“…TC played over 300 shows a year for 25 years, all of these at the very center of the blues world, behind its most well-known and legendary artist. BB King is also the blues artist with the most reach beyond the blues genre, with album sales, grammy awards, and collaborations that read more like those of a mega-pop star than the authentic blues artist that he is.
Tony Coleman’s blues experience runs much wider than his long run with BB King, though: He has also performed with just about every other legendary blues artist on earth, names like Bobby Blue Bland, Otis Taylor, Albert King, Albert Collins, Etta James, James Cotton, and Buddy Guy.
His experience runs deeper, too: His father, King Coleman, was an R&B singer with twenty singles released, including a big hit in 1959 with James Brown’s band.
With all of this authentic blues music swirling around him, it is no surprise that he has been called on to produce and write songs for others, and it’s no surprise that he released a CD of his own, Out in the Open, in 1996.” DRUMMERRADIO
Gear
Drums: Mapex
Cymbals: Sabian
Sticks: Vater