Thom Bresh

Thom Bresh (born 23 February, 1948 in Southern California, USA) [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2133980/bio] , student of Country Music Hall of Fame great Merle Travis, is a successful musical performer in his own right.

Bresh did not begin his music career until his adult years. From age 3 to age 17, he worked as an actor and stuntman at Corriganville, where such programs as "The Lone Ranger" and the "Billy the Kidd" trilogy. [ [http://www.bresh.com/Corriganville/earlyyears.html Thom's Early Years] ]

Finger-picking in the style made famous by his father, he brings his father's legacy to new audiences. Bresh is a singer, songwriter, impressionist, and instrumentalist, whose instrument of choice is his custom-made two-sided Langejans SuperDualette (see photo at right), which he calls "my band." He has performed alongside performers ranging from Bob Hope to Chet Atkins to Gordon Lightfoot.

Bresh hosted a weekly television variety show of his own creation, "Nashville Swing", has been a regular on the Merv Griffin Show and Dinah, and made a guest appearance on the TNN special "A Salute to the Country Greats". As a producer, he has been employed by Country legend Jerry Reed, Classical guitarist Valerie DuChateau, and Merle Travis. As a videographer, Bresh has shot, produced, and edited projects for Hank Thompson, Lyle Lovett, Brooks & Dunn, George Jones, Tanya Tucker and Jerry Reed. [ [http://www.bresh.com/bio.html Thom Bresh's official biography] ]

Awards and nominations

*Grammy Award nomination: Merle Travis album "Travis Pickin"' (producer)
*Academy Award nomination: "Over You" (theme song from movie "Tender Mercies")
*Wine Lord title bestowed by World Wine Council, Bordeaux, France
*Wine Lord title bestowed by World Wine Council, Patrimonio, Corsica
*National Thumbpickers Hall of Fame inductee - 2001

Discography

*"Son of a Guitar Pickin' Man"
*"Guts and Steel" (duet album with Buster B. Jones, released September 2001)
*"Wires to the Wood"
*"Live & Pickin"'
*"16 Words"

Filmography

*"When America Was Rocked (September 9, 1956)" (2006) - composed the musical score [http://entertainment.msn.com/movies/movie.aspx?m=2072644] [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=351128]
*"Buster B. Jones in Concert" (2000) [http://entertainment.msn.com/movies/movie.aspx?m=54799]
*"Thom Bresh in Concert" (1998) [http://entertainment.msn.com/movies/movie.aspx?m=54727]
*"The Real Merle Travis Guitar: Like Father, Like Son" (1994) [http://entertainment.msn.com/movies/movie.aspx?m=173324]
*"Great Guitar Lessons: Blues and Country Fingerpicking" [http://entertainment.msn.com/movies/movie.aspx?m=54776]
*"Merle Travis: Rare Performances 1946-1981" - 2 duets with Thom Bresh from 1981 [http://guitarvideos.com/reviews/13012.htm]
*"Killing of Uncle Billy Tilman"
*"Killing of Ed Masterson"
*"Gunfight at the OK Corral"

ee also

*Merle Travis
*Pattern picking
*Music of Kentucky

References

External links

* [http://www.bresh.com Official website]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:myjqoa9abijn~T1 All Music Guide]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iHFUEXqS2s Bresh TV video Dueling Banjos]