Thomas Joshua Tindall (1950 ? January 26, 2016) was an American guitarist. He was a member of MFSB and played on 38 gold and platinum funk and R&B records and more than 30 hits produced by Gamble and Huff in the 1970s and 1980s. ^[1] Tindall is considered one of the architects of the Philadelphia Sound . ^[2] He was inducted twice into the Philadelphia Music Alliance's Walk of Fame as a member of MFSB and the Salsoul Orchestra . ^[3]

T. J. Tindall was born in 1950 in Trenton, New Jersey . ^{[4] [5] [6]} During his career, Tindall played on hits produced by "Sound of Philadelphia" architects Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff for artists such as The O'Jays ' Travelin' at the Speed of Thought , Teddy Pendergrass, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, the Intruders, and The Three Degrees ' album International . He also backed up and recorded with Bonnie Raitt (her album Give It Up ), Lon & Derrek Van Eaton (their album Brother ), the Jacksons, Robert Palmer 's Double Fun , The Temptations , to name a few. He can be heard on The Trammps ' 1976 hit " Disco Inferno " (US #46) and their album of the same name, Lou Rawls ' " You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine " (US #2), The Jackson 5 's 1976 hit " Enjoy Yourself " (US #6, US R&B #2), Eddie Kendricks 's "He's a Friend" single (US #36) and album of the same name and album Goin' Up In Smoke , Phyllis Hyman 's album Prime of My Life , Loleatta Holloway 's album Loleatta , Double Exposure 's album Ten Percent , First Choice 's album Delusions .

In the 1980s, Tindall retired from music, running a company in Princeton founded by his father. In 2012, he went back to the studio to join David Uosikkinen 's project In The Pocket: Essential Songs of Philadelphia .

Tindall died of cancer in 2016 at age 65. ^{[1] [7]}

In 2016, Tindall was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum .

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