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Tommy Sims is a renowned bassist, producer and musician. He was the bassist
Bassist

A bass player is a musician who plays a double bass, bass guitar, or another low-pitched instrument, such as keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as tuba or sousaphone....
 of Christian
Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism#Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus and interpreted by Christians to have been prophesied in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament....
 rock band
Rock Band

Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV, and distributed by Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band....
 White Heart
White Heart

White Heart is a Contemporary Christian Music pop-rock band which formed in 1982. White Heart's discography includes 13 albums, the most recent of which was released in 1997....
 from 1987 to 1989. He was subsequently the bassist on the Bruce Springsteen and the "Other Band" Tour during 1992-1993. He is also a songwriter
Songwriter

File:Beethoven.jpgA songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer....
, who co-wrote Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton

Eric Patrick Clapton Order of the British Empire is an English blues-rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. He is "probably most famous for his mastery of the Stratocaster guitar." Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Yardbirds, of Cream , and as a solo performer, being the only person to...
's "Change the World" with Wayne Kirkpatrick
Wayne Kirkpatrick

Wayne Kirkpatrick is an United States singer/songwriter and musician born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana but now lives in Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee....
 and Gordon Kennedy
Gordon Kennedy (musician)

Gordon Kennedy is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer.He has collaborated with many artists including Eric Clapton, Garth Brooks, Bonnie Raitt, Jewel , Kenny Loggins and others....
, which won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Grammy Award for Song of the Year

The Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Award, if not in all of the American music industry. It has been awarded since 1959 to the composer of the song in question....
 in 1997; other songs of his have been recorded by Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Lynn Raitt is an American blues singer-songwriter who was born in Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, California. Raitt is best known for her songs "Nick of Time ", "Something to Talk About", "Love Sneaking Up on You", and the ballad "I Can't Make You Love Me." Raitt is also an avid political activist and has received nine Gra...
 and Susan Tedeschi
Susan Tedeschi

Susan Tedeschi is an United States blues and soul music artist, who has risen to fame with multiple Grammy Award nominations, her powerful singing voice, fearless stage presence, and her marriage to Derek Trucks of the Allman Brothers Band....
, among others. He is also a record producer
Record producer

In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, Audio mixing and audio mastering processes....
, who has worked with Rachael Lampa
Rachael Lampa

Rachael Maureen Lampa is a GMA Dove Awards winning United States Christian singer-songwriter, record producer, philanthropist, and occasional actress....
 and others.

Sims grew up in Chicago and currently resides In Brentwood, Tennessee
Brentwood, Tennessee

Brentwood is a city in Williamson County, Tennessee, Tennessee, United States, and an affluent suburb of Nashville, Tennessee. The population was 23,445 at the United States Census, 2000....
 and is active in the Nashville music scene as a session musician and arranger.






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Tommy Sims is a renowned bassist, producer and musician. He was the bassist
Bassist

A bass player is a musician who plays a double bass, bass guitar, or another low-pitched instrument, such as keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as tuba or sousaphone....
 of Christian
Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism#Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus and interpreted by Christians to have been prophesied in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament....
 rock band
Rock Band

Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV, and distributed by Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band....
 White Heart
White Heart

White Heart is a Contemporary Christian Music pop-rock band which formed in 1982. White Heart's discography includes 13 albums, the most recent of which was released in 1997....
 from 1987 to 1989. He was subsequently the bassist on the Bruce Springsteen and the "Other Band" Tour during 1992-1993. He is also a songwriter
Songwriter

File:Beethoven.jpgA songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer....
, who co-wrote Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton

Eric Patrick Clapton Order of the British Empire is an English blues-rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. He is "probably most famous for his mastery of the Stratocaster guitar." Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Yardbirds, of Cream , and as a solo performer, being the only person to...
's "Change the World" with Wayne Kirkpatrick
Wayne Kirkpatrick

Wayne Kirkpatrick is an United States singer/songwriter and musician born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana but now lives in Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee....
 and Gordon Kennedy
Gordon Kennedy (musician)

Gordon Kennedy is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer.He has collaborated with many artists including Eric Clapton, Garth Brooks, Bonnie Raitt, Jewel , Kenny Loggins and others....
, which won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Grammy Award for Song of the Year

The Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Award, if not in all of the American music industry. It has been awarded since 1959 to the composer of the song in question....
 in 1997; other songs of his have been recorded by Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Lynn Raitt is an American blues singer-songwriter who was born in Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, California. Raitt is best known for her songs "Nick of Time ", "Something to Talk About", "Love Sneaking Up on You", and the ballad "I Can't Make You Love Me." Raitt is also an avid political activist and has received nine Gra...
 and Susan Tedeschi
Susan Tedeschi

Susan Tedeschi is an United States blues and soul music artist, who has risen to fame with multiple Grammy Award nominations, her powerful singing voice, fearless stage presence, and her marriage to Derek Trucks of the Allman Brothers Band....
, among others. He is also a record producer
Record producer

In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, Audio mixing and audio mastering processes....
, who has worked with Rachael Lampa
Rachael Lampa

Rachael Maureen Lampa is a GMA Dove Awards winning United States Christian singer-songwriter, record producer, philanthropist, and occasional actress....
 and others.

Sims grew up in Chicago and currently resides In Brentwood, Tennessee
Brentwood, Tennessee

Brentwood is a city in Williamson County, Tennessee, Tennessee, United States, and an affluent suburb of Nashville, Tennessee. The population was 23,445 at the United States Census, 2000....
 and is active in the Nashville music scene as a session musician and arranger. In addition to touring and producing, Sims also released a solo album in August 2000 entitled Peace and Love. A song from this release, "It Don't Matter to the Sun", was featured on the soundtrack of the hit television drama Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy

Grey?s Anatomy is an American primetime medical drama. It debuted on American Broadcasting Company as a mid-season replacement for Boston Legal on March 27, 2005, immediately following Desperate Housewives....
. Garth Brooks' Chris Gaines
Chris Gaines

Chris Gaines is a fictional alternative rock singer created as an alter ego for a movie project titled The Lamb by Garth Brooks. Brooks assumed the Chris Gaines personality in 1999, recording one album under the name and charting three singles on the Billboard charts, including the Top 5 pop hit "Lost in You"....
 album also featured a version of "It Don't Matter to the Sun" as well as other Sims compositions.

Notable Projects

Tommy Sims - Session Player

  • Michael W. Smith
    Michael W. Smith

    Michael W. Smith is a Grammy Award-winning United States singer-songwriter, musician, recording artist, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian Music, and he has achieved considerable success in the mainstream music industry as well....
     - Go West Young Man
    Go West Young Man

    Go West Young Man is an album released in 1990 by Contemporary Christian music singer Michael W. Smith. Michael W. Smith most notably performed "Place in This World" and "For You" on various shows, ie....
    , Change Your World
    Change Your World (Michael W. Smith album)

    Change Your World is a 1992 album by Contemporary Christian music artist Michael W. Smith....
    , I'll Lead You Home
    I'll Lead You Home

    I'll Lead You Home is a 1995 album by Michael W. Smith....
  • Amy Grant
    Amy Grant

    Amy Lee Grant is an United Statesn singer-songwriter, author, media personality and occasional actress, best known for her contemporary Christian music....
     - Heart in Motion
    Heart in Motion

    Heart in Motion is the twelfth album by Contemporary Christian music singer Amy Grant, released in 1991 .In contrast with its predecessor, the natural-sounding Lead Me On , Heart In Motion consisted of songs that were heavy in the style of mainstream music of the time....
    , House of Love
    House of Love

    House of Love may refer to:* House of Love , a 1994 Amy Grant album** House of Love , the title track from Amy Grant's 1994 House of Love album...
    , Behind the Eyes
    Behind the Eyes

    Behind the Eyes is the fifteenth album by Contemporary Christian music and pop music singer Amy Grant, released in 1997 .Issued near the end of Grant's marriage to Christian singer-songwriter Gary Chapman, many of the songs on Behind the Eyes reflect Grant's struggles in her marriage and all relate to a theme of optimism....
  • Bruce Springsteen
    Bruce Springsteen

    Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss", is an American songwriter, singer and musician. He has recorded and toured with the E Street Band....
     - In Concert/MTV Plugged
    In Concert/MTV Plugged

    In Concert/MTV Plugged is a 1992 concert video and 1993 live album by Bruce Springsteen.It is part of MTV's MTV Unplugged series, recorded on September 22, 1992 at the Warner Hollywood Studios in Los Angeles during the midst of Springsteen's Bruce Springsteen and the "Other Band" Tour....
  • Garth Brooks
    Garth Brooks

    Troyal Garth Brooks is an American country music artist. His eponymous first album was released in 1989; it peaked at #2 in the US country album chart and reached #13 on the Billboard 200 pop album chart....
     - The Life of Chris Gaines
  • Michael McDonald
    Michael McDonald (singer)

    Michael McDonald is a Music recording sales certification and Music recording sales certification United States R&B/soul music singer and songwriter....
     - Blue Obsession
  • Kenny Loggins
    Kenny Loggins

    Kenneth Clark "Kenny" Loggins is an United States singer and songwriter best known for a number of soft rock and adult contemporary hit singles beginning in the 1970s....
     - It's About Time
    It's About Time (Kenny Loggins album)

    It's About Time is a soft rock album released by singer Kenny Loggins. Released in 2003, it was Loggins' first non-Christmas, non-children's album since 1997's The Unimaginable Life....
  • Kelly Clarkson
    Kelly Clarkson

    Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the highly-publicized American Idol of the television series American Idol in 2002....
     - Thankful


Tommy Sims - Producer/Arranger

  • Newsboys
    Newsboys

    Newsboys is a Grammy Award-nominated Christian pop rock band . The band was formed in Australia in 1985 and has been one of the most popular and best-selling Christian music artists of the past two decades....
     - Shine: The Hits
    Shine: The Hits

    Shine: The Hits is the first compilation album by Christian pop rock group Newsboys. It was released in 2000, spanning recordings from 1988 to 1998 ....
  • Taylor Dayne
    Taylor Dayne

    Taylor Dayne is an United States Popular music vocalist, song-writer, dance music artist, and actress. Dayne's first seven singles hit the U.S....
     - Naked Without You
    Naked Without You

    "Naked Without You" is a song by Taylor Dayne, released on August 24, 1999, the final single from her album of the same name.The song was co-written by Rick Nowels and Billy Steinberg ...
  • Natalie Grant
    Natalie Grant

    Natalie Grant is a singer-songwriter of contemporary Christian music. Her recent work has gained prominence, with the GMA Dove Awards for best female artist, and with her popular single, "Held"....
     - Deeper Life
    Deeper Life

    Deeper Life is an album released by Natalie Grant in 2003....
  • Michelle Williams
    Michelle Williams (singer)

    Tenitra Michelle Williams , commonly known as Michelle Williams, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She is better known for being one third of the successful contemporary R&B girl group Destiny's Child, the best-selling female group of all time according to the World Music Awards and Sony BMG....
     - Do You Know
    Do You Know

    For other uses, see Do You Know Do You Know is the second album by United States singer Michelle Williams , released on January 26, 2004 via Sanctuary Records/Columbia Records....
  • Marvin Winans
    Marvin Winans

    Marvin Winans is an American gospel music singer from Detroit, Michigan....
     - Alone But Not Alone
  • Darwin Hobbs
    Darwin Hobbs

    Darwin Hobbs is an United States gospel music singer noted for his vocal similarity to classic soul singer Luther Vandross. In addition to his career as a gospel artist, Hobbs and his ensemble The Darwin Hobbs Choir have also performed both studio and live background vocals for artists such as Switchfoot, Jars Of Clay, BeBe Winans, Michael W....
     - Worshipper - Broken
    Broken

    Broken is an EP by the American industrial rock act Nine Inch Nails, released in 1992. The EP was produced by Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor and Flood ....
     -     Vertical
    Vertical

    vetical means up and downAn object is in a vertical position when it is aligned in an "up-down" direction, roughly speaking perpendicular to the horizon or horizontal plane....
  • Israel and New Breed - Real
    Real

    Real most often refers to reality, the state of things as they actually exist.Real may also refer to:...


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