Thomas Edward Shaw

THOMAS EDWARD SHAW - AKA “EDDIE SHAW” spent his younger years as a musician: Bass guitar player of legendary rock group, THE MONKS, in Germany during the 1960s; alleged by Rolling Stone Magazine and other media to be the precursor of punk rock music. After returning to the U.S.A, he played jazz/funk as a touring and recording trumpet player.

Released LPs, CDs: BLACK MONK TIME, COMPLICATION, CUCKOO, and LOVE CAN TAME THE WILD on Polydor Records (producer Jimmy Bowien) – also on American Records (See website: the-monks.com) - Retribution Records, distributed by Burnside Distribution, Portland, Oregon – BLACK MONK TIME and MONKS, EARLY YEARS on Light in the Attics Records, Seattle Washington - MINNESODA on Capitol Records (Producer Bob Johnston) – JASS IN SIX PIECES on Sevencranes Music (jazz CD – Itunes - CD Baby).

Soundtracks: in Coen Bros movie, BIG LEBOWSKI - Canadian movie, TAILLIGHTS FADING - POWERADE sports drink commercials, aired on national U.S. TV stations - Peter Rosen’s 2006 documentary, WHO GETS TO CALL IT ART? – Vocalist/writer for APPLE IPHONE 7 "Sticker Fight" commercial - Song "We Do, Wie Du" featured on Stephen Soderbergh's film, LOGAN LUCKY - Subject of Movie documentary TRANSATLANTIC FEEDBACK, by Playloud Productions (Berlin, Germany), about The Monks; also accessible through netflix and DVD.

Author of soft cover books; A COWBOY LIKE ME (book of short stories) - BLACK MONK TIME (memoir) - BELTRAMI'S RIVER (historical novel) - ART, GUNS AND FISH FOR SALE (novella on Kindle Ebooks) - Publisher: Carsonstreet Publishing - He is contributing author in the book, A FRIENDLY GAME OF POKER, 52 Tales of the Neighborhood Game, published by Chicago Review Press, Sept. 2003 - He is also contributing poet for two different books of poetry by the Nevada Poets’ Society.