Bobby Thompson (born Robert Clark Thompson; July 5, 1937 – May 18, 2005)''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music''
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ist and guitarist. He worked as a session musician from the 1960s through 1980s. He recorded with

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...

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, among others. Thompson was born in

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. In the late 1960s, he joined his fellow session musicians,

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. He died in 2005 at the age of 67.

Selected discography

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Dottie West Dorothy Marie Marsh West (October 11, 1932 – September 4, 1991) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and fellow recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most in ...

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'' (1972) * '' Country Sunshine'' (1973) * '' Carolina Cousins'' (1975) With

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* '' My Second Album'' (1972) * '' All About a Feeling'' (1973) With

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* '' Hank Wilson's Back Vol. I'' (1973) With

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* '' Sunforest'' (1973) With

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* '' Champagne Ladies and Blue Ribbon Babies'' (1974) With

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* '' The Ramblin' Man'' (1974) With

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A Legend in My Time ''A Legend in My Time'' is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap, released in 1975. Two singles were released from the album, including the Don Gibson penned "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time," which reached No. 1 on ...

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* '' High Cumberland Jubilee'' (1976) With

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Nights Are Forever ''Nights Are Forever'' is the fourth album by the pop rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley. It was the pair's breakthrough album. " I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" became one of their biggest hits, peaking at #2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 1 ...

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Some Things Don't Come Easy ''Some Things Don't Come Easy'' is the sixth album by the pop rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley. Track listing #"Some Things Don't Come Easy" (Dan Seals) - 4:22 #"If The World Ran Out Of Love Tonight" (Michael Garvin, Blake Mevis, Adm ...

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Lovers, Friends and Strangers ''Lovers, Friends and Strangers'' is the sixth solo studio album released by American country music singer, Barbara Mandrell, released in May 1977. The album peaked at number 26 on the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart. "Hold Me", the album's ...

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* '' Jolene'' (1974) * '' New Harvest...First Gathering'' (1977) With

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Rusty Tracks ''Rusty Tracks'' is a 1977 album by singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury, released by Hickory Records. The record is noted for Newbury's interpretations of four traditional songs, " Shenandoah", "That Lucky Old Sun", " Danny Boy", and "In The Pines". ...

'' (1977) * '' The Sailor'' (1979) With

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The Pressure Is On ''The Pressure Is On'' is the thirty-third studio album by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released by Elektra/ Curb Records in August 1981 and was Williams' seventh studio album on the Elektra/Curb label. Critical and commercial succ ...

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High Notes ''High Notes'' is the thirty-fourth studio album by American musician Hank Williams Jr. It was released by Elektra/ Curb Records in April 1982, making it Williams' eighth studio album for Elektra/Curb and his ninth overall for the label. While no ...

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* '' I Lie'' (1982) With

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'' (1983) * '' My Kind of Country'' (1984) With

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External links

Bobby Thompson (1937 - 2005) - Find A Grave Memorial
1937 births 2005 deaths people from Spartanburg County, South Carolina American session musicians American banjoists {{US-musician-stub