Sonny Thompson
born on 22/8/1923 in Centerville, Mississippi, United States
died on 11/8/1989 in Chicago, IL, United States
Sonny Thompson
Sonny Thompson (August 22, 1916[1][2] or 1923[3][4] – August 11, 1989)[1] was an American R&B bandleader and pianist, popular in the 1940s and 1950s.
Born Alfonso Thompson in Centreville, Mississippi,[1] he began recording in 1946, and in 1948 achieved two #1 R&B chart hits on the Miracle label "Long Gone (Parts I and II)" and "Late Freight", both featuring saxophonist Eddie Chamblee. The follow-ups "Blue Dreams" and "Still Gone" were smaller hits.[1]
By 1952 he had moved on to King Records. There, he had further R&B Top 10 successes with the singer Lula Reed, the biggest hit being "I'll Drown in My Tears" (Thompson married Reed sometime in the early 1950s). He continued to work as a session musician, and to perform with Reed into the early 1960s. He also had success as a songwriter, often co-writing with blues guitarist, Freddie King.
Thompson died in 1989 in Chicago.[1]
References
- 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - January 2010
- Robert Pruter and Robert L. Campbell, The Sultan label
- Biography by Ron Wynn at Allmusic.com
- Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995, Record Research.
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