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Tom Kimmel is an American singer and songwriter. Born Thomas Eugene Hobbs in 1953 in Memphis, Tennessee, he grew up largely in small towns in Alabama. There he attended public schools and graduated the University of Alabama in 1975. While a student in Tuscaloosa he married his first wife singer and songwriter Jennifer Kimball, who would later pen hit songs for Sheena Easton, Reba McIntire and others. Together they relocated to Nashville, Tennessee in 1977, where he resides with wife Robin Andrews and daughter.

A respected performer and recording artist, Kimmel is perhaps best known as a songwriter, as his compositions have been recorded by many popular artists, including Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Linda Ronstadt, Joe Cocker and Randy Travis. His songs have also been featured in television shows including Miami Vice, Touched By An Angel and Dawson’s Creek—and in films including Twins, Runaway Bride and Serendipity.

His recent concert performances have stressed a lean, acoustic-centered approach and bring a poignant, humorous spirit to his songs, poems and stories. He continues to tour widely.

As writer and artist, Kimmel’s devotion to spiritual inquiry and practice and to social activism is evident in the depth of his work, and he is appreciated for his compelling and intelligent recordings. A man comfortable wearing many hats, he frequently teaches songwriting and creative expression at retreats and workshops, and in 2006 he published his first book of poems.

[edit] Discography

   * 1987 – 5 to 1
   * 1990 – Circle Back Home
   * 1993 – Don’t Look Back
   * 1994 - Bones
   * 1999 – Short Stories
   * 2003 – Shallow Water
   * 2004 – Honor Among Thieves (with The Sherpas)
   * 2004 – Light of Day

[edit] Bibliography

• 2006 – The Sweetest and the Meanest

[edit] External links

  www.tomkimmel.com 

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