Some terrific photos from Tom's life and career. To enlarge images, click on thumbnails. ​

The Seegulls, a band that Tom formed at Lyman Hall High School in Wallingford, CT in 1965. Clockwise from top left: Craig Scott, Milton Kahl, Horace Williams, Tom, and George Rigoulot.

Fat Tuesday, playing in Starksboro, VT, 1976 (left to right: Horace Williams, Tommy Warsaw, Gary Henry, and Tom). The band bought some land together, and held an annual summer festival known as "Starkstock."

1977 publicity photo, issued by Tom's booking agent at the time.

Tom shares a bill with Muddy Waters for an outdoor blues concert, at Woodbury Ski & Racquet, Woodbury, CT, August 20, 1978.

Tom receives the endorsement of WSCB radio in New Haven, CT. Music director Charles Rosenay sent Tom's record to Dr. Demento at KMET radio in Los Angeles.

A letter from Dr. Demento, thanking Charles Rosenay at WCSB radio for letting him know about the release of "Existential Blues." Tom's career was off and running!

Membership letter from the "Existential Blues Society."

Certificate of membership in the "Existential Blues Society."

The Christmas 1981 edition of the "Existential Blues Society" newsletter.

Tom's official 1982 bio.

A 1982 promo photo, issued by Instant Records, Tom's label at that time.

The original lineup of The Front Porch Rockers, 1982. Left to right: Joe Cassetta, Mike Newton, Linda Cappolla, Tom, Vic Steffens, Paul Fargeorge, and Joe Boerst.

Press release inviting people to the recording session for Tom's first album, "Tom T-Bone Stankus and Friends," April 4, 1982.

From 1984: 42 cents worth of correspondence from a certain Hawaiian shirt-wearing, accordion-playing buddy of Tom's! A little later on, in August 1985, Tom opened for Weird Al at the Oakdale Musical Theatre in Wallingford, CT.

"Music From 'Lil Red," a rare, limited edition cassette-only EP released in 1987, which derives its title from The Band's "Music From Big Pink."

The 1986 lineup of The Front Porch Rockers, who played on the EP, “Music From 'Lil Red.” Left to right: Burt Teague, Tom, Jon Peckman, and Steve Klunk.

That time that Tom opened for The Marshall Tucker Band!

The final lineup of the Front Porch Rockers plays a gig at the Rathskeller restaurant, Southbury, CT, 1993. Left to right: Gordy Titcomb, Steve Klunk, and Tom.

Flyer for Tom's "Camp Muckalucka" show, described as "a musical journey to summer camp." Tom debuted the show in 1993, and continued it for 30 years.

After he did a summer camp show for the South Burlington, VT recreation department in 2005, the kids sent this photo to Tom as a thank you!

Tom with longtime friend and musical collaborator Brian Gillie, who perform together in a duo called "The Elderly Brothers," playing rock 'n' roll oldies from the 1950s and '60s.