SATURDAY\, \;APR. \;6\, \;2024
\n\nGrants \;Pass\, \;Oregon
\n\nFor \;over \;30 \;years\, \;The \;Fabulous \;Thunderbirds \;have \;been \;the \;quintessential \;American \;band. \;The \;group&rsquo\;s \;distinctive \;and \;powerful \;sound\, \;influenced \;by \;a \;diversity \;of \;musical \;styles\, \;manifested \;itself \;into \;a \;unique \;musical \;hybrid \;via \;such \;barnburners \;as \;&ldquo\;Tuff \;Enuff&rdquo\; \;and \;&ldquo\;Wrap \;It \;Up&rdquo\;. \;Co-founder \;Kim \;Wilson\, \;the \;sole \;original \;member\, \;still \;spearheads \;the \;group \;as \;it \;evolves \;into \;its \;newest \;incarnation.
\n\n&ldquo\;We \;started \;as \;a \;straight \;blues \;band&rdquo\;\, \;vocalist \;and \;harmonica \;player \;Wilson \;says. \;&ldquo\;We \;now \;incorporate \;a \;mixture \;of \;a \;lot \;of \;different \;styles. \;We&rsquo\;re \;an \;American \;music \;band \;and \;we&rsquo\;re \;much \;higher \;energy \;than \;we \;were \;before.&rdquo\;
\n\n&ldquo\;To \;be \;in \;the \;T-Birds\, \;you \;need \;to \;understand \;the \;different \;styles \;of \;music \;and \;different \;ways \;of \;playing\,&rdquo\; \;Wilson \;comments. \;&ldquo\;You \;have \;to \;be \;willing \;to \;adopt \;a \;more \;contemporary \;style. \;The \;guys \;we \;have \;now \;are \;able \;to \;do \;that.&rdquo\;
\n\nThe \;band \;continues \;to \;tour \;extensively\, \;in \;both \;the \;U.S. \;and \;Europe. \;Wilson \;is \;currently \;writing \;songs \;on \;his \;own\, \;with \;band \;members \;and \;other \;writers.
\n\n&ldquo\;I&rsquo\;ve \;primarily \;been \;a \;solo \;songwriter\, \;but \;I&rsquo\;m \;looking \;forward \;to \;experimenting \;with \;the \;guys \;in \;the \;band\,&rdquo\; \;Wilson \;says.
\n\nThe \;thread \;throughout \;the \;T-Birds \;career \;has \;been \;the \;respect \;the \;group \;commanded \;for \;its \;peerless \;musicianship \;and \;devotion \;to \;the \;sounds \;of \;blues\, \;R \;&\; \;B \;and \;rock \;&lsquo\;n \;roll. \;In \;fact\, \;Muddy \;Waters \;called \;Wilson \;his \;favorite \;harmonica \;player \;and \;vocalist. \;&ldquo\;Muddy \;Waters \;was \;very \;good \;to \;me\,&rdquo\; \;Wilson \;says. \;&ldquo\;He \;almost \;adopted \;me. \;I&rsquo\;ll \;never \;forget \;him.&rdquo\;
\n LOCATION:Rogue Theatre 143 SE H St\, Grants Pass\, OR 97526 UID:e.1818.48969 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260503T222915Z URL:https://grantspass-gzcms.preview.gochambermaster.com/events/details/concert-rogue-theatre-48969 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR