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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/ Facebook https://www.instagram.com/fabuloustbirds/ Instagram https://twitter.com/ThunderFabulous Twitter 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)   Support us on PayPal!

Blues is the Truth Episode 660 May 20, 2023 Featuring: Interview with Harpo Walker Music from Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robert Hokum, Lady Adrena, Tim Aves and Wolfpack, Boo Boo Davis, The BB King Blues Band with Kenny Neal, Saverio Maccne, Kelli Baker, Ivy Gold, Little Steam, C Bone, Ruthie Foster, Jimmie Vaughan and Omar Kent Dykes, Greyhound George Band, Shawn Amos, Jimmy Regal and the Royals, Lil' Jimmy Reed with Ben Levin, Pat McDougall, and Matt Schofield Listen now on your favorite podcast app! **In this episode of Blues is the Truth, host Ian McHugh talks to Harpo Walker about his new album Bruised Heart Blues. Walker is the harmonica player and singer with australian blues band Django Blackheart. In the interview Harpo talks about the reasons he made a solo album, the amazing musicians he's been working with, and the stories behind the songs. The episode also features music from some of the best new and established blues artists, including Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robert Hokum, Lady Adrena, Tim Aves and Wolfpack, Boo Boo Davis, The BB King Blues Band with Kenny Neal, Saverio Maccne, Kelli Baker, Ivy Gold, Little Steam, C Bone, Ruthie Foster, Jimmie Vaughan and Omar Kent Dykes, Greyhound George Band, Shawn Amos, Jimmy Regal and the Royals, Lil' Jimmy Reed with Ben Levin, Pat McDougall, and Matt Schofield. This is a must-listen episode for any fan of the blues. So tune in now and experience the truth of the blues!**

It's time for another amazing edition of Blues is the Truth, bringing you two whole hours of amazing blues and more. It's backed with great tunes from the likes of Eric Clapton, Fantastic Negrito, Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, Bruce Mississippi Johnson, Philip Fankhäuser, Joe Bonamassa, Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues, Junior Watson, The Cinelli Brothers, Mud Bay, Omar Kent Dykes and Jimmie Vaughan, Gary Clark Jr, Janice Harington, Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton, Douglas Avery, John Mayall, Aaron Burton, The Powder Blues Band, BB King, Trevor Babajack Steger, Muddy What, Albert Castiglia, Dayna Kurtz, Larkin Poe, Connor Selby, Honeyboy Bryant and Reverend Shawn Amos. Hit play and join us on our journey through the blues. Don't forget to like share and subscribe... and if you like leave a little review too. It really helps grow the show and bring more folks to this amazing music. You can also join our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/bluesisthetruth

 | Artist  | Title  | Album Name  | Album Copyright|Otis Clay and johnny Rawles| Only You and I Know| Soul Brothers | Calvin Frazier  | Lilly Mae (Version 3)  | Down Home Blues: Detroit Disc 2 | Mandolin Blues  | Mandolin_s bop  | Vedi Napoli e poi...Muoio! | Omar Kent Dykes & Jimmie Vaughan  | You Made Me Laugh  | Essential: Omar and The Howlers | Bernie Mardsen  | Too Rolling Stoned  | Trios  |   |  | Jerry Lee Lewis  | Another Place, Another Time  | A Whole Lotta... Jerry Lee Lewis (CD2) | Chris Thomas King  | Flooded In the Delta  | 22 Special Blues Tracks | Cripple Clarence Lofton  | The Fives  | Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1939-1943) | Piano Kid Edwards  | Give Us Another Jug  | The Paramount Masters - CD 4/4 | Brent Hutchinson  | Freight Train (Acoustic)  | Smoke and Mirrors (2017) | The Golden Gate Quartet  | Precious Lord  | Gospel Masters: Rock My Soul | Chuck Berry  | House of Blue Lights  | The Ultimate Collection cd 1 | Bo Diddley with Jimmie Vaughan  | He's Got A Key  | The Jimmy Vaughan Story | CW Ayon  | Rio Grande Theatre LIVE - 04 Make Me Wanna  | Rio Grande Theatre LIVE | Fabulous Thunderbirds, The  | Wait On Time  | Live  |   |  | Dean James and the Black Dogs  | Higher  | TRUTH  |   | 

I love to pack each weeks show with the very best blues I can find and this weeks is genuinely full to the brim... From Jimmie Vaughan with Omar Kent Dykes through to Quinn Devereaux there are so many amazing tracks to enjoy. Of course we pay tribute to the recently passed Don Craine of the Downliners Sect, part of the legendary birth of the British blues rock scene. Add to that some amazing tues from the likes of the Cinelli Brothers, Nick Andreas, Kathy Murray and the Kilowatts, Arsen Shomakov, Paul Cox, Emma Wilson, The British Bluescasting Corporation, Shout Sister Shout, Elles Bailey, Mike Zito, Jerry Portnoy and much more. It's a packed show that you DO NOT want to miss!

Andy Cowan (Never Look Back); Jimmy Mayes (Baby What You Want Me To Do); Omar Kent Dykes and Jimmie Vaughan (Big Boss Man); Linsey Alexander (Why I Sing The Blues); Bull City Red (Now I'm Talking About You); Memphis Jug Band (Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green); Grady Champion (Cheating In The Next Room); Cleveland Fats (Cheaters Never Win); Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis (Two Trains Running); Willie Buck (Crawlin' King Snake); Nora Jean Wallace (Look Over Yonder); Bjorn Berge (Look On Yonder Wall); Robert Wilkins (I'll Go With Her); Janiva Magness (That's No Way To Get Along); Terry' Harmonica' Bean (Kind Hearted Baby); Ilana Katz Katz (Downtown With The Devil).

Snatch It Back and Hold It – Junior Wells; Hard Time Killing Floor Blues – Skip James; Two-Fisted Mama – Katie Webster; Diving Duck Blues – Taj Mahal; Pussycat Moan – Sista Monica Parker; Big Boss Man – Omar Kent Dykes, Jimmie Vaughan, Kim Wilson; Dirty No-Gooder's Blues – Valerie Wellington; Shakedown – Popa Chubby; Tell the Truth – Whitney Shay; Mean Old World – Wallace Coleman; You Don't Love Me No More – Victoria Ginty; Freight Train – Vin Mott; New Orleans – Fiona Boyes; Who's Knockin' – Zac Harmon; Hard Time Killing Floor – Pura Fé. Escuchar audio

After last weeks best of the year retrospective this week's blues is the truth goes retro and delves through the crates to pick out some of the best classics of blues, roots and more. There are tracks from all three of the Kings, Omar Kent Dykes and Jimmie Vaughan, Bobby Blue Bland, Keb'Mo', John Hammond, Rory Block, Taj Mahal, T-Bone Walker, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Howling Wolf and many many more. Hit play and enjoy!

All Couch Kid New Music It has been since 2015 that Omar Kent Dykes joined me and I am so happy to welcome him back for his sixth visit to The Couch.  We'll talk about his new release Omar & The Howlers - Zoltar's Walk and find out what this legendary performer has been up to since we last visited. Ilana Katz Katz has released Subway Stories, a 13-song collection with originals and some covers.  Can’t wait to find out what this remarkable musician has been up to since our last visit. James Armstrong was last here for a special Silent Auction Show with John Nemeth.  Prior to that it was 2014.  His new album is Blues Been Good To Me and the 10 songs on the album continue to show James’ skills as a songwriter, musician and singer.  We’ll talk about the album and all that has been going on in his life.  

SHOW # 291 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” This week we have four Couch Kids come back to share their new music and tell us what they have been up to since their last visit. Omar Kent Dykes is coming for his fifth visit to The Couch.  This time he drops by to discuss his new release The Kitchen Sink, which is only being released digitally at this time. I’ll chat with Omar and find out about the music and his life. Pam Taylor has sat on The Couch.  Now she and her partner Robert Johnson, Jr. are together as Stolen Hearts and their new album is entitled Dirty Southern Soul. I will chat with Pam and Robert about the decision to go duo and where they are heading with the new music. Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band with Erica Brown & MJ have a new album entitled Born To Love The Blues. The album is a collection of Blues, Funky Soul, Memphis Strut and Southern Rock served up with the addition of MJ (Merrian Johnson) on vocals. I’ll chat with Dan & Erica and find out what they have been up to since we last spoke. Shari Puorto’s new album, My Obsession, will have been released on the 15th. Shari comes by The Couch to talk about her new music and what she has been up to since she last visited The Couch when her album Real was released. 

The Mannish Boys (The Blues Has Made Me Whole); Omar Kent Dykes and Jimmie Vaughan (Good Lover); Deborah Coleman (I Believe); Freddie King (T’Ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do); Royal Southern Brotherhood (World Blues); Robert Pete Williams (Tombstone Blues); Juan Pablo Torres (Reconsider Baby); Andrew 'Blueblood' McMahon (I Wonder Why); J.D. Short (Starry Crown Blues); Mississippi Black Snakes (Blue Sky Blues); Janiva Magness (Badass); Lead Belly (John Hardy); Eden Brent (Jigsaw Heart); The Nighthawks (Nothin' But The Blues).

1. Rico Blues Combo - Murphy's Shuffle - Live at Murphy's2. Omar Kent Dykes & Jimmie Vaughan - Hush Hush - On The Jimmy Reed Highway3. Five Horse Johnson - So Low - Fat Black Pussy Cat4. Gary Moore - Stormy Monday - Back To The Blues5. Joe Bonamassa - Miss You, Hate You - A New Day Yesterday6. The Allman Brothers Band - Trouble No More - Eat A Peach7. Albert Cummings - Workin' Man Blues - Working Man8. Henrik Freischlader - did you right - The Blues9. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - I'm Cryin' - Texas Flood10. Big Blind - Leave This Place 11. Ryan McGarvey - Right in All the Wrong Ways - Forward In Reverse12. The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band - Cryin' Shame - How I Go

Sterling Koch (Wrong Side Of The Blues); The Mike Eldred Trio (Big Boss Man); Omar Kent Dykes and Jimmie Vaughan (Bad Boy); The Russ Tippins Electric Band (Tear Down The Sky); Sonny Boy Williamson II (Don't Lose Your Eye); Joe Willie Wilkins (Mr. Downchild); Mill Billy Blues (Don't Let Your Mouth Write A Check That Your Butt Can't Cash); The Mustangs (Payback); Bo Diddley (I'm A Man); Magic Slim and The Teardrops (Before You Accuse Me); Tampa Red (Kingfish Blues) Ian Siegal and The Mississippi Mudbloods (Kingfish); Kat and Co. (New Spleen Blues); Bea B and The Axxmann (Flint City Blues); Koko Taylor (Going Back To Iuka).

Special guest: Omar Kent Dykes (Omar & the Howlers)Born on the bayou – Live at ParadisoMissippi Hoodoo Man – Live at the ParadisoShake for me – Live at paradiseBig Town Playboy – Big Town PlayboyMuddy Springs Road – Muddy Springs RoadLife is Just a circle – Muddy springs roadAngel Blues – Southern Stylelee anne – Live at the opera houseMagic man – Live at the paradiseSouth Congress blues – Courts of Lulu

The Derek Trucks Band (Get What You Deserve); Omar Kent Dykes and Jimmie Vaughan (Hush Hush); Retro Deluxe (A Woman Like That); Arthur Gunter (You Are Doing Me Wrong); Pee Wee Hughes (Country Boy); Robert Randolph and The Family Band (I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama); Grand Marquis (Ain't No Good To Me); Jimmy Rushing (She's Mine, She's Yours); Muddy Waters (Pearlie May Blues); Lightnin' Hopkins (Katie Mae Blues); Giles Robson and The Dirty Aces (Swindler For You); The Big Town Playboys (Look Out Mabel); Skoodle Dum Doo and Sheffield (Gas Ration Blues); Julius Daniels (Slippin' And Slidin' Up The Golden Street); Kelly Joe Phelps (Marking Stone Blues); The Harpbreakers (Blood From A Stone).

Insomniacs (Lonesome); Memphis Slim and Matt 'Guitar' Murphy (Black Cat Blues); Tarheel Slim (Too Much Competition); Aynsley Lister, Erja Lyytinen and Ian Parker (Mississippi Lawnmower Blues); Sue Foley, Deborah Coleman and Roxanne Potvin (Don't Start The Car); Ramblin' Thomas (New Way Of Living Blues); Henry Thomas (Fishing Blues); Roy Buchanan (Drowning On Dry Land); Blind Blake (Fightin' The Jug); Mississippi Fred McDowell (Germany Blues); Jimmy Reed (I'm Going Upside Your Head); Omar Kent Dykes and Jimmie Vaughan (Baby What You Want Me To Do / Bright Lights Big City); Norton Buffalo (Is It Love); Sean Costello (Going Home); Ian Siegal (Kingdom Come).

Painted with a variety of brushes, the 236th Roadhouse is a blues free-for-all without the usual sub-theme. Hubert Sumlin, Tommy Castro, Professor Longhair, Omar Kent Dykes, and Marcia Ball provide the basic palette from which the different shakes of blues take shape in this edition. They fill the canvas with a solid hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Painted with a variety of brushes, the 236th Roadhouse is a blues free-for-all without the usual sub-theme. Hubert Sumlin, Tommy Castro, Professor Longhair, Omar Kent Dykes, and Marcia Ball provide the basic palette from which the different shakes of blues take shape in this edition. They fill the canvas with a solid hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

http://www.raven.dj/rnb - this week - Omar Kent Dykes and Jimmie Vaughan * Eric Gales * Watermelon Slim * Walter Trout * Little Feat * Eric Bibb * Buddy Guy and Junior Wells * Camel Toe

http://www,raven.dj/rnb - this week - Omar Kent Dykes and Jimmie Vaughan * The Lazy Jumpers * Carey and Lurrie Bell * Chase The Sun * Eric Bibb * Cyril Davies * Tab Benoit * Doug MacLeod * Bullfrog Brown * Carlos del Junco * Reverend Raven

http://www.bfbs.com/rnb - this week - Omar Kent Dykes and Jimmie Vaughan * Mason Casey * Johnny Guitar Watson * The Blue Voodooo * Jessie Mae Hemphill * Mr Frank Edwards and Taj Mahal * Bullfrog Brown * Van Morrison * Candye Kane * Matt Walsh * Gary Moore * R L Burnside * Wynonie Harris

I can't really put a single frame around the mood of this edition of The Roadhouse, so let's just say we're diving into the cool deep pond of the blues. Nick Curran and the Nightlifes, Omar Kent Dykes and Jimmy Vaughan, Stacy Mitchhart, High Octane, and The Insomniacs provide the perfect backdrop to crack open a cold one, sit back and enjoy another hour of the finest blues you've never heard – the 132nd Roadhouse Podcast.

I can't really put a single frame around the mood of this edition of The Roadhouse, so let's just say we're diving into the cool deep pond of the blues. Nick Curran and the Nightlifes, Omar Kent Dykes and Jimmy Vaughan, Stacy Mitchhart, High Octane, and The Insomniacs provide the perfect backdrop to crack open a cold one, sit back and enjoy another hour of the finest blues you've never heard – the 132nd Roadhouse Podcast.