Carl Thomas Keifer was born in Springfield, Pennsylvania on January 26, 1961.
He began playing đàn ghi ta, guitar at a young age. Soon, he fall in tình yêu with the rock and the blues.
He joined his first rock band while in Junior High School. He struggled with drug and alcohol abuse during this time, and he considered dropping out of school to pursue a âm nhạc career. His mother Adrienne bribed him to stay in school bởi promising him a real Gibson Les Paul đàn ghi ta, guitar upon graduation.
After graduating, Tom played đàn ghi ta, guitar in bands such as Saint in Hell, Telepath, and Diamonds. At this time, Tom was often so destitute...