About Sonny Thompson
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.
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Long Gone
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Blues for the nightowls
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After sundown
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Loco Limbo
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Driving Sideways
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Late Freight
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Blue dreams
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I'll drown in my tears
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Puddentane
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Mellow Blues
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