The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Butt Rockin’, 1981 on Chrysalis

a group of people sitting posing for the camera

Kim Wilson, Jimmy Vaughan, Keith Ferguson, and Fran Christina, joined by the Roomful of Blues horn section. Produced by Denny Bruce, this was their third LP.

I feel like somehow “Butt Rockin’” was an attempt to reclaim/reframe a dismissive moniker (that’s just butt rock), or just a straight ahead shake-your-caboose style call for rhythm & blues. Either way it’s a great texas blues tinged R&B album.

Another record in my collection from a vinyl fair at Mill No. 5 in Lowell, MA

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