Jimmie Vaughan's Family Style Has Never Been Stronger - Houston Press
It’s not very often the official Texas State Musician is on the other end of the phone. This year, that’s Jimmie Vaughan : master guitarist, sharp-dressed man and embodiment of a certain brand of Texas cool signified by jet-black shades, slicked-back hair and vintage hot rods like his 1963 chopped Buick Riviera. Other recent appointees to the decade-old position include Texas Tornado Flaco Jimenez, Houston’s own Billy F. Gibbons and Lyle Lovett, and singer-songwriter Sara Hickman. Texas State Musician is a completely ceremonial position, but that doesn’t make it any less of an honor. Jokingly,” chuckles Vaughan, who headlines the Dr Pepper stage at tomorrow’s Freedom Over Texas celebration in Eleanor Tinsley Park, from his home in Austin. It’s already been a huge year for the Vaughan family. Last December, Jimmie’s late younger brother Stevie Ray Vaughan was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , along with his backing band Double Trouble. Some theories held that Texas was too far removed from the NYC-based social network centered around RRHOF/ Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner, or that the stewards of Vaughan’s estate (Jimmie included) had not done enough campaigning to get Stevie... Source: www.houstonpress.com
