Carl Thomas Keifer was born in Springfield, Pennsylvania on January 26, 1961.
He began playing guitar at a young age. Soon, he fall in love 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 music career. His mother Adrienne bribed him to stay in school by promising him a real Gibson Les Paul guitar upon graduation.
After graduating, Tom played guitar in bands such as Saint in Hell, Telepath, and Diamonds. At this time, Tom was often so destitute...