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Tommy Amato
 Tommy Amato, 1970
The multi-talented Tommy Amato was born in Detroit. At the age of 10 he
moved to Nashville and he came to Las Vegas at the age of 18.
Tommy began playing the drums in Bobby Darin's band in 1969 on the LP Commitment. Amato was able to show off his many talents with Bobby. He
played drums, guitar and harmonica in Bobby's band. He was seen drumming for Bobby on The Darin Invasion.
 Amato on The Darin Invasion(1970)
Tommy also traveled with Bobby and appeared on the LP "Live At The Desert Inn".
Bobby introducing Tommy on "Live At Desert Inn"
(Audio)
Bobby and Tommy were close friends .They wrote two songs together.
"Something In Her Love" appeared on the Motown LP Bobby Darin in 1972, and "Another Song On My Mind" which was released after Bobby's death on the Darin: 1936-73 album.
Amato was featured as Manny the bongo player behind Bobby's character "Dusty John Dustin" on "The Bobby Darin Amusement Company" and "The Bobby Darin Show." He also continued to back Bobby up with his electrifying drumming.
 
Manny (Tommy) on the bongos and playing the drums on Bobby's show
Tommy on the drums during Bobby's appearance
on "The Midnight Special"(1973)
When Bobby was too ill to continue
performing, Tommy and the rest of the band went on to work with Tony Orlando, and Tommy played the bass. He also played drums for
The Allman Brothers and recorded with Tina Turner. Currently, he has his own
band, The Tommy Amato Band in Las Vegas. He and Berry Abernathy, who played the bass in Bobby's band, along with Mike Montano and
Matt Sullivan offer live music for weddings, private and corporate events.
It is live music at its best.
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