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"TOM WURTH Music Review"


Reading Tom Wurth's bio -- picking beans on the farm, learning about music
from Dad, and experiencing the miraculous hand of God -- one might gain the
impression that he was born to sing country music. Wurth's clean-cut good
looks and pressed jeans, however, reveal a more contemporary image, an
image reflected in the contemporary country sounds of Tom Wurth. "She's Still
There" is an easy-flowing ballad, shot through with nostalgia about a moment
frozen in time. As the narrator shows his lover-girlfriend-wife a photo of his
ex-sweetheart (Emma), he imagines her exactly as she was at 17 and
juxtaposes her life in Oklahoma against the lives of her friends, scattered
everywhere and living out their dreams. The surprise comes at the song's end
when the listener learns that Emma has died. "Good Ground" celebrates a
father's vision of renewal, born out of a piece of land and deep roots. Wurth has
chosen a tuneful batch of songs, and his smooth vocals are resonant, though
more mannered than felt. Many of these songs, with guitar, steel guitar, and
piano arrangements, wouldn't be out of place on CMT or contemporary country
radio. Combing nostalgia with the ups and downs of love, Tom Wurth and his
friends have put together a solid recording tailor-made for contemporary
country lovers. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., All Music Guide
- Billboard.com/AllMusicGuide.com


"TOM WURTH Music Review"

New albums showcase artists’ talents, finer qualities of singer/songwriter genre
By RICK TEVERBAUGH
December 08, 2006

Tom Wurth
For those who like their music a bit more rootsy, Iowa-born Tom Wurth’s new self-titled album is
worth inspection. The disc is very reflective of the time Wurth spent growing up in a very small
town.

Wurth’s album is very much autobiographical. He admits that each song portrays something
he’s been through in his life. The songs have a definite country feel, yet the album isn’t slickly
produced. The songs maintain the feel of his laid-back small town upbringing.

His vocals are strong and expressive and the disc has very few missteps.

- THE HERALD BULLETIN


"TOM WURTH Music Review"

Heads up! We have a talent here. This boy can sing as well as he can write. And in the
world of Nashville country, it’s just as important to know when to put down the pencil
and sing somebody else’s song. Tom Wurth can do that, and he knows a hit when he
finds one. What an album. You’ll be punching the replay button over and over for the
driving “Bread On The Table,” from that river of hits, Sonny Lemaire, along with J.P.
Pennington and Shane Minor. And when Tom sings you a story, you’ll be one of the
central characters. It’s treacherous ground, covering a Hank Williams wonder like “So
Lonesome I Could Cry,” but Wurth is enough of a singer to pull it off. Top to bottom,
song after song, the performance, the production, the pure artistry shines through.
This is what Nashville’s major labels want to give us, but seldom do. Get on Tom
Wurth’s train. He’s going to be around for a while.
- Powersource Magazine


"TOM WURTH Music Review"

24/9/2006 5 Stars

Excellent debut, superb voice, out-and-out country. Well WURTH a listen!!
I had been hearing a lot of good things about this new artist over the last couple of
months, but none of it really prepared me for the excellent music that came out of my CD player
when I finally received and played the album for the first time.
In my opinion Tom’s voice is up there with Alan Jackson, George Strait, Brad Paisley
etc., and the quality of the song material chosen for this album also compares equally with that
chosen by the top artists as well. He is in fact a very good songwriter in his own right having
songs recorded by both Ty Herndon and Ken Mellons, and he has co-written four of the songs on
this first-class debut album.
This album definitely wasn’t thrown together, as they went through more than 1,000
songs before deciding on the highly commendable fifteen tracks. In the press bio Tom states that
the project was built on honesty, and they kept clear of loud rock ‘n’ roll guitar solos and in their
place used the more pleasing sounds of steel guitar and harmonica, although the electric guitar is
used it is more in keeping with the real country sound.
Each track tells a story, and takes you through various emotions like a rollercoaster ride.
The great beat of Leaving Lonely Behind opens the album, and is a great song about moving on.
if The Road Runs Out is a phenomenal power song that oozes emotion from start to finish.
A country album would not be complete without a knock-‘em-dead ballad, and Is This
Lonely hit’s the nail right on the head with Tom’s hurting vocals harmonising perfectly with the
sweet voice of Sonya Isaacs. The rollercoaster ride then goes back uphill for the highly enjoyable
and extremely catchy Bread On The Table with some wonderful steel playing from Mike
Johnson, quite rightly this track was chosen as the first single release.
There are more great ballads on this fantastic album that make you sit up and listen, such
as the beautiful I Can Bend which compares with the best, including some of the great ballads
sung by Ronnie of Brooks & Dunn.
Tom also proves that he can sing some real kickin’ country, such as the stonking good
barnstormer Love Made Me Do It with rapid fire lyrics, and he also turns his hand to bluegrass
on the very personal song Higher Ground with some truly wonderful harmonies as well as some
lovely harmonica playing from Jellyroll Johnson.
On a couple of the tracks Tom proved that he can rock just like Hank Jr, therefore it was
only right that he should finish with a song from the catalogue of Hank Sr. I’m So Lonesome I
could Cry is the essence and embodiment of a complete country song, and Tom executes his
delivery and perception of this great song perfectly. With just acoustic guitar as accompaniment
he serves up a brilliant rendering of this truly classic song with wonderfully pained and slightly
mournful vocals. Well WURTH its 5-star rating!! DK


- MAVERICK MAGAZINE


"TOM WURTH Music Review"

Spin Factor: CD reviews
By Ron Wynn, rwynn@nashvillecitypaper.com
November 12, 2006
Tom Wurth: TW(Aspirion/Navarre)

Country singer/songwriter Tom Wurth doesn’t mind penning and performing
tender, poignant material, and his latest disc contains several numbers
whose emotional clout and messages sound direct and prominent.

Wurth’s vocals are as simple, honest and heartfelt as his lyrics, and such
pieces as “Leaving Lonely Behind,” “If The Road Runs Out,” “Love Made Me
Do It” and “Bad Case of Missing You” quickly establish a theme and develop
it without excess or flourishes. But not all Wurth’s tunes are somber or about
heartbreak. He can be upbeat (“Good Ground,” “She’s Still There”) or even a
bit confrontational (“It Ain’t What you’re Thinkin’,” “Give It To Me Straight”),
though he’s always at his best when doing sentimental or romantic fare.

But for anyone wondering just how deep his country roots may be, his
performance on the concluding classic “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” not
only validates his traditional side, it superbly wraps an excellent collection of
contemporary efforts with a vintage sensibility.
- The City Paper


Discography

- Leaving Lonely Behind -
(Brad Crisler/ Jason Jones/ James LaBlanc)

This song is about moving on. It is recognizing about what as happened to you in the past and not letting it beat you up anymore. The reason why I cut this song was because it was about finding the inner strength in your self and moving forward. I learned a long time ago that you can’t get anywhere if you are standing still.

- If the Road Runs Out –
(David Frasier/Bill Luther/Tom Wurth)

I had the pleasure of writing this song with these two talented song writers while I was with BMG. David Frasier and I originally wrote two versions of this song and we were not happy with either one. After talking with Bill Luther one day and telling him about this song we were writing he said that he would like to sit down with us and take a crack at it - and after two hours of writing we finished this song. The reason I cut this song is because it is about having options in life. The moral of the story is - if you run out of road you can always turn around and come back. Sometimes that is what people need to do in certain periods of their life.

- Is this Lonely –
(Ray Herndon/Brett Jones)

First off, I fell in love with the groove on this thing and the melody. I feel that these two writers captured what it is like when you breakup with someone and you feel like there is no hope. Dark? Yes maybe. True absolutely! Hands down it captured the real emotion of a great song. Thanks guys!

- Bread on the Table –
(Sonny Lemaire/JP Pennington/Shane Minor)

Each one of these three song writers is a master at their own craft. Put them apart and they all have written major hits but together they have written an absolute workin’ man’s anthem. I decided to put this song on the record after the first time I heard it because it is something everyone can relate too. It doesn’t matter what you do rather you are a singer/song writer, farmer, vacuum salesman we are all trying to make it in this world. Not only is it a modern day workin’ man’s blues it is all American!!

- Make Time for Loving You –
(Robbie Cheuvront/Dean Sams/Tom Wurth)

This is a song about putting everything aside including your job and spending time with the person that you love. It reminded me that life has become fast paced and that at times we need to be aware to make the time to spend it with the people we love.

- She’s Still There –
(Tim Johnson/Marc D. Sanders)

The one thing I love about Country music is the great stories. And this is a great story! The reason that it is great is because it will make you think just a little.

- Good Ground –
(Bill Luther/Naoise Sheridan/Bob Regan)

This song takes me all the way back to when I was growing up in Iowa. I have always felt that there was something special about the area that I grew up in. Growing up on the farm I learned that you could not get something from nothin’- you need a good solid foundation to get anything to grow. And just like the corn that surrounded my house I grew up on “Good Ground”!

- I Can Bend –
(Rob Crosby/Paul Overstreet)

I love this song, I love the melody, I love the message and I had to cut it! It is what every woman wants to hear and what every man is scared to say.

- Love Made Me Do It –
(Wendy Buckner/Jason Sellers/Keith Sewell)

This is a really fun uptempo song! I wanted to cut a barn burner and it has a machine gun lyric. It is a lot of fun to play and sing. I can relate to the guy in this song because I have been this guy – messed up and couldn’t think straight because I was in love.

- Give it to Me Straight –
(Tony Ramey)

I thought this would be cool to put on the record because it not only puts the guy in a vulnerable situation because he is getting dumped but he also shows a lot of strength and courage because he demands the truth. I think this is a real life situation that everyone can relate too and that this is why it had to be on the record – we have all felt this way at one point or another in our lives!

- Bad Case of Missin’ You –
(Al Anderson/Bob DiPiero/Jeffery Steele)

The groove don’t ever miss on this song. This is the classic washing machine groove - a little bit country and R&B soul and I love it!

- Everytime I Close My Eyes-
(Kris Bergsnes/John Ford Coley/TomWurth)

I got to write this one with two other great song writers. I feel the music and the lyrics are really powerful – everyone has been haunted by a break-up or a past love. I felt the message of this was not only important but universal in the fact that everyone has been there at some point in their life. It also reminds me that I am not alone in the fact that I am the only one that has gone through tough times like this.

- It Ain’t What Your Thinkin’ –
(Rivers Rutherford/George Teren/Houston Robert)

I recorded this song because it was fun and have a great story and it made me laugh. Yee Haw Ya’ll!!

- Higher Ground

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Bio

Tom Wurth is not an artist by accident.
He is an artist by choice.
His destination is his journey.

Tom Wurth grew up in Marcus, Iowa [population 1,500] where hard work was everything and nothing was for free. “I grew up in a Mayberry RFD kinda town. We were a middle class family and I was a farm kid. I walked beans, pulled sunflowers, sprayed the milkweed and fed the hogs. You name it, if it was a ‘chore,’ I did it, ” Tom introduces. “I learned from the get-go; if you want to achieve something, you’re gonna have to do the work and stay ‘constant.’”

Tom acknowledges his upbringing as an important thread in his character and artistry today. Both of his parents were teachers [K-8]. His mom was a music teacher at a Catholic school and his dad taught special education. He describes his mother as a genuine caregiver and lover of music, and his father as a Jack-of-all-Trades. “My dad was [and still is] a worker of wood and had his hands in the dirt. He makes mandolins and clocks. He loves to work in the gardens and with the farm animals. …And both of my parents play music.” Tom’s heritage translated into hard work and harmony. “I was taught that life is all about balance.”

Tom’s mom plays piano; his dad plays the guitar. So, he had one of two choices. Young Tom was home from school on a “snow day.” His father was sitting in the kitchen strumming the guitar. The inquisitive six-year old peaked around the corner with a wanting in his eyes. “My dad gave me two choices; to learn the piano or the guitar—one or the other. He taught me a chord and said, ‘now go and practice’, and practice I did--for about twenty minutes. I returned to the kitchen to tell him I was ready to learn more. I think he meant for me to be at it for at least a week!” That very day, Tom became a guitar player. “It was then that I knew, music was my ‘constant.’”

When Tom turned 10, he made his first public appearance at the Iowa State Fair. In high school, Tom wrote his first song, joined the choir and made it to the All-State competition. Upon graduation, Tom knew exactly where he was headed.

In Marcus, Iowa, where every father’s son had the sole ambition to work the family farm, Joe Wurth’s son had a different life calling. “Where I’m from there are no dance halls or honky tonks, so a ‘career’ in music was unheard of. While everyone else was planning to go to Ag school or Tech school, my head and heart was in the music.” Tom was headed to Nashville to enroll at Belmont University and begin his career in the music business.
That was HIS plan…

Tom’s plan met with tragedy. God had a different one. Just 24 hours after orientation at Belmont U, he was in a near fatal car crash that nearly left him paralyzed. “I remember the nurse telling me not to move or I would be paralyzed. I spent the first 3 days in a striker bed and they’d come in and rotate me like a chicken on a rotisserie.” Although his reminiscence at this time may appear to be light, the peril was heavy. Tom spent more than two months in bed. Time well spent--with Vince Gill, Steve Wariner…and GOD. “There are such things as angels. Vince Gill and Steve got me through it. I listened to their music every day, over and over again. And when I came to the realization that either I was going to walk or be in a wheel-chair, I had a long talk with God.”

“I told God that if he let me walk again, I would chase this [music] thing until I could walk no more.”

Tom Wurth walked out of the hospital.

His pact with God led him to his divine will. Tom moved to Nashville, attended Belmont University [in the same Music Business Program as Brad Paisley] and within four years, he not only landed a publishing deal (two actually), he earned a Grammy nomination.

Tom took a job at a publishing company [Aaron Brown Publishing] making tapes and working in the mailroom when he was afforded another opportunity that was totally unexpected. “I landed a recording gig when Aaron Brown showed up a writer’s night where I was playing. The next day, he asked if I would cut some demo’s for his publishing company and then he asked me to lay a few things down for a Lullaby project.” Tom recorded the lead vocals on a children’s project entitled LOVE SONGS AND LULLABYES FOR DADDY’S LITTLE DREAMER (Aaron Brown Publishing). The album was recorded in a week, and at 21 years old, Tom Wurth’s talents were recognized with a Grammy nomination for Best Musical Album for Children in the company of Linda Ronstadt, Tom Chapin and John McCutcheon. (1996)

“It was the first time the Grammy Awards show was held in Madison Square Garden.
I remember sitting in the audience with the other nominees in the category; Alison Krauss was sitting right behind me; I was thinking ‘I’m the only guy here nominated making $6.00
an hour in a mailroom.’”

Tom inked his first publishing deal with Belden Enterprises where he honed his