une also came drug abuse for Stevie Ray. In the mid eighties he was considered a drug addict. A heavy drinker, a cocaine addict, and to top it off, he smoked cigarettes. For a while he would put a little bit of cocaine in a glass of straight Whiskey and drink it all down. Until one day when he was rushed to the hospital because the cocaine had been eating away at his stomach. He never drank coke again. In 1985 he released "Soul to Soul". This is Double Troubles third gold album. Stevie Ray received his fifth Grammy nomination, and is also voted "Best Electric Blues Guitarist" by Guitar Player Magazine for the third straight year. He would go on to win this award until 1991. In 1986 Stevie Ray releases "Live Alive" and is the first musician in history to be nominated for the same Grammy in the same year; "Best Rock Instrumental Performance", and of course he wins the Grammy. While on tour in Germany, Stevie Ray was so drunk that he collapsed on stage. He later joined a drug rehabilitation center in London. A couple weeks later Stevie Rays father dies of Parkinson's disease. In 1987 Stevie Ray appeared on a Cinemax special called "Blues Session" with Albert King, B.B. King, Phil Collins, and Eric Clapton. Both Vaughan and Tommy Shannon emerge clean and sober from a Atlanta detox center. Later that year he files for divorce from Lenora Vaughan. In 1989 "In Step" is released. This is the first album he makes without aid of drugs. "Crossfire" becomes his first number one album radio hit and earns him yet another Grammy. In 1990 Stevie and his older brother Jimmie record "Family Style" in March through April. In June, he goes on tour with Joe Cocker. On August 25, Double Trouble performs a concert at Alpine Valley, Wisconsin. Performing with the band was Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, and Eric Clapton. After a encore on the 26th, Stevie Ray boards a helicopter on its way to Chicago. Not long after midnight on August 27, on a...
