Music videos that feature Thunderbirds

[Dave W]

This one is absolutely new to me. Never knew of that combination! Eric Haydock in The Hollies,playing a T-bird! Check at 0:07!

Good catch! Never saw him with one before.

[the mojo hobo]

A little silly, but hey, it's a Thunderbird.

[Dave W]

Good catch! Freddie Garrity was a goofball, but I always had a soft spot for that song (in connection with a certain girl )

[westen44]

The music itself wasn't goofy.  What was goofy was that "Freddie" dance and his Jerry Lewis vibe. 

[the mojo hobo]

I should have said silly looking. It's a good song.

[westen44]

I should have said silly looking. It's a good song.

Be that as it may, what's really important is that another video was presented which contributes to the appreciation of T-Birds. 

[ilan]

The TBird looks rad. I can't understand anyone back then seeing this on TV and not wanting one.

[Stjofön Big]

Gibson must have had good salesmen in England! T-birds were in the hands of bands like Freddies, above, The Hollies, The Merseybeats, and even Herman's Hermits had them! But what happened next? There's a gap until Wishbone Ash had one. Why? And what happened to them basses?!?

[Dave W]

Gibson must have had good salesmen in England! T-birds were in the hands of bands like Freddies, above, The Hollies, The Merseybeats, and even Herman's Hermits had them! But what happened next? There's a gap until Wishbone Ash had one. Why? And what happened to them basses?!?

Same as in the US: what happened next is that Gibson discontinued them!

Considering how few were made in the 60s, a surprising number of them still show up.

[patman]

I remember seeing Wishbone Ash in maybe 1974...never saw a T-Bird before, and assumed all Gibsons sounded like an EBO...

Was floored by how wonderful the bass sounded.

[slinkp]

When did Wishbone Ash first appear anyway? And was that before or after Entwistle and Cornick played birds?

[clankenstein]

Me too! I saw Wishbone Ash  in Wellington N.Z.  in 1974. I was very impressed with the bass sound ,that's when i became aware of thunderbirds.

[4stringer77]

I remember seeing Wishbone Ash in maybe 1974...never saw a T-Bird before, and assumed all Gibsons sounded as wonderful as an EBO...

Was floored by how average the bass sounded.

fixed it for you 

[westen44]

Excellent observation! 

[uwe]

I wouldn't be surprised if the Hollies bassist took some inspiration from John Gustafson, around then with The Mersey Beats and their "Firebird/Thunderbird Trademark Look" which left quite an impression at the time (just like The Shadows had with their "Fender Look"). The paths of The Hollies and The Mersey Beats crossed constantly in the early and mid sixties, they worked the same touring circuits.