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Tom Wilson

Born: 9th October 1951, Scotland, UK. Died: 25th March 2004, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Scottish DJ/Producer/Radio presenter. His legendary multi-award winning dance music show - Steppin' Out - started in 1985 and ran for 14 years on Forth FM radio. Due to the success of his show and the Scottish dance music boom, Tom Wilson's Bonus Beats programme aired on Forth FM during the mid 1990's. Away from the radio, Tom would be soon in demand as a club DJ too, appearing across the country. He also became a highly respected music producer, including the classic Techno Cat track that gave him a Top 40 UK hit and charted in several European countries. Tom also compiled several compilation releases of his own, namely the Bouncin' Back and Bouncin' Beats series. After a brief spell working at several other Scottish radio stations, including Beat 106 and Real Radio, Tom rejoined Radio Forth in 2003 as head of music for both Forth One and Forth 2 and hosted two weekly shows. Tom Wilson died on Thursday 25th March 2004 from a heart attack after a short illness. He will best be remembered for his long time contribution to the Scottish dance music scene He was managed by [a=Ian Robertson] who was also the producer on his Steppin' Out record show. [a=Craig Wilson (2)] is his son.