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 and Storyville.
Bass guitar player and member of the blues band "Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble" which also included Stevie Ray Vaughan as the lead guitarist and vocalist, Chris Layton on drums and Reese Wynans on electric keyboards.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Guitar Man
2015/I
Documentary performer: "Don't Lose Your Cool"
Austin City Limits
2003
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble: Live from Austin, Texas
1995
Video writer: "Crossfire"
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Four Days Eariler
2012
Short
Conner Darvik
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble: Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985
2004
Video documentary acknowledgment / special thanks: documentary
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
2014
Himself
Johnny Winter: Down & Dirty
2014
Documentary
I Got the Blues in Austin
2010
Short
Himself
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble: Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985
2004
Video documentary
Himself (Bass) (as Double Trouble)
Antone's: Home of the Blues
2004
Documentary
Himself
Austin City Limits
2003
TV Series documentary
Performer / Bass Guitar
Austin Groove Vol. 1, 30 Years Inside Austin's Music
2003
Video documentary
Special appearance
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble: One Night in Texas...
2000
Video short
Himself (Bass) (as Double Trouble)
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
1996
TV Movie documentary
Himself (Bass) (as Double Trouble)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble: Live from Austin, Texas
1995
Video
Himself (Bass) (as Double Trouble)
Janis Joplin Slept Here
1994
Documentary
Himself
Live at the El Mocambo: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
1991
Video
Himself (Bass) (as Double Trouble)
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble: Pride and Joy
1990
Video short
Himself (Bass) (as Double Trouble)
Known for movies
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble: Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985 (2004) as Thanks
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan (1996) as Himself (Bass)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble: Live from Austin, Texas (1995) as Himself (Bass)
Live at the El Mocambo: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (1991) as Himself (Bass)
$16 Million
