Tom Smith (56)

Drummer. Made gigs with western swing/rockabilly singer Eugene Chrysler's Hillbilly Shakespeares and New Orleans-style Mardi Gras rock'n'roll extravaganza known as "Dr. Ya Ya's Gumbo Party". He also played and recorded with a pantload of northeastern blues, pop, swing, and New Orleans r&b acts and was 1/3 of Boston's "The Electric Logs" The son of a big gand drummer, Tom worked in New Orleans and England before meeting James Montez in Dance Committee in 1987. His good manners and big beat have earned Tom invites to sit in with Sleepy LaBeef, Ernest Ranglin, and Mighty Sam McClain, as well as Studio and sub work with New Orleans' Vic Trix & his Beatniks and a passel of New England rock, blues, country, and alternative bands.