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Top Stories: Oak Cliff Guitar Brothers Remembered; Sessions Claims Misspeaking Over Woman's Death

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Oak Cliff guitar legends Stevie Ray and JImmie Vaughan.

The top local stories this morning from KERA News:

Guitar players the world over idolize Stevie Ray Vaughan, but the guitar player he idolized was his big brother, Jimmie. 

The Oak Cliff natives are the subject of a new documentary called “From Nowhere: The Story of the Vaughan Brothers,” and this week the Big Screen team talk with director Kirby Warnock, who covered the duo from their earliest days through their rise to fame.

Other stories this morning:

  • Dallas Congressman Pete Sessions has drawn criticism for his recent remarks about a domestic violence incident. 

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM.

Gus Contreras is a digital producer and reporter at KERA News. Gus produces the local All Things Considered segment and reports on a variety of topics from, sports to immigration. He was an intern and production assistant for All Things Considered in Washington D.C.