Omar & the Howlers are an Austin-based electric blues and blues-rock band led by singer and guitarist Omar Kent Dykes. Originally formed in Mississippi in the 1970s, the group became part of Austin’s vibrant blues scene and developed a reputation for loud, raw, energetic performances rooted in traditional blues, rock & roll and Southern music.
“Ton of Blues” comes from the band’s 1997 album Southern Style. Written by Omar Dykes and Kevin Wommack, the 3:53 track is a good example of the band’s swampy, hard-driving blues-rock approach, with Dykes’ gritty vocals and guitar at the center.
- Artist: Omar & the Howlers
- Song: “Ton of Blues”
- Album: Southern Style
- Released: 1997
- Writers: Omar Dykes & Kevin Wommack
- Length: 3:53
- Style: Electric blues / blues-rock / swampy Southern blues
- Omar & the Howlers’ best-known album is Hard Times in the Land of Plenty (1987), which brought them a wider audience through Columbia Records.
“Ton of Blues” is a straight-ahead, gritty slice of the Texas blues sound that Omar Dykes made his own.