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Butch Thompson

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Aliases
Butch Thompson / Trio West
Butch Thompson and His Berkeley Gang
Butch Thompson's King Oliver Centennial Band
The Butch Thompson Trio
Real name
Richard Enos Thompson
Born
November 28, 1943
Died
August 14, 2022
Country
United States
Comments
Jazz pianist and clarinetist. Thompson appeared weekly on Garrison Keillor's radio show, "A Prairie Home Companion". Thompson is probably best known for his stride and ragtime piano performances.
Member of
Hall Brothers Jazz Band Clarinet
Powdermilk Biscuit Band
New Black Eagle Jazz Band Piano, Clarinet
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Title Performer Release date Label
A' Solas Butch Thompson 1982 Stomp Off Records
Bethlehem After Dark Butch Thompson, Laura Sewell 2000 Daring Records
Butch and Doc Butch Thompson and Doc Cheatham ‎ 1994 Daring Records
Butch Thompson in Belgium Volume 1 Butch Thompson 1977 Fondy
Butch Thompson on Tour – Autumn 2000 Butch Thompson 2000 (self-released)
Butch Thompson Plays Jelly Roll Morton Piano Solos Butch Thompson 1966 Center Records
Butch Thompson Plays Jelly Roll Morton Solos Vol. 2 Butch Thompson 1976 Center Records
Butch Thompson's King Oliver Centennial Band Butch Thompson's King Oliver Centennial Band 1989 GHB
Butch Thompson & Søren Houlinds Copenhagen Ragtime Band Butch Thompson & Søren Houlinds Copenhagen Ragtime Band 1975 CSA Records [DK]
Chicago Breakdown Butch Thompson 1989 Daring Records
Direct from the Ballroom of the Shattuck Hotel Butch Thompson and His Berkeley Gang 1986 Stomp Off Records
Echoes from Storyville, Vol. 1 Butch Thompson & Hal Smith 1984 Stomp Off Records
Echoes from Storyville, Vol. 2 Butch Thompson, Hal Smith and Charlie DeVore 1985 Stomp Off Records
Good Old New York Butch Thompson 1989 Daring Records
How Could We Be Blue? James Dapogny & Butch Thompson 1988 Stomp Off Records
How Long Blues Butch Thompson & Southside Aces October 24, 2020 (self-released)
In Chicago Butch Thompson and His Boys featuring Frank Chace 1986 Jazzology
In Chicago Butch Thompson and His Boys featuring Frank Chace 2008 Jazzology
Jelly Roll Morton - 100 Years "Pam" Pameijer featuring Butch Thompson 1986 Stomp Off Records
Lincoln Avenue Blues Butch Thompson 1995 Daring Records
Lincoln Avenue Express Butch Thompson June 10, 1997 Daring Records
Little Bits Pam Pameijer and His Classic Jazz Aces featuring Butch Thompson 1989 Stomp Off Records
Little Wonder Butch Thompson / Trio West 1987 Triangle Jazz
Live at Illiana Norrie Cox & His New Orleans Stompers featuring Butch Thompson August 27, 2002 Delmark
Live from St. Paul The Butch Thompson Trio 1981 Prairie Home Companion
Minnesota Wonder Butch Thompson 1992 Daring Records
Mr. Jelly Rolls On Butch Thompson and Chet Ely 1971 Jazzology
Prairie Home Companion Butch Thompson 1979 Minnesota Public Radio
'Tain't Nobody's Business Butch Thompson's Big Three 2004 Jazzology
The Butch Thompson Trio Plays Favorites The Butch Thompson Trio 1992 Solo Art [US2]
The Men They Will Become Eli Newberger - Jimmy Mazzy - Butch Thompson 1999 Stomp Off Records
Thompson Plays Joplin Butch Thompson March 10, 1998 Daring Records
Trio West Butch Thompson 1984 Triangle Jazz
Vicksburg Blues Butch Thompson & Pat Donohue August 14, 2012 Red House Records
Yulestride Butch Thompson 1994 Daring Records