Good to hear only the notes that are necessary to translate the feelings. Thanks for the opportunity to listen. Really nice

nothing slows you down like a slow blues!

Tommy Castro: Guitar and Vocals
Tom Hambridge: Drums, Percussion and Background Vocals
Rob McNelley: Guitar
Tommy MacDonald: Bass
Kevin McKendree: Keyboards

Randy Mc Donald: Bass on “Somewhere (Reprise)”
Bowen Brown: Drums on “Somewhere (Reprise)”
Mike Emerson: Keyboards on “Child Don’t Go” and “Draw The Line”
Keith Crossan:  Saxes and horn arrangement on “Hustle”
Deanna Bogart: Saxes and horn arrangement on “I Want To Go Back Home”
Terri Odabi: Vocals on “Child Don’t Go”
Jimmy Hall: Harmonica on “Somewhere,” Background Vocals on “A Bluesman Came To Town”

Mixed and Mastered by Tom Hambridge and Michael Saint-Leon at The Switchyard Studio Nashville TN

Recorded at Backstage Studio Nashville, TN
Zach Allen: Engineer
Joel McKenney: Assistant engineer

Additional recording at The Switchyard Studio
Michael Saint-Leon: Engineer

Additional Recording at Greaseland Studio
Kid Andersen:  Engineer

Ra Music Studio
Ron Alan Cohen: Engineer 

Butterfly Studios

Tommy Castro Presents A Blues Man Comes To Town

Tommy Castro - Blues Prisoner

Eric Clapton - BB King -Crossroads 2010 - Live

B.B. King recorded his version of "The Thrill Is Gone" in June 1969 for his album "Completely Well". 
It earned him a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 1970 and a Grammy Hall of Fame award in 1998. King's version of the song was also placed at number 183 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. 
Hope you like this cover and collaboration work with a great Jazz and Blues Singer Ms King.

Vocals: MsKing
Lead-Guitar: NothinButDaBlues

The Thrill is Gone with Ms King

This is a Slow blues that I recorded. Hope you enjoy. 

Slow Blues Jam - Connor Selby

Gary Moore & BB King - Thrill Is Gone

Looking for a slow sexy blues groove to set the mood? 
This certified blues track is just what the doctor ordered. 
As you know, music is the food of love, but it’s also—more deliciously—the food of loving...nothing but a "Wicked Game"!

Few Minutes Sexy and Slow Blues

Sexy Wicked Game Blues

Luther Allison - Cherry Red Wine (1995)

Beth Hart-and-Joe Bonamassa-Seesaw

Produced by Curtis Salgado 
Mixed by Sandy Solomon 
Recorded at: Ultratone Studios, Studio City, CA,  
Engineered by Johnny Lee Schell Rock House Recording, Nashville, TN,  
Engineered by Kevin McKendree Greaseland Studios, San Jose, CA,  Engineered by Kid Andersen 

Additional recording at:  
Falcon Studios, Portland, OR,  
engineered by Dennis Carter Dockside Studio, Maurice, LA,  engineered by Justin Tocket 
Mastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering, Los Angeles, CA Photos by Jessica Keaveny Packaging design by Kevin Niemiec  

Special thanks to: Randy Fennell, Johnny Lee Schell, Kevin McKendree, Kid Anderson, Mike Crider, Kathy Goranson, Suzanne Dominique, Dave Duncan, Mike Finnigan, Michael Bard, Wendy and Philip Salgado, Tracy Arrington RIP.  

Curtis Salgado plays Hohner Harmonicas customized by Joe Filisko  Management: Shane Tappendorf, 
Odaglas LLC, odaglasllc@gmail.com  

Booking: Intrepid Artists, 
staff@intrepidartists.com, (704) 358-4777

Damage Control

Curtis Salgado - Precious Time

Freddie King- Ain`t No Sunshine When She`s Gone

Featuring solos by Joe Satriani and Marty Friedman.

Twilight in Harlem (featuring Joe Satriani and Marty Friedman)

"To my mind, a BLUES doesn't have to be a 12-bar progression. To me, if a song has the right emotion then I accept it as BLUES" - PETER GREEN

"I go by feel, I go by feel. 
The only way I know what's real" - BUDDY GUY

Mostly, as a self-taught guitar player (maybe not... considering all the influences and internet/book resources I've come across lately!)  and rather than trying to be anything remotely near a good player of any great technique, I'm not bound by genre or clichés; I just like to go for it. It's a whole lot better that way. 
Blues is a human expression of emotion. That may explain why I felt called to blues music, even though, I grew up in Europe, a continent apart from the music’s heartlands in America’s Deep South. And that may also be the reason for the great Portuguese Bluesmen we have nowadays (The Legendary Tigerman/Frankie Chavez/Budda Power Blues/Rui Veloso/Dead Combo/The Black Mamba/Mazgani and many others...)

I’m a fan of raw guitar players who aren’t really polished… you’re not sure if it’s all going to fall apart.  Those who, rather than trotting out a collection of preconceived practised licks and lines, take some chances along the way, creating ideas on the spot. IMHO they sound more exciting and impressive for it. I play whatever comes into my head. It's an adventure because when I do a breakdown or a solo, it's new each time and I just let it go... The majority are first take. I just turn it on and press record...they are mostly one moment in time. I’m always looking for something. Sometimes I’m not quite sure what, but you just have to keep looking...
The real beauty is playing without thinking and once you have some concepts down, what comes out, is from the heart.  It's second nature. 
I just enjoy listening and playing some music, in honour of that timeless way of killing time (just for the fun of it...and whenever inspired: "If you're not feeling it, don't play it!"). I'm happiest picking out a blues tune to a suitable backing track. After all, simple music is the hardest to play...
For me, half the battle is to get the right sound. And that, in turn, inspires how you play.
As a tone fiend, I like to let those bluesy guitar tones breathe a little bit. But, almost everything I play, it never, ever comes out quite the way I heard it in my head. Sometimes I end up with something that's kind of close, but it's not quite what intended originally. These uploaded tracks are no exception... They are far from being perfect. First of all, I'm not a fan of perfection when it comes to music...it may even compromise the tone, but if the tone is there, great! It sounds like a human being playing guitar. 
As Dan Patlansky once said "I would rather hear an average player with a great guitar tone than a great player with a bad tone".
 I love stuff that sounds like a spontaneous real-life experience. Playing music is a human activity, and we humans are far from perfect! There is a certain charm in something that feels human with the flow of a spontaneous performance. It's that spontaneity that makes for the magic... 
Feel free to comment good, bad or indifferent and do not hesitate to share any ideas you might have. 

Favourite guitarists (old school suspects apart):
Matt Schofield;  Jim Campilongo;  Walter Trout; Robin Trower; Joe Bonamassa; Andy Timmons; Gregor Hilden; Robben Ford; Larry Carlton (among others)...

Sexy Wicked Game Blues

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