Tommy is a self taught musician, picking up the tennis racket in 1968 and mock jamming to the sounds of the Beatles, the Doors, the Rolling Stones, The Who, the Monkees and many other 60's Rock'n'Roll bands. Realizing what a blast real music was, he dropped the racket and bought a Sears Silvertone guitar and amp for $22.00 in 1973. Although he would play in various projects, the real desire to play music did not flourish till his late 20's.
Tommy Gallagher is not your run of the mill "Dude with a guitar."
Left of center, sarcastic, Gallagher breaks the mold of the stereotypical singer/songwriter and instead revels in pushing the envelope by blending the rawness of a Blues Rocker and the softness of a balladeer with the edginess of rock and roll.
Tommy was an original member of Second Generation from 1987 till the band break up in December of '95. Second Generation played mostly in Manitou Springs and Woodland Park, Colorado. SG opened for Shakedown Street, a popular Grateful Dead cover band, on several occasions.
After a little time off Tommy played in a project called Moon Magic from '97 to '99. This was a six-piece band playing Santana to Dwight Yocum, mostly a cover band playing the Colorado Springs, Woodland Park area. Gallagher very much wanted to get back into recording his original compositions and put out a CD. So in the summer of '99 he started to purchase a variety of recording equipment and in April of 2000 started recording Love & Politics in his home. On June 21st, 2003 Love & Politics was hot off the press and officially released. Independent & college radio stations around the country are playing Love & Politics in their daily rotation.
In 2008 Tommy Formed TGIF Tommy Gallagher's Incredible Friends with Kim Stone-"Spyro Gyra-Rippintons Firefall" on Bass, L.A. Music Award Winner Guitarist Michael Reese, Drummer Lenny Campanaro-"Badfinger-Iron Butterfly" , "Shakedown Street" Bryant Jones on Hammond B3-Keys.
September of 08 Tommy Joined 5X Grammy Nominee Kim Stones Project "A New Brain For Arnie" a 6 piece total on the spot improv jam band, releasing their first CD "Nobody Ever Wins The Giant Panda" November 09
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