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 musicians 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
With The Monkees
- The Monkees Present (1969)
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 The Everly Brothers
- Pass the Chicken & Listen (1972)
With Donna Fargo
- My Second Album (1972)
- All About a Feeling (1973)
With Hank Wilson
- Hank Wilson's Back Vol. I (1973)
With Tom Rapp / Pearls Before Swine
- Sunforest (1973)
With Ferlin Husky
With The Pointer Sisters
- That's a Plenty (1974)
With The Statler Brothers
- Sons of the Motherland (1974)
With Jimmy Buffett
- High Cumberland Jubilee (1976)
With Barbara Mandrell
With Johnny Cash
- Any Old Wind That Blows (1973)
- Look at Them Beans (1975)
- One Piece at a Time (1976)
- Rockabilly Blues (1980)
Soundtrack
- Malibu Express (1980)
With Jerry Lee Lewis
- Killer Country (1980)
With Hank Williams Jr.
- Habits Old and New (1980)
- Rowdy (1981)
- The Pressure Is On (1981)
- High Notes (1982)
With John Anderson
With Neil Young
- Old Ways (1985)
Notes
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
- 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.