Sue Thompson

Sue Thompson (born Eva Sue McKee; July 19, 1925 – September 23, 2021) was an American pop and country music singer. She is best known for the million selling 1961 hits "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)" and "Norman", "James (Hold The Ladder Steady)" (1962), and "Paper Tiger" (1965).

Birth and Death Data: Born July 19, 1925 (Missouri), Died September 23, 2021 (Pahrump)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1954 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca L 7890 9/14/1954 Walkin' in the snow Hank Penny ; Hank Penny ; Sue Thompson vocalist  
Decca L 7891 9/14/1954 Come a little bit closer Hank Penny ; Hank Penny ; Sue Thompson vocalist  
Decca L 8367 4/29/1955 Your Mommie and your Daddy Sue Thompson vocalist  
Decca L 8368 4/29/1955 Daydreamin' Sue Thompson vocalist  
Decca L 8369 4/29/1955 The storm Sue Thompson vocalist  
Decca L 8370 4/29/1955 Steal a penny from a beggar Sue Thompson vocalist  
Decca L 9127 4/5/1956 Southern fried chicken Hank Penny vocalist  
Decca L 9128 4/5/1956 I'd rather pick a guitar Hank Penny vocalist  
Decca L 9129 4/5/1956 Rock of Gibraltar Hank Penny vocalist  
Decca L 9130 4/5/1956 Wham! Bam! Thank you Ma'am Hank Penny vocalist  
Decca L 9174 4/19/1956 Texas never would-a made it (without Ol' Tennessee) Hank Penny vocalist  
Decca L 10019 4/5/1957 Walkin' to Missouri Sue Thompson vocalist  
Decca L 10020 4/5/1957 Red hot Henrietta Brown-1 Sue Thompson vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Thompson, Sue," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/346940.

Thompson, Sue. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/346940.

"Thompson, Sue." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/346940

External Sources

Wikipedia: Sue Thompson

Discogs: Sue Thompson

IMDb: Sue Thompson

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Thompson, Sue, 1925-2021 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94053384

Wikidata: Sue Thompson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2363400

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/261347965

MusicBrainz: Sue Thompson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7994b392-4b14-4b06-b591-fd8b0ad65338

ISNI: 0000 0003 8131 9891 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000381319891

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1800070

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