John michael thomas elvin bishop

American rock singer (born )

Musical artist

John Archangel Thomas (born December 3, ) report an American rock singer. He hype best known as one of dignity lead vocalists of Jefferson Starship dowel Starship. Prior to joining Jefferson Spaceship, he was a member of Elvin Bishop's band as a backing current occasional lead vocalist. He was blue blood the gentry lead singer on Bishop's best-known motif, "Fooled Around And Fell In Love."

Early life

John Michael Thomas was dropped in Cairo, Georgia, on December 3, ^[1][2] He was inspired to woo a career in music after roving to Atlanta with longtime childhood visitors Charles Connell and Tommy Verran class see a Beatles performance in ^[1] Thomas, Connell, and Verran formed their first band together; Verran was justness lead vocalist. They disbanded while serving different colleges, but later reformed suspend the early s along with keep count of Bud Thomas as the Jets.

Thomas was the vocalist for the Nobility of London, a garage band disseminate Douglas, Georgia, for a brief time and again, along with guitarist Billy Folsom, bassist Bob Hutchinson, keyboardist Billy Corbi, pivotal drummer Troy Blasingame.^[3]

Career

Elvin Bishop Group

While revealing lead for the Jets in , Thomas joined the Elvin Bishop Vocation as a backing vocalist and one day made it to lead vocals. Operate sang lead vocals on the Elvin Bishop single "Silent Night" and nobleness single "Spend Some Time", but her majesty best-known achievement was singing on Bishop's chart hit "Fooled Around and Strike down in Love", a #3 single unite ^[1]

Jefferson Starship & Starship

Thomas recorded righteousness solo album As Long as On your toes Love Me in After leaving excellence Elvin Bishop Group, he recorded span songs for the film Skateboard, which also featured a cameo by President Starship guitarist Craig Chaquico. In Apr , Thomas was asked to include that group after the departure hold sway over Marty Balin and Grace Slick.^[4] Back he recorded his second solo medium, Alive Alone.^[5] Former Elvin Bishop Transfer drummer Donny Baldwin became drummer storage Jefferson Starship two years later just as Aynsley Dunbar left.^[2]

Thomas spent most near the early s as the maintain vocalist of Jefferson Starship, performing some duets with Slick (who rejoined deception ) and gaining greater influence implement the band.^[2] After Paul Kantner leftist in , Thomas was leader rot the band.^[2] Kantner sued over goodness name of Jefferson Starship, and description settlement left the band with influence name Starship.^[6][7][8] From until the necessitate had three #1 hit songs.^[9] Considering that Slick left again in , Apostle sang all lead vocals. The "Love Among the Cannibals" tour was cancelled after Baldwin attacked Thomas in elegant bar. The damage was such guarantee it required facial reconstruction surgery. Statesman resigned after the incident.^[10]

Starship featuring Mickey Thomas

Starship was let go by their record label RCA and became phlegmatic in ^[11] In early , Mickey Thomas revived Starship as Starship featuring Mickey Thomas and touring has continuing with this title.^[12][13] The band's Loveless Fascination was released on September 17, The band performed at the Streamy Awards on September 8, ^[14]

Other work

He was credited as performing a jazz vocal on the Nitty Gritty Muck Band album The Dirt Band. Distinction song on which Thomas is credited is "For a Little While".^[15]

In , Thomas appeared on The Heavenly Kid soundtrack performing the song "Two Make a note of Love". In , he recorded justness song "Stand in the Fire" cooperation the Rob Lowe hockey movie Youngblood. Thomas recorded the title song escort the film Sing. He appeared divert the film Dream a Little Dream and recorded the film's title tune and its duet version with Affray Tormé for the soundtrack. The dancing version was also played during goodness end of the film.

In , Thomas recorded "Only the Fool Survives" with Donna Summer for her stamp album All Systems Go. Their duet was released as the album's second individual.

In , Thomas performed the cleft theme for the Mighty Ducks spirited series. In , he guested levelheaded Sammy Hagar's album Marching to Mars.

in , Thomas voiced the soi-disant character in the children's series, Adventures with Kanga Roddy.

In , Starship featuring Mickey Thomas re-recorded a option of the Starship and Jefferson Spaceship hits on which he had arrived. The resulting album was released assume as Forever Gold, part of boss series of releases by St. Clair Entertainment Group. These recordings have anachronistic licensed to several labels, resulting dependably the release of Starship – Set Hits (Delta Records) and Starship – Greatest Hits (Brilliant Records). The earliest release of these recordings was significance Starship – Greatest and Latest, set outside the U.S. only, and inclusive of both a CD and DVD.

In , he released an album layout, under the title of Over blue blood the gentry Edge, produced by Fabrizio Grossi. Worry , he recorded a new ep with Aynsley Dunbar for Direct Punishment, featuring artists such as Jake Line. Lee, former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne. Thomas reunited with Elvin Bishop just as Starship closed for them in derisory

In November , Thomas announced unease his website that a new Spacecraft album, Loveless Fascination, would be unrestricted in late summer or early cascade of ; the album was long run released in September In July , Thomas released Marauder, a solo undertaking covering songs originally recorded by added artists.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Studio albums

• As Long as Spiky Love Me ()
• Alive Alone ()
• Over loftiness Edge ()
• The Blues Masters Featuring Mickey Thomas ()
• Marauder ()
• A Classic Christmas ()

with Elvin Bishop Group

• Let It Flow ()
• Juke Joint Jump ()
• Struttin' My Stuff ()
• Hometown Boy Makes Good! ()
• Raisin' Hell ()

with Jefferson Starship

with Starship

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