Editing Stevie Ray Vaughan (section)

== Legacy ==
Vaughan throughout his career revived [[blues rock]] and paved the way for many other artists. Vaughan's work continues to influence numerous [[blues]], rock, and [[Alternative rock|alternative]] artists, including [[John Mayer]],{{sfn|Fricke|2007}} [[Kenny Wayne Shepherd]],{{sfn|Jordan|2011}} [[Mike McCready]],{{sfn|Rotondi|1994}} [[Albert Cummings]],{{sfn|Holland|2005}} [[Los Lonely Boys]] and [[Chris Duarte (musician)|Chris Duarte]] among others. AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine described Vaughan as "the leading light in American blues" who developed "a uniquely eclectic and fiery style that sounded like no other guitarist, regardless of genre".<ref>{{cite web |website=AllMusic|title=Stevie Ray Vaughan – Biography|url=http://allmusic.com/artist/stevie-ray-vaughan-p134359/biography|access-date=January 26, 2012}}</ref> In 1983, ''Variety'' magazine called Vaughan the "guitar hero of the present era".{{sfn|''Variety''|1983}}

In the months that followed his death, Vaughan sold over 5.5&nbsp;million albums in the United States.{{sfn|Hopkins|2011|p=277}} On September 25, 1990, Epic released ''Family Style'', an LP the Vaughan brothers cut at [[Ardent Studios]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee]]. The label released several promotional singles and videos for the collaborative effort.{{sfn|Hopkins|2011|p=271}} In November 1990, [[CMV Enterprises]] released ''[[Pride and Joy (Stevie Ray Vaughan video)|Pride and Joy]]'', a collection of eight Double Trouble music videos.{{sfn|Hopkins|2011|p=274}} [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]] signed a deal with the Vaughan estate to obtain control of his back catalog, as well as permission to release albums with previously unreleased material and new collections of released work.{{sfn|Crawford|1995}} On October 29, 1991, ''[[The Sky Is Crying (album)|The Sky Is Crying]]'' was released as Vaughan's first posthumous album with Double Trouble, and featured studio recordings from 1984 to 1985.{{sfn|Hopkins|2011|p=279}} Other compilations, live albums, and films have also been released since his death.

On October 3, 1991, [[Texas]] governor [[Ann Richards]] proclaimed "Stevie Ray Vaughan Commemoration Day", during which a memorial concert was held at the [[Texas Theatre]].{{sfn|Hopkins|2011|p=279}} In 1993, a [[Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial|memorial statue of Vaughan]] was unveiled on [[Auditorium Shores]] and is the first public monument of a musician in Austin.{{sfn|Hopkins|2011|p=287}} In September 1994, a Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial Run for Recovery was held in Dallas; the event was a benefit for the Ethel Daniels Foundation, established to help those in recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction who cannot afford treatment.{{sfn|Hopkins|2011|p=289}} In 1999, the Musicians' Assistance Program (later renamed [[MusiCares]] MAP Fund) created the "Stevie Ray Vaughan Award" to honor the memory of Vaughan and to recognize musicians for their devotion to helping other addicts struggling with the recovery process.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stevieray.com/awards.htm|title=SRV Latest Awards & Achievements|website=Stevieray.com}}</ref><ref name="SRVA">{{cite web|title=12 recovery icons: Alice Cooper to Smokey Robinson|url=https://www.grammy.com/musicares/news/12-recovery-icons-alice-cooper-smokey-robinson|website=[[Grammy]]|access-date=July 20, 2019|date=June 26, 2017}}</ref> The recipients include [[Eric Clapton]], [[David Crosby]], [[Steven Tyler]], [[Alice Cooper]], [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Pete Townshend]], [[Chris Cornell]], [[Jerry Cantrell]], and Mike McCready among others.<ref name="SRVA" /> In 1993, Martha Vaughan established the Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial Scholarship Fund, awarded to students at W.E. Greiner Middle School in Oakcliff who intend to attend college and pursue the arts as a profession.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://srvofficial.com/scholarship-fund/ |title=Scholarship Fund |website=Srvofficial.com|access-date=January 24, 2020}}</ref>

=== Awards and honors ===
{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Stevie Ray Vaughan}}
Vaughan won five [[W. C. Handy Awards]]<ref name="bluesaward">{{cite web |title=Past Blues Music Awards |publisher=[[Blues Foundation]] |year=1984 |url=http://www.blues.org/#ref=bluesmusicawards_pastyears |access-date=December 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225133111/http://blues.org/#ref=bluesmusicawards_pastyears |archive-date=December 25, 2010 }}</ref> and was posthumously inducted into the [[Blues Hall of Fame]] in 2000.{{sfn|Hopkins|2011|p=304}} In 1985, he was named an honorary admiral in the [[Texas Navy]].{{sfn|Hopkins|2011|p=93}} Vaughan had a single number-one hit on the [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart for the song "Crossfire".{{sfn|Hopkins|2011|p=229}} His album sales in the U.S. stand at over 15&nbsp;million units. ''[[Family Style (Vaughan Brothers album)|Family Style]]'', released shortly after his death, won the 1991 [[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album]] and became his best-selling, non-Double Trouble studio album with over a million shipments in the U.S.{{sfn|Hopkins|2011|p=277}} In 2003, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked him seventh among the "100 Greatest Guitar Players of All Time",<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-guitarists-153675/alex-lifeson-39913/ |access-date=April 25, 2021 |title=100 Greatest Guitarists |date=December 18, 2015 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> with a 2023 update placing him 20th.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2023-10-13 |title=The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitarists-1234814010/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> He also became eligible for the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2008, but did not appear on a nominations roster until 2014.{{sfn|Greene|2014}}{{sfn|Hopkins|2011|p=316}} He was inducted in the RRHOF alongside Double Trouble in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rockhall.com/inductees/|title=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Inductees|work=rockhall.com}}</ref>{{sfn|Smith|2015}} ''Guitar World'' magazine ranked him as Number One in its list of the greatest blues guitarists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-100-greatest-guitarists-of-all-time/2|title="The 100 greatest guitarists of all time".|date=July 6, 2020 |publisher=Total Guitar |access-date=February 2, 2022}}</ref>

In 1994 the city of Austin, Texas, erected the [[Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial]] on the hiking trail beside Lady Bird Lake.<ref name="helmick">{{Cite web |url=https://helmicksculpture.com/portfolio/stevie-ray-vaughan-memorial/ |title=Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial |date=January 25, 2018 |website=Helmicksculpture.com |language=en-US |access-date=January 24, 2020}}</ref>