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Tom has been setting the telecaster on fire all across the globe with some of the finest performers for over 25 years.

Tom has performed on dozens of blues recordings and is still making ground breaking american music enjoyed by fans across the world.

The Tom Principato band enjoys the passionate virtuosity of Steve Wolf & Jay Turner on bass, Joe Wells & Pete Ragusa on drums and Josh Howell on Congas & percussion.

“In the Middle of the Night” from Tom's Raising the Roof CD is available to listen to and for free download now!

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TPB just won the "Gary Allen's Best Song in the World" contest for "Don't Wanna Do It"! This excellent song features Sonny Landreth & Chuck Leavell. Here's what Gary Allen (The Charlie Daniels Band/JJ Cale/Stonewall Jackson) had to say:

"I couldn't agree more that if Eric Clapton packed it in and turned over the pick to a successor, that could easily be Tom Principato. I love the clever, bluesy cover of JJ Cale's "Lies". I wouldn't be surprised if next month I was writing Tom up as my Sonicbids contest winner. I told him the competition was as stiff as Al Gore but it didn't scare him any. The performances are dynamic and bombastic and Tom's voice has that fullness and body that his friend Stevie Ray Vaughan and Clapton possess. If I had the cash to buy one new blues artist CD this year, I would proudly hand it over for The Tom Prinicipato Band."

Tom Principato EPK on Sonicbids!

Please take a moment to review Tom's EPK on Sonicbids. You'll be glad you did!

Tom now endorses Curt Mangan guitar strings!

Tom is very pleased to announce that he now endorses Curt Mangan Strings.

Thank you WAMA!

Thanks to WAMA for honoring the Tom Principato Band with a Wammie Award for best Blues Recording for "Raising the Roof."

Vintage Guitar Magazine interviews Tom in one their feature articles!

Tom is featured in Vintage Guitar Magazine. Lots of great pictures and in depth information in this excellent article. Here's how it starts:

The Tom Principato Band recently released Raising the Roof and Principato sat with Vintage Guitar to discuss his history and the instruments he has used while creating it. He has resided in Boston, Pittsburgh,and Austin and is now settled back in D.C., where he came of age listening to local legends.

"I really got interested in guitar from listening to my parents records," he recalled. "Chet Atkins, Les Paul, Charlie Christian. My parents were in their 30s when I was born and there was a lot of swing music in the house when I was growing up. I started playing the guitar when I was 11 and struggled with it on into high school..."

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TPB SHIRTS ARE HERE!

Be sure to pick up the latest TPB swag for both "Raising the Roof" and "Guitar Gumbo"!

Shirts are available now at all shows.

LETTER FROM VVT AMPS PRESIDENT

VVT made an oustanding custom shop amp for Tom. The President of VVT Amps, Tony Albany, wrote the following letter of thanks.

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Designing and building an amplifier worthy of Tom’s already impressive collection of Vintage amps, proved to be quite a challenge. With Tom's design concept and the builders here at VVT Amps, I am happy to say both Tom and I couldn't be more pleased with his new Custom Shop VVT.

Thanks Tom for the opportunity to work with you and look forward to a long and TONEFULL!! Relationship...

Tony Albany
President VVT Amps

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Please visit them online at www.vvtamps.com to learn more.

RAISING THE ROOF!

Powerhouse Records announces Raising the Roof, the new album from guitarist Tom Principato and his band, distributed nationally by Redeye Distribution, and scheduled for release to the European market in April by Dixie Frog Records of France.

On Raising the Roof, the Tom Principato Band is joined by long-time DC-area favorite Tommy Lepson, who contributes his soulful Hammond B3 organ playing and vocals, as well as several other special guests. The new album showcases nine songs (including 6 originals) that demonstrate the breadth of Tom’s musical influences ranging from blues, jazz and rock, to funk, reggae and New Orleans sounds.The three covers include a jazzy workout of Jimmy Smith’s “8 Counts for Rita,” a cooking take on J.J. Cale’s “Lies,” and a new version of Louis Jordan’s “Fish Fry” that brings on the funk and Jamaican flavors to this R&B classic, a long-time staple of the band’s live shows.The Tom Principato Band will begin a world-wide tour in support of Raising the Roof shortly after its release, including showcase club dates and festival shows.

This pic is from the Jeff Sarli Tribute Concert at Chick Halls Surf Club on Tues Oct. 10.

Tom is jamming with Kevin McKendree on piano, and Big Joe Maher on drums.

Photo by Linda Parker

Notable Quotes

"Music reminds us of the best that we are about"
--Wynton Marsalis on Emeril Live 8/21/06

"While I acknowledge that my primary function on Earth is to be a musician, I also see that music is nothing more than the essential component of humanity-it is all the same material. My feeling is that the more I can learn about music, the more I learn about other things. So far, it has worked for me.
--Pat Metheny

The Birchmere was sold out and rockin' with over 500 fans on 2/24/07!

Thanks to everyone who came out to the show to party with Tom, Bill Kirchen, and Tommy Lepson.

Tom just did an interview with BluesWax's Ezine on February 9, 2005 called Sittin’ In With Tom Principato -
Guitar Thrills, Blues, and A World of Music from Tom Principato.

Read the interview now!