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Tommy Crook

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Origin
  
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Role
  
Guitarist

Name
  
Tommy Crook


Instruments
  
Occupation(s)
  
Genres
  
Bluegrass, Country, Jazz

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Born
  
February 16, 1944 (age 80) (
1944-02-16
)

Similar People
  
Woody Mann, Duck Baker, The Call, Martin Taylor, Lenny Breau

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Tommy Crook is an American guitarist who lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2007.

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Professional career

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Crook played fingerstyle. He replaced the lower two strings on his Gibson switchmaster with bass strings, allowing him to create the impression of playing bass and guitar simultaneously.

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Crook has played with many artists including J.J. Cale, Chet Atkins, Merle Haggard and Leon Russell.

Personal information

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Crook was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on February 16, 1944. He began playing guitar at the age of four and by the age ten had started appearing on local television in Tulsa. He became the father of Kaycie Crook on September 4, 1975. He became the grandfather of Ashleigh Brazell on January 28, 1997.

Discography

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  • Mr. Guitar and Mr. Drums, 1968.
  • Tommy Crook, 1989.
  • World of Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar, Release Date: September 29, 2003, Format: DVD-Video.
  • 110° In The Shade—Guitar Duets with Anthony Weller, 2002

  • Tommy Crook Tulsa Guitar Legend Tommy Crook Plays Jazz Depot Sunday CNN iReport

    References

    Tommy Crook Wikipedia