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'''Ridin' Thumb''' is a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[soul]]/[[funk]] orchestra formed in 1989 by the two guitarists Martin Finding og Nicolai Halberg. In 1997 Jonas Winge Leisner replaced Niels H.P. as the primary vocalist. Their style can be compared to artists such as [[Tower of Power]] and [[Jamiroquai]].

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'''Ridin' Thumb''' is a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[Soul music|soul]]/[[funk]] orchestra formed in 1989 by the two guitarists Martin Finding and Nicolai Halberg. In 1997, Jonas Winge Leisner replaced Niels H.P. as the lead vocalist. Their style can be compared to artists such as [[Tower of Power]] and [[Jamiroquai]].

The group has released four full-length albums and one EP.

==Members==

*Jonas Winge Leisner -– vocal

*Stine Hjelm Jacobsen -– vocal

*Joakim Pedersen -– keyboards

*Martin Finding -– guitar

*Nicolai Halberg -– guitar

*Jens Kristian Uhrenholdt -– bass guitar

*Thomas Jepsen -– drums

*Martin Pedersen -– scratch

*Bjørn Ringkjøbing -– trumpet

*Hendrik Jørgensen -– trumpet

*Mik Neumann -– tenor saxophone

*Ole Himmelstrup -– baritone saxophone

==Concerts==

The band usually unites for an annual concert between Christmas and New Year's Eve. The concerts are held at the [[Copenhagen Jazz House]].

==Discography==

===Albums===

{| class="wikitable"

'''1994: Different Moves, Different Grooves (Sundance)<p>'''

!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year

[[Image:ridinthumb1.jpg]]<p>

!align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album

!align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions

*1. Feed the cat

!align="center" rowspan="2" width="270"|Notes

*2. Different strokes - Different folks

|-

*3. In the middle

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Tracklisten|DEN]]<br>

*4. Do the boomeloom

|-

*5. Believe to my soul

| style="text-align:center;"|1994

*6. Know what I mean

|''Different Moves, Different Grooves'' (Sundance)

*7. Believe me

| style="text-align:center;"|

*8. Nitty Gritty

| style="text-align:center;"|Track list

*9. A song for you

#Feed the cat

*10. Ridin' Thumb

#Different strokes – Different folks

*11. Thick and thin

#In the middle

#Do the boomeloom

'''2000: 21st Century Funk (Sundance)<p>'''

#Believe to my soul

[[Image:ridinthumb2.jpg]]<p>

#Know what I mean

#Believe me

*1. The Future

#Nitty Gritty

*2. Make it right

#[[A Song for You]]

*3. Like it like that

#Ridin' Thumb

*4. Time

#Thick and thin

*5. Natures kingdom

|-

*6. Some people

| style="text-align:center;"|2000

*7. Family affair

|''21st Century Funk'' (Sundance)

*8. The good men

| style="text-align:center;"|

*9. So much better

| style="text-align:center;"|Track list

*10. Living it out

#The Future

*11. Pump up the thumb

#Make it right

#Like it like that

'''2002: Work It Out (Sundance)<p>'''

#Time

[[Image:ridinthumb3.jpg]]<p>

#Natures kingdom

#Some people

*1. Tune in (intro)

#Family affair

*2. Set your mind free

#The good men

*3. I've been waitin'

#So much better

*4. Interlude

#Living it out

*5. I told you so

#Pump up the thumb

*6. True to myself

|-

*7. Party down

| style="text-align:center;"|2002

*8. Work it out

|''Work It Out'' (Sundance)

*9. Jackson

| style="text-align:center;"|

*10. Rainy monday

| style="text-align:center;"|Track list

*11. In a different way

#Tune in (intro)

*12. Time 4 some action

#Set your mind free

*13. Back again

#I've been waitin'

*14. Doing nothing

#Interlude

#I told you so

#True to myself

#Party down

#Work it out

#Jackson

#Rainy Monday

#In a different way

#Time 4 some action

#Back again

#Doing nothing

|-

| style="text-align:center;"|2014

|''People'' (Sundance)

| style="text-align:center;"|39

| style="text-align:center;"|Track list

#Do You Feel the Same

#People

#I Need Someone to Hold on To

#Whirl Around

#What You Drop

#I Can Change

#Allright with Me

#Everything Has Changed

|-

|}

===EPs===

*1993: ''Ridin' Thumb''

===Singles===

{| class="wikitable"

'''From Different Moves, Different Grooves'''

! Date !! '''Song title''' !! '''PAlbum'''

*1994: In The Middle

|-

*1994: Different Strokes, Different Folks

| rowspan=2 |1994|| "In The Middle" || rowspan=2 | ''Different Strokes, Different Folks''

|-

| "Different Strokes, Different Folks"

|-

|-

| rowspan=2 |2000|| "The Future" || rowspan=2 | ''21st Century Funk''

|-

| "Make It Right"

|-

| rowspan=3 |2002|| "Party Down" || rowspan=3 | ''Work It Out''

|-

| "Work It Out"

|-

| "Back Again"

|-

|}

==External links==

'''From 21st Century Funk'''

* [http://www.ridinthumb.dk ridinthumb.dk]

*2000: The Future

*2000: Make It Right

'''From Work It Out'''

*2002: Party Down

*2002: Work It Out

*2002: Back Again

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==External link==

[[Category:Danish musical groups]]

* [http://www.ridinthumb.dk ridinthumb.dk]

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[[Category:Danish musical groups]]