Commodores musician, who found healing energy in Colorado Springs, reflects on fame and power of music
Thomas Dawson sits at one of four studios inside his home in Colorado Springs. Dawson is the musical director for the legendary Commodores. He also is the entertainment director at Springs Orleans restaurant in downtown Colorado Springs, where he regularly played piano for the last eight years until the pandemic struck. “I miss the interaction of playing for people at restaurants,” he says. Chancey Bush/The Gazette