TEXAS — The Library of Congress’ latest inductions into the National Recording Registry include the debut album by Texas blues legend Stevie Ray Vaughan.
The guitarist and singer’s “Texas Flood,” with backing band Double Trouble, was released in the summer of 1983, according to his official website, and is one of over two dozen recordings added to the list this week. The registry, established in 2000, accepts 25 new entries each year.
The album includes songs like “Love Struck Baby” and “Pride and Joy.”
Vaughan was born and raised in Dallas, eventually moving to Austin and performing with his band at the iconic Antone’s nightclub, one of many venues where Vaughan cemented his legacy in the Texas blues scene.
Of the album, the Library of Congress says:
“The bulk of ‘Texas Flood’ was recorded during a three-day session in which singer/guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, drummer Chris Layton and bassist Tommy Shannon faced each other and played as if they were live. The strategy leveraged skills the group had honed playing nightly in Austin’s burgeoning blues scene where Vaughan had become known as a hotshot guitarist with the feel of blues great Albert King and the uncanny dexterity of Jimi Hendrix.”
View the full list of this year’s picks here.