Terry Thomas (Terence James Thomas) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known as the founding member, lead singer and lead guitarist of the English rock band
Charlie.
Biography
Thomas founded Charlie in 1971 and remained the only constant member, although his role as lead singer was taken instead by
Terry Slesser for the band's 1983 album ''Charlie''. The 2009 album ''Kitchens of Distinction'', the first recording credited to Charlie in over twenty years, was largely a Thomas solo album, but was credited to Charlie due to contributions by former members
Julian Colbeck and Martin Smith.
Thomas has also worked with other high-profile acts, most notably
Bad Company
Bad Company are an English rock supergroup that was formed in 1973 by singer Paul Rodgers, guitarist Mick Ralphs, drummer Simon Kirke and bassist Boz Burrell. Bad Company ''AllMusic'' Peter Grant, who managed the rock band Led Zeppelin, a ...
, with whom he produced three albums in the late 1980s and early 1990s, after lead singer
Paul Rodgers had been replaced by
Brian Howe. Thomas also co-wrote many of the songs for the three albums, ''
Dangerous Age
''Dangerous Age'' is the eighth studio album by hard rock band Bad Company. The album was released on August 23, 1988. It was their second album with Brian Howe as lead vocalist and first with Steve Price credited as bass guitarist. It was p ...
'',
''Holy Water'' and
''Here Comes Trouble''. He also co-produced and co-wrote many of the song's on
Foreigner's album ''
Unusual Heat'' and also co-wrote and produced
Tommy Shaw
Tommy Roland Shaw (born September 11, 1953) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter best known for his tenure in the rock band Styx (band), Styx as co-lead vocalist. In between his stints with Styx, he has played with other groups includi ...
's album ''
Ambition
Ambition, Ambitions or Ambitious may refer to:
Music
* ''Ambitions'' (One Ok Rock album), 2017
* ''Ambition'' (Tommy Shaw album), 2014
* ''Ambition'' (Wale album), 2011, or the title song
* "Ambition", a song by Band-Maid from the 2021 album ...
'', and
Tesla's 1994 album Bust A Nut.
He continues to write and to perform live, now under the name of his new musical project, The Fabulous Lampshades.
External links
Charlie – Terry Thomas interview – classicrockmusicblog.com*
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
English male singer-songwriters
English rock guitarists
English male guitarists
Charlie (band) members