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American R&B bandleader and pianist

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Type
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Country
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Active from
1949-04-03

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Sonny Thompson (August 22, 1916 or 1923 – August 11, 1989) was an American R&B bandleader and pianist, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Born Alfonso Thompson in Centreville, Mississippi, he began recording in 1946, and in 1948 achieved two #1 R&B chart hits on the Miracle label – "Long Gone (Parts I and II)" and "Late Freight", both featuring saxophonist Eddie Chamblee. The follow-ups "Blue Dreams" and "Still Gone" were smaller hits. By 1952 he had moved on to King Records. <a href="https://www.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Sonny
Family name
Thompson
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Mississippi
Place of death
Chicago
Occupation
pianist
Instrument
piano
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date of birth
1922-08-22
date of death
1989-08-11
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