Tommy started his quest at age 5 singing along with his parents records. Encouraged by his mother, he began to mimic all the popular songs of the era and began playing guitar at age 8. Tutored by his older brother Bobby, he learned very quickly and began rivaling his mentor's skills within a few years. With his Sears cassette recorder in hand he would practice singing and playing for endless hours until his parents made him go to bed. While in grammar school he excelled in the arts drawing, painting, singing in choir, and playing clarinet and saxophone at school functions. At age 15 he began pursuing the guitar with a mad passion after being influenced by bands like Aerosmith, The Who, Led Zeppelin, & The Stones. With the warm tube tones of the 70's at hand, he was star stricken and vowed that music would be his life.

In 1979 His father retired to the resort community of  Hot Springs, AR, there Tommy experimented with bands, and playing small clubs while further developing his talent until 1983. He then had an opportunity to relocate to Detroit "The Rock City" and made his move in October of that year. Things were tough at first, but he was determined to be a success. The Out of Hand Band was the first stepping stone on his road to Motor City stardom, performing at backyard parties, and then larger clubs, until the limitation of singing and playing all the time led him to join Rockdog in 1986. With the freedom of only singing Tommy honed his vocal & front man skills to a fine edge. After much success and notoriety he left the band because of artistic differences in 1987.

Roeck then joined up with former Out of Hand band mate Matt Mansour, he introduced Tommy to guitarist Jac Glasgow, percussionist Mike Alonso and together they formed Hunky Dory. After the exposure that Rockdog gave him, he easily managed to book "the Hunk" all over the Detroit metropolitan area and achieved bar star status in no time. Opening for local superstars Seduce, and Mommies Dearest catapulted them to the top of the heap and they began opening for major national acts such as; Humble Pie, Head East, and others. The group was having a rough time of dealing with their new found popularity and were bickering when they were asked to open for Cheap Trick at the State Fair and declined the invite. Steve from S.M.A. sound and lighting referred to them as "Rock Gods" every time they graced his presence on stage, and the fans loved them, but their collective egos eventually broke them up in the summer of 1988. One year later they were all living in Hollywood, Ca. pursuing different interests but always remaining friends.

Tommy searched the vast Southern California music scene for the right combination of people to produce a viable product. After many experimental ventures such as; Dogtown, Ways-n-Means, and others, he struck gold with Beggar's Day in 1990. Raul Campos and Eric Onofrio were a killer bassist/drummer team and the trio auditioned guitarists until they settled on two compatible players, Oz & Russ. They began writing songs and playing all over Hollywood. The Whiskey, The Anti-Club, The Troubadour, & Exposure 54,  were all favorite venues they performed at regularly. The group recorded a demo in late 1990 and began shopping it around. They were so anti - poser that the big record companies said their music wasn't radio worthy and after much frustration Oz left the band. They tried to carry on, but without that gutsy riffing of Oz's grinding Marshall, there was a spot too naked to fill and they called it quits.

Hollywood is a drowning pool, full of broken dreams and expensive living. With this in mind, Tommy elected to give the bright lights & low costs in Las Vegas a try. Right off he joined an established metal band named Xavier, performed several gigs with them around Vegas which opened alot of doors. X and Myca weren't open to suggestive collaboration and Tommy hit a brick wall esthetically and left the group. He met up with Guitarist Georgios Bartsillianos and the two hit a groove. After much trial & error, the duo finally found a drummer and bassist team in Kenny Ardiaz and Mike Schdix. While consuming a bottle of Jack Daniels at rehearsal one night, they stumbled across the name Old Number Seven and the band was christened. They did it up! The Vegas scene was no match for their impressive songwriting skills, or charisma. They played every venue they could manage and received much respect from local rock patrons. The party never stops in the town that never sleeps, and it took it's toll on the boys. Tommy couldn't take it anymore and moved back to Hot Springs, though he keeps in touch with the boys via e-mail and the occasional phone call.

Upon returning home Tommy formed Misbehavin' with old high school buddy Richard "The Duck" Stacey and local tattooist/drummer Redbeard. They rehearsed in beard's studio for months until they landed house gigs at the Ohio Club & Brewskies. Between Redbeard's tattoo clientele and Tommy and Duck's wild antics onstage they developed a rather large following of fans. They started the hard rock movement in Hot Springs, said John Talley, then the owner of Brewskies. "This town needs an enema" was the band's battle cry as they performed covers by Led Zeppelin, UFO, & Metallica. Redbeard met Angie and the two fell in love. They married and opened The Living Canvas Tattoo Studio in 1996 which left Beard no choice but to pursue his life's ambition and build a thriving business. Tommy then called local percussionist Shannon Summit and the group continued to play. After some time they were the talk of the town and hard rock fans came out of the woodwork to see their favorite local band. The Ohio Club changed hands and musical formats, & Brewskies burned down which left the group disheartened and they disbanded.

Then Tommy recieved a phone call from old partner in crime Dave Harvey, asking him to join his group Second Nature with Vocalist John Wolfe, & Drummer Gary Rauss in the summer of 1996. Roeck agreed and soon they were once again setting new trends in the musical world of Hot Springs, but with a new name, Area 51. They performed in Little Rock alot and the surrounding areas, but could always pack the house at Johnny's in their hometown and had quite the following. Gary got married and moved to Oklahoma, which left the door open for Shannon Summit to come onboard for awhile. Dave found God and left to pursue a Christian influenced project 3:16, and John just gave up. Which left Tommy no band and several gigs left on the books to fulfill. He scrambled together what would soon be the new incarnation of Area 51, featuring Ben Thompson on vocals, Jerry Beasley on drums and Scott Bowes on bass. This package was raw, but awesome in it's own right.

Area 51 became one of the most popular acts the sleepy town of Hot Springs had ever seen. Performing regularly at Player's throughout Race meet they could always pack the house and set new attendance sales records for the bar. With Darryl Larson running sound for them, Ben's propeller style and screaming vocals, Tommy's guitar flipping and harmonies, and Jerry and Scott's awesome backbone, they set the mark for hard rock in the region. Often imitated but never duplicated, their set list showed up at more than one band's table for the next few years. They wrote and recorded a demo, entitled "First Contact" and released it locally. After it was all said and done, Area 51 is still remembered.

Tommy was working at local music store Banjo Dan's teaching guitar & bass and repairing all types of musical equipment when the call came in from the Spa City Blues Society's then president Roger Menefee. They needed a house guitarist for the weekly Wednesday night blues jam and asked Tommy to fill the position. He agreed and with that he began a love for the blues in many forms. Jamming with Steve Danger on drums, and Rooster Meeks on standup bass, they had a great time performing in front of an always packed house. Tommy met many talented players and soon formed Alias Jones with bassist Jerry Wallis, Drummer Larry Sorter, & Vocalist Raven. He then left the Jam after 7 months to pursue his new band's endeavors. They performed all over the Arkansas area in many blues venues and were well received. Raven left the band and was replaced by Harp man Wayne Galbavy. The band continued on until Tommy met Jody Johannsen in the summer of 1998 and the two were married in July the following year.

During that last year Roeck formed a hard rock quartet, Deep with Larry Sorter, Scott Bowes, and guitarist Chris O'Rorke. Deep was a killer band, they were the first group in the area to perform covers and originals with seven string guitars and five string basses, again the people loved them and flocked to their shows. They recorded a demo "Wrong Side of the Traxx" in that year and started to shop it to major labels around the country. With limited interest and Tommy's time running short having to divide his time between his wife Jody, three children, Wendi, Miranda and Jake, a solo career performing with his acoustic, a blues band and Deep, he decided to take a hiatus from music for a few years and concentrate on his family.

Putting his electronics degree to good use, he sought a career in digital satellite technology and had his own subcontracting and home entertainment business Aerosatellite with his wife Jody - and performed occasionally with friends In December 04, a new band, Victim of Change

Then he got divorced in '06 and started living his life again - writing, recording, playing gigs - where he met up with Mark Hill at a local music store after playing together on the spot on Spa City Music's acoustic room and doing 30+ SONGS near FLAWLESSLY - they booked some gigs. The duo share a musical connection and direction unlike anything either of them had ever experienced before...and an unmatched sound. As long as the gigs keep coming and the fun and people are there they will be playing together for a long time to come.......

Most recently in the spring of '07, Tommy formed TOSP, “The Old School Players” - with long time bassist friend Scott Bowes and newcomer Steve Avary on drums. The trio is everything Tommy has been searching for his entire life! The Mojo is very strong with them. They are a force to be reckoned with! If you get a chance, go see them as you will surely not be disappointed! Please visit theoldschoolplayers.com