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Five Situations August may be the group name for singer/songwriter Brad Skistimas (given birth to in Lewisville, TX, August 5, 1983). He uses the name Five Situations August because he considers his true name too tough to spell please remember; the name performs off his birthday. Skistimas developed a following …

Making use of their fusion of blues, rock and roll & move, and R&B, the Fabulous Thunderbirds helped popularize roadhouse Texas blues using a mass audience within the ’80s and, along the way, they helped kick-start a blues revival through the mid-’80s. Throughout their heyday in the first ’80s, these …