Tom Rapp
Thomas Dale "Tom" Rapp (born March 8, 1947 in Bottineau , North Dakota ; † February 11, 2018 in Melbourne , Florida ) was an American singer and songwriter . He became known as the frontman of the folk rock band Pearls Before Swine .
biography
Rapp wrote his first song at the age of six. He appeared in talent competitions; at one he hit the young Bob Dylan . Rapp's family moved to Melbourne , Florida in the early 1960s . Here he founded the band Pearls Before Swine in 1965.
After the first albums, the original band members - except for Rapp - had left the group, and Rapp recorded the other albums with studio musicians. From 1972 he published under his own name. He put together a new version of Pearls Before Swine for appearances.
In the mid-1970s, Rapp withdrew from the music business. He graduated and worked as a lawyer. In 1998 he unexpectedly reappeared on stage: at the Terrastock Festival in Providence , Rhode Island , he accompanied his son Dave's band Shy Camp. He also appeared again at later editions of this festival. In 1999 another Tom Rapp album was released.
Discography
See also the discography of the band Pearls Before Swine .
Solo albums:
- 1972: Familiar Songs
- 1972: star dancer
- 1973: Sunforest
- 1999: A Journal of the Plague Year
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tom Rapp, frontman of '60s psychedelic band Pearls Before Swine, dies at 70 , Washington Post , accessed February 14, 2018
- ↑ a b c Allmusic, see web links.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rapp, Tom |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rapp, Thomas Dale |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer and songwriter, frontman of the folk rock band Pearls Before Swine |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bottineau , North Dakota |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 11, 2018 |
| Place of death | Melbourne , Florida |