23 Facts About Tommy Stinson

Thomas Eugene Stinson was born on October 6,1966 and is an American rock musician.

Tommy Stinson came to prominence in the 1980s as the bass guitarist for The Replacements, one of the definitive American alternative rock groups.

Tommy Stinson released his debut solo album, Village Gorilla Head in 2004 and subsequently joined Soul Asylum for the completion of their album The Silver Lining, and was a member of the band for the album's tour in 2006 before joining them as a permanent member until 2011.

Tommy Stinson released his second solo album, critically acclaimed One Man Mutiny, on his own Done To Death Music label in 2011.

The band embarked on their first tour of the US in April 1983, during this time Tommy Stinson dropped out of tenth grade to join the rest of the band on tour.

Records subsidiary Sire Records, eventually signed The Replacements with their first major-label release being the Tim album, produced by Tommy Stinson Erdelyi, released in 1985.

Tommy Stinson further collaborated with Westerberg on the soundtrack to the Sony feature film Open Season, recording bass tracks for 'Love You in the Fall' and 'Right to Arm Bears'.

Tommy Stinson had now switched back to bass for the departed Cooper, and added Dave Philips on guitar.

Also in 1998, Tommy Stinson joined Guns N' Roses, Tommy Stinson was recommended to the group by his friend Josh Freese, who was the band's drummer at the time.

Tommy Stinson's bass playing is featured prominently on the track "Oh My God", featured on the soundtrack to the movie End of Days, as well as their long-delayed Chinese Democracy album which was eventually released in 2008.

Tommy Stinson is credited as co-writer on the 2021 Guns N' Roses track "Hard Skool", initially written during the Chinese Democracy sessions.

Tommy Stinson did not leave Guns N' Roses; however, the Eagles of Death Metal were fired from the tour.

Tommy Stinson began writing what would become Village Gorilla Head in the late 90s, and after Frank Black, of the Pixies, gave Tommy Stinson the use of his mobile recording studio and his studio space for free he began recording in 2003 with Philip Broussard who co-produced the album.

Tommy Stinson played most of the instruments on the album, with the exception of drums, but featured contributions by Guns N' Roses band mates Richard Fortus and Dizzy Reed, who contributed guitars and keyboards respectively, along with drummers Gersh, who played with Tommy Stinson in Perfect, and Josh Freese, who was previously a member of Guns N' Roses, as well as Josh's brother Jason, who provided saxophone, and Dave Philips, of Perfect, providing guitar and pedal steel.

Tommy Stinson helped finish the rest of the recording for the album The Silver Lining released in 2006.

Tommy Stinson toured with them for a number of years when his schedule allowed for it, played on their 2012 Delayed Reaction album and was replaced permanently by Winston Roye in 2012 due to his lack of availability.

In early 2011, Tommy Stinson announced his second solo album, One Man Mutiny, was to be released on August 30,2011.

In late 2012, Tommy Stinson and Fred Armisen joined Dinosaur, Jr.

In 2013, Tommy Stinson recorded two songs with The Old 97's, appearing on their 2014 album Most Messed Up.

Some material was written by Tommy Stinson to be included on a possible new Replacements album that never came to fruition.

In 2021, Tommy Stinson began a tour of intimate backyard performances fronting Cowboys in the Campfire, his duo with Pennsylvania-based guitarist Chip Roberts.

On stage with Guns N' Roses, Tommy Stinson used a lineup of ESP Vintage-4 basses in different colors, all of which were equipped with EMG PJ-Set pickups.

Early live shows during his tenure with Guns N' Roses featured the SWR amps, but Tommy Stinson soon realized that it wasn't suitable for their situation.