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High School for Tim Crane, A.K.A. T-Bird, wasn’t a school at all; it was a record shop. T-Bird spent most skipped schooldays tagging cars with flyers in exchange for records – really good records. An inch-thick stack of flyers might be worth Ray Charles’ “What’d I Say” pts. 1 and 2, or James Brown’s “I Can’t Stand It (When You Touch Me)” backed with “There Was A Time”.

Fast-forward six or seven years. Bird hits the road looking for a place where the music’s going down.

It wasn’t a plane or a bus that first brought Tim Crane to Austin. It was a train. T-Bird spent the summer of 2006 riding the rails from the hills of New England through New York and Philly to the California Coast. Along the way he jammed with Nashville backups, toured the hallowed grounds of Memphis, and (to hear him tell it) broke a heart or two in New Orleans. But it was a cock-eyed stroll down Sixth St. in Austin that had the biggest impact on the wandering songwriter. Through the din of reveling tourists and bar hopping college kids, T-Bird heard the unmistakable strains of some real blues. He walked into the bar and ended up sitting in with the band for a few tunes, thinking, “yeah, this is the place.” As good as his word - he was back a few months later, showing up with a slim roll of bills, a car full of vinyl, and very big plans for the city. It took him just one year in Texas to assemble T-Bird and the Breaks.

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  • angus82

    Somehow Pandora showed me the way with him and now I find the weekend I go to Austin, my friend is promoting him and had taken him up to Dallas, where I spend every OTHER weekend! I'll have to check him out live, I must.

    31 Jan 2012 Reply

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  • GerbenSewuster

    YES! YES YES!

    8 Nov 2011 Reply

  • carnz

    Hey guys... how about a tour in europe :) Berlin will love you

    9 Jun 2011 Reply

  • SoulJazzsterInc

    If you like this band, you might be interested in joining the Retro Soul group. Everybody’s welcome! Please enjoy your stay. (PS: sorry for the spam)

    8 Jun 2010 Reply

  • SoulJazzsterInc

    This band really should get more recognition

    16 Mar 2010 Reply

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