Closing in on his 40 th year of musical endeavors, from the very beginning of garage and basement bands to currently performing in and around West Michigan with various musical groups, Tom has toured and performed with such musical luminaries as Roy Clark , five time Grammy winner, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown , B.B. King , The Oak Ridge Boys , and Barbara Mandrell to name a few.

He has played in all areas of the United States and has also been fortunate to perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, Brussels, Belgium, London, England, and toured the Soviet Union. He has appeared twice on the popular PBS series, “Austin City Limits” with two different artists, the “Hee Haw” series on syndicated television in the U.S, and also performed on Russian TV.

Throughout his career he has called many different cities his home, including Nashville, Tennessee, Titusville, Florida, Lubbock, Texas, and New Orleans, Louisiana. Tom has been able to adapt to many different musical situations and takes pride in his musical skills, which he credits to the diversity of material that Sweet Maya performed and cultivated in the 70's.

He is very grateful to all of it's members, past and present, for giving him the opportunity to be a small part of their musical journey.