Ian Thomas is “the complete entertainment experience!” He is a film-composer with
22 feature films to his credit; an author; an actor, much sought after as a
voice-over artist and recognized for roles such as Dougie Franklin on the Red
Green Show... and, of course, a Juno-award-winning Singer-Songwriter whose
songs helped form the bedrock of the Canadian musical landscape, a contribution
recognized by SOCAN when Ian was honoured with a National Achievement Award for
Songwriting.
Ian Thomas first garnered major radio airplay in1973 with the top-40 single Painted
Ladies, followed by a string of hits throughout the 70s and 80s, and on
into the 90s with his band The Boomers. Whether performed by him or covered by
artists including Santana, Chicago, Manfred Mann, America, Bon Jovi and Bette
Midler, Ian’s many hits continually achieved heavy rotation on radio across
Canada and around the world ... recordings such as Come The Sun, Long Long
Way, Right Before Your Eyes, Coming Home, Pilot, Hold On, Time Is The Keeper,
Liars, Wishes, The Runner, Levity, Back To Square One, Love Ya Too Much, You
Gotta Know, One Little Word, Dirty Love, To Comfort You, and of course, Painted
Ladies. In the new millennium, Ian joined fellow singer-songwriters Murray
McLauchlan, Marc Jordan and Cindy Church to form Lunch At Allen’s, touring
coast to coast for the past two decades, and now with five albums to their
credit.
Of his art, Ian
says: “The song remains the most satisfying creative experience for me. Songs
are interactive and, with over 50 years of writing, I have spent many hours
with each one and they with me. When I listen to one of my old albums, I
remember where I was and the people I made them with, some living, some now
dead. I think about who I am, who I used to be, and who I thought I was.
These albums are like flags stuck in the road behind me that wind back, into
the past, almost out of view.”
Ian Thomas, with his
stellar 4-piece band, brings past to present recreating the original sound of
all the hits ... 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond. Ian Thomas ... Not Gone Yet!
Audio/Video
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