VIVA LAS VEGAS!
IT’S BEEN A BUSY COUPLE MONTHS.
JUST FINISHED TWO TOURS. ONE OPENING FOR GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS.
THIS TOUR WENT THROUGH NASHVILLE OVER TO NORTH CAROLINA THEN CRISS CROSSED AROUND PENNSYLVANIA.
I HAD A BALL HANGING WITH GEORGE AND THE BOYS. GREAT VENUES, GREAT AUDIENCES, GREAT SHOWS.
TOUR NUMBER TWO INCLUDED DATES OPENING FOR BUDDY GUY AND HIS GREAT BAND. WE PLAYED MY HOMETOWN OF BUFFALO THEN CRUISED UP TO CANADA WHICH INCLUDED PLAYING THE LEGENDARY MASSEY HALL IN TORONTO. I GOT TO SEE LOT’S OF FRIENDS AND MEET A BUNCH OF NEW ONES.
I’LL BE BACK IN CANADA THIS WEEKEND PLAYING IN NIAGARA FALLS WITH MY BUDDY JEFF STEELE.
IN THE MEANTIME I’M OUT HERE IN LAS VEGAS PRODUCING A RECORDING SESSION WITH B.B. KING.
HE’S PLAYING GUITAR AND SINGING ON A SONG I WROTE. IT’S WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH THE “KING” AGAIN.
IN MAY I’LL BE IN MEMPHIS FOR THE BLUES MUSIC AWARDS. I’LL BE ATTENDING WITH BUDDY GUY AND BONNIE RAITT. A COUPLE RECORDS I PRODUCED ARE ALSO UP FOR AWARDS.
FROM MEMHIS I’LL BE GOING OUT AND PLAYING DRUMS FOR DELBERT MCCLINTON AND HIS GREAT BAND DICK 50.
WE WILL TOUR THROUGH TEXAS, VIRGINIA, AND EVEN RUN UP TO CONNECTICUT AND PLAY THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO.
THAT WILL BE A BLAST TO PLAY WITH DELBERT AGAIN. HE’S GOT A GREAT NEW ALBUM OUT CALLED “ACQUIRED TASTE” THAT I PLAYED SOME DRUMS ON AND CO-WROTE A COUPLE SONGS.
LOOKS LIKE I’LL BE HITTING THE ROAD AGAIN THIS SUMMER FOR SOME MORE EAST COAST DATES SO KEEP CHECKING IN AND WHEN I KNOW WHERE AND WHEN I’LL LET YOU KNOW.
THANKS FOR LISTENING TO MY MUSIC AND GOD BLESS,
TOM
OTHER NEW RELEASES WITH TOM HAMBRIDGE SONGS ON THEM:
AMERICAN IDOL RUNNER UP DANNY GOKEY RECORDED TOM’S “LIFE ON YA” ON HIS RCA DEBUT CD
GRETCHEN WILSON’S NEW CD HAS 2 OF TOM’S SONGS “WALK ON WATER” AND THE TITLE TRACK “I GOT YOUR COUNTRY RIGHT HERE”
TEXAS BLUES GUITARIST GUITAR SHORT RECORDED TOM’S “GET OFF” ON ALLIGATOR RECORDS
JACK INGRAM RECORDED TOM’S “NOT GIVING UP ON ME” ON HIS NEW CD.
MEATLOAF HAS RELEASED TOM’S SONG “BONEYARD” AS THE B SIDE TO HIS NEW SINGLE.
Chris crossing through Pennsylvania with George Thorogood & The Destroyers stopped at Erie, Pa. venue Warner Theatre where myself , Jerry, Billy, J.C. Reinhart, Bear (Don) and a couple of Don’s friends from work met TH and Rock E. Rollins. What a great show! A couple weeks later, we saw TH again in Buffalo at UB Center for the Arts (Amherst, NY) opening for the great legendary Buddy Guy. Both great venues! Lots of friends! After the show at UB Tom and a bunch of us from Tom’s home town Amherst, NY met at Alternative Brews in Amherst on Sheridan Drive. It was open mic night at Alternative Brews and Tom sat in to play drums for a song with the open mic host band “Trio Pro-Jam”. Let me tell you – Tom pounded the drums like I haven’t seen in a long time and the Trio Pro-Jam and Tom blew us all away playing “Voodoo Child” (Slight Return). Thank you! Get out and hear Tom’s music live, you’ll love it!