Tomcat Courtney Photos
|
San Diego-based blues guitarist/vocalist Tomcat Courtney was born in Waco, Texas in 1929, where he grew up on the music of Lightnin' Hopkins and T-Bone Walker, both whom he knew personally. Tomcat is a stunning vocalist and guitarist with a beautiful down-home approach to the blues. He relocated to California in the 1960s, first moving to Los Angeles; and then, in the early 1970s, to San Diego, where he has lived since. He has become a prominent elder statesman of the San Diego blues community. Bob and Tomcat were introduced in 2007 by Chris James, who had played with Tomcat since the early 1980s (Chris joined Tomcat's band at age 13). Bob Corritore has produced a beautiful Tomcat Courtney CD that will be released in early 2008. Please enjoy this collection of photos of the great Tomcat Courtney. |
|
Tomcat Courtney promotional photo Photo Courtesy Chris James
|
|
|
Tomcat in the late 1940s, Waco, Texas Photo Courtesy Chris James
|
Tomcat, 1972 Photo Courtesy Chris James
|
|
Tomcat Courtney Photo Courtesy Chris James
|
|
|
Tomcat show poster Photo Courtesy Chris James
|
Tomcat and Chris James, mid-1980s At the New Dolphin in southeast San Diego Photo Courtesy Chris James
|
|
Tomcat Courtney Photo Courtesy Chris James
|
|
|
Tomcat Courtney Photo Courtesy Chris James
|
Tomcat Courtney Photo Courtesy Chris James
|
|
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith and Tomcat Courtney at the Rhythm Room Photo by Bob Corritore
|
Honeyboy Edwards and Tomcat Courtney at the Rhythm Room Photo by Bob Corritore
|
|
Bob Corritore and Tomcat Courtney at the Rhythm Room, March 23, 2007 This was the first concert Bob and Tomcat played together Photo by Kim Danielson
|
|
|
Tomcat Courtney in session at Tempest Recording, Tempe, Arizona Photo by Bob Corritore
|
Tomcat Courtney in session at Tempest Recording, Tempe, Arizona Photo by Bob Corritore
|
|
Tomcat Courtney Photo by
|
|
|
L-R: unidentified, Tomcat Courtney, and Chris James, 1986 Photo courtesy Chris James
|
L-R: Chris James (Age 14), Tomcat Courtney, unidentified, 1981 Photo courtesy Chris James
|
|
Tomcat Courtney Photo Courtesy Chris James
|
|
All-Star Blues
Sessions /
Articles / Recordings-Performer
/ Recordings-Producer /
Performances / Links / Home
