After many years of recording and performing as a bass player and vocalist with a variety of artists including Patti LaBelle, Booker T., Bonnie Raitt and the House of Blues band, Tom chose to focus his attention on producing and recording. Since that time his credits include multiple records with Bonnie Raitt, Kris Kristofferson's “Broken Freedom Song”, his self-produced release “Mostly Dylan” and Stevie Wonder's “A Time to Love".

In 2006, his first book “Mostly Bob” was published by New World Library and was featured as a “Great Read” in People magazine. He served as a Consulting Producer on the 2007 documentary, Emile Norman: By His Own Design, which won an HBO audience award and received a national PBS airing in June 2008. His most recent book, “Mr. Fooster: Traveling on a Whim”, a visual novel for adults, was illustrated by Craig Frazier, and published by Doubleday in June 2008.