<P> With the success of Let's Dance, Bowie requested Vaughan as the featured instrumentalist for the upcoming Serious Moonlight Tour, realizing that he was an essential aspect of the album's groundbreaking success . In late April, Vaughan began rehearsals for the tour in Las Colinas, Texas . When contract renegotiations for his performance fee failed, Vaughan abandoned the tour days before its opening date, and he was replaced by Earl Slick . Vaughan commented: "I couldn't gear everything on something I didn't really care a whole lot about . It was kind of risky, but I really didn't need all the headaches ." Although contributing factors were widely disputed, Vaughan soon gained major publicity for quitting the tour . </P> <P> On May 9, the band performed at The Bottom Line in New York City, where they opened for Bryan Adams, with Hammond, Mick Jagger, John McEnroe, Rick Nielsen, Billy Gibbons, and Johnny Winter in attendance . Brandenburg described the performance as "ungodly": "I think Stevie played every lick as loud and as hard and with as much intensity as I've ever heard him ." The successful performance earned Vaughan a positive review published in the New York Post, asserting that Double Trouble outperformed Adams . "Fortunately, Bryan Adams, the Canadian rocker who is opening arena dates for Journey, doesn't headline too often", wrote Martin Porter, who claimed that after the band's performance, the stage had been "rendered to cinders by the most explosively original showmanship to grace the New York stage in some time ." </P> <P> After acquiring the recordings from Browne's studio, Double Trouble began assembling the material for a full - length LP . The album, Texas Flood, opens with the track "Love Struck Baby", which was written for Lenny on their "love - struck day". He composed "Pride and Joy" and "I'm Cryin"' for one of his former girlfriends, Lindi Bethel, and are both musically similar, but their lyrics are two different perspectives of their prior relationship . Along with covers of Howlin' Wolf, The Isley Brothers, and Buddy Guy, the album included Vaughan's cover of Larry Davis' "Texas Flood", a song which he became strongly associated with . "Lenny" served as a tribute to his wife, which he composed at the end of their bed . </P> <P> Texas Flood featured cover art by illustrator Brad Holland, who is known for his artwork for Playboy and The New York Times . Originally envisioned with Vaughan sitting on a horse depicting a promotable resemblance, Holland painted an image of him leaning against a wall with a guitar, using a photograph as a reference . Released on June 13, 1983, Texas Flood peaked at number 38 and ultimately sold half a million copies . While Rolling Stone editor Kurt Loder asserted that Vaughan did not possess a distinctive voice, according to AllMusic senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine, the release was a "monumental impact". Billboard described it as "a guitar boogie lovers delight". Agent Alex Hodges commented: "No one knew how big that record would be, because guitar players weren't necessarily in vogue, except for some that were so established they were undeniable...he was one of the few artists that was recouped on every record in a short period of time ." </P>

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