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His music is a mix of Texas Americana,
country, blues, rockabilly, swing, and
folk. He'll keep your feet tapping and
your body moving.
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cut his teeth on the late Johnny
Horton's brand of music, and it seems to
have rubbed off on the boy. The first
music Tommy Irvin probably ever heard
was an old Jimmy Driftwood song sung by
Johnny Horton. The song is called The
Battle of New Orleans.
Yeah, Tommy's mother Paulette would play the thing all day every
day, and the young musically inclined
Tommy must have been influenced by the
Horton style. Tommy started singing,
drumming, and playing piano and by age 7
he was performing with a band. Tommy
graduated high school, attended college,
but then joined the Army. After regular
duty in the Army he went to the Texas
Army National Guard. Throughout this
time he had been drumming, singing, and
learning to play rock and blues and he
worked steadily as a drummer for various
rock bands in Dallas/Ft. Worth. Tommy
moved to Nashville in 1989 and 1990 for
a young girl from Texas, and needless to
say, she broke his heart. But she left
him with some good advice; she told him
to give up drumming and start singing
because she thought he had a country
voice.
As a youngster, Tommy not only listened
to Johnny Horton, but also Johnny Cash,
Johnny Paycheck, Hank Williams, Hank
Snow, Jim Reeves, Hank Thompson,
Tennessee Ernie Ford, Little Jimmy
Dickens, Buck Owens, George Jones, Merle
Haggard, Marty Robbins, Faron Young and
Roger Miller. Tommy has been influenced
by the old school no doubt! Although
rockabilly and country music are his
favorite forms of music, he was also
influenced by the Blues, Jazz,
Classical, Bluegrass, Folk, Rock, and
Metal. Tommy Loves Music! He owns part
of an independent record label called
Honey Creek Records/Major Label Records,
Honey River Music Publishing/BMI, and a
separate company called Brooke Trail
Music Publishing Company/ASCAP.
Tommy is a Texan with his own brand of
Texas Music. At age 8, Tommy wrote his
first song. He has published over 100
songs, recorded over 200 and has written
more than 400 to date.
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Tommy's first single "That's What
Highways Are For" made the top 40 on
the Texas Music Chart.
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Currently his newest single release
"Heavy Load of Pain" is being played
on Texas radio stations.
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Tommy has performed in over 30
states as well as in France, Germany
and Mexico.
But all aside, Tommy is a musician's
musician, and an entertainer's
entertainer. He can sing, play guitar,
write and has a strong stage
presence. Tommy's unique style is
quickly becoming popular all over the
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