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Wayne Carson Thompson

real name Wayne Carson Head

Wayne Carson Thompson is credited on 3,978 releases across 1,124 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1963–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,978

Credits

1,124

Albums

7

Decades active

507

In collections

Biography

American country musician, songwriter, and record producer, born in Denver, Colorado, 31 May 1943; died 20 July 2015, aged 72.
Since the 1960s he has composed an impressive string of hit records and platinum selling albums. Had his first US #1 hit record in 1966, with Eddy Arnold's Somebody Like Me. He received a Grammy Award in 1982 for Willie Nelson's recording of Always On My Mind.

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Credited work

3,978 releases · 1,124 albums · active 1963–2026

  • Performance · 4,255
  • Other credits · 83
  • Production · 14

Studios: American Sound Studio, Memphis, TN · RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Fillmore East · Red Bus Studios

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