On the 19th anniversary of the untimely passing of the late great Stevie Ray Vaughan comes news of the lineup for the 15th annual Stevie Ray Vaughan Remembrance Ride and Concert. The combination motorcycle parade and Blues concert benefiting the Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial Scholarship Fund will take place on Saturday and Sunday, October 3 and 4 at various locations in and around Dallas, Texas.
The police escorted parade departs from the world’s largest Hooters in Dallas’ West End, proceeds 30 miles to Cowboys in Arlington for the Sunday afternoon concert starring The Edgar Winter Group, followed by an all-star jam at Sons of Hermann Hall in Dallas, Texas. Also featured during the weekend will be performances by The Andy Timmons Band, Lance Lopez, Wes Jeans, The Christian Brooks Band, The Tommy Katona Band, Tallan “T – Man” Latz, Nicole Fournier, Jackie Don Loe and many others.
Martha Vaughan, mother of Stevie and Jimmie Vaughan, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2009.В Everyone at the S.R.V. Remembrance Ride & Concert are deeply saddened by her passing.В Martha’s support of the Ride & Concert sustained the event in the early years and she often attended with her brother Joe and his family.В Our condolences go out to “Uncle” Joe, Jimmie Vaughan and the rest of the Vaughan and Cook families.
After Stevie’s passing, Martha established the SRV Memorial Scholarship Fund for students at Greiner Middle School.В The Ride & Concert has been proud to contribute the proceeds of the events to that scholarship fund.В To date, 173 music scholarships have been awarded to music students at W.E. Greiner Middle School.В This year marks the fifteenth annual event and it will be dedicated to Mrs. Vaughan’s memory as well as Stevie’s.