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Tom Robinson Band
British rock band
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Tom Robinson Band (TRB) are a British rock band, established in 1976 by singer, songwriter and bassistTom Robinson. The band's debut single "2-4-6-8 Motorway" was a top five hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1977, and their third single, "Up Against the Wall", is seen by some as a classic punk rock single;[2][3] while their debut album, Power in the Darkness (1978), is regarded as a definitive late-1970s punk album.[4][5][6][7][8] Their song "Glad to Be Gay" is considered a British national gay anthem.
History
[edit]Tom Robinson began gigging in London in 1976. By the end of the year, he had decided to put together a permanent band. Robinson's old friend, guitarist Danny Kustow, was the first in the permanent lineup. They ran small ads in the music papers looking for a bass player and drummer. Robinson found drummer Brian "Dolphin" Taylor. The search for a bass player continued, until Mark Ambler auditioned. Some days later, Ambler mentioned he also played keyboards; he had spent many years studying piano with veteran jazz musician Stan Tracey. After listening to Ambler playing his
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Tom Robinson Announces 2-4-6-8 Motorway Anniversary Tour
To mark the 40th anniversary of ‘2-4-6-8 Motorway’, in October 2017 Tom Robinson pays tribute to the original Tom Robinson Band by performing his entire Power In The Darkness album at select venues across the country. Taking in 15 dates in total, the tour will also see Tom back at London's legendary 100 Club for a three night residency with a classic four piece lineup. His incendiary live quartet features Faithless drummer Andy Treacey, Richard Ashcroft guitarist Adam Phillips and keyboard virtuoso Jim Simmons plus Tom himself on bass and lead vocals. Full dates listed below.
Born in Cambridge in 1950, Tom Robinson first became known in the late 1970s as a musician and LGBT activist with the Tom Robinson Band (TRB) who were early supporters of Rock Against Racism and Amnesty International. In 1977 their Top Five debut release ‘2-4-6-8 Motorway’ became one of the landmark singles of the UK punk era. Other hits included ‘Glad To Be Gay’, ‘Up Against The Wall’ and the band's debut album Power In The Darkness which went gold in the UK and Japan.
As a solo artist Tom had further solo hits in 1983 with War Baby and Atmospherics: Listen To The Radio, and co-wrote songs with Peter Gabriel, Elton