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Listened to Doug Sahm’s “The Return of Wayne Douglas” all the way through the first time today and - wow! I had to look it up, and I actually haven’t heard of Tommy Detamore before, but from what I heard on this album he seems to belong everywhere up there with all the the other big boys. The songs Beautiful Texas Sunshine and Cowboy Peyton Place had me hitting the rewind button a few times each.

Forgive me if I’m just out of the loop, but I can’t seem to find too much info about him. Anybody know what he’s up to these days and who he’s been playing with if at all?

Maybe Tommy will reply here and tell us of his latest projects, but I know he owns and runs a recording studio in Texas and I think he still plays with Jake Hooker doing regular dance hall shows all over Texas.

I think Tommy is one of the most versatile players around! That album is like a dictionary of great and useful licks. And great touch and tone to boot!

Excellent musician!

Tommy is a world class producer, engineer, steel guitarist and human being.

Derek,
I agree completely! Also check out the Jim Lauderdale album This Changes Everything, as Tommy is playing great pedal steel from start to finish. That and the Doug Sahm album you mentioned are two of my favorite pedal steel albums. I probably listen to those two more than anything else because of Tommy’s playing.

Tommy is one of the best. He always amazes me.

I agree with what everyone is saying about Tommy. He sure amazes me.

Hey Derek, I had the same reaction when I discovered “the other Tommy” on Sunny Sweeney and Pauline Reese recordings years ago. He is world-class, first-rate in every way.

That Wayne Douglas project was overwhelming with first class everything. Mind blowing for sure.

Tommy owns and operates a recording studio and plays steel guitar as one of Jake Hooker's Outsiders. I am surprised that more people are not familiar with his talent. He is one of the absolute best steel guitar players and human beings anywhere. I am proud to count him as a friend. Below is a link to a recording he made with Sunny Sweeney. Enjoy.

https://app.box.com/s/n6s4rv2q8mrkjlcpkgm5skqhwzmfrlez

The Return of Wayne Douglas is an out standing CD. It just boggles your mind of what Tommy does plus he did the engineering on it. A very talented man. J.R. Rose

John Macy wrote:Tommy is a world class producer, engineer, steel guitarist and human being.

I second this. Can't say enough good things about Tommy. He was with Moe Bandy for a long time. There's so much good music that comes from Tommy's Cherry Ridge Recording Studio. He can do it all. I don't think there's any better.

RC

Get the Dallas Wayne CD “Songs The Jukebox Taught Me” !!!!

that's a great album. i think i've listened to it 50 times.

there are at least two (maybe more i think) tabs by jeff garden from the album in the tab section. a million great licks.

I was 'late to the party', as well. He is an exceptional player and certainly one of the top-ranked TX steel players.

In that state? That's saying something!!

Doug Sahm's “The Return of Wayne Douglas” was also my introduction to Tommy as well as to Doug Tommy's playing blew me away, thats the way I always wanted to play but never will... There's enough great stuff in just one song on this CD to keep you busy a very long time... AND, Tommy's a Sweet Man too.

Check out Weldon Henson's 'Honky Tonk Frontier' with Tommy and Ricky Davis both featured, great cd and playing!

I Can't Convince My Heart
Heart of Glass
These Lonely Hands of Mine

Tommy is a fantastic player. Here is a list od his recordings, including mastering, producing and performing.

Credits
(1-319 of 319)
Year Album Artist
2022 Married Alone Sunny Sweeney Vocal Engineer
2018 Wild! Wild! Wild! Robbie Fulks / Linda Gail Lewis Pedal Steel
2017 Trophy Sunny Sweeney Guitar (Steel)
2016 This Changes Everything Jim Lauderdale Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering, Dobro, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Baritone), Guitar (Electric), Gut String Guitar, Hi String Guitar, Mandolin, Pedal Steel Guitar, Tic Tac, Vocals (Background)
2016 Eres la Persona Correcta en el Momento Equivocado Río Roma Pedal Steel Guitar
2016 Before Darkness Comes A-Callin' The Weeping Willows Engineer, Pedal Steel
2015 The Blue Roof Sessions Kyle Park Guitar (Steel)
2014 How Country Are Ya? Kevin Fowler Guitar (Steel)
2012 Remember Micky Dolenz Guitar (Steel)
2011 Texas Songbook Gary Nicholson Guitar (Steel)
2011 Make or Break Me Kyle Park Pedal Steel Guitar
2011 Chippin' Away Kevin Fowler Guitar (Steel)
2010 Wrong Is What I Do Best Miss Leslie and Her Juke-Jointers Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Guitar (Electric), Mastering
2010 Taking Texas to the Country Gary P. Nunn Engineer, Mixing, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel), Mastering
2010 Placekeeper Kristen Kelly / Modern Day Drifters Dobro
2010 Best Of...So Far Kevin Fowler Guitar (Steel)
2009 More Than I Should Charla Corn Guitar (Steel)
2009 Keep Your Soul: A Tribute to Doug Sahm Guitar (Steel)
2009 Journey: The Second Voyage James Talley Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Editing, Pedal Steel Guitar
2009 In the Wind Heather Myles Mixing
2009 I'll Take the Fifth Dallas Wayne Producer, Mixing, Main Personnel, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel), Lap Steel Guitar, Guitar (Baritone), Dobro, Mastering
2009 Heartsong James Talley Producer, Mixing, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel)
2009 Cold Cold Heart Blair Hordeski Guitar (Steel)
2008 Walkin' a Thin Line Brian Milson Main Personnel, Guitar (Steel)
2008 The Twilight Zone Jason Allen Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Audio Production, Main Personnel, Guitar (Steel), Mastering
2008 The Last Country Album HeyBale Dobro, Pedal Steel
2008 Rolling Stone Pauline Reese Mixing, Featured Artist, Guitar (Steel), Mastering
2008 Choices Hazzard Producer, Engineer, Audio Engineer, Mixing, Guitar (Steel), Guitar (Baritone), Dobro, Mastering
2008 Between the Whiskey and the Wine Miss Leslie and Her Juke-Jointers Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering
2008 Anywhere in Texas Kyle Park Guitar (Steel)
2007 Rollin' Up My Sleeves Ryan Turner Main Personnel, Guitar (Steel)
2007 Perfect Rainy Day Anne Loo Pedal Steel
2007 Live from the River Road Icehouse Darryl Lee Rush Mixing, Lap Steel Guitar, Mastering
2007 I'd Do It All Again Bill Rice Pedal Steel
2007 Down the Road Rodney Hayden Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Guitar (Steel), Mastering, Tic Tac
2007 Big Time Kyle Park Main Personnel, Guitar (Steel)
2007 At The Crossroads Mike McCarroll Pedal Steel
2007 Anytime You Want Ronnie Pfeil Mastering
2006 Unbridled Lantana Lap Steel Guitar, Dobro
2006 Heartbreaker's Hall of Fame Sunny Sweeney Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Audio Production, Main Personnel, Guitar (Electric), Lap Steel Guitar, Dobro, Pedal Steel, Mastering
2005 Stroms on the Water Stars 'N' Bars Engineer, Mixing, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Pedal Steel, Mastering
2005 Stars and Snow: A Texas Country Christmas Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel)
2005 King of Dieselbilly: Classic Kirchen Bill Kirchen Engineer
2004 Wouldn't It Be Nice Jason Allen Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel), Guitar (Baritone), Dobro, Banjo, 6-String Bass, Mastering
2004 Watertown Mando Saenz Engineer, Audio Engineer, Mixing, Guitar (Electric), Lap Steel Guitar, Dobro, Pedal Steel
2004 Playing Favorites Jennifer Weatherly Producer, Engineer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel)
2004 Loose, Loud & Crazy Kevin Fowler Guitar (Steel)
2004 Journey James Talley Mixing, Editing
2004 In My Hand Jim Stringer Pedal Steel
2004 Cold Hard Truth Ed Burleson Engineer, Audio Engineer
2004 Bandwagon Eleven Hundred Springs Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Audio Production
2002 Trail to Monterrey Pauline Reese Engineer, Mixing, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel), Dobro, Mastering
2002 Touchstones James Talley Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel)
2002 Something I Dreamed Jason Allen Engineer, Mixing, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel), Bass, Mastering
2002 My Little Star Susanna Van Tassel Pedal Steel
2002 Honky-Tonks and Neon Lights Big John Mills / Big John Mills & the Texas Road Dawgs Engineer, Guitar (Steel)
2001 Welcome to the Wasteland Clay Blaker Engineer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Steel), Production Assistant
2001 Tied to the Wheel Bill Kirchen Engineer, Mixing, Guitar (Steel), Pedal Steel
2001 Something's About To Happen Jennifer Weatherly Engineer, Mixing, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Slide Guitar, Guitar (Steel), Banjo, Mastering
2001 Pleasant Detour Jennifer Fitts Engineer, Mixing, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Dobro, Pedal Steel
2001 Green Snakes Johnny Bush Guitar (Steel)
2001 Gravitational Forces Robert Earl Keen Guitar (Steel)
2001 Get a Life Doug Sahm Vocals, Guitar, Pedal Steel
2001 Alive and Pickin' Tommy Alverson Mastering
2001 Accordian Time Chris Rybak Engineer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Bass), Vocals (Background), Mastering
2000 The Return of Wayne Douglas Doug Sahm Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Steel)
2000 Lucky Day Jennifer Weatherly Engineer, Mixing, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Steel)
2000 Lost Highway Saloon Johnny Bush Guitar (Steel), Primary Artist
2000 Jennifer Weatherly Live Jennifer Weatherly Mixing, Mastering
2000 In the Name of Love Jennifer Weatherly Engineer, Mixing, Dobro, Pedal Steel
1999 Raise a Ruckus Bill Kirchen Engineer, Mixing, Guitar, Guitar (Steel)
1999 My Perfect World Ed Burleson Engineer, Audio Engineer, Mixing, Main Personnel, Guitar, Guitar (Steel)
1999 Live from the Limo, Vol. 1 Texas Tornados Guitar (Steel)
1999 Chris Rybak Chris Rybak Engineer, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocal Harmony
1998 S.D.Q. '98 Doug Sahm Guitar, Pedal Steel
1998 Rumor Town Clay Blaker Engineer, Mixing, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Steel), Assistant Producer
1995 Ven Mi Amor Ramiro "Ram" Herrera Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Steel)
1985 Live from Bad Bob's, Memphis Moe Bandy / Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley / Joe Stampley Guitar (Steel), Vocals (Background)
You Reap What You Sow Weeping Willows Pedal Steel
You Got Sexy Lane Thomas Guitar (Steel)
Unraveled Brian Burke Guitar (Steel)
Unraveled Brian Burke Band Guitar (Steel)
Turn Back Time Will Banister Guitar (Steel), Dobro, Overdub Engineer
The Break TJ Broscoff Dobro
State of the Union The Morrison Brothers Band Pedal Steel
Rollin' On Jesse Daniel Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Pedal Steel, Mastering
Prairie Love Letter Brennen Leigh Mastering
Persevero Etiam Kenny Felton Pedal Steel Guitar
Murder Mountain Johnny Ironsights Engineer, Pedal Steel Guitar
Moonshine & Maybes Rankin Twins Guitar (Steel)
Moonlight Highway Kevin Dooley Dobro
Lovin' You Jason Allen Guitar (Steel)
Loves Lost and Found Augie Meyers Producer, Mixing, Guitar (Steel), Dobro, Vocals (Background), Guitar (Rhythm)
Lonesome Now I'm Gone Weeping Willows Pedal Steel
Latest & Greatest Jamie Richards Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Steel)
Hometown Blu Swayze Guitar (Steel)
Home for the Holidays Stephanie Davis Mixing
Here For The Music Dewey Wayne Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel), Dobro, Mastering
Dancehall Devil State Lines Guitar (Steel)
Can I Buy You a Country Song? Steve Helms Mixing, Mastering, Guitar (Steel)
Black Horse Mesa Paul Eason Pedal Steel
Beyond These Walls Jesse Daniel Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Guitar (Nylon String), Dobro, Mandolin, Pedal Steel, Mastering
Beggin' For More Kyle Park Guitar (Steel)
As He Wanders The Texas Sapphires Producer, Engineer, Dobro
Another Way To Get To Heaven Adam Smith Mastering

I love it when somebody discovers 'The Return of Wayne Douglas' for the first time. Talk about a record with legs, that one sure has 'em. I've been listening to it (and Tommy) for years.

I first met Tommy on a Cory Morrow gig, probably over twenty years ago. He was on steel, and I was playing guitar. For some reason we just clicked, and I'm proud to say we have had a great friendship for many years since (at least from my point of view, Tommy may see it differently LOL, I can be a pest).

I'm so used to being amazed at his talent, it's almost become 'routine' (almost LOL), but better yet, as John Macy said he's a 'world class human being'.

Give than man a cigar!

Impeccable playing throughout, with a pair of righteously inventive breaks, in a heckuva song by Robbie Fulks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqB5T91 ... 1U&index=1

The playing and producing he did on all of Dallas Wayne's albums is absolutely fantastic.

Don’t really know what to say y’all, except thanks so much for all of your kind comments. I have had a blessed life and a productive career and I am so very grateful. Your words mean a lot.