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Also known as Wayne Carson Thompson, Tonky Tomson, Wayne Thompson

Amerikaans singer-songwriter (1943-2015)

Person · Open Library

Born
1899
Died
1969
Works
30

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Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1942-04-03

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Total plays
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Wayne Carson (born Wayne Carson Head, May 31, 1943 – July 20, 2015), sometimes credited as Wayne Carson Thompson, was an American country musician, songwriter, and record producer. He played percussion, piano, guitar, and bass. His most famous songs as a writer include "Neon Rainbow", "The Letter", "Always on My Mind" (written with Mark James and Johnny Christopher), and "Soul Deep". Born in Denver, Colorado, his parents, Odie and Olivia Head, used the pseudonym Thompson as performers, and play

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Head
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Denver
Place of death
Nashville
Languages spoken
English language
Record label
Monument Records
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date of birth
1943-05-31
date of death
2015-07-20
pseudonym
Wayne Thompson
birth name
Wayne Carson Head
copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.
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Article · Nederlands

Wayne Carson (geboren als Wayne Carson Head, Denver (Colorado) 31 mei 1943 – Nashville, 20 juli 2015) was een Amerikaans songwriter, in Europa voornamelijk bekend van titels als Always on my mind en The letter. Hij werkte samen met onder anderen Eddy Arnold, Conway Twitty, Clarence Carter, Gary U.S. Bonds, Gin Blossoms en The Box Tops. Hij was ook muzikant en speelde onder meer keyboard, piano, basgitaar en percussie. Always on my mind is verschenen in ruim 300 versies en werd vertolkt door artiesten als Willie Nelson, Elvis Presley, Pet Shop Boys en Brenda Lee. In 1997 werd Carson toegevoegd aan de lijst van Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in Nashville. Carson overleed in Nashville op 72-jarige leeftijd en werd daar begraven aan de Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens.

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