Tom Robinson ( born June 1, 1950 , Cambridge , England ) is a British singer-songwriter who began in the folk rock band Cafe Society, and became known as the frontman of the new wave band Tom Robinson Band, famous for hit singles “2-4-6-8 Motorway” (1977, # 5 UK) and “Don't Take No for an Answer” (1978, # 18 UK) [2] . The track “(If If You're) Glad To Be Gay” (from Don't Take No for an Answer EP, 1978, # 18 UK) brought scandalous fame, written for the Gay Pride street parade in 1976 and became the anthem of the British gay people. [3]
| Tom Robinson | |
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| basic information | |
| Full name | Tom robinson |
| Date of Birth | June 1, 1950 (69 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Cambridge , England |
| A country |  |
| Professions | singer author-performer bass guitar player radio host |
| Instruments | guitar |
| Genres | punk rock new wave rock'n'roll pop rock |
| Collectives | Cafe society Tom robinson band Sector 27 |
| Labels | Razor & Tie Music Records Emi Blueprint records Dojo records Universal international Castaway records Scarface Records [1] |
| www.tomrobinson.com | |
In the 1990s, ex-gay Tom Robinson unexpectedly married many and became the father of two children (in the San newspaper, an ironic paraphrase appeared on this subject: “Glad to be Dad”). Currently, Tom Robinson is not affiliated with gay organizations, but continues to work with the Rock Against Fascism movement. In Britain in recent years he has become widely known as the presenter of two radio programs on BBC Radio 6, one of which [4] specializes in finding the most interesting new music on the Internet.
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Content
Discography
Singles
- The Whitby Two-Step (1975)
- 2-4-6-8 Motorway (1977)
- Don't Take No for an Answer EP (1978)
- Up Against the Wall "(1978)
- Bully for You (1979)
- Never Gonna Fall in Love Again (1979)
- Not Ready (1980)
- Invitation (1980)
- Total Recall (1981)
- Now Martin's Gone (1982)
- War Baby (1983)
- Listen to the Radio (Atmospherics) (1983)
- Back in the Old Country (1984)
- Rikki Don't Lose That Number (1984 - Steely Dan cover)
- Prison (1985)
- Nothing Like the Real Thing (1986)
- Still Loving You (1986)
- Feel So Good (1987)
- Spain (1987)
- Hard Cases (1988)
- Blood Brother (1990)
- Living in a Boom Time (1992)
- Hard (1994)
- Connecticut (1996)
Album
- Cafe Society (1975)
- Power in the Darkness (1978)
- TRB Two (1979)
- Sector 27 (1980)
- Tom Robinson Band (1981)
- North By Northwest (1982)
- Cabaret '79: Glad to Be Gay (1982)
- Hope and Glory (1984, reissued as War Baby: Hope and Glory )
- Still Loving You (1986)
- The Collection (1987)
- Last Tango: Midnight at the Fring (1988)
- We Never Had It So Good (1990)
- Winter of '89 (1992, distributed before as a Bootleg Motorway: Live )
- Living in a Boom Time (1992)
- Love Over Rage (1994)
- Having It Both Ways (1996)
- The Undiscovered Tom Robinson (1998)
- Home From Home (1999)
- Smelling Dogs (2001, spoken word album)
Links
Notes
- ↑ Tom Robinson discography . www.allmusic.com. Date of treatment January 18, 2010. Archived March 13, 2012.
- ↑ Tom Robinson . - UK Charts. Date of treatment September 23, 2009. Archived March 13, 2012.
- ↑ John Dougan. Tom Robinson biography . Allmusic.com (2009). Date of treatment September 23, 2009. Archived March 13, 2012.
- ↑ Tom Robinson introducing ... . www.bbc.co.uk. Date of treatment January 18, 2010. Archived March 13, 2012.
- ↑ Guardian, 2007
Video
- 2-4-6-8 Motorway . Tom Robinson Band, 1977