Tabasco Tom Rogerson

As a native New Yorker, Tom was influenced by a wide range of musical styles. At a young age he was introduced to jazz and swing by his father who took him to see the jazz greats like Dizzy Gillespie, Buddy Rich and lionel Hampton. Growing up not far from the Greenwich Village scene at Washington Square, where Folk, Blues and Delta mingled together, Tom heard the music which would shape the style he has developed into what he calls "eclectic soup". You can hear these mixtures in his original material, which is melting pot of blues, folk and delta mixed with a bit of swing. His covers carry on and keep alive the past greats such as WC Handy, Robert Johnson, Scrapper Blackwell, Rev Gary Davis and even Cab Calloway. Tom Rpgerson keeps it traditional with his bright clean fingerpicking style with alternating bass on acoustic guitar and brings the old blues to light playing slide on a resonator guitar, all complimented by his rich, powerful voice.