Tommy Crain & the Crosstown Allstars: General Info
Member Since
12/12/2006
Band Members
Tommy Crain & the Crosstown Allstars @ LiveWire Music Hall in Savannah, GA
Tommy Crain - Guitar/Vocals
Bob Rumer - Guitar/Lead Vocals
Towson Engsberg - Drums
Jack Hall - Bass/Vocals
Bob Jones - Keyboards/Lead Vocals
Influences
These are friends of ours, influences, or bands we like (in no particular order):
The Charlie Daniels Band, The Allman Brothers Band, Billy Crain, John Lee Hooker, Eric Clapton, Little Feat, Ry Cooder, Otis Redding, Aquarium Rescue Unit, Oteil Burbridge, Roy Buchanan, Johnny Cash, B.B. King, Freddie King, Albert King, Jimmy Herring, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Loft, moe., Mother's Finest, Lucinda Williams, Blues Traveler, Old Union, Derek Trucks Band, Warren Haynes, Matt Abts, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Goose Creek Symphony, Susan Tedeschi, The Subdudes, Tishamingo, Dickey Betts, Gregg Allman, Duane Allman, Berry Oakley, George McCorkle, Umphrey's McGee, "Dangerous" Dan Toler, Wet Willie, String Cheese Incident, Widespread Panic, The Band, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, Garth Hudson, James Brown, Sly Stone, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, John Hiatt, The Winters Brothers Band, Elvin Bishop, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Col. Bruce Hampton, ZZ Top, Lowell George, Jeff Sipe, Jack Pearson, Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead, Phish, Trey Anastasio, Gov't Mule, The Meters, Michael Buffalo Smith, Taz Digregorio, Delaney and Bonnie, Bonnie Bramlett, Carlos Santana, Al Kooper, Michael Bloomfield, Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter, David Lindley, Sonny Landreth, George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Chuck Berry, The Neville Brothers, Leslie West, John Fogerty, Dr. Hector & the Groove Injectors, John Mayall, Albert Collins, Robert Nighthawk, Ray Charles, Leon Russell, America, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Outlaws, Molly Hatchet, Rossington Colllins Band, Blackfoot, The Henry Paul Band, Dobie Gray, Dr. Hook, Dr. John, Ted Nugent, Grinderswitch, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Kim Wilson, Robert Randolph
Winters Brothers Summer Jam 2007 - Nolensville, TN (l-r) "Wheaty" Wiedemeier, Bob Rumer, Dennis Winters, Mike Causey, Darren Brothers, Tommy Crain
Backstage at the Winters Brothers Summer Jam - June 2007 (l-r) Kerry Creasy, Bob Rumer, Markus Rodriguez (Corazon),
Tommy Crain, Mike Causey (Stillwater), Michael Buffalo Smith, Eddie Stone (Doc Holiday)
Bob Rumer talks with Tailgate The Nation about pork being an inspiration for his extra funky style of blues guitar playing and he highly recommends Fat Matt's "bad" ribs and sauce! - 9/29/09
Cody McCarver joined onstage by Tommy Crain
at Thunder on the Rock - Monteagle, TN
Bob Rumer on guitar and Jack Hall on bass at the BMW Bike Rally in Hiawassee, Georgia - May 2009
Sounds Like
Buy our CD Give It To Ya' at CD Baby and Hittin' the Note!
Tommy Crain, from Franklin, Tennessee, is best known for his 15+ years of work with the Charlie Daniels Band. A pioneer of Southern Rock, he wrote songs and performed on over 20 CDB albums, winning a Grammy for The Devil Went Down To Georgia. You will undoubtedly recognize his fiery guitar work and blue-hot slide playing!
Crain's newest musical venture incorporates heart-felt blues, funky rock, and R&B. In 2004 he hooked up with Atlanta-based blues band, The Crosstown Allstars, and the Southern rockin' blues were born! Tommy Crain & the Crosstown Allstars features Crain on guitar, slide, and vocals, Bob Rumer on guitar, slide, and lead vocals, Jack Hall (a founding member of Wet Willie and the backbone of one of the funkiest rhythm sections in the Southern Rock genre) on bass and backup vocals, Bob Jones on keyboards and lead vocals, and Towson Engsberg on drums. The Crosstown Allstars continue to appear as a stand alone act around the Atlanta area.
The band's current cd is an original project titled Give It To Ya and is available through CD Baby and Hittin' the Note. Tommy Crain & the Crosstown Allstars are currently at work on their second album.
Tommy backstage circa 1979 (photo courtesy of Steve Caraway)
Tampa Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ballroom - Angelus 2006 Event Charlie Daniels performs with Tommy Crain & the Crosstown Allstars
Click on the Charliepalooza & Angelus image links above for more information. (Within the Angelus site: on left, click on Charlie Daniels Golf, scroll down and click on Concert/Event Information.)
Tommy and "The Boss" 1976 (photo courtesy of Steve Caraway)
Can't thank you enough for all of the lead guitar inspiration. Have enjoyed everything from Lonesome Boy From Dixie to Funky Junky and beyond. Your lead guitar playing is almost like the "Cool Electric Lead Guitar Player Roadmap"....you play with facility, soul and passion. God Bless your family.
I am so very honored to be your friend. It made my Thanksgiving to see you accepted my friend invite. I have been a fan for many years. I was also happy to see Taz accept my invite. I told him my Dad played like he did and at gigs people used to think Dad was Taz. You all are such incredible musicians. Thanks for a lifetime of inspiration! Leo
Hi guys, We're workin on getting Ya'll back at The Coupe.Keep on doin just what you do. Have a great Thanksgiving. We're having a Jam session on Dec.12th.Come by if you have a minute.
Hey Tommy ~ Wishing you, your band, and family a rockin Thanksgiving..we're grateful for you who keeps on making the music for us to enjoy!! Lookin forward to your return to Lakeland, Fl!! Peace, Patty & J-Rock
Thanks so much for the add, and what you do for the music!! I have an Internet Station, primarily for blues and Indie artists. Let me know if you would like to get on the play list. Take care, and have a great weekend.
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hope all is well,
geezer