Featured Musician: Tommy Bays

Good morning, today's feature is musician Tommy Bays! Tommy is insanely talented, and tends to frequent the poetry scene, he's put several poems to music and regularly plays with US National Lifetime Beat Poet Laureate Ron Whitehead and his band, Ron Whitehead & The Storm Generation.

He often does covers, and has some incredible originals, though his originals are largely on Facebook, you can check out Better Way and Addicted To You below. I do strongly encourage you to check out the music on Facebook, my personal favorite that I've heard is A Cold October Minuet, but every single one is great.

Tommy does some of my favorite covers, and in my personal opinion has the best cover of both Hallelujah and Look On Down From The Bridge, I had actually heard very few covers of what is one of my favorite songs (as is, if I’m honest, Hallelujah) and I absolutely adore this version. Below, are some amazing covers.

Below, is a video of Hallelujah and Sail On; with Ron Whitehead & The Storm Generation Band, performing at The Last Insomniacathon.

Bio:

Tommy Bays is an eclectic Singer/Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Jeffersonville, IN and the Louisville, KY area. Tommy has been playing music, solo or with bands, for a little over 2 decades. Tommy has played all over Kentuckiana and beyond in all kinds of different venues. [Busking at the Big4Bridge and other places, open mic's, featured performances, appearing at GonzoFest 2023 & Insomniacathon 2024, guesting with friends and other amazing local talent, Tommy Bays can turn up just about anywhere.] Most recently Tommy has been working on new music and recording more while also teaming up with Lifetime US National Beat Poet Laureate Ron Whitehead as a part of his Storm Generation Band. Tommy often performs with many other great Kentuckiana musicians and poets. His own music can be a little hard to pin down. Fusing elements from many different genres and his vast catalog of influences, Tommy Bays's original music, style, and performances are like a journey, often fueled by emotion from a lifetime of experiences. You can find out more about Tommy's music on YouTube or Facebook under 'Tommy Bays Music'.