[ Tommy thayer]

Thomas Cunningham Thayer is an American musician. Thayer was the lead guitarist and vocalist for the hard rock band Kiss from 2002 to 2023. He was also the lead guitarist for the band Black 'n Blue.Tommy Thayer is the lead guitarist of the legendary rock band KISS. Regarded as one of the most influential rock and roll bands of all-time, KISS's career milestones are staggering including sales of over 100 million albums worldwide. Since 2014 Tommy has been developing animated series and intellectual properties for TV, film, new media and mobile. He is currently on the board of directors of the Thayer Family Foundation (Portland, Oregon), the Arnold Palmer Education Fund (La Quinta, California), and the Pacific University (Forest Grove, Oregon) Board of Trustees, where in 2018 he was honored with an honorary doctorate of humane letters in recognition of his career and philanthropic leadership.