Stevie Ray Vaughan played the guitar.
Stevie Ray Vaughan . AllMusic describes him as `` a rocking powerhouse of a guitarist who gave blues a burst of momentum in the '80s , with influence still felt long after his tragic death . '' Born and raised in Dallas , Texas , Vaughan began playing guitar at the age of seven , inspired by his older brother Jimmie . Chris Gill of Guitar World commented : `` Stevie Ray Vaughan 's guitar tone was as dry as a San Antonio summer and as sparkling clean as a Dallas debutante , the product of the natural sound of amps with ample clean headroom . In 1983 , readers of Guitar Player voted him Best New Talent and Best Electric Blues Guitar Player . Rolling Stone ranked Vaughan as the twelfth greatest guitarist of all time .