Tommy Katona--SRV

[Rusty G.]

Just cruising youtube and found this guy who sounds alot like Stevie Ray Vaughan. Pretty good tribute band:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1l9rW9ktt4&feature=related

To me, his tone and playing, and his singing sound alot like SRV. What do you guys think?

 

[68 Gold Top]

Agree totally, his playing and tone are dead on.

Thanks for posting.

 

[Trebor Renkluaf]

Uncanny how much his voice sounds like Stevie. Does he do any originals?

 

[Pedro58]

Good for him.

 

[loudboy]

It seems that there's a few of them in every populated area in the country ...

Isn't it time to move on?

 

[bluesjunior]

I just find it rather sad that a so obviously good player and singer finds it easier to live his life through another rather than attempt to express himself. Imagine if Stevie had done the same and become a Jimi/Albert clone!!!.

 

[iluvstrats]

Tribute bands are a good way to make money playing these days. I don't find it sad that he may be making some kind of a living playing stevies music and doing it very well.

 

[Mike Duncan]

That's creepy. It's cool, but weird.

 

[lofgren]

I just find it rather sad that a so obviously good player and singer finds it easier to live his life through another rather than attempt to express himself. Imagine if Stevie had done the same and become a Jimi/Albert clone!!!.

SRV was GREAT, BUT, have a listen, who does he sound like? you mentioned him, ALBERT. Stevie has copped more albert licks than anybody I know. Doesnt make him less of a musician. Everybody has taken something from somebody. Elvis from jackie wilson, bruce from elvis, michael from james, the list goes on and on

 

[6Tones]

Katona is the best SRV tribute Ive seen to date,great player

 

[KHAN]

More of an impersonation than a tribute even.

He's really good. I'd like to see him use his own voice.

 

[bluesjunior]

SRV was GREAT, BUT, have a listen, who does he sound like? you mentioned him, ALBERT. Stevie has copped more albert licks than anybody I know. Doesnt make him less of a musician. Everybody has taken something from somebody. Elvis from jackie wilson, bruce from elvis, michael from james, the list goes on and on

Yes, but showing your influences by someone to outright copying/covering as in the case above is a whole different ballgame. I mean Stevie was influenced by Albert for sure but he put his own stamp on it and he didn't ever wear double breasted suits and play an upside down flying v as far as I am aware although he did smoke a pipe on Live in Japan.

 

[Gas-man]

Steve Lukather on bass, I see.

Good to see he's still getting work.

 

[Fred132]

Katona is the best SRV tribute Ive seen to date,great player

Might be the best tribute act, period. Uncanny.

 

[lofgren]

Steve Lukather on bass, I see.

Good to see he's still getting work.

thats not steve lukather

 

[bluesmain]

Tommy is a hella player...

 

[27sauce]

thats not steve lukather

Pretty sure it is.

 

[Hand of Doom]

Yeah that is lukather.

 

[Gas-man]

Yeah, it's def Luke.

I read on his blog he was sick of TGP ragging on his over-processed tone so he started doing bar bass gigs in a different state for like $100 while he rebuilds his self esteem.

 

[Strat Les]

That was awesome. This dude is like Randy Hansen for SRV