Who is Tommy?
Tommy Washington, a native of Phoenix, Arizona began his musical career at an early age. He was born and raised in a musically talented family. His roots began with gospel, changing old hymns into contemporary gospel songs. His talent for music was also noticed early on by an elementary school music teacher who was so impressed by his gift, that she strongly encouraged him to pursue music as a career.
As he mastered the clarinet in elementary school, he moved on to learning and playing drums and the sousaphone through junior high and high school. He took a break from music to pursue high school basketball. After high school, his musical gift spiraled again when he was at a family friend’s home listening to them practicing as a band. He was intrigued with the bass guitar. In a few short months, he had learned the bass guitar.
To his surprise, a few months later, he was a member of their R&B and Top 40 band, Stone Inc. From there, Tommy’s musical career took off. He played the bass guitar for them for two years (1974-1976). In 1976, he took on a new musical interest which was keyboards.
He played the keyboards for The Frank Ace Blues Band for a year (1976-1977). After a year of blues, Tommy went back to R&B joining Slick City as one of the keyboard players for a while (1977-1978). Tommy then played keyboards for Stargazm for a couple of years (1978-1980). As he continued on with his passion, he played keyboards for Big Pete Pearson & the Detroit Blues Band for two years (1980-1982). R&B was calling him back, so he switched to the guitar and joined Pyramid as their guitar player for three years (1982-1985).
Since then, Tommy has traveled and played with many bands and genres. From 1995-2000, Tommy traveled all over the world playing on cruise ships with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and Princess Cruise Lines, traveling thru Europe, the Caribbean, South America, Central America, Canada, Hawaii, and Mexico. This extensive background of instruments as well as singing experience gives Tommy a natural musical gift.
His strengths are playing the keyboards for 51 years, and for the past 21 years, he has been playing the keytar also. He was inspired to learn this instrument by Herbie Hancock, George Duke, and Ramsey Lewis. His keytar ability has been described as “Soulful and Funky…” In closing, Tommy has a musical ability to entertain all people.
TOMMY’S Band History
1983-1988- Various Bands- stand in for many bands. Still in demand to play with various bands.
1988-1991- Tracks
1991-1995- Touch
1995-Frank Ace Blues Band
1996-Hot Candy
1996-2000-Patrick Smooth & B Natural
1997-2005- Street Life
2003-2006- Long John Hunter
2006-2016 ET featuring Eric Eugene
2016-Present-Omnipotent (Featuring Jerome Harris)
Jerome Harris is a very accomplished singer who has traveled and sang all over the world in such places as Indonesia, Taiwan, and Thailand.
Now you can catch Tommy rocking the tunes with his band Omnipotent, featuring Jerome Harris and sometimes working with Phil Hendricks mostly in the metro Phoenix, Surprise, and Sun City area. You can also find Tommy sometimes filling in with Silhouette, Anthony Kinchion and Cornelius Bishop at the various casinos in the valley.
TYPES OF MUSIC:
R & B/BLUES/JAZZ/TOP 40/REGGAE/LATIN
PEOPLE TOMMY’S PLAYED WITH:
*MICHAEL HENDERSON (You Are My Starship; Wide Receiver)
*CEDRIC CEBALLOS (It Ain’t That Kind Of Party)
*LONG JOHN HUNTER
*RUDY RAY MOORE
*BETTY SWAN (Make Me Yours)
RUBY WILSON
BOBBY BARNES
LUTHER JACKSON (Michael Jackson’s Uncle)
JAMES BAILEY
RODNEY BROWN (Funky Broadway)
SMALL PAUL HAMILTON
FRANK ACE
BIG PETE PEARSON
PATTI WILLIAMS
STAN DEVEREAUX
GREG FOSTER
ELONI YAWN
STEVEN POWELL
LUCIUS PARR
LAMAR PARR
PARIS JAMES
PHIL JOHNSON
JACKIE TUTT
ANTHONY KINCHION
CORNELIUS BISHOP
MONTE COLTER
RACE BROWN
CHRIS STRONG
DAVID ATMORE (Formally Of The Delfonics & The Temprees)
TOMMY DUKES
JAMES SIMMS
BILL HANCOCK
DIANNA LEE
DONNIE DEAN
GEORGE BOWMAN
KENNY BROWN
BRUCE STODOLA
KENNY G GILMORE
ROGER DRYER
LAWRENCE CAROLL
HANK MATHIS
MAXINE JOHNSON
LAYDEE JAI
PHIL HENDRICKS
LARRY BAILEY
JACKIE MUHAMMAD
CHARLES FARID MUHAMMAD
CHARLES FERRAND
HARRY PHILLIPS
PAT STARKE
ROSCOE TAYLOR
JIMMIE McELROY
ERIC EUGENE
BOBBY PEE
TRACEY MORTIMER
BO BUTLER
RAUL TAPIA
TONY FLORES
SANDY FLORES
TONY CONTRERAS
FRANK CONTRERAS
JERRY CRIVELLO
SONNY WILLIAMS JR
KAUFEE
JEROME HARRIS
JAY USHER
BEN ENRIQUEZ
PAUL ENRIQUEZ
YUVONNE BROOKS
RAY RAY HINKLE
JO WATSON
MARK INNOCENTI
JOEY LOBO
MIKE REED
DOROTHY GRAYSON
MICHAEL LYON
RICK BOGAN
TIM ROBINSON
CARLOS MARQUEZ
JOHNNY LOVE
EDDIE TRAYLOR
CHUCK BRITMAN (CLONDA)
BAM BAM PRICE
JR. COTA
DR. FISH
SIMON CROWN
BLAS MOYA
BOBBY SOUL
CHARLES BOND
DELMAR STEWART (HAM HOCKS & BEANS)
THOMAS FREIGHT TRAIN WALKER
DARRYL WRIGHT
JAMES TOBIN
ERIC BROWN
WILLIS WARREN
ELMER SCOTT
BUDDY JONES
ROBERT PIG JAMES
DWIGHT DOWNING
MYRON DOWNING
ROBERT DOWNING
BILL ADAMS
ENZO FERNICOLA
RANDY HALL
HENRY LARA
CHARLES HAWKINS
RODNEY DURAND
MIKE HARRIS
JESSIE RAMIREZ
GEORGE AGUILAR
DANNY BROWN
BUTCH CARRANZA
DAN TOMLINSON
DAVE CARPENTER
PERRY SENN
CHARLES SNEED
ALVIN WRIGHT
HERBERT COAXEN
DUPPER JACK
WINSTON TERRY
RANDY MATTHEWS
DENNIS WILLIAMS
FRANK CARTHEN
EDDIE TORREZ
KENNY FINLEY
KENNETH MITCHELL
AND A HOST OF OTHER MUSICIANS
BANDS TOMMY’S PLAYED WITH:
*LONG JOHN HUNTER BLUES BAND
FRANK ACE BLUES BAND
BIG PETE PEARSON & THE DETROIT BLUES BAND
TOMMY DUKES BLUES BAND
LUCIUS PARR & STREET LIFE
LUTHER JACKSON BLUES BAND
GEORGE BOWMAN & BAD BOYZ
JOSEPH & HISPANO
TOUCH
TRACKS
PYRAMID
SLICK CITY
DIANNA LEE & DONNIE DEAN BAND
JO WATSON BAND
STONE INC.
SMALL PAUL & DRIVING WHEEL
STARGAZM
PEOPLE TOMMY’S RECORDED WITH
*MICHAEL HENDERSON (YOU ARE MY STARSHIP), (WIDE RECEIVER), (IT AIN’T THAT KIND OF PARTY)
*CEDRIC CEBALLOS; FORMALLY OF THE PHOENIX SUNS (IT AIN’T THAT KIND OF PARTY)
FRANK ACE
BOBBY BARNES
BETTY FARR
LAWRENCE CAROL
LUCIUS & LAMAR PARR
GEORGE BOWMAN
SONNY WILLIAMS SR
TRACY MAYFIELD (CURTIS MAYFIELD’S SON)
CANDICE MAYFIELD (CURTIS MAYFIELD’S DAUGHTER-IN-LAW)
PLACES TOMMY’S PLAYED AT WITH LONG JOHN HUNTER:
FAMOUS DAVE’S BARBEQUE/ MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
MOON DOGS/ PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ RESTAURANT/ SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
STEVIE RAY’S/ LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
SLIPPERY NOODLE/ INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
BUDDY GUY’S LEGENDS/ CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
CARLETON FAIR GROUNDS/ CARLETON, QUEBEC (CANADA)
HELENA BLUES FESTIVAL/ HELENA, MONTANA
TRI CITY BLUES FESTIVAL/ KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON
CRUISE SHIPS TOMMY’S PLAYED ON:
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
VIKING SERENADE
LEGEND OF THE SEAS
SPLENDOR OF THE SEAS
NORDIC EMPRESS
Princess Cruise Line
SKY PRINCESS
PLACES TOMMY’S BEEN AROUND THE WORLD
LIVORNO, ITALY
PISA, ITALY
CHIVITAVECHIA, ITALY
ROME, ITALY
VENICE, ITALY
NAPLES, ITALY
MESSINA, ITALY
VATICAN CITY
ENSENADA, MEXICO
ACAPULCO, MEXICO
COZUMEL, MEXICO
PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO
MAZATLAN, MEXICO
CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO
LOS ALGODONES, MEXICO
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA
LIMON, COSTA RICA
CALDERA, COSTA RICA
PUNTARENAS, COSTA RICA
LISBON, PORTUGAL
AZORES, PORTUGAL
LE HAVRE, FRANCE
PARIS, FRANCE
NICE, FRANCE
MARSEILLES, FRANCE
VILLEFRANCHE, FRANCE
BARCELONA, SPAIN
GIBRALTAR
LONDON, ENGLAND
HARWICH, ENGLAND
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (CANADA)
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA (CANADA)
CARLETON, QUEBEC (CANADA)
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA (CANADA)
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA
COLON, PANAMA
PANAMA CANAL
HAMBURG, GERMANY
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
OSLO, NORWAY
NASSAU, BAHAMAS
OCHO RIOS, JAMAICA
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ST. THOMAS, VIRGIN ISLANDS
CURACAO, NETHERLANDS
ARUBA
CARTAGENA, COLUMBIA
SAN BLAS
IN THE UNITED STATES
AVALON, SANTA CATALINA ISLAND
KAILUA KONA, HAWAII
HONOLULU, HAWAII
LAHAINA, HAWAII
KAWAI, HAWAII
MAUI, HAWAII
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
WINTHROP, WASHINGTON
KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON
BOISE, IDAHO
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
OGDEN, UTAH
ANGOLA, INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO
HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
TOPEKA, KANSAS
WICHITA, KANSAS
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
JAMAICA, NEW YORK
QUEENS, NEW YORK
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
HILLSIDE, NEW JERSEY
IRVINGTON, NEW JERSEY
WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA
DULUTH, MINNESOTA
CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA
BROOKLYN CENTER, MINNESOTA
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
MADISON, WISCONSIN
YOAKUM, TEXAS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
DALLAS, TEXAS
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
ARLINGTON, TEXAS
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
TULSA, OKLAHOMA
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
NORTH POLE, ALASKA
DURANGO, COLORADO
COLUMBUS, OHIO
HELENA, MONTANA
LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS
FAMOUS LANDMARKS TOMMY HAS VISITED
GRAND CANYON
OAK CREEK CANYON
SPACE NEEDLE–SEATTLE, WA
GATEWAY ARCH–ST. LOUIS, MO
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING–NEW YORK, NY
WORLD TRADE CENTER (TWIN TOWERS) — NEW YORK, NY
TIMES SQUARE–MANHATTAN, NY
WRIGLEY FIELD–CHICAGO, IL
COMISKEY PARK (NOW U. S. CELLULAR FIELD) — CHICAGO, IL
PAISLEY PARK (HOME & STUDIO OF PRINCE) — CHANHASSEN, MN
EIFFEL TOWER–PARIS, FRANCE
LEANING TOWER OF PISA–PISA, ITALY
COLOSSEUM–ROME, ITALY
GRAND CANAL–VENICE, ITALY
ST. MARK’S SQUARE (PIAZZA SAN MARCO) — VENEZIA VE, ITALY
ST. PETER’S BASILICA–VATICAN CITY
ROCK OF GIBRALTAR–GIBRALTAR
In California
LOS ANGELES
SAN FRANCISCO
BERKELEY
PASADENA
POMONA
ONTARIO
TORRANCE
COMPTON
LONG BEACH
VISTA
OCEANSIDE
SAN PEDRO
SAN DIEGO
PERRIS
RIVERSIDE
SAN BERNARDINO
INDIO
BLYTHE
VIDAL
EL CENTRO
In Arizona
PHOENIX
TUCSON
FORT HUACHUCA
SIERRA VISTA
TOMBSTONE
CASA GRANDE
GLOBE
STAFFORD
ELOY
COOLIDGE
SEDONA
FLAGSTAFF
COTTONWOOD
PAYSON
SHOW LOW
JEROME
WINSLOW
WHITERIVER
YUMA
QUARTZSITE
BOUSE
LAKE HAVASU
PARKER
BULLHEAD CITY
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Tommy Washington 