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Tommy Thayer

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Tommy Thayer

INSTRUMENT: lead guitar, vocals
AKA: Thomas Cunningham Thayer
DATE OF BIRTH: 07-11-1960
GENDER: male
WEBSITE: tommythayer.com
FACEBOOK: profile.phpXid=530671955
WITH KISS MEMBER: Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, Eric Singer

Entry updated: 28-10-2026.

BANDS

Powerhouse [1975]

Tommy Thayer - lead guitar
Todd Jensen - bass
unknown - unknown
unknown - unknown

Crossroader [1976]

Tommy Thayer - lead guitar
Todd Jensen - bass
unknown - unknown
unknown - unknown

Sunset High School Orchestra [1977 - 1978]

Tommy Thayer - sax
Eric Graue - sax
Lois Hannaford - sax
Tom Wood - sax
Todd Duncan - sax

The Police [1978]

Tommy Thayer - guitar
Jaime St. James - drums
Julian Raymond - bass, vocals

The Force [1978 - late 1979]

Tommy Thayer - guitar
Jaime St. James - drums
Julian Raymond - bass, vocals

Movie Star #1 [late 1979 - 1980]

Tommy Thayer - lead guitar
Jaime St. James - drums, vocals
Pete Horne - keyboards
Virgil Ripper - guitar
Todd Jensen - bass

Movie Star #2 [1980 - 1981]

Tommy Thayer - lead guitar
Jaime St. James - drums, vocals
Pete Horne - keyboards
Virgil Ripper - guitar
Danny Kurth - bass
Julian Raymond - vocals

Movie Star #3 [1981]

Tommy Thayer - lead guitar
Jaime St. James - drums, vocals
Pete Horne - keyboards
Virgil Ripper - guitar
Julian Raymond - bass, vocals

Movie Star #4 / Loved By Millions [1981]

Tommy Thayer - lead guitar
Jaime St. James - drums, vocals
Pete Horne - keyboards
Virgil Ripper - guitar
Julian Raymond - vocals
Todd Jensen - bass

Black 'n Blue #1 [1981 - 1982]

Tommy Thayer - lead guitar
Jaime St. James - vocals
Pete Holmes - drums
Virgil Ripper - guitar
Patrick Young - bass

Black 'n Blue #2 [1982 - 1988]

Tommy Thayer - lead guitar
Jaime St. James - vocals
Pete Holmes - drums
Jef Warner - rhythm guitar
Patrick Young - bass

Black 'n Blue #3 [1988 - 1989]

Tommy Thayer - lead guitar
Jaime St. James - vocals
Pete Holmes - drums
Jeff LaBansky - rhythm guitar
Patrick Young - bass

American Man [1990]

Tommy Thayer - lead guitar
Brian Jennings - guitar
Kevin Valentine - drums
Todd Jensen - bass

Harlow #1 [1990]

Tommy Thayer - lead guitar
Pat Regan - keyboards
Steve Klong - drums
Todd Jensen - bass
Teresa Straley - vocals

Harlow #2 [1990]

Tommy Thayer - lead guitar
Pat Regan - keyboards
Kevin Valentine - drums
Todd Jensen - bass
Teresa Straley - vocals

Harlow #3 [1990]

Tommy Thayer - lead guitar
Tommy Rude - keyboards
Kevin Valentine - drums
Todd Jensen - bass
Teresa Straley - vocals

Cold Gin #1 [Kiss tribute band] [1991 - Jun 1992]

Tommy Thayer - lead guitar
Marc Ferrari - rhythm guitar
Anthony White - drums
Chris McLernon - bass

Cold Gin #2 [Kiss tribute band] [Jun 1992 - 1992]

Tommy Thayer - lead guitar
Anthony White - rhythm guitar
Jaime St. James - drums
Chris McLernon - bass

Cold Gin #3 [Kiss tribute band] [1992 - 1995]

Tommy Thayer - lead guitar
Anthony White - rhythm guitar
Jaime St. James - drums
Spiro Papadatos - bass

Shake The Faith #2 / No. 9 [1994]

Tommy Thayer - lead guitar
Brian Jennings - rhythm guitar
Danny Parker - drums
Kenny Kweens - bass
Dave Aragon - vocals

Kiss #8 [Feb 2002 - Oct 2002]

Gene Simmons - bass, vocals
Paul Stanley - guitar, vocals
Eric Singer - drums, vocals
Tommy Thayer - lead guitar, vocals

Kiss #9 [Oct 2002 - Mar 2004]

Gene Simmons - bass, vocals
Paul Stanley - guitar, vocals
Peter Criss - drums, vocals
Tommy Thayer - lead guitar, vocals

Kiss #8 reunion [Mar 2004 - present]

Gene Simmons - bass, vocals
Paul Stanley - guitar, vocals
Eric Singer - drums, vocals
Tommy Thayer - lead guitar, vocals

Thayer-St.James [Jun 2022 - present]

Tommy Thayer - guitar
Jaime St. James - drums, vocals

Shogun Mojo #2 [2026 - present]

Dan Reed - vocals, rhythm guitar
Tommy Thayer - guitar
Bengan Jonasson - bass
Robert Mehmet Ikiz - drums

DESCRIPTION: Tommy Thayer photo session
PHOTOGRAPHER: unknown
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