Band Members

Title Description
Lito Rodriguez FULL NAME: Lito Rodriguez BIRTHDAY: February 2 HOMETOWN: Fort Worth, TX FACEBOOK: /lito7274 Lito has been playing guitar for over 30 years. He took a long break from playing in bands, from 1995 until joining his first band back from hiatus in 2015. Since then he has continued to master his performance skills and more recently started to sing lead vocals. Before forming Lito and the Blackbirds, he had never sung in a band. His focus was always the guitar parts. After the search for a lead vocalist came to a dead spot it was suggested that he try to sing. Although he has many more years of learning the craft of singing the band is already prepared to bring the sound that they aim at in a live setting. Lito is a grant writer for non-profit organizations during the day and a devoted hard-rocker by night. He doesn't play in other bands at the moment and dedicat... View Profile
Thomas Blasucci FULL NAME: Thomas Blasucci BIRTHDAY: May 14 HOMETOWN: Fort Worth, TX Thomas was born in Provo, Utah, raised in Los Angeles, California and has made Fort Worth his home for the past 9 years. The diversity of places where he has lived have shaped his style and tastes for music. Along with Lito and the Blackbirds, Thomas is also a member of the local ‘80s cover band, Betamax. He comes from a family of musicians and artists that have influenced him for the past 20 years as a live performer. Most prominently, Thomas was raised on Classic Rock. His father played lead guitar for Bobby Kimball (Toto) and regularly had weekly gigs with various classic rock bands in Los Angeles. He tagged along on weeknights and weekends when his father’s solo project opened for groups like Rod Stewart, America, and Michael McDonald. His motivation to join Lito and the Blackbirds is t... View Profile
Chad Deen FULL NAME: Chad Deen BIRTHDAY: April 13 HOMETOWN: Fort Worth, TX TWITTER: @ChadDeen1 Chad has been longing for the thrill of playing Classic Rock songs he grew up listening to with his older brothers. They were highly influential in paving a way for him to become a musician and rocking out to these tunes is a natural fit. The admiration for this genre of music compelled him to form a second band, Lito and the Blackbirds. Chad is also the drummer for the local hard-rock band Ghosts of November. He has co-written many songs for the group. With Lito and the Blackbirds, Chad can expand his skill set learning the beats of the beloved standards that he still rocks out to and grew up admiring. His love for writing music is matched with playing covers of songs that are inspirational. Chad also appreciates being a part of a community of cover bands that are keeping ... View Profile