Since his tragic death 18 years ago today on September 13, 1996 (yes, he died on the anniversary of Biggie's Ready To Die), friends, fans, spectators and even those involved in the case have challenged whether Tupac Amaru Shakur actually died after being gunned down seven days prior.
Number One, also called First Wife, was the nickname given by Stevie Ray Vaughan to his favorite Fender Stratocaster, built ca. 1963. In 1974, he acquired the guitar as a trade at a music store in Austin, Texas. In 1990, it was retired due to many replacements of frets, though he continued to play it occasionally.
The interview was for the Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Collection, with the guitarist teaming up with Guitar Center to replicate of some of his most famous guitars: Brownie, the Fender Stratocaster he played throughout the early Seventies, Lucy, his Gibson Les Paul, and two Martin acoustic guitars to help raise proceeds for the guitarist's ...