Tom Blankenship is an American rock musician, he currently plays bass guitar for My Morning Jacket is an American rock band, formed in Louisville, Kentucky in what year?
Tom Blankenship Tom Blankenship is an American rock musician. He currently plays bass guitar for the Louisville, Kentucky band My Morning Jacket. In 2012, Blankenship wrote an article on My Morning Jacket, discussing the band and growing up in Louisville, for the July issue of "Louisville Magazine".
The Blasters The Blasters are a rock and roll band formed in 1978 in Downey, California, by brothers Phil Alvin (vocals and guitar) and Dave Alvin (guitar), with bass guitarist John Bazz and drummer Bill Bateman. Phil Alvin explained the origin of the band's name: " I thought Joe Turner’s backup band on his Atlantic records–I had these 78s–I thought they were the Blues Blasters. That ends up it was Jimmy McCracklin. I just took the 'Blues' off and Joe finally told me, that’s Jimmy McCracklin’s name, but you tell ‘im I gave you permission to steal it [laughs]"