Family Style is the only studio album featuring guitarists and vocalists Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

In his early years, Stevie often remarked that he would like to do an album with his elder brother.

That wish turned out to be his last studio performance, released nearly a month after his death.

The liner notes end with "Thanks Mama V. for letting us play."

Critics praised the songwriting of both brothers, and highlighted songs such as "D/FW", "Tick Tock", and "Telephone Song", while some criticized the lack of their own personal styles, and the songs straying too far from traditional blues.