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Powerful Stuff is a 1989 studio album by Texas based blues rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds. It was recorded in Memphis and produced by Terry Manning . It was the last studio album to feature Jimmie Vaughan before leaving for a solo career.
The band also appears in the film performing the song live. The Fabulous Thunderbirds' next album, Hot Number, fell off the charts quickly. But following that, their recording of "Powerful Stuff" was a success, based in part on its inclusion in the 1988 film Cocktail.
Kim Wilson (born January 6, 1951) is an American blues singer and harmonica player. [2] He is best known as the lead vocalist and frontman for The Fabulous Thunderbirds on two hit songs of the 1980s, "Tuff Enuff" (which was the group's only Top 40 hit) [3] and "Wrap It Up."
The Fabulous Thunderbirds “Live From London” 1985 The Fabulous Thunderbirds “Tuff Enuff” 1986 The Fabulous Thunderbirds “Wrap It Up” 1986 The Fabulous Thunderbirds “How do You Spell Love” ver.2 1987 The Fabulous Thunderbirds “Stand Back” 1987 The Fabulous Thunderbirds “Powerful Stuff” 1988 The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Jimmie Vaughan was born on March 20, 1951, in Dallas County, Texas, United States, [3] to parents Jimmie Lee Vaughan and Martha Jean Cook. Raised in Dallas, Texas, Vaughan attended L V. Stockard Junior High where on February 3, 1965, he first played before an audience in a group named The Pendulums, or the JSP's, along with Phil Campbell and Ronny Sterling. [4]
[1] [2] He spent over ten years with Roomful of Blues before departing in 1979, becoming the guitarist for singer Robert Gordon and then a member of the Legendary Blues Band. [ 3 ] He started the Duke Robillard Band in 1981, eventually adopting the name Duke Robillard and the Pleasure Kings, with whom he toured throughout the 1980s and recorded ...
Keith Ferguson (July 23, 1946 – April 29, 1997) was an American bass guitarist, best remembered as a member of the blues rock band, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, based in Austin, Texas. [1] Ferguson received several awards for his musicianship. [2]
In 1981, he left the Thunderbirds to form the LeRoi Brothers with guitarists Steve Doerr and Don Leady. In addition to continuing to play with the LeRoi Brothers, Buck has performed and recorded with numerous notable artists over the years, including Roky Erickson , Screamin' Jay Hawkins (Jalacy Hawkins), Roy Head , Lazy Lester (Leslie Johnson ...