dr, perc, *1964 GB, Glasgow
Musician / Songwriter of Pop and Rock
A.k.a. Thomas Cunningham Silky Sticks
Thomas "Tommy" Cunningham (born 22 June 1964, Drumchapel, Glasgow) is a Scottish musician, best known as the drummer for Wet Wet Wet.Cunningham's father, Tom Sr., bought his son his first drum kit in 1977, "down the Social Club for £15". Shortly thereafter, a chance meeting with Graeme Clark on the school bus brought the two together. Over the next few years the two recruited fellow school friends Mark McLachlan and Neil Mitchell and concentrated on writing their original songs and perfected their song writing craft Wet Wet Wet from their first released single of "Wishing I was Lucky" had chart success for a further 10 years.