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!

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

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

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 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!!!

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

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

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!