Tommy Shannon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Tommy Shannon

American bass guitarist

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1946

Place of Birth: Tucson, Arizona, United States

Profession: bassist, guitarist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Tommy Shannon (born Thomas Lafitte Smedley; April 18, 1946) is an American bass guitarist, who is best known as a member of Double Trouble, a blues rock band led by Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Born in Tucson, Arizona, Shannon moved to Dumas, Texas when he was nine, where he originally started as a guitarist, though he started playing bass at the age of 21.
He appeared with Johnny Winter at Woodstock in 1969.
He later joined Double Trouble in 1981 and became a permanent member of Double Trouble until Vaughan's death in 1990.
Shannon and bandmate Chris Layton later formed supergroups such as the Arc Angels and Storyville.