The Fabulous Thunderbirds are Live At The Lyric August 24th! Kim Wilson, co-founder of The Fabulous Thunderbirds, had a big fan. Muddy Waters called him his favorite harmonica player and vocalist. Now the sole original member of the band that has been called “the quintessential American band.” Wilson says “We’re an American music band and we’re much higher energy than we used to be. The thing about the T-Birds is that we can play both blues festivals and rock venues. We’re a diversified band now