15 Facts About Tommy Castro

Tommy Castro's music has taken him from local stages to national and international touring.

Tommy Castro's popularity was marked by his winning the 2008 Blues Music Award for Entertainer of the Year.

Tommy Castro began playing guitar at the age of 10 and was influenced and inspired by electric blues, Chicago blues, West Coast blues, soul music, 1960s rock and roll and Southern rock.

Tommy Castro's style has always been a hybrid of all his favorite genres.

Tommy Castro began playing professionally in Bay Area cover-song bands in the 1970s.

Tommy Castro cited Johnny Nitro and Johnny Ace as early mentors at that stage in his life.

Tommy Castro was signed to Blind Pig Records label and released Exception to the Rule in late 1996.

Tommy Castro was an early adopter of the internet's new graphical web browsers to promote his music.

Tommy Castro established his web presence in September 1995, and registered his first domain name in December 1996.

Tommy Castro received an open invitation to join King on stage for the nightly finale.

Tommy Castro has released albums on the Telarc, 33rd Street and Heart And Soul and most recently on the Alligator label, as well as on Blind Pig.

In 2009, Tommy Castro joined the roster of Chicago's Alligator Records with his release Hard Believer, produced by John Porter.

Tommy Castro's guitar playing is fired up and roaring with a renewed sharpness that keeps the pot boiling.

Tommy Castro's voice is a soulful and versatile blue-collar growl.

In 2023, Tommy Castro was given his second consecutive Blues Music Award as 'B.