Thom Mooney

Who is Thom Mooney?

Thom Mooney is an American rock drummer.

Influenced by the British invasion during the 1960s, Mooney was a founding member of the East Coast rock group Nazz, along with guitarist Todd Rundgren, who later went on to have a successful solo career. With the release of the first album Nazz, his group had a larger than life live show, touring with the then-nascent group Spirit, with a guitar-driven sound that was propelled by Mooney's energetic drumming style. Reviews were enthusiastic, but the group's demise, shortly after their return to the recording studio, was the result of growing pains and perhaps too much hype. Mooney went on to assist in the release of the second album Nazz Nazz, and a posthumous third album Nazz III, but then worked to become one of the most active rock drummers in the 1970s, eventually working as musical director and drummer for Rita Coolidge, as well as session work and writing with Men at Work's Colin Hay, John Hiatt, tours with Roger McGuinn, and many others. As well as Nazz, he has drummed with Fuse, Paris, the Curtis Brothers and Tattoo.