Tom Brock (singer)

Tom Brock
Birth name	Tom James Brocker
Born	(1942-08-25)August 25, 1942 Austin, Texas, United States
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Died	May 25, 2002(2002-05-25) (aged 59) Richmond, California, United States [1]
Genres	Soul
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Labels	20th Century
Formerly of	Barry White

Tom James Brocker[1] (August 25, 1942 – May 25, 2002) was an American soul singer from Austin, Texas. Brock worked with Barry White on the 20th Century Records label in the 1970s.[2] He wrote songs for Gloria Scott's 1974 album What Am I Gonna Do?, including "A Case of Too Much Love Makin".[2] That same year he also released his one and only album, I Love You More And More, which included a highly popular title track.[3] The album was produced by White and Gene Page.[3] The song "There's Nothing in This World That Can Stop Me From Loving You" was later sampled by producer Just Blaze for the single "Girls, Girls, Girls" on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint in 2001.[4] This led to renewed interest in Brock, and in 2003 (a year after Brock died), the album was re-released on CD.[5] The song "I Love You More and More" was later sampled by producer Minnesota for the single "The Panties" on Mos Def/Yasiin Bey's album The New Danger in 2004.[6]

He died of natural causes on May 25, 2002, in his home in Richmond, California.

References

1. http://boards.ancestry.com/topics.obits/36687/mb.ashx ^[user-generated source]
2. "tom brock". Soulwalking.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
3. "Tom Brock". Dusty Groove. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
4. "Tom Brock I Love You More & More CD - Import". CD Universe. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
5. Ankeny, Jason. "I Love You More and More: Tom Brock". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-27. ^[dead link‍]
6. "Mos Def's 'The Panties' sample of Tom Brock's 'I Love You More and More'". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2019-02-05.