ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Doobie Brothers, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Tom Hambridge, Earthquakes, Hurricanes And BOOM!

Where to begin. Let's see...backstage at the PNC Center in Holmdel New Jersey about to hit the stage in front of 20,000 folks.

What an amazing show and great crowd! I walk off stage grab a beer from the dressing room get on a golf cart to be taken to the merchandise area to sign autographs. It starts pouring down rain and I hear the Doobie's hit the stage. "Jesus is just alright" Oh yeah!!!

Wake up in Long Island…..Boom! An earthquake hits…..and yet we head to Jones Beach for another amazing show. I sit side stage for Lynyrd Skynyrd. They are on fire and tear the place up. "I Ain't The One". An amazing night, earthquakes an all.

Next up is Guilford New Hampshire. A beautiful venue and the weather is perfect. The Rattlesnakes rock…"I Got Your Country Right Here"…..Doug Flutie hanging out talking football….nice night.

Our CD Release show in Boston is next. Hurricane warnings don't stop our fans from packing Johnny D's on a windy rainy night. Next up the Grog in Newburyport. Great shows in New England.  Always a great time.

Next up….George Thorogood tour. 12 cities, 12 shows in 14 days…whew!
Albany New York…lot's of memories there. I love playing the Egg! Then it's 2 nights at BB King's in NYC; 2 sell outs! Great shows, then get up next day & cruise down I-95 to DC for a XM radio studio performance with Bill Wax. We had a ball with Bill. Next, Grand Opera House in Delaware "Who Do You Love", The beautiful Kenswick theatre outside Philly, The new Fillmore in Maryland, back to do XM radio with George Thorogood, watching baseball on the bus with George and Hutt, the Kirby center in Wilkes-barre, The Klein in CT, & Westbury Theatre in NY...love that place!


Then onto Beantown for sellouts at the House of Blues on Landsdowne Street and the legendary Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom! Catch a flight home……

October 16th...first night of ZZ Top/Skynyrd tour. We play Tuscaloosa Alabama. What a wild and crazy night! Hanging with Billy Gibbons…….Yeah, Alabama with Skynyrd…..pinch me…

George Thorogood and Tom Hambridge chat about 2120 S. Michigan Ave

BOOM! Has Landed ....

Hey everybody! Hot off the press (literally)
is Tom's latest solo CD, BOOM!

Get yours today at EBAY..

Click here for the latest BOOM Reviews. 

"BOOM"

First leg of the 2011 "BOOM" tour started out for me in Columbus Ohio on Friday night at the Lifestyles Pavilion. I love playing that place. In the winter you play indoors and in the summer the stage turns around and you play facing outdoors.
I played drums with Quinn Sullivan and sat in with Buddy Guy. It was an incredible night. We couldn't soundcheck because of a lightning storm. Then the sun came out while the rain came down but when the gates opened it stopped raining and became a gorgeous night for music. Highlights included an amazing vocal and guitar performance by the young prodigy Quinn on "Ten Years Down The Road" and "Buddy's Blues" and a blistering  "74 Years Young" and an emotional "Skin Deep" by the great BUDDY GUY
Flew to Chicago Saturday morning in some bad weather but made it to Chess records for the record release party for George Thorogood and the Destroyers new album "2120 South Michigan Ave." Capitol records.  The single "Going Back" has been #1 now for 6 weeks on the Billboard Classic Rock Charts.The House of Blues concert that night was sold out. George and the Destroyers tore it up!

       I made an early flight this morning to Newark just in time to play the PNC Center in Holmdel NJ tonight.  It poured down rain but the but that didn't bother the 10,000 or so fans that showed up to rock. We had a great set and the Doobie Brothers were amazing and of course Lynyrd Skynyrd killed em. Stay tuned for more about the Skynyrd/Doobies Tour!

BOOM'S COMING!

It's 10:30pm in Duluth MN. It's pouring rain!
I just got off stage at the Bayfront Blues Festival.
Big Head Todd and The Monsters were playing as my runner drove me and Tommy Mac back to the hotel.
Got an early flight in the wee hours of the morning to Minneapolis , then another to Memphis and then a third  to  Panama City Florida. Then we’ll be picked up, driven to Destin and play all night tomorrow on the beach. As long as we make that first flight were good.........show biz!

Played last week in Lewiston NY in front of 40,000 crazy rockers opening for Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Also we had a great time at the CD release show held @ Sportsmen's Tavern in Buffalo, NY. A very cool place to play. Special thanks to all of my Buffalo fans, friends & family for coming out and rocking the joint!

We hook back up with Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Doobie Brothers next week in Holmdel, NJ.
As we make our way across the east coast up to Somerville MA for the New England CD release party at Johnny D’s on Saturday Aug 27th @ 7PM.  Hope to see a lot of the old Boston friends at that celebration.

Can’t wait for you all to hear the new album “BOOM”… You should be able to pre-order it soon at CD Baby, itunes, etc…will keep you all posted about that.

Anyways…..gotta pack…..
TH

April 2011 Updates and News from Tom!

Hey Everybody!

On my way to LA to play the "Tonight Show" with Buddy Guy tonight. We will be performing a song off Buddy Guy's Grammy Award winning "Living Proof" album. It's a song I wrote with my friend Gary Nicholson called "74 Years Young". It's the lead off track on the album and Buddy's vocal performance and solo will scare the shit out of you and make laugh out loud at the same time. It's quite an effect. He is an amazing artist and it's such an honor to work with him.

OK let's see. I just finished producing an amazing album with George Thorogood and the Destroyers. It's called "2120 South Michigan Avenue". It's on Capitol Records and will be released on July 12. It's filled with amazing performances by George and the Destroyers of songs by the greats: Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon and Little Walter to name a few. The lead off song is one I wrote with George called "GOING BACK" It's about going back to Chess records in Chicago where all these great songs were originally recorded and paying tribute to those masters. Of course it rocks like crazy with George playing his trademark badass slide guitar and singing like he's in his twenties!

"CYCLONE" is the new album I produced for 12-year-old guitar sensation Quinn Sullivan. 12 original songs that I'm very proud of. This Quinn is someone you all should be aware of. He is an amazing talent and he just turned 12! The single is called "My Sweet Guitar" and we performed it on the Jimmy Kimmel Show a few weeks ago. You can check that out on tube and get the album online at all the usual places. He's the real thing and I think you will all dig the album.

My new CD "BOOM" will be available in the coming weeks. I can't wait for you all to hear it. Some highlights on the album include "UPSIDE OF LONELY", "THINGS I MISS THE MOST", "I GOT YOUR COUNTRY RIGHT HERE" & "I HAD A REAL GOOD TIME"

I just found out that I will be doing a 3-week tour of the US opening for George Thorogood and the Destroyers in September and October. I will also be on tour doing shows this summer with Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Doobie Brothers. Dates will be posted soon.

It was great to see you all at the shows I did recently with Buddy Guy. Hope to see you all soon and thanks for checking in.

TH

Tom wins a Grammy® Award for Producing Buddy Guy's "Living Proof"

Congratulations to Tom for winning the Grammy® Award for Buddy Guy's album "Living Proof". The album was nominated in the Contemporary Blues Category in the 53rd Annual Grammy Ceremonies, held in Los Angeles on February 13, 2011.

Tom produced the record, co-wrote, and performed on all of the tracks. In addition, he co-wrote and produced Buddy's first ever duet with B.B. King, 'Stay Around a Little Longer', the first single from the album. It has received critical acclaim all over the world.  'Living Proof' is Buddy's highest charting record ever.

Of Tom, Buddy said "I was like a Christmas Tree with no lights, then Tom came along and now I'm all LIT up!"

Congratulations to Tom for a very well deserved Grammy® Award!!!

BACK TO HOLLYWOOD

HEY EVERYBODY,

ONCE AGAIN IT'S GRAMMY TIME. I'M HEADING OUT TO CALIFORNIA THIS WEEKEND TO ATTEND THE GRAMMIES.
"LIVING PROOF" THE ALBUM I PRODUCED FOR BUDDY GUY IS NOMINATED FOR "BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR". BOTH BUDDY AND I WILL RECEIVE GRAMMY AWARDS IF IT WINS. THERE ARE A BUNCH OF GREAT ALBUMS IN THE CATEGORY SO WHO KNOWS. EITHER WAY I'M VERY PROUD OF THE RECORD AND HAPPY FOR BUDDY. IT HAS BEEN STUCK AT #1 ON THE BILLBOARD BLUES ALBUM CHARTS NOW FOR 10 WEEKS STRAIGHT.
I'M GOING TO SIT BACK AND TAKE IT ALL IN....LADY GAGA, BOB DYLAN, JUSTIN BEEBER, MICK JAGGER, KATY PERRY, USHER,...WHERE ELSE YOU GONNA SEE A LINE-UP LIKE THAT? LAST TIME I SAT IN BETWEEN SNOOP DOG AND ANDY WILLIAMS WITH SIR PAUL McCARTNEY SITTING A FEW ROWS IN FRONT OF ME WHILE NEIL DIAMOND PLAYED "SWEET CAROLINE"....LIFE IS CRAZY I TELL YA!

I'VE BEEN BUSY IN THE STUDIO PRODUCING A GEORGE THOROGOOD ALBUM FOR THE PAST MONTH AND IT IS SOUNDING FANTASTIC. THOSE DESTROYERS ROCK.....HOPE TO FINISH IT IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND IT SHOULD BE OUT THIS SUMMER.

WE HAD A BALL AGAIN ON THE SIMPLEMAN SKYNYRD CRUISE IN JANUARY. I CAN'T WAIT TO DO THAT AGAIN.

I WILL HAVE A NEW ALBUM OUT IN THE COMING MONTHS.....I PROMISE.

HEY DID ANYONE WATCH "CRIMINAL MINDS" ON CBS LAST NIGHT. THEY PLAYED MY SONG "SMELL THE FUNK". IT'S ALWAYS COOL HAVING SONGS ON TV.......I MEAN IT......IT'S FREAKY.....CHEERS

Happy New Year!

Leaving the country in a few minutes but wanted to wish you all a Happy new year!
A lot of good stuff to catch you up on including another Grammy nomination and I promise to do that in the coming weeks.

I'll be performing on the Delbert McClinton Sandy Beaches Cruise in the Caribbean tomorrow and all through next week. Then meeting up with The Rattlesnakes and jumping on the Simpleman Cruise with Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special, The Outlaws, Little Feat and a bunch of other cool bands and rocking the high seas for another week before heading to Chicago to play a big show at Legends on Jan. 29.

For everybody wondering when I'll have a new record out. I have a new album coming out in Feb. and yes it does have "Upside of Lonely" on it! Can't wait for you to hear it

Plane catching time.....bye for now

Buddy Guy's "Living Proof" co-written and produced by Tom Hambridge, releases Oct. 26

Probably not many people from Lettsworth have won Grammys — Buddy Guy owns five of them.  He has also won the Blues Music Award twenty-eight times along with many other awards.  He came in at number thirty on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time and great stars such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughn have credited him with having influenced them.  Not bad for a Louisiana man.  Well, I suspect Chicago has a rightful claim to him, too, but were it not for those many practice sessions on the levee in Louisiana, well, he may have never made it up the river to the Windy City.

Drummer/producer, Tom Hambridge, co-wrote the tracks on Living Proof along with Buddy Guy based on notes he took during their conversations, so the lyrics take on a biographical tone.  In fact, they do tell the Buddy Guy story as he reflects on his life, career, and his place in history.

Listeners who are familiar with Hendrix and Clapton, but not as much so with Guy will feel like they’ve been listening to Buddy Guy for years.  Even a casual listener can see the influence he’s had with Hendrix and Clapton.  It begins right off the bat, a minute and a half into track one.  Shut your eyes and you can see Hendrix setting a Stratocaster on fire!

“Thank Me Someday” is a message to his family, “Living Proof” is a testament to his perseverance, and “Everybody’s Got to Go” is a soulful reminder of our eventual crossing of the River Jordan.  “Stay Around  a Little Longer” features guest, B.B.King, Guy’s strongest influence and long-time friend, the man Guy says, “Created this style of guitar we all play.”  Another big name guest appears in track seven, as Carlos Santana joins in for “Where the Blues Began.”

Guy doesn’t disappoint with “Too Soon”, an eloquent telling-off of a long gone love.  Lyrics like, “If youse the last woman on the earth, and I could have all the honey up, under yo skirt, If I was horny as a billy goat,  I’d still say, ‘Woman get yo ass out the door!’
“Skanky” is the closer and a hot blues/rock number that serves as a nice tribute to B.B.King. It is also a great example of what Buddy Guy does that influenced others.  This track alone makes this a great CD for your collection.

Buddy Guy is “100 proof” is a must-have for blues, rock, and guitar fans!

NEVER A DULL MOMENT….

SO IT'S MONDAY NIGHT……. THE PHONE RINGS. BUDDY GUY NEEDS ME TO PLAY DRUMS FOR HIM AT A SOLD OUT CONCERT TOMORROW NIGHT IN GREEN BAY WISCONSIN.

HE'S IN THE MIDDLE OF A TOUR AND HIS DRUMMER HAS TAKEN ILL. HE NEEDS ME. WHEN BUDDY CALLS YOU GO. I CANCEL A RECORDING SESSION AND GET ON A PLANE.

BUDDY SAY'S FROM THE STAGE IN GREEN BAY. "WHEN I HEARD TOM HAMBRIDGE WAS COMING I WENT BACK TO BED WITHOUT A WORRY". WELL AFTER GREEN BAY WE ROLLED ON AND PLAYED THE ROTHCHILD PAVILION IN ROTHCHILD WISCONSIN. LAST NIGHT WE PLAYED CLEAR LAKE IOWA AT THE HISTORIC SURF BALLROOM WHICH IS THE CLUB WHERE BUDDY HOLLY, RCHIE VALENS AND THE BIG BOPPER PLAYED THIER LAST SHOW. THEY BOARDED A PLANE THAT NIGHT AND CRASHED INTO A CORN FIELD. IT'S REFERRED TO AS "THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED" . OK TODAY WE ARE IN MINNESOTA AT THE STATE THEATRE. THIS IS FUN…..BUDDY GUY IS GREAT…..HIS BAND AND CREW ROCK….CHARLIE DRIVES THE BUS AND HE ROCKS TOO!!!!  WORKING ON A NEW RECORD…..TALK SOON

JOANNA SMITH UNVEILS “GETTIN’ MARRIED”

Growing up in the small Georgia community of Crestview, Unincorporated, Columbia Nashville artist Joanna Smith knew she was destined to sing country music. At age five she told a judge at a talent contest, “I am already a country music singer, but I don’t get to get onstage much.” She got to sing on stage that night and has been singing ever since. Now, the sassy singer-songwriter debuts on the national stage with her debut single, “Gettin’ Married.”
“Gettin’ Married” is the story of a single woman who is holding out as she watches all her girlfriends tie the knot. “ It’s a girls-night-out type song. It’s fun and a little irreverent,” Joanna says. “The song really wrote itself. Jeffrey Steele, Tom Hambridge, and I had just finished writing and we were trying to schedule a time to get together again. I mentioned I couldn’t because I had to go home and be in a wedding and that all my girlfriends are gettin’ married, and Jeffrey said, ‘That’s a song, let’s write it!’ So we did, right then and there.” For more: http://www.joannasmithofficial.com/

Gretchen Wilson Has Your Country Right Here!

Gretchen Wilson, who rose to fame with anthemic songs like “Redneck Woman,” “Here for the Party” and “All Jacked Up,” knows the reason she’s had success over the last six years: “I’ve been genuine from the get-go,” she says, “and I continue to try to do that. I’m an open book.”
Nowhere is that more true than on the title cut single of her fourth studio album, I Got Your Country Right Here, which hit radio airwaves this week. “This is not only the title track of the record but it’s the first song on the album as well,” said Gretchen. “It really sets up the whole vibe of the rest of the record and let’s you know kinda what you’re in for.”
The hard-driving single, which was written by Jeffrey Steele and Tom Hambridge, pays homage to her heroes ranging from Willie, Waylon, Hank and Charlie Daniels to Skynyrd, Allman Brothers and ZZ Top.
Buy The Album I Got Your Country Right Here

"Roy Buchanan Live: Amazing Grace"

Rated 4 Stars by Rolling Stone! Powerhouse Records and Tom Principato are proud to announce the release from Fender Telecaster icon and guitar legend and virtuoso Roy Buchanan of the CD "Roy Buchanan Live: Amazing Grace" from their "Guitarchives" Series. Featuring many great musicians such as Dick Heintze, Malcolm Lukens, Tom Hambridge, Robbie Magruder and many others. Buy directly from Powerhouse Records for $15 + $5 postage and handling. Make checks for $20 payable to Powerhouse Records P.O. Box 2213 Falls Church, Va. 22042

Simple Man Cruise in 2011

Hello friends!

We are excited to announce we’ll be sailing once again on the Simple Man Cruise in 2011! We're thrilled to be joining the 5th cruise adventure, and hope you can join us!

We'll be sailing with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blackberry Smoke, Bonepony, Heather Luttrell, Leroy Powell, Swampdawamp, Truth & Salvage Company and a full lineup of more than a dozen bands from January 20-24th, 2011 from Tampa, FL, to Grand Cayman on the Carnival Inspiration.

We are sure you’ve heard the stories, and the past 4 years of this event sound unforgettable (the one we were on sure was!). We know that you can help make this year’s event the biggest celebration of the southern rock community yet! We don’t want to be there without you, so please come on board with us!

Prices start at $649 per person (based on double occupancy) plus $149 per person for taxes and fees.  To cruise with us on this amazing adventure, head on over to www.simplemancruise.com or call 877-SIXTHMAN and book your cabin.  With less than 100 cabins left, make plans to join us today!

We can’t wait to join in on this new experience with you.

See you on the cruise!

VIVA LAS VEGAS!

IT'S BEEN A BUSY COUPLE MONTHS.

JUST FINISHED TWO TOURS. ONE OPENING FOR GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS.

THIS TOUR WENT THROUGH NASHVILLE OVER TO NORTH CAROLINA THEN CRISS CROSSED AROUND PENNSYLVANIA.

I HAD A BALL HANGING WITH GEORGE AND THE BOYS. GREAT VENUES, GREAT AUDIENCES, GREAT SHOWS.

TOUR NUMBER TWO INCLUDED DATES OPENING FOR BUDDY GUY AND HIS GREAT BAND. WE PLAYED MY HOMETOWN OF BUFFALO THEN CRUISED UP TO CANADA WHICH INCLUDED PLAYING THE LEGENDARY MASSEY HALL IN TORONTO. I GOT TO SEE LOT'S OF FRIENDS AND MEET A BUNCH OF NEW ONES.

I'LL BE BACK IN CANADA THIS WEEKEND PLAYING IN NIAGARA FALLS WITH MY BUDDY JEFF STEELE.

IN THE MEANTIME I'M OUT HERE IN LAS VEGAS PRODUCING A RECORDING SESSION WITH B.B. KING.

HE'S PLAYING GUITAR AND SINGING ON A SONG I WROTE. IT'S WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH THE "KING" AGAIN.

IN MAY I'LL BE IN MEMPHIS FOR THE BLUES MUSIC AWARDS. I'LL BE ATTENDING WITH BUDDY GUY AND BONNIE RAITT. A COUPLE RECORDS I PRODUCED ARE ALSO UP FOR AWARDS.

FROM MEMHIS I'LL BE GOING OUT AND PLAYING DRUMS FOR DELBERT MCCLINTON AND HIS GREAT BAND DICK 50.

WE WILL TOUR THROUGH TEXAS, VIRGINIA, AND EVEN RUN UP TO CONNECTICUT AND PLAY THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO.

THAT WILL BE A BLAST TO PLAY WITH DELBERT AGAIN. HE'S GOT A GREAT NEW ALBUM OUT CALLED "ACQUIRED TASTE" THAT I PLAYED SOME DRUMS ON AND CO-WROTE A COUPLE SONGS.

LOOKS LIKE I'LL BE HITTING THE ROAD AGAIN THIS SUMMER FOR SOME MORE EAST COAST DATES SO KEEP CHECKING IN AND WHEN I KNOW WHERE AND WHEN I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

THANKS FOR LISTENING TO MY MUSIC AND GOD BLESS,

TOM

OTHER NEW RELEASES WITH TOM HAMBRIDGE SONGS ON THEM:

AMERICAN IDOL RUNNER UP DANNY GOKEY RECORDED TOM'S "LIFE ON YA" ON HIS RCA DEBUT CD

GRETCHEN WILSON'S NEW CD HAS 2 OF TOM'S SONGS "WALK ON WATER" AND THE TITLE TRACK "I GOT YOUR COUNTRY RIGHT HERE"

TEXAS BLUES GUITARIST GUITAR SHORT RECORDED TOM'S "GET OFF" ON ALLIGATOR RECORDS

JACK INGRAM RECORDED TOM'S "NOT GIVING UP ON ME" ON HIS NEW CD.

MEATLOAF HAS RELEASED TOM'S SONG "BONEYARD" AS THE B SIDE TO HIS NEW SINGLE.

FOR CURT (10/4/09)

FOR CURT (written 10/4/09)

I PLAYED THE AUSTIN CITY LIMITS FESTIVAL LAST NIGHT IN TEXAS.

I'M ON A FLIGHT TODAY UP TO BUFFALO TO SAY GOODBYE TO ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS.

JOHN FLYNN ALSO KNOWN AS CURT PASSED AWAY.

HIS HEART STOPPED AND NOW MINES BROKEN.

I FIRST MET CURT WHEN I PLAYED AGAINST HIM IN AMHERST LITTLE LEAGUE FOOTBALL. WE WERE BOTH 11 YEARS OLD.

I WAS ON THE PATRIOTS AND HE WAS ON THE CHARGERS. WE FOUGHT HARD AGAINST EACH OTHER ONE COLD DAY ON DELLWOOD FOOTBALL FIELD.

THE PATRIOTS WON THAT DAY BUT IT GOT HEATED AND DURING THE GAME HE CHALLENGED ME TO MEET HIM AT THE 50 YARD LINE AFTER THE GAME AND FIGHT.

WHEN THE GAME ENDED BOTH TEAMS MET AT MID-FIELD TO SHAKE HANDS. I WAS EXPECTING THINGS TO GET PRETTY UGLY BUT FOR SOME REASON WHEN I MET CURT WE JUST LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND SHOOK HANDS.

A FEW YEARS LATER WE WERE BOTH ON THE AMHERST FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM. I PLAYED TAILBACK AND HE PLAYED FULLBACK. THEN ON JUNIOR VARSITY (WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP) THEN VARSITY (WINNING ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP). IT WAS ME AND CURT I WAS #20 HE WAS #22. WE WON A LOT OF GAMES TOGETHER.

A MILLION YEARS LATER HE'S STILL ONE OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS. WE TALK EVERY WEEK.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY SHOWS CURT CAME TO SEE ME PLAY. LET'S SEE CHUCK BERRY (NEW HAMPSHIRE & NEW JERSEY), BB KING (SYRACUSE), ALLMAN BROTHERS (SOMEWHERE) , ROY BUCHANAN (TORONTO & SCHENECTADY), YANKEE JACK (SAN DIMAS, CA) BUDDY GUY (ALBANY) GEORGE THOROGOOD (ATLANTIC CITY), BO DIDDLEY (SOMEWHERE), SUSAN TEDESCHI (HARPER'S FERRY), T.H. AND THE WRECKAGE (EVERYWHERE), CUB KODA (CURT'S HOUSE), MELLENCAMP (SOMEWHERE). THERE WAS NEW ORLEANS, THE COLISEUM IN PASADENA, WATER STREET IN ROCHESTER, CASINO BY THE SEA ON CAPE COD, BOSTON MANY TIMES, BUFFALO MANY TIMES, LAS VEGAS, SARATOGA SPRINGS, CLEVELAND,, NEW YORK CITY, TIJUANA, MEXICO, CLUBS, THEATERS, FESTIVALS, SHEDS, TOO MANY TO COUNT TOO MANY TO REMEMBER.

GOOD TIMES BUD.

LIFE WON'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT CURT.

A DO ANYTHING FOR YOU AT ANYTIME, YOUR ALWAYS WELCOME AT MY HOUSE, READY TO GO AT A MOMENTS NOTICE, GRINNING, SMILING, LIVING FOR THE MOMENT, STEAK COOKING, CHICKEN WING CHAMP, ALWAYS GOT YOUR BACK, LATE NIGHT CALLING, GENTLE GIANT WITH A HEART OF GOLD. THAT WAS OUR BUDDY CURT.

THIS ONE HURTS.....YOU WILL BE MISSED. REST IN PEACE JOHN FLYNN

TH #20

TODAY SHOW THIS MONDAY

A WONDERFUL NEW ARTIST THAT I AM PRODUCING NAMED QUINN SULLIVAN WILL BE FEATURED ON THE TODAY SHOW MONDAY MORNING. HE IS TEN YEARS OLD........... YEA YOU HEARD ME RIGHT. HE PLAYS GUITAR AND SINGS LIKE YOU'VE NEVER HEARD..... YEA I MEAN IT. THEY FILMED US IN THE STUDIO, THEY INTERVIEWED HIM AT HIS HOUSE AND FILMED US IN ATLANTIC CITY THIS PAST WEEKEND WITH BUDDY GUY. HOPEFULLY YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD 2 SONGS I WROTE AND PRODUCED FOR HIM "SUMMER OF LOVE" AND "BLUES CHILD" NEXT WEEK ON CDBABY AND ITUNES. CHECK THIS KID OUT YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT.

SO I GOT TO HANG OUT LAST WEEK IN CHICAGO WITH ERIC CLAPTON, STEVIE WINWOOD AND BUDDY GUY........YEA CRAZY SHIT HAPPENS

CRAZY DAYS

I WOKE THIS MORNING TO BE TOLD MY GOOD FRIEND TIM KREKEL PASSED AWAY. TIM AND I WROTE MANY SONGS TOGETHER INCLUDING "BEST THING I NEVER HAD".  I WAS HONORED TO PLAY IN A BAND WITH HIM CALLED "THE LINDY'S" WITH JOEY SPAMPINATO (NRBQ) AND JACK IRWIN AND I LOVED PLAYING SONGWRITER NITES WITH HIM. I WOULD SIT ACROSS FROM HIM AT THE BLUEBIRD AND JUST BE MESMERIZED BY HIS MUSICALITY. HE WAS A BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEING INSIDE AND OUT AS WELL AS AN AMAZING SINGER, GUITARIST AND WRITER. MAN HE WAS A GOOD ONE,  THE KIND YOU CAN NEVER REPLACE. GOD BLESS YOU TIM MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO YOUR FAMILY. RIP BROTHER.

BLUES MUSIC AWARDS

JUST GOT BACK FROM THE BLUES MUSIC AWARDS IN MEMPHIS. 

THE BUDDY GUY RECORD I PRODUCED "SKIN DEEP" WON "ALBUM OF THE YEAR" AND "CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR".  IT WAS A FANTASTIC NIGHT. PERFORMERS INCLUDED: B.B. KING, TAJ MAHAL, KOKO TAYLOR, MARIA MULDAUR, IRMA THOMAS AND ELVIN BISHOP JUST TO NAME A FEW. BONNIE RAITT WAS THERE AND I SAT AT A TABLE WITH ELVIN BISHOP AND STEVEN SEGAL. I HAD NOT BEEN TO THE AWARDS SINCE THE SUSAN TEDESCHI "JUST WON'T BURN" RECORD THAT I PRODUCED WON ALL THE AWARDS A FEW YEARS BACK. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE A LOT OF OLD FRIENDS AND CATCH UP.

I'M BACK WRITING AND RECORDING. I'VE RECENTLY BEEN WORKING WITH: JOHN WAITE (MISSING YOU) STEVE CROPPER (SITTIN' ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY) FELIX CAVALIERE (GOOD LOVIN') AND BUDDY GUY.

I'M PLAYING A BENEFIT WITH DELBERT MCCLINTON TONIGHT AND THE BLUEBIRD IN NASHVILLE ON SATURDAY NIGHT. IT'S IN THE ROUND WITH SOME GOOD BUDDIES OF MINE: GEORGE TEREN, BILL LLOYD (FOSTER AND LLOYD) AND KASIM SULTON (TODD RUNDGREN, UTOPIA) SHOULD BE FUN.

ON A SADDER NOTE TWO GOOD BUDDIES OF MINE PASSED AWAY THIS WEEK.

EAN EVANS (THE MISSISSIPPI KID) WHO PLAYED BASS WITH LYNYRD SKYNYRD AND STEPHEN BRUTON (A WONDERFUL MUSICIAN AND SONGWRITER FROM TEXAS)

I WILL MISS THEM DEARLY AND MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO THIER LOVED ONES.

PEACE,

TH