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Thomas earned three Grammy awards for co-writing and singing on the Carlos Santana triple-platinum hit \"Smooth\", on the album Supernatural in 1999.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has also lent his songwriting talents to such artists as Tom Petty, Willie Nelson, Mick Jagger, Marc Anthony, Pat Green, Taylor Hicks, Travis Tritt and Daughtry.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 1995, his band has released a string of hit singles to radio including \"Push\", \"3 A.M.\", \"Real World\", \"Back 2 Good\", \"Bent\", \"If You're Gone\", \"Mad Season\", \"Disease\", \"Unwell\", \"Bright Lights\", and \"How Far We've Come\". The first of which were played on the Russ and Bo Show with Dirty Jim on WTKS 104.1 in Orlando. In 2004, the Songwriters Hall of Fame awarded Thomas its first Starlight Award, recognizing young songwriters who have already had a lasting influence in the music industry.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRob also made a guest appearance playing himself and with Sinbad on the show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia in the episode entitled \"Dennis Reynolds: An Erotic Life\" (season 4, episode 9). He is also a frequent guest on Real Time with Bill Maher.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Rob+Thomas","playStationPath":"/stations/113294187/play","stationId":113294187,"bioPath":"/music/Rob+Thomas/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Phillip+Phillips","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f48/f48db03d969abe2f09e2621449b0cfed_md.jpg","artistName":"Phillip Phillips","artistId":143570,"station_id":291967664},{"musicPath":"/music/Hanson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/04b/04b3e4f849083539bcf884ac1a234545_md.jpg","artistName":"Hanson","artistId":8489,"station_id":113286103},{"musicPath":"/music/John+Mayer","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c04/c04e570c9933d95bec0f06a5b8b4445e_md.jpg","artistName":"John Mayer","artistId":2511,"station_id":113264576},{"musicPath":"/music/Kid+Rock","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/af7/af70a49ca7ca847073b8e8c7de5b78d7_md.jpg","artistName":"Kid Rock","artistId":2517,"station_id":113263151},{"musicPath":"/music/Semisonic","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8e6/8e6154cfa6861c2861754610dcf970b9_md.jpg","artistName":"Semisonic","artistId":7928,"station_id":113276803},{"musicPath":"/music/Jewel","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0b7/0b7926c953a49550388a0eeae938a4ea_md.jpg","artistName":"Jewel","artistId":1405,"station_id":113267865},{"musicPath":"/music/James+Blunt","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/186/186a88077b46195cdfc5f0e39feb3ce7_md.jpg","artistName":"James Blunt","artistId":871,"station_id":113264934},{"musicPath":"/music/Jack+Savoretti","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2cc/2cccdedaa8017290f4451229647b80b0_md.jpg","artistName":"Jack Savoretti","artistId":107383,"station_id":281862394},{"musicPath":"/music/Default","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6cb/6cb5d6bdb3bcd23e55678b3ffa415714_md.jpg","artistName":"Default","artistId":1493,"station_id":113293971},{"musicPath":"/music/Adam+Lambert","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0b8/0b89bd9f08fabd0e7a34190c20f96c76_md.jpg","artistName":"Adam Lambert","artistId":17802,"station_id":153011336},{"musicPath":"/music/SafetySuit","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/921/921a0728fa33bcdc012cbd8cf1520b10_md.jpg","artistName":"SafetySuit","artistId":11474,"station_id":113280266},{"musicPath":"/music/Plain+White+T+s","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7af/7af8a677fc14c715c8b1b47b14ab5433_md.jpg","artistName":"Plain White T's","artistId":7267,"station_id":113262685},{"musicPath":"/music/Natalie+Imbruglia","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7e7/7e7cd02c5bf428b4ccf641d06dec5931_md.jpg","artistName":"Natalie Imbruglia","artistId":565,"station_id":113262817},{"musicPath":"/music/Sarah+McLachlan","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/517/517c0d25f92f8c27d62544c302d22df7_md.jpg","artistName":"Sarah McLachlan","artistId":664,"station_id":113270469},{"musicPath":"/music/Anna+Nalick","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/895/8957680bfc09c538e424d8c9e0a9bbbb_md.jpg","artistName":"Anna Nalick","artistId":10641,"station_id":113268027},{"musicPath":"/music/Secondhand+Serenade","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ab1/ab1da79049da54d288e27554f56a5199_md.jpg","artistName":"Secondhand Serenade","artistId":10967,"station_id":113263771},{"musicPath":"/music/Andy+Grammer","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/158/158df4efe033caff5594126b00be906d_md.jpg","artistName":"Andy Grammer","artistId":88540,"station_id":271025893},{"musicPath":"/music/Savage+Garden","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/731/731193fdfbc962d7e1035bf426b83aa3_md.jpg","artistName":"Savage Garden","artistId":1800,"station_id":113262027}]}