Charles Thompson

Charles Hubbard Thompson (June 19, 1891 – June 13, 1964) was a ragtime pianist and composer. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he was given some piano lessons in his youth, though he later described himself as self-taught. He left St. Louis in 1911 to tour in Ohio and Indiana. In 1912, he met James P. Johnson in either Washington D.C or Coney Island. Thompson also played in Buffalo, New York, Detroit, Cleveland, Toledo, Erie/Pennsylvania, and Atlantic City/New Jersey. He won the great ragtime contest of 1916 in the Booker T. Washington Theatre of in St. Louis, with his composition "The Lily Rag". He defeated Tom Turpin, the owner of the theatre and the owner of the "Rosebud Club", where nearly all the great ragtimers of America met since 1900.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 9, 1891 (St. Louis), Died June 13, 1964

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1923

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	B-14459	10-in.	2/16/1914	Swanee ripples rag	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
OKeh	8493	10-in.	Oct. 1923	Gone but not forgotten blues	Moe Thompson	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Thompson, Charles," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106049.

Thompson, Charles. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106049.

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

Wikidata: Charles Hubbard Thompson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2960323

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/70515823

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