Tommy McCoy

Artist:  Tommy McCoy
Origin:  Florida, USA
Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock

Tommy McCoy started playing guitar at the early age of 8, in 1962.  His early influences were Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Albert King, B.B. King and Freddie King, also Mike Bloomfield and just about every other great Blues Guitarist of the era.  He worked with musicians from both The Allman Brothers Band and Stevie Ray Vaughan's Band.  In 1980, Tommy met Stevie Ray Vaughan and two became friends and hung out together whenever Stevie spent time in Florida where Tommy lived.  A decade later Tommy went to Austin, Texas where he recorded the bulk of the tracks for his debut solo album with Chris Layton (Drums) and Tommy Shannon (Bass) of Stevie Ray Vaughan's Classic Double Trouble Rhythm Section..

Title:  Triple Trouble  (2008)
Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock
Label:  Blues Boulevard Records
Rating:  *****

Tracks:

 1.  No Love With Any Green  (3:07)
 2.  It's These Blues  (  (4:32)
 3.  Love In Money  (5:41)
 4.  The Change Is In   (7:24)
 5.  Money  (6:45)
 6.  Money (That's What I Want)  (2:46)
 7.  Broke Your A Joke  (2:52)
 8.  Poverty  (3:08)
 9.  Con Man  (5:03)
10. She Worships Money  (2:57)
11. Gimme A Little Sign  (4:50)
12. Ain't Gonna Take No Mo  (3:38)
13. Ace In The Hole  (5:49)

Personnel:

Tommy McCoy:  Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
Tommy Shannon:  Bass on Tracks:  1-3, 5, 6, 9
Chris Layton:  Drums on Tracks: 1-3, 5, 6, 9
Joel Brodsky:  Bass on Tracks:  7, 11, 12
Ken West:  Bass on Track 8
Mondo Bizarro:  Bass on Track 10
Mark McCoy:  Bass on Track 4
Calvin Cratic:  Drums on Tracks:  4, 7, 11, 12
Tony Coleman:  Drums on Track 8
Ronny "Byrd" Foster:  Drums on Track 10
Jim Talbot: Guitar on Tracks:  2, 6
Charlie DeChant:  Sax on Tracks:  5, 8
Larry Mergillano:  Trumpet on Track 8
John Street:  Piano, Hammond B3 Organ on Tracks:  3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13
Pat Geoffrey:  Piano, Hammond B3 Organ on Tracks:  4, 11, 12
Ace Moreland:  Slide Dobro on Track 11
Rock Bottom:  Harp on Track 11, 13
Curt McKenzie:  Harmony on Track 10

Triple Trouble is the debut solo album by Tommy McCoy, was released on November 3, 2008 by Blues Boulevard Records, providing very good background sound and it is a very nice Blues Rock.  For fans of Stevie Ray Vaughan or other similar artists.