Tommy Gilham
Tommy Gilham was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama in a home filled with love and southern hospitality where gospel and country music filled the air. Each Sunday afternoon all of the relatives would gather and pick up their instruments and play their hearts out.
Tommy was drawn to Nashville after he won a songwriter contest, and immediately received a publishing deal with Polygram. While there he had the opportunity to work with artists such as Charlie Daniels, Hank Williams Jr., Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marty Stewart and others. He was for a time a member of the Charlie Daniels band “Saddletramp” and cut his teeth performing nightly all over Nashville.
A close friend, Lynn Schultz, who happened to be the head of Capitol Records, (and who had also discovered and signed Garth Brooks), was smitten with Tommy’s talent and in the midst of securing him when he suddenly passed away. A few other artists including George Jones and Toby Keith had expressed an interest in some of the songs Tommy had written. This is but one of Tommy’s stories.
Nascar racing was a big part of Tommy’s life, as he lived near the big tracks. It was Nascar legend Bobby Allison that helped Tommy land both his publishing deal, and weekly gigs at the races. He wrote a song called Nascar Disease which quickly became an anthem for Nascar racing fans. Nascar has expressed an interest in securing rights to this song.
Tommy has also written some touching songs in tribute to soldiers and veterans, both Canadian and American. He has also played for various charitable shows.
Tommy was a rising star in Nashville and then the distraction of a beautiful Canadian girl took him on a new wonderful journey. After marrying, they settled on her fifth generation family homestead on the Bruce Peninsula, with two Alabama dogs, Banjo and Mandolin.
Surprisingly, it is Tommy that wants to live in Canada. He has fallen in love with the peace, beauty and safety of our country. Tommy’s relocation north of the border has become Canada’s gain.
Tommy gets attention everywhere he goes – from his legitimate southern drawl to his must-have cowboy hat and western boots – Tommy is a very charasmatic individual with a great presence. A very optimistic person with a great sense of humour, uncanny storytelling ability and an ease and charm with people, Tommy’s larger than life personality will certainly complement his talents as he becomes Canada’s next country and western sensation.
Tommy, his wife, bandmates and management team are very excited for the release of his Canadian album, his upcoming summer tour of festivals and fairs, and a reality show which is in development. His team can barely contain their excitement at the release of some future mega-hits to radio early spring 2010.
He has spent the last few years performing in various venues and is quickly establishing a loyal Canadian fan base. This year’s plans will surely follow Tommy’s explosion into the Canadian country music scene. One of his songs was recently released on Darren McGinnis’ new album, What’s Your Story
(the single has the same name)
Tommy is returning to the studio along with some very celebrated musicians. He has many many songs yet to be recorded and despite his experience “in the biz” south of the border is a story that hasn’t yet begun.
Tommy is available for corporate and private bookings as well as festivals and fairs. Please visit www.tommygilham.com for more info. Book now – in the future you will be able to boast that you had the Tommy Gilham performing at your venue.
Management, Booking, Publicity: Eventure Entertainment
Rick Wharton & Lorelei Adlam, www.eventureentertainment.com info@eventureentertainment.com 416 706 7615 or 613 633 1454