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Tommy Roland Shaw (1953- ), a native of Montgomery, Montgomery County, is an American musician and songwriter with a career spanning more than 40 years. He is best known for playing lead guitar, singing lead vocals, and writing music for Styx and for his "supergroup" Damn Yankees.

Shaw was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 2008.

Tommy Shaw, 2010 Shaw was born on September 11, 1953, in Montgomery to Dalton Earl Shaw and Mildred Uline Shaw; he is the youngest of four children.

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His father was a pipefitter and his mother a nurse. When he was two years old his family moved to Prattville, Autauga County, where he lived up until the age of 12. It was there that he began playing guitar, in 1963. Shaw became an avid fan of the Beatles, who heavily influenced his decision to become a musician.

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He was also a country music fan and played Hank Williams songs. When his family moved back to Montgomery two years later, he was already an accomplished guitarist. His first experience in