“Anyway, I didn’t make the New York City gig that night, but I flew out the next day and played Buffalo, then the gig in California. Moeller’s amps include a a solidstate ’70s Univox, a Gibson G-5 Skylark, and this vintage Kay Galaxy with two 12s he says is “really good for raw, raunchy blues.” Kim said he talked to you.’ I was like, ‘Yeah, he talked to me – four months ago…’ (laughs)! (CLOCKWISE) Johnny Moeller’s Fender Vibrolux he uses on local gigs. Can you do them?’ I said, ‘My god, tonight (laughs)? In New York City?” He said, ‘Yeah, Kid’s wife went into labor and he left, so we’re trying to get it covered. Then one day, months later, their manager called out of the blue and said, ‘We have some gigs tonight in New York City and tomorrow in Buffalo, then three days after that in Santa Cruz, California. I thought, ‘That was weird,’ and didn’t think anything of it. One night, I ran into Kim at Antone’s and he said, ‘Hey, I might need you to fill in for some dates. “I had been talking to Kim for years and watching the T-Birds a lot when Kid Ramos was in the band. Moeller fondly recalls the first time he got a call to play in the band. Current guitarists Johnny Moeller and Mike Keller have served since 2007 and ’08 respectively – the longest tenures since the band’s days with Kid Ramos, which spanned from 1993 to ’02. Though the following decade saw it experience a series of lineup changes, the group remained vital thanks to relentless road work. When Vaughan departed in 1990 to play in a duo with his brother, Stevie Ray, the band sallied forth. Founded in 1974 by two guys who would go on to become Texas musical legends, guitarist Jimmie Vaughan and vocalist/harpist/front man Kim Wilson, the band spent its first decade building momentum around the south before tasting international stardom in 1986, when their first album for Epic Records, Tuff Enuff, scored two huge hit singles – “Tuff Enuff” and “Wrap It Up.” Photo: Mike Keller: Zarina Saidova.Įvery fan of blues music is familiar with the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Mike Keller’s primary guitar was built by his friend, Tim Jorgenson. (LEFT TO RIGHT) Johnny Moeller with his ESP Eclipse.
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