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Best known as a founding member of beloved Canadian alt-rockers the
Grapes of Wrath, Salt Spring Island-based singer/songwriter
Tom Hooper spent his formative years on-stage with his brother Chris in the British Columbian punk outfit Gentlemen of Horror. In 1983 the Hoopers, along with fellow B.C. singer/songwriter
Kevin Kane, formed
the Grapes of Wrath, and spent the remainder of the '80s and the early part of '90s releasing critically acclaimed albums like Treehouse, Now & Again, and
These Days, the latter of which spawned the
Tom Hooper-penned hit singles "You May Be Right" and "I Am Here." The Hooper brothers released two albums under the name
Ginger after the
Grapes disbanded, and in 2003,
Tom issued his solo debut, The Unexplored Cosmos, much of which appeared again digitally on 2009's
Songs from the Trailer.
Tom and
Kevin reunited under the
Grapes of Wrath moniker in 2000 for the album Field Trip, and again in 2013 for
High Road, which represented the first outing for the group since 1991's
These Days to include all of the original members. ~ James Christopher Monger