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| '''Tom Breiding''' is an American musician, originally from ].<ref>{{cite news|first=Regis |last=Behe|title=High-caliber talent flies below the radar in Western PA|newspaper= ] |date=March 27, 2005 |url=http://www.tomduda.com/press2.asp}}</ref> He has released 14 albums, beginning with his 1992 release ''Railroad Town'', and provided guitar or vocal tracks for several other albums by other artists, including several records with fellow Pittsburgh artist ]. | |||
| ==Music career== | |||
| ⚫ | Breiding was a staff writer for ] at ], on Nashville's Music Row in 1991. At that time, Collins was the largest independent publisher in Country Music in the United States, responsible for launching the careers of ] and ]. The exclusive publishing deal with Collins allowed Breiding to collaborate and make contacts with many other writers, artists, and publishers. The resulting catalog of material was purchased by Acuff Rose/Opryland Music in November 1999, and later by Sony/ATV in 2002. | ||
| Beginning with his 1992 release ''Railroad Town'', Breiding has released 14 albums. He has also provided guitar or vocal tracks for several other albums by other artists, including several records with fellow Pittsburgh artist Bill Toms. He has been the full-time ] in Toms' band, Hard Rain, since 2002. | |||
| Born: Wheeling, West Virgina | |||
| Breiding's television and radio appearances include ''Humanities on the Road'' on ]. His performance of "Steeltowns, Coalfields, and The Unbroken Circle" won a Tele Award for the Pennsylvania Humanities Council. | |||
| Resides: Pittsburgh, PA | |||
| In 2008, Breiding worked with Pittsburgh artist Rick Malis on ''When We Shine'', a compilation CD celebrating Pittsburgh's 250th anniversary. The project was funded by a regional asset grant to ]. Brieding and Malis conducted writing seminars with student songwriters and collaborated on all of the album's 15 tracks. The album was produced and engineered by Tom at AmeriSon Studio in ]. | |||
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| His most successful release is ''The Unbroken Circle: Songs of the West Virginia Coalfields'' which spent 16 weeks in the top 100 of the Americana charts in 2008, peaking at #55. | |||
| '''The Musician''' | |||
| Songs from Breiding's 2011 release ''Beauty in Paradise'' were featured for seven consecutive weeks on ''Echoes'', a syndicated radio program broadcast on more than 500 ] across America. | |||
| While certain artists achieve widespread notoriety, other musicians direct their skills toward more selective audiences and gain a good deal of respect along the way. Tom Breiding has been honing his singing, guitar playing and songwriting talents since the early 80's, from his hometown of Wheeling W.Va., to his current residence in Pittsburgh, and points in between. One of Western PA's most diverse, prolific, and longest-serving entertainers, he's played in working bands for twenty-five years continuously, served on the staff of a major Nashville publishing company, and has released seven of his own albums since 1991. Tom has carved a niche as a chronicler of small-town America. His songs are poignant and affecting, and he delivers them with total conviction. In Hard Rain, with Bill Toms and the rest of the Houserocker family, Breiding is emerging as one Pittsburgh's more colorful guitar players, as well. His weekly solo performances in Pittsburgh's Strip District, his role as Bill Tom's sideman, and his original projects with American Son are testimony to the perseverance and commitment that Breiding has long dedicated to his work. | |||
| ==Politics== | |||
| '''The Performer''' | |||
| Breiding is actively involved with the ] (UMWA), providing the music for the Fairness at the Patriot campaign in 2013 and 2014. He also made contributions to the Centennial Commemoration of the ] and the 2015 ] in Las Vegas. In 2016 he performed on ] in front of 10,000 union members to petition the U.S. Government to ensure cradle-to-grave healthcare for the country's coal miners.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://umwa.org/news-media/journal/the-promise-of-1946/|title=The promise of 1946}}</ref> He also performed in front of thousands in support of 1,100 striking Warrior Met coal miners in Brookwood, Alabama.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inthesetimes.com/article/at-a-massive-union-rally-the-promise-of-a-better-south|title=At a massive union rally the promise of a better south|date=5 August 2021 }}</ref> Much of Breiding's work with the UMWA is documented in his 2015 album and film release ''River, Rails or Road''. | |||
| Voted Pittsburgh's Best Acoustic Performer of 2000 at citysearch.com, Tom was asked to fill more opening spots than any other artist at Rosebud, once one of Pittsburgh's premier live venues. His diverse original material found favor with audiences of Hal Ketchum and Johnny Paycheck to that of Freedy Johnson and Allison Moorer. His extensive experience as a performer includes several sold out shows broadcast to national radio audiences at Jamboree USA in West Virginia, performances in the round and featured writer nights at the famed Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, and yearly performances at the beautiful Oglebay Park Amphitheater in Wheeling. Tom has appeared on countless television and radio programs and continues to perform regularly in clubs and at festivals throughout the Pittsburgh region. Tom became full time guitarist in Bill Toms' band, Hard Rain, in 2002. | |||
| He has served as a Commonwealth Speaker for the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and an educator in the area of art for Gateway to the Arts in ]. | |||
| '''The Songwriter''' | |||
| ==Discography== | |||
| ⚫ | Breiding was a staff writer for Tom Collins at Collins Music Corporation, on Nashville's |
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| * ''Railroad Town'' (1992) | |||
| * ''The Next Heartache'' (1997) | |||
| * ''Guitar and Pen'' (1998) | |||
| * ''Happy Hour in the Round Hotel'' (2000) | |||
| * ''American Son'' (2001) | |||
| * ''Two Tone Chevrolet'' (2004) | |||
| * ''Guitar and Pen Volume II'' (2005) | |||
| * ''Time to Roll'' (2006 AmeriSon Records) | |||
| * ''The Unbroken Circle'' (2007 AmeriSon Records) | |||
| * ''Beauty in Paradise'' (2011 AmeriSon Records) | |||
| * ''Fairness at Patriot'' (2013) | |||
| * ''Live at the Leaf and Bean: Bootleg'' (2014) | |||
| * ''River, Rails or Road – Album and Film'' (2015) | |||
| *''Love Commits Me Here'' (2019) | |||
| ==References== | |||
| '''The Artist''' | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
| Tom is currently recording his first self produced album at the new AmeriSon Studio. Recorded entirely with American Son, it will be the first "band" record to carry the Tom Breiding name. Tom's partnership with Jamie Peck of Long Vue Digital in Wheeling resulted in six independent releases: 1992's Railroad Town and 1997's The Next Heartache, 1998's regionally acclaimed Guitar and Pen, 2000's Happy Hour in the Round Hotel, 2001's American Son, a record dedicated to the region's depressed steel towns, 2004's Two Tone Chevrolet, and 2005's Guitar and Pen Volume II. In 2001, Joe Grushecky chose a Tom Breiding ballad, A Picture of Him, to be included on his Best of the 'Burgh CD. Tom co-wrote a song and played guitar on all the tracks on Bill Toms and Hard Rain's The West End Kid released in October of 2005. | |||
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Tom Breiding is an American musician, originally from Wheeling, West Virginia. He has released 14 albums, beginning with his 1992 release Railroad Town, and provided guitar or vocal tracks for several other albums by other artists, including several records with fellow Pittsburgh artist Bill Toms.
Music career
Breiding was a staff writer for Tom Collins at Collins Music Corporation, on Nashville's Music Row in 1991. At that time, Collins was the largest independent publisher in Country Music in the United States, responsible for launching the careers of Barbara Mandrell and Ronnie Milsap. The exclusive publishing deal with Collins allowed Breiding to collaborate and make contacts with many other writers, artists, and publishers. The resulting catalog of material was purchased by Acuff Rose/Opryland Music in November 1999, and later by Sony/ATV in 2002.
Beginning with his 1992 release Railroad Town, Breiding has released 14 albums. He has also provided guitar or vocal tracks for several other albums by other artists, including several records with fellow Pittsburgh artist Bill Toms. He has been the full-time guitarist in Toms' band, Hard Rain, since 2002.
Breiding's television and radio appearances include Humanities on the Road on Pennsylvania Cable Network. His performance of "Steeltowns, Coalfields, and The Unbroken Circle" won a Tele Award for the Pennsylvania Humanities Council.
In 2008, Breiding worked with Pittsburgh artist Rick Malis on When We Shine, a compilation CD celebrating Pittsburgh's 250th anniversary. The project was funded by a regional asset grant to Calliope: Pittsburgh Folk Music Society. Brieding and Malis conducted writing seminars with student songwriters and collaborated on all of the album's 15 tracks. The album was produced and engineered by Tom at AmeriSon Studio in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
His most successful release is The Unbroken Circle: Songs of the West Virginia Coalfields which spent 16 weeks in the top 100 of the Americana charts in 2008, peaking at #55.
Songs from Breiding's 2011 release Beauty in Paradise were featured for seven consecutive weeks on Echoes, a syndicated radio program broadcast on more than 500 public radio stations across America.
Politics
Breiding is actively involved with the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), providing the music for the Fairness at the Patriot campaign in 2013 and 2014. He also made contributions to the Centennial Commemoration of the Ludlow Massacre and the 2015 Constitutional Convention in Las Vegas. In 2016 he performed on Capitol Hill in front of 10,000 union members to petition the U.S. Government to ensure cradle-to-grave healthcare for the country's coal miners. He also performed in front of thousands in support of 1,100 striking Warrior Met coal miners in Brookwood, Alabama. Much of Breiding's work with the UMWA is documented in his 2015 album and film release River, Rails or Road.
He has served as a Commonwealth Speaker for the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and an educator in the area of art for Gateway to the Arts in Pittsburgh.
Discography
- Railroad Town (1992)
- The Next Heartache (1997)
- Guitar and Pen (1998)
- Happy Hour in the Round Hotel (2000)
- American Son (2001)
- Two Tone Chevrolet (2004)
- Guitar and Pen Volume II (2005)
- Time to Roll (2006 AmeriSon Records)
- The Unbroken Circle (2007 AmeriSon Records)
- Beauty in Paradise (2011 AmeriSon Records)
- Fairness at Patriot (2013)
- Live at the Leaf and Bean: Bootleg (2014)
- River, Rails or Road – Album and Film (2015)
- Love Commits Me Here (2019)
References
- Behe, Regis (March 27, 2005). "High-caliber talent flies below the radar in Western PA". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
- "The promise of 1946".
- "At a massive union rally the promise of a better south". 5 August 2021.