Don Thomas

American soul singer born in Richmond, Virginia. Charlie changed his name to Don when he joined [a=The Drifters] in 1969, to avoid confusion with long-standing member [a=Charlie Thomas]. After leaving in 1971, he wrote and performed the northern soul classic [i]"Come On Train"[/i] which was an early Modern Soul track. Since then based in Bronx, New York.
[b]For the songwriter/session guitar player, see [a=Don Thomas (2)].[/b]