Thomas Dolby

Thomas Dolby (born Thomas Morgan Robertson October 14, 1958) is a British musician. His father was a professor of history. The "Dolby" nickname comes from the name Dolby Laboratories, and was given to him by friends impressed with his studio tinkering. Dolby Laboratories was reportedly very displeased with Robertson using the company name as his own stage name and sued him, trying to stop him from using the name Dolby entirely. Eventually, they succeeded in restricting him from using the word Dolby in any other context other than with the name Thomas.

Collaborations and connections

The following artists have worked with Thomas Dolby:

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• Joan Armatrading
• David Bowie
• Belinda Carlisle
• George Clinton
• Tim Curry
• Foreigner
• Peter Gabriel
• Herbie Hancock
• Ofra Haza
• Robyn Hitchcock
• Def Leppard
• Lene Lovich
• Malcolm McLaren
• Joni Mitchell
• Andy Partridge
• Little Richard
• Ryuichi Sakamoto
• Prefab Sprout
• Fiorella Terenzi
• Roger Waters
• Whodini
• Stevie Wonder
• Akiko Yano
• Eddie Van Halen