The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Chuck Berry, B.B. King, Paul Kossoff, Mick Ralphs, Mick Ronson, Mick Taylor, Ronnie Wood, Ronnie Lane, Rory Gallagher, Joe Walsh, Robin Trower, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson, Mike Bloomfield, Mike Campbell, Roger McGuinn, John Hiatt and the list goes on...
Tom has been writing music and playing blues, rock n' roll and R&B electric guitar for over twenty five years, and for the past 10, has led indie rockers Mambo Sons.
Tom's first national exposure came in 1991 when talent scout Mike Varney profiled him in Guitar Player magazine. Since then, Tom has recorded or played with Rick Derringer, Ronnie Earl, The Dirty Bones Blues Band, Kenny Aaronson, Alan St. Jon, Max Weinberg, Mark Nomad, The Easton Brothers, Muddy Waters bassist Charles Calmese, Jaimoe from The Allman Bros., Second Son, Guitar Shorty, Adolph Jacobs of The Coasters, and The Delrays.
In 1999, Tom formed the rock and roll trio Mambo Sons (named after an old T. Rex track) with singer Scott Lawson, and together they have released three albums to date, including "Mambo Sons" with Rick Derringer (1999), "Play Some Rock & Roll!" (2002) and "Racket of Three" (2005). In 2002 Mambo Sons "Play Some Rock and Roll!" cd was named indie release of the year by NYRock magazine, and the trio's latest "Racket of Three" was named 2006 Album of the Year in Thailand. In 2009, Tom collaborated with Johnny Winter on Johnny's new release "The Bootleg Series, Volume 4", and Tom and the Mambo Sons have just released their fourth cd, a double album entitled "Heavy Days."
As a writer for several leading guitar publications including Vintage Guitar, Modern Guitar and Premier Guitar magazines, Tom has been able to speak with and learn from many legendary guitarists. Tom's chops have been praised by a range of players including Buddy Guy, Aerosmith guitarist Jimmy Crespo, The Who keyboardist Rabbit and Muddy Waters guitarist Bob Margolin. Since the early 1980's, his main songwriting partner has been the immensely talented singer / songwriter Scott Lawson, who also serves as Mambo Sons lead throat and bassist (as well as frontman for Orange Crush and Zip Cody).
Tom endorses Brian Moore Custom guitars and DST-Engineering amplifiers. In addition, Tom recently joined the Editorial Board of ToneQuest Magazine following that publication's feature story on him in April '07, available for free download at www.TomGuerra.com
In April of '08, Tom appeared in NYTimes reporter Steve Kurutz's new book entitled "Like A Rolling Stone."
For more information, visit http://www.TomGuerra.com/
DISCOGRAPHY
'09 - "Mambo Sons - Heavy Days" Double cd - Mambo Sons (songwriter, guitarist, producer)
'08 - "Glen Carroll - Like A Rolling Stone" CD - Glen Carroll Band (songwriter, guitarist, producer)
'07 - "So Wonderful" Video - Mambo Sons (songwriter, guitarist, producer)
'06 - Instrumental Solo CD (unreleased) (songwriter, guitarist, producer)
'05 - "Racket of Three" CD - Mambo Sons (songwriter, guitarist, producer)
'05 - "New West" CD - Jim Pabich (guitarist, producer)
'04 - "Mr. Positive" CD - Jeff Keithline (guitarist)
'02 - "Play Some Rock & Roll" CD - Mambo Sons (songwriter, guitarist, producer)
'01 - "Love Songs" CD - Antonio Messina (songwriter, guitarist, producer)
'99 - "Mambo Sons" debut CD w/ Rick Derringer (songwriter, guitarist, producer)
'97 - "Red, White and Blues" CD- The Delrays (songwriter, guitarist, producer)
'92 - "Stronger Than Dirt" CD - Dirty Bones Band (songwriter, guitarist, producer)
'91 - "new wOrld disOrder" CD - Dirty Bones Band (songwriter, guitarist, producer)
'85-7 -WCCC 106.9 FM Various Jingles (songwriter, guitarist, producer)
'84 - "Last Remains" EP - Dirty Bones Band (songwriter, guitarist, producer)
'83 - "Exhumed" EP - Dirty Bones Band (songwriter, guitarist, producer)
...Thanks Tom. I hope you had a great show @ the Tiger. Sorry I couldn't make it. Love the new CD tunes. You are ageless, was looking at old Delray pics and you and 'The Cat' haven't changed while I'm well on my way to Geezerdom!
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Thank you very much for the add! Your music is really good. The CD's I got sounds fantastic in my ears. I hope I can go over and attend a show someday. Greetings from Sweden and Let It Rock!
STOPPING BY TO SHOW SOME LOVE AND RESPECT!! BANDS CAN PROMOTE IN MY COMMENTS. STOP ON BY AND CHECK OUT THE ARTIST OF THE WEEK!! HAVE A KICK ASS JAMIN' DAY!! KIM
Thanks for friending up! I hope you enjoy the music and don't forget to check out the press release for Retrospect Records 2008 release of "Meet My Demons" which is linked from my profile page.
Hi everybody, just here to say a big thanks for all your support. The new workshop is well and truly up and running and the custom cabs are now available to order. All the best, Stevie Flynn.
McGreetings Tom Guerra, Cheers for being my friend on myspace and I sincerely hope you enjoyed our music. Please Keep in touch as we value your friendship and support very much! All the very best to you and yours, from McDave and the boys of Pegasus in Bonnie Scotland. ROCK ON! and have a great week.
Big Thanks for putting us in the loop - it's very much appreciated.
Sorry about the delay in replying - but things have been pretty hectic this end.
Either ways - hope you're well...nice to see you have good taste. I hope everythings well with you on your side of the screen - please keep in touch and keep us in the loop - we like to hear from you.
Anyways - glad you're liking our music - the album "Gary Lucas Vs The Dark Poets - Beyond The Pale" is out now and pretty easy to get hold of from the usual places - so if you get a chance check it out...Featuring New Jeff Buckley and Popol Vuh Material - amongst a host of guest artists plus a killer remix by Techo Legends 'The Grid' Plus Unreleased Gary Lucas material....
in the meantime - touch the screen and feel the love from the other side
