The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Ruby Summer Concert

Description

The Fabulous Thunderbirds play an energized fusion of blues, rock & roll, and R&B that sounds like it came straight out of a Texas roadhouse. During their heyday in the early ’80s, the band was one of the most popular attractions on the blues bar circuit, cutting no-frills albums like 1979’s The Fabulous Thunderbirds and 1980’s What’s the Word. This eventually led to a breakthrough to the pop audience with their 1986 album Tuff Enuff. The mass success didn’t last too long, and founding member Jimmie Vaughan left in 1990, but under the leadership of harmonica ace and vocalist Kim Wilson, the Fabulous Thunderbirds remained one of the most popular blues acts in America during the ’90s and onward, occasionally making their way into the studio to cut albums like 2016’s Strong Like That and 2024’s Struck Down. 

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Ruby Summer Concert Series is led by the City of Morgantown and a Main Street Morgantown Affiliate Event. Main Street Morgantown Affiliate Event Program brings people together through community engagement, entertainment and support for Downtown Morgantown Footprint. 

Main Street Morgantown (MSM) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Morgantown, West Virginia. Since 1984, Main Street Morgantown has been a steward of welcoming, vibrant and prosperous Downtown and Wharf Districts. As a National Main Street Accredited organization, its transformative strategies in Design, Economic Vitality, Organization and Promotion are driven by the proven four-point model for revitalization.