Joanne Shaw Taylor, Fabulous Thunderbirds Headline BluesFest 2019

WAUKESHA, WI -- Joanne Shaw Taylor and the Fabulous Thunderbirds are the headliners for the 2019 Waukesha Rotary BluesFest. The Waukesha Rotary BluesFest will be held Friday and Saturday, August 9 and 10, 2019 at NagaWaukee Park in Delafield, located about a half-mile north of I-94 on Highway 83. Gates open at 12:30 p.m. both days. Performances will run from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. each day.

More about Joanne Shaw Taylor:

Taylor has established herself as the UK’s number one star of the blues rock world. She has toured extensively around the world, released critically acclaimed albums and gained a global fan base as well as having the honor of playing alongside some of her
musical idols.

Taylor’s debut album White Sugar first opened the door and her career has since gone stratospheric, with her breaking the notoriously hard-to-crack US market. She beat the stereotypes of her age and gender, gaining acclaim from critics and peers alike. Subsequent albums; Diamonds in the Dirt, Almost Always Never and Songs From The Road followed and saw Joanne’s fan base rise globally.

More about The Fabulous Thunderbirds:

For over 30 years, The Fabulous Thunderbirds have been the quintessential American band. The group’s distinctive and powerful sound, influenced by a diversity of musical styles, manifested itself into a unique musical hybrid via such barnburners as “Tuff Enuff” and “Wrap It Up”. Co-founder Kim Wilson, the sole original member, still spearheads the group as it evolves into its newest incarnation.

“We started as a straight blues band”, vocalist and harmonica player Wilson says. “We now incorporate a mixture of a lot of different styles. We’re an American music band and we’re much higher energy than we were before.”

In addition to Wilson, the current Thunderbirds line-up features Johnny Moeller on guitar, Steve Gomes on bass, Kevin Anker on keyboards, and Wes Watkins on drums.

2019 Entertainment Line-Up For 13Th Annual Waukesha Rotary Bluesfest:

Friday, August 9, 2019

• Joanne Shaw Taylor
• Maurice John Vaughn With Guests
• Shirley Johnson, Freddie Dixon And Joseph Morganfield
• Jennie Devoe
• Dj And The Bluesers
• Derringer
• Rockonsin 2019 Finalist

Saturday, August 10, 2019

• The Fabulous Thunderbirds
• Robert Kimbrough Sr.
• Alex Wilson
• The Incorruptibles
• Andrew Gelles Band
• Paul Kayeconvert Case