Tommy Eyre (5 June 1949 – 23 May 2001) was an English session keyboardist from Sheffield, England, who appeared on records by Joe Cocker, John Martyn, Gary Moore, Michael Schenker, the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Greg Lake, B.B.
He played on Joe Cocker's UK chart-topper "With a Little Help from My Friends", on which he arranged the distinctive organ introduction, and Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street" and "Right Down the Line".
[3] After a short period with the band Juicy Lucy, Eyre joined the duo Mark-Almond and played on two of their albums.
[7] In June 1981, he joined Greg Lake for his solo project,[8] and in 1982 became a member of Gary Moore's studio and touring band.
include the successful album Make It Big in 1984 with the singles "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", "Freedom", "Everything She Wants", and George Michael's solo record "Careless Whisper".
During the 1990s, Eyre recorded several albums with his wife the American violinist Scarlet Rivera, many of them influenced by traditional Irish or Scottish music.