Tom Watson (born 1962) is an American musician known for playing guitar with Slovenly,

Red Krayola The Red Krayola (originally Red Crayola) is an American avant rock band from Houston, Texas formed in 1966 by the trio of singer/guitarist Mayo Thompson, drummer Frederick Barthelme, and bassist Steve Cunningham. The group were part of the 196 ...

, and

Mike Watt + The Missingmen The Missingmen are a punk rock trio fronted by Minutemen/ Firehose/ Stooges bassist Mike Watt. The band features Watt, guitarist Tom Watson ( Slovenly, The Pair Of Pliers, The Jom And Terry Show, Red Krayola), and drummer Raul Morales ( FYP ...

Career

Born in 1962 in

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, Watson's father was an illustrator and his mother was a theater actor. After first grade, Watson's family moved to

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. While attending

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, he met Steve Anderson, Scott Ziegler and drummer Bruce Losson who were in a band called the Convalescents. When the bass player left, Watson joined and the band name was changed to Toxic Shock. The band played their first gig as Toxic Shock with

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and

Saccharine Trust Saccharine Trust is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1980 by singer Jack Brewer and guitarist Joe Baiza. The band would frequently perform with SST labelmates Minutemen and Black Flag. However, Baiza descri ...

which led to an invitation from the

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to contribute a track to the ''Keats Rides A Harley'' compilation album by Happy Squid Records. After they all graduated, they formed Slovenly and continued to gig with Minutemen which lead to releasing their first albums on

Mike Watt Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957) is an American bassist, vocalist and songwriter. Watt co-founded and played bass guitar for the rock bands Minutemen (1980–1985), Dos (1985–present), and Firehose (1986–1994). He began a solo ...

New Alliance Records New Alliance Records was an independent record label founded by American musicians D. Boon and Mike Watt (of The Minutemen) and longtime friend and associate Martin Tamburovich. They were inspired by the example of their friends in southern Califo ...

label. After Slovenly broke up in 1992, Watson joined

. Since then, Watson has joined Watt as one of

The Missingmen The Missingmen are a punk rock trio fronted by Minutemen/ Firehose/ Stooges bassist Mike Watt. The band features Watt, guitarist Tom Watson ( Slovenly, The Pair Of Pliers, The Jom And Terry Show, Red Krayola), and drummer Raul Morales ( FYP ...

and he occasionally performs with Watt as

The Jom and Terry Show The Jom and Terry Show was the backup band led by American punk legend Mike Watt (formerly of The Minutemen and Firehose) for tours of the US and Canada in 2001 and 2002. The band, in addition to Watt on vocals and bass, included Tom Watson ( ...

which consists of Watson from The Missingmen and

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from

Mike Watt and the Secondmen Mike Watt and the Secondmen is the punk rock trio formed by former Minutemen (band), Minutemen and Firehose (band), Firehose bassist Mike Watt to perform and record his third solo album, ''The Secondman's Middle Stand''. Formed in 2002 in Watt's ...

. As a member of The Missingmen, Watson performed on

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's ''Sentridoh III'' album. In 2000, Watson performed with

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, and drummer Vince Meghrouni at

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. With The Chance Band, Watson provided musical accompaniment to

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's poetry for the album ''Suicide Moi''. Watson joined

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and

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as "Tom Watson and His Clients" to perform at

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in April 2017. Watson has played with Scarcity Of Tanks on the albums ''Ringleader Lies'', and ''Dissing The Reduction''.

Discography

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'' (1996) * '' Fingerpainting'' (1999) * '' Japan in Paris in L.A.'' (2004) * ''

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'' (1984, EP) *'' After the Original Style'' (1984) *'' Thinking of Empire'' (1986) *''

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'' (1989) *'' Highway to Hanno's'' (1992) ;with

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'' (2010) ;Solo *''Country & Watson''

References

External links

Tom Watson on BandtoBand.com
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