Tommy Talton releases his new single, ‘We Are Calling’
It’s clear, even after decades of doing it, that guitarist/singer/songwriter Tommy Talton is still making music for the sheer joy of it. He manages to perform with both the energy of a music-obsessed kid and the restraint of a seasoned veteran because, at heart, he is both.
During the late 1960s, a teen-aged Talton honed his chops with central Florida’s regionally popular “We the People.” They released singles on the Challenge and RCA labels, but Tommy eventually wound up in Southern California where he reinvented himself as a folk-rock troubadour. After returning to the Sunshine State, he joined forces with Scott Boyer to form a new band that would come to be known as “Cowboy.”
At the urging of Duane Allman, the group was signed to Capricorn Records and in Macon, Georgia where he played with Cowboy-while also working as a studio musician backing Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Allman Brothers Band, Billy Joe Shaver, Bonnie Bramlett, Alex Taylor, Livingston Taylor, Clarence Carter, Johnny Rivers, Kitty Wells, and others. Tommy relocated to Europe for a decade, where he performed with a group the “Rebelizers.”
After returning to the U.S., Tommy has written and recorded five c.d.’s to
much critical acclaim and joy from life-long fans.
Unlike many veterans whose best years of making music are well behind them, Talton continues to be consistently engaging.
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