L. Thomas Baggett Biography

Stan Alves	L. Thomas Baggett aka "T-Bone"	Donnie "The Velvet Dinosaur" Baker	Ken "Obie Dee" van Cromphaut
Marty Deradoorian	Franco "Kid Calico" Giovannoni	John "Bones" Noxon	Greg Smith
Kurt Schultz	Darlene "Kitten" Taylor	Allen "Root Beer" Wells

Biography: L. Thomas Baggett aka "T-Bone"

Lead vocals, lead & rhythm guitar

L. Thomas Baggett, affectionately known as "T-Bone", was born in Sacramento, CA, December 9, 1955. His music career began at the age of 5 as he would sing and perform skits for his terminall ill grandfather, Jam R. Adams, a coal miner who was stricken with black lung disease and, and eventually passed away at the Weimar institute in Weimar, CA.

At the age of 8, L. Thomas began playing guitar by ear as the family could not afford lessons at the time. He was voted the most talented senior at Roseville High School in 1974. By 1975 he was playing music in Houston, TX. Hi band "Amoranth" played for the official Apollo.Soyez Splash Down Party, where he got to meet his childhood hero, Neil Armstrong. Since then, he has played music professionally in the San Diego, Sacramento, and Seattle areas.

In the late 1980's he began playing with signed country act known as "Debra Gayle and El Dorado", where his favorite memory was opening up for another hero of his, "The Living Legend", George Jones, at the Visalia Community Center in front of thousands of screaming fans. In 1995, L. thomas became a published song writer. His song "These things" was recorded by Australian Country Music star Kate Ballentyne" as track number 6 on her CD "Tomorrow's Girl", which landed at Number 1 on the Australian Country Music Charts.

In 1996 his band "Straight from the Heart" along with his friend and song writing partner, Colleen Lloy won the Sacramento area James Dean True Value Hardware County Music Award. After which they represented Northern california during the National Finals.

As for now,after an 8 year hiatus, L. thomas is working with his more recent founded project known as "Bone Jeli". Along with an arrayof talented players, such as John Noxon, Stan alves, Kenny "Obie Dee" Van Cromphaut, Donnie Baker, Darlene Taylor, Greg Smith, Franco Giovannoni, Kurt Schultz, Rootbeer, and Marty Deradoorian. L. Thomas feels as though he has been truly blessed to be in the company of these fine players, and is looking forward to working and performing with "Bone Jelli".