Big Tom
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Big Tom in November 2004 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tom McBride |
| Also known as | Big Tom |
| Born | 18 September 1936 Oram, Castleblayney, County Monaghan, Ireland |
| Died | 17 April 2018 (aged 81) Drogheda, Ireland |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Musician |
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| Years active | 1966–2018 |
| Formerly of | Big Tom and The Mainliners |
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Tom McBride (18 September 1936 – 17 April 2018), known as Big Tom, was an Irish country, traditional and easy listening singer, as well as a guitarist, and saxophone player.
With a career spanning over six decades, he started his career in 1966 as the frontman of the Irish showband Big Tom and The Mainliners.