Tom has been a professional musician for over 30 years, he is an award winning multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter .

A mainstay on the San Diego music scene since the mid 70's, locals and tourists have enjoyed his talents as a guitar, fiddle and mandolin virtuoso considered to be one of San Diego's best. You most likely have seen Tom at some point if you've spent much time in San Diego, most notably as band leader for KSON's Flatbed Band in the mid 80's and later as host and emcee for Sea World's Dolphin Show for several years doing an estimated 3000+ shows!

Cunningham has played just about every tourist venue, casino and night club on the map in San Diego including The San Diego Zoo, Wild Animal Park (now Safari Park), The Lyceum Theater, The Star of India, The Hotel Del Coranado, Loews Coronado Resort, Del Mar Fair, Legoland, San Diego Convention Center and many more of San Diego's finest places!

His newest project is an acoustic gospel album "If I Could Hear From Heaven" released Dec 2, 2014. It includes Bluegrass, Country Gospel and original songs. Tom recorded and produced the project in his home studio. It features Tom on vocals, guitar, fiddle, mandolin and bass. “I’m excited about this project because it includes some of my favorite songs both old and new and my newest original song 'If I could Hear From Heaven' which I dedicate to my parents.”....TC

Tom currently performs as a solo, bandleader and sideman with several bands on fiddle, mandolin acoustic and electric guitars. Tom's acoustic string band, TCB, gives listeners a mix of Americana, Country, Bluegrass, and Western Swing. Tom is also one of the worship leaders for the “Country Gospel” venue at North Coast Church in Vista CA.

Tom’s songs have made it to the big screen and small screen having written and performed the theme song for RFD-TV network’s Cowboy’s Kitchen, (Tom appears on the show as the musical and comedic sidekick to famed Texas chef Grady Spears),and three of Tom’s original songs are featured in the Lions Gate movie "Cold Storage".