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Tommy Shannon was born on 18th April 1946 in Tucson, Arizona, but moved to the Texas Panhandle when he was nine. He grew up mainly in Dumas, Texas, north of Amarillo on Highway 287. He joined his first band, The Avengers at around age 13. The band members were Tommy (guitar), Tim Easley (vocals), Jim Love (guitar) and David Davis (drums).
Formed in Austin, Texas in 1978, the group went through several early line-up changes before settling on a power trio consisting of Vaughan, Chris Layton (drums), Tommy Shannon (bass). They became a four-piece by 1985 after adding Reese Wynans (keyboards). Whilst with Vaughan they were billed Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble.
Tommy Shannon. 19,582 likes · 6 talking about this. Bass Player Member of Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Johnny Winter, Arc Angels, Storyville
Mar 24, 2017 · Shannon has spent most of his life in Texas—growing up in Dumas, moving to Dallas after high school, and finally settling in Austin. He began playing bass as a teenager and following his move to Dallas, came across Johnny Winter on the club circuit thanks to his friend and drummer Uncle John Turner. Winter put together The Progressive Blues ...
Feb 9, 2001 · Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton (Photo By Todd V. Wolfson) It was as if he was looking at life through tinted sunglasses, as if everything had been repainted black. That's how Double Trouble ...
Apr 13, 2007 · Tommy Shannon and his wife Kumi live in town these days, keeping a Hill Country home for the horses she raises. He treasures his memories and collects instruments, including a 1962 Fender Jazz ...
Apr 17, 2015 · Bassist Tommy Shannon was just 26 when he walked into a Houston bar and was floored by the young guitarist onstage. “Stevie was playing,” Shannon said. “Just a like a beam of light went through my head. ‘That’s where I belong.’”. That chance meeting welcomed in a decade of music, tours, gold records and critical acclaim for Stevie ...
