Tampa Bay, Florida · Performing since 1976

Tom Hood

Blues, rock, country & island-flavored songs from a Gulf Coast singer-songwriter.

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Tom Hood in a patchwork jacket playing ukulele on an outdoor tiki-bar stage

Latest News

Released This Dog Needs a Bone with The Burnt Fuses, plus two new Lex & Hood songs: The Light Outside My Window and Annoying.

Reunited with songwriting partner Lex Ventura as Lex & Hood, starting with Shut Up and Listen. Also out: the song and video History Repeats Itself.

Released Living off the Land, recorded in Florida with The Burnt Fuses.

New video for Living a Lie, recorded at Dare Studios in New York with The Trailmen. Running Out of Time (with The Burnt Fuses) is out now.

Back from Sri Lanka, where Tom wrote and recorded with his daughter Grace Hood. Videos for Ahangama, Crazy Bus and She Dances with Fire are on YouTube.

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Videos

Music videos

Living off the Land
Running Out of Time (lyric video)
Hands of Time
History Repeats Itself
She Dances With Fire
Crazy Bus (Tom & Grace Hood)
I Believe
Mercy of the Tide
Shut Up and Listen (Lex & Hood)
Rats in a Cage (Lex & Hood)

Live

Honky Tonk Women, live at World Ukulele Day Festival
Born on the Bayou, Vietnam Veterans benefit, Ukulele Fest Clearwater
For What It's Worth, Vietnam Veterans benefit, Ukulele Fest Clearwater
House of the Rising Sun, Vietnam Veterans benefit, Ukulele Fest Clearwater
Leaving on a Jet Plane, Vietnam Veterans benefit, Ukulele Fest Clearwater
You Can't Always Get What You Want, live at Fatty's Fish Shack with The Fuses
Feelin' Alright (instrumental break) with The Fuses
Willin' with The Fuses

Lex & Hood on YouTube

Song Catalog & Sync Licensing

Tom owns the writing, recording and publishing rights to the songs below, offering music supervisors a one-stop shop for commercials, film and television. He is a BMI writer, and he is happy to adjust lyrics or production to fit your project and deadline. MP3s are available on request.

Licensing inquiries

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Photos

Ukulele on the tiki-bar stage
Ukulele on the tiki-bar stage
On stage with the 12-string
On stage with the 12-string
Tom Hood & The Tropical Sons on the marquee at Sugar Shack Downtown
Tom Hood & The Tropical Sons on the marquee at Sugar Shack Downtown
With the band at Ziggy's Music Room, Riverhead NY
With the band at Ziggy's Music Room, Riverhead NY
Early days
Early days

Discography

Albums Tom has released with his bands, most of them on Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music.

I Believe cover

I Believe

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Live at 88.5 WMNF cover

Live at 88.5 WMNF

Tom Hood & The Tropical Sons

Tonight at Trader Toms cover

Tonight at Trader Toms

Tom Hood & The Tropical Sons

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It's My Black & White World cover

It's My Black & White World

Tom Hood

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Too Much Sun cover

Too Much Sun

Tom Hood & The Tropical Sons

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Island Fever cover

Island Fever

Tom Hood & The Trailmen

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Git Outta Town cover

Git Outta Town

Tom Hood & The Trailmen

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Dust in Your Hands cover

Dust in Your Hands

Tom Hood & The Trailmen

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Riding Into Town cover

Riding Into Town

Tom Hood & The Trailmen

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Ballad of the Unknown Gentlemen cover

Ballad of the Unknown Gentlemen

The Unknown Gentlemen

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Love Waits for No One cover

Love Waits for No One

The Unknown Gentlemen

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A Band for All Seasons cover

A Band for All Seasons

Lex & The Hood

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Way Out cover

Way Out

The Unknown Gentlemen

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Ain't No Kin Of Mine cover

Ain't No Kin Of Mine

The Unknown Gentlemen

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Get The Picture coverOut of print

Get The Picture

The Empty Suits

Press On Regardless coverOut of print

Press On Regardless

The Empty Suits

Good Reception coverOut of print

Good Reception

The Empty Suits

Always in Fashion coverOut of print

Always in Fashion

The Empty Suits

On With the Show coverOut of print

On With the Show

The Empty Suits

The Dirty Water Dogs coverOut of print

The Dirty Water Dogs

The Dirty Water Dogs

Shows

Tom is playing a lighter live schedule right now to make room for travel and recording.

Tom Hood in front of the Sugar Shack Downtown marquee
Tom Hood & The Tropical Sons at Sugar Shack Downtown

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Festivals, private parties and corporate events, solo or with the band.

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Tom Hood on stage with a 12-string acoustic guitar

About Tom

Tom Hood is a performing singer-songwriter based in Tampa Bay, Florida, with a blend of blues, rock, country and island-flavored compositions. He has been writing and performing since 1976.

Tom performs solo and with his Florida bands The Tropical Sons and The Burnt Fuses, and in New York with The Trailmen and The Happy Campers. He is also known for his writing, recording and performing with Lex & Hood, The Unknown Gentlemen and Empty Suits.

He sings lead and plays guitar, ukulele, harmonica and bass. Tom is a Kala Brand Ambassador, president of the Tampa Bay Ukulele Society, and a BMI writer with more than 200 original songs in his catalog. He is available for festivals, private parties and corporate events.

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Booking & Contact

Booking, press, interviews and sync licensing:

media@tomhoodmusic.com

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