Tommy Girvin is a guitarist who is most famous for playing with
Eddie Money
Edward Joseph Mahoney (March 21, 1949 – September 13, 2019), known professionally as Eddie Money, was an American singer and songwriter who, in the 1970s and 1980s, had eleven Top 40 songs, including "Baby Hold On", "Two Tickets to Parad ...
, with whom he played since 1986.
Prior to Eddie Money, he played in a band from southern California called Smile, which reportedly had considerable success. Smile shared the stage with
Van Halen
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,
Quiet Riot
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The original lineup featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew F ...
and
Mötley Crüe
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. He also holds the logo graphics credit for
Heart
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's 1980 album ''
Bebe le Strange''.
He reportedly gave
Warrant guitarist
Joey Allen
Joseph Alan Cagle, known professionally as Joey Allen, is best known as the lead guitarist of the American glam metal band Warrant.
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guitar lessons. He is given special thanks in the liner notes of the Warrant album ''
Cherry Pie''. It is implied, but not explicitly stated, that he may have played as an uncredited guest guitarist on the album.
Upon Eddie Money's passing, Tommy ran his company, Mr. Tommy Presents. He provided musical instruction programs for children in the Tampa area.
Discography
With Eddie Money
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Nothing To Lose'' (1988)
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Right Here'' (1991)
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Unplug It In'' (1992)
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Shakin' with the Money Man'' (1997)
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Ready Eddie
''Ready Eddie'' is Eddie Money's tenth studio album, released in 1999.
Track listing
#"Ready to Rock" (Curt Coumo, Jake Hooker, Eddie Money, Frankie Sullivan) - 4:21
#"Don't Say No Tonight" (Coumo, Money, Sullivan) - 5:05
#"So Cold Tonight" ...
'' (1999)
With Fiona
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Squeeze'' (1992)
With Terence Trent D'Arby
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Terence Trent D'Arby's Symphony or Damn* (*Exploring the Tension Inside the Sweetness)'' (1993)
With Wendy & Carnie Wilson
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Hey Santa!'' (1993)
With Smile
*''Smile'' (1984)
With Burning Candles
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Burning Candles' (2000)
With Ransom
*''Trouble In Paradise'' (1997)
*''Better Days" (2010)
Solo
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' (2009)
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' (projected 2009 or 2010)
*''Christmas Time Is Here Again'' (2009)
References
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ARTIST direct: Tom Girvin
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American rock guitarists
American male guitarists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)