New Kim Wilson Coming November 21, 2025

M.C. Records is proud to announce the release of Slow Burn from legendary harmonica player and singer of the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Kim Wilson, on November 21. Slow Burn is the follow-up to his 2020 Grammy-nominated release, The Bigtone Sessions. Joining Kim on much of the record are three amazing blues musicians who recently passed, Richard Innes on the drums, Barrelhouse Chuck on the piano, and Larry Taylor from Canned Heat on bass. Slow Burn is his fourth full-length recording he has released with M.C. Records. Scroll down for upcoming T-Bird and solo dates.

Slow Burn is from two separate sessions, one in 2014 and the other in 2020. None of these songs has ever been released before. This may be Kim’s deepest blues record ever. He covers legends like B.B. King, Howlin’ Wolf, Robert Nighthawk, and Sonny Boy Williamson II. Four songs on the release are Kim Wilson originals. Slow Burn features Kim’s deep and passionate vocals as well as his renowned harmonica virtuosity.

Kim Wilson talks about the making of the record:

"The tracks on this album are very special because several of the songs include some of the last performances in the studio by three great blues giants, Richard Innes, Larry Taylor, and Barrelhouse Chuck. Basically, everything was recorded the same way they did it in the old days; however, I think the sound quality of this CD is fantastic and stands up to anything modern. Some great blues for you fans, and I hope you enjoy it as much as we did making it."

Kim Wilson has been the voice and soul of the Texas band The Fabulous Thunderbirds. He’s also an accomplished solo recording artist, and in the minds of many people, the greatest harmonica player performing today. He has recorded sessions with legendary Rock musicians Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, Mark Knopfler, and Paul Simon, to name a few. In 1970, he decided to drop out of college to play the blues full-time, learning the ropes from such San Francisco Bay Area blues musicians as Charlie Musselwhite, John Lee Hooker, and George Harmonica Smith. Kim had the chance to work with so many of his musical influences and heroes over the years, including Muddy Waters, Jimmie Rogers, Big Walter Horton, Eddie Taylor, Pee Wee Crayton, and Lowell Fulson. In the mid-1970s, he moved to Austin, where he co-founded The Fabulous Thunderbirds in 1974.

L to R – Billy Flynn, Richard Innes, Kim Wilson, Barrelhouse Chuck, Larry Taylor