Tom Thumb & the Hitchikers was originally formed in June 1984 by three musician friends who shared a love and knowledge of rock and soul music. The trio, along with a female vocalist, launched the Hitchikersí debut performance at the Acapulco Restaurant in Playa del Rey, for which the band earned free beer and tacos.

From that inauspicious start, Tom Thumb & the Hitchikers has grown monumentally, not only in size, but in talent and popularity. The groupís initial play list was more folk rock than dance music: Donovan, Simon & Garfunkle, Loviní Spoonful, Mamaís & Papaís and Linda Ronstadt - anything with great harmonies. Indeed, the bandís best feature was its extremely tight three and four part vocal harmonies. Because the quartet wanted to become a dance band, it added a drummer, lead guitarist and later, a three piece horn section. By 1987, the now nine piece band had replaced its entire song list with classic rock & soul dance hits, while retaining the strong vocal harmonies that set the early Hitchikers apart from other bands.

Tom Thumb & the Hitchikers regularly performs at wedding receptions, corporate parties, private school fundraisers, yacht clubs, country clubs and private clubs, including the Jonathon Club, Los Angeles Country Club, Bel Air Bay Club, Balboa Bay Club and the Beach Club. The Hitchikers are unquestionably one of the best and most requested dance bands in Southern California.

After more than sixteen years, Tom Thumb & the Hitchikers still strives to create the best dance music possible for your event. We perform only the best and most danceable music from the 1950's through the 1980's, with an emphasis on 60's rock & soul. No other nine piece band has the versatility to perform a set of swing tunes, a samba and bossa nova set, two sets of 50's music, a set of British invasion rock, a set of American rock ní roll, a set of surf music, three sets of soul music, a blues set and a few country rock numbers. Our play list is so extensive that we could play for eight hours without repeating a song.

Today, as always, Tom Thumb & the Hitchikers boasts a set line up of top musicians and singers, with credits too numerous to list in this biography.

Please accept our promise that you wonít be disappointed with Tom Thumb & the Hitchikers, the best dance band in Southern California!