Mick Thomas

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Michael James Thomas is an Australian singer-songwriter.

Mick Thomas grew up in Geelong, Australia. He played in bush bands in his youth, later played with Where's Wolfgang and other bands. In 1985 he went on to form the iconic Australian folk/rock group Weddings Parties Anything.

Following the demise of WPA in 1999, Mick embarked on a solo career and eventually settled with a new band "The Sure Thing" which went through many different lineups. About this time he also started Croxton Records with friend Nick Corr.

Mick has written or co-written plays Over in the West and The Tank and is an accomplished music producer and engineer. He has been a mentor for many in the Australian music scene, especially in Melbourne. He is often rated with Paul Kelly as one of Australia's greatest songwriters.