Tommy Castro Band - No Foolin' (1993) CD-Rip
BAND/ARTIST: Tommy Castro Band
- Title: No Foolin'
- Year Of Release: 1993
- Label: The Saloon Recordings #SR1993CD
- Genre: Modern Electric Blues
- Quality: EAC Rip -> FLAC (Tracks+Cue+m3u,Log)
- Total Time: 01:10:54
- Total Size: 487 Mb (Full Scans)
- WebSite: Album Preview
Early live recording captures the tight, raw sound of the band when they typically played over 350 gigs a year! Tommy Castro (vocal & guitar with his band, including Keith Crossan (sax & vocals), Randy McDonald (bass & vocals), and Shad Harris (drums & vocals), recorded live at The Saloon, San Francisco.
According to all the press and hype and hoopla for a time during the 1990s, Tommy Castro was pegged as the next big star of the blues. Long a favorite among Bay Area music fans, Castro -- in the space of two album releases -- took his music around the world and back again with a sheaf of praise from critics and old-time blues musicians alike. His music was a combination of soul-inflected rockers with the occasional slow blues or shuffle thrown into the mix to keep it honest. His vocals were laid-back and always a hair behind the beat, while his scorching guitar tone was Stevie Ray Stratocaster-approved. Crossover success did not seem out of the question.
Born and raised in San Jose, California, Castro started playing guitar at the tender age of ten. Initially inspired by Mike Bloomfield, Eric Clapton, and Elvin Bishop, he started the inevitable journey into the roots of his heroes and discovered and quickly became enamored of B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Elmore James, Muddy Waters, and Freddie King. His vocal styling came from constant listening to Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, James Brown, and Otis Redding. After honing his chops playing with numerous Bay Area groups, Castro landed a gig playing guitar for the San Francisco band the Dynatones, who were then signed to Warner Bros. The two-year stint augured well for Castro, playing to the biggest crowds he had seen up to that point and backing artists as diverse as Carla Thomas and Albert King.
Returning to San Francisco, Castro formed his own group and in 1993 released his first self-produced album, No Foolin', on the dime-sized Saloon label. That same year also saw him winning the Bay Area Music Award for Best Club Band, an honor he duplicated the following year.
According to all the press and hype and hoopla for a time during the 1990s, Tommy Castro was pegged as the next big star of the blues. Long a favorite among Bay Area music fans, Castro -- in the space of two album releases -- took his music around the world and back again with a sheaf of praise from critics and old-time blues musicians alike. His music was a combination of soul-inflected rockers with the occasional slow blues or shuffle thrown into the mix to keep it honest. His vocals were laid-back and always a hair behind the beat, while his scorching guitar tone was Stevie Ray Stratocaster-approved. Crossover success did not seem out of the question.
Born and raised in San Jose, California, Castro started playing guitar at the tender age of ten. Initially inspired by Mike Bloomfield, Eric Clapton, and Elvin Bishop, he started the inevitable journey into the roots of his heroes and discovered and quickly became enamored of B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Elmore James, Muddy Waters, and Freddie King. His vocal styling came from constant listening to Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, James Brown, and Otis Redding. After honing his chops playing with numerous Bay Area groups, Castro landed a gig playing guitar for the San Francisco band the Dynatones, who were then signed to Warner Bros. The two-year stint augured well for Castro, playing to the biggest crowds he had seen up to that point and backing artists as diverse as Carla Thomas and Albert King.
Returning to San Francisco, Castro formed his own group and in 1993 released his first self-produced album, No Foolin', on the dime-sized Saloon label. That same year also saw him winning the Bay Area Music Award for Best Club Band, an honor he duplicated the following year.
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Track List:
01. Mammer-Jammer [5:05]
02. Sweet Little Angel [10:52]
03. Can't Get Next To You [5:30]
04. You Got Somethin' [5:04]
05. Let Me Love You Baby [9:58]
06. Me And My Guitar [4:25]
07. Stone Crazy [11:13]
08. Woke Up This Mornin' [5:58]
09. Midnight Mover [3:30]
10. All Night Long [5:27]
11. Clemency [3:53]
Personnel:
Guitar, Lead Vocals - Tommy Castro
Saxophone, Vocals - Keith Crossan
Bass, Vocals - Randy McDonald
Drums, Vocals - Shad Harris
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