Struck Down (The Fabulous Thunderbirds album)

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Struck Down
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 28, 2024
Genre Blues
Label Stony Plain Records
Producer Kim Wilson, Steve Strongman, Glen Parrish
The Fabulous Thunderbirds chronology
Strong Like That
(2016)
Struck Down
(2024)

Struck Down is an album by the Fabulous Thunderbirds. [1] [2] [3] [4] It was released on June 28, 2024.

Contents

Struck Down was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. [5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Steve Strongman and Kim Wilson. [6]

No.TitleFeatured ArtistLength
1."Struck Down by the Blues"Steve Strongman3:41
2."Don't Make No Sense" Terrance Simien 2:47
3."Payback Time" Billy Gibbons 3:35
4."Nothing in Rambling"3:55
5."Won't Give Up" 3:34
6."The Hard Way" 4:06
7."Whatcha Do to Me" Elvin Bishop 3:09
8."I've Got Eyes" 4:07
9."That's Cold" 2:18
10."Sideline" 4:03

Personnel

The Fabulous Thunderbirds

Additional musicians

Production

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