#5: Keith Ferguson Remembers/Part 2
PACHUCO BLUES
Ferguson avoids the Vietnam draft, plays Houston lesbian clubs with young Johnny Winter, and joins the Thunderbirds. Like an old wolf, Keith paces his communal porch in Austin. It was his last refuge.
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- The killer smile of Keith Ferguson (photo: Gregory Carlson)
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- Pachuco style
#4: Keith Ferguson Remembers/Part 1
AUSTIN’S GREATEST FALLEN MUSIC HERO
In a town known for its fallen musical heroes, Fabulous Thunderbirds bassist Keith Ferguson was a tour de force. He submerged into semi-retirement on his rustic estate, a hangout for wounded animals, reptiles and old pachuchos. The music biz turned ugly, but Austin’s beautiful losers—as well as the heroin—remained pure. And Keith was Numero Uno.
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- Keith and Muddy (photo: Watt Casey)
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- The original Fabulous Thunderbirds of Austin
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- El Mero Guero, Keith Ferguson