"The voice. The charisma. The mesmerizing stage presence..."
The powerful singer from the East Coast was influenced at an early age by his surroundings in the City of Brotherly Love. Performing his first solo in front of his church congregation at age six, Thomas joined choir soon after, gaining a love for the gospel music of Rev. James Cleveland and Edwin and Walter Hawkins. But like so many before him, he was also heavily influenced by the soulfulness of James Brown and Wilson Pickett, and the bluesiness of John Lee Hooker, B.B. King and Buddy Guy.
Fronting local and traveling bands in the 1970s he opened for the likes of Earth, Wind & Fire, Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder and the Temptations. He made his first album for RCA, Thomas Buck-Nasty's Best-o-Funk, which he wrote and produced. He went on to collaborate on productions of albums for Evelyn "Champagne" King, and others.
But disco album production wasn't enough for Thomas. He felt a yearning to sing what he really felt and, mixing blues with R&B, he began an ongoing affair with the road, performing on stages around the world, opening for James Cotton, Colin James, Savoy Brown, Spencer Davis, Eric Burdon, Big Sug and many others.
As anyone who has experienced his intense live show will attest, Thomas Buck-Nasty has an energizing presence on stage. He possesses an in-your-face ability to tear down the house, taking no prisoners in his quest to deliver his searing mixture of gospel, blues, soul, funk and jazz.
Do yourself a righteous favor and let Thomas Buck-Nasty hit you one time, hit you two times, hit you three times with a blast of the real thing!