Bobby Thompson (musician)
Bobby Thompson (born Robert Clark Thompson; July 5, 1937 – May 18, 2005)[1] was an American banjoist and guitarist. He worked as a session musician from the 1960s through 1980s. He recorded with Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Neil Young, Perry Como, among others.
Thompson was born in Converse, South Carolina.[2] In the late 1960s, he joined his fellow session musicians, Weldon Myrick, Charlie McCoy to form Area Code 615.[3][2]
He died in 2005 at the age of 67.
Selected discography
[edit]With The Monkees
- The Monkees Present (1969)
- Missing Links Volume Two (1990)
With Charley Pride
- Christmas in My Home Town (1970)
- Charley (1975)
- The Happiness of Having You (1975)
With Dottie West
- Country and West (1970)
- Forever Yours (1970)
- If It's All Right With You/Just What I've Been Looking For (1972)
- Country Sunshine (1973)
- Carolina Cousins (1975)
With Willie Nelson
- Yesterday's Wine (1971)
With The Everly Brothers
- Pass the Chicken & Listen (1972)
With Donna Fargo
- My Second Album (1972)
- All About a Feeling (1973)
With Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
- Together Always (1972)
With Johnny Cash
- Any Old Wind That Blows (1973)
- Look at Them Beans (1975)
- One Piece at a Time (1976)
- Rockabilly Blues (1980)
With Hank Wilson
- Hank Wilson's Back Vol. I (1973)
With Tom Rapp / Pearls Before Swine
- Sunforest (1973)
With Ferlin Husky
With Waylon Jennings
- The Ramblin' Man (1974)
With The Pointer Sisters
- That's a Plenty (1974)
With The Statler Brothers
- Sons of the Motherland (1974)
With Ronnie Milsap
- A Legend in My Time (1975)
With Jimmy Buffett
- High Cumberland Jubilee (1976)
With Eddie Rabbitt
- Rocky Mountain Music (1976)
- Rabbitt (1977)
- Variations (1978)
With England Dan & John Ford Coley
- Nights Are Forever (1976)
- Dowdy Ferry Road (1977)
- Some Things Don't Come Easy (1978)
With Barbara Mandrell
With Dolly Parton
- Jolene (1974)
- New Harvest...First Gathering (1977)
With Mickey Newbury
- Frisco Mabel Joy (1971)
- Heaven Help the Child (1973)
- Rusty Tracks (1977)
- The Sailor (1979)
With The Oak Ridge Boys
- Y'all Come Back Saloon (1977)
- Room Service (1978)
- The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived (1979)
- Together (1980)
With Margo Smith
- A Woman (1979)
Soundtrack
- Malibu Express (1980)
With Jerry Lee Lewis
- When Two Worlds Collide (1980)
- Killer Country (1980)
With Dan Seals
- Stones (1980)
- Harbinger (1982)
- Rebel Heart (1983)
- San Antone (1984)
- Won't Be Blue Anymore (1985)
- On the Front Line (1986)
With Hank Williams Jr.
- Habits Old and New (1980)
- Rowdy (1981)
- The Pressure Is On (1981)
- High Notes (1982)
With John Anderson
With Loretta Lynn
- I Lie (1982)
With George Strait
- Strait Country (1981)
- Strait from the Heart (1982)
With Reba McEntire
- Unlimited (1982)
- Behind the Scene (1983)
- My Kind of Country (1984)
With Chet Atkins
- Great Hits of the Past (1983)
With Neil Young
- Old Ways (1985)
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
- ^ a b Weisberger, Jon (June 2, 2005). "Bobby Thompson, 1937-2005". Nashville Scene. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2006). Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Albums, 6th edition. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-166-7.
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