Thomas Dale Rapp (March 8, 1947 – February 11, 2018) was an American singer and songwriter who led Pearls Before Swine, an influential psychedelic folk rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Described as having "a slight lisp, gentle voice and apocalyptic vision",Harrison Smith, "Tom Rapp, frontman of ’60s psychedelic band Pearls Before Swine, dies at 70", Washington Post, February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018 he also released four albums under his own name. He later practiced as a lawyer after graduating from University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1984.
