Tom Kimmel

Tom Kimmel (born Thomas Eugene Hobbs II in 1953) is an American singer-songwriter and poet.

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Kimmel grew up largely in small towns in south Alabama.

Kimmel is known as a songwriter, and his compositions have been recorded by many popular artists, including Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Linda Ronstadt, Joe Cocker and Randy Travis.

"That's Freedom", the lead track on his 5 to 1 album, was co-written by Kimmel and reached #64 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1987[1] The song was later covered by Australian singer John Farnham, reaching #6 in the Australian charts in late 1990 and going Gold there, as well as charting well in parts of Europe.

He frequently teaches songwriting and creative expression at retreats and workshops, and in 2006, he published his first book of poems.