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Jimmy Vaughn's Bio:
From '79 to '93 Jimmie Vaughan recorded nine albums with The Fabulous Thunderbirds. He left the T-Birds in 1989 to record Family Style with brother Stevie Ray and tour with his brother. The younger Vaughan's tragic death in a helicopter crash in 1990 changed those plans and Jimmie struggled with the loss.
He's made recordings with Lou Ann Barton, Carlos Santana, Bob Dylan and many others. His solo albums: Out There in 1998, Strange Pleasure, in 1994 and Family Style. Jimmie and his Tilt-A-Whirl Band have kept moving in recent years, receiving Grammy awards, touring Europe, and playing with such luminaries as Eric Clapton. Tilt-A-Whirl band includes George Rains on drums, Bill Willis on the Hammond B-3 organ and bass, Billy Pittman on rhythm guitar, and singers Greg Sain, Rayvon Foster and Charlie Whittington.
Jimmie often comes home to Austin where he plays at places like Antones and works on his vintage, prize-winning Cadillac. He headed up the 2000 Antone's Blues Festival in May.
Canadian review of Out There said, "The production is tight and the sexiness high." An Australian reviewer said of Out There, "Vaughan's solid solo debut is loaded with good time Austin roadhouse blues-influenced rock. Guest artists include Lou Ann Barton, Dr. John and Nile Rodgers. Lovers of a good earthy groove and fine economical guitar work should pick up on this." The News-Times said, "Out There is a textbook performance of contemporary R&B by a musician who quietly has become a master."
Vaughan creates his own sound with the organ, horns, male back-up singers, and his vocals and guitar licks in the mix on Out There. He says, "I play in a Gulf Coast style -- Texas, Louisiana -- and country Mississippi blues too." He has come a long way since the Fabulous Thunderbirds and even has a Fender Stratocaster named after him now.
Take a look at Vaughan's Web site at jimmievaughan.com





