Personal  Photos of Jill Savage

In October 1989, the day AFTER his birthday, we went to the park near our homes (Highland Park/Turtle Creek Dallas) for this photo shoot. I was featured in the annual Swan Song Records Calendar. Each year, we had a different "subject". For 1990, it was "favorite Rock Star". I'd been friends with SRV since early '85 and he more than accommodated me.

He came to the Q102 studios in a rented Lincoln Towncar. His Chevy Convertible was getting repainted. He brought some things to the shoot given to him by fans.

He said "someday people will see these pictures and know that I do appreciate the many gifts" given him. Pictures of a hand-carved cane are with his family, I hope someday ALL of the photos can be seen. He was especially blown away by the cane. And the white guitar I'm playing. Notice I cover the Guitar Maker's name...it wasn't a FENDER :), but Stevie loved to just pick on this one. It was a gift also. The Red/White banded Hat I'm wearing is from the President Bush Inaugural concert. Need I even say, I miss him dearly. He was SUCH a Character. Real, full of unconditional love, never condescending. Thank God his music and his LOVE live on :) 

~ Jill Savage ~

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My locker door from Q102 Dallas. Stevie autographed this the night he was on Rockline from our studios. (1987) We'd just gotten lockers at CBS. He was afraid to "deface" property. I explained, YOU ARE A BIG STAR...do it ! The charcoal on canvas was a gift from a high school friend of Stevie's, named Bill Kiker. It is beautiful. Bill, I thank you so much for this :))    Photo from Indiana Blues Magazine April 1996, the only interview I've ever done since SRV's death.

Official painting commissioned by Antone's Austin as a Memorial to Stevie & Honor to Jimmie and Stevie.

Rare photo of Stevie without his famous hat. 
L to R: Jill, Stevie, Mama B (Betty Savage), June 1990, 
in front of BB King's tour bus,  Starplex, Dallas, BB and Joe Cocker Tour.

Big Brother Jimmie Vaughan with Jill, Dallas Sound Lab, Aug. 22, 1990.