Thursday marked 25 years since the death of legendary Texas guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Vaughan went on stage for the last time in East Troy, Wisconsin with his blues rock group Double Trouble.
The performance ended with an encore jam with guitarists Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy and Stevie Ray's older brother, Jimmie.
It was after midnight on Aug. 27, 1990 when Vaughan got on a helicopter with three of Clapton's entourage after the concert.
They were headed for Chicago.
Just after take-off, the helicopter crashed into a hill, killing the 35-year-old Vaughn, the pilot and the other passengers.
April 18, 2015, Vaughan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.
His brother and band Double Trouble were there to accept the honor.
Born in Dallas, Vaughan dropped out of high school and moved to Austin when he was 17 years old.
Soon after, he started Double Trouble, which rose to national fame after the band's debut album, "Texas Flood," became a commercial success in 1983.
Vaughan was just 36 days shy of his 36th birthday when his life was tragically cut short.
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