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The Fabulous Thunderbirds are a blues-rock
Blues-rock

Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining bluesy Improvisation#Musical_improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended boogie jam session with rock and roll styles....
 band
Band (music)

In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform songs. The following articles concern types of musical bands:...
, formed in 1974
1974 in music

Events*January - Ramones form.*January - Joni Mitchell releases her monumental album Court and Spark, supported by the single "Help Me " reaching the highest moment of commercial success....
.

r performing for several years in the Austin
Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Travis County, Texas. Situated in Central Texas and part of the Southwestern United States, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 16th-largest in the United States....
, Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
 blues scene, the band won a recording contract
Recording contract

A recording contract is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist , where the artist makes a record for the label to sell and promote....
 with Takoma/Chrysalis Records
Chrysalis Records

Chrysalis Records was a British record label that was created in 1969. The name was both a reference to the pupal stage of a Pupa#Chrysalis and an amalgam of its founders names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis ....
, and later on signed with Epic Records
Epic Records

Epic Records is an United States record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. The label was founded in 1953 as a jazz label, and was eventually expanded to several genres of music....
.

Their first two album
Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
s, released in 1979 and 1980 with Keith Ferguson on bass guitar
Bass guitar

The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
 and Mike Buck on drum
Drum

The drum is a member of the percussion instrument group, technically classified as a membranophone.. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with parts of a player's body, or with some sort of implement such as a drumstick, to produce sound....
s, initially sold poorly, but are now regarded as successful blues recordings. The Thunderbirds' blues style mixed Texas blues
Texas blues

Texas blues is a subgenre of the blues, and of course is not limited to Texas-based musicians. It has had various style variations but typically has been played with more swing music than other blues styles....
 with the harmonica
Harmonica

The harmonica is a free reed aerophone wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes....
 laced swamp blues
Swamp blues

Swamp blues is a form of blues music that is highly evolved and specialized. It arose from the Louisiana blues and is known for its laidback rhythms which dominate a music that is simultaneously funky and often lighthearted — for a blues sub-genre....
 sounds of Slim Harpo
Slim Harpo

Slim Harpo was a blues musician.Born James Moore in Lobdell, Louisiana, the eldest in an orphaned family, Moore worked as a longshoreman and building worker during the late 1930s and early 1940s....
 and Lazy Lester
Lazy Lester

Lazy Lester is a swamp blues harmonica player, whose career spans the 1950s to the 2000s.Best known for regional hit record sound recording and reproduction with Ernie Young's Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee based Excello Records record label, Lester also contributed as a sideman to songs recorded by Excello label-mates including Slim Harp...
 — both of whom the Thunderbirds covered
Cover version

In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition of a previously recorded, commercially released song.In its current use, it can sometimes have a pejorative meaning — implying that the original recording should be regarded as the definitive version, usually in the sense of an "authentic" rendition, and all...
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The Fabulous Thunderbirds are a blues-rock
Blues-rock

Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining bluesy Improvisation#Musical_improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended boogie jam session with rock and roll styles....
 band
Band (music)

In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform songs. The following articles concern types of musical bands:...
, formed in 1974
1974 in music

Events*January - Ramones form.*January - Joni Mitchell releases her monumental album Court and Spark, supported by the single "Help Me " reaching the highest moment of commercial success....
.

Career

After performing for several years in the Austin
Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Travis County, Texas. Situated in Central Texas and part of the Southwestern United States, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 16th-largest in the United States....
, Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
 blues scene, the band won a recording contract
Recording contract

A recording contract is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist , where the artist makes a record for the label to sell and promote....
 with Takoma/Chrysalis Records
Chrysalis Records

Chrysalis Records was a British record label that was created in 1969. The name was both a reference to the pupal stage of a Pupa#Chrysalis and an amalgam of its founders names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis ....
, and later on signed with Epic Records
Epic Records

Epic Records is an United States record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. The label was founded in 1953 as a jazz label, and was eventually expanded to several genres of music....
.

Their first two album
Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
s, released in 1979 and 1980 with Keith Ferguson on bass guitar
Bass guitar

The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
 and Mike Buck on drum
Drum

The drum is a member of the percussion instrument group, technically classified as a membranophone.. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with parts of a player's body, or with some sort of implement such as a drumstick, to produce sound....
s, initially sold poorly, but are now regarded as successful blues recordings. The Thunderbirds' blues style mixed Texas blues
Texas blues

Texas blues is a subgenre of the blues, and of course is not limited to Texas-based musicians. It has had various style variations but typically has been played with more swing music than other blues styles....
 with the harmonica
Harmonica

The harmonica is a free reed aerophone wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes....
 laced swamp blues
Swamp blues

Swamp blues is a form of blues music that is highly evolved and specialized. It arose from the Louisiana blues and is known for its laidback rhythms which dominate a music that is simultaneously funky and often lighthearted — for a blues sub-genre....
 sounds of Slim Harpo
Slim Harpo

Slim Harpo was a blues musician.Born James Moore in Lobdell, Louisiana, the eldest in an orphaned family, Moore worked as a longshoreman and building worker during the late 1930s and early 1940s....
 and Lazy Lester
Lazy Lester

Lazy Lester is a swamp blues harmonica player, whose career spans the 1950s to the 2000s.Best known for regional hit record sound recording and reproduction with Ernie Young's Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee based Excello Records record label, Lester also contributed as a sideman to songs recorded by Excello label-mates including Slim Harp...
 — both of whom the Thunderbirds covered
Cover version

In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition of a previously recorded, commercially released song.In its current use, it can sometimes have a pejorative meaning — implying that the original recording should be regarded as the definitive version, usually in the sense of an "authentic" rendition, and all...
. The band's third album, Butt-Rockin, released in 1981, took the band closer to old rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues is the name given to a wide-ranging genre of popular music first created by African Americans in the late 1940s and early 1950s....
 and added additional musicians playing piano
Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard instrument. Widely used in Western music for solo performance, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to musical composition and rehearsal....
 and brass
Brass instrument

A brass instrument is a musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a tubular resonator. They are also called labrosones, literally meaning "lip-vibrated instruments" ....
.

Although the Fabulous Thunderbirds had become favorites of fellow musicians — opening shows for the likes of The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock music band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards....
 and Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton

Eric Patrick Clapton Order of the British Empire is an English blues-rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. He is "probably most famous for his mastery of the Stratocaster guitar." Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Yardbirds, of Cream , and as a solo performer, being the only person to...
 — and had been critically well-received, the band's records
Gramophone record

A gramophone record is an analog signal sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove usually starting near the periphery and ending near the centre of the disc....
 did not sell particularly well. Chrysalis dropped the band following the release of T-Bird Rhythm, leaving the band without a contract for four years. While still in limbo, the Fabulous Thunderbirds continued to play concert
Concert

A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. The music may be performed by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band....
s across the U.S.
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. During this time, bassist Keith Ferguson left the band and was replaced by Preston Hubbard, a former member of Roomful of Blues
Roomful of Blues

Roomful of Blues is a horn-driven musical band that plays jump blues. The group was formed in Westerly, Rhode Island, Rhode Island in 1967 by guitarist Duke Robillard and pianist Al Copley....
. In 1985, the band finally landed another recording contract with Epic/Associated.

The single
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
, "Tuff Enuff" was featured in the 1986 film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
 Gung Ho
Gung Ho (film)

Gung Ho is a 1986 in film Ron Howard comedy film, released by Paramount Pictures, and starring Michael Keaton and Gedde Watanabe. The film's story portrayed the takeover of an United States automobile manufacturing plant by a Japanese corporation ....
. It was also featured in the film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
 Tough Guys
Tough Guys

Tough Guys is a 1986 in film comedy starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Eli Wallach and Dana Carvey. The movie was directed by Jeff Kanew, who also directed Revenge of the Nerds....
, as was the follow-up single "Wrap It Up". "Tuff Enuff" remains as the band's only Top 10 hit, peaking at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
. The band's music was also used in the 1987 movie
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
, Hot Pursuit
Hot pursuit

The term "Hot pursuit" was coined by the United States Coast Guard during the prohibition era.* In law enforcement and international law, Hot pursuit can refer to:...
. The Fabulous Thunderbirds' next album, Hot Number, fell off the charts
Record chart

Record chart are a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
 quickly. But following that, their recording
Sound recording and reproduction

Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical or mechanics inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects....
 of Powerful Stuff was a success, based in part upon its inclusion in the 1988 film Cocktail
Cocktail (film)

Cocktail is a film released by Touchstone Pictures in 1988. It stars Tom Cruise as a talented bartender who finds love while working at a bar in Jamaica....
. The band then embarked on a long series of line-up changes and albums throughout the 1990s.

Jimmie Vaughan
Jimmie Vaughan

James Lawrence "Jimmie Lee" Vaughan is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is the older brother of Stevie Ray Vaughan.Jimmie Vaughan's style was influenced by Freddie King who gave him personal advice....
 left the band to play in a duo
Duet (music)

A duet is a musical composition or musical piece for two performers. In classical music the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word Wiktionary:duo is also often used....
  with his brother
Sibling

A sibling is a brother or a sister; that is, any person who shares the same parents.In most societies throughout the world, siblings usually grow up together and spend a good deal of their childhood with each other....
 Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan

Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan was an United States blues-rock guitarist, whose broad appeal made him an influential electric blues guitarist. To date, a total of 18 albums of Vaughan's work have been released....
; following Stevie Ray's death
Death

Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that define a life organism. It refers to both a particular event and to the condition that results thereby....
 in 1990, Jimmie pursued a full-time solo career. The Fabulous Thunderbirds replaced Vaughan with two guitarist
Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres....
s, Duke Robillard
Duke Robillard

Michael John "Duke" Robillard is an United States blues musician.After playing in various bands and working for Guild guitars, he co-founded Roomful of Blues with pianist Al Copley in 1967....
 and Kid Bangham.

In the early 1990s, Kim Wilson
Kim Wilson

File:KimWilson1996.jpgKim Wilson is a United States blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known singing lead vocals with the The Fabulous Thunderbirds on two hit record songs of the 1980s; "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It Up"....
 recorded a pair of solo albums while continuing to tour with The Fabulous Thunderbirds. In 1994, the band recorded a ninth album, Roll of the Dice, which was released on Private Music
Private Music

Private Music is an American record company founded in 1984 in music by experimental musician Peter Baumann, as a home for instrumental music. Baumann's previous solo career included the dance hit, "Strangers in the Night." Initially signing such artists as Yanni, Suzanne Ciani, Patrick O'Hearn and Baumann's former bandmates Tangerine Dream...
 in 1995. High Water followed in 1997. On the evening of February 16th, 2000, The Fabulous Thunderbirds made history, becoming the first band ever to be broadcast on the internet using high-definition cameras. The companion DVD, Invitation Only, is one of the first high-resolution multi-track recordings of a live concert event. The companion CD Live!
LIVE!

LIVE! is an 1998 live album released by Yngwie J. Malmsteen. It was recorded in Brazil on the 1998 world tour....
 was released in 2001.

The band recorded Painted On in 2005, produced by Steve Berlin (of Los Lobos
Los Lobos

Los Lobos are an United States rock band. They are 3-time Grammy Award winners. Their music is influenced by rock and roll, Tejano music, country music, folk music, R&B, blues and traditional Spanish and Mexican music such as boleros and norte?o s....
) and featuring Rachel Nagy of The Detroit Cobras on the track Love Speaks Louder Than Words. Guitarist Nick Curran
Nick Curran (musician)

Nick Curran is an United States blues singer and guitarist. He has been likened to Guitar Slim, T-Bone Walker, Little Richard, and is clearly influenced by Amos Milburn....
 joined Wilson on vocals for Two Time Fool.

The Fabulous Thunderbirds have maintained an intense touring schedule throughout the United States and Europe since the early 1990s. The band will be returning to Europe again during the spring and summer of 2008, and will also perform at many blues festivals throughout the U.S.

Line-ups

1976-1980
  • Kim Wilson
    Kim Wilson

    File:KimWilson1996.jpgKim Wilson is a United States blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known singing lead vocals with the The Fabulous Thunderbirds on two hit record songs of the 1980s; "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It Up"....
    : Vocals, harmonica
  • Jimmie Vaughan
    Jimmie Vaughan

    James Lawrence "Jimmie Lee" Vaughan is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is the older brother of Stevie Ray Vaughan.Jimmie Vaughan's style was influenced by Freddie King who gave him personal advice....
    : Guitar
  • Keith Ferguson: Bass
  • Mike Buck
    Mike Buck

    Mike Buck is an Austin, Texas based drummer who became influential by playing in a variety of bands in the American folk music scene....
    : Drums
1981–1985
  • Kim Wilson
    Kim Wilson

    File:KimWilson1996.jpgKim Wilson is a United States blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known singing lead vocals with the The Fabulous Thunderbirds on two hit record songs of the 1980s; "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It Up"....
    : Vocals, harmonica
  • Jimmie Vaughan
    Jimmie Vaughan

    James Lawrence "Jimmie Lee" Vaughan is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is the older brother of Stevie Ray Vaughan.Jimmie Vaughan's style was influenced by Freddie King who gave him personal advice....
    : Guitar
  • Keith Ferguson: Bass
  • Fran Cristina: Drums
    • 1985–1989
  • Kim Wilson
    Kim Wilson

    File:KimWilson1996.jpgKim Wilson is a United States blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known singing lead vocals with the The Fabulous Thunderbirds on two hit record songs of the 1980s; "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It Up"....
    : Vocals, harmonica
  • Jimmie Vaughan
    Jimmie Vaughan

    James Lawrence "Jimmie Lee" Vaughan is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is the older brother of Stevie Ray Vaughan.Jimmie Vaughan's style was influenced by Freddie King who gave him personal advice....
    : Guitar
  • Preston Hubbard: Bass
  • Fran Cristina: Drums
    • 1990–1992
  • Kim Wilson
    Kim Wilson

    File:KimWilson1996.jpgKim Wilson is a United States blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known singing lead vocals with the The Fabulous Thunderbirds on two hit record songs of the 1980s; "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It Up"....
    : Vocals, harmonica
  • Duke Robillard
    Duke Robillard

    Michael John "Duke" Robillard is an United States blues musician.After playing in various bands and working for Guild guitars, he co-founded Roomful of Blues with pianist Al Copley in 1967....
    : Guitar
  • Kid Bangham: Guitar
  • Preston Hubbard: Bass
  • Fran Cristina: Drums
    • 1993-1995
  • Kim Wilson
    Kim Wilson

    File:KimWilson1996.jpgKim Wilson is a United States blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known singing lead vocals with the The Fabulous Thunderbirds on two hit record songs of the 1980s; "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It Up"....
    : Vocals, harmonica
  • David "Kid" Ramos: Guitar
  • Willie Campbell: Bass
  • Gene Taylor
    Gene Taylor (musician)

    Gene Taylor is a prolific and widely acclaimed blues rock music and boogie-woogie pianist....
    : Keyboards
  • Fran Cristina: Drums
    • 1996-1998
  • Kim Wilson
    Kim Wilson

    File:KimWilson1996.jpgKim Wilson is a United States blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known singing lead vocals with the The Fabulous Thunderbirds on two hit record songs of the 1980s; "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It Up"....
    : Vocals, harmonica
  • David "Kid" Ramos: Guitar
  • Willie Campbell: Bass
  • Gene Taylor
    Gene Taylor (musician)

    Gene Taylor is a prolific and widely acclaimed blues rock music and boogie-woogie pianist....
    : Keyboards
  • Jimi Bott: Drums
    • 1999
  • Kim Wilson
    Kim Wilson

    File:KimWilson1996.jpgKim Wilson is a United States blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known singing lead vocals with the The Fabulous Thunderbirds on two hit record songs of the 1980s; "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It Up"....
    : Vocals, harmonica
  • David "Kid" Ramos: Guitar
  • Willie Campbell: Bass
  • Gene Taylor
    Gene Taylor (musician)

    Gene Taylor is a prolific and widely acclaimed blues rock music and boogie-woogie pianist....
    : Keyboards
  • Richard Innes: Drums
    • 2000-2002
  • Kim Wilson
    Kim Wilson

    File:KimWilson1996.jpgKim Wilson is a United States blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known singing lead vocals with the The Fabulous Thunderbirds on two hit record songs of the 1980s; "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It Up"....
    : Vocals, harmonica
  • David "Kid" Ramos: Guitar
  • Willie Campbell: Bass
  • Gene Taylor
    Gene Taylor (musician)

    Gene Taylor is a prolific and widely acclaimed blues rock music and boogie-woogie pianist....
    : Keyboards
  • Jimi Bott: Drums
    • 2002
  • Kim Wilson
    Kim Wilson

    File:KimWilson1996.jpgKim Wilson is a United States blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known singing lead vocals with the The Fabulous Thunderbirds on two hit record songs of the 1980s; "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It Up"....
    : Vocals, harmonica
  • David "Kid" Ramos: Guitar
  • Willie Campbell: Bass
  • Gene Taylor
    Gene Taylor (musician)

    Gene Taylor is a prolific and widely acclaimed blues rock music and boogie-woogie pianist....
    : Keyboards
  • Steve Hodges: Drums
    • 2002-2004
  • Kim Wilson
    Kim Wilson

    File:KimWilson1996.jpgKim Wilson is a United States blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known singing lead vocals with the The Fabulous Thunderbirds on two hit record songs of the 1980s; "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It Up"....
    : Vocals, harmonica
  • Troy Gonyea: Guitar
  • Gene Taylor
    Gene Taylor (musician)

    Gene Taylor is a prolific and widely acclaimed blues rock music and boogie-woogie pianist....
    : Keyboards
  • Ronnie James Weber: Bass
  • Jimi Bott: Drums
    • 2005-2007
  • Kim Wilson
    Kim Wilson

    File:KimWilson1996.jpgKim Wilson is a United States blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known singing lead vocals with the The Fabulous Thunderbirds on two hit record songs of the 1980s; "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It Up"....
    : Vocals, harmonica
  • Nick Curran
    Nick Curran (musician)

    Nick Curran is an United States blues singer and guitarist. He has been likened to Guitar Slim, T-Bone Walker, Little Richard, and is clearly influenced by Amos Milburn....
    : Guitar, vocals
  • Kirk Fletcher: Guitar
  • Gene Taylor
    Gene Taylor (musician)

    Gene Taylor is a prolific and widely acclaimed blues rock music and boogie-woogie pianist....
    : Keyboards
  • Ronnie James Weber: Bass
  • Jimi Bott: Drums
    • 2007
  • Kim Wilson
    Kim Wilson

    File:KimWilson1996.jpgKim Wilson is a United States blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known singing lead vocals with the The Fabulous Thunderbirds on two hit record songs of the 1980s; "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It Up"....
    : Vocals, harmonica
  • Johnny Moeller
    Johnny Moeller

    Johnny Moeller is an United States blues guitarist currently with The Fabulous Thunderbirds.He had early exposure to music in the home as his father played a little boogie-woogie piano and was constantly listening to music....
    : Guitar
  • Kirk Fletcher: Guitar
  • Randy Bermudes: Bass
  • Jay Moeller: Drums
    • 2008
  • Kim Wilson
    Kim Wilson

    File:KimWilson1996.jpgKim Wilson is a United States blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known singing lead vocals with the The Fabulous Thunderbirds on two hit record songs of the 1980s; "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It Up"....
    : Vocals, harmonica
  • Johnny Moeller
    Johnny Moeller

    Johnny Moeller is an United States blues guitarist currently with The Fabulous Thunderbirds.He had early exposure to music in the home as his father played a little boogie-woogie piano and was constantly listening to music....
    : Guitar
  • Mike Keller: Guitar
  • Randy Bermudes: Bass
  • Jay Moeller: Drums


    • Discography


    Albums

    • Girls Go Wild
      Girls Go Wild

      Girls Go Wild is the debut studio album by Texas based Blues Rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds released in 1979. The album initially sold poorly, but is now regarded as a successful white blues recording....
       - (1979)
    • What's the Word
      What's the Word

      What's the Word is the second studio album by Texas based Blues Rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds released in 1980. The album, like it's predecessor initially sold poorly, but is now regarded as a successful white blues recording....
       - (1980)
    • Butt Rockin'
      Butt Rockin'

      Butt Rockin' is the third studio album by Texas based Blues Rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds. The recording took the band closer to old rhythm and blues and added additional musicians playing piano and brass....
       - (1981)
    • T-Bird Rhythm
      T-Bird Rhythm

      T-Bird Rhythm is the fourth studio album by Texas based Blues Rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds released in 1982. The recording features a mixture of covers and originals....
       - (1982)
    • Tuff Enuff
      Tuff Enuff

      Tuff Enuff is a 1986 studio album by Texas based Blues Rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds which pointed the band in a more mainstream direction....
       - (1986)
    • Hot Number
      Hot Number

      Hot number is a 1987 studio album by Texas based Blues Rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds....
       - (1987)
    • Powerful Stuff
      Powerful Stuff

      Powerful Stuff is a 1989 studio album by Texas based Blues Rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds. The track "Powerful Stuff" achieved mainstream success and was featured in Touchstone Pictures' 1988 hit film Cocktail ....
       - (1989)
    • Walk That Walk, Talk That Talk
      Walk That Walk, Talk That Talk

      Walk That Walk, Talk That Talk is a 1991 studio album by Texas based Blues Rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds and the first without guitarist Jimmie Vaughan....
       - (1991)
    • Roll of the Dice
      Roll of the Dice

      Roll of the Dice is a 1995 studio album by Texas based Blues Rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds, their second without Jimmie Vaughan....
       - (1995)
    • High Water
      High Water (album)

      High Water is a 1997 studio album by Texas based Blues Rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds....
       - (1997)
    • Painted On
      Painted On

      Painted On is a 2005 studio album by Texas based Blues Rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds. It was produced by Steve Berlin of Los Lobos and features Rachel Nagy of The Detroit Cobras....
       - (2005)


    Live albums

    • Live from London - (1985)
    • Live
      Live (The Fabulous Thunderbirds album)

      Live is a 2001 live album by Texas based Blues Rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Recorded on the evening of February 16th, 2000, the concert made history somewhat for becoming the first ever to be broadcast over the internet using High-definition video cameras....
       - (2001)


    Compilations

    • The Essential - (1991)
    • Hot Stuff: The Greatest Hits - (1992)
    • Wrap It Up - (1993)
    • Different Tacos
      Different Tacos

      Different Tacos is a 1996 compilation album by Texas based Blues Rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds. The album features a collection of rarities, B-sides and outtakes from their first four albums....
       - (1996)
    • Butt Rockin'/T-Bird Rhythm - (1996)
    • Best of the Fabulous Thunderbirds - (1997)
    • Tuff Enuff/Powerful Stuff - (1999)
    • "Thunderbirds Tacos Deluxe" - (2003)


    Singles

    • "Tuff Enuff" - (1986)
    • "Wrap It Up" - (1986)
    • "How Do You Spell Love" - (1987)
    • "Powerful Stuff" - (1989)


    See also

    • Music of Austin
      Music of Austin

      File:SRV.jpegThe music of Austin, Texas centers on 6th Street , Red River, and South Congress, where bars and clubs of every kind can be found....
    • Music of Texas
      Music of Texas

      Texas has long been a center for musical innovation. Texans have pioneered musical developments in tejano music, punk rock, mariachi, country music and the blues....
    • List of 1980s one-hit wonders in the United States
      List of 1980s one-hit wonders in the United States

      This is a list of musical artists whose one hit came out in the 1980s.The list contains recording artists who reached the Top 40 of the U.S....
    • Texas blues
      Texas blues

      Texas blues is a subgenre of the blues, and of course is not limited to Texas-based musicians. It has had various style variations but typically has been played with more swing music than other blues styles....
    • List of blues musicians
      List of blues musicians

      Performers in the blues style range from primitive, one-chord Delta players to big bands to country music to rock and roll to european classical music....
    • Rockabilly
      Rockabilly

      Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, and emerged in the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a Portmanteau word of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development....


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