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Austin is found of acknowledging, honoring and remembering their social and cultural icons. Among them are Lady Bird Johnson Stevie Ray Vaughn. The former First Lady had been a resident for a significant amount of time in Austin and the city’s population greatly adored and appreciated her. Lady Bird Park was established shortly after her death in honor of her. Stevie Ray Vaughn was an American guitarist, songwriter and singer. Most of the tourists who visit the city and stay in one of the luxury Austin hotels should be aware of both of these famous personalities.

The reason these two personalities are mentioned together is technically due to the fact that a statue of Vaughn is located in Lady Bird Park. However, in the broader sense, they both can be seen as symbolic representation of this city. Austin is a beautiful city with a unique geographic makeup. There is a strong focus on environmental beauty and was something that was greatly supported by Johnson. She was a major conservationist and also contributed to the spring planting of bluebonnet flowers. Her ideals can be found throughout the city in various municipal landscape designs and parks and recreation areas.

Stevie Ray Vaughn was a legendary Texan guitarist and Austin is known for its legendary music scene. He died at the young age of 35 though he produced a prolific amount of music in his short life. He released a total of 18 albums and primarily played a blues and jazz based Texan rock. He was listed by Rolling Stone as number 7 in the magazine’s 2003 list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. In addition he was listed at number 3 of the top 100 wildest guitar heroes in 2007 by Classic Rock. He has inspired and amazed both musicians and fans and is widely recognized as one of the most influential blues guitarists in history.