Todd Wolfe Band
LA - California - United States

Todd began playing on the New York scene back in 1979 with his band Nitetrain, a trio that clearly reflected Todd's influences-60s bands like Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac and other bluesy-rocking-jamming bands. The wave of guitar players that included Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Bloomfield were and are influential and evident in Todd's style and approach to guitar-playing. His next venture was Troy & the Tornados, a band based in the New York metro area. Todd met two women in this time period that would eventually play a part in his guitar-playing and song-writing experience: Carla Olson of the Textones and Sheryl Crow, at the time an unknown back-up singer. By the late '80s, Sheryl had sat in several times with the Tornados in New York City. Eventually Todd decided to fly to Los Angeles and write with Sheryl and showcase their new band in hopes of a record deal. Nothing came of this particular venture, but these two would find each other again on the same stage just a few years up the road!

After relocating to Los Angeles with a revamped line-up, Todd began to perform in clubs in southern California, while also scoring music for the Playboy Channel and connecting with old friend Carla Olson and her latest band. But it wasn't long before Todd was back with Sheryl Crow, who had just completed her about-to-be-released debut album, the multi-platinum Tuesday Night Music Club. Crow needed a touring band, including a lead guitarist that could add some extra excitement to the live shows, and Todd filled that role from 1993 until 1998.

Todd eventually went on to form several bands, including a talented bunch dubbed MojoSon that were signed to A & M Records and included alumni of Sheryl's band along with alumni of Sun 60 and Five for Fighting. With parent companies swapping ownership of A & M Records, the MojoSon album sadly was never released. Always active, always playing, Todd has never slowed down. Todd has had many excellent partnerships with fine musicians from coast to coast. Todd has also worked as a duet with famed Mountain guitarist Leslie West, touring and recording on two of Leslie's solo albums as well as recording on Mountain's tribute to Bob Dylan, "Masters of War" album!

Todd is especially proud of his current lineup with Roger Voss on drums and Justine Gardner on bass. Roger is a powerful pocket drummer. The young Ms. Gardner plays a deep groove. And they both back Todd on soulful vocals. This lineup recorded Todd's upcoming summer release “Miles to Go,” his eighth album since departing Sheryl's band. The new album is mostly originals that range from swampy grooves to all-out rockers and even a wistful ballad from which the title of the album was derived called, I Stand Alone. The band was joined by John Ginty (keyboards), Steve Guyger (harmonica) and Sweet Suzi (backing vocals). The Todd Wolfe Band is keeping busy with tours criss-crossing North America and Europe through 2013!

The Todd Wolfe Band recall the days when "Men were men and amps were amps," real tubes crackling with a bluesadelic sound reminiscent of the best rock and roll bands of the '60s. This band jams and rocks, but their music is deeply soaked in blues. Todd Wolfe, Roger Voss and newcomer, bassist Justine Gardner have established themselves as one of top power trios by relentless touring and spreading their legend from coast to coast and beyond.

Hittin' the Note magazine, “Imagine some power trio mixed into a Texas blues foundation and overlaid with trippy psychedelia ... that’s the essence of Wolfe’s music.” And the essence of the Todd Wolfe Band.


    
    
    
    
Boy's On The Side "Keep On Growing"(Arista)
Woodstock CD/Video "Run Baby Run" (Polygram)
Fast Track To Nowhere "I'm Gonna Be A Wheel"(A&M)
Pompatus Of Love (Film) soundtrack (Zoo/BMG)
Sheryl Crow self Titled(A&M)
Various Sheryl Crow Singles & Bonus CD's
Carla Olson "Within An Ace" and "Reap The Whirlwind" (Watermelon Records)
Sheryl Crow "The Globe Sessions" (A&M)
The Todd Wolfe Blues Project "Live from Manny's Car Wash" (Independent Release)
Michelle Penn, "2 Good 4 U" (Echo)
"Wolfe" (Ulftone Music) (OkraTone Records)
"More to Life Than This" - Mike Tramp (Ulftone Music)
"Roadshow" - Peter Karp (Backbender Records)
"Delaware Crossing" - Wolfe (Ulftone music) (Valley Entertainment)
Faith Hill - "Faith" (Warner Bros.) song writing credit
Enchanted: The Works of Stevie Nicks (Atlantic Recording Corp.) song writing credit
Deborah Coleman - "Livin' on Love" (Blind Pig) song writing credit
Leslie West "Blues to Die For" (Blues Bureau)
Mountain - “ Mystic Fire” (Light Year)
Wolfe - “Why Thank You Very Much” (Valley Entertainment)
Leslie West - "Blue Me" (Blues Bureau)
Mountain - "Masters of War" (Big Rack Records)
Todd Wolfe Band - "Borrowed Time" (Blues Leaf Records) and Hypertension Music in Europe
Todd Wolfe Band - "Stripped Down at the Bang Palace" (Blues Leaf Records)
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 DVD (disc #2) Warner Bros.
Todd Wolfe Band Live DVD (American Home Entertainment)
Todd Wolfe Band Live CD (American Home Entertainment and ZYX MUSIC Gmbh & Co.KG)
Todd Wolfe Band - “Miles To Go” (American Showplace Music and Hypertension Music)


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Long Road Back
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Label: American Showplace Music

Genres: Blues

Styles: Blues, Contemporary Blues

Songs on the Album

Track # Song Title Style Genre
1 Poison Contemporary Blues Blues
2 Mercy Contemporary Blues Blues
3 Outside Woman Blues Contemporary Blues Blues
4 Never Walk Alone Contemporary Blues Blues
5 Peace Unto You Contemporary Blues Blues
6 Fire Me Up Contemporary Blues Blues
7 Long Road Back Contemporary Blues Blues
8 Gone Contemporary Blues Blues
9 Annalee Contemporary Blues Blues
10 One Shot Contemporary Blues Blues
11 Black Queen - details Contemporary Blues Blues
12 Hoodoo River Contemporary Blues Blues

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Miles to Go

Label: American Showplace Music

Genres: Blues, Caribbean

Styles: Blues, Reggae Rock, Blues Rock

Songs on the Album

Track # Song Title Style Genre
1 Nuthin' but You Blues Blues
2 Sunnyvale Blues Rock Blues
3 Locket Full of Dreams Blues Blues
4 Forty Four Blues Blues
5 Day to Day Blues Blues
6 I Stand Alone Blues Blues
7 Stay with Me Baby Blues Blues
8 Against the Wall Blues Blues
9 Come What May Reggae Rock Caribbean
10 The Inner Light Blues Blues

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Borrowed Time

Label: Hypertension Music

Genres: Blues, Unknown

Styles: Blues, Unknown

Songs on the Album

Track # Song Title Style Genre
You're Not the Only One Blues Blues

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Stripped Down at Bang Palace

Label: Unknown

Genres: Blues

Styles: Blues

Songs on the Album

Track # Song Title Style Genre
Three O'clock Blues Blues Blues