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Garrie Emory Thompson (September 18, 1927June 29, 2018) was a record label owner, producer and band manager. He ran the
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and Duane Record labels. he was the producer of " Little Girl" for
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Background

He was born on September 18, 1927 in Salt Lake City, Utah to parents Garrie and Clara Thompson. He was the president of Duane Music Inc., and Hush Records, both located at 382 Clarence Avenue, Sunnyvale, California. As a publisher, the music included " Little Girl" by
Syndicate of Sound The Syndicate of Sound are an American garage rock band formed in San Jose, California that was first active between 1964 and 1970. Through their national hit "Little Girl", the band developed a raw sound, and became forerunners in the psychedelic ...
, " Warm and Tender Love" by
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and " My Adorable One" by
Joe Simon Joseph Henry Simon (October 11, 1913 – December 14, 2011) was an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s–1940s Golden Age of Comic Books and served as the ...
. He was also the manager for Syndicate of Sound and produced their hit single "Little Girl". His father Garrie who was the manager of
Joe Simon Joseph Henry Simon (October 11, 1913 – December 14, 2011) was an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s–1940s Golden Age of Comic Books and served as the ...
died on April 23, 1972 at the age of 66. Along with his partner Gordon McWilliams who co-ran Anesco Construction Co., he is credited with the creation design of the stars on the
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. in 1955, the Hollywood Improvement Program were looking to give the community a better look. Anesco Construction were also looking for new clients at that time. Coming up with an idea to place stars with actors names and also paying tribute to the movie business, a prototype was presented to the Improvement Program, which a shiny brass brown terrazzo star with
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name on it. They also put forward their business to do the construction. The decision makers loved the idea and meetings at the Brown Derby restaurant to discuss who in the industry would be deserving of the stars.


Music career

Thompson worked as an engineer for Lockheed, (Missile Systems Division. One of his co-workers was the father of Bob Gonzalez, the bass guitarist for
Syndicate of Sound The Syndicate of Sound are an American garage rock band formed in San Jose, California that was first active between 1964 and 1970. Through their national hit "Little Girl", the band developed a raw sound, and became forerunners in the psychedelic ...
. He produced their song " Little Girl" with Don Baskin on vocals and released it on his Hush label. It became a regional hit in California courtesy of radio KLIV in San Jose. The record caught the attention of Bell Records in New York who distributed it nationally. This then resulted in an album being recorded. The song peaked at number 8 on Billboard in May 1966. In 1978, with Don Baskin, he co-produced the self-titled album for country rock band Wichita. It was released on the Hush label.


Death

He died on June 29, 2018 leaving behind his wife of 72 years, 5 children and grandchildren.


duane records

He was also connected with duane records, a label which released recordings by Roy Montague and Wm. Penn and the Quakers. The duane label was also connected with the Twilight label as well as his Hush label. With Wm Penn & the Quakers, Thompson produced their "Coming Up My Way" bw "Care Free" single which was released on Duane 104.


Hush Records

Similarly with Duane Music, Inc., Hush Records wasn't confined to any particular genre. Rock and Soul recordings were released on the label. In 1959, according to ''
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'', the owners of Hush Records were Mr. and Mrs. Garrie Thompson. They were actually Garrie Snr. and Clara Thompson, the parents of Garrie who was to run Hush in the 1960s. That year, "Doctor, Doctor" bw "Louise" was released on Hush 1000. Some of the early releases also include The Golden Tones which featured singer
Joe Simon Joseph Henry Simon (October 11, 1913 – December 14, 2011) was an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s–1940s Golden Age of Comic Books and served as the ...
. One of which was "Little Island Girl" bw "Doreetha" on Hush G 101. Wm. Penn & the Quakers recorded their version of " Little Girl" bw "Someboady's Dum Dum. It was released on Hush G 230. In 1968, "Doctor Dear (Do You Think I'm Blind)" bw "Do You Hear" by The Diminished 5th. was released on Hush G 231. In 1997, ''The Hush Records Story (Nuggets From The Golden State)'' a various artists compilation, was released on
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CDWIKD 154. It featured artists from his Hush label, many that he produced himself.


Artists

;The Brogues
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were a group from California. It was made up of Ed Rodrigues on guitar, Rick Campbell on organ and bass, Bill Whittington on bass and guitar, and
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on drums. Later on
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was to join the group. They had success with their single "Someday". Peaking at number 31 on KAFY in on Bakersfield and reaching number 14 on radio station KYOS, it became a regional hit for them. Adding Gary Cole on keyboards, they released another single, "Don’t Shoot Me Down" bw " I Ain't No Miracle Worker". ;The Diminished Fifth aka The Diminished 5th They were all high school students from around the Albany / Berkeley area. They consisted of Kenleigh Hall on guitar and vocals, Laura Dendy on vocals, Tony Newton on drums, Earl Nelson on bass and Minor Carlson on guitar. They were probably discovered by Clara Thompson. They had a 45 "Doctor Dear (Do You Think I'm Blind)" bw "Do You Hear" released on Hush G-231. ;Wm Penn & the Quakers Wm Penn & the Quakers were a different group to the
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. They also had no connection to the similarly named William Penn & the Quakers who recorded "
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", released on Melron 5013. That group actually had a member called William Penn. The Wm Penn crew lineup included Dan White, Jim Slade, Jo Ann Gunther, Lonny Gunther and Jeff Blanskma. In addition to their release on Hush G 230, they also released "Goodbye My Love" bw "Ghost Of The Monks" on Twilight 45-410 in 1967 and "Coming Up My Way" bw "Care Free" on duane 104 in 1968. ;Joe Simon Between 1960 and 1962,
Joe Simon Joseph Henry Simon (October 11, 1913 – December 14, 2011) was an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s–1940s Golden Age of Comic Books and served as the ...
had five solo singles released on the Hush label. These were his first solo releases. He had also been part of the group, The Golden Tones which had singles released on the same label. Simon would later hit it big with " The Chokin' Kind" in 1969, " Power of Love" in 1972 and " Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)" in 1975.''Music VF''.com
Joe Simon Top Songs, Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography
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