These pictures were taken at Lloyd
Noble Arena in Norman, Oklahoma on April 25, 1986. Stevie Ray came out
blazing away with Scuttle Buttin', and when the lights came up you
could see him standing there wearing this war bonnet. It was quite a surprise,
a very striking visual image with the feathers gently moving in contrast
to the driving rhythm.Click on each picture to see the full size image. Click here to see what artist Bruno Richard did with this picture.
Stevie , at 32, is well and (as I accused him) playing the Big Chief during the encore portions of his shows,
reappearing in a beautiful Indian headdress. Vaughan says there's Cherokee and Pawnee in his heritage, and
it's a way of paying tribute to that.
"I've had it for a year or so. It's a real beautiful ceremonial headdress. I've wanted one for 10 years, and so has
Jimmie. He found this one somewhere in Oklahoma and turned around and gave it to me for Christmas. I
couldn't believe it! We get a lot of response from Indians at our shows, and, in fact, a bunch of American Indians
who live around Dallas sent me a get-well card when I was in the hospital. That headdress is one of my
proudest possessions."
If you know details about how he got the headdress, or any other shows
where he wore it please
let me know.
Someone sent me this excerpt from an interview. Sorry I can't recall the source...
