Tom Bark

Tom Bark is a musician and songwriter from the Kansas City area. In the early days of rock n' roll in Kansas City, there was a large crowd following Larry Emmett & The Sliders (5), to which Tom quickly became attached. Tom Bark and Larry Emmett, both being Native American, formed a musical friendship, later forming the group Swingin’ Indians. Tom recorded the eclectic solo album Cosmopolitan Redskin in 1977, featuring songs in modern blues, country, and heavy psych. Tom later became a member of The Kansas City Blues Band , The M.B.'s, and another Kansas City blues group called Colt 45. He had several singles released on Kansas City labels B-Jet and Leprechaun Records (2).