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Big Tom

Big Tom, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2018)

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Born
September 18, 1936
Died
April 17, 2018
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1936

About Big Tom

Tom McBride, known as Big Tom, was an Irish country, traditional and easy listening singer, as well as a guitarist, and saxophone player. Big Tom had numerous Top 10 hits in the Irish Singles Chart: Prior to 1990 all of Big Tom's audio music releases (over 20 albums) were on vinyl record (or cassette) and are now out of print. In 1980, he undertook a sea voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to record his Blue Wings album in Nashville.

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Big Tom timeline

  1. In 1980, he undertook a sea voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to record his Blue Wings album in Nashville.
  2. Big Tom had numerous Top 10 hits in the Irish Singles Chart: Prior to 1990 all of Big Tom's audio music releases (over 20 albums) were on vinyl record (or cassette) and are now out of print.

The world when Big Tom was born

Big Tom was born in 1936. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1936

  • #1 song"The Way You Look Tonight" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieModern Times (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Top TV showBBC Television Service launches
  • Best-selling bookGone with the Wind – Margaret Mitchell

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens wins 4 gold medals at Berlin Olympics
  • Top headlineJesse Owens dominates the Berlin Olympics
  • Technology milestoneBBC launches the world's first regular television service
  • Defining fadSwing dancing
  • Notable inventionSun glasses (mass-produced)
  • World population2.26 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population128.1M

1936 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Big Tom's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19362026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population128.1M341 million

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