The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Hot Number - VINYL LP

T-Bird Rhythm showcases The Fabulous Thunderbirds' signature blend of Texas blues, rock and roll, and rhythm & blues. Driven by infectious grooves, sharp musicianship, and timeless songwriting, the album highlights the band's enduring ability to deliver authentic American roots music. This edition revisits a key chapter in the career of one of blues-rock's most influential acts.

Limited blue vinyl reissue of the last album by The Fabulous Thunderbirds to feature guitarist Jimmie Vaughan. Powerful Stuff is a 1989 studio album recorded in Memphis at Ardent Studio and Alpha Sound and produced by Terry Manning. With Kim Wilson on vocals, Preston Hubbard on bass and Fran Christina on drums, it was the last one by The Fabulous Thunderbirds to feature guitarist Jimmie Vaughan before he left the band. The track InchPowerful StuffInch achieved mainstream success when it was featured in Touchstone Pictures' 1988 hit film Cocktail. It was the first single released from the Cocktail soundtrack album, which reached number one on the Billboard Charts and sold over 19 million copies worldwide.

Limited blue colored vinyl LP pressing. Produced by Dave Edmunds, this album successfully aimed the band in a more mainstream direction than the four commercially released albums that had preceded it when the single Tuff Enuff hit number ten in the Billboard Top 100 singles chart. The track was featured in the films Gung Ho and Tough Guys, as was the follow-up single Wrap It Up. With Kim Wilson on vocals and harmonica, Jimmie Vaughan on guitar and Fran Christina on drums, it was the first studio recorded album to be released with Preston Hubbard replacing Keith Ferguson on bass. Other guest contributors on various tracks include Al Copley and Chuck Leavall on keyboards, Geraint Watkins on accordion and Cesar Rosas and David Hidalgo providing additional vocals.