Tom Hambridge - Down The Hatch [LP]

Cat. no: QVR0201
Format: LP
Barcode: 805859099423
Release Date: 29 Aug 2025
Genre: Blues

"Down The Hatch" is basically me being me," says Tom

I love the blues, I love rock 'n roll, I love Willie Dixon, I love Buddy Guy - it's me, doing and feeling me."

Down The Hatch, the new album from four-time Grammy Winner, producer/drummer/songwriter Tom Hambridge showcases the joy Tom receives from creating music -- especially for his own releases. The12 original track-album offers a mix of songs that represent the blues sounds of the past, present and future. Some of the tunes were originally written for others by him, like "Willie Dixon's Gone"; "You Gotta Go Through St. Louis," "Every Time I Sing The Blues" and are included as he wanted to do his 
version -- the way he heard them in his head while writing them. There are also a handful of new tunes. All the songs have a common thread - 'Tom' . Whether he's in the studio creating for Kingfsh, George Thorogood or Buddy Guy, the award-winning drummer is motoring the whole thing - in this case he's the original producer, songwriter, drummer and arranger. Tom Hambridge is a Grammy- winning singer, songwriter, producer & drummer.

Tom Hambridge is a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, producer & drummer.
Tom's production work includes duets or solo projects with:
BB King, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Gregg Allman, Keith Richards, Keb Mo, Susan Tedeschi, Carlos Santana, Steven Tyler & Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Van Morrison, Mick Jagger, Keith Urban, James Bay, Kid Rock, Foghat, Billy Gibbons, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, James Cotton, George Thorogood, Gary Clark Jr., Jeff Beck, Joss Stone, Allen Toussaint, Delbert McClinton, Johnny Winter, Marcia Ball, Kingfsh, Quinn Sullivan, Kenny Neal and many others.

Tom has had over 1000 of his songs recorded by such diverse artists as BB King, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Meatloaf, Billy Ray Cyrus, Foghat, Rascal Flatts, Chris Young, Gretchen Wilson, Keb Mo, George Thorogood, Rodney Atkins, Joe Nichols, Montgomery Gentry, Van Zant, Ronnie Dunn, The Outlaws, Johnny Winter, John Mayall, Eric Burden, Joe Bonamassa, Jamey Johnson and many others. His songs have been included in many major motion pictures, TV movies and shows from American Idol, Criminal Minds to The Super Bowl.

Tom has produced 11 Grammy nominated albums, won four Grammy Awards, won countless Handy and Blues Music Awards, 9 Boston Music Awards, ASCAP Country Music Awards, He is a recipient of the prestigious KBA Award in Memphis (Keeping the Blues Alive) and has been inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall Of Fame.

As a drummer Tom has played on albums and/or toured with: Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Roy Buchanan, Boston, B.B. King, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Susan Tedeschi, Buddy Guy, Hank Williams Jr., Delbert McClinton, George Thorogood and The Destroyers, Jeff Beck, The Rascals, James Cotton and many others.

LP Tracks: WILLIE DIXON'S GONE / EVERY TIME I SING THE BLUES / I WANT YOU BAD / HOW BLUES IS THAT / HARD TIMES / WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU / BELIEVE THESE BLUES / MAKING LEMONADE / WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN / YOU GOTTA GO THROUGH ST. LOUIS / START DRINKING EARLY DAY / I WANNA KNOW ABOUT YOU