Tom Wilson is the best selling author of the autobiography Beautiful Scars, which has been made into a documentary and in 2024, made its world premiere on the stage as a musical of the same name. Tom is best known as a five-time Juno winning Canadian musician with multiple gold records. In 2023, he was awarded a Companion of the Order of Canada and in 2024, he was bestowed an honorary doctorate of laws from McMaster University in Hamilton.
His work as a visual artist began as part of healing journey many years ago, and has found its way into many private and public collections. In 2020, Tom established the Bunny Wilson Indigenous Scholarship fund at McMaster University, supporting year one indigenous students from Ontario secondary schools completing an undergraduate program in any faculty.
Tom has written for and recorded songs with Sarah McLachlan, City and Colour, Jason Isbell, Colin James, Lucinda Williams, Billy Ray Cyrus, Matt Andersen, Mavis Staples and The Rankin Family. His band Junkhouse scored multiple top-ten hits in the 90's , and his iconic, Americana-fuelled Blackie and the Rodeo Kings has performed on stages from The Grand Ol Opry to Massey Hall.
