Editing Stevie Ray Vaughan (section)

==== ''Live Alive'' tour ====

In November 1986, following his departure from rehab, Vaughan moved back into his mother's Glenfield Avenue house in Dallas, which is where he had spent much of his childhood.<ref>{{harvnb|Hopkins|2011|p=153}}</ref> During this time, Double Trouble began rehearsals for the ''Live Alive'' tour. Although Vaughan was nervous about performing after achieving sobriety, he received positive reassurance.<ref name="Hopkins 2011 154">{{harvnb|Hopkins|2011|p=154}}</ref> Wynans later recalled: "Stevie was real worried about playing after he'd gotten sober...he didn't know if he had anything left to offer. Once we got back out on the road, he was very inspired and motivated."{{sfn|Aledort|2000|p=158}} The tour began on November 23 at [[Towson State University]], which was Vaughan's first performance with Double Trouble after rehab.<ref name="Hopkins 2011 154" /> On December 31, 1986, they played a concert at Atlanta's [[Fox Theatre (Atlanta)|Fox Theatre]], which featured encore performances with Lonnie Mack.<ref name="Hopkins 2011 159">{{harvnb|Hopkins|2011|p=159}}</ref>{{refn|group=nb|A portion of the show was broadcast on local radio, but as of 2014, only one song has officially been released.<ref name="Hopkins 2011 159" />}}

As the tour progressed, Vaughan was longing to work on material for his next LP, but in January 1987, he filed for divorce from Lenny, which restricted him from any projects until the proceedings were finalized.<ref>{{harvnb|Hopkins|2011|p=161}}</ref> This prevented him from writing and recording songs for almost two years, but Double Trouble wrote the song "Crossfire" with Bill Carter and Ruth Ellsworth. Layton recalled: "we wrote the music, and they had to write the lyrics. We had just gotten together; Stevie was unable to be there at that time. He was in Dallas doing some things, and we just got together and started writing some songs. That was the first one we wrote."<ref>{{harvnb|Hopkins|2011|p=178}}</ref> On August 6, 1987, Double Trouble appeared at the [[Austin Aqua Festival]], where they played to one of the largest audiences of their career.<ref name="Hopkins 2011 175">{{harvnb|Hopkins|2011|p=175}}</ref> According to biographer Craig Hopkins, as many as 20,000 people attended the concert.<ref name="Hopkins 2011 175" /> Following a month-long tour as the opening act for [[Robert Plant]] in May 1988, which included a concert at [[Toronto]]'s [[Maple Leaf Gardens]], the band was booked for a European leg, which included 22 performances, and ended in [[Oulu]], Finland on July 17. This would be Vaughan's last concert appearance in Europe.<ref>{{harvnb|Hopkins|2011|p=192}}</ref>