About
San Francisco Bay Area native Tommy Odetto first got the chills from music as a little boy when he came across Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, and The Beatles. As he approached his teens, he discovered guitarists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. Deeply inspired, he picked up the guitar and never looked back. In a few short years Odetto was a semi-finalist for Guitar Center’s King of the Blues; and was featured in Guitar Player magazine as an "Artist to Watch".
After two successful stints with local bands; in 2016 he decided to pursue his dream of being a solo front man. Since making that move, Tommy has been fortunate to be invited to perform at Bottlerock Napa 2018, Wisconsin Harley-Davidson Milwaukee HOG Rally in 2019 and Summerfest 2021. Tommy is a fill-in guitarist with sixties icons, Big Brother and the Holding Company; toured as the opening act for several shows with John Mayall in 2019; and has been honored to open for an array of great bands; including Foreigner, Cheap Trick, Robert Cray, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Uriah Heep, Ace Frehley, Robin Trower, Marshall Tucker Band, Chevy Metal, The Nielsen Trust, Savoy Brown, Y&T, Trainwreck featuring Kyle Gass, Tommy Castro And The Painkillers, Coco Montoya, Walter Trout, Foghat (03/2022) and more. His talents have found him on stage with the likes of Rick Nielsen and Cheap Trick, Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins with Chevy Metal, Michael Landau, Walter Trout, Tommy Castro, and a slew of others.
While gigging through the Midwest in early 2020, Tommy found himself in the Midwest as the world began to shut down. Rather than return to the San Francisco Bay Area, he spent that time in Milwaukee writing new music and quickly came to realize that Milwaukee was his new home. The new album, SOUL ON ARRIVAL, dropped in early March.
His set includes classic rock and blues material by artists like: Eric Clapton, Rolling Stones, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Santana, BB King, his own Blues Rock originals and SO much more.
He will sing and play solo or with a band. When he performs solo, he uses a looping pedal and records parts on the spot, layered to create the feel of a full band.
Tommy also performs as a duo or band with Cream City Blues.
He performs regularly around Milwaukee and the Midwest and would love to be included at your next event.
After two successful stints with local bands; in 2016 he decided to pursue his dream of being a solo front man. Since making that move, Tommy has been fortunate to be invited to perform at Bottlerock Napa 2018, Wisconsin Harley-Davidson Milwaukee HOG Rally in 2019 and Summerfest 2021. Tommy is a fill-in guitarist with sixties icons, Big Brother and the Holding Company; toured as the opening act for several shows with John Mayall in 2019; and has been honored to open for an array of great bands; including Foreigner, Cheap Trick, Robert Cray, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Uriah Heep, Ace Frehley, Robin Trower, Marshall Tucker Band, Chevy Metal, The Nielsen Trust, Savoy Brown, Y&T, Trainwreck featuring Kyle Gass, Tommy Castro And The Painkillers, Coco Montoya, Walter Trout, Foghat (03/2022) and more. His talents have found him on stage with the likes of Rick Nielsen and Cheap Trick, Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins with Chevy Metal, Michael Landau, Walter Trout, Tommy Castro, and a slew of others.
While gigging through the Midwest in early 2020, Tommy found himself in the Midwest as the world began to shut down. Rather than return to the San Francisco Bay Area, he spent that time in Milwaukee writing new music and quickly came to realize that Milwaukee was his new home. The new album, SOUL ON ARRIVAL, dropped in early March.
His set includes classic rock and blues material by artists like: Eric Clapton, Rolling Stones, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Santana, BB King, his own Blues Rock originals and SO much more.
He will sing and play solo or with a band. When he performs solo, he uses a looping pedal and records parts on the spot, layered to create the feel of a full band.
Tommy also performs as a duo or band with Cream City Blues.
He performs regularly around Milwaukee and the Midwest and would love to be included at your next event.