Tom Robinson
Tom Robinson's 1st release was in 1975 with Café Society: an acoustic harmony trio produced by Ray Davies. The album sold 500 copies.
After seeing a Sex Pistols gig Tom formed the Tom Robinson Band with guitarist Danny Kustow. TRB were early supporters of Rock Against Racism and enjoyed Top 5 success with their debut single 2-4-6-8 Motorway. Brief notoriety followed with the LGBT anthem Glad To Be Gay, and in 1978 their LP Power In The Darkness reached No.4 in the UK.
Over the last 50 years Tom's been mentored by Alexis Korner and Martin Carthy, written songs with Elton John and Peter Gabriel, toured with The Police, Red Wedge and The Undertones, and Rocked Against Racism alongside The Clash, Steel Pulse and X-Ray Spex.
More recently he gave over 10,000 artists their first airplay on his BBC Introducing shows & served for ten years on the Ivor Novello Awards committee. At age 75 Tom still enjoys a reputation as a tireless champion of grassroots music and as a veteran songsmith.
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