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)
Hey Bro Tommy!!!! When ya gonna play back home....Frankin? Miss ya......hope all is well ! Take care my "Manassas Bro" :o) Holler at me when you are home ! Bren
Ciao,Tommy Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot,Band, and stupendous voice. compliments ..really. you are one of my prefeitis, I feel great admiration for you, be really one whom is worth rather a lot! I hope to listen soon to you, in italy .. talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music all the best.. from italy.. and good life.. every day neal
Hello from the Payne Brothers Band thanks so much for your frienship please come and check out our music and let us know what you think hope you have a great day
Great to meet you guys! Had a blast @ The Music Ranch. Made it home safely on the bikes, not before the deep sea fishing and fish fry back at the ranch.....
Hey Tommy..By far the BEST concert ever at The Music Ranch!!! Phil needs a new roof b/c you guys blew it off!! Send us your new cd when you get it finished! Thanks for giving us an incredible night!!! YOU GUYS ROCK! J-Rock & Patty
