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The Moon Sonny OrchestraSonny Thompson Sonny Thompson American R&B bandleader and pianist (1916–1989) For Prince's bass player, see Sonny T. Sonny Thompson (probably August 23, 1916 – August 11, 1989),[1] born Alfonso Thompson[2][3] or Hezzie Tompson,[1] was an American R&B bandleader and pianist, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Biography There is some uncertainty over Thompson's origins, as well as his birth name. Researchers Bob Eagle and Eric LeBlanc indicate that he was born in 1916 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi,[1] but other sources state that he was born in 1923, either in Mississippi[4] or in Chicago.[2][5] He began recording in 1946, and in 1948 achieved two number-one R&B chart hits on the Miracle label – "Long Gone (Parts I and II)" and "Late… (Source: Wikipedia)
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