Question: Who sang i fooled around and fell in love?

context: Bishop does not sing lead vocals on the track; feeling that his gravelly voice wouldn't do the song justice, he invited vocalist Mickey Thomas, who was a background singer in his band at the time, to sing it. The song peaked at #3 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart in May 1976. The record was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on June 23, 1976. In Canada, the song reached number 22 on the singles chart and number 8 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The single reached number 3 in the New Zealand Singles Chart.
question: Who sang i fooled around and fell in love in 1976?
short_answers: Mickey Thomas
context: In 1985, T. G. Sheppard had a #21 country hit with a cover of the song. A music video was also produced for this version and has aired on CMT, TNN and GAC.
question: Who sang i fooled around and fell in love in 1985?
short_answers: T. G. Sheppard
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Answer: The song Fooled Around and Fell in Love has had multiple singers, having been released as a single in 1976 and having nearly a dozen covers from 1978 to 2019. The 1976 single had lead vocals provided by American rock singer Mickey Thomas, best known as one of the lead vocalists of Jefferson Starship and Starship. In 1985, country music singer-songwriter T. G. Sheppard sang the song, having a #21 country hit with a cover of the song, for which a music video was also produced.