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Thompson, Junior

Real name Clen Houston Thompson Jr. Born in Florence, Ala. A regular on Dixie Hayride (Florence, Ala.) in 1956.

References:
   Feature article and discography in issue 7 (1984) of Roll Street Journal.


Original Releases

Date & Source Label & Number V Titles {& References to LP/CD List} As By Matrix Numbers
1956/Feb. 18
Bb c&w rev.
Meteor 5029 Mama's Little Baby {a,b,d,e,i,j,k}
Raw Deal {a,b,c,d,e,j,l}
2
2
MR 5045
MR 5044
1956/Dec.
BMI clear.
Tune 45-SO-174/5 Who's Knocking? {a,f,g,p}
How Come You Do Me? {a,h,n,q}
1
1
45-SO-175
45-SO-174
1967 or earlier
(BMI est.)
JJ's 001 Jungle Girl {o}
Sit By My Side
1
1
SO:4145
SO:4144
1968/Mar.
BMI clear.
JJ's .006 Ooby Dooby {r}
House Of Lost Lovers
1
1
4779
4778
 
 
JJ's 9542/3 Fairyland Girl
Childhood Days
1
1
9542
9543
 
 
Badd 1001 Big Black Spider
Pretty Blue Eyes
1
1
SO: 3601
SO: 3602

References in "As By" Column:

  1. as by Junior Thompson
  2. as by Junior Thompson With The Meteors

Other Notes:


Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks


1974

a. Collector CL 1023 (lp) Gonna Rock And Roll Tonight

1979

b. Meteor 5000 (lp) Hillbilly Bop Memphis Style

1985

c. Cascade DROP 1009 (lp) Twenty Great Rockabilly Hits Of The 50's

1993

d. Ace CDCHM 484 (cd) Meteor Rockabillies
e. Meteor MTCD 5001 (cd) Meteor Rockabillies

1997

f. Flesh Den FD 6905 (cd) Rock 'N' Roll Orgy, Vol. 5
g. Peerless PL 002 (lp) Rockabilly, Vol. 2
h. Vladimir Twist VTR 6911 (lp) Like Nothing Your Ears Have Ever Heard, Vol. 11

2001

i. Ace CDCHD 815 (cd) Them Rockabilly Cats

2003

j. Ace CDCH2 885 (cd) Meteor Rockabilly & Hillbilly

2007

k. Proper PROPERBOX 122 (cd) Classic Rockabilly

2008

l. Proper PROPERBOX 143 (cd) Rockin' Memphis

Year Unknown

m. Bear Family BCD 16721 (cd) That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 21 (Atlantic)
n. Born Bad BB 007 (lp) Born Bad, Vol. 7
o. Collector CLCD 4550 (cd) 41 Years Collector Records (40 Was Not Enough)
p. Lucky CDLR 814 (cd) Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 14
q. STCTU STCTU- 003 (cd) Songs The Cramps Taught Us, Vol. 3
r. Teen Beat TB CD 252 (cd) The Livin' End


Acknowledgments:   CMF Library, Randy Coleman, Bill Davis, Udo Frank, Andy Gallagher, Adam Komorowski, Tom Lincoln, Gerd Miller, Michel Proost

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