Tommy Womack

Tommy Womack (born November 20, 1962 in Sturgis, Kentucky)[1] is an American singer-songwriter and author.

Tommy Womack
Born (1962-11-20) November 20, 1962
Sturgis, Kentucky, United States
OriginNashville, Tennessee, United States
GenresPost-punk, roots rock
Associated actsGovernment Cheese, Bis-Quits
Websitewww.tommywomack.com

Career

Womack played with the band Government Cheese from 1985 to 1992.[1] He later joined the Bis-quits, which released one album on Oh Boy Records in 1993.[2]

Solo career

Womack released his first solo album, Positively Na-Na, in 1998, followed by another one, Stubborn, two years later.[3] In 2002, he released Circus Town, his third solo album.[4] Womack and his band released an album in 2003 entitled Washington, D.C., which was recorded live in an XM Satellite Radio studio.[5] In 2007, he released There, I Said It!, which became his biggest success.[2] The album's success led to Womack receiving glowing reviews from the national press and offers for international gigs.[6] He followed it with the 2012 album, Now What!, which contained songs about a wide variety of topics, such as family life and the perils of road life.[2]

Womack's songs have been recorded by Jimmy Buffett, Jason Ringenberg, Dan Baird, David Olney, Todd Snider, Kevin Fowler, Scott Kempner, and others.[7]

He is the author of two books, the first being an autobiographical account of his time with Government Cheese, titled "Cheese Chronicles: the True Story of a Rock Band You've Never Heard Of" and the second being "Lavender Boys and Elsie".

Personal life

Womack is married; his wife works for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools. They live in Nashville with their teenage son and pets.[2] In June 2015, he was injured in a car crash in Sonora, Kentucky, when his Nissan Sentra was broadsided by a tractor trailer. The crash broke four bones in his pelvis.[2]

Discography

Solo albums
  • Positively Na Na (1998)
  • Stubborn (2000)
  • Circus Town (2002)
  • Washington D.C. (2003)
  • There, I Said It! (2007)
  • Now What! (2012)
  • Namaste (2016)

With Bis-Quits
  • The Bis-quits, The Bis-quits (1993)

With Daddy
  • Daddy at the Women's Club Daddy (2005)
  • For a Second Time Daddy (2009)

With Government Cheese
  • Live! Three Chords, No Waiting (1989)
  • Government Cheese (1992)
  • Government Cheese: 1985-1995 (2011)
  • Government Cheese: The Late Show (2015)

With Todd Snider
  • The Devil You Know (2006)
  • Peace, Love and Anarchy (Rarities, B-Sides and Demos, Vol. 1) (2007)

Other appearances
  • Lucky 13, (with The Bis-quits) (1998)
  • Freedom Sings - First Amendment Center (2000)
  • Freight Train Boogie: A Collection of Americana Music (2001)
  • All Over Creation by Jason Ringenberg (2002)
  • Home Away by Will Kimbrough (2002)
  • The Gene Pitney Story Retold (2002)
  • This is Where I Belong: The Songs of Ray Davies & The Kinks (With Bill Lloyd) (2002)
  • Every Word: A Tribute to Let's Active (2003)
  • Jambodians (2004)
  • 35 Years: Bear Family Records (2010)
  • The Six Sessions (with Will Kimbrough) (2010)
  • The Oxford American-Southern Music CD #15 Featuring Music of Tennessee (2013)

References
  1. Wagner, Christina (21 June 2007). "Still crazy after all these years". EU Jacksonville. Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. Bliss, Jessica (29 September 2015). "Nashville helps keep almost-famous rocker's music alive". Tennessean. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. Ankeny, Jason. "Tommy Womack Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  4. Jenkins, Mark (18 October 2002). "Circus Town Review". Washington Post. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  5. "Tommy Womack Band - Washington, D.C." No Depression. 31 October 2003. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  6. Moore, Rick (20 February 2012). "Tommy Womack: Now What!". American Songwriter. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  7. "Tommy Womack - Credits - AllMusic".
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