Tom Hooper
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Tom Hooper is a Canadian
songwriter and musician.
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
was ejected from 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 Chris Hooper
.
Hooper later released a solo album, The Unexplored Cosmos, in 2002. In 2007, he released the solo album Basement Suite.
He is married to ex-Lava Hay
singer songwriter Suzanne Little
, with whom he has two children.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
songwriter and musician.
He was a founding member of the Kelowna
Kelowna, British Columbia
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
punk band Gentlemen of Horror, and also of The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath (band)
The Grapes of Wrath are a Canadian folk rock band, who were one of Canada's most successful pop bands in the late 1980s and early 1990s before disbanding in 1992. With the band name tied up in litigation, most of the band continued to record through the 1990s as Ginger. The Grapes of Wrath briefly...
, one of the most popular Canadian rock bands of the late 1980s and early 1990s. When singer/guitarist Kevin Kane
Kevin Kane
Not to be confused with the drummer for the band Bad City.Kevin Kane is a Canadian songwriter, musician, and record producer.He was a founding member of The Grapes of Wrath in 1983, but was ejected from that band in 1992...
was ejected from The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath (band)
The Grapes of Wrath are a Canadian folk rock band, who were one of Canada's most successful pop bands in the late 1980s and early 1990s before disbanding in 1992. With the band name tied up in litigation, most of the band continued to record through the 1990s as Ginger. The Grapes of Wrath briefly...
in 1992, Hooper and the rest of the band went on to become Ginger
Ginger (band)
Ginger was a Canadian rock band in the 1990s. The band initially consisted of Tom Hooper on bass, Chris Hooper on drums and Vincent Jones on keyboards, following the departure of Kevin Kane from their earlier band The Grapes of Wrath...
. Hooper and Kane later reunited as The Grapes of Wrath in 1998 and released an album called Field Trip
Field Trip (album)
Field Trip is an album by The Grapes of Wrath, released in 2000. The album marked the reunion of Kevin Kane and Tom Hooper as songwriting partners and bandmates for the first time since 1991's These Days, although they were the only two original band members to appear on the album...
in 2000. He is the brother of Chris Hooper
Chris Hooper
Chris Hooper is a Canadian songwriter and musician.He was a member of The Grapes of Wrath, one of the most popular Canadian rock bands of the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is Tom Hooper's brother.-External links:** where Chris is a Producer*...
.
Hooper later released a solo album, The Unexplored Cosmos, in 2002. In 2007, he released the solo album Basement Suite.
He is married to ex-Lava Hay
Lava Hay
Lava Hay were a Canadian folk-pop duo in the early 1990s. The duo consisted of Suzanne Little and Michele Gould. Little and Gould first met in 1986 in Toronto, Ontario...
singer songwriter Suzanne Little
Suzanne Little
Suzanne Little is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was a member of Lava Hay in the early 1990s, and subsequently released three albums as a solo artist.After Lava Hay's breakup in 1993, Little relocated to Salt Spring Island, British Columbia...
, with whom he has two children.