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David Lonzo Thompson (May 21, 1969 – February 14, 2010) was an American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known by his
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Lil' Dave Thompson. He is best known for his tracks "She Didn't Say Goodbye" and "I Got the Blues".


Life and career

David Lonzo Thompson was born in
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, United States. His father, Sam Thompson, had played the blues with
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,
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, and
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amongst others. With his encouragement, Thompson learned to play blues guitar by the age of nine, and he formed his first group, the Delta Blues Band, in Leland, Mississippi in his early teens. He teamed up with
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in 1984, and played the Mississippi juke joint circuit. He first recorded on ''I Got the Dog in Me'' (1994), a Fat Possum Records release, providing guitar backing for David Malone, one of Junior Kimbrough's sons. Thompson's own debut record was ''Little Dave and Big Love'' (1995). It was also released by Fat Possum. ''Little Dave and Big Love'' was
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by Robert Palmer, and nominated for two W. C. Handy Awards in 1996 for 'Best New Blues Artist' and 'Contemporary Blues Album'. In 2002, Thompson released ''C'mon Down to the Delta'' on JSP Records. In 2006, ''Got to Get Over You'' appeared, issued by Electro-Fi Records, whilst ''Deep in the Night'' followed in 2008. Regarding the latter, ''
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'' magazine stated it was "Incendiary and feral, with a church choir hustle and a Mississippi hill country stomp". Constant touring gave Thompson a growing loyal audience. In 2012, ''C'mon Down to the Delta'' was re-released.


Death

On February 14, 2010, and following the last
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of their tour at Fiery Ron's Home Team BBQ in
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, his entourage were driving back to Greenville, Mississippi, when his band's touring Ford van overturned on
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in Aiken County, South Carolina. Thompson was thrown from the passenger seat and pronounced dead on arrival. He was aged 40. Thompson was buried in
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.


Discography


See also

* List of electric blues musicians


References

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