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Wayne Carson

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Aliases
Wayne Carson Thompson
Real name
Wayne Carson Head
Born
May 31, 1943
Died
July 20, 2015
Country
United States
IPI
00005364216 20 works
00030574603 4 works
00030574701 51 works
00043590389 15 works
00269374721 6 works
Affiliation
BMI
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Born in Denver, Colorado, to Odie and Olivia Head, who played music professionally under the pseudonym Thompson. Hence his alias "Wayne Carson Thompson".
Songwriter, country music multi-instrumentalist and producer. Carson was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1997.
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Covers by Wayne Carson

Songs written by Wayne Carson

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
Always on My Mind Johnny Christopher, Mark James [US1], Wayne Carson Brenda Lee REC, Gwen McCrae REL September 22, 1971 Covered by (373 artists)
Barstool Mountain Wayne Carson, Donn Tankersley Wayne Carson 1976 Covered by (2 artists)
Big Silver Angel Wayne Carson Sami Jo August 1972 Covered by Lea Laven
Bit by Bit Wayne Carson The Merging Traffic May 1969 Covered by Annita Henson
Boogie Grass Saturday Night Wayne Carson, Ronnie Reno Mr. President [DK] 1985 Covered by Buck Trent
Cotton King Wayne Carson Sherwin Linton November 1966 Covered by Bill Laundy
Cowboy in the Rain Wayne Carson T.G. Sheppard September 1975 Covered by Kenny Dale
Cussin', Cryin' & Carryin' on Wayne Carson Ike & Tina Turner July 1969 Covered by (2 artists)
Deafening Roar of Silence Wayne Carson Johnny Tillotson December 21, 1966 Covered by Pat Boone
Do It Again a Little Bit Slower Wayne Carson Jon & Robin and The In Crowd March 1967 Covered by (6 artists)
(Don't Let The Sun Set On You) In Tulsa Wayne Carson Wayne Carson June 1969 Unverified
Horse Called Music Wayne Carson Willie Nelson July 25, 1989 Covered by (3 artists)
I Couldn't Spell !*¢#! Wayne Carson The Geezinslaw Brothers August 18, 1967 Covered by (5 artists)
I See the Want to in Your Eyes Wayne Carson Gary Stewart May 1973 Covered by (6 artists)
Keep On Wayne Carson Bruce Channel February 1968 Covered by (4 artists)
King's Highway Wayne Carson Wayne Carson January 1971 Covered by (2 artists)
Liberated Woman Wayne Carson Wayne Carson 1974 Covered by John Wesley Ryles
Mary's Vineyard Wayne Carson, Bob Wilkins Claude King September 11, 1970 Covered by Rex Allen Jr.
Mister Bus Driver Wayne Carson Bruce Channel 1967 Covered by (8 artists)
Neon Rainbow Wayne Carson The Box Tops October 1967 Covered by (12 artists)
Nine Pound Steel Dan Penn, Wayne Carson Joe Simon August 1967 Covered by (5 artists)
Nobody Wayne Carson Bruce Channel October 1968 Covered by (6 artists)
No Love at All Johnny Christopher, Wayne Carson Wayne Carson February 1970 Covered by (11 artists)
Sail on the Wind Wayne Carson, Ronnie Reno Don King February 1980 Covered by Denny Hilton
Shattered Wayne Carson Sandy Posey January 11, 1967 Covered by Tracey Ullman
She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles) Wayne Carson Gary Stewart July 1974 Covered by (3 artists)
She's Got Everything I Need Wayne Carson Wayne Carson February 1970 Covered by Eddy Arnold
Slide off of Your Satin Sheets Wayne Carson, Donn Tankersley Johnny Paycheck May 1977 Covered by (2 artists)
Somebody Like Me Wayne Carson Eddy Arnold September 1966 Covered by (3 artists)
Something's Wrong in California Wayne Carson, Rodney Lay Connie Eaton October 1968 Covered by (2 artists)
Soul Deep Wayne Carson The Box Tops June 1969 Covered by (19 artists)
Straight Wayne Carson Wayne Carson January 1971 Covered by Brush Arbor
Table for Two for One Wayne Carson, Steve Tyrell B.J. Thomas 1970 Covered by (2 artists)
The Clown Wayne Carson, Charlie Chalmers, Sandra Rhodes, Brenda Barnett Conway Twitty September 21, 1981 Covered by Skip and Linda
The Letter Wayne Carson The Box Tops July 1967 Covered by (197 artists)
The Meadow of My Love Wayne Carson Sandy Posey March 21, 1967 Covered by The Youth [GB2]
Things Go Better With You Wayne Carson The April Fools August 1968 Unverified
Try Me Wayne Carson Bruce Channel 1968 Covered by Los Condes
Wednesday Night Poker Wayne Carson, Don Miller T.G. Sheppard September 1975 Covered by Mickey Gilley
You Got What You Wanted Wayne Carson Tina Turner - With Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm November 1968 Covered by (4 artists)

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