Tom Kimmel (born Thomas Eugene Hobbs II in 1953) is an American singer-songwriter and poet.

Biography

Born in

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, Kimmel grew up largely in small towns in south Alabama. He attended public schools and graduated from the

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in 1975. Kimmel is known as a songwriter, and his compositions have been recorded by many popular artists, including Johnny Cash,

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, Joe Cocker and Randy Travis. His songs have also been featured in television series including ''

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'', '' Runaway Bride'' and '' Serendipity''. " That's Freedom", the lead track on his ''5 to 1'' album, was co-written by Kimmel and gave him a ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hit as a solo artist. The song later became a Top 10 hit for Australian singer John Farnham in late 1990. He usually tours as a solo performer, and occasionally tours with The Sherpas, a trio he formed in 1994 with Michael Lille and Tom Prasada Rao. A new trio, The New Agrarians, was recently formed with

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. He also sings sporadically with songwriters Don Henry and Sally Barris, collectively called The Waymores. He frequently teaches songwriting and creative expression at retreats and workshops, and in 2006, he published his first book of poems. He currently resides in Memphis, Tennessee.

Discography

* 1987 – 5 to 1 No. 104 US * 1990 – Circle Back Home * 1993 – Don’t Look Back * 1994 – Bones * 1999 – Short Stories * 2002 – Shallow Water * 2003 – Honor Among Thieves (with The Sherpas) * 2004 – Light of Day

Bibliography

* 2006 – The Sweetest and the Meanest (book) * 2008 – The Sweetest and the Meanest

References

External links

Official Homepage

Tom Kimmel on MySpace

Tom Kimmel at Discogs
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