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

With The Monkees

With Charley Pride

With Dottie West

With Willie Nelson

With The Everly Brothers

With Donna Fargo

With Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton

With Johnny Cash

With Hank Wilson

With Tom Rapp / Pearls Before Swine

With Ferlin Husky

With Waylon Jennings

With The Pointer Sisters

With The Statler Brothers

With Ronnie Milsap

With Jimmy Buffett

With Eddie Rabbitt

With England Dan & John Ford Coley

With Barbara Mandrell

With Dolly Parton

With Mickey Newbury

With The Oak Ridge Boys

With Margo Smith

Soundtrack

With Jerry Lee Lewis

With Dan Seals

With Hank Williams Jr.

With John Anderson

With Loretta Lynn

With George Strait

With Reba McEntire

With Chet Atkins

With Neil Young

Notes

  1. ^ The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
  2. ^ a b 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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