{"title":"Tom Rapp","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas Dale Rapp\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUS singer and songwriter most famous for fronting Pearls Before Swine he also released four albums under his own name. (His first credited solo album was in fact a collection of demo recordings released by the record company without his knowledge.) His songs included \"Rocket Man\", which inspired Bernie Taupin and Elton John's song of the same name. After a final show as a supporting act to Patti Smith, he retired from music in 1976. Rapp then worked as a theater receptionist and projectionist in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and New York, before entering higher education. He graduated in economics from Brandeis University in 1981, and then studied at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, graduating in 1984 and becoming a civil rights lawyer.\u003cbr\u003eBorn March 8th, 1947 in Bottineau, N.D., USA.\u003cbr\u003eDied of cancer on February 12th, 2018, at home in Melbourne, Florida (USA), at the age of 70.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Groups:\u003cbr\u003ePearls Before Swine\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tom-rapp-sunforest-1998-reissue-new-cd","title":"Tom Rapp - Sunforest [1998 Reissue] [New CD]","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3e6938;\"\u003eRelease Info\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Compact Disc\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatalog Number: EDCD 548\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabel: Edsel Records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelease Year: 1998\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal Year: 1973\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry: UK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdition: Reissue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSPARS Code: N\/A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUPC: 740155154820\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3e6938;\"\u003eProduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProducer: Larry Butler \/ Peter H. Edminston\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngineer: Steve McCord\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3e6938;\"\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComin' Back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrayers of Action\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForbidden City\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove \/ Sex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarding Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlind River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomeplace to Belong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSunforest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSunshine \u0026amp; Charles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3e6938;\"\u003eMore About Artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pureliverecords.shop\/collections\/tom-rapp\" title=\"More about Tom Rapp\"\u003eMore about Tom Rapp\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Millions of Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42922324590767,"sku":"289020","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/4112\/7599\/files\/TomRapp-Sunforest_CD_-01.jpg?v=1754924708"}],"url":"https:\/\/pureliverecords.shop\/collections\/tom-rapp.oembed","provider":"Pure Live Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}