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6/13/1983 Stevie Ray Vaughan releases Texas Flood

 

 

Jackson Browne and Stevie Ray Vaughan don't have much in common musical style wise, but Jackson had an important role in the Texan guitar great's early career. Browne saw Vaughan perform at the Montreux Jazz festival in 1982 and was so impressed that he invited Stevie and his band to use his LA studio for free. Songs they recorded there got the band signed by John Hammond, the legendary producer credited with landing contracts for Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, Janis Joplin and many others. It took Vaughan and his band Double Trouble just three days to record the tracks on the demos that esrned them a contract and signing bonus from Columbia Records. Texas Flood, Stevie Ray's debut studio album with Double Trouble was recorded in just a couple of days, with no overdubs. It came out on this day in 1983.

 

Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on June 13 include...

1951 Heart guitarist and keyboards player (1975-'98) Howard Leese born.

1969 The Rolling Stones stage a press conference in Hyde Park to introduce Mick Taylor as a new member of the band to the media and fans.

1975 Jefferson Starship releases Red Octopus

1977 Neil Young releases American Stars & Bars.

1979 The Cars release Candy -O.

1980 Pat Benatar plays before Phillies game, dances with the team mascot.

1988 Sting, Dire Straits, Bryan Adams, Stevie Wonder featured in anti-apartheid benefit concert at Wembley Stadium.

1988 Jethro Tull releases 20th anniversary box set.

1991 Van Halen releases For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.

1995 Jimmy Buffett releases Margaritaville Café Late Night Gumbo.

2003 David Gilmour and Sting named CBE recipients during the Queen's Birthday Honors program in London.

2006 Billy Joel releases 12 Gardens, collection recorded during Madison Square Garden concerts.

2013 Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and J.D. Souther inducted by Songwriters Hall of Fame.

2016 Glenn Frey, John Prine, Cat Stevens inducted by Songwriters Hall of Fame.

2019 John Prine, Cat Stevens, Glenn Frey and Tom T. Hall inducted by the Songwriters Hall Of Fame.

2022 Ozzy Osbourne undergoes surgery in Los Angeles that his wife describes as major and one that will be a determining factor in his quality of life.  Although details are not provided, the operation is believed to relate to injuries the Black Sabbath frontman sustained in an ATV accident some years earlier.