| GARY ALLEN'S BEST SONG IN THE WORLD |
| Tom Principato Band |
| Don't Wanna Do It (with special guests Sonny Landreth & Chuck Leavell) |
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| ******************************************************************************************* Tom Principato: ..."I couldn't agree more that if Eric Clapton packed it in and turned over the pick to a successor, that could easily be Tom Principato. I love the clever, bluesy cover of JJ Cale's "Lies". I wouldn't be surprised if next month I was writing Tom up as my Sonicbids contest winner. I told him the competition was as stiff as Al Gore but it didn't scare him any. The performances are dynamic and bombastic and Tom's voice has that fullness and body that his friend Stevie Ray Vaughan and Clapton possess. If I had the cash to buy one new blues artist CD this year, I would proudly hand it over for The Tom Prinicipato Band." ******************************************************************************************* Tom Principato has spent the last 40+ years as a guitarist and singer based in his hometown of Washington, D.C. In the 1970's, Tom was leader of the legendary band Powerhouse, an East Coast phenomenon who released an album "Night Life" to critical acclaim. Tom also did a one year stint with Geoff Muldaur and recorded an album "I Ain't Drunk" (Hannibal/Island Records 1980) with the band Geoff Muldaur and His Bad Feet members of which included Andy Stein (Asleep At The Wheel), Mark Kazanoff (Earl King) and Sarah Brown (Lou Ann Barton). In 1984 Tom began a solo career, notably recording a live album with the late Washington guitar legend Danny Gatton titled "Blazing Telecasters". This album was considered by The National Academy Of Recorded Arts And Sciences (NARAS) for a Grammy Nomination. Since the 1990's Tom has signed endorsement agreements with Fender Electric Guitar Co., DR String Co., Seymour Duncan pickups, Roger Mayer effects pedals. (Roger Mayer personally made effects pedals and experimental electronic gadgets for Jimi Hendrix), and Soundseat: "The most comfortable music seat ever built." Tom's 1992 Recording "Tip Of The Iceberg" was co-produced by Chuck Leavell, a keyboard player who has played with Eric Clapton, George Harrison, The Rolling Stones, The Allman Brothers Band, and Sea Level. Chuck also appears on Tom's "Really Blue" CD. In 1995 Tom's song "In The Clouds" was considered for another Grammy nomination. In 2000 Tom's book "Open-String Guitar Chords" was published world-wide by Hal Leonard Corporation. More recently you can hear Tom's music featured on Poker After Dark along with me and The CDB! ******************************************************************************************* Contact: Send e-mail to Tom at tomprincipato@aol.com P.O. Box 2213, Falls Church, Virginia 22042 USA Phone: (703) 534-9179 European Booking Contact — Han Kuiper Phone: (011) 31 235 292 009 hankuiper.blues@kpnplanet.nl Send e-mail to Tom’s webmaster at: webmaster@tomprincipato.com ******************************************************************************************* |
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