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Kim Wilson
Sign in to saveAmerican blues singer and harmonica player
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 25
Top works
- Ice Murders
- Backyard Bankers
- Pocket Book of Stress Busters
- Good and Easy Eats
- We Grow the World Together
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Film & TV
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Kim Wilson is the legendary powerhouse lead vocalist, harmonicist, and co-founder of the American blues-rock band, The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Formed in Austin, Texas in 1974 alongside guitar icon Jimmie Vaughan, Wilson has spent over five decades as the group's driving force and remains its only constant member throughout its entire history. Known for his commanding, soulful vocals and…
Known for
- Family Meeting — Self2007
- Bonnie Raitt: Road Tested — Self - Guest Star - Harmonica1996
- Light of Day — The Fabulous Thunderbirds1987
- Wiseguy1987
- Austin City Limits — Self1975
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1934-06-09
- Active to
- 1984-01-21
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 20,503
- Total plays
- 130,929
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Kim Wilson is a U.S. blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known as the lead vocalist and frontman for the The Fabulous Thunderbirds on two hit songs of the 1980s; "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It Up". Wilson was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1951, and grew up in Goleta, California. He started with the blues in the late 1960s and was tutored by Los Angeles bluesmen like George "Harmonica" Smith, Luther Tucker and Pee Wee Crayton, and was influenced by swamp blues harmonica players like Slim Ha
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kim
- Family name
- Wilson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- KimWilson1996.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1951-01-06
- Commons category
- Kim Wilson
- member of
- The Fabulous Thunderbirds
- number of viewers/listeners
- 874432
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