Tom Scholz Musical artist

Donald Thomas "Tom" Scholz (born March 10, 1947) is an American rock musician, inventor, engineer, and philanthropist, best known as the founder of the band Boston. He is also the inventor of the Rockman guitar amplifier. He has been described by Allmusic as "a notoriously 'un-rock n' roll' figure who never enjoyed the limelight of being a performer," preferring to concentrate almost exclusively on his music, and in more recent years, spending much of his time working with charities.

Personal facts

Tom Scholz
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1947
Birth place
Toledo Ohio

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Musical artist

Career started1969
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Progressive rock
Hard rock
Pop rock
instrument
Gibson Les Paul
Keyboard instrument
Organ (music)
record label
Columbia Records
MCA Records
Epic Records

Tom Scholz on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://bandboston.com
  2. http://www.rockman.fr
  3. http://www.scholzdesign.com
  4. http://www.soundandvision.com/content/30-minutes-tom-scholz-boston
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20100103153912/http:/justcauseit.com/articles/just-10-questions-tom-scholz