Ali Thomson

Ali Thomson climbed the charts in the early '80s with the title track to his melodic set, Take a Little Rhythm. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, young Thomson stayed home and struggled with his multiplication tables while big bro Doug played bass in the British beat sect the Alan Brown Set. Doug and John Helliwell left this unit for Supertramp, and Ali began to see the benefits of an occupation in rock. Ali started singing and playing piano with regional bands. In the mid-'70s, he moved to London and landed a songwriting gig at Mountain Records. Doug set up an audition for Ali at A&...