T.A.M.A. was formed in 1988 by musicians involved in the Truckee Actors Guild production "Celebration '88". After the TAG show, the musicians wanted to create an organization dedicated to creating musical shows for local musicians.The very first performance for the fledgling organization was a fundraiser for the family of Rick Emily, a local restaurateur who died in an accident at his home in Truckee. Held at the Bar of America in Truckee, the tremendous support and response from the community at the rock and roll dance party gave T.A.M.A. members the encouragement to attempt a larger, more formally arranged production. T.A.M.A.'s first major production, 1969 A Night at the Fillmore in March 1989, was a great success. As a result T.A.M.A. was asked to play at Sand Harbor during the North Tahoe Fine Arts Council's summer music festival as the opening act for John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers. In the years that followed, TAMA also opened for Leon Russell and Nicollete Larson. T.A.M.A. has been a thriving, successful, local music organization ever since.
