The Fabulous Thunderbirds spent much of the early '80s in search of a record deal, paying for new recordings out of their own pocket while paying the bills with tour dates. That faith paid off in a ...

They’ve been around seemingly forever, with a great bloodline of quality musicians and catchy tunes, and tonight, you’ll have the chance to check out the Fabulous Thunderbirds when they play at Blue ...

Kim Wilsonhas proven one thing: He's tough enough. The lead singer of the Fabulous Thunderbirds has been with the band from the start, through the early days in Austin, Texas, to the top of the charts ...

There’s little doubt that one of the most famous song titles for The Fabulous Thunderbirds — 1986’s “Tuff Enuff” — could be applied to the stamina of the band’s leader Kim Wilson. Not only has the ...

On Thursday, The Fabulous Thunderbirds will be performing live at the Centers for the Arts Bonita Springs. The Thunderbirds are best known for their hit, “Tuff Enuff” – a bluesy, up-tempo rocker with ...

Sure, The Fabulous Thunderbirds will play their biggest hits when they visit Bonita Springs next week. Just don’t expect carbon copies of “Tuff Enuff” or “Wrap It Up.” That would be boring, says ...

Ron Howard had a problem. He was finishing up the post-production of his film ”Gung Ho,” but he needed a song for a sequence of auto workers building cars, and it had to express the scene`s sweaty, ...

The lyrics are simple, but unmistakable. “I’d wrestle with a lion… and a grizzly bear. It’s my life, baby, but I don’t care. Ain’t that tough enough?” And with those lyrics, The Fabulous Thunderbirds ...

Nineteen years after Texas’ Fabulous Thunderbirds smeared the dark-and-dirty R&B groove “Tuff Enuff” all over Top 40 radio, frontman Kim Wilson is still inclined to make exactly the same kind of music ...