Bill Toms
Bill Toms has evolved to become one of the best orators in the music world today. He connects to an audience and embraces the American traditions of rhythm and blues, soul, folk, and rock and roll. His performances have become legendary in sheer power and passion. His gifts of music and storytelling, paired with his creative compulsion for songs that burrow deep into the soul, have his dedicated fans continually coming back for more.
He joined Pittsburgh’s legendary band, The Houserockers, as lead guitarist in 1987. The band’s meteoric rise into the professional music scene enabled Bill to tour the United States and Europe repeatedly. While with Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers he opened for and played with a long and impressive list of notables, such as The Band, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Little Feat and Stevie Ray Vaughn. During his 19 years of playing guitar and singing back-up vocals for the Houserockers, Toms’ recorded six studio albums and one live concert album. In 1995, the acclaimed CD, “American Babylon,” was recorded and produced by Bruce Springsteen. Bill Toms’ solo performances have taken him all over the United States and Europe. In addition to his previous six studio CD's and single EP, his CD, “Live at Moondogs: Another Moonlight Mystery” was released to international critical acclaim in January 2010 “Memphis”, produced by Will Kimbrough, released in September 2011.
“Bill Toms is a poet, a soul-shouter and guitar slinger with one foot in the gutter and an eye on the heavens above. And man, does he front a great rock n' soul band!” - Will Kimbrough
“We keep growing and developing our tools to communicate. That is the definition of our art.” - Bill Toms Upcoming projects also include:
"Memphis" Tour continues
The Joyce and Bill Toms Annual Thanksgiving Benefit Concert 2013 2013 US/European tour solo and with his band DISCOGRAPHY
With Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers:
“Rock and Real” - Rounder Records, 1989 “Swimming with the Sharks” - Rounder Records, 1991 “End of the Century” - Razor and Tie, 1992 “American Babylon”- Razor and Tie, 1995 “Coming Home” - Big Star, 1997 “Down the Road Apiece, Live” - Schoolhouse Records, 1999 “True Companion” – Schoolhouse Records, 2003 With Bill Toms and Hard Rain: “Paradise Avenue” - Schoolhouse Records, 1997 “My Own Eyes” - Moondog Records, 1999 “This Old World” - Moondog/Schoolhouse Records, 2001 “The West End Kid” – Moondog Records, 2005 “Spirits, Chaos, and a Troubadour Soul’ – AmeriSon Records, 2008 “Live at Moondogs: Another Moonlight Mystery” – AmeriSon Records, 2009 "Memphis" - Terraplane Records, 2011 Bill Toms Solo: “One Lonesome Moment” - Out of the Rain Records, 2002 Booking: Ira Planer –management: iplaner@burrissamps.com 919.349.0942 Bill Toms - billtoms@comcast.net 412.303.3867 EPK: www.reverbnation/billtoms.com |
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