Real name: Thomas E. "TNT" Tribble

Effective period / Period of releases: 1961 - 1988

Rhythm & blues singer, drummer and songwriter, nicknamed "T.N.T.", born August 5, 1921 in Ferrel, Pennsylvania. Died in Washington, D.C. March 27, 2017 at age 95.
Tribble recorded for Victor in 1951, for Gotham 1952-1954, with later sessions for 20th Century in 1955, for Chart in 1957 and East-West in 1958.
He was a featured vocalist with Frank Motley's band 1951-1952, and also recorded with Charles Gonzales, Bobby Parker (1961), Lloyd Smith, and Ike Turner (1961).