The Soul to Soul Tour was a concert Social_event tour through North America , Europe and Australasia , undertaken Action by American blues rock band Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble from 1985 through 1986 .

Longing for opportunities to expand the group 's lineup , Vaughan and Double Trouble hired Employment keyboardist Reese Wynans during the `` Soul to Soul '' recording sessions in Dallas , Texas .

After two additional North American legs , the band made Manufacturing a second trip to Europe , where the schedule of performances was interrupted Hindering after Vaughan suffered Bodily_harm a mental breakdown , although he continued to perform two more shows with Double Trouble .

The length of the Soul to Soul Tour , then Vaughan and Double Trouble 's longest , exhausted Expend_resource the band as the final leg unfolded .

However , the extended break at the tour Traveling 's conclusion enabled both Vaughan and bassist Tommy Shannon to enter treatment for drug and alcohol addictions and successfully achieve Achieve sobriety .

In Vaughan 's case , this lifestyle would continue through further tours in the following four years , prior to his death in a helicopter accident in August 1990 .

The program consists Containing of four compositions inspired Influence by war Hostile_encounter : Charles Ives `` The Unanswered Question '' ( 1906 ) , John Adams `` The Wound-Dresser '' ( 1989 ) , Benjamin Britten 's `` Sinfonia da Requiem '' ( 1940 ) and Ralph Vaughan Williams Symphony No .