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Stevie Ray Vaughan was 29 by the time ‘break-out’ Texas Flood was released. He’d been a working musician for over a decade by then, setting fretboards and blues clubs alight throughout Austin; as recalled here by a (largely very Texan) cast of old bandmates and blues connoisseurs.

Yes he found fame in the 80s, but a LOT happened before then – as this relatively academic but engaging documentary reminds us. At least as significant here, however, is Stevie’s place in the wider blues movement of the time – from crackly Blind Lemon Jefferson recordings, to wonderful footage of the young Johnny Winter.

A flash of gleaming stetsons, shiny jackets and bigger stages speedily depicts his spotlight years, in stark contrast with the minutiae in which his formative influences and local scene are explored. For a broader audience, a wider-reaching documentary would strike more of a chord. As a hefty shot of Texas blues history, however, this is a solid investment.

Polly is deputy editor at Classic Rock magazine, where she writes and commissions regular pieces and longer reads (including new band coverage), and has interviewed rock's biggest and newest names. She also contributes to Louder, Prog and Metal Hammer and talks about songs on the 20 Minute Club podcast. Elsewhere she's had work published in The Musician, delicious. magazine and others, and written biographies for various album campaigns. In a previous life as a women's magazine junior she interviewed Tracey Emin and Lily James – and wangled Rival Sons into the arts pages. In her spare time she writes fiction and cooks.