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Stoll Vaughan is a singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

from Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

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. He is the great-nephew of United States Senator John Sherman Cooper. Vaughan began his professional music career as guitar player for the Indiana

Indiana

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band Chamberlain

Chamberlain (band)

Chamberlain is an indie rock band from Indianapolis & Bloomington, Indiana, previously having been known as Split Lip, they changed their name and their general sound away from post-hardcore punk in 1996.-History:...

. http://www.centertech.com/newsroom/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1096991158&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& He was also a banjo and guitar player in the Rosalin Family Gospel Band. He briefly attended the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan

Interlochen, Michigan

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Vaughan has toured through much of the United States as well as Europe. In the Netherlands, his debut album was named one of "Alternative Country’s Top Ten Records of the Year." http://www.stollvaughan.com/typo3/index.php?id=4 He has toured with John Mellencamp

John Mellencamp

John Mellencamp, previously known by the stage names Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American rock singer-songwriter, musician, painter and occasional actor known for his catchy, populist brand of heartland rock that eschews synthesizers and other artificial sounds...

and John Fogerty

John Fogerty

John Cameron Fogerty is an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his time with the swamp rock/roots rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival and as a #1 solo recording artist. Fogerty has a rare distinction of being named on Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest...

's 'Words and Music' tour (Summer 2005), Urge Overkill

Urge Overkill

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's European Farm Aid tour, and currently, Def Leppard

Def Leppard

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and Journey

Journey (band)

Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco by former members of Santana. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between the 1978 and 1987, after which it temporarily disbanded...

(June 2006-November 2006). Love Like a Mule from 2006 landed in the top 25 of the Americana Music Charts. http://www.americanaradio.org/ama/displaychart_beforetracks.asp?mode=lw&dtkey=

Vaughan's latest album The Weatherman was released in 2010.

In the news

Early on September 23, 2006 outside of Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City, New Jersey

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, the RV Vaughan traveled in while touring burned down while being towed. No one was hurt, but Vaughan and his girlfriend lost all their possessions including laptops, notebooks, and Vaughan's Gibson Hummingbird. In response to the tragedy, both Journey and Def Leppard took up a collection to help with expenses, and Vaughan was given a Taylor guitar

Taylor Guitars

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by Journey guitarist Neal Schon

Neal Schon

Neal George Joseph Schon is an American rock guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist best known for his work with the band Journey. He is the only member to have recorded on all of Journey's albums...

Discography

2005 - Hold on Thru Sleep and Dreams [Shadow Dog]

Desire'
Nowhere
Sounds of the City
No Use to Me Now
I-75
Coming to Me Now
Pride Hides
American Life
Leaf on a River
Memories

2006 - Love Like a Mule [Shadow Dog]

Alright
No Stopping
Savior
Man That Cares
Complain
Between You and I
Fade Away
Lonesome
Seen Moments
Love Like a Mule
Head Above the Wheel

2010 - The Weatherman [Dualtone]]

The Weatherman
Troubles
Coming Back Now
Further Down the Line
Whistling In the Dark
Closer Stoll Vaughan
Meet You In the Middle
War On Love
Maria

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