and Pharoah later left and were replaced by Jackie Newhouse and Chris Layton. The band renamed themselves Triple Threat. Stevie Ray then married his first wife Lenora Baily, even though he claimed his old beat up 1959 stratocaster to be his real first wife. After three years of being with Triple Threat Lou Ann Barton and W.C Clark left. Stevie Ray then renamed the band Double Trouble. In 1980 the band performed at the Steamboat club in Austin. This was brodcasted live over the radio, and later in 1992 was released as an album called "In The Beginning". In 1982 came his first big break. After being in the Rolling Stones magazine, they were invited by Jerry Wexler to perform in Switzerland at the Montreaux Festival. The first time an unsigned and unrecorded band played at this festival. This is where David Bowie discovered Vaughan and his talent. Bowie invited Stevie Ray to play on Bowie's "Let's Dance" album. Where Stevie Ray wrote the guitar part for the song "Fame". Jackson Brown, who was also in the audience at the Montreaux Festival, imediately offered them some time in his studio in L.A. John Hammond soon signed double Trouble to Epic Records. In 1983 they released "Texas Flood". This album was nominated for two Grammy awards: "Best Traditional Blues Recording" and "Best Rock Instrumental Performance" (for "Rude Mood"). Vaughan also won three categories in the Guitar Player's Readers Poll: "Best New Talent", "Best Blues Talent", and "Best Blues Guitarist" (Beating out the famous Eric Clapton). In 1984 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble released "Couldn't Stand the Weather". This album was in memory of Jimi Hendrix with the album cover looking exactly like "VooDoo Chile(Slight Return)". It was a huge hit. The following year Stevie Ray added a keyboardist by the name of Reese Wynans, and became the first white musician to win the W.C. Handy Blues Foundation's Blues Entertainer of the Year award.With fame and fort...
