Tommy Castro

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General information
Genre (s) Blues blues rock
founding 1991
Website Tommy Castro website
Current occupation
Tommy Castro
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Tommy Castro (born April 15, 1955 in San José , California ) is an American blues guitarist.

Life

Already at the age of ten he showed an interest in the guitar and listened to blues greats like Eric Clapton , Mike Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop . As he got closer to the blues, he was enthusiastic about the guitar playing of BB King , Buddy Guy , Muddy Waters , Elmore James and Freddie King , as well as the vocal styles of Ray Charles , Otis Redding , Wilson Pickett and James Brown . Until 1991, the year the Tommy Castro Band was founded, he played in various bands in the Bay Area . In 1993 the band won the Bay Area Music Award for best club band of the year, a success that they repeated the next year. Working as the house band for NBC's Comedy Showcase increased their popularity as it aired immediately after "Saturday Night Live" and reached so many viewers. In 1996 they recorded their first album, Exception to the Rule, which received critical acclaim, as well as his second, which made him widely known. Castro hit the cover of the Blues Revue and received a special article that was full of praise. On his third album, Delbert McClinton and Dr. John as a guest musician. In 2000 the album "Live at the Fillmore" was released, which also impressed BB King. In 2001 he left Blind Pig Records and then recorded albums for various labels. His last work, "Hard Believer" was released on Alligator Records . In 2010 he was nominated for the Blues Music Award in four categories. (Entertainer of the Year, Contemporary Blues Album of the Year, Blues Male Artist of the Year, Band of the Year)

Quotes

  • Castro combines the earthy feel of Albert Collins and BB King with the sophistication of Robert Cray . (Billboard)
  • ... the next blues rock hero (Garvin Report)
  • The blues are in good hands. ( Carlos Santana )

Awards

  • 2008: Blues Music Award Contemporary Blues Album of the Year (Painkiller)
  • 2010: Blues Music Awards in the categories Entertainer of the Year, Band of the Year and Contemporary Blues Album of the Year (Hard Believer)

Charts

Billboard charts

  • 1999 Right as Rain Top Blues Albums # 12
  • 2000 Live at the Fillmore Top Blues Albums # 13
  • 2001 Guilty of Love Top Blues Albums # 4
  • 2003 Gratitude Top Blues Albums # 7
  • 2005 Soul Shaker Top Blues Albums # 2
  • 2007 Painkiller Top Blues Albums # 2
  • 2007 Painkiller Top Heatseekers # 47
  • 2009 Hard Believer Top Blues Albums # 2

Discography

Albums

  • No Foolin '(1994)
  • Exception To The Rule (1995)
  • Can't Keep A Good Man Down (1997)
  • Right As Rain (1999)
  • Live At The Fillmore (2000)
  • Essential Tommy Castro (2001)
  • Guilty of Love (2001)
  • Triple Trouble (2003)
  • Gratitude (2003)
  • Soul Shaker (2005)
  • Painkiller (2007) 2008 Blues Music Award Best Contemporary Blues Album
  • Hard Believer (2009)
  • The Devil You Know (2014)
  • Method To My Madness (2015)
  • Stompin 'Ground (2017)

DVD

  • Tommy Castro - Live At The Fillmore (1999)
  • Tommy Castro - Whole Lotta Soul (2005)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.tommycastro.com/bio_castro.htm
  2. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000613829
  3. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000613829
  4. ↑ http://www.tommycastro.com/bio_castro.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.tommycastro.com/bio_castro.htm
  6. ↑ http://www.tommycastro.com/bio_castro.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.alligator.com/index.cfm?section=artists&artistID=162
  8. ↑ http://www.cduniverse.com/
  9. ↑ Tommy Castro
  10. ↑ http://www.cduniverse.com
personal data
SURNAME Castro, Tommy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American musician, rock and blues guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH April 15, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH San Jose , California