Tom Mauchahty-Ware (March 21, 1949 – November 3, 2015[1]) was a Kiowa/Comanche musician.[1] He was a Southern Straight dancer and a member of the Kiowa O-Ho-Mah Lodge society.[1]
Thomas Mauchahty-Ware II | |
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Born | March 21, 1949 |
Died | November 3, 2015 | (aged 66)
Instrument(s) | singing, drum, Native American flute, harmonica, guitar |
Years active | 1970s–2000s |
Formerly of | Blues Nation |
Thomas Ware was born on March 21, 1949, to Wilson Ware (Kiowa) and Pearl Pewo Ware (Kiowa/Comanche) in Oklahoma.[1]
As a musician, he drummed and played the Native American flute, harmonica, and blues guitar. He formed the band Blues Nation in 1990.[1]
He was an accomplished American Indian dancer and regalia maker. He was a skilled visual artist: painting, sculpting, making flutes, bead working, and feather working.
He was a descendant of the famous Kiowa flutist, Belo Cozad, and made two commercial recordings, Flute Songs of the Kiowa and Comanche (1978) and The Traditional and Contemporary Indian Flute of Tom Mauchahty Ware (1983).[2]