Wayne Carson Thompson is an American country musician and two-time Grammy award winner. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences He is a songwriter, producer and plays percussion, piano, guitar, and bass. Two of his best-known songs are "The Letter" and "Always on My Mind" (together with Mark James and Johnny Christopher). " The Letter " is a song written by Wayne Carson Thompson and made famous by The Box Tops and their singer Alex Chilton, released in 1967 " Always on My Mind " is a song originally recorded by Brenda Lee and released on June 12, 1972, with music and lyrics by Johnny Christopher Mark James can refer to Mark James (golfer, English golfer Mark James (politician, American politician Mark James (songwriter
Born in Denver, Colorado, he moved in 1962 to Nashville, Tennessee and had his first great success in 1966 with the #1 hit "Somebody Like Me", played by Eddy Arnold. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Richard Edward Arnold (known as Eddy Arnold) ( May 15, 1918 &ndash May 8, 2008) was an American Country music
The song "Always on My Mind" won Grammy awards in 1983 for Song of the Year and Best Country Song; in 1982 it reached #1 on the Billboard charts. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry The Country Music Association named it the Song of the Year in 1982 and 1983. The Country Music Association (CMA was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. Also in 1982, The Nashville Songwriters Association International named it Song of the Year and the Academy of Country Music named it Single of the Year. The Academy of Country Music (ACM was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy
The song "The Letter" was nominated for two Grammys.
In 1997 he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame was established by the Nashville Songwriters Foundation Inc
Well-known Songs
- "Somebody Like Me" - Eddy Arnold
- "Always On My Mind" - Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, The Pet Shop Boys
- "The Letter" - The Box Tops, Joe Cocker featuring Leon Russell
- "Who's Julie" - Mel Tillis
- "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)" - Gary Stewart, Wade Hayes
- "Neon Rainbow" - The Box Tops
- "Soul Deep" - The Box Tops, Tina Turner, Eddy Arnold
- "The Clown" - Conway Twitty
- "Slide Off Your Satin Sheets" - Johnny Paycheck
- "Whiskey Trip" - Gary Stewart
- "No Love At All" - B. J. Thomas
- "Drinkin' Thing" - Gary Stewart
- "Barstool Mountain" - Moe Bandy
- "Carryin' On" - Tina Turner
- "The Letter" - The Beach Boys
- "That's The Only Way To Say Good Morning" - Ray Price
- "A Horse Called Music" - Willie Nelson, Randy Travis
- "Dog Day Afternoon" - Shelby Lynne
- "I See The Want-To In Your Eyes" - Conway Twitty
- "(Don't Let The Sun Set On You In) Tulsa" - Waylon Jennings
- "Something's Wrong In California" - Waylon Jennings
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