Sonny Thompson

Aliases: Sonny Thompson & His Orchestra
Real name: Alphonso Thompson
Born: August 22, 1916
Died: August 11, 1989
Country: United States
IPI: 00030573606 30 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Primarily an R&B pianist, Thompson also played straight jazz at the end of his career as a performing and recording musician. Thompson was also a songwriter. He moved to the business end of the music industry, working for King as a producer and A&R man.
Family: Lula Reed Spouse

Releases

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Boy-Girl-Boy	Freddy King, Lulu Reed & Sonny Thompson	September 1962	King [US]
Sonny Thompson Swings in Paris	Sonny Thompson	1973	Black and Blue
The Complete Recordings Volume 1 1946-1948	Sonny Thompson	2000	Blue Moon [ES]

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
I'll Drown in My Tears	Sonny Thompson	April 1952	King [US]
Last Night	Sonny Thompson	January 1953	King [US]
Let's Call It a Day	Sonny Thompson	June 1952	King [US]
So-o-o Good	Sonny Thompson	February 1954	King [US]

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
It's Easy, Child	Lulu Reed and Freddy King	November 1962	Federal [US2]
Let's Call It a Day	Lula Reed	1956	King [US]
(Let Your Love) Watch over Me	Lulu Reed and Freddy King	July 1962	Federal [US2]