why it's called [''Soul to Soul'']."<ref>{{harvnb|Rosen|1985}}</ref>