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Douglas 'Dougie' Campbell Thomson (born 24 March 1951) [1] is a Scottish musician, born in Glasgow and raised in the Rutherglen area of the city. He was the bass guitarist of progressive rock band Supertramp from 1972 to 1988.
Davies and Hodgson rebuilt Supertramp in 1973, bringing in new members Dougie Thomson on bass, Bob Siebenberg on drums and John Helliwell on saxophone and woodwind instruments, who together released the band's "breakthrough" album Crime of the Century in 1974. [3]
Supertramp mounted a tour in the fall of 1985 through early 1986 that was their first without Hodgson. The lineup included Davies, Thomson, Helliwell, Siebenberg, Scott Page, Marty Walsh (guitar, backing vocals), Carl Verheyen (guitar, percussion, backing vocals) and Mark Hart (vocals, guitar, keyboards). Brad Cole sat in for Hart for several ...
Bassist Dougie Thomson concurred: "We thought that the Crisis album was a little bit disjointed and the band as a whole at that time didn't really like the album." In the mid-1980s, however, Roger Hodgson called it his favourite Supertramp album. [7]
Helliwell joined Supertramp in 1973 along with bassist Dougie Thomson, who convinced Helliwell to make the move. [8] John's addition helped introduce saxophone, other woodwinds, occasional keyboards, synthesizers, and backing vocals to the groups sound. Helliwell was in Supertramp until 2011, even when the band had two break ups.
Dougie Thomson: March 24, 1951: Bassist for Supertramp; manager of Disturbed and Dark New Day: Lived in Park Ridge [48] Politics and law. Name
Live '88 is the second live album by the English rock band Supertramp released in October 1988 on A&M Records. It was their last album to feature bassist Dougie Thomson in any capacity. Overview
Dougie Thomson – bass (tracks 1–4, 6–9) Bob Siebenberg – drums (tracks 1–4, 6–9) This was the first Supertramp album for which Siebenberg was credited under his real name. All previous Supertramp albums on which he had appeared credited him as "Bob C. Benberg". Additional personnel. Claire Diament – backing vocals on "Don't Leave ...