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

With Dottie West

With The Everly Brothers

With Donna Fargo

With Hank Wilson

With Tom Rapp / Pearls Before Swine

With Ferlin Husky

With The Pointer Sisters

With Jimmy Buffett

With Johnny Cash

Soundtrack

With Jerry Lee Lewis

With Hank Williams Jr.

With Neil Young

Notes
  1. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
  2. Weisberger, Jon (June 2, 2005). "Bobby Thompson, 1937-2005". Nashville Scene. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  3. 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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