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panader0

(25,816 posts) Tue Feb 24, 2015, 11:01 PM Feb 2015

Tommy Castro--great Bay Area bluesman. Anybody heard of him? At the Fillmore live.

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Tommy Castro--great Bay Area bluesman. Anybody heard of him? At the Fillmore live. (Original Post) panader0 Feb 2015 OP

I used to see him in the blues clubs Mr.Bill Feb 2015 #1

Anybody who loves the blues knows murielm99 Feb 2015 #2

He's great. He used to live above the Saloon on Grant Ave. Hiss girlfriend once nearly hit mulsh Feb 2015 #3

Great Bluesman. We rotate a bunch of his tunes in our set list. bluesbassman Feb 2015 #4

'Lucky in Love' is the only one we've been working on. panader0 Feb 2015 #5

Mr.Bill

(24,319 posts)

1. I used to see him in the blues clubs

Reply to panader0 (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2015, 12:17 AM

Feb 2015

in Silicon Valley in the 80s. Saw him about five years ago opening for Elvin Bishop in Northern California. Great talent, puts on a great show and a really nice guy.

Warning to guys - if you take your girl to see him, they may fall in love with him.

murielm99

(30,761 posts)

2. Anybody who loves the blues knows

Reply to panader0 (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2015, 12:37 AM

Feb 2015

this guy.

Thanks for posting.

mulsh

(2,959 posts)

3. He's great. He used to live above the Saloon on Grant Ave. Hiss girlfriend once nearly hit

Reply to panader0 (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2015, 11:03 AM

Feb 2015

me and my neighbors by launching their TV out of their window along with some of his clothes during a particularly acrimonious argument. We were standing on the sidewalk in front of the Saloon chatting. It was followed shortly by Tommy hauling ass out and down the street.

Great performer. I love his "pre NAFTA Stratocaster". matter of fact he's one of the reasons I bought my own "pre-NAFTA Streat."

bluesbassman

(19,379 posts)

4. Great Bluesman. We rotate a bunch of his tunes in our set list.

Reply to panader0 (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2015, 03:49 PM

Feb 2015

His funk infused style is always a crowd pleaser!

panader0

(25,816 posts)

5. 'Lucky in Love' is the only one we've been working on.

Reply to bluesbassman (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 25, 2015, 05:31 PM

Feb 2015

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