Band Influences

Tom's influences include:

My father R.T.C.. Sr. had me playing House of the Rising Sun by age five.  He would let me play his guitara 66 Crestwood 6 string hollow body electric, when I was but three.  Today, I own that very same guitar. I'd have to say my dad was my main influence.

Here are some other people I think are cool:

Roy Clark, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, Kiss, AC/DC, Brian Wilson, Peter Framton, Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, The Eagles, Bob Seger, The Beatles, Ted Nugent, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Hank williams, Sr., Buddy Holly, Marvin Gaye, BB King, Michael Jackson, Led Zepplin, Joe Cocker, Cream, Prince, Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Motley Crue, Metallica, Tom Petty, ZZ Topp, REO Speedwagon, Emmy Lou Harris, George Strait, David Lee Roth, The Allman Brothers, ELVIS, David Bowie, James Taylor,J ohn Denver, Hank Williams, Jr., Bad Company, Queen, Bruce Springsteen, Journey, George Thorogood, Jeff Beck, The Sex Pistols, Talking Heads, Velvet Underground, The Who, Pink Floyd, Richie Havens, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Neil Young, Lou Reed, Wilson Pickett, and Otis Redding.