Tommy Castro

 

Artist:  Tommy Castro
Born:  April 15, 1955.  San Jose, California, USA
Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Soul Blues, Southern Rock, Contemporary Blues
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Tommy Castro is an American Blues Rock Guitarist and Singer from San Jose, California.  He started playing guitar since 10 year old, initially inspired by Mike Bloomfield, Eric Clapton, and Elvin Bishop, and started the inevitable into the roots of his heroes such as B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Elmore James, Muddy Waters and Freddie King.  His vocals like Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding and James Brown.  In 2008, he won Blues Music Award for Entertainer of The Year.  

Title:  Tommy Castro Presents:  A Bluesman Came To Town (2021)

Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Soul Blues, Southern Rock, Contemporary Blues

Label:  Alligator Records

Rating:   ****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Somewhere (3:30)

 2.  Bluesman Came To Town (3:58)

 3.  Child Don't Go (2:50)

 4.  You To Hold On To (3:54)

 5.  Hustle (3:37)

 6.  I Got Burnded (3:37)

 7.  Blues Prisoner (5:15)

 8.  I Caught A Break (2:39)

 9.  Women, Drugs And Alcohol (4:20)

10. Draw The Line (4:13)

11. I Want To Go Back Home (3:42)

12. Bring It Back (3:43)

13. Somewhere (Reprise) (2:41)

Format:   LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Somewhere (3:30)

 2.  Bluesman Came To Town (3:58)

 3.  Child Don't Go (2:50)

 4.  You To Hold On To (3:54)

 5.  Hustle (3:37)

 6.  I Got Burnded (3:37)

 7.  Blues Prisoner (5:15)

Side B:

 8.  I Caught A Break (2:39)

 9.  Women, Drugs And Alcohol (4:20)

10. Draw The Line (4:13)

11. I Want To Go Back Home (3:42)

12. Bring It Back (3:43)

13. Somewhere (Reprise) (2:41)

Personnel:

Tommy Castro:  Guitar, Vocals

Rob McNelley:  Guitar

Tommy MacDonald:  Bass

Kevin McKendree:  Keyboards

Tom Hambridge:  Drums, Percussion, Background Vocals

Additional Musicians:

Randy McDonald:  Bass on "Somewhere (Reprise)

Bowen Brown: Drums on "Somewhere (Reprise)

Mike Emerson:  Keyboards on "Child Don't Go", "Draw The Line"

Keith Crossan:  Saxophone, Horn Arrangement on "Hustle"

Deanna Bogart:  Saxophone, Horn Arrangement on "I Want To Go Back Home"

Terrie Odabi:  Vocals on "Child Don't Go"

Jimmy Hall:  Harmonica on "Somewhere", "Background Vocals on "A Bluesman Came To Town"

Tommy Castro Presents:  A Bluesman Came To Town is a new album by Tommy Castro, released on August 9, 2021 by Alligator Records.