Bob Thomas Bio
Bob Thomas was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. At the age of seven his dad bought him a guitar. Throughout the 70's he played alongside recordings of John Denver, Gordon Lightfoot, Johnny Cash, Joan Baez and Bob Dylan as he learned to play. Bob has always written poetry, and in 2009 decided to put the words to melody and create his own music. He has been writing songs ever since. He calls his genre Modern American Folk music.
Bob spent a portion of his formative years in New Mexico. As a result, many of the songs he writes have their roots in the west. His first CD, entitled “New Mexico” documents his move from LA to Albuquerque, described in the song “New Mexico” and his eventual departure, depicted in “El Paso”. The CD also contains the very popular “I Should Have Been a Cowboy”.
His second CD, “Late at Night”, to be released in November 2011, contains several catchy and easy to listen to songs. Written in the dusk hours on his back porch, the tune “Late at Night” describes his musical process. In the song “Charley”, Bob recalls his introduction to the Zuni culture and a conversation he once had with a Zuni Indian. “The Cowboy” describes the double tough life that cowboys endured while riding on the Chisholm Trail. The often requested “My War” relates the story of a young soldier just returning from the war in Iraq.
Bob is currently working on his third CD “Bob Thomas sings Hoyt Axton”. During the 70's one of Bobs’ favorite musicians was Hoyt Axton. This CD contains covers of some of Axton’s music that inspired Thomas to pursue his musical dream. Thomas hopes to have this CD released late in 2011 or early in 2012.
Bob now resides in Tarzana, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, where he is a performing member of the Western Music Association. He appears often at the Gene Autry Museum, El Trocadero Steak House, The Cowboy Palace and at various clubs, bars and saloons in the greater Los Angeles area. He has been selected to perform at the 2011 Western Music Association in Albuquerque, New Mexico November 18, 2011.
