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Thomas Kaye

real name Thomas Jefferson Kaye

Thomas Kaye is credited on 858 releases across 171 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1964–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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858

Credits

171

Albums

7

Decades active

153

In collections

Biography

Thomas Kaye, aka. Thomas Jefferson Kaye or Tommy Kaye, was a prolific U.S. songwriter, producer and guitarist. Born in North Dakota in 1940 (although he himself always clamed it was in 1942) as Thomas Jefferson Kontos (Kontos being Greek), but changed it to Thomas Jefferson Kaye at a young age. After many years of alcohol and drug abuse, he died 16 September 1994 at a hospital in Warwick, New York from an apparent overdose of painkillers. He has 190 song titles listed on BMI under the names Tommy Kaye, Thomas John Kontos and Thomas Jefferson Kaye.

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Credited work

858 releases · 171 albums · active 1964–2025

  • Performance · 1,145
  • Production · 323
  • Other credits · 20

Studios: American Recording Co. · The Village Recorder · Wally Heider Studios · A&R Studios

Discography

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