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As one reviewer mused: "Be careful, or Tom Principato could easily topple one of
your current guitar heroes from their lofty pedestal..." After 38+ years and a career
that boasts over 15 albums, 23 "Wammie" awards in numerous categories from the
Washington, DC Music Assoc. and over 5,000 gigs which includes over 50 tours of
Europe, Tom Principato has been taking his Indie infused eclectic roots mixture of
Rock, Funk, Blues and Latin Sounds all over the World----all along the way leaving
audiences wowed and slack jawed with his virtuoso talent. One look at Tom's road
worn Fender guitars and it's easy to see: Tom Principato plays the hell out of the
guitar.
Audio clips on his website are from Tom's exciting new recording project with
special guests Sonny Landreth, Chuck Leavell (Stones, Allman Bros.), Brian
Auger, Willie Weeks (bass, Clapton) Memphis Horns, and Jim Brock (drums Kathy
Mattea, Don Dixon) Recently his music was used on NBC's Poker After Dark. In
Febuary 2009 Tom's CD “Raising The Roof!” won a “Wammy” Award for “Best
Blues & Traditional R&B Recording” from The Washington Area Music Assoc.
..."Excellent! He has an enormous talent at telling stories in his solos, he doesn't
play only 'standard' licks." Guitarist Pat Metheny in an interview with "Guitarist"
Magazine (Paris, France) upon hearing "In The Clouds.
your current guitar heroes from their lofty pedestal..." After 38+ years and a career
that boasts over 15 albums, 23 "Wammie" awards in numerous categories from the
Washington, DC Music Assoc. and over 5,000 gigs which includes over 50 tours of
Europe, Tom Principato has been taking his Indie infused eclectic roots mixture of
Rock, Funk, Blues and Latin Sounds all over the World----all along the way leaving
audiences wowed and slack jawed with his virtuoso talent. One look at Tom's road
worn Fender guitars and it's easy to see: Tom Principato plays the hell out of the
guitar.
Audio clips on his website are from Tom's exciting new recording project with
special guests Sonny Landreth, Chuck Leavell (Stones, Allman Bros.), Brian
Auger, Willie Weeks (bass, Clapton) Memphis Horns, and Jim Brock (drums Kathy
Mattea, Don Dixon) Recently his music was used on NBC's Poker After Dark. In
Febuary 2009 Tom's CD “Raising The Roof!” won a “Wammy” Award for “Best
Blues & Traditional R&B Recording” from The Washington Area Music Assoc.
..."Excellent! He has an enormous talent at telling stories in his solos, he doesn't
play only 'standard' licks." Guitarist Pat Metheny in an interview with "Guitarist"
Magazine (Paris, France) upon hearing "In The Clouds.
Don't be surprised if "Raising The Roof!" also raises the number of Wammie Awards that guitarist Tom Principato has collected
over the years-more than 20 at last count. Recorded in College Park, Md. save for one track, Principato's new album is a
rocking, grooving session featuring Hammond B-3 organist Tommy Lepson. It opens with three tunes written or (co-written) by
Principato: "Lock and Key," a serving of Gumbo funk peppered with chunky, extended chord guitar riffs and Chris Watling's
resonating baritone sax: "Too Damn Funky," a slithery instrumental that lives up to it's billing as soon as Lepson applies some
elbow grease; and "In The Middle Of The Night," a haunting Reggae ballad that features Principato and co-composer Lepson
sharing soulful vocals.
Eventually a few cover tunes that further reflect Principato's varied tastes come into focus; J.J. Cale's "Lies," Jimmy Smith's "8
Counts For Rita" and the Louis Jordan hit "Fish Fry." Each is given a fresh spin, though the twangy tribute to Smith is
particularly colorful and engaging, an expansive showcase not only for Telecaster master Principato but for Lepson, bassist
John Perry and drummer Joe Wells. Capping the album is a live recording of Principato's loose and lighthearted "They Called
For 'Stormy Monday' (But 'Mustang Sally' Is Just As Bad!), complete with lots of T-Bone Walker evoking fretwork. Mike Joyce
The Washington Post Feb. 22, 2008
It's difficult to understand why this blues-rocking Telecaster master isn't a major contemporary blues/roots star. Principato is
sure talented enough and he's been leaving mouths agape with his classy yet searing guitar pyrotechnics over the United
States and Europe for the better part of four decades. A solid new album, appropriately titled "Raising The Roof!", might help
spread the word, but he's most at home when peeling the paint from Blind Willie's walls with his slashing solos. — Hal Horowitz-
Atlanta Creative Loafing
over the years-more than 20 at last count. Recorded in College Park, Md. save for one track, Principato's new album is a
rocking, grooving session featuring Hammond B-3 organist Tommy Lepson. It opens with three tunes written or (co-written) by
Principato: "Lock and Key," a serving of Gumbo funk peppered with chunky, extended chord guitar riffs and Chris Watling's
resonating baritone sax: "Too Damn Funky," a slithery instrumental that lives up to it's billing as soon as Lepson applies some
elbow grease; and "In The Middle Of The Night," a haunting Reggae ballad that features Principato and co-composer Lepson
sharing soulful vocals.
Eventually a few cover tunes that further reflect Principato's varied tastes come into focus; J.J. Cale's "Lies," Jimmy Smith's "8
Counts For Rita" and the Louis Jordan hit "Fish Fry." Each is given a fresh spin, though the twangy tribute to Smith is
particularly colorful and engaging, an expansive showcase not only for Telecaster master Principato but for Lepson, bassist
John Perry and drummer Joe Wells. Capping the album is a live recording of Principato's loose and lighthearted "They Called
For 'Stormy Monday' (But 'Mustang Sally' Is Just As Bad!), complete with lots of T-Bone Walker evoking fretwork. Mike Joyce
The Washington Post Feb. 22, 2008
It's difficult to understand why this blues-rocking Telecaster master isn't a major contemporary blues/roots star. Principato is
sure talented enough and he's been leaving mouths agape with his classy yet searing guitar pyrotechnics over the United
States and Europe for the better part of four decades. A solid new album, appropriately titled "Raising The Roof!", might help
spread the word, but he's most at home when peeling the paint from Blind Willie's walls with his slashing solos. — Hal Horowitz-
Atlanta Creative Loafing
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