The Allman Brothers, Neil Young, The Monkees, Johnny Cash, Manassas,Stephen Stills,Aimee Mann, Chris Whitley, Led Zeppelin,Sheryl Crow,Lucinda Williams,Emmylou Harris,Gillian Welch,Patty Griffin,BuddyMiller,Uncle Tupelo,Son Volt, Wilco,The BottleRockets,Flying Burrito Brothers,Steve Earle,Eagles,Joe Walsh, The Stones,Buck Owens,Hank Williams,Merle Haggard, The Byrds,Poco, Continental Country
Sounds Like
the eagles-meet-allmans-meet-joe walsh crashin' jackson brownes' divorce party!-
PROMO VIDEO "NEVER LOOK BACK" ~2007 "NEVER LOOK BACK"..Directed by Tom Dolan
'NEVER LOOK BACK"
Check These Reviews for an Idea of what people say:-----
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"If you need comparisons, think So-Cal Country Rock of the early-70s, a la The Eagles, but that doesnt mean it sounds dated. Its quite the opposite, as this is one of the freshest sounding releases to hit this year. Thats why KPIG, KZRC, Morehead State Public Radio, KFAN, KAXE and KRCL were the first in."
Jack Barton
Sr. Director/Triple A
FMQB
Friday Morning Quarterback 2/17/05
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No Depression Jan. 2005
"Often it seems the best practioners of roots-rock are those who tread a line between solid songcraft and punkish abandon. By that measure, Tom Gillam ranks high indeed"
" Gillam sounds like a man reveling in the knowledge that he's hitting his stride as an artist. The main ingredients in his arsenal - walls of rhythm guitar, radio-friendly vocal harmonies, stinging slide work, and a rebellious spirit-are there"
-Russell Hall
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Twangcast.com
"Gillams sound will give the listener a good idea of how fun he and his band can be live. This is good-time music, while still giving a nod to concern. This disc is a definite winner for the party-hardy crowd." Reviewer: Matt Merta
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Shake My Hand Review
Take Country Back
" Tom serves up a tasty brew of Americana country-rock that's anchored in classic 70s era southern/country rock influences that includes everyone from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band to the Eagles to Skynyrd to the Allman Brothers and just about everyone in-between. He combines his skilled slide guitar work with touches of steel guitar, fiddle, mandolin and nicely done harmonies to deliver his well crafted self-penned songs"
"Tom Gillam possesses a warm, pleasing voice and while his songs show he's strongly influenced by the 70s era southern/country-rockers, he's most assuredly not an imitator nor is it the typical watered down sanitized version of the real thing Nashville's been offering up over the last decade or so. He's got a style of his own, with strong, well crafted songwriting. What really pushes Tom over the top is his excellent slide guitar work and the stellar musicianship of his backing band Tractor Pull"
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Freight Train Boogie
"Soulful country rock, strong harmonies, ringing slide guitar. Michael Meehan. "
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from the philly weekly 4/20/01
TOM GILLAM DALLAS
GOTHAM
"Gillam's rootsy brew is barroom-ready enough for those who remember GTB's paint-peeling Khyber and Silk City sets from back in the day, yet literary enough for those who prefer their twang tempered with WXPN sensitivity and politeness"
- - -PATRICK BERKERY
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FROM FREIGHT TRAIN BOOGIE SHORT REVIEW
TOM GILLAM
Dallas.... (Gotham)
" His songs are top-notch and he can bring it down for some nice country ballads too. This is rock label Gotham's first foray into the Americana format and I think they found a real winner in Gillam."
- - - Reviewed by Bill Frater.
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02-07-01
FROM ALT-COUNTRY
Rating: 3.5 STARS
"Slide guitarist Tom Gilliam fits that broad Americana segment occupied by everyone from Sonny Landreth to John Hiatt. His first national release is a listenable collection of swamp boogie songs filtered with a few slower crooners"
Reviewed By: John Brandon
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Reviews
All Music Guide
" What might set this artist apart from the pack, however, is his songcraft -- most noticeable on the title track, which has just the right balance of guitar crunch, winning melody, and manly anguish. Dallas bears the influence of the long history of roots rock success stories, from The Flying Burrito Brothers to the Allman Brothers to Tom Petty to the Jayhawks It's wise to file this under highly likable"
- - - Erik Hage, All Music Guide
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TOM GILLAM: Contact
RECORD LABEL
Smith Music Group
131 E. Exchange Suite 102
Fort Worth, Texas 76164
832-326-2289
http://www.smithmusic.com/
PR
Leah Lavine Smith Music Group
131 E. Exchange Ave. Ste:102
Ft. Worth, TX 76164
832-326-2289
leah@smithmusic.com
http://www.smithmusic.com
DISTRIBUTION/RETAIL
Frank Jackson Smith Music Group
131 E. Exchange Ave. Ste:102
Ft. Worth, TX 76164
832-326-2289
frank@smithmusic.com
http://www.smithmusic.com
BOOKING AGENT
Greg Henry-Agent/President Austin Universal Entertainment
1701 Directors Blvd.
Suite 350
(512)452-6856 ext 12
greg@aueonline.com
http://www.universalentertainment.com
RADIO PROMO
AL MOSS AL MOSS PROMO
NASHVILLE TN
amosspromo (AT) aol(dot)com
http://www.almosspromotion.com
TEXAS RADIO
Bob Mitchell Smith Music Group
131 E. Exchange Ave. Ste:102
Fort Worth Texas 76164
832-326-2289
bob.mitchell@smithmusic.com
http://www.smithmusic.com/
MANAGER/PRODUCER
Joe Carroll TreeHouse Productions
512 739 1998
treehouseprods (AT) Yahoo (Dot) com
http://www.tomgillam.com
BLUE ROSE RECORDS
EUROPEAN RECORD LABEL
RAUHECKSTR. 10
ABSTATT
GERMANY
49-(0)7062-955444
info(AT)bluerose-records(DOT)com
http://bluerose-records.de/
BÖHM BOOKING
BOOKING EUROPE Christian Böhm
Friedelstr. 28
12047 Berlin
Germany
+49 30 /300 25 760
+49 30 / 300 25 759 FAX
boehm-booking@ gmx.net
http://www.boehm-booking.net
PUBLISHING EUROPE G.A.S. ONLY
Wolfgang Meinking FutureWorld PubLishing
Berlin Germany
meinking@fuwo.de
DISTRIBUTION
FRANK BRANDON BDC DISTRIBUTION (Never Look Back and Live Cd ONLY!)
1522 N AINSWORTH ST
PORTLAND
OREGON
503 231 0876
503 231 0420 FAX
frank[at]bdcdistribution[dot]com
http://www.bdcdistribution.com/
Tom Gillam Bio 2009-2010
“The edgier side of Americana coupled with a healthy dose of 70’s guitar rock” is how one magazine described Tom Gillam’s music and that’s not too far off the mark. In a career that spans five studio releases and one live album, Gillam has carved out a special place in popular music he can easily call his own. His brilliant songwriting, whiskey tenor voice, and stinging slide guitar have become well known, not only to his fans here in the United States but also, in recent years, to audiences in Europe as well. His brand new album “Had Enough?” opens a new chapter in this remarkable musician’s story.
Co-produced by long time friend & producer Joe Carroll and recorded after Tom relocated from Philadelphia to his new home in Austin TX, “Had Enough?” has a decidedly ‘Texas feel’ to it; due largely to the addition of some talented Austin friends. Joining the musical line up this time out are former Alejandro Escovado guitarist Alan Durham, bassist Michael “Cornbread” Traylor (Billy Joe Shaver, Bruce Robison) and drummer Vicente Rodriguez (Sisters Morales), along with guest spots by Ed Jurdi (Band of Heathens), Guy Forsyth, and singer/songwriter Penny Jo Pullus. Add this potent mix to Gillam’s regular backing band Tractor Pull, and it becomes obvious that this record is something special.
Fans of Gillam’s previous CD’s will not be disappointed by this latest effort. “Had Enough?” contains plenty of what now has become Tom’s calling card; catchy Ameri-Pop melodies and walls of rock guitar, lyrically however, it seems he may have become comfortable enough with both himself and his audience to open up a bit more . This may be attributed, in part, to the 2006 heart-attack Tom survived and his subsequent clean & sober lifestyle that followed. Finding the deeper meanings in lyrics of heartfelt songs like “Ready to Begin” and “Good Morning” may be quite easy; other tracks, however, like “Tear in the Rain”, “Weary Game”, or the aching “(When you) Come Around” might seem, on the surface, like ‘pop song 101’, but closer scrutiny finds Gillam mining areas that take on a whole new level of depth.
That’s not to say the guy who once wrote he lived his life a little “Outside the Lines” doesn’t still ‘rock’. The opening track and single “Real Thing” (co written by Tractor Pull alum. Craig Simon) hits his listeners with a one /two punch of Texas R&R that’s as hard as any of Gillam’s previous work. Propelled by a new found sense of urgency that can be attributed to the addition of his Austin compatriots, Real Thing is all that Tom Gillam was and will be, packed into a four minute rock jam. The rest of “Had Enough?” is peppered with Gillam and band rocking at the top of their game. The swampy grooves of “Ride”, the hard hitting title track “Had Enough”, and even the whimsical tunes like “She was a dancer…” and “Nothing” have an intensity that may have been only hinted at on earlier CD’s but have now come to full fruition.
A change in zip code, a change in lifestyle, and a change in attitude have brought Tom Gillam to this place in time and his future seems as endless as a Texas skyline. Perhaps Allmusic.com put it best when they advised listeners to” file Tom Gillam under highly recommended”.
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Your concert on Thursday in the Lab here in Stuttgart was very great and powerfull !! Wow, fantastic voice and guitar solos ! I hope you will come to Stuttgart to the Lab with your band next year or 2010 I wish you a great and sunny weekend. Enjoy the weekend and the moments on this weekend !
Thanks so much for your friendship here by myspace I like your music very much !! I have heard a song from you about my favourite club Laboratorium. For two days I am gone on the homepage from Laboratorium and I heard your songs. Great powerfull music !! I will come to your concert to the Laboratorium next Thursday !! I am happy about it I wish you a great and sunny sunday. Enjoy the moments in your life !
Hi my good friend Tom,
hope everything's alright with you and all your projects are running
well. My new album "Reaching the shore" has been released. Have a
listen and maybe give me a feedback ... would be a pleasure to hear from you.
All the best from Germany
Your friend Klaus
