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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's music was also used in the 1987 movie Hot Pursuit. The Vaughan–Wilson composition "Twist It Off" appears in the 1987 Michael J. Fox and Joan Jett film Light of Day and on the issued soundtrack. The band also appears in the film performing the song live. The Fabulous Thunderbirds' next album, Hot Number, fell off the charts quickly.
The Best of the Fabulous Thunderbirds: Early Birds Special is a 2011 compilation album by Texas-based blues rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds released on Benchmark Recordings. The album features a collection of songs from the original tracks from their first four albums, live versions, and the hits from their later albums, spanning their ...
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
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 song was included on the album Tuff Enuff, produced by Dave Edmunds. Released as a single in 1986, "Tuff Enuff" peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 on Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks ; [ 2 ] it reached the top 20 in other countries [ 3 ] and number 83 in Australia. [ 4 ]
In 1988, The Fabulous Thunderbirds covered "Powerful Stuff", a song Henderson had written for The Snakes, for the soundtrack to the film Cocktail. [8] [11] Henderson later became a staff songwriter for EMI. [7] His songs have been recorded by the Dixie Chicks, Trisha Yearwood, Gary Allan and Patty Loveless, among others.
Walk That Walk, Talk That Talk is a 1991 studio album by Texas based blues rock band The Fabulous Thunderbirds and the first without guitarist Jimmie Vaughan. He was replaced by Duke Robillard and Kid Bangham for the recording. The album marks a return to the straightforward blues-rock sound of their early material, abandoning the overly ...