Tim Gorman was an American pianist, composer, arranger and record producer. Gorman studied music composition at the

University of Portland The University of Portland (UP) is a private Catholic university in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was founded in 1901 and is affiliated with the Congregation of Holy Cross, which also founded UP's sister school, the University of Notre Da ...

in Oregon, under Philippe De La Mare, himself a former student of

Nadia Boulanger Juliette Nadia Boulanger (; 16 September 188722 October 1979) was a French music teacher, conductor and composer. She taught many of the leading composers and musicians of the 20th century, and also performed occasionally as a pianist and organis ...

Biography

Gorman graduated in 1974 and went on to work as a session musician, most notably from the 1980s until the present. His work along the way included collaborations with

Duane Eddy Duane Eddy (April 26, 1938 – April 30, 2024) was an American guitarist. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had a string of hit records produced by Lee Hazlewood which were noted for their characteristically "twangy" guitar sound, including ...

Paul Kantner Paul Lorin Kantner (March 17, 1941 – January 28, 2016) was an American rock musician. He is best known as the co-founder, rhythm guitarist, and a secondary vocalist of Jefferson Airplane, a leading psychedelic rock band of the counterculture of ...

the Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for over six decades, they are one of the most popular, influential, and enduring bands of the Album era, rock era. In the early 1960s, the band pione ...

and

the Who The Who are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup (1964–1978) consisted of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon. Considered one of th ...

, and

Jefferson Starship Jefferson Starship is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1974 by a group of musicians including former members of Jefferson Airplane. Between 1974 and 1984, they released eight RIAA certification, gold or Music rec ...

. Gorman took part in the recording of the Who's album '' It's Hard'' and the subsequent tour in 1982. In 1984, he was the keyboardist in The V.U. (sometimes called The View) ''Phoenix Rising'' album together with Kevin Chalfant (vocals), Ross Valory (bass guitar),

Prairie Prince Charles Lempriere "Prairie" Prince (born May 7, 1950) is an American drummer and visual artist. He came to prominence in the 1970s as a member of the San Francisco–based rock group The Tubes, was a member of Jefferson Starship from 1992 to ...

(drums) and Steff Burns (guitars), all of them musicians whose complete list of acts in which they were involved needed another specific page. Valory and Chalfant later joined again in The Storm which included other former Journey members plus Josh Ramos, a guest guitarist in the V.U. album. ''Phoenix Rising'' songs are dated 1984 but the album never saw the light till it was rescued and published by Frontiers in 2000. His work with

goes back to the KBC Band during 1985 to 1987. He then took part in the

Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Airplane was an American Rock music, rock band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1965. One of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock, the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was the first from the San Francisco Bay Area, ...

reunion in 1989. Gorman was one of several keyboardists on the reunion album and played live with the Airplane in the supporting tour. He was then a member of Kantner's band ''Wooden Ships'', along with guitarist Mark "Slick" Aguilar in 1991 and 1992. Wooden Ships was joined on some of its later gigs by singer

Darby Gould Darby Marie Gould (aka Darby Venegas) is an American vocalist best known for her work with Jefferson Starship and World Entertainment War. Over the years she has developed a loyal following based on her passionate, soulful vocals and intense sta ...

(formerly of World Entertainment War) and Airplane/Hot Tuna bassist

Jack Casady John William Casady (born April 13, 1944) is an American bass guitarist, best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Jefferson Airplane became the first successful exponent of the San Francisco Sound. Singles including " Som ...

. This soon became the core line-up for the new incarnation of

with the addition of drummer Prairie Prince and fiddler

Papa John Creach John Henry Creach (May 28, 1917 – February 22, 1994), better known as Papa John Creach, was an American blues violinist who also played classical, jazz, R&B, pop and acid rock music. Early in his career, he performed as a journeyman musician w ...

, later rejoined by former Airplane co-founder

Marty Balin Martyn Jerel Buchwald (January 30, 1942 – September 27, 2018), known as Marty Balin (), was an American singer, songwriter, and musician best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship. Early life Balin was born Martyn Je ...

. Gorman stayed with Jefferson Starship as a permanent member until 1995, appearing on the live album '' Deep Space / Virgin Sky'' and playing on two tracks for the studio album '' Windows of Heaven''. He has teamed again with them occasionally on some of the ''Galactic Family Reunion'' concerts in 2006.

Discography

The Who

*'' It's Hard'' racks 5, 6, 8, 9 & 13-16/small> (1982) :*All subsequent studio version releases of "

Eminence Front "Eminence Front" is a song by the Who, written and sung by lead guitarist Pete Townshend. It appears on the band's tenth studio album '' It's Hard'' (1982). The single entered ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on 25 December 1982, reaching number 68. Ba ...

" *'' Who's Last'' (1984) *'' Thirty Years of Maximum R&B''

isc 4, tracks 17-18 ISC may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Imperial Space Command, a fictional organization in the books by Catherine Asaro * Indian Society of Cinematographers, a non-profit cultural and educational organisation * International Sculpture Center, ...

/small> (1994) *''Classical Daydreams'' (1996) *''Celtic Loop'' (1996) *'' Live from Toronto'' (2006) *''Cowboy'' (1996)

References

External links

Tim Gorman on AllMusic

Artist Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gorman, Tim 1952 births Living people Musicians from San Francisco Jefferson Starship members University of Portland alumni 20th-century American keyboardists