Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Bobby Thompson, Rest In Peace

Bobby Thompson passed away this morning. He is my stepfather. He came into my life when I was a teenager, sometime in the mid-eighties. He is known as one of the greatest banjo players ever. He seemed to play on just about every record to come out of Nashville for a period of time. Today marks the end of his long, long struggle with MS. He was a loving man who was loved very much. I'm lucky to have been a part of his life. A better tribute than this will follow in the comng days. (In the above photo, he's the man on the left.)

4 comments:

Linda said...

So sorry to hear about your (and the music world's) loss.

Anonymous said...

Your Mom clued me to your site here. Bobby was a GREAT friend to me over the years and I will miss him so much. He DID have a long, long struggle and I'm glad to know he passed so peacefully.

He was a great musician and a great, trusted friend.

chez bez said...

Thanks for the nice comments everybody. It was a nice funeral with some great words spoken by people who really loved him.

Anonymous said...

What a lovely tribute. I am so sorry for your loss.