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Tommy Castro Biography

Tommy Castro is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on April 15, 1955 in San Jose, California, United States.

Castro began playing guitar at the age of 10 and was influenced and inspired by electric blues, Chicago blues, West Coast blues, soul music, 1960s rock and roll and Southern rock. His style has always been a hybrid of all his favorite genres. He names Mike Bloomfield, Elvin Bishop, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Elmore James and Freddie King as guitar influences and Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett and James Brown as vocal influences.

He began playing professionally in Bay Area cover-song bands in the 1970s. In the 1980s he joined the Warner Bros. Records’ band The Dynatones. In San Francisco, he began playing with North Beach musicians in the 1980s. He cited Johnny Nitro and Johnny Ace as early mentors at that stage in his life.

NameTommy Castro
First NameMuhsen
Last NameAl-Ghassani
OccupationGuitarist
BirthdayApril 15
Birth Year1955
Place of BirthSan Jose
Home TownCalifornia
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignAries
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Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In 2001 and 2002, B.B. King asked Castro to open his summer concert tours. Castro received an open invitation to join King on stage for the nightly finale.

Tommy Castro Net Worth

Tommy Castro is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tommy Castro's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Tommy Castro (born April 15, 1955, San Jose, California, United States) is an American blues, R&B, and rock guitarist and singer. He has been recording since the mid-1990s. His music has taken him from local stages to national and international touring. His popularity was marked by his winning the 2008 Blues Music Award for Entertainer of the Year.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeGuitarist
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Castro has released albums on the Telarc, 33rd Street and Heart And Soul and most recently on the Alligator label, as well as on Blind Pig. His album Guilty of Love featured the last recording session for John Lee Hooker. In 2002 he was featured on the Bo Diddley tribute album Hey Bo Diddley – A Tribute!, performing the song “I Can Tell”. In 2007 the readers of BluesWax (online magazine) voted Painkiller as BluesWax album of the year. It also won the 2008 Blues Music Award for Contemporary Blues Album of the Year.

In 2009, Castro joined the roster of Chicago’s Alligator Records with his release Hard Believer, produced by John Porter. The album was described by Billboard as “irresistibly funky…it has a street-level grit and a soulful sincerity that’s impossible to ignore.” Blues Revue said Hard Believer is “a fine set of roadhouse-rockin’ blues.”. Blurt says, “Hard Believer might just be the best yet from this veteran Bay Area blues artist.”

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Since 1991, he has led his own bands, featuring a drummer, a bass guitar player, and a saxophone player (Keith Crossan has held the saxophone position for many years). As of 2009, he had added trumpeter Tom Poole and keyboards to the band. He was signed to Blind Pig Records label and released Exception to the Rule in late 1996. It won the 1997 Bay Area Music Award for Outstanding Blues Album, and Castro also took the award for Outstanding Blues Musician that same year. In the mid-1990s The Tommy Castro Band served as the house band for three seasons on NBC Television’s Comedy Showcase (airing right after Saturday Night Live), bringing him in front of millions of viewers every week.

In 2011, Castro stripped down his band to a four-piece unit called the Painkillers, including keyboards, bass and drums as well as his own guitar and vocals. 2013’s The Devil You Know, was recorded with this line-up plus guest appearances by Marcia Ball, Tab Benoit, Joe Bonamassa, The Holmes Brothers, and Magic Dick. The album was reviewed by Allmusic.com, saying “Castro brings fiery garage energy to everything. His guitar playing is fired up and roaring with a renewed sharpness that keeps the pot boiling. His voice is a soulful and versatile blue-collar growl. This album is full of the blues, but it’s also like a full-charged blue-eyed R&B and soul review, making this one of Castro’s finest releases.”

Who is Tommy Castro Dating?

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In May 2010, The Blues Foundation awarded Castro multiple Blues Music Award honors for Blues Male Artist of the Year, Contemporary Blues Album of the Year, B.B. King Entertainer of the Year, and with his band, Band of the Year.

Facts & Trivia

Muhsen Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tommy Castro celebrates birthday on April 15 of every year.

In 2015, recording with long-standing bassist Randy McDonald, keyboard player Mike Emerson (Elvin Bishop, Carlene Carter, James Armstrong, Petty Theft), and drummer Bowen Bowen he released, Method To My Madness, which debuted at number four in the Billboard Blues Albums Chart.

Where is Tommy Castro and painkillers from?

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.

What kind of guitar does Tommy Castro play?

In this YouTube video, Tommy Castro plays a ’70’s Stratocaster.

How old is Tommy Castro?

67 years (April 15, 1955)

What genre is Tommy Castro?

Blues

Where is Daniel Castro from?

Daniel Alejandro Castro Cruz (born November 14, 1992) is a Mexican professional baseball infielder for the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League.

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