Clifford Antone found dead

This is mainly a quick story for my friends who live nowhere near Austin. Austin friends probably already heard this morning. 
 
Who was he? Clifford Antone ran a the Blues nightclub in Austin that is usually credited for launching Stevie Ray Vaughn’s career. I think it also helped bring attention to The Fabulous Thunderbirds (Jimmie Vaughn’s old band) by all the flyers you see of them there. His nightclub in its various locations also brought many other Blues, Rockabilly, Zydeco and other non-mainstream types of music to Austin. 
 
I didn’t much more about the guy other than his legal woes that would pop up in the Austin Chronicle from time to time. I do know he is one of the people Austin can thank (or curse) for helping put the city on the map when it comes to it being a musical destination. 
 
More details about Clifford Antone can be found on KUT’s news site.