Too Slim and the Taildraggers are Making a Scene

August 22, 2022

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Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Too Slim of Too Slim and the TailDraggers

Tim “Too Slim“ Langford is a monster guitarist and unabashed  blues rocker whose influences run the gamut from Lightnin’ Hopkins,  Freddy King, Duane Allman, and Lynyrd Skynyrd to Robin  Trower. He is a prolific singer/songwriter whose songs have now  yielded an impressive 13 studio Too Slim and the Taildraggers albums, 2 solo albums and several live CD’s all on his own Underworld Records imprint.  Too Slim and the Taildraggers are Tim “Too Slim” Langford on guitar/vocals, Zach Kasik on bass/vocals and Jeff “Shakey” Fowlkes on drums/vocals.

“High Desert Heat” is the latest giant step in the evolution of their contemporary Blues/Rock sound that has been described as “Straight Whiskey Blues with a Southern Rock Beer Chaser”. High Desert Heat charted 11 times in the Billboard Top Blues Album Chart in 2018 and was nominated for Best Blues/Rock album at the 2019 Blues Music awards. High Desert Heat is also featured in heavy rotation on Sirius XM’s B.B. King’s Bluesville. Their Previous release “Blood Moon nominated for “Blues Rock Album of the Year” at the 2016 Blues Blast Music Awards ” and was voted Blues Rock Album of the Year at the 2016 Jimi Awards. Blood Moon reached #6 on the Billboard Top Blues Album Chart in 2016. The 2014 release Anthology was vote #1 Blues Album of the Year by Blues Matters Writers Poll in 2015. The 2013 release “Blue Heart” rose to #3 on the Billboard Top Blues Album Chart and was nominated for Rock/Blues Album of the Year at the 2014 Blues Blast Music Awards. “Shiver (2011) was nominated for “Rock/Blues Album of the Year” by the Blues Foundation’s Blues Music Awards.

Too Slim and the Taildraggers’ high energy Blues Rock has been thrilling audiences for years. The band’s ever evolving musical direction cannot easily be classified into any box or category. Tim “Too Slim” Langford has received Lifetime Achievement and Hall Of Fame awards by three Northwest blues societies,  as well as more than 40 regional and national music awards. Too Slim and the Taildraggers music has also been featured on MTV’s series, The Real World and Road Rules. After 30 years of knocking it out of the park on recordings and stages across the world, Too Slim and the Taildraggers shows no sign of slowing down.

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