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Lil' Dave Thompson
12+ albums
bluesguitarrhythm and bluesblues rockhammond organ
about
David Lonzo Thompson was born in Hinds County, Mississippi May 21, 1969. Lil Dave's exposure to music came early and has always been a way of life. His father, the late Sam Thompson played with Willie Foster, Asie Payton, Paul Wine Jones, Eddie Cusic, James Son Thomas and others. Lil Dave's list of influences reads like an anthology of the blues. His family was burned out in legendary Moorhead, MS (Where the Yellow Dog Crosses the Southern) and moved to B.B. Kings hometown of Indianola, MS. But it was in Leland, MS, (Hellhole of the Delta) and home of James "Son" Thomas and other blues legends that Dave, at the age of 14, formed his first band. He, along with drummer, Dell Cusic and bass player, Allen Hite called themselves The Delta Blues Band. As a teenager, Dave played with various blues, Rand B, Reggae, and gospel bands in the delta area until he met and toured with the late Booba Barnes in 1990. So at the age of majority, 21, Lil Dave's life, music and experiences away from the delta began talked with Dave on a sweltering delta day in July of 2003 as we sat on the roadside of the Holly Ridge Plantation overlooking the gravesites of Charlie Patton, Willie Foster and Asie Payton. Dave looks like a young man of 34, but his wisdom and experiences belie his age. He is in a light mood today, assuring me that my fear of stepping on a snake is not necessary because they are somewhere cooling off and teasing me about being able to handle a shovel, which I take as a compliment.
top songs
albums
C'Mon Down To the Delta
Got To Get Over You
Deep in the Night
Little Dave And Big Love
Classic Field Recordings
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A Stack of Blues 60 Original Blues Classics CD2
A Stack Of Blues
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IndieFeed: Blues Music
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Battle of the Blues - 60 Original Blues Classics
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Sighisoara Blues Festival 2009
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Stack Of Blues
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A Stack of Blues: 60 Original Blues Classics CD2