For people with similar names, see Thomas Thayer (disambiguation).
Tommy Thayer
Thayer in 2015
Background information
Born
(1960-11-07) November 7, 1960 (age 63) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Genres
Hard rock
heavy metal
glam metal
Occupation(s)
Musician
songwriter
Instruments
Guitar
vocals
Years active
1978–present
Formerly of
Black 'n Blue
Kiss
Partner(s)
Vivien Kibitz
Website
tommythayer.com
Musical artist
Thomas Cunningham Thayer (born November 7, 1960) is an American musician. Thayer was the lead guitarist and vocalist for the hard rock band Kiss from 2002 to 2023. He was also the lead guitarist for the band Black 'n Blue.
Thomas Cunningham Thayer (born November 7, 1960) is an American musician. Thayer was the lead guitarist and vocalist for the hard rock band Kiss from 2002...
Circus. Since then, the original lineup has once again dissolved, with TommyThayer replacing Ace Frehley on lead guitar and Eric Singer (who performed with...
The following year, Frehley also left Kiss for a second time, with TommyThayer taking over his position in March 2002. In October that year, the band...
contributors Poncia, Child and Weissman, as well as new additions such as TommyThayer, Michael Bolton and Bob Halligan Jr. Carr died of cancer on November...
but that's just the way I am and that's how I'm most comfortable. – TommyThayer You've heard people getting ready for a game like a football player how...
their permanent drummer. In 2009, Singer, along with lead guitarist TommyThayer, played and sang on the Kiss album Sonic Boom, the first studio album...
rejoined the band. Later occurrences of this same phenomenon include TommyThayer replacing Ace Frehley in Kiss in 2002 and Benoît David replacing Jon...
longest, with a running time of nearly an hour (58:39). Future band member TommyThayer co-wrote two songs: "Betrayed" and "The Street Giveth and the Street...
band but that Frehley was making demands (regarding his makeup and having Thayer not play encores) that couldn't be satisfied. It was announced on December...
You", both Kiss songs credited to Simmons. Coincidentally, guitarist TommyThayer would join Kiss in 2002. Nasty Nasty saw the band move away from the...
breathing) "Nothin' to Lose" "C'mon and Love Me" "Parasite" "She" (with TommyThayer guitar solo) "100,000 Years" (with drum solo) "Cold Gin" "Let Me Go,...
track 4 Additional musicians Kevin Valentine – drums (except track 4) TommyThayer – lead guitar; bass on track 5 Bruce Kulick – lead guitar on tracks 2...