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

Disambiguated questions and answers:
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
wikipage: Fooled Around and Fell in Love
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
William Neal Browder
wikipage: Fooled Around and Fell in Love

Long-form answers:
knowledge: content: "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" is a song written and performed by blues guitarist Elvin Bishop with Mickey Thomas lead vocals. It appeared on his 1975 album, Struttin' My Stuff, and was released as a single the following year.
wikipage: Fooled Around and Fell in Love
content: William Neal Browder (born July 20, 1944)[1] is an American country music singer-songwriter, known professionally as T. G. Sheppard. 
wikipage: T. G. Sheppard
long_answer: Mickey Thomas sang vocals on Elvis Bishop's original song, "Fooled Around and Fell in Love." It hit the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart in May 1976. A cover of the song was released by country singer, T. G. Sheppard in 1985.
knowledge: content: In 1978, the Julian Laxton Band from South Africa covered the song, reaching #13 there.[20]

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.[21]

In 1991, Henry Lee Summer covered this song which appeared on his album Way Past Midnight, and the Queens Logic soundtrack (with the lead guitar solo played by Joe Walsh).

In 2003, Phish covered this song during a live show at Star Lake Amphitheatre in Burgettstown, PA.[22]

In 2004, country music artist Mark Wills covered this song for the Southern rock tribute album Southern Rock Country Style.

In 2006, Rod Stewart covered this song for the album Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time.

In 2010, Japanese band Superfly covered this song for the compilation album Wildflower & Cover Songs: Complete Best 'Track 3'.

In 2013, The Winery Dogs covered this song for their live album, Unleashed In Japan 2013.

In 2013, a re-imagined version of the song (sung from the female perspective) was recorded and released by Kirsten Thien on her album Solo Live from the Meisenfrei Blues Club.

In 2014, Morgan James covered the song in a YouTube video.

In 2019, Miranda Lambert released a cover of the song featuring her Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour support acts Maren Morris, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes, Elle King and Caylee Hammack. It won the Academy of Country Music Award for Vocal Event of the Year and was nominated for the Country Music Association Award for Musical Event of the Year.
wikipage: Fooled Around and Fell in Love Cover versions
content: "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" is a song written and performed by blues guitarist Elvin Bishop with Mickey Thomas lead vocals. It appeared on his 1975 album, Struttin' My Stuff, and was released as a single the following year.
wikipage: Fooled Around and Fell in Love
content: John Michael Thomas (born December 3, 1949) is an American rock singer, best known as one of the lead vocalists of Jefferson Starship and Starship.
wikipage: Mickey Thomas (singer)
content: William Neal Browder (born July 20, 1944)[1] is an American country music singer-songwriter, known professionally as T. G. Sheppard.
wikipage: T. G. Sheppard
long_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.