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Tom Coerver and Goin' South

An amped-up boogie generator...

About Me

***** PLEASE ALSO VISIT: WWW. TOMCOERVER.COM*****************We released our third CD "Thirds... & More" in 2006 and the 4th is "From The Mud... To The Sky" released in late May 2008. I hope y'all will listen to the tunes - mine and otherwise - the CD "From The Mud... To The Sky" by Tom Coerver & Goin' South is in stock and available at CD Baby (the link to the CD page with sound clips is: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/coerver4 ) and the CD "Thirds... & More" by Tom Coerver & Goin' South is in stock and available at CD Baby (the link to the CD page with sound clips is: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/coerver3 ). You can also see the song comments in my blog here or check out my "highlights" excerpts in .mp3 or streaming files at www.tomcoerver.com for all 16 songs (6 covers of 70s faves from Allmans to Skynyrd to Eagles to Stones to Steve Miller Band to Chicago Transit Authority (Kath rules!!!) to get the "guitar-junkie-straight to the "meat" (chorus then solos!) versions before you head to CD Baby. "Thirds... & More" features another helping of scorchin' slide (ala Duane Allman/Johnny Winter/ZZ Top/Little Feat), swamp howlin' (ala Creedence/Gov't Mule/Mountain's Leslie West), and stompin grooves fresh grown from the South and some other parts, too.The band features a long list of hit songs from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s plus some hip-shakin' originals. This four piece group has the ability to deliver visual and audio dynamics matched to the venue and appealing to a wide age range of dancers and listeners. Tom's powerful vocals and a guitar arsenal ranging from swampy slide to jangling 12-string and funk'n boogie keyboards, Patty Houk's silky lead and harmony vocals, Bill Doran's Memphis Rockabilly-Soul bass mojo and Keith Simoneauxs Finesse & Power Groove drumming gets shoes movin' on the dance floor in short order. Bill and Keith were both members of the Skiptones of late 80s and early 90s reknown doing a lot of 60s and 70s Rock, Pop and British Invasion tunes and they bring more of these flavors to Toms gumbo.Both of Toms earlier CDs (Backwater Tales from 2003 & Waterfront View from 2005) showcase his Roots, Blues, and Southern Rock and Soul style with lyrical slide guitar, excellent phrasing, strong vibrato, and some adult chords thrown in for good measure as featured in the July 2005 Spotlight column in Guitar Player Magazine.In the 80s, Tom joined with Bobby Ingram (of Molly Hatchet fame) and they landed a deal that resulted in the CBS release "China Sky". Afterward, Tom started work producing, engineering, and playing guitar, drums, and/or keyboards with Louisiana notables such as Tab Benoit, Rockin' Tabby Thomas, Henry Gray, Burton Gaar, the Delta Rockets, and John Lisi. These lineups took him to the stages of numerous festival, theatre, and club dates. Tom never put away his guitar and pen and Goin South connects his songs from the CDs and the familiar radio classics with a herd of movin' shoes and excited ears.******************************************************* *********************************************************

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/11/2005
Band Website: www.tomcoerver.com
Band Members: Tom Coerver: Lead guitar, vocals Billy Doran: Bass, vocals Keith Simoneaux: Drums, vocals Matt Doran: keyboards, vocals Patty Houk: vocals, percussion,
Influences: Allman Bros., Skynyrd, Eagles, ZZ Top, Little Feat, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Nicks, CCR, Clapton, Hendrix, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Classic '60s, '70s & '80s Rock, New Orleans Funk & Party tunes, Delta Blues, "Sun-era" Rockabilly from Elvis, Cash, etc., Jazz
Sounds Like: A 4-piece version of Little ZZ Allman Skynyrd Feat ...
Record Label: Inundated Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Cool review of "From The Mud... To The Sky" in Gritz magazine... check it out

Our pal Michael Buffalo Smith sheds his insights on the new CD - here's the link: http://www.swampland.com/reviews/view/gritz/459 Thanks to Michael and Gritz for their support over the years!
Posted by on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:00:00 GMT

A peek behind the curtain - song comments for the new CD (June 2008)

1. Both Feet On The Ground:  This is the story of "Tom Saddam" from way back in 1990 when I dressed up like Saddam Hussein for a Halloween costume party that one of the guys at work put together ...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:36:00 GMT

Check out the Tom C. interview in ’Gritz’ magazine...

My pal Michael Buffalo Smith did an interview with me for 'Gritz' magazine that turned out to be a lot of fun - check it out at: http://www.swampland.com/articles/view/gritz/431 'Guaranteed to raise a...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:15:00 GMT

Review: GOVERNMENT MULE AT THE TEXAS CLUB 4-23-07  Baton Rouge, LA

by Tom Coerver: musician, songwriter, Gritz correspondent and rabid Mulehead at large& Gov't Mule has progressed from "power trio" par excellence to "Artisans and Alchemists of Funky Rock & Roll ...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:09:00 GMT

Ch..Ch..Ch..Ch..Changes...

Hello fellow space/time continuum travellers - It seems every time I think I know how people 'perceive' music, I find out there's a new 'genre' or 'category' of music and it seems stranger than ever....
Posted by on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:46:00 GMT

Review of "Thirds... & More"

http://www.nightflying.com/new/news.html THIRDS & MORETom Coerver & Goin SouthIndie    On his third release, Coerver brings a very tight little band with him (bassist Bill Dora...
Posted by on Wed, 31 May 2006 16:11:00 GMT

Hilarious 'babelfish' computer translation to English of German review of 'Thirds... & More' CD

Here's a hilarious 'babelfish' (from Altavista web site) computer translation to English of German review of 'Thirds... & More' CD (Tom Coerver & Goin' South) from Baerchen Records (great fol...
Posted by on Wed, 31 May 2006 13:00:00 GMT

Tom's CD comments on Thirds

THIRDS& & MORE by Tom Coerver & Goin' South  Song Comments   1. IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD (4:28): The lyric came from the ordeal of dealing with an idiot doctor who took his frustration out ...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Apr 2006 08:34:00 GMT