{"id":2867,"date":"2021-06-28T22:43:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T22:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/?p=2867"},"modified":"2021-06-28T22:56:20","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T22:56:20","slug":"new-alligator-records-album-tommy-castro-presents-a-bluesman-came-to-townset-for-september-17-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/28\/new-alligator-records-album-tommy-castro-presents-a-bluesman-came-to-townset-for-september-17-release\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW ALLIGATOR RECORDS ALBUM: “TOMMY CASTRO PRESENTS A BLUESMAN CAME TO TOWN”SET FOR SEPTEMBER 17 RELEASE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cCastro is one of the brightest stars in the blues-soul genre. Voracious blues energy and ultimate soul power…impassioned vocals and pure inventiveness in his stellar guitar solos.\u201d\u2014Blues Music Magazine<\/em>

\u201cSizzling, slow-burning, gritty blues and rock…shimmering, swampy, downright funky vibes drenched with Castro\u2019s stinging, pure and crisp lead runs and fluid, jet-fueled solos.\u201d\u2014Living Blues<\/em>

\u201cSoul-baring, roadhouse-meets-church, Memphis guitar licks…gritty voice…Southern colors and rootsy textures.\u201d\u2014Washington Post<\/em>

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On Friday, September 17, Alligator Records will release\u00a0Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came To Town<\/em><\/strong>, the trailblazing new album from internationally beloved blues rocker\u00a0Tommy Castro<\/a>. Throughout his long, constantly evolving career, guitarist, singer and songwriter Castro has always remained true to himself while exploring, growing and creating new music, and he has taken his thousands of devoted fans right along with him. Ranging from horn-fueled R&B to piping hot blues to fiery, stripped-down rock \u2018n\u2019 roll, each of his 16 albums is solidly built upon Castro\u2019s unshakable musical foundation\u2014a dynamic mix of 1960s-influenced guitar-fueled blues, testifying Memphis-soaked blue-eyed soul and Latin-tinged East San Jose funk, all driven by Castro\u2019s grab-you-by-the-collar vocals and passionate guitar work.\u00a0Blues Revue<\/em>\u00a0declared, \u201cTommy Castro can do no wrong.\u201d

Tommy Castro Presents<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0A Bluesman Came To Town<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is a roots music odyssey. This special project was composed by Castro along with Grammy Award-winning producer Tom Hambridge. Through its 13 songs, The album tells the tale of a young man, working on his family farm, who gets bitten by the blues bug. He masters the guitar and heads out on the road seeking fame and fortune, only to find what he\u2019s left behind is the treasure he\u2019s been looking for. Each memorable song\u2014from the blistering title track to the pleading\u00a0Child Don\u2019t Go<\/em>\u00a0to the hopeful\u00a0I Caught A Break<\/em>\u00a0to the emotional\u00a0Blues Prisoner<\/em>\u2014stands on its own, as well as contributing to the larger story.

\u201cI like to keep things fresh and interesting,\u201d says Castro, \u201cTom and I have talked about making a record together for a long time. Collaborating with him was even better than I imagined. I had an outline for the story and then Tom and I talked it out and the songs just started to organically grow out of each other.\u201d Castro continues, \u201cA Bluesman Came To Town<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0isn\u2019t a story about me. It\u2019s pulled from some of my friends\u2019 and my experiences, though. I\u2019ve seen first-hand for a lot of years what it\u2019s like out there on the road.\u201d

The road has always been Castro\u2019s home away from home. He\u2019ll instantly ignite a crowd, turn them into loyal fans and then keep those fans coming back for more. He has traveled hundreds of thousands of miles and performed thousands of gigs, leading his bands at clubs, concert halls, and festivals all over the world. Famed guitarist Joe Bonamassa says, \u201cTommy has always been top of the heap among blues guitar players. He always puts on a great show.\u201d

Born in San Jose, California in 1955, Tommy Castro first picked up a guitar at age 10. He fell under the spell of Elvin Bishop, Taj Mahal, Mike Bloomfield and other blues artists of the day. Almost every major rock and soul act, from Ike and Tina Turner to Janis Joplin to the J. Geils Band to Tower Of Power, toured through the area, and Castro was at every show. He saw John Lee Hooker, Albert King, and Buddy Guy and Junior Wells at the same local blues bar, JJ\u2019s, where he often jammed, dreaming of one day busting out. Mixing the blues and rock and roll he loved and the soul music he heard blasting from lowriders in his neighborhood Tommy started to create his own personal sound and style. He honed his guitar skills and intense, gritty vocals, learning how to capture an audience as he performed on San Francisco\u2019s highly competitive club scene.

As his reputation spread, Tommy played in a variety of Bay Area bands, soon making a name for himself as a hotter-than-hot live artist bursting at the seams with talent. In 1985, he was recruited to become lead singer and guitarist for the regionally popular blues band NiteCry, gigging regularly throughout Northern California. Castro joined Warner Brothers\u2019 artists The Dynatones in the late 1980s, performing all over the country. He formed the first Tommy Castro Band in 1992 and has not stopped touring since. In 1995, soon after releasing his first album on Blind Pig Records, The Tommy Castro Band was selected as the house band for three seasons on NBC Television\u2019s Comedy Showcase<\/em>\u00a0(airing right after\u00a0Saturday Night Live<\/em>). The show brought him in front of millions of viewers every week and cemented his reputation as a not-to-be-missed, nationally touring live performer.

After a series of successful releases on the Blind Pig, Telarc and 33rd<\/sup>\u00a0Street labels, Tommy Castro joined Alligator Records in 2009. His label debut,\u00a0Hard Believer<\/em><\/strong>, was released to massive popular and critical acclaim. With the album, Castro won four of his six career Blues Music Awards, including the coveted B.B. King Entertainer Of The Year Award (the very highest award a blues performer can receive). In 2012, Castro stripped his music down to its raw essence, creating a high-energy, larger-than-life sound with the formation of The Painkillers. Tommy Castro & The Painkillers\u2019 initial release,\u00a0The Devil You Know<\/em><\/strong>, was embraced by his legion of fans and discovered by hordes of new ones. With the current version of The Painkillers (bassist Randy McDonald, drummer Bowen Brown and keyboardist Michael Emerson), Castro released\u00a0Method To My Madness<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in 2015,\u00a0Stompin\u2019 Ground<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in 2017, and\u00a0Killin\u2019 It\u2013Live<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in 2019, with critics shouting praise and admirers cheering the group\u2019s every move. The band has coalesced into one of the telepathically tightest units Castro has ever assembled, making them one of the most in-demand live roots music acts performing today, delivering one soul-shaking, muscular performance after another.Upon the release of\u00a0A Bluesman Came To Town<\/em><\/strong>, Castro will hit the road with The Painkillers, performing fan favorites as well as songs from the new album. \u201cI\u2019ve made seven albums for Alligator,\u201d Castro says, \u201cand I\u2019ve never made the same record twice. I will always try to be my most authentic self. I give it all I\u2019ve got every time we hit the stage!\u201d

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\u201cCastro is one of the brightest stars in the blues-soul genre. Voracious blues energy and ultimate soul power…impassioned vocals and pure inventiveness in his stellar guitar solos.\u201d\u2014Blues Music Magazine \u201cSizzling, slow-burning, gritty blues and rock…shimmering,… <\/p>\n

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