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"Crossfire" is the second track of Stevie Ray Vaughan's last album of his career, In Step. The song was written by Tommy Shannon, Chris Layton, Reese Wynans, Bill Carter, and Ruth Ellsworth. The song is played in 4/4 time and starts with drums and a bassline. The song was played often during the last stretch of Vaughan's career. The main riff was written by Tommy Shannon. The song reached #1 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks list (July 29, 1989) and stayed there for 3 weeks. Read more on Last.fm.

Formed in 1979 with drummer Chris Layton and bassist Jackie Newhouse, Stevie Ray Vaughan fronted the band which he named Double Trouble. The band was joined in 1981 by bass player Tommy Shannon & 1985 by keyboardist Reese Wynans. Stevie Ray Vaughan tragically died on August 27, 1990 in a helicopter accident, having taken the seat that his brother Jimmie Vaughan or some have reported Eric Clapton would have been sitting in. He had a wide range of influences, most notably Lonnie Mack, Albert King, Freddie King, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton & Jimi Hendrix. Only a handful of blues guitarists have had such an impact on the blues genre. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.