Jimmy Vaughan [image: Inline image 1]
The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Tuff Enuff, live on Austin City Limits http://youtu.be/gqc3jWtE2CY Jimmie Vaughan, brother of Stevie Ray Vaughan, has played with Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, and BB King, and many others during the 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival. Vaughan has been awarded four Grammy Awards. The song "Tuff Enuff" was a Top 40 hit, peaking at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1986. Since 1997 Fender has produced a Jimmie Vaughan Tex-Mex Stratocaster. One of my favorite albums: "Powerful Stuff", 1989. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmie_Vaughan The Fabulous Thunderbirds: On the evening of February 16, 2000, The Fabulous Thunderbirds made history, becoming the first band ever to be broadcast on the Internet using high-definition cameras. The band's first four albums, released between 1979 and 1983, are ranked among the most important 'white blues' recordings. There have been numerous personel changes in the band; the band started out in 1976 with Kim Wilson performing vocals and harmonica; Jimmie Vaughan on guitar; Keith Ferguson on bass; and Mike Buck and Fran Christina on drums. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fabulous_Thunderbirds Jimmie Vaughan loves classic and custom cars, and is an avid car collector. Vaughan has had many of his customs and hot rods displayed in museums, as well as featured in rodding and custom magazines. Read more: Street Rodder Magazine January 1985 p. 55 Rod & Custom Magazine April 2000 pp. 88-91 On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 2:03 PM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: > Oh, yeah! The Elevators, with Roky Erikson and jug player Tommy Hall, who > used to play at the old Vulcan Gas Company in Austin back in 1965 - that's > where I met my ex-wife, Sally Mann. I also met Janis Joplin at the Vulcan > on South Congress Street. Before I split up with Sally we saw the Elevators > at The Fillmore West and The Avalon Ballroom when we moved out to San > Francisco. They were a very cool band to dance to live, but like a lot of > other guys, really hooked on ecstasy or something, probably weed. Go > figure. Thanks for the memories! > > [image: Inline image 1] > > 13th Floor Elevators - Youre Gonna Miss Me > http://youtu.be/47SI1FddVqY > > Read more: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Floor_Elevators > > > On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 1:29 PM, <s3raph...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> >> >> Talking about Austin City: did you ever see The 13th Floor Elevators? >> They intrigued me because they pioneered both the raw "garage" approach to >> recording and the psychedelic soundscape. They're one of those bands most >> people today won't know but who were amazingly influential over the long >> term. >> >> >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPBJsdE9V14 >> >> >> > >
