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San Francisco native, Tommy Odetto first got the musical bug as a little boy when he was introduced to the music of Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, and The Beatles. As Tommy approached his teens, he discovered guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. Deeply inspired, he picked up the guitar and never looked back. A few years later, he was a semi-finalist for Guitar Center’s King of the Blues and was also featured in Guitar Player magazine as an Artist-Watch. After two successful stints with local bands, in 2016 he decided to pursue his dream of being a front-man.

Since then Tommy has been fortunate to perform rock and blues at major festivals like Bottlerock Napa Valley and the Harley-Davidson Milwaukee Rally; and has opened for bands like Marshall Tucker Band, Chevy Metal, Uriah Heep, Ace Frehley, and Robin Trower to name a few. Last summer, Tommy was tapped to open 2 nights with Foreigner, toured for 7 dates with British Blues Legend John Mayall, and fulfilled a dream of opening for one of his heroes, Rick Nielsen with Cheap Trick.

A frequent visitor to the Midwest; Odetto recently decided to make Milwaukee his home. He is thrilled to be getting back on stage after the endless shutdown of 2020.