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Artist
Tommy Hill
12+ albums
bluesrockbluesblues drummerguitar blues
about
Tommy Hill was born in the Deep South in the small town of Magnolia Arkansas. Early in life he knew that music would be his calling. As a child he would tune into R&B played on the radio and turn all of the furniture in the house into a drum set. Later, when finances allowed it, his mother bought him his first set of real drums.In High School Tommy played across Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas in a band headed by his High School Band director. He developed his talent quickly and began gaining the knowledge he would need later in life. After High School, Tommy moved to Denver, where his dreams of becoming a full time musician began to unfold. His uncle, stationed at a nearby Air Force base, took Tommy to a Jazz club to show him the level of playing required of a professional player. Tommy practiced with dedication and was soon ready to move into the spotlight. In the early 70's, Tommy was working with an R&B and Jazz band in Denver. The band was hot and landed a steady job at the well known Warehouse Club. There they opened for national acts that toured thru Denver. Among them are:Grover Washington, O. C. Smith, Della Reece, Gene Harris and Three Sounds, Eddie Harris, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charles Lloyd. On a very special night was when the renowned Hammond B-3 player Jimmy Smith played and asked Tommy to join him onstage. Tommy was moved and changed forever by the experience. In the years to follow, Tommy toured with The Coasters on the Reno/Vegas circuit with Tommy on drums
