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Gordon Thomas is a 93-year-old singer/songwriter based in New York City. He has been recording and independently releasing his own music since the late 1960s. Before that, he was a big-band trombonist who worked with many artists including Dizzy Gillespie. Gordon is also an artisan who makes all his own clothes with a needle and thread. His songs – catchy and simple, peculiar and personal – are a kind of musical folk art.
For years, Gordon Thomas’ life was a mystery even to his tiny…
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