Tom Griffith LIVE at Acoustic Long Island

No stranger to Acoustic Long Island's local and worldwide audience, Tom Griffith's distinct style and charm have found their way into many a podcast. In the early seventies, Tom began a career in advertising, writing and producing countless TV and Radio commercials. He penned and produced jingles performed by Michael Bolton, Marc Cohn, Ry Cooder, Fats Domino, Dave Edmunds, Allen Toussaint, Jimmy Buffett, .38 Special, Kenny Rogers, George Benson and others. He won numerous awards, including Clios for Best Musical Campaign for Miller Genuine Drafts Its As Real As It Gets and Xerox's Revolution campaign with The Art of Noise. He also garnered a Cannes Silver Lion for Hyundai's debut campaign, Cars That Make Sense. Tired of making music that was less than thirty seconds long, Tom left advertising (and the city) in the nineties and returned to his first love, songwriting. His production credits also include It's About Time by Martha Trachtenberg, which was featured in The New York Times and Newsday, and is played on acoustic-music oriented radio stations throughout the country. His first album, Hodge Podge, was released locally in 1997 and was chosen as an Album of the Year by the Long Island Press. In 2004, Tom released The Web of Life, a collection of educational songs for upper elementary students. 40 Years Later is Toms first national commercial release. He says, I wanted to write about issues that were important to us baby boomers back in the sixties, but looked at from todays perspective. In a funny way, it took me forty years to be able to write 40 Years Later. I feel like it was worth the wait. For more, go to www.40yearslater.com.

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