Showing posts with label Tommy Castro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tommy Castro. Show all posts

June 22, 2023

Tommy Castro, 3 Albums : Exception To The Rule (1995), Can't Keep A Good Man Down (1997), Soul Shaker (2005)

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Armed with his treasured Fender Stratocaster guitar, Tommy Castro mixed three main ingredients to produce his winning sound : muscular blues-infused blend of R&B and rock, searing guitar work mixing rhythm and lead, and impassioned vocals strongly influenced by Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, James Brown or Otis Redding.

From the start his band line-up was build according to the blues-rock  trinity ― guitar-bass-drums ― but he added an extra instrument to spice up the R'n'B flavor : a saxophone held by the fourth member of the band, Keith Crossan. And last but not least, he is also a striking songwriter.