Thursday, May 15, 2014

Glenn Thompson (Glen Thompson)





*16-10-1921 Moore County, NC, +12-05-2012


By Praguefrank, Al Turner, Mario Manciotti, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS
Ca 1946 Poss. WBBB Radio Station, Burlington, NC – Glen Thompson and His Dixie Playboys
001 NBT 101 I JUST DON’T CARE SINCE YOU’RE GONE [vcl Sleepy and Curly] 10-001
002 NBT 102 JUST A SMILE BEFORE YOU GO [vcl Glen Thompson] 10-001/ KKCD 26
003 NBT 103 ALL ALONE, I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU [vcl Glen Thompson] 10-002/ Skatter SKA-2002-01
004 NBT 104 TEARDROPS OF SORROW   [vcl Glen Thompson]  10-003/ Skatter SKA-2002-01
005 NBT 105 JUST ANOTHER ROSE [vcl Glen Thompson] – 10-003/ Skatter SKA-2002-01
006 NBT 106 DIXIE PLAYBOY’S SWING –instr- 10-003/ Skatter SKA-2002-01
007 NBT 107 unknown title  10-004
008 NBT 108 unknown title  10-004
009 NBT 109 unknown title
010 NBT 110  unknown title
011 NBT 111 A BROKEN HEART WILL CAUSE YOU TO CRY [vcl Glen Thompson] 10-005
012 NBT 112 DIXIELAND BOOGIE –instr.- 10-005/ KKCD 26
KRAZY KAT KKCD 26 TARHEEL SWING (UK, 2003)
Ca 1946-1947 unknown -  Glen Thompson and His Dixie Playboys
013 GT 009 THE DAY WE MET [vcl Glen Thompson]  10-006/ Skatter SKA-2002-01
014 GT 010 DOUBLE STONE  [vcl Glen and Curley] 10-006/ Skatter SKA-2002-01
Masters GT-001/008  unknown
Mid 1949 unknown - Glen Thompson and His Dixie Playboys
015 WHEN I GET THE BLUES  Tommy’s 1005/Krazy Kat KKCD 26 Skatter SKA-2002-01
016 LOVE FADED LIKE A ROSE Tommy’s 1005/Krazy Kat KKCD 26 Skatter SKA-2002-01
Fall 1950 unknown - Glen Thompson
017 LOVERS LANE Athenian Hillbilly Series 001/ KKCD 26 Skatter SKA-2002-01 
018 TROUBLES KEEP HANGING 'ROUND MY DOOR Athenian Hillbilly Series 001/ Skatter SKA-2002-01
Spring 1952 unknown - Glen Thompson and his Dixie Playboys
019 ROCKY MOUNTAIN SWEETHEART ACME 982 /KKCD 26 Skatter SKA-2002-01 Glenn Thompson no #
020 EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO BE MY BABY ACME 982 /KKCD 26 Skatter SKA-2002-01
1966 poss. Copeland Sound Studio, Greensboro, NC – Glenn Thompson ((Glenn Thompson [vcl], Jackie Dee [rh gt], Jimmy Saunders [ld el gt], Marvin Hudson [steel], Don Causey [bass], Dicky Robertson [drums], Bill Roberts [trumpet-1])
021 T4KM-7413 MY MARY -1  Tornado T 101/ Big T CSS 555-6
022 T4KM-7414 WHAT A LINE Tornado T 101/ Big T CSS 555-6 KKCD 26
1966 poss. Copeland Sound Studio, Greensboro, NC – Glenn Thompson
023 TK4M 4752 THIRTEEN STRIPES IN OLD GLORY T 143/LPM 102
024 TK4M-4753 BAD, BAD DREAM T 143/LPM 102
025 WALK SOFTLY (YOU'RE WALKING ON MY HEART) T-144 /LPM 102
026 YOU DIDN'T WANT ME YESTERDAY (I DON'T WANT YOU TODAY)  T-144/LPM 102
Ca 1966-1967  poss. Copeland Sound Studio, Greensboro, NC  – Glenn Thompson
027 SWINGING HAMMER LPM 102 
028 OUR OWN LOVE SONG LPM 102
029 BLUE YODEL NO.9 LPM 102
030 WHAT ABOUT MY BLUE HEART LPM 102
031 I WALK WITH GOD BECAUSE HE'S MINE LPM 102 
Ca 1967 poss. Copeland Sound Studio, Greensboro, NC – Glenn Thompson
032 SUNSHINE THROUGH THE RAIN T 160/LPM 102
033 YOU'RE NOT THE GIRL I USED TO KNOW T 160/LPM 102
034 KING OF THE ENDLESS HIGHWAY T 166 /LPM 102
Ca 1967 Copeland Sound Studio, Greensboro, NC – Glenn Thompson (Glenn Thompson [vcl], Jackie Dee [rh gt], Jimmy Saunders [ld el gt], Marvin Hudson [steel], Don Causey [bass], Dicky Robertson [drums])
035 WHERE THE OLD RED RIVER FLOWS T 166/ Big T CSS 555-6
036 NOBODY'S DARLING BUT MINE  Big T CSS 555-6
037 PEACH PICKING TIME IN GEORGIA  Big T CSS 555-6
038 KNOCK AGAIN TRUE LOVE  Big T CSS 555-6
039 TRUCK DRIVING MAN  Big T CSS 555-6
040 I DREAMED OF AN OLD LOVE AFFAIR  Big T CSS 555-6
041 SUNNY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN  Big T CSS 555-6
042 COLOR OF THE BLUES  Big T CSS 555-6
043 I'LL WEAR A WHITE FLOWER FOR YOU  Big T CSS 555-6
044 HALF A MIND Big T CSS 555-6
1969 unknown – Glenn Thompson (Producer: Bob Edwards)
045 PRP 11711 MISSING PERSON Whirlwind WR 4392
046 PRP 11712 I’M KNOCKING ON WOOD Whirlwind WR 4392
Late 1960s/1985 unknown – Glenn Thompson
047 OLD STANDBY Glenn Thompson no #
048 MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS Glenn Thompson no #
049 TURNING OFF A MEMORY Glenn Thompson no #
050 IT'S NOT LOVE, BUT IT'S NOT BAD Glenn Thompson no #
051 PRETTY MANSIONS Glenn Thompson no #
052 PASS ME BY Glenn Thompson no #
053 SWINGING DOORS Glenn Thompson no #
054 SAME OLD DAY Glenn Thompson no #
055 CALIFORNIA BLUES Glenn Thompson no #
056 A GIRL IN THE NIGHT Glenn Thompson no #
057 BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN Glenn Thompson no #
058 HOBO BILL'S LAST RIDE Glenn Thompson no #
059 JIMMY RODGER'S LAST BLUE YODEL Glenn Thompson no #
060 SOLDIER'S LAST LETTER Glenn Thompson no #
061 TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN Glenn Thompson no #
062 SECOND HANDED FLOWERS  Glenn Thompson no #





ALBUMS

Big T CSS-555-6 Country Songs I Love To Sing: Where The Old Red River Flows;  Nobody's Darling But Mine; What A Line; Half A Mind; Peach Picking Time In Georgia;  My Mary; Knock Again True Love; Truck Driving Man; I Dreamed Of An Old Love Affair; Sunny Side Of The Mountain; Color Of The Blues; I'll Wear A White Flower For You –  67 (reissued in 2002 on Skatter SKA-2002-03  Where the Old Red River Flows)
Tornado LPM 102 The Best of Glenn Thompson: Swinging Hammer;  Our Own Love Song; You Didn't Want Me Yesterday (I Don't Want You Today); Walk Softly (You're Walking On My Heart); Blue Yodel No.9; Thirteen Stripes In Old Glory; What About My Blue Heart; Sunshine Through The Rain; You're Not The Girl I Used To Know; Bad Bad Dream; King Of The Endless Highways; I Walk With God Because He's Mine – 11-68 (rev. Nov. 23; reissued in 2002 on Skatter SKA-2002-04 Thirteen Stripes in Old Glory and Other Favorites)
? The Best of Glenn Thompson: (tracks unknown)  (cassette, possibly same as LPM 102)
? Vintage Country: (tracks unknown) (cassette, possibly same as SKA-2002-01)
Glenn Thompson no # A Collection Of Old Favorites And Standards / Glenn Thompson and His Guitar: Old Standby; Mind Your Own Business; Turning Off A Memory; It's Not Love, But It's Not Bad; Pretty Mansions; Pass Me By; Swinging Doors; Same Old Day; California Blues; A Girl In The Night; Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain; Rocky Mountain Sweetheart; Hobo Bill's Last Ride; Jimmy Rodger's Last Blue Yodel; Soldier's Last Letter; Today I Started Loving You Again; Second Handed Flowers – 9- (1940s-1985 recordings)
Skatter SKA-2002-01 The Early Years 1940s-1950s:  All Alone, I've Been Waiting For You; Teardrops Of Sorrow; When I Get The Blues; Love Faded Like A Rose; Troubles Keep Hanging 'Round My Door; Lovers Lane; Rocky Mountain Sweetheart; Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby; Just Another Rose; Dixie Playboy's Swing; The Day We Met; Double Stone – 02 Glenn Thompson and his Dixie Playboys.

SINGLES
Glen Thompson (1940s?) Glen Thompson and his Dixie Playboys
10-001 I Just Don’t Care Since You’re Gone / Just A Smile Before You Go  – 46?
10-002 All Alone, I've Been Waiting for You;  Teardrops of Sorrow – 4-
10-003 Dixie Playboy's Swing / Just Another Rose – 4-
10-004 ? / ? – 4-
10-005 A Broken Heart Will Cause You To Cry / Dixieland Boogie – 4-
10-006 Double Stone / The Day We Met  - 4-
Tommy's (1949)
1005 When I Get the Blues / Love Faded Like a Rose – 49  Glenn Thompson and his Dixie Playboys.
Athenian Hillbilly Series (1950)
001 Lovers Lane / Troubles Keep Hanging 'Round My Door – 11-50 (rev. Nov. 18)
ACME (1952) Glen Thompson and his Dixie Playboys
982 Rocky Mountain Sweetheart / Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby - 52
Tornado (1966)
T 101 What A Line / My Mary – 66
T 143 Thirteen Stripes In Old Glory / Bad, Bad Dream - 12-66  
T-144 Walk Softly (You're Walking On My Heart) / You Didn't Want Me Yesterday (I Don't Want You Today) – 66
T 160 Sunshine Through the Rain / You're Not the Girl I Used to Know – 67
T 166 King Of The Endless Highway / Where The Old Red River Flows – 67
Whirlwind (1969)
WR 4392 I’m Knocking On Wood / Missing Person - 69


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