Jimmie Vaughn plays MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on May 06, 2018. Credit: Kamran Malik

Jimmie Vaughan, the 72-year-old Dallas boy—the brother of the late Stevie Ray—was in town for last year’s Blues Festival, but he also made his guitar cluck like a chicken while opening for Eric Clapton’s stop at Amalie Arena in 2021, and also at Lynyrd Skynyrd’s farewell tour stop at the ol’ Gary in 2018.

Before doing a string of dates with Slowhand this fall, Vaughan performs his first downtown Clearwater show ever, with his Tilt-A-Whirl Band.

Oh, and just a heads-up for those attending Tampa Bay Blues Festival next weekend: When The Fabulous Thunderbirds take the stage, Vaughan, who co-founded the blues outfit will not be present.

Tickets to see Jimmie Vaughan and the Tilt-A-Whirl Band play Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater on Friday, April 7 are still available and start at $35.

This article appears in Mar 30 – Apr 5, 2023.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's calendar editor. He started as a freelance music writer in 2020 at the age of 18, and after spending years covering, announcing, and previewing concerts in...