Tommy

Emmanuel

By Rihards
Rudovičs
 Information
Born May 31, 1955 ) (age 54)
Muswellbrook, New South
Wales
Genres Folk, Rock, Pop, Blues

Occupations Musician, Songwriter

Instruments Guitar
Years active 1962 - present
Associated acts Dragon
Website www.tommyemmanuel.co
 Childhood
 Tommy was born in the Upper Hunter in
Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia. He
received his first guitar in 1959 at the age of 4 -
being taught by his mother to accompany her
playing lap steel guitar. At the age of 7 he heard
Chet Atkins on the radio. He vividly remembers
this moment and says it greatly inspired him.
 Family
 By the age of 9, in 1964, he was a working professional
musician. Recognizing the musical talents of Tommy and his
brother Phil, their father created a family band, sold the family
home and took his family on the road. With the family living in
two station wagons, much of Emmanuel’s childhood was spent
touring Australia with his family, playing rhythm guitar, and
rarely going to school. The family found it difficult living on the
road; they were poor and were often hungry, never settling in
one place. His father would often drive ahead, organize
interviews, advertising and finding the local music shop where
they'd have an impromptu concert the next day. Eventually the
New South Wales Department of Education insisted that the
Emmanuel children needed to go to school regularly.
 Education
 Eventually the New South Wales
Department of Education insisted
that the Emmanuel children needed
to go to school regularly.
_School time pictures _
 Interests and Hobbies
 Guitar
 Footbal
 Beisbol
 Water sports
 Compose
 Rodeo
 And little bit Alcohol
 Achievements
 “Smokey Mountain Lullaby", a duet with Chet Atkins, was
nominated for the 1998 Grammy award for Country
Instrumental Performance but did not win.
 His song "Gameshow Rag/Cannonball Rag" won
"Instrumental of the Year" at the 35th Tamworth Country
Music Festival on Saturday, 27 January 2007,and also was
nominated that year for a Grammy for "Best Country
Instrumental Performance".
 In the May 2008 issue of Guitar Player Magazine, Tommy
Emmanuel was named as "Best Acoustic Guitarist" in their
readers poll.
 Classical Gas
Classical Gas" is an instrumental piece of music
written by Mason Williams (made from three
songs). The title of the album on which it appears
is also Classical Gas. This song was originally
released by Mason Williams on "The Mason
Williams Phonograph Record" released in 1968.
And the best Classical Gas player is Tommy !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQJ1k2HMoRU
 Discography
 1979 From Out Of Nowhere
 1987 Up From Down Under
 1990 Dare to Be Different
 1992 Determination
 1993 The Journey
 1993 The Journey Continues
 1995 Initiation
 1995 Terra Firma (with Phil Emmanuel)
 1995 Classical Gas
 1996 Can't Get Enough
 1997 Midnight Drive (US release of Can't Get Enough)
 1997 The Day Finger Pickers Took Over The World (With Chet
Atkins)
 1998 Collaboration
 2000 Only
 2001 The Very Best of Tommy Emmanuel
 2004 Endless Road
 2005 Live One
 2006 Happy Hour (with Jim Nichols)
 2006 The Mystery
 2008 Center Stage
Some Pictures and Links! 
 Tommy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lbvSBNLLoo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhR04kmcSX
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYzajpeAWu
Thank you for watching! 

Rihards Rudovičs