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Rockin' Winter Wonderland
Rockin' Winter Wonderland
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htownfess
233 posts
Dec 24, 2010
6:22 PM
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I was in the neighborhood grocery store this afternoon and the harp-driven opening of the Fabulous Thunderbirds' version of "Winter Wonderland" came over the speakers. Pretty strange to hear the song in that environment. It was part of a 1983 local record called "An Austin Rhythm and Blues Christmas," which was reissued by Epic in 1986 after they decided everything Austin was hot. The album is uneven--they were unable to get SRV--but the T-Birds also do a version of Hop Wilson's "Merry Christmas Baby," with Kim playing chromatic and Jimmie Vaughan putting a rare instance of pedal steel on record. It's on iTunes, etc.
Kudos to whoever was programming the store's background music. I didn't notice any reaction from the other shoppers.
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MP
1173 posts
Dec 24, 2010
9:40 PM
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-htownfess! i remember when everything austin was hot, and not only T-birds and junior brown(he's actually from NM) a kid i grew up with formed a band and took it to austin. poi dog pondering. 8 record deal w/ columbia or capital. can't remember. dropped after one record...but that's not the point, is it?
the point is good ole days, when gary primich ould tour and not do construction work to to eat and put a roof over his head.
happy christmas!---------
MP
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