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The Fabulous Thunderbirds: The Bayou, Washington DC

Richard Harrington, The Washington Post, 1 October 1979

THE FABULOUS Thunderbirds, who appeared at the Bayou last night, recall an era when the emphasis of rhythm and blues was definitely on the blues, particularly its hard edges from Chicago and Detroit, as well as its rolling pulse from the Southwest.

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