Keith Ferguson (musician)

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Keith Ferguson
Ferguson on bass
Background information
Born	(1946-07-23)July 23, 1946
Origin	Houston, Texas
Died	April 29, 1997(1997-04-29) (aged 50)
Genres	Blues, blues-rock rock and roll, R&B
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Vocals, bass, guitar
Years active	1965–1997
Labels	Epic, CBS, Chrysalis
Associated acts	The Fabulous Thunderbirds

Keith Ferguson (July 23, 1946 – April 29, 1997) was an American bass guitarist, best remembered as a member of the blues rock band, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, based in Austin, Texas.^[1] Ferguson received several awards for his musicianship.^[2]

Biography

Ferguson was born July 23, 1946, and raised in the 'Sexto' - the Sixth Ward of Houston Texas, where he graduated from San Jacinto High School in 1964.

In 1974, Ferguson was a founding member of The Fabulous Thunderbirds, along with vocalists Lou Ann Barton and Kim Wilson and guitarist Jimmie Vaughan. (Barton left soon after the group began.) The band had an initial large local following, but was unable to maintain a sustained following with commercially positive results. More than five years of being dropped by small and large record labels, with Chrysalis Records being the last in their initial period to drop the band, there was a hiatus of several years, during which time a re-shuffling of band members began to take place, and Ferguson was one of the first to leave.

Ferguson went on to become a member of the Tailgators along with Don Leady and Gary "Mudcat" Smith.^[3]

After the Tailgators broke up, Ferguson freelanced with a number of Austin blues bands on the 6 Street blues circuit.

Ferguson's official cause of death is listed as complications from liver failure.

Discography

With the Fabulous Thunderbirds

1979 Girls Go Wild
1980 What's the Word
1981 Butt Rockin' with The Fabulous Thunderbirds
1982 T-Bird Rhythm
2003 Thunderbirds Tacos Deluxe

With the Tailgators

1985 Swamp Rock
1986 Mumbo Jumbo
1987 Tore Up
1988 Hide Your Eyes
1989 OK Let's Go

With other artists

1983 Havana Moon with Carlos Santana
1983 Check This Action with LeRoi Brothers
2000 Theresa Andersson with Theresa Andersson
2003 Surrender with Debra Killings

Awards

1997: Austin Music Hall of Fame Inductee
1985: Austin Music Awards, Best Bass Guitar

References

↑ "Keith Ferguson, Legendary Austin Music Bassist". Travel Austin Texas. 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
↑ Texas Monthly - 10 1985 p 203 "Although the Fabulous T-Birds' original bassist Keith Ferguson left the fold last year, the tattooed, chinoed musician has been anything but inactive in the interim. Ferguson— who has always favored a fuzzy, pervasive bottom- blanketing rather .."
↑ "rock 'n' roll 'till the cows come home - direct from Austin, Texas, with Don Leady - Home". The Tailgators. Retrieved 2012-11-02.

External links

v t e The Fabulous Thunderbirds

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Studio albums	Girls Go Wild What's the Word Butt Rockin' T-Bird Rhythm Tuff Enuff Hot Number Powerful Stuff Walk That Walk, Talk That Talk Roll of the Dice High Water Painted On On the Verge

Live albums	Live / This Night in L.A.

Compilations	Different Tacos The Essential Fabulous Thunderbirds Hot Stuff-The Greatest Hits Tacos Deluxe

Persondata
Name	Ferguson, Keith
Alternative names
Short description	American musician
Date of birth	July 23, 1946
Place of birth
Date of death	April 29, 1997
Place of death

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