Keith Ferguson

[blues.bass]

Hey Guys,

I think it's fair to say that The Fabulous Thunderbirds were/are a huge influence on me and my current band.
Looking around on the internet for some more information on Keith, I can only really find his wikipedia entry (Invalid Link Removed) and a very nice tribute page to him (Invalid Link Removed).

Does anybody else have any anecdotes or know where I can read about some more about Keith, his life and his bass playing?

Cheers

 

[faivy]

The book Fender Precision Basses: 1951-1954 by Detlef Schmidt has an article on Keith's P bass.

 

[C-60 Bass]

Badass bluesman....

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[bassbully]

Great player but set his life on a one way path to self destruction...sad.

 

[JTE]

I read an interview with him in Guitar Player Magazine (so long ago... that was the ONLY place to get information on bassists) that included a little bass lesson. He said he started when someone showed him like three different basic patterns, and claimed his whole life was from that one five minute lesson.

Now I gotta go dig up my copy of "What's The Word" and "Los Fabulosos Thunderbirds"!!!!

John

 

[blues.bass]

Thanks for all the infor chaps, I'l continue my search and maybe try and did up that Guitar Player magazine somehow.

Preston Hubbard wasn't half bad either...

 

[faivy]

The same book Fender Precision Basses: 1951-1954 by Detlef Schmidt has an article on Preston's P bass also. Given to him by Clifford Antone

 

[Tom Howland]

Keith Ferguson was a blues monster. (Very under-rated)
Got to meet him at a T-Birds gig, in Providence RI, late 70's.
Very cool guy, huge, fat, groove.
Solid player, who locked in with drummer. (Lived to play)
Sadly, played to hard off stage too.
I read once where Muddy Waters said Keith was his favorite bassist since Willie Dixon.
One of the greats.

 

[MR PC]

The same book Fender Precision Basses: 1951-1954 by Detlef Schmidt has an article on Preston's P bass also. Given to him by Clifford Antone

Keith was later 86'd from Antone's by Clifford. The p bass pretty much lived at the pawn shop. Evidently he really loved Tex-Mex Music, and played a pretty mean Bajo Sexto. Heroin tore him down and put him under. Very sad. RIP

 

[Easy8]

Here's a rare video of Keith with Big Guitars from Texas.

YouTube - "Do The Dootz" Big Guitars From Texas

 

[C-60 Bass]

Now thats a rhythm section!