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| - Bruce Thomas (born 14 August 1948, Stockton-on-Tees, England) is best known as bassist for The Attractions; the band formed in 1977 to back Elvis Costello in concert and on record. Thomas was already a 10-year veteran of the British music scene before he hooked up with Costello, having played with such short-lived bands as The Roadrunners, Bitter Sweet, and Bodast in the late 1960s and recording with Quiver, Moonrider and Al Stewart in the early 1970s. But it was his work with Costello that brought Thomas his greatest fame. Between 1977 and 1987, Elvis Costello & The Attractions released nine albums, including This Year's Model, Punch The Clock, and Blood and Chocolate, and toured extensively. After Costello's initial split with The Attractions in 1987, Thomas recorded with such other artists as Billy Bragg, John Wesley Harding, and Suzanne Vega. In 1990 he released his first book The Big Wheel, an autobiography in which the key characters are recognizable without ever being identified by name. Costello, for instance, is called "the singer." Apparently annoyed by his depiction in the book, Costello responded with the song "How To Be Dumb" on his album Mighty Like a Rose . Costello has described his relationship with Thomas during this period as "pretty non-existent". Despite this estrangement, Costello was persuaded by co-producer Mitchell Froom to invite Thomas to play on the album Brutal Youth . The reunited Elvis Costello & The Attractions followed the album with a tour and another album All This Useless Beauty . Toward the end of a second tour, Costello announced that he would be splitting with the group as soon as the tour was over. Elvis Costello & The Attractions played their final concert on 15 September 1996, in Nagoya, Japan. Although Costello has been vague about exactly what prompted the split, he has made it clear that Thomas is the Attraction he wishes to shun. The other two Attractions, Steve Nieve and Pete Thomas (no relation to Bruce), have continued to tour and record with Costello as The Imposters, with Davey Faragher, formerly of Cracker, on bass. Bruce Thomas has said that he simply lost interest in playing with Costello.In 2003 Thomas was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Elvis Costello & The Attractions. Thomas appeared onstage with Costello to accept the honour, but they did not perform together. Thomas' book On the Road... Again, the sequel to The Big Wheel, was published that same year. Thomas is also the author of 1994's Bruce Lee: Fighting Spirit, a biography of the renowned martial artist and movie star. (en)
- Bruce Thomas (Stockton-on-Tees, 14 augustus 1948) is een Brits bassist. Hij is het bestbekend as bassist bij The Attractions, ontstaan in 1977 als begeleidingsband van Elvis Costello. Thomas was reeds een veteraan in de muziekscene vooraleer samen met Costello te spelen. Hij had bij bands als The Roadrunners, Bitter Sweet, en Bodast gespeeld, en had opnames met Quiver en Al Stewart. Maar het is uiteraard zijn werk met Costello dat hem de grotste faam bracht. Tussen 1977 en 1987 brachten Elvis Costello & The Attractions negen albums uit, waaronder This Year's Model, Punch The Clock, en Blood & Chocolate . Na de split met Costello deed Thomas opnames met onder andere Billy Bragg, John Wesley Harding en Suzanne Vega. In 1990 bracht Thomas zijn eerste boek uit "The Bog Wheel", een autobiografie waarin Costello er nogal povertjes uitkomt. Op zijn album "Mighty as a Rose" repliceert Costello met het nummer "How to be Dumb" . De relatie tussen beiden is dan ook ijskoud. Ondanks dat, en overtuigd door producer Mitchell Froom nodigde Costello Thomas uit om op het album Brutal Youth mee tespelen. De reünie van Elvis Costello & The Attractions op dit album werd gevolgd door een tournee en het album All This Useless Beauty . Het was duidelijk dat Costello en Thomas dan al niet meer samen door een deur konden en de groep ging dan ook opnieuw uiteen. De andere twee Attractions, Steve Nieve en Pete Thomas (geen familie met Bruce), hebben later wel nog met Costello gewerkt. In 2003 werd Thomas opgenomen in de Rock and Roll Hall of Fame als lid van Elvis Costello & The Attractions. Thomas kwam wel het podium op om samen met Costello de prijs in ontvangst te nemen, maar ze wouden niet samen optreden. Thomas' tweede boek On the Road... Again werd in datzelfde jaar uitgebracht. (nl)
- Bruce Thomas é um ator norte-americano conhecido nos EUA por brevemente encarnar o personagem Batman em uma série de comercias da General Motors que foram ao ar entre 2001 e 2002. Thomas também interpretou Batman para o piloto e para a estréia da série de TV Birds of Prey, da Warner Brothers. Também foram notáveis os seus papéis nos dois filmes da sequência Legally Blonde. Também fez uma aparição no filme "Babysitter Wanted". Recentemente, Thomas faz parte do elenco da série Kyle XY como Steven Trager. (pt)
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| - Bruce Thomas (born 14 August 1948, Stockton-on-Tees, England) is best known as bassist for The Attractions; the band formed in 1977 to back Elvis Costello in concert and on record. Thomas was already a 10-year veteran of the British music scene before he hooked up with Costello, having played with such short-lived bands as The Roadrunners, Bitter Sweet, and Bodast in the late 1960s and recording with Quiver, Moonrider and Al Stewart in the early 1970s. But it was his work with Costello that brought Thomas his greatest fame. (en)
- Bruce Thomas (Stockton-on-Tees, 14 augustus 1948) is een Brits bassist. (nl)
- Bruce Thomas é um ator norte-americano conhecido nos EUA por brevemente encarnar o personagem Batman em uma série de comercias da General Motors que foram ao ar entre 2001 e 2002. (pt)
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