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Tommy Castro

voc, g, *1955 US, San Jose, California
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of Blues and Rock

Tommy Castro (born April 15, 1955, San Jose, California, United States) is an American blues, R&B and rock guitarist and singer. He has been recording since the mid-1990s. His music has taken him from local stages to national and international touring. His popularity was marked by his winning the 2008 Blues Music Award for Entertainer of the Year. According to The Chicago Sun-Times, Castro plays "Memphis soul-drenched R&B…top-of-the-line blues." Blurt[who?] added, "Castro has a soulful voice, searing guitar and is an excellent songwriter and vocalist. If you close your eyes you will be convinced that you are listening to Otis Redding singing in 1967…tremendous."

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
  • Backing Vocals
Genres
  • Blues
  • Rock
  • R&B/Soul
Popular Tracks   
Somewhere on Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came To Town by Tommy Castro
You To Hold On To on Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came To Town by Tommy Castro
Blues Prisoner on Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came To Town by Tommy Castro
I Want To Go Back Home on Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came To Town by Tommy Castro
Definition of Insanity on Hard Believer by Tommy Castro
Love Is on Stompin' Ground by Tommy Castro & The Painkillers
Nasty Habits on Exception To The Rule by Tommy Castro
Ninety-Nine and One Half on Hard Believer by Tommy Castro
My Old Neighborhood on Stompin' Ground by Tommy Castro & The Painkillers
Draw The Line on Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came To Town by Tommy Castro

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Band Members
Discography


Title Artist Year Type
Hard BelieverTommy Castro2009Album
PainkillerTommy Castro2007Album
Soul ShakerTommy Castro2005Album
Triple TroubleTommy Castro • Jimmy Hall • Lloyd Jones2003Album
GratitudeTommy Castro2003Album
The EssentialTommy Castro2001Compil.
Live At The FillmoreTommy Castro2000Album
Live At The FillmoreTommy Castro2000Album
Right As RainTommy Castro1999Album
Can't Keep A Good Man DownTommy Castro1997Album
Exception To The RuleTommy Castro1995Album
S.F. Blues Guitar Summit Vol. IIITommy Castro, Johnny Nitro, Kevin Russell1993Album
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