Kim Wilson

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Kim Wilson
KimWilson1996.jpg
Wilson performing in 1996
Background information
Born (1951-01-06) January 6, 1951 (age 74)
Detroit, Michigan
United States
Genres Blues
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Vocals, harmonica
Labels Severn Records
Associated acts The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Kim Wilson Blues Revue

Kim Wilson (born January 6, 1951) is an American blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known as the lead vocalist and frontman for The Fabulous Thunderbirds on two hit songs of the 1980s; "Tuff Enuff",[1] and "Wrap It Up."

Career

Wilson was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1951,[2] but he grew up in Goleta, California, where he sometimes went by the stage name of "Goleta Slim." He started with the blues in the late 1960s and was tutored by people like Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Eddie Taylor, Albert Collins, George "Harmonica" Smith, Luther Tucker and Pee Wee Crayton and was influenced by harmonica players such as Little Walter, James Cotton, Big Walter Horton, Slim Harpo and Lazy Lester. Before he moved to Austin, Texas in 1974, he was the leader of the Aces, Straights and Shuffles in Minneapolis, Minnesota—this band released one single. In Austin he formed The Fabulous Thunderbirds with guitarist Jimmie Vaughan. They became the house band at the blues club, Antone's, owned by Clifford Antone.

Wilson continues to perform up to 300 concert dates per year at blues music festivals and clubs all over the world, both as leader of The Fabulous Thunderbirds and with the Kim Wilson's Blues Allstars.

His powerful style of blues harp playing has been described as "loaded with the textures of a full-blown horn section."[3]

Discography

File:Kim Wilson singing 2007.jpg
Performing in San Diego 2007

Solo

  • Tigerman (1993)
  • That's Life (1994)
  • My Blues (1997)
  • Smokin' Joint (2001)
  • Looking for Trouble (2003)
  • My Blues Sessions: Kim's Mix, Volume I (2006)

Guest

References

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External links

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  2. ↑ Fabulous Thunderbirds Archived 20 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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