Ty Tabor was born in
Pearl, Mississippi,
Solo works After writing and performing almost exclusively for
King's X for over 15 years, Tabor's first solo album, ''Naomi's Solar Pumpkin
, was released independently in 1997. Most of the songs from that debut appeared (re-recorded) on his following 1998 album, Moonflower Lane''. It was released on
Metal Blade Records with much wider distribution as well as a few new tracks, and also featured drummer Alan Doss on the entire album. Tabor's next release was 2002's
Safety, a much more introspective album that reflected on his then-recent divorce. Subsequent Tabor solo albums are
Rock Garden (2006),
Balance (2008), ''Something's Coming
(2010), Nobody Wins When Nobody Plays
(2013) and Shades'' (2022).
Other bands Tabor has also been a member of several other bands. He played guitar and sang in
Platypus featuring
Rod Morgenstein (previously of the
Dixie Dregs and
Winger) on drums,
John Myung (of
Dream Theater) on bass, and keyboardist
Derek Sherinian (of
Planet X and formerly Dream Theater). They released two albums. The same group minus
Derek Sherinian continued on as
The Jelly Jam and currently have four full-length albums to their credit. Ty played guitar solos on two tracks, Ode To Pain and Goodbye 25, with Dallas/Houston friends,
Mind Body Soul, on their self-titled 4-song EP in 1998, which Ty also mixed and mastered. Tabor was also involved with the band Jughead featuring two-time
David Lee Roth band member
Gregg Bissonette (drums),
Derek Sherinian (keyboards), and
Matt Bissonette (lead vocals, bass). Jughead's self-titled LP was released in 2002 on
InsideOut Music. Tabor has guest appearances on several albums including two different
Carmine Appice Guitar Zeus albums,
Loudness drummer
Munetaka Higuchi's
Free World album, and
Gregg Bissonette's self-titled solo record. He also played electric guitar and bass on King's X bandmate
Jerry Gaskill's solo album
Come Somewhere. He currently has an ambient / electronica style project with Wally Farkas called
Xenuphobe. They have 2 albums that were released through Molken Music. Tabor also sang one of the human roles on
Ayreon's release,
01011001. He played the character "Ty" in the first interlude,
Connect the Dots. Tabor, along with King's X bandmate Doug Pinnick and former
Galactic Cowboys members Wally Farkas and Alan Doss, have a band called
The Jibbs who have a single song available for download to benefit relief efforts in the aftermath of
Hurricane Ike. == Discography ==