Dougie Thomson
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Douglas Campbell "Dougie" Thomson (pronounced "doogie") (born 24 March 1951) was born in Glasgow and raised in the Rutherglen area of the city. He is a bass guitarist most notable for his work with progressive rock band Supertramp.
[edit] Career
Thomson's musical career began in August 1969, when he joined a local Glaswegian band "The Beings". In September 1971 he joined The Alan Bown Set where he briefly worked with future Supertramp colleague, John Helliwell. In February 1972, Thomson auditioned for Supertramp, and ended up playing several gigs as a temporary stand-in.
In 1973, Thomson permanently joined Supertramp and helped in the business management with Dave Margereson; he also persuaded John Helliwell to join the band.
Thomson played with Supertramp on some of their most commercial albums: Crime of the Century, Crisis? What Crisis?, Even in the Quietest Moments, Breakfast in America, Paris, ...Famous Last Words..., Brother Where You Bound and Free as a Bird.
When Supertramp initially disbanded in 1988, Thomson became a publisher in the music business, creating Trinity Publishing, and worked with a Chicago, Illinois management company.
He is also an avid sailor, owning a number of yachts.[citation needed]
Thomson has four children, Laura, James, Kyle and Emma. He is also working with JBM Management, managing bands such as New Sense, Disturbed, The Fags and Dark New Day.
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