Tommy Shannon

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Tommy Shannon
Tommy Shannon performing on stage in 2006
Background information
Birth name	Thomas Lafitte Smedley
Born	(1946-04-18) April 18, 1946 (age 78) Tucson, Arizona, United States
Genres	Blues rock, Texas blues
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Bass, guitar
Years active	1962–present
Labels	Epic, Legacy, Sony, Geffen, Atlantic

Tommy Shannon (born Thomas Lafitte Smedley; April 18, 1946) is an American bass guitarist, who is best known as a member of Double Trouble, a blues rock band led by Stevie Ray Vaughan. Born in Tucson, Arizona, Shannon moved to Dumas, Texas when he was nine, where he originally started as a guitarist, though he started playing bass at the age of 21. He appeared with Johnny Winter at Woodstock in 1969. He later joined Double Trouble in 1981 and became a permanent member of Double Trouble until Vaughan's death in 1990. Shannon and bandmate Chris Layton later formed supergroups such as the Arc Angels.