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Tommy’s career has been marked by one triumph after another. Considering his innate charisma and his skills as a supremely talented guitarist, gifted vocalist, and engaging songwriter, it is easy to see why Castro has enjoyed so much success so quickly. In a remarkably short time, he went from performing at a tiny San Francisco saloon to opening act on B.B. King’s national tours and international acclaim as one of the most compelling artists on the scene.
Industry trades took notice as well. Calling him “an up and coming blues phenom,” Billboard said, “Castro combines the earthy soulfulness of Albert Collins and B.B. King with the polish of Robert Cray.” And importantly, radio’s insider “bible,” The Gavin Report, said of the album: “Castro has etched one of those rare blues records that rises above the usual cliches of the genre. Castro is the awesome exception to the blues rule… the next blues rock hero.”
Blues Revue noted, “Castro’s energy and charisma leap right out of each and every one of the cuts on the album. Castro’s clearly got the goods and knows how to use them.” Living Blues offered, “Castro’s stinging, clean guitar tone shines. A talented guitarist who shows much promise, Tommy Castro can play with both scorching power and restraint.”
Prominent observers of the blues have extolled Tommy’s dynamic musicianship and pointed to him as being among a small few that represent the future of the blues. B.B. King was so enamored of the Tommy Castro Band that he invited them to be openers on his 2001 concert tour, and again in 2002. When teenaged Castro bought his very first blues album (B.B. King’s Live at the Cook County Jail) and listened to it incessantly, trying to copy the guitar licks, he never dreamed that one day he’d be sitting side by side on a concert stage actually playing those licks with B.B. himself. In all, the band played over eighty concert dates with “the King of the blues.”
And Carlos Santana, who’s also invited Castro to share the stage with him, said of Tommy, “The blues is in good hands. This is the person who has the voice, the sound, and the right intentions to touch everybody’s heart.”
Tommy Castro and his brilliant band have captured a hold of legions of fans and critics alike around the world with their mesmerizing blend of rock, blues and Memphis soul. On Painkiller, style and soul, they continue to explore the boundaries of American roots music.
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Love Tommy Castro and his band!!! I bought the first cd in 98ish. I’ve never had the chance to see them before but hope to Saturday night.
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