Tom Hooker, pseudonym of Thomas Beecher Hooker was born in Greenwich (Connecticut) on November 18, 1957. He was a well-known singer, composer and producer in the 1980s in the Italo-Disco genre. The parents settled in Europe when Thomas was only six months old, first in Italy, then in Germany, and finally in Switzerland, in Geneva. In 1980 he moved permanently to Italy to pursue a musical career. After recording his first singles under the Milanese label "Harmony", in 1982 he moved to the record company "Full Time" and made a 45 rpm sung in Italian "Dove andiamo". In 1983 he also had a cinematic experience interpreting in the film by Riccardo Sesani "Jocks", set in the world of discos. The turning point came in 1984 when he met the Italo-Disco music producers Roberto Turati and Miki Chieregato, with whom he began a collaboration that continued throughout the 80s. Together with this production team he made many very successful records. Signing up H.T. Beecher very often composed the lyrics of both his songs and those played by other characters launched by the same producers, such as U.S.S.R. by Eddy Huntington and lent his voice to most of the songs in Den Harrow. His achievements include Looking For love (1986), Atlantis, Help Me (1987) and Feeling Okay (1988). He also participated in the Sanremo Festival 1981 with the song "Toccami". He currently lives in Las Vegas (United States) with his wife Suzanne.Discography :Album
1986: Only One
1988: Bad Reputation
1992: Fighting For Our Love
2017: Back in Time
Singles1981 - Flip over/We can start it all over again (Harmony, H 6062) (7")
1981 - Toccami/Go today (Harmony, H 6075) (7")
1981 - I want to love/Go today (New version) (Harmony, H 6085) (7")
1982 - Dove andiamo/Try me (Full Time Records, FTM 31020) (7")
1982 - Talk with your body/Dove andiamo (Italian version)/Talk with your body (Instrumental)/Try me out (Full Time Records, FTM 31509) (12")
1983 - Come back home (Vocal version)/(Radio Version)/(Instrumental version) (Full Time Records, FTM 31518) (12")
1984 - Give it to me (Vocal)/Give it to me (Instrumental) (Sensation Records, SNS NP 8010) (7")
1984 - Give it to me (Vocal)/Give it to me (Instrumental) (Sensation Records, SNS 8010) (12")
1984 - Indian girl/Love attack (Full Time Records, FTM 31538) (12")
1984 - Real men/Football real men (Real men Another mix) (Merak Music, MKX 68003) (7")
1984 - Real men (Another mix)/Real men (Merak Music, MKX 410) (12")
1985 - Cry/Don't forget (to buy this record) (For Sale, FL 24107) (12") (inciso come T.H.)
1985 - Real men (Swedish remix) (12")
1986 - Looking for love/Dub Looking for love (Instrumental) (Baby Records, BR 50356 (7")
1986 - Looking for love/Dub Looking for love (Instrumental) (Baby Records, BR 54071) (12")
1986 - Help me/New Help me (Baby Records, BR 50368) (7")
1986 - Help me/Dub Help me/Groove Help me (Baby Records, BR 54080) (12")
1986 - Only one (Slow version)/Only one (Instrumental) (Heaven Records, NP HVR 0186) (7")
1987 - Only one (Disco version)/Only one (Funky version) (Heaven Records, HVR 0186) (12")
1987 - Atlantis/Amnesie Atlantis (Baby Records, BR 50374) (7")
1987 - Atlantis/Calling me back to Atlantis/Amnesie Atlantis (Baby Records, BR 54086) (12")
1988 - Feeling Okay/I'm feeling Okay (Soft version) (Baby Records, BR 50382) (7")
1988 - Feeling Okay/Feeling Okay (Remix) (Baby Records, BR 54091) (12")
1988 - No More Heaven (12")
1990 - Living in the sunshine/Living in the sunshine (Instrumental) (Baby Records, BR 50394) (7")
1991 - Sex-O-Phone & Funk Guitar/Pick up the sex (10 Dance mix)/Sex-O-Phone & Funk Guitar (Single version) (Tycoon Records, TC 69503) (with name "T.H. and the Funk Guitar") (12")
1992 - Fighting for our love/What about me (Polygram, 590 002-7) (7")
1994 - Runaway (Extended mix)/Runaway (Club mix) (One Way Records, WAY 1004) (12")
2010 - Change your mind/Change your mind (Ricci remix)/Change your mind (Club mix) (Flashback Records, FLA 3000) (12")
2011 - Future Brain 2011
2011 - Bad Boy 2011
2011 - No Elevation
2011 - Nobody Loves Me (Tom Hooker & Elastic Band)
2011 - My banana (Tom Hooker & Elastic Band)
2014 - Illusions/Nobody loves me (I Venti d'Azzurro Records, VAM 20.14) (12")Discography with other nameBabalu - Bogey Man (12") 1984
Fax The Fax - Precious Little Diamond/African Vacation (12") 1984
Lou Sern - Swiss Boy (12") 1986
Fahrenheit 104 (maxi band with Tom Hooker, Dario Farina, Maurizio Vandelli and Jane Hill) - Highway To Freedom (12") 1986
Ricke Shaine - High Dee Ho (12") 1986
Elastic Band - Everybody's Talking (12") 1992
Elastic Band - Get It Out! (CD album) 1992
Elastic Band - If You Leave Me Now (12") 1992
Elastic Band - The Sound Of Silence (12") 1992
David Harleyson - In The Summer Time (12") 1992
Cool Jack - Just Come (12") (with name Thomas Hook) 1992
Cool Jack - Try The Feeling (12") (with name Thomas Hook) 1993
Hooker & Johnson - Weekend (12) duo with Celeste Johnson 1993
Elastic Band - Running Up That Hill (12")1994
Elastic Band - Love Is Life (12")1994
Elastic Band - Love Is Life(Moratto rmx) (12") 1994
Elastic Band - Ventura Highway (12") 1994
Cool Jack - Get Me Going (12") (with name Thomas Hook) 1992
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