Tom & His Free Mockingbirds

In the artist’s words: Describe one of your earliest musical memories in detail. Tom is a songwriter-producer of the indie band Tom & His Free Mockingbirds. The band loves all genres but often veered towards Blues & Folk Rocks. Tom is greatly influenced by blues legends Duke Ellington & His Big Band, & Count Basie & His Orchestra What are your top 3 all-time favorite albums on Apple Music, and why? Why did you choose these three albums in particular? Count Basie and His Orchestra, Swingsation: Count Basie Tom & His Free Mockingbirds, All Shades of Blues & Dreams Tom & His Free Mockingbirds, Dance Poets Society (We Dance the World Opus XX1) All Shades of Blues & Dreams is our band's intimate take on blues & dreams. As the leader of his band, Tom is greatly influenced by blues icons like Duke Ellington, Count Basie & Orchestras. This album pays tribute to all our blues & jazz legends. Find a song of yours on Apple Music that you love and tell us what makes it special. Tell us why you chose this song. “Our 12-Bar Blues Too (Pianovox) [feat. raelle grace]” Its fr our album “All Shades of Blues & Dreams”. The protagonists are the “12-Bar Blues” & “Blues” itself. The story criss-crosses btw our struggles & the struggles of the black musicians, on the backdrop of slavery & racism, who created blues & jazz What’s one of the most memorable moments in your career so far? When our songs "Our 12-Bar Blues Too" and "Blues Gift from the One & Only" are featured in the power playlist of New York FM radio, the London FM radio, the Paris RM radio and the Hollywood FM radio. It felt surreal and tick-off one of our goals! Is there anything left on your bucket list as an artist or band? Continue to create-produce original songs that are critically-acclaimed to share with all our fans as part of our band's long-term journey to break thru & emulate the prolificness of blues & folk legends like Count Basie, Duke Ellington & Bob Dylan.