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  1. Tommy Shannon (born Thomas Lafitte Smedley; April 18, 1946) is an American bass guitarist, who is best known as a member of Double Trouble, a blues rock band led by Stevie Ray Vaughan. Born in Tucson, Arizona, Shannon moved to Dumas, Texas when he was nine, where he originally started as a guitarist, though he started playing bass at the age of 21.

  2. Biography. At first glance, Woodstock and Carnegie Hall would seem to have little in common beyond the fact that both are considered renowned music venues in the state of New York. But they loom as twin colossi in the career of Texas bassist Tommy Shannon, signaling landmark performances decades apart with Johnny Winter and Stevie Ray Vaughan ...

  3. Tommy Shannon is an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He is best known as the bassist for the blues-rock band Double Trouble, which he co-founded with drummer Chris Layton in 1978. He has also performed with other notable musicians, including Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, and John Mayer.

    • 77 years old
    • 30 November, 1946
    • 30 November
    • soundtrack,actor,composer
  4. 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).

  5. Tommy Shannon (born Thomas Lafitte Smedley; April 18, 1946) is an American bass guitarist, who is best known as a member of Double Trouble, a blues rock band led by Stevie Ray Vaughan. Born in Tucson, Arizona, Shannon moved to Dumas, Texas when he was nine, where he originally started as a guitarist, though he started playing bass at the age of 21.

  6. Nov 19, 2021 · The first definitive biography of guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan, with an epilogue by Jimmie Vaughan, and foreword and afterword by Double Trouble’s Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon. Just a few years after he almost died from a severe addiction to cocaine and alcohol, a clean and sober Stevie Ray Vaughan was riding high.

  7. Mar 13, 2005 · Shannon started at the old WXRA in 1955 while still a student at Bishop Ryan High School. A few years later, he became one of the hottest disc jockeys in the country working at WKBW-AM. While at KB, Shannon teamed with Phil Todaro to write "Wild Weekend."

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