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Tom Smith

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About Me

~THE OFFICIAL TOM SMITH MYSPACE WEBSITE~ TOM'S PERFORMANCES TAKE AUDIENCES ON A CREATIVE TOUR THROUGH THE WORLD OF THEIR OWN IMAGINATION.

Listen to and buy cuts from Tom's CDs (and read his wonderful stories) at http://www.TomSmithGuitar.com/listen.html.

Tom's Music is Innovative -- Amazing Style With Guitar and Banjo -- Music that communicates with today's generation and those to come. It Speaks! The way Tom plays, makes the guitar sound like a voice -- very progressive!



My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/12/2006
Band Website: http://www.TomSmithGuitar.com"TomSmithGuitar.com
Band Members: Tom Smith - Guitar and Banjo
Influences: Miles Davis, Ledward Kaapana, John Fahey, Leo Kottke, Joan Baez, Kaki King, John Hammond, Jr. Ralph Towner, Ry Cooder, Santana, Bela Fleck, Tuck and Patti, Michael Hedges, George Harrison, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Robert Johnson, Son House, Bukka White, Alex DeGrassi, Will Ackerman, Keb Mo, Ani DeFranco, Chick Corea, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, John Hiatt, Bonnie Raitt, Jesse Winchester, Dave Van Ronk, Erik Satie, Claude DeBussy, Beethoven, Bach, Joni Mitchell, Lindsay Buckingham, Paco DeLucia, Frank Gambali, Doc Watson, Lefty Frizzell, Wes Montgomery, Ed Gerhard, Bob Dylan, Mark Knofler, Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, Tom Smith, Bert Jansch, Freddy Green, Les Paul, Victor Wooten, John Patatucci, Tony Furtado, Dave Pomeroy, Mike Marshall, Darol Angers, Stephan Grapelli, Django Rheinhardt, Brent Mason, Larry Carlton, Pat Metheny, Billy Gibbons and Stevie Ray Vaughn.

Sounds Like: Tom Smith

Tom's CD Titles:

"Juliet's Window"
"On Any Given Night"
"Little Dog"
"Musical Pictures"

ALL TITLES AVAILABLE AS CDs, OR DOWNLOADS BY SONG OR COMPLETE CD AT CDBABY.COM , or www.TomSmithGuitar.com

"Juliet's Window"

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“One of the nation’s premier guitarists …Juliet’s Window …a masterpiece.” The Nashville City Paper. "Amazing guitar and banjo player." Nashville's "All the Rage."

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"On Any Given Night"

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"This is a live album from an extraordinarily original fingerstyle guitar/banjo player who is closer to Kottke than Hedges, but again very original. Taken from various shows it excludes the quirky stories Tom is known for, but does capture some of the intensities of his live playing." CD Baby.com "One of the more interesting and talented acoustic guitarists in Nashville" Nashville City Paper

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"Little Dog"

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“Perhaps one of the finest fingerstyle guitarists in the country." Boston Phoenix
"As blues instrumentalists go, this guy smokes. A guitar blues man on par with Leo Kottke, John Fahey, and Michael Hedges." CD Baby.com

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"Musical Pictures"

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“Musical Pictures is one of only a handful of albums that invite me to forget who I am and get lost in Tom Smith's creative vision” Tuck Andress - Tuck & Patti

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Record Label: Lone Oak Publications (ASCAP)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Guitar Nine Records Review! June/July '07

From Guitar Nine Record Review at: http://www.guitar9.com/undiscov67e.htmlWith a common name like Tom Smith, it helps to be talented at something in order to distinguish yourself from all the other ...
Posted by Tom Smith on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 01:51:00 PST

New! Live Clips and Stories from Planet Tom! The new site is ready - www.TomSmithGuitar.com

We've just gotten Tom's website redone! As some of you know, Tom is also a writer so we've included nine of his stories!  He is an avid Elmore Leonard fan so if you like him I'm sure you'll love ...
Posted by Tom Smith on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:35:00 PST

Germany's Akustik Gitarre Magazine Review

..> ..>     New Review in Germany's "Akustik Gitarre"    Magazine    plus inclusion of        "On Any Given Night"&nbs...
Posted by Tom Smith on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 07:54:00 PST

Upcoming GuitarNation.com CD Review

GuitarNation.com CD Review Title: "Juliet's Window" Artist: Tom Smith Nashville, TN There are noisemakers and then there are musicians. There are musicians and then there are virtuosos. Ladies and gen...
Posted by Tom Smith on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:47:00 PST

Sing Out Magazine's spring 2007 review: "Juliet's Window"!

"Sing Out" Magazine's spring 2007 review: "Juliet's Window"! Tennessee-based Tom Smith, an accomplished acoustic guitarist, banjoist and composer, has been making music for more than three decades. ...
Posted by Tom Smith on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:39:00 PST