Tommy a/k/a The Blues Buddha is a rough and tumble blues vocalist who, in his own words, has picked up stylistic influences from people he admires and mixes them into his own musical gumbo. Eclectic influences include: R&B artists Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding...(the) straight-ahead blues and rock and soul of Eric Burdon, Mitch Ryder, Jim Morrison,Elvis... and Tom Jones. Tommy Does not lock himself in to any paticular style of the blues, His stories can go from a boogie woogie dance beat to hard core Rock and Roll or Straight up Blues and Funk. Nothing is off Limits!! He has shared the stage and worked with with many local and National talents. A finalist for The New York Blues and Jazz Society IBC Battle of the Bands held on Sept 28th 2010. CD "I like it a Lot" picked in their top 50 by Real Blues Magazine March 2011 http://www.realbluesmagazine.com/index2.htm