Sonny Thompson

Sonny Thompson (probably August 23, 1916 – August 11, 1989), born Alfonso Thompson or Hezzie Tompson, was an American R&B bandleader and pianist, popular in the 1940s and 1950s.

Birth and Death Data: Born Mississippi (state of the United States of America), Died August 11, 1989 (Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, composer, vocalist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
Brunswick	C2628	10-in.	12/4/1928	Please let me have it	Octavia Dick	Female vocal solo, with male vocal solo and piano	vocalist
Chess	8724	10-in.	1958	Anything to say you're mine	Lula Reed ; Sonny Thompson		leader, composer
Chess	8725	10-in.	1958	Give me the right	Lula Reed ; Sonny Thompson		leader, composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Thompson, Sonny," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105656.

Thompson, Sonny. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105656.

"Thompson, Sonny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.