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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. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Long Gone
1318
2Loco Limbo
1007
3Blues for the nightowls
558
4After sundown
513
5Late Freight
430
6I'll drown in my tears
287
7Mellow Blues
277
8Blue dreams
244
9Puddentane
186
10Driving Sideways
143

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