Birthday celebration for late Texas musician Stevie Ray Vaughan to be held at Auditorium Shores
Vaughan would've turned 69 this year. He died in 1990 in a helicopter crash in Wisconsin.
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Late Texas musician Stevie Ray Vaughan would've turned 69 this week.
To honor the iconic Dallas native, the Trail Conservancy is holding a birthday celebration Tuesday from 4-6:30 p.m. at the Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial Statue at Auditorium Shores.
This year also marks the 30th anniversary since the statue was placed there, according to the conservancy.
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There will be live music by Bill Carter, who wrote a lot of Stevie Ray's music, the Trail Conservancy said.
Vaughan would've turned 69 this year. He died in 1990 in a helicopter crash in Wisconsin.