Tom Jans
American Songwriter 1948 - 1984

Tom Jans
Tom Jans Home Discography
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Art Jans' Trunk

cd images above
"borrowed" from
 " classic_mode1223"
on ebay.
 

American singer/songwriter who recorded for A&M and CBS
through the 1970's and into the 80s, working with:
Mimi Farina, Chris Ramey  Jerry Swallow,  Kelly Shanahan,
Scott Shelley, Bill Payne,  Jeff Porcaro, Steve Lukather and Lowell George.  

When Tom autographed a copy of The Eyes of an Only Child in London in May 1977, he wrote: "Sorry I look so serious, but I've just watched the Frost/Nixon Interviews"

Latest Additions to this site

• From the Trunk
  Writings and Notes from Art Jans' Collection,
  including photographs and unrecorded lyrics
   
• The Eyes of an Only Child by Jugo Nagisa
  "rough" translation of the liner notes of 2007 Japanese cd release
   
• Dark Blonde by Jugo Nagisa
  "rough" translation of the liner notes of 2007 Japanese cd release
   
• Demo of You and the Thunder  (Tony Greco/Tom Jans)
  This recording copyright Greco Music - used by permission
   
• Tom Jans video on Youtube
  this is a private independent production, although some photos from this site have been used. the video is a sequence of photographs with
  Out of Hand as the soundtrack.
   

• During 2008 Scott Shelley  produced and played on "Light of Hope", a new album of 12 songs written by Brenda-Lee Heathcote and sung by various artists.

• Steve "Luke" Lukather has released "Ever Changing Times"
  Ride Records Intl. 2008
   
• Link to demo Tom Jans and Tony Greco
  You and the Thunder (Greco-Jans)
   copyright Greco Music - used by permission
   
• Tom Jans' banjo
• Elegy by Raymund Jans
• Tribute to Jerry Swallow
   
• A Memoir by LA based artist Robert Florczak
• A Memoir by songwriter Will Jennings
   
• A page for Tom Jans & Alan Brackett - songwriting team
  including a demo recording of Message to your heart.
  
  
  
  This page updated June 2009
  
  pages by Geoff - email: GMGough AT clara.net
                               -  please replace AT with @  -

who also likes Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan & Bristol Rovers

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