The Fabulous Thunderbirds – The Jimmie Vaughan Years: Complete Studio Recordings 1978-1989 – 4 CD Boxed Set This is a comprehensive boxed set of the early Austin, TX band The Fabulous Thunderbirds when Grammy Award-winning guitarist/bassist/vocalist Jimmie Vaughan & lead vocalist Kim Wilson (harmonica) were behind the controls. The door to their bluesy music opens […]
Kim Wilson – Slow Burn My first exposure to Kim Wilson was years ago, when, along with his Texas day job band, The Fabulous Thunderbirds (since 1974), I was treated to the marvelous 1986 “Tuff Enuff.” Over the years, the additional band albums continued to feature hot, accessible, if not commercial blues tunes. When Kim […]
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Jimmie Vaughan – The Lone Star Bluesman In the personal holy grail of Jimmie Vaughan during his years growing up in Texas, it was cars and guitars. There was something about the sound of both to the ears of the young man. Vaughan’s neighborhood, Oak Cliff, was right on one of Dallas’ edges, and there […]
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