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Tommy Guerrero

 
Artist: Tommy Guerrero
  • Active: '90s, 2000s
  • Genres: Rock
  • Instrument: Bass, Guitar, Producer
  • Representative Albums: "A Little Bit of Somethin'," "Hoy Yen Ass'n," "AnotherLateNight"

Biography

Tommy Guerrero may be better known in the world of skateboarding than in music. Born in San Francisco, Guerrero joined the skateboard company Powell Peralta in 1985 and became one of the original members of the legendary "Bones Brigade" team. Always interested in music, Guerrero was a fan of the high-energy punk music that surrounded the early-'80s skate scene. Since, Guerrero has become an accomplished bassist and guitarist with influences as diverse as John Coltrane, Latin Playboys, and Tortoise. Guerrero released his debut album, Loose Grooves & Bastard Blues, in 1998 on the Galaxia label. To support the record, Guerrero turned to his friends -- skateboarder and bassist Monte Vallier, DJ Gadget, and former Threeo drummer Tim DeGaugh -- to form the band Jet Black Crayon, who toured with Isotope 217 in 1999. With help from Gadget, he released Hoy Yen Ass'n in 2000, as well as the solo record A Little Bit of Somethin' on Mo' Wax. His warm, soulful music continued on 2004's Soul Food Taqueria, and after a five-song EP Year of the Monkey, Guerrero moved to Quannum, issuing From the Soil to the Soul in 2006. Another record on the Galaxia imprint, Return of the Bastard, followed in 2007. ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide
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Tommy Guerrero
Born September 9, 1966(1966-09-09)
San Francisco, California, USA
Genre(s) Latin House, Downtempo, Art rock, Alternative hip hop
Occupation(s) Composer, guitarist, skateboarder
Instrument(s) Guitar
Years active 1986–present
Associated acts Free Beer, Jet Black Crayon, Quannum Projects
Website www.tommyguerrero.com

As a teen, Tommy Guerrero (born September 9, 1966 in San Francisco) was one of the prominent members of the Bones Brigade, Powell Peralta's professional skateboarding team that dominated the 1980s. He was well known for his seemingly effortless street skating in his hometown of San Francisco, which was depicted in most of the Brigade's videos (Future Primitive, The Search for Animal Chin, Public Domain, and Ban This). After riding for Powell Peralta, Guerrero and Jim Thiebaud (a hometown friend and PP teammate) started the skateboarding company "Real".

After his success in the world of skateboarding, he moved on to his second passion - music. Guerrero was a member of the skate rock band Free Beer and the experimental group Jet Black Crayon, but has had more success as a solo artist. His critically acclaimed albums, EPs, and singles combine various types of music from rock, rap, funk, soul, and jazz. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine named Guerrero's third studio album, Soul Food Taqueria (2003), #2 on its 2003 "best of list".[1]

Guerrero also had numerous unreleased songs appear on the video game skate. by EA.

Contents

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • Backintheday (1995)
  • Junk Collector (2001)
  • Rusty Gears Lonely Years / Organism (2001)
  • Gettin' It Together (2004)

References

  1. ^ Rolling Stone: Deutsche Ausgabe - Popular Music Best-Of-Lists. Thomas Schulze. Retrieved on 2008-12-29.

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