100 Best Philly Albums of All Time - Rumble

A list of the 100 Best Philly Albums of All Time*--according to this Philadelphia Weekly 2004 article--includes Rumble by Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers at No. 100. Good catch! The description of the song "I'm Not Your Man" is a bit incorrect [he doesn't want to be introduced to the parents, right?], but nice that the authors also included the band Flight of Mavis (Buzz Zeemer association via Frank Brown) in their Honorable Mentions list.

100. Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers
Rumble | Columbia, 1988

It's true: He and the Young Rumblers were the king of all bar bands, and that would hurt any rocker's credibility. But Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers were truly beloved in the '80s, mostly because this University of Delaware grad had a strong sense of what worked for the live crowd. That charisma is partly what attracted the attention of Columbia Records for this major label debut, which featured the hit "I'm Not Your Man," about a regular Joe who realizes he'll never be the kind of guy who gets introduced to the parents. The band never went far nationally, but Conwell remains a strong supporter of the Philly music scene as the host of Loud and Local on WYSP.

Philadelphia Weekly, Sept. 22, 2004.
These picks were written by: Jeffrey Barg, Patrick Berkery, Ainé Ardron-Doley, Julie Gerstein, Collin Keefe, Johnny Loftus, Ken Micallef, Ramsay Pennypacker, Liz Spikol, Michael Tearson, Suzann Vogel, Steve Volk and Tim Whitaker.*Link to Philadelphia Weekly article no longer available

The Bottom Line Cabaret - TCYR ticket stub [1988]

Ticket stub from a Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers concert at The Bottom Line in NYC on Oct. 4, 1988. 

The appearance of the Young Rumblers occurred over two nights, Oct. 3 and 4.

Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers
Opening Act | William Shaw
All Seats $12.50

*October 4 concert was broadcast live on WNEW-FM.

Long Live Rock - The Dipsomaniacs with Tommy Conwell

A cover of The Who’s “Long Live Rock” by Tommy Conwell with backing band, The Dipsomaniacs. This is rock 'n roll!

From the CD “Who's Not Forgotten, FDR's Tribute to The Who” - a collection of twenty-one songs recorded by a "who's who" of the best power-pop/indie-rock bands from the New Jersey/Philadelphia area. 

Thanks to everyone for the inspiration -- and keep rockin, Tommy!

• Tommyconwell.com
• Karyn, Sam the Sailor and the HotWingsJones’ boys at MySpace
• The great Sandy Kinden
• Dipsomaniacs.net

Rock Tracks - "I'm Not Your Man"

A mention of Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers in the book, "Rock Tracks: Album Rock 1981-1995 and Modern Rock 1988-1995." 

Listed under the Top 40 Album Tracks is "I'm Not Your Man" on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks in 1988.

Tommy Conwell's Guitar Heroes - Rolling Stone Magazine

"Tommy Conwell's Guitar Heroes" is an article from Rolling Stone Magazine, October 1988. Full text below:

Tommy Conwell's Guitar Heroes

         Tommy Conwell allows only a select few to take a knife to his guitar (a 1969 Guild X500). He started the practice a few years ago when he and his Philly-based band, the Young Rumblers, began opening for big names. "Whenever we opened up for someone who meant a lot to me, I'd ask them for their autograph," he says. His collections includes engravings from Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Dickey Betts, John Lee Hooker, Steve Jones, Johnny Ramone, Chubby Checker and Chrissie Hynde.
          These days Conwell is signing a few guitars himself: his fans bring theirs to his shows. He and the Rumblers have just started touring to support their debut album, Rumble. Meanwhile, Tommy, the Rumblers and the guitar are on display in the video for the catchy "I'm Not Your Man."
          The largest signature on his Guild is Hynde's. "She had to make hers bigger than the other guys," Conwell says. "And when she was finally done carving it in with her own knife, she still wasn't satisfied. She said 'How about if I put my eye liner in there?' Her famous eye liner."