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Eli Thompson (other)
Eli Thompson may refer to: *Lucky Thompson Eli "Lucky" Thompson (June 16, 1924 – July 30, 2005) was an American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist whose playing combined elements of swing and bebop. Although John Coltrane usually receives the most credit for bringing the soprano sa ... (1924–2005), American saxophonist * Eli Thompson (skydiver) (1973–2009), American skydiver * Eli Thompson (character), fictional character in ''Boardwalk Empire'' {{Hndis, Thompson, Eli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucky Thompson
Eli "Lucky" Thompson (June 16, 1924 – July 30, 2005) was an American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist whose playing combined elements of swing and bebop. Although John Coltrane usually receives the most credit for bringing the soprano saxophone out of obsolescence in the early 1960s, Thompson (along with Steve Lacy) embraced the instrument earlier than Coltrane. Early life Thompson was born in Columbia, South Carolina, and moved to Detroit, Michigan, during his childhood. Thompson had to raise his siblings after his mother died, and he practiced saxophone fingerings on a broom handle before acquiring his first instrument. He joined Erskine Hawkins' band in 1942 upon graduating from high school. Career After playing with the swing orchestras of Lionel Hampton, Don Redman, Billy Eckstine (alongside Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker), Lucky Millinder, and Count Basie, he worked in rhythm and blues and then established a career in bebop and hard bop, working with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eli Thompson (skydiver)
Eli Thompson (July 11, 1973 – August 28, 2009) was an American skydiver and BASE jumper. Thompson performed over 13,000 skydives. He was part of the 1996–2000 world champion skydiving team the Flyboyz. Thompson hosted 30 episodes of ''Stunt Junkies'' on the Discovery Channel between 2006 and 2007, and worked as an aerial stuntman in ''Austin Powers in Goldmember''. Eli Thompson - IMDb From 2001 until his death, he was a professional Red Bull athlete. Thompson died on August 28, 2009, while performing a wingsuit Wingsuit flying (or wingsuiting) is the sport of skydiving using a webbing-sleeved jumpsuit called a wingsuit to add webbed area to the diver's body and generate increased lift, which allows extended air time by gliding flight rather than just ... proximity-flying jump from a helicopter in the Swiss Alps, when he hit the side of the mountain. Thompson was married to Sarah Farooqui. He had two children; in September 2009, his wife was pregnant with his first b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |