Tom Parker (musician)

Tom Parker (musician)
Tom Parker performing with Apollo 100 in 1972.
Background information
Birth name	Thomas Arthur Parker
Also known as	Tommy Parker
Born	1 November 1944 Dumfries, Scotland
Died	18 April 2013(2013-04-18) (aged 68) Marbella, Spain
Occupation(s)	Performer, arranger
Instruments	Piano, keyboards
Associated acts	Apollo 100

Thomas Arthur Parker (1 November 1944 – 18 April 2013) was a British musician. He started playing piano at the age of six and was performing in jazz clubs around London by his teens. In the 1960s he was a session musician.^[1] He was briefly a member of The Animals in 1966.^[2]

In 1972, he formed Apollo 100 with other session musicians and had a hit single "Joy", a pop music reworking of J.S. Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, arranged by Clive Scott of British band Jigsaw but credited to Tom Parker.

Parker was also known for his popular arrangements of classical works, such as The Young Messiah, , and which were recorded with the New London Chorale. He died in Spain where he lived in semi-retirement.^{[citation needed]}

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