The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Struck Down 2024
Legendary American band THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS are celebrating their 50th anniversary with the release of their first studio album in eight years, ”Struck Down”, on June 28th. The album’s first single, “Payback Time,” features ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons vocals and guitar.
”Struck Down” also features special guests Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, Keb’ Mo’ and Mick Fleetwood on the album’s lone cover song, a scintillating take on Memphis Minnie’s “Nothing in Rambling.” Additional contributions on the new disc come from Elvin Bishop, Terrance Simien and Canadian blues guitar ace Steve Strongman, who co-wrote with Kim Wilson nine of the album’s 10 tracks.
In addition to the searing “Payback Time,” other standout tracks include the album’s opener, “Struck Down By The Blues,” featuring Steve Strongman on guitar; “Watcha Do To Me,” featuring guitar icon Elvin Bishop; and the wistful closing track, “Sideline.”
Tracklist:
01. Struck Down By The Blues (feat. Steve Strongman)
02. Don't Make No Sense (feat. Terrance Simien)
03. Payback Time (feat. Billy Gibbons)
04. Nothing in Rambling (feat. Bonnie Raitt, Keb' Mo', Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood)
05. Won't Give Up
06. The Hard Way
07. Whatcha Do To Me (feat. Elvin Bishop)
08. I've Got Eyes
09. That's Cold
10. Sideline
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Listen to Struck Down by The Fabulous Thunderbirds on Apple Music. 2024. 10 Songs. Duration: 35 minutes.
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