The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Entire Show Baton Rouge,LA 11-18-1982
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- Entire club performance of The Fabulous Thunderbirds CAUGHT ON TAPE.
Kim Wilson - Vocals/Harmonica
Jimmie Vaughan - Guitar/ Lap Steel
Keith Ferguson - Bass
Fran Christina - Drums
ENJOY!
**This video is for entertainment purposes only!**
Keith was the best bass player I have ever heard live..I`ve played classical guitar for over 50 years...have never heard anyone play the bass like him.
The. best. band. ever. If you saw them, say yeah! Jimmie Vaughan is the best guitarist ever. Less-is-more. Never showboated, ever. Haven'y seen/heard anyone to match them, ever. So thrilled you are posting them here. Thank you. TEAR IT UP!
Yeah!
I just saw them in Florida.
You saw Kim Wilson, and some other guys
As much as I love SRV, Jimmie Vaughan was a way tastier player than Stevie. He didn't overdo it like Stevie and used space (especially today)- something most guitarists don't know how to do anymore. Even though Stevie was a blues player at heart, he played blues like a rock guitarist.
this is so excellent, its like a Keith Ferguson showcase!! All I can hear is that bass!!
It was just so RIGHT
A KILLER band they were back then! Got to see this lineup in Houston and Austin a good number of times back in the day.
Thank you for this upload.
This is the greatest blues bass lesson I've ever had. A proper schooling. You can transcribe everything he did on all those albums but this is another thing again. What a player.
Keith Ferguson
Yes, Keith went on to play in the Tail Gators with Don Leady and Mudcat Smith. There was a lot of cross-pollination between the T-Birds, the Tail Gators, and the LeRoi Brothers.
The “Red Devils” did it just as good & even younger. Love you Lester. ❤️
SO LOVELY TO SEE YOU LAUGHING WITH KEITH. Don;'t think I have ever seen a smile on Keith's face in all these years. Miss your voice and your harp so much. Thank you for the glorious music, Mr. Wilson.
Keith is the name of the bassist; Kim is the singer. They both rock, though!
Miss those passionate vocals with conviction, something happened
This is a rare treat by a great band and wow, Jimmie was effortlessly cool. His clothes, his demeanour, everything.
He is and has been my favorite of my time wish I could talk to him
Yeah, I wonder if he was supporting Reagan then. You know?
@@patrickrogerlouis Probably; not that there’s anything wrong with that either.
The meaniest, grittiest, dirtiests bass player who ever took a bass had to play the Blues! The Fabulous Thunderbirds were something else!
I attended LSU in Baton Rouge 1972-1979 and sew the T-Birds several times at a club called "Chief's".I spent the summer of 1977 living in Austin and saw them many times there at Antone's and elsewhere. Back to LSU in the fall of 1977 and saw them any time they came to town. Left LSU in 1979 for Houston and saw them there at Rockefeller's. This 1982 show appears to be from a club called Trinity's in Baton Rouge (possibly a successor to the Kingfish club.)
Saw them in Melbourne in 1988…. They had this hypnotic vibe where through understatement they pushed the crowd to screaming point… something about the way they swing… that combined with Jimmie’s absolute mastery of playing on the edge… this was the definitive lineup… don’t know why Jimmie left and never came back but there has never been a fitting replacement… love these guys Bassist RIP
Bless you for posting this - I saw JV play this on steel but NEVER thought I'd see it again! Plus the one-of-a-kind Keith Ferguson having a blast, this is beyond awesome.
This is awesome!!! Thank you for uploading it. Hopefully nobody will request it to be taken down. This is the best period, best lineup of The T-Birds. Like Ceasar Rosas said, " When The Thunderbirds lost Keith Ferguson, they lost their thunder!" Thanks again Kid from Jersey Bill.
Seeing and meeting
Him and the band so cool
Tattoos white shirt and an upside bass
Can't get no cooler
Beat shows I ever saw
And years later still a bass player definitely the reason I became a bass player
t bird rhythm came out & t birds played little club in Chicago called off broadway...about 10 or 15 of my crowd was there & the t birds were kicking ass......towards the end of show I jumped up there with kim wilson during "the crawl" & sang a couple drunkn words before me & kim stumbled & fell to the ground....laughed our ass off...fuckn greatest time of my life...it was recorded for an xrt unconcert......the best...Donnie z
great show- i was there also. one of the best shows, remember Jimmie Vaughan playing lap steel and keith ferguson. such great times
Kim Wilson,great singer and harmonica player.
The T-Birds and SRV and double Trouble brought the Bluse back to the fore front of popular music.met Jimmie V about 3 years ago. What a nice guy. GREAT player like SRV.
Was lucky enough to see them on a similarly small stage in London in 1980. Just before an NME piece came out that made them huge in England. Transformative night in my life. Really good human beings, too.
How in the HECK can this band have five thumbs down? When I first saw this band I was knocked out. Powerful kicks you right in the NARDS
5 dumb asses!!! Must think their cool. Just idiots!!!!!
Lost souls
This wild!!! I've never seen Jimmie play lap steel guitar before!
Keith is KING!
That groove from Keith on “ones too many” is absolutely ridiculous
Absolutely fantastic! Saw the Tbirds play Futzgeralds in Chicago/Berwyn in 1983, one of the best shows I've ever witnessed. Jimmie Vaughan at the peak of his powers...
Man, this is some awesome footage! Such a killer band
13:31 - absolute masterclass, courtesy of the koolest bassist to walk the earth.
Awesome
Love love love this. Keith Fest!
Priceless footage - the best R n B Band bar none
Jimmie so young. Just as brilliant as ever. Was lucky enough to see him then.
Thanks SO MUCH for posting this!!! Absolutely KILLER!
I love them so much and met them in New Orleans years ago , they are so gifted and their music is so good !!!!!!!!!!!!
This audio has to be a Blue Bass player's dream-with Jimmie so far down in the mix this is the closest to a Definitive Blues Bass primer as you will ever find by without a doubt the King of fretted Blues Bassmen. For Guitar Players this serves as a Hell of a makeshift Jamtrax also!!
Set list:
Instrumental
Scratch my back
My Baby
She´s Tuff
Diddy Wah Diddy
Roll roll roll
I´m leaving
One´s too many
Rich woman
Rock with me
Cant tear it up enuff
You´re humbuggin me
Jumpin´ Bad
Tip on In
Low down woman
Lucille (Jimmie on steel guitar)
Ballad (Jimmie on steel)
The Monkey (Jimmie on steel)
Give me all your loving
This should go on forever
Date bait
How do you spell love
Gotta have some/just got some
my band the natives opened this and other shows with them ......it was cool!
really a pity the audio is not balanced ... but at least it is possible to hear all the details played by the unbelievable keith.
BTW, the best all-time blues band in their best line-up.
This is awesome,thanks so much for putting this on,one of my favourite bands,takes me back!!
KEITH!!
Best blues band ever. The f’n T Birds!!
This is exemplary for anyone to hear where the harp should be in the mix of a blues band! Too many sound men in clubs, engineers in studios, and even other musicians often don't have a clue! As a harp player myself, I get sick of hearing all these people tell me to dial it down, while the rest of the band is loud as shit, and the harp is getting buried underneath it all!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!
T-Bird Rhythm days...
the first instrumental with lap steel is one of the most devastating piece of music of the blues history...
they were great at that time -can't be beat-
@thomasb2802 He's playing through a Fender Dual Showman head it's sitting in a chair next to him. It's probably plugged into the cabinet that's laying down behind him with 2-15s. The cabinet was probably backline at the club.
Hey Prof-I did a show with Wilson in '04 that was four-piece. The tour had Gene Taylor on piano and Billy Flynn on guitar, but they did not make this particular show, so it was just Wilson, Troy Gonyea on guitar, Richard Innes on drums and me on bass. Did a buncha early T-Birds, et cetera, and it was a stone blast!
Ok thanks! awesome recording what a surprise watch them play live Date Bait, Diddy Wah Diddy or Gotta Have Some...! Jimmie was something else on steel!!
i've always admired jimmie
Legendary band!!!
This is the T-Birds at there hight. Fran & Keith, my god what a groove.
Keith Ferguson, the baddest Blues bassist ever. Tone to the Texas Bone.
+Tom Howland Keith "Widetrack" Ferguson. LOL.
Keith Ferguson "The Thunder Down Under!"
Wow, just stumbled onto this..And the lap steel...so Texas BBQ style.
Takes me back to my Austin days!
Kieith was COOOOOLLL!🎸🎵😆
Keith and Fran. Come on..
The Kings of Kool 😎
Great to see the Keith love. I feel they were a better band with Keith, may he RIP. Cracked me up as he dragged from his smoke when he got the chance.
Wow. Wow. This is it. I wish the perfect, perfect guitar were more forward in the mix (or lack thereof), but I'll take it.
Awesome concert
Awesome thank you thank you and thank you for posting!
Keith was a BAD DUDE!
They were all a pack of Bad-Asses!! Greatest Blues Band of their time. Gotta LOVE those fat-thick Bass lines and NOBODY tops Ferguson!!
Agreed. I'd just like to see Kim go out on tour as a 4 piece sometime (preferably backed by just guitar, bass and drums; 2 guitars and drums would be my 2ND choice).
Wow, I think this is the coolest I've ever seen Jimmie look!! wow and Kim even has hair here too! haha;-)
About 6 months after I first saw them at Rockefeller's in Houston. It was yes so cool, oh yes, uh-huh. And thanks Amy R. for pulling me into the Texas blues scene.
Awesome!!! Thanx a lot for uploading!
Kalle
I saw them at the Keystone Palo Alto right after Butt Rockin came out, so I guess they played clubs more than you think! :O)
This made my day, thank you!
Right on musico...Preston Hubbard was damn good, but Keith was it!
thanks!
great upload,, thanks,, boss
@JavierTijuana That's the way the recording was on the dvd I uploaded it from. I can hear his guitar better through my TV's sounds system
❤The good old days of Soap Creek Saloon
I'm Itchin' and I Don't Know Where to Scratch!
Slim Harpo , yeah man.
Damn had no idea Ron Jeremy could sing and play harmonica!
Fabulous!.....Delicious!
Wow Keith you Play Music???
Keith Ferguson: Yup I was playing Music is was a long time
@landofoaks2010 - Do you know of another video of the Tbirds playing in a club? So rare as in caught on tape. Not rare as in they didn't play clubs.
With all dues respect to Pinky (and plenty is due!) this is KEITH FUCKING FERGUSON!!! the king of lowdown Fender bass!
Yeah man,I certainly agree with the comment CR made about the Tbirds losing KF,(I think this was when he joined the Tail Gators) Anyway,I saw the New Orleans show they did on this tour ,and like this vid it was KILLER!
saw them every time the came to memphis
If you want to learn to play the bass ...this is the standard ;-)
I could not have said it any better! I been playing since 73’ and now that I’m 60yrs old and on disability, I think I’ll pick a bass and restring it and then teach myself how to play left-handed. Since I am and was made to learn it right. Got plenty of Thunderbirds, Tailgators, and so many other blues albums to play with! Keith was the Coolest and seemed like a good guy!
Kim was using a solid state amp at the time-you can see it on the chair next to him-more clearly here- theselvegeyard
I see a blonde Mesa Boogie….
28:58 - So cool Keith!
No problem. Enjoy!
Great show! It's a pity Jimmy's guitar is way too quiet - I almost can't hear what he is playing.
priceless !
So curious, The best musician ever.
Who shot this video? Do you know? I'm making a T-Birds doc.
Unfortunately I have no clue I got it from a friend on a burned dvd. Feel free to use it in your documentary.
@29:00. Classic Keith.
Gone were the days of Mike Buck
Was the bass players mom doing sound that night?
the mic on the vhs camera/lol
Lucky for us…..he played LOUD!
@@vayabroder729 Actually, Keith played less loudly than Jimmy! The band played through a PA system and the sound was recorded through the mixer. Jimmy's amp volume was so high on stage that it didn't require much from the PA. That's why he's barely audible in this video!
Keef Ferguson sighting
Great video! I have only one critique. For some reason, Jimmie Vaughan's guitar is way too low in the mix! Not when he solos, but when he's playing rhythm behind the harp and vocals. The harp and drums are where they should be, but Ferguson's bass is booming, and Vaughan's rhythm guitar can't be heard!
It looks like KF is playin his #171 fender p-bass, anyone who can figure out what the rest of his gear is?
Looks to be a blonde tolex Fender head where he puts his drink on.
Fran had just been hired away from his new setup in Scotia - must have been quite a few shows of these 2 together before PInky came in from the Roomful (winter of 84?)
The hippest band EVER!
Great stuff. Anyone know if the name of the club where this was recorded was Chief's Southside? If so, I was at this show.
Trinity's was the name of this one, sir
What happened to these guys?
Coolenuff. Have played w/Troy myself.
That was back when bar bands got paid $100 or more per man, were given a place to sleep, and could make a living playing several nights a week. None of that is possible anymore. The reason bands don't sound as good.
Is there some way to get more quality sound from that recording?? Is barely heard Jimmie´s guitar!! Thanks for uploading anyway!
keith freekin fergunson..
Was this at Chiefs on Highland Road.....? The Bayou ...?
was it Leasure Landing?
or Chimes
TRINITYS in Baton Rouge
Mettono allegria
..0:00 Down At Antone's
..2:47 Scratch my back
..8:11 Pretty Baby
12:48 My Babe
16:41 She's Tuff
20:39 Diddy Wah Diddy
23:28 Roll Roll Roll
I´m Leaving
One´s Too Many
Rich Woman
Rock With Me
Cant Tear It Up Enuff
You´re Humbuggin Me
Jumpin´ Bad
Tip On In
Low Down Woman
Lucille (Jimmie on steel guitar)
Ballad (Jimmie on steel)
The Monkey (Jimmie on steel)
1:21:24 Give Me All Your Loving
1:26:55 This Should Go On Forever
Date Bait
How Do You Spell love
Gotta have some/just got some