Tommy Castro (born in 1955 in San Jose, California) is a blues guitarist and singer. He began playing guitar at a young age and was influenced and inspired by electric blues, Chicago blues, west coast blues, soul music, '60's rock and roll and Southern rock. His style has always been a hybrid of all his favorite genres. Since the late 1980s he has lead bands featuring a drummer, bass guitar player and saxophone player and they have been a prominate feature in the Bay Area blues scene. In 1994, he was signed to Blind Pig Records label and released his first album the following year. He has gained national and international attention ever since due to his touring, fun live performances and releasing six additional albums. His album Guilty of Love featured the last recording session for John Lee Hooker. Castro and his band released Soul Shaker in February 2005. 1955 (MCMLV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Motto: Official website: http://www. ... The blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on a pentatonic scale and a characteristic twelve-bar chord progression. ... A guitar is a stringed musical instrument. ... LeAnn Rimes singing in concert A singer is a type of musician who uses his or her voice to produce music. ... The electric blues is a type of blues music distinguished simply by the amplification of the guitar, or, more rarely, the bass or harmonica. ... The Chicago blues is a form of blues music that developed in Chicago by adding electricity, drums, piano, bass guitar and sometimes saxophone to the basic string/harmonica Delta blues. ... The West Coast blues is a type of blues music characterized by jazz and jump blues influences, strong piano-dominated sounds and jazzy guitar solos (which originated from Texas blues players relocated to California). ... Soul music is a combination of rhythm and blues and gospel which began in the late 1950s in the United States. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Southern rock is a style of rock music that was very popular in the 1970s, and retains a fan base to the present. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... Drum carried by John Unger, Company B, 40th Regiment New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry Mozart Regiment, December 20, 1863 Several American Indian-style drums for sale at the National Museum of the American Indian. ... Bass guitars typically have four strings instead of six as found on regular guitars. ... Saxophones of different sizes play in different registers. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... A blind pig, also known as a blind tiger, is an establishment that illegally provides alcoholic beverages. ... John Lee Hooker John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an influential American blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External link

• Tommy Castro Band Website

Discography

• Soul Shaker - (2005)
• Gratitude - (2003)
• Triple Trouble - (2003)
• Guilty of Love - (2001)
• Live at the Fillmore - (2000)
• Right as Rain - (1998)
• Can't Keep a Good Man Down - (1997)
• Exception to the Rule - (1995)