Sonny Thompson

Sonny Thompson

Real Name:
Alphonso Thompson
Profile:
American R&B Pianist, Songwriter and Bandleader.
Born on 22 August, 1916 in Centreville, Mississippi.
Died on 11 August, 1989 in Chicago, Illinois.
Married to Lula Reed.
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Shortcut Code: [a332600]
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Releases:
Frog Legs / After Sundown (Shellac, 10", Single)   King Records (3) 1950
I'll Drown In My Tears / Clang, Clang, Clang (Shellac, 10", Single)   King Records (3) 1951
First Base / Lonely Moon (7", Promo)   King Records (3) 1955
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Rocket 69 / Possessed (10", Single) Possessed King Records (3) 1952
Idle Gossip / Lovin' (7", Single)   Argo Records 1960
At Last! (Album) (3 versions) Anything To Say You're... Chess ... 1961
I'm A Woman / I Know (7", Single) I'm A Woman (But I Don... Federal Records (2) 1961
Puddentane / I Got A Notion (7", Single) Puddentane Federal Records (2) 1961
You Gotta Have That Green / Know What You're Doing (7", Single) Know What You're Doing Federal Records (2) 1961
Texas Oil / What About Love (7", Single)   Federal Records (2) 1962
Your Love Keeps A-Working On Me / Do The President Twist (7", Single)   Federal Records (2) 1962
Let Them Talk / Talk To Me (7") Let Them Talk King Records (3) 1963
High Rise / She Put The Whammy On Me (7", Single)   Federal Records (2) 1964
You're Welcome To The Club / Hold Me, Hold Me, Hold Me (7")   Federal Records (2) 1964
More Love, That's What We Need (7") More Love, That's What... Chess 1968
Tell It Like It Is / Thank You, Lord (7", Single)   Checker 1968
What Does It Take To Win Your Love (LP) San Ho Zay Tamla Motown 1969
Quiet Fire (Album) (4 versions) Let Them Talk Atlantic 1971
The Best Of Cream Live (2xLP) Hideaway Karussell 1972
Back To Stay (Album) (2 versions) Let Them Walk Pye Records ... 1973
Gwen McCrae (LP, Album) Let Them Talk President Records 1974
Rockin' Chair (Album) (2 versions) It Keeps On Raining Cat ... 1975
Cream (6xLP, Comp + Box) Hideaway RSO Records, Inc. 1981
I Got You (I Feel Good) (3 versions) Three Hearts In A Tangle Polydor ... 1983
Serious Business (LP, Album) Give It Back Tonpress 1986
CD Of JB II (Cold Sweat And Other Soul Classics) (CD, Comp) I'll Go Crazy Polydor 1987
...Det Här Är Mitt Liv... (CD, Album) The Stumble MNW 1988
Aw! Shucks Baby (LP)   Sing 1988
Crossroads (Comp) (3 versions) Hideaway Polydor ... 1988
I'm Gone, Yes I'm Gone (LP)   Sing 1988
Partners In Time (LP, Album) Blues For The Nightowls Blind Pig Records 1988
See The Light (Album) (4 versions) Hideaway Arista 1988
The Best Of Chess Rhythm & Blues Volume Two (CD, Comp) Summertime, Rescue Me Chess, MCA Records 1988
All For Business (CD)   Delmark Records 1990
I Am (CD) Love's No Fun Chrysalis 1990
The Rock 'N' Roll Era - Axes & Saxes: The Great Instrumentals (2xLP, Comp, RM) Hide Away Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1990
Star Time (Comp) (2 versions) I'll Go Crazy, I Know ... Polydor 1991
The Legacy (3xCD, Comp) Hideaway Love Records (4) 1992
Sexy Ways: The Best Of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (CD, Comp) Work With Me Annie, Te... Rhino Entertainment Company 1993
From The Cradle (Album) (4 versions) I'm Tore Down, Someday... Reprise Records ... 1994
Original Blues - Greatest Hits (CD, Comp) I'm Tore Down, See See... King Records (3) 1994
Chess Soul - A Decade Of Chicago's Finest (2xCD, Comp, RM) Rescue Me Chess, Universal Records 1997
At The Castle (LP, Album, RE) San-Ho-Zay Norton Records (2) 1998
Couldn't Stand The Weather (CD, Album, RE, RM) Hide Away Epic, Epic 1999
In The Pocket (CD, Album) Welfare Elmore Blues 2000
Musiques - Automne 2000 (CD, Comp) MP On The Run Les Inrockuptibles 2000
Intro (CD, Promo, Comp) Spliff Dance Club, Dance Club 2001
Chess Northern Soul (CD, Comp, RM) More Love, That's What... Chess 2005
Shake Down (CD, Album, RE, RM) High Rise UM³/USM Japan 2005
The Chronological Lula Reed: 1951-1954 (CD)   Classics Records 2005
The Singles Volume 1 : The Federal Years 1956-1960 (2xCD, Comp, RM)   Hip-O Select 2006
The Singles Volume 4 : 1966-1967 (2xCD, Comp, Ltd, RM) This Old Heart Hip-O Select 2007
Will Not Be Televised (LP, Album) Had You Told It Like I... Psychout Records (2) 2007
Crusade (CD, Album, RE, RM) Driving Sideways Universal International 2008
Three Hearts In A Tangle / I'd Rather Loan You Out (7") Three Hearts In A Tangle Decca (2)  
Tracks Appear On:
The King R&B Box Set (4xCD, Album) I'll Drown In My Tears... King Records (3) 1995
The Chronological Lula Reed: 1951-1954 (CD) Let's Call It A Day, I... Classics Records 2005
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