Stevie Ray Vaughan

How is one of rock’s great guitar gods not in the Hall of Fame? Beats me.

wouldn't want one of the best players of all time in th club

I am not surprised that SRV isn't in the R n R hall of fame. He wasn't "douchie" enough. If only he had recorded "I Write The Songs" or "Mandy"...

cant imagine a world that includes pop sensation Madonna, but not rockin blues legrnd SRV.

he's one of the great blues rock guitarists of all time. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame should name a little wing after Stevie Ray Vaughan.

One of the best blues guitarists in the biz is another late, great musician from Texas deserving of a spot in the Hall of Fame.

plays them blues more convincing than Madonna

A few of us remember when Stevie Ray Vaughan passed away in a tragic helicopter crash. A running joke that went around was how terrible it was that Stevie Ray was dead and all the New Kids on the Block are still alive. Nearly twenty years later, his fans miss him as much as they did when he was…

Should get in, right

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble How is one of rock's great guitar gods not in the Hall of Fame? Beats me.

Yup

should have ben a first-ballot inductee, but they chose ABBA instead..

It's hard to classify Vaughan an "unlikely" candidate when he's exactly the kind of artist that seems most likely to be lauded by a Hall Of Fame that loves white interpretations of black music, in this case blues, and guitar hotshots in general, and an early tragic demise to go along with it that makes for a better story. But name recognition aside, he's got to be considered unlikely for his accomplishments, which were niche oriented and still rather modest. Though he was credited with reviving interest in the blues it was actually the far more successful Robert Cray who beat him to that and even with both of them gaining stature in the 80's the blues remained on the outskirts of the mainstream radar. Vaughan's chops are undeniable though and his iconic image means he's probably going to make it in at some point over more deserving candidates from all fields of rock.

This Texas guitar-slinger gave the blues a sorely needed jolt in the mid-'80s, with blazing six-string heroics on such tracks as “Pride and Joy,” “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and “Cold Shot.” Vaughan, who died in a 1990 helicopter crash, could also belt out a tune—Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler once cited SRV as one of his favorite blues singers.

He was the Elvis of bluesmen; a player who embodied the spirit of the blues.

not as good as i am but he had a nice collection of hats.

Slam dunk of slam dunks.

Stevie Ray will be glad to see the Albert King made the hall...

Bluesking

Snowballs chance

Most likely to succeed

Yuo

Should have been a first ballot hall of famer.

Slam dunk, first ballot hall of famer. WhAt are they waiting for his second coming?

First ballot hall of famer. What's the hold up?

Seems pretty obvious that SRV will eventually make his way in, after they enshine ABBA of course...GEEZ!

Highly underrated form his rock contributions.

OMG SRV

Vaughan rocks a Guitar in his own unique style, he is a born natural in the world of Music. There is no mistaking Vaughan's Musical sound's, he can be identified in any Rocking Jam Session with the best!!

Allot of people like to compare him to Hendrix.I think he was better over all.

Loved his works beyond Pride and Joy and he's already a member of the Blues Hall of Fame.

To include a guitar God in a ranking of mere mortals is absurd! Stevie Ray's hands were a channel to music and soul that the so called "Greatest Guitarists" still cant comprehend. To fully appreciate what took place when he picked up his instrument you must not only listen closely, but you must see it also. I urge you to watch his second performance at Austin City Limits, in particular, his solo in "Leave my little girl alone." Something unexplainable happens....a transformation....a lapse in time when you are swept away in the moment and left on your knees.

great guitarist should be at least first or second. His blues was heavily influenced by Jimi Hendrix but he certainly had his own style. Combining slides and double-stops in his solos was genius.

Even more derivitive than the Rolling Stones, but he has his fans.

Stevie Ray Vaughn was one of the most exciting guitarists in my lifetime.He certainly deserves to be in.I guess the fickle fucks who buy todays phoney hype have forgotten him already,since they're sittin on their musical tastebuds.

Among the Top 10 guitarists of all time!

This may be a tad hypocritical of me, based on some previous reviews I've submitted, but to rock purists who might write SRV off as more of a blues guitarist than a true R&R artist, I say take off your blinders for just a moment and really listen to his work. I think you'll find that his guitar artistry stands up with the best of them in rock history...

awesome player

R.I.P. stevie

One of the all time greats, still I'm certain Stevie would like to see some of those classic rock bands still awaiting their moment in first.

1st ballot hall o' famer

Maybe the last truly loved blues rock player on a mainstreamm level?

1st Ballot

Should have been a 1st ballot Inclusion

Pretty good player in his day

SRV had a very short career. If it wasn't for drugs or air travel I wonder how music would've turned out?

To me Steive Ray Vaughan is one of the best guitarist in tthe world.To me eddy van halen for him is nothing.

One of the best Blues guitarists ever.

There have been better composers on the guitar, Hendrix, Keith, J. Mascis, and many others...but no-one was able to captivate you, make you feel what he was feeling like Stevie could live. He didn't play the blues through this fingers and Lenny...it burst out of him uncontrolably, and he could be brutaly violet and then switch to sweet longing in momentslike no-one Ive ever heard. His version of Little Wing is a Masterpiece.

You can't beat this guys sound. He was the real deal.