Jimmie Lee Vaughan
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| Jimmie Lee Vaughan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Template:Birth date Rockwall, Texas, United States |
| Died |
Template:Death date and age Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Occupation | Asbestos worker, auto mechanic |
| Spouse(s) | Template:Marriage |
| Children |
James Lawrence Vaughan Stephen Ray Vaughan |
Jimmie Lee "Big Jim" Vaughan (September 6, 1921 – August 27, 1986) was the father of American blues guitarists Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Big Jim was known as being boisterous and quick-tempered.[1] He had relatives who performed with the Glenn Miller Orchestra and Tommy Dorsey.[1] Big Jim died on August 27, 1986 from asbestosis.[2]
History
Born in Rockwall, Texas, Big Jim was the son of a sharecropper, growing up with his mother and seven siblings when his father died in 1928.[3] At age sixteen, he dropped out of school and enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II.[3]
After the war, Big Jim relocated to Oak Cliff, a suburb of Dallas, and worked as a sales clerk at a 7-Eleven-type convenience store.[3] One of Big Jim's frequent customers was Martha Cook, a graduate of Sunset High School.[3] They married on January 13, 1950. Both Big Jim and Martha had a love for music. Though they didn't play any instruments, they liked to dance to Western swing at local juke joints and ballrooms.[1] He often played "42," a game with dominoes, with members of Bob Wills' band The Texas Playboys.[4][5][6]
Martha gave birth to their first son James Lawrence "Jimmie" Vaughan on March 20, 1951.[1] Three years later, they had another son named Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan.[7] Big Jim soon found a new job as an asbestos worker, taking the family to various construction sites throughout the South.[1] Eventually, they settled into a modest home in Oak Cliff.[7] After long days at work, Big Jim liked to relax by drinking alcohol, though he would take his frustrations out on his family.[7]
After working in a garage in his later years,[8] Big Jim died at the Medical City Dallas Hospital on August 27, 1986 from asbestosis.[2] He is buried in Laurel Land Memorial Park in Dallas.[2]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Dickerson, p. 3
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Jimmie Lee Vaughan (1921 - 1986)". Find a Grave. 2011. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12208. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Dickerson, p. 2
- ↑ Kitts, p. 34
- ↑ Dickerson, p. 91
- ↑ Gregory, p. 43
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Dickerson, p. 4
- ↑ Kornbluth, Jesse (April 2, 1984). "Blues Brothers". New York (New York City: New York Media Holdings): p. 64. ISSN 0028-7369. http://books.google.com/books?id=Z-cCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA64&dq=stevie+ray+john+hammond+epic&hl=en&ei=8VgPTfzhLsH_lge2wehP&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=stevie%20ray%20john%20hammond%20epic&f=false.
References
- Kitts, Jeff (1997). Guitar world presents Stevie Ray Vaughan: ... from the pages of Guitar World magazine. Hal Leonard. ISBN 978-0-7935-8080-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=Mf6L5Q3_62IC&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=stevie+ray+sober+1986&source=bl&ots=hoQWyaEtoZ&sig=g7eRqp5C-zHJU4ydDbn8YsOHS0w&hl=en&ei=A1wPTZvtEYaglAfA0o3RCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFAQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=stevie%20ray%20sober%201986&f=false.
- Gregory, Hugh (2003). Roadhouse blues: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Texas R&B. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-747-9. http://books.google.com/books?id=iWkzJssSXcEC&pg=PA67&dq=stevie+ray+lenny&hl=en&ei=Aq42Te2bBsGAlAek2JSRAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=stevie%20ray%20lenny&f=false.
- Dickerson, James (September 25, 2004). The fabulous Vaughan Brothers: Jimmie and Stevie Ray. Lanham: Taylor Trade Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58979-116-9. http://books.google.com/books?id=NrAOD3qhANAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+fabulous+vaughan+brothers&hl=en&src=bmrr&ei=1RAcTdjhAsGblge_-cmODA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false.
