Tom Hooper (musician)

Tommy Scott Hooper is a Canadian songwriter and musician.

Hooper in 2007

He was a founding member of the Kelowna punk band Gentlemen of Horror, and also of The Grapes of Wrath, one of the most popular Canadian rock bands of the late 1980s and early 1990s. When singer/guitarist Kevin Kane left The Grapes of Wrath in 1992, Hooper and the rest of the band went on to become Ginger. Hooper and Kane later reunited as The Grapes of Wrath in 1998 and released an album called Field Trip in 2000. He is the brother of drummer and Grapes of Wrath bandmate Chris Hooper.[1]

Hooper later released a solo album, The Unexplored Cosmos, in 2002. In 2014, he released the album Basement Suite and in 2015, he released album "Tom's Journey through the solar system".

He is married to ex-Lava Hay singer songwriter Suzanne Little, with whom he has two children.

Discography

The Grapes of Wrath
Year Title Certifications
CAN
[2]
1984 The Grapes of Wrath —
1985 September Bowl of Green —
1987 Treehouse Gold
1989 Now and Again Platinum
1991 These Days Platinum
2000 Field Trip —
2013 High Road —
2017 Brave New Waves session —

Ginger
Year Title Certifications
CAN
[3]
1993 Ginger EP —
1994 Far Out —
1996 Suddenly I Came To My Senses —

Solo artist
Year Title Certifications
CAN
[4]
2002 The Unexplored Cosmos (Re-released in 2009 as "Songs From The Trailer") —
2007 Basement Suite (Re-Released in 2014 with altered tracklisting) —
2008 Tom's Journey Through The Solar System —
2015 I Live For You (Single) —
2019 Action Calls (Single) —
2020 Heal With You (Single) —

The Hooper Family
Year Title Certifications
CAN
[5]
2009 Hooper Family Christmas —

Tom Hooper & The Angry Hippies
Year Title Certifications
CAN
[6]
2015 Tom Hooper & The Angry Hippies (6 Song EP) —

References
  1. MacNeil, Jason. "Biography: Tom Hooper". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  2. "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  4. "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  6. "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved 24 November 2019.


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