Bobby Thompson (musician)

Bobby Thompson (born Robert Clark Thompson; July 5, 1937 – May 18, 2005)[1] was an American banjoist. 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 South Carolina. In the late 1960s, he joined his fellow session musicians, Weldon Myrick, Charlie McCoy to form Area Code 615.[2] [3]

He died in 2005 at the age of 67.

Notes

  1. ↑ The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2006). Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Albums, 6th edition. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-166-7.
  3. ↑ Weisberger, Jon (June 2, 2005). "Bobby Thompson, 1937-2005". Nashville Scene. Retrieved May 3, 2017.


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