Kim Wilson and The Fabulous Thunderbirds Celebrate 50 Years w/Critically Acclaimed Release!
- Author
- Rock Raymond
- Published
- Fri 24 May 2024
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- https://www.rockstarchronicles.com/
THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY
WITH NEW ALBUM ‘STRUCK DOWN’
ZOOM SPECIAL EVENT WITH FRONTMAN KIM WILSON ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray Shasho.
The Fabulous Thunderbirds, who will celebrate their 50th anniversary with the release of their first studio album in eight years, Struck Down, on June 28th. The album’s first single, “Payback Time,” featuring Billy Gibbons, is out now.
Struck Down also features special guests Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, Keb’ Mo’ and Mick Fleetwood on the album’s lone cover song, a scintillating take on Memphis Minnie’s “Nothing in Rambling.” Additional contributions on the new disc come from Elvin Bishop, Terrance Simien and Canadian blues guitar ace Steve Strongman, who co-wrote with Kim Wilson nine of the album’s 10 tracks.
Formed in 1974, The Fabulous Thunderbirds is a familiar name for anyone into contemporary blues and blues rock. This is the band that created classic albums like T-Bird Rhythm and Tuff Enuff. Powered by hits like the title track and “Wrap It Up,” Tuff Enuff went platinum, selling more than one million copies. Led by founding member Kim Wilson, The Fabulous Thunderbirds have been nominated for Grammy Awards six times and for Blues Music Awards more than 20 times. The Fabulous Thunderbirds continue to tour internationally, selling out venues and headlining festivals with the current line-up of Kim Wilson on vocals and harmonica, Johnny Moeller on guitar, Bob Welsh on keyboards and guitar, Rudy Albin on drums and Steve Kirsty on bass.
Please welcome American blues singer and harmonica player, best known as the frontman and band leader of the Fabulous Thunderbirds KIM WILSON to Interviewing the Legends …
PREORDER
THE NEW ALBUM
BY
THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS
Entitled
‘STRUCK DOWN’
The Fabulous Thunderbirds Celebrate 50th Anniversary with the Release of First Studio Album in Eight Years, Struck Down, Coming June 28th on Stony Plain Records
Listen to the first single “Payback Time.”
(featuring Billy Gibbons)
Pre-Order/Pre-Save the Album
https://stonyplainrecords.com/fabulousthunderbirds/
“The Very Best Fabulous Thunderbirds album to date! Grammy worthy! This album has it all…
legendary guest artists, and every track is a great track! Several may already be considered classics.”
5 stars
… By Music Journalist Ray Shasho
FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT
KIM WILSON
AND
THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS
VISIT
https://fabulousthunderbirds.com/
Official website
https://www.facebook.com/fabulousthunderbirds/
https://www.instagram.com/fabuloustbirds/
https://twitter.com/ThunderFabulous
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfAXkyD5vxFXypN4ZqcF-kQ/featured
YouTube
THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS
IN CONCERT
JUL 3 Healdsburg, CA Raven Performing Arts Theater 8:00 PM
JUL 5 Nicasio, CA Rancho Nicasio 4:00 PM
JUL 6 Napa, CA Blue Note Napa 6:30 PM
JUL 6 Napa, CA Blue Note Napa 9:00 PM
JUL 12 Mequon, WI Gathering on the Green 6:30 PM
JUL 12 Mequon, WI Gathering on the Green 8:30 PM
JUL 30 Cologne Luxor 8:00 PM
JUL 29 Nuremberg Hirsch 8:00 PM
Discography
With The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Albums
The Fabulous Thunderbirds (1979)
What's the Word (1980)
Butt Rockin' (1981)
T-Bird Rhythm (1982)
Tuff Enuff (1986)
Hot Number (1987)
Powerful Stuff (1989)
Walk That Walk, Talk That Talk (1991)
Roll of the Dice (1995)
High Water (1997)
Painted On (2005)
Thunderbirds! (2009, sold only at shows)
On the Verge (2013)
Strong Like That (2016)
Struck Down (2024)
Compilation albums
Portfolio (1987)
The Essential... (1991)
Hot Stuff: The Greatest Hits (1992)
Wrap It Up (1993)
The Fabulous Thunderbirds/What's the Word (1993)
Butt Rockin'/T-Bird Rhythm (1993)
Different Tacos (1996)
The Best of the Fabulous Thunderbirds (1997)
Tuff Enuff/Powerful Stuff (1999)
Thunderbirds Tacos Deluxe (2003)
The Best of the Fabulous Thunderbirds: Early Birds Special (2011)
The Bad and Best of... (2013)
Live albums
Live from London (1985)
Live [AKA Invitation Only] (2001)
Singles
"Tuff Enuff" (1986) No. 10 US, No. 83 AUS[13]
"Wrap It Up" (1986) No. 50 US
"Why Get Up" (1986)
"Stand Back" (1987) No. 76 US
"How Do You Spell Love" (1987)
"Wasted Tears" (1988)
"Powerful Stuff" (1988) No. 65 US
"Knock Yourself Out" (1989)
Solo
1993: Tigerman (Antone's)
1994: That's Life (Antone's)
1997: My Blues (Blue Collar)
2001: Smokin' Joint (M.C. Records)
2003: Looking for Trouble (M.C. Records)
2006: My Blues Sessions: Kim's Mix, Volume I (Bluebeat)
2017: Blues and Boogie, Vol. 1 (Severn)
2020: Take Me Back - The Bigtone Sessions (M.C. Records)
Guest
Ronnie Earl, Smokin' (1983)
Roomful of Blues, Dressed Up To Get Messed Up (1984)
Ronnie Earl, They Call Me Mr. Earl (1984)
Ron Levy's Wild Kingdon, Ron Levy's Wild Kingdom (1988)
People Get Ready – A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield (1993)
Snuff Johnson, Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Black Magic Records, 1994)
Bonnie Raitt, Road Tested (1995)
Kid Ramos, Kid Ramos (1999)
James Cotton, 35th Anniversary Jam of the James Cotton Blues Band (Telarc, 2001)
Big Jack Johnson, The Memphis Barbecue Sessions (2002)
JW-Jones, Bogart's Bounce (guest, 2002)
JW-Jones, My Kind of Evil (producer and guest, 2004)
Wentus Blues Band, Family Album (Bluelight Records, 2004)
Barrelhouse Chuck, Got My Eyes on You (2007)
Omar Kent Dykes & Jimmie Vaughan, Jimmy Reed Highway (2007)
Louisiana Red, Back to the Black Bayou (Ruf Records, 2008)
Elvin Bishop, The Blues Rolls On (2008)
Eric Clapton, Clapton (Reprise, 2010)
Mark Knopfler, Privateering (2012)
Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King, Road Dog's Life (Delta Groove Productions, 2013)
Barrelhouse Chuck, Driftin' From Town To Town (2013)
The Robert Cray Band, 4 Nights of 40 Years (2015)
Buddy Guy, Born to Play Guitar (2015)
Thornetta Davis, Honest Woman (2016)
Peter Karp, Blue Flame (2018)
Ash Grunwald, Mojo (2019)
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