Tommy Crook is an American

United States

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 guitarist

Guitarist

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 who lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

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. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame

Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame

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 in 2007.

Professional career

Crook played fingerstyle. He replaced the lower two strings on his Gibson

Gibson

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 switchmaster with bass strings, allowing him to create the impression of playing bass and guitar simultaneously.

Crook has played with many artists including J.J. Cale

J.J. Cale

JJ Cale , born John Weldon Cale on December 5, 1938, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and musician. Cale is one of the originators of the Tulsa Sound, a loose genre drawing on blues, rockabilly, country, and jazz influences. Cale's personal style has...

, Chet Atkins

Chet Atkins

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, Merle Haggard

Merle Haggard

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 and Leon Russell

Leon Russell

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Personal information

Crook was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on February 16, 1944. He began playing guitar at the age of four and by the age ten had started appearing on local television in Tulsa.

Discography

• Mr. Guitar and Mr. Drums, 1968.
• Tommy Crook, 1989.
• World of Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar, Release Date: September 29, 2003, Format: DVD-Video
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• 110° In The Shade—Guitar Duets with Anthony Weller, 2002