Thomas Dolby is an English Singer, Musician, and Producer.
He is best known for his One-Hit Wonder, the 1982 hit “She Blinded Me With Science” which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Top-40 Charts.
The video for “She Blinded Me With Science” was a staple on MTV during the early 1980’s.
She song was featured in a “Treehouse of Horror” episode of “The Simpsons“.
He would chart Five songs into the Top-40 of the British Charts over his career, but had just the one hit here in the US.
Contrary to rumour, he is NOT the inventor of the Dolby Stereo Technology. Dolby’s name is actually Thomas Robertson. “Dolby” was a nickname given to him by classmates due to his obsession with Dolby Laboratories Cassette players.
He is a noted session musician, primarily on keyboards and synthesizers.
He played Keyboards on the 1983 Def Leppard album “Pyromania“.
He also played Synthesizer on two of Foreigner’s biggest hits, “Urgent” and “Waiting for a Girl Like You“.
He has produced records for a number of artists, including Joni Mitchell and others.
He has released 9 studio Albums in his career.
A 1988 Album of his has one of the All-Time great Album titles…..”Aliens Ate My Buick“.
He continues to record new material and tour the globe.
He has started an electronic ringtone company, Retro Ringtones, and has developed 100’s of electronic ringtones for use on cell phones.
If your ringtone is an electronic version of a popular retro-hit, chances are good that Dolby developed the ringtone.
He is married to American Actress Kathleen Beller and they have 3 children together.
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