Kim Wilson

Kim Wilson (born January 6, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American blues singer and harp player. He is best known as the harp player and singer of The Fabulous Thunderbirds.

Career
He started with the blues in the late 1960s whenhe was a senior at High school. Wilson was tutored by people like Muddy Waters, Jimmie Rogers, Eddie Taylor, Albert Collins, George "Harmonica" Smith, Luther Tucker and Pee Wee Crayton. He was influenced by harmonica players like Little Walter, James Cotton, Big Walter Horton, Slim Harpo and Lazy Lester. 1974 he went to Austin, Texas where he and the guitarist Jimmie Vaughan formed The Fabulous Thunderbirds. They became the house band at the blues club, Antone's. There they were the backing band of almost every blues act which came to Austin. In the 1980s they had two hits with "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It Up."

In the early 1990s he started a solo career but still played with the Thunderbirds. He is doing more than 200 concerts in a year playing in blues clubs and at Festivals around the world.

Discography
Solo
 1993  Tigerman  Antone's
 1994  That's Life  Discovery
  1997  Will the Circle Be Unbroken  Black Magic
 1997  My Blues  Blue Collar Records
 2001  Smokin' Joint  M.C. Records
 2003  Lookin' for Trouble  Mc 

With The Fabulous Thunderbirds 
 1979  The Fabulous Thunderbirds  Chrysalis Records
 1980  What's the Word  Benchmark
 1981  Butt Rockin'''  Benchmark
 1982  T-Bird Rhythm  Benchmark
 1986  Tuff Enuff  Epic Associated
 1987  Hot Number  Epic Associated
 1989  Powerful Stuff  Epic Associated
 1991  Walk That Walk, Talk That Talk  Epic Associated
 1995  Roll of the Dice  Private Music
 1996  Different Tacos  Country Town
 1997  High Water  Windham Hill Records
 2001  Live  CMC International
 2005  Painted On  Tone-Cool/Artemis
 2011  Girls Go Wild'' 

References

Category:1951 births
Category:Blues harp players
Category:American blues singers
Category:American blues musicians
Category:Singers from Detroit
Category:Musicians from Detroit
Category:Living people