Too Slim and the Taildraggers

Tim "Too Slim" Langford, with his band the Taildraggers, have created an eclectic style of blues and rock that has become a genre all its own. Too Slim‘s ever evolving musical direction cannot be classified into any box or category. The eclectic nature of the band allows Too Slim and the Taildraggers to easily crossover and appeal to audiences of various musical tastes.

Experiencing a Too Slim and the Taildraggers‘ concert is like taking a journey through the history of American music. Too Slim’s style ranges from down-home blues, funky blues rock, Americana, southern swamp rock, and instrumental guitar styles. The band, led by singer, songwriter and guitarist, Tim Langford, is backed by the top-shelf rhythm section of Polly O’Keary on bass and vocals and Tommy Cook on drums and vocals. Free Your Mind, the previous studio release by Too Slim and the Taildraggers, charted as high #5 on the Billboard Top Blues Album Chart in 2009. The bands 2007 CD The Fortune Teller charted as high as #9 on the Billboard Top Blues Album chart in 2007 & 2008. The Fortune Teller was also nominated for "Best Contemporary Blues Album" in the 2008 Blues Blast Music Awards in Chicago, IL. This award-winning band has been voted the Best Regional Act 11 times by the Cascade Blues Association, the largest organization of its kind in the US. Too Slim has won multiple individual awards as Best Guitarist, Best Slide Guitarist, and Best Songwriter and the band are in the Hall of Fame in three NW blues societies. Their devoted fan base has grown over the years into a national and international following. Too Slim and the Taildraggers music was also featured in two MTV series "Road Rules" and the "Real World.” Too Slim and the Taildraggers are headliners at theaters, festivals, and concert stages. The band has shared the stage with the likes of Bo Diddley, Brian Setzer, Johnny Lang, Kenny Wayne Sheperd, .38 Special, Robert Cray, Otis Rush, Jeff Healey, Ted Nugent, Los Lobos, Lonnie Mack, Blue Oyster Cult, Heart, Travis Tritt, Junior Brown, Gatemouth Brown, Neil McCoy, Delbert McClinton, Blues Traveler, Steppenwolf, Johnny and Edgar Winter.

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