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Print out this flyer.But out f a thousand downloads, they are the best!!Tommy Castro (born in 1955 in San Jose, California) is a blues guitarist and singer.Castro and his band released Soul Shaker in February 2005.This page was last modified 22:52, 31 December 2007.See Copyrights for details.The video has been added to your playlist.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the form to submit.Change the value of a comment by clicking on a thumb.Ain't nothin like funky blues...It's good to see that nice guys sometimes win.Rock on Tommy Castro!Always put on a great show and love their fans!Considering his innate charisma and his skills as a supremely talented guitarist, gifted vocalist, and engaging songwriter, it is easy to see why Castro has enjoyed so much success so quickly.In a remarkably short time, he went from performing at a tiny San Francisco saloon to opening act on B.December 20, 2003 marked a new era for the Tommy Castro Band in that Billy Lee Lewis passed on his drums sticks to Chris Sandoval, a most worthy successor."Are you sure you want to delete this comment?"Effortlessly people are attracted and deeply affected by your actions.Don't let the critical and judgmental people in your circle of friends.Listen daily to your inner voice the innate compass of knowledge and infinite wisdom.It is our natural birth right to be filled with dreams and desires of a joyous almighty love.Hello Tommy, just passin thru and wanted to say hope you had a great holiday season!Please have a wonderful LRBC and great times and safe travels on the land cruise.Send my best to the whole gang and a hug to brother Ray.Remember: OUR SHIP KICKS ASS!!Tom,Looking forward to seeing next week on the BluesCruise !Sorry but a friend of mine wrote something really bad about u in their myspace blog, u need to see it.Sorry but a friend of mine wrote something really bad about u in their myspace blog, u need to see it.Lookin forward to seeing you in San Luis.Lori Davidson rings a bell?..Do you wish to continue your form submission?"The blues is in good hands.Bettye LaVette, Tommy Castro, Duke Robillard, Ruthie Foster and Muddy Waters were honored with nominations for the 2008 Blues Music Awards just announced.Album of the Year (Scene Of The Crime), Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year, and B.Tommy Castro grabs two nominations for Contemporary Blues Album of the Year (Painkiller) and B.Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter, James Cotton).Bill Frisell was named Best Guitarist for the fourth year in a row (and seventh in 10 years) in Downbeat's Critics Poll.Tommy Castro just won BluesWax Blues Artist of the Year 2006 with a record number of first place reader votes.Tommy Castro and I'm very happy our readers selected him.Blues Cruise which sails the Caribbean every January.Tommy Castro will release his new CD, Painkiller on January 30.The album features nine new Tommy Castro original songs with Tommy and the band sharing the spotlight with special guests Coco Montoya, Angela Strehli, David Maxwell and Teresa James.Painkiller is the follow up CD to Soul Shaker, which spent 19 weeks in the Billboard Blues Charts and was nominated for a Blues Music Award.Tommy Castro is currently nominated for Blues Wax Artist of the Year Award and will be touring worldwide in support of the new release..The awards ceremony also featured Blues Music Award nominee and Rosebud artist Tommy Castro who performed along with Kim Wilson and Elvin Bishop.The Tommy Castro Band has released a DVD entitled Whole Lotta Soul.The DVD features Tommy Castro and his band performing live at The Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico, CA and demonstrates why their live shows have captivated legions of fans.The Tommy Castro Band received two Blues Music Award nominations this year, including Best Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year and Best Contemporary Album of the Year for Soul Shaker.DVD are available at tommycastro.Bettye LaVette, Duke Robillard and Tommy Castro are among those honored so far.Tommy Castro was honored with a Leadership Award by The Portuguese American Leadership Council of the US (PALCUS) at a gala ceremony in Newark, NJ on November 12, 2005.Soul and CD Soul Shaker, was honored to receive the award.Tommy Castro celebrates the release of his Soul Shaker (Blind Pig) CD with an appearance on the cover of Blues Revue.Billboard blues chart this week.Tommy Castro is back and better than ever.Castro and his band to electrify a live audience that, within the course of just a few short years, has taken them from San Francisco fame to international acclaim.He understands that the future of the blues is in knowing its past.Sign in to get personalized recommendations.Hours() * 3600 + newCurrentTime.Hours() * 3600 + currentTime.Ships from and sold by Amazon.Day Shipping at checkout.Of("To view this content") !Is Tommy Castro a soul man in a blues rocker's body, or vice versa?Castro and veteran tunesmiths such as Gary Nicholson, Stephen Bruton, Bonnie Hayes, and Jimmy Hall.Painkiller Tommy Castro successfully finds the sweet spot between his various influences and balances them like the pro he is.Tommy Castro's newest studio recording, produced by John Porter (whose impressive list of credits includes Los Lonely Boys, Taj Mahal, Keb Mo, Santana, B.King, Elvis Costello, and Buddy Guy), features another spirited dose of the patented brand of infectious rock 'n' soul music that has endeared the Tommy Castro Band to legions of fans.Send Tommy ringtones to your cell phone now!Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet.Tommy Castro and his band signed to Blind Pig they have actually gotten better.This is another superb release.Good songs, good special guests, a tight band; this Cd has it all.Just as when you see him live, this music just makes you feel good!Was this review helpful to you?"Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided to other Amazon.I'm sorry, but Tommy Castro will probably never better his first album, Exception to the Rule.Was this review helpful to you?Tommy Castro plays and sings from the heart .The Great Tommy Castro
The Tommy Castro Band is one of the greatest live blues act you will ever see and hear.Published 7 months ago by Dr.WOW, Tommy Castro's best.Having listened to Tommy Castro for the last 5 or 6 years, this is a truly great release from a fine electric blues and jazz guiter player.Best TC to date
I really think Tommy Castro has arrived as one of the best on the Blues scene today.Pain Killer is clearly his best effort to date.Most underrated guitar player in rock history...Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?Please note that we are unable to respond directly to all feedback submitted via this form, but we'll ask you to sign in so we can contact you if needed.After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.Tommy Castro is one of the most popular and creative roots artists to emerge in recent years.King, Elvis Costello, and Buddy Guy.When I started looking for a producer, I realized that John had produced some of my favorite records of the last ten years.After working with him in the studio, I understand now why that is.Everything indeed just seems right on Painkiller.Porter has fashioned a most tasteful album from the many talented parts of Castro's patented rock 'n' soul music.Since he first started the Tommy Castro Band sixteen years ago, Tommy's career has been marked by one triumph after another.King's national tours and international acclaim as one of the most compelling artists on the scene.Not surprising, given his innate charisma and skills as a supremely talented guitarist, gifted vocalist, and engaging songwriter.Born and raised in San Jose, California, Tommy expressed interest in learning to play the guitar at age ten.Later, wanting to know who their influences were, Tommy became enthralled with the guitar playing of B.Castro went on to play with many Bay Area bands, eventually landing a two year gig touring the U.Industry trades took notice as well.Castro's energy and charisma leap right out of each and every one of the cuts on the album.Castro's stinging, clean guitar tone shines.Tommy Castro can play with both scorching power and restraint.Castro is the real deal.Castro was featured on the cover of Blues Revue with a highly laudatory feature article (an honor that was repeated with the June 2005 issue).Southern accent, your search is over.The CD showcased Castro's music in an engaging program that features guest appearances by roots rock legends Dr.Worshipped for his guitar virtuosity, Castro throws a bit more rock and two bits of soul into his basic blues mix on 'Right As Rain.In 2000, to demonstrate Castro's remarkable charisma and ability to command a stage, Blind Pig released Live At the Fillmore, both as a long form video (DVD) and an enhanced CD.He has distilled the essence of great bar bands everywhere and put his personal stamp on it at the same time.Castro's strengths as a singer, guitarist, and bandleader.When a teenaged Castro bought his very first blues record (B.King's Live at the Cook County Jail) and listened to it incessantly, trying to copy the guitar licks, he never dreamed that one day he'd be sitting side by side on a concert stage actually playing those licks with B.In 2001 Blind Pig released a retrospective of Castro's recordings entitled The Essential Tommy Castro.Other additions to his discography include the 2001 album Guilty of Love from the fledging 33rd Street Records label, and the 2003 release Gratitude on his own Heart and Soul label, on which he paid tribute to his influences.Blind Pig released the performance on a DVD entitled Whole Lotta' Soul in 2005.The Bay Area's king of soulful blues delivers the goods in this concert.Tommy Castro and his brilliant band have captured a hold on legions of fans and critics alike around the world with their mesmerizing blend of rock, blues and Memphis soul.Blind Pig Records, a division of Whole Hog, Inc. |
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