1990 Stevie Ray Vaughan, age 35 – Blues guitarist (Pride and Joy, Cold Shot, Couldn’t Stand the Weather, Crossfire) He died in a helicopter crash near East Troy, Wisconsin after giving a concert with Eric Clapton and Robert Cray the previous night. He was one of the leading blues and rock guitarists of all time I'd go out on a limb and say he was the best guitarist of all time. I have a dozen or so of his albums. We sure seem to lose an awful lot of musicians/rock stars in aviation accidents.
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