Tom Yeager

Tom lived a Bruce Springsteen-like childhood in the summers of Ocean City, Maryland. As a young adult roving the boardwalk of Maryland's playground, he heard the sounds coming from the clubs and bars and decided that that was his future.

For thirty-five years, Tom has been beating the pots and pans on stages across the mid-Atlantic. With Bill Fortney and the Others, he first got radio airplay in the early 80s. Playing in the bars brought him into contact with other jazz players, and he moved on to be the driving drummer behind the sounds of the virtuosic group Fatfingers. As the mid 80s closed out, Sammy and Suzy Gibson had found Tom, and for fifteen years he was the mainstay in their showband, the Excels. Traveling extensively with the Excels, Tom honed his drumming skills to their current razor sharpness.

At a chance meeting at Rose Recording Studios, Tom was invited to play as a Nomad. Since the mid 90s and in various incarnations of the group, Mr. Yeager has been a constant inspiration. He has drummed his way through their three CDs, and he was instrumental in recording company negotiations.

Tom has without a doubt found a home and is a driving force in the Nomad band.