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    • Jul 5, 1937
    Banjo player and rhythm guitarist Bobby Thompson is born in Converse, South Carolina. A noted Nashville session musician in the 1970s and '80s, he plays on hits by George Strait, Waylon Jennings, Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton, among others
    Sep 15, 1970
    Bobby Thompson adds banjo to Loretta Lynn's recording of "Coal Miner's Daughter" during a 2 p.m. overdub session at Bradley's Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
    May 17, 1973
    Four musicians--Bobby Thompson, Bill Rice, Tommy Williams and Danny Epps--take part in a midday Bobby Bare overdub session at RCA Studio B in Nashville. Among the songs addressed: "Daddy, What If," "Marie Laveau" and "The Winner"
    Nov 2, 1974
    Faron Young sings "Just What I Had In Mind" on "Hee Haw." The episode features instrumentals from harmonica player Charlie McCoy and banjo player Bobby Thompson, who covers "Superfly." The show is co-hosted by Roy Clark and Buck Owens, who performs "Unmitigated Gall"
    Feb 1, 1979
    Banjo player Bobby Thompson and fiddler Buddy Spicher are added to The Oak Ridge Boys' "Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight" during overdubs at Nashville's Woodland Sound. A string section is also attached to "Dream On"
    Mar 2, 1979
    Banjo player Bobby Thompson and a string section take part in an afternoon overdub session for Donna Fargo's "Daddy" at Nashville's Woodland Sound
    Nov 26, 1979
    Guitarists Pete Bordonali and Bobby Thompson, fiddler Buddy Spicher and steel guitarist Lloyd Green add parts to Ed Bruce's "The Last Cowboy Song" during an overdub session at Nashville's Sound Stage
    May 18, 2005
    Banjo player and rhythm guitarist Bobby Thompson dies, following a long battle with multiple sclerosis. His credits included hits for Waylon Jennings, George Strait, Dan Seals, Loretta Lynn and Mickey Gilley, among others
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