Artist's albums
Jam Sonny Jam
1976 · album
The EP Collection
1976 · album
Mista Hazel
2017 · single
Juke Joint Rarities
2017 · single
Come On / Big Bad Beulah (Digital 45)
2015 · single
It's Love It's Love / Mexico Bound (Digital 45)
2015 · single
Not On A Christmas Tree
2010 · single
Mellow Blues
2004 · album
Hangin
1961 · single
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Biography
Bandleader and pianist Sonny Thompson was among the most prolific R&B instrumentalists of the late '40s and early '50s. Thompson began recording for Sultan in 1946, then did several sessions for Miracle, King, Federal, and Deluxe, while also backing vocalist Lula Reed from 1951 to 1961. Thompson scored two number one R&B hits for Miracle in 1948: "Long Gone," Pts. 1 & 2, and "Late Freight." He landed another Top Ten and two more Top 20 singles for Miracle in 1949, and then had three Top Ten hits for King in 1952. The biggest was "I'll Drown In My Tears," which reached number five. ~ Ron Wynn, Rovi