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Written by Thompson & Christopher. Play grade is EX. Flip is She's Got Everything I Need by Wayne Carson Thompson, EX. Produced by Chips Moman.
Wayne Carson Thompson is an American country musician and two-time Grammy award winner. 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).
Born in Denver, Colorado, his parents, Odie and Olivia Thompson, played music professionally. They met in Nebraska while working for radio station KMMJ, moved to Colorado and eventually to Springfield, Missouri to join the KWTO-AM music staff. By then, they were better known by their stage names, Shorty and Sue Thompson. Shorty Thompson was perhaps best known around the Ozarks as a member of radio and television mainstay the Tall Timber Boys.
Carson wanted to pick up a guitar when he was about 14, after hearing a recording by Merle Travis. Even so, he was quickly taken by the newer sound of rock 'n' roll. He lived in several cities, including Denver, as a young man leading bands; and moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1962.
He eventually came back to Springfield where he began working with music publisher and promoter "Si" Siman. Together they pitched songs for years, but nothing happened until Siman's friend and producer Chet Atkins took a liking to a tune called "Somebody Like Me" and wanted to have Eddy Arnold record it. Carson was taken aback when he got a call from Arnold, one of the most successful country acts of all time.
"Eddie said, 'Wayne, I love the song, but it needs another verse'," Carson recalled. "So I said, 'Well, the third verse goes like this' and I just wrote it right there over the phone."[1] The song became his first number one hit in late 1966, and spent four weeks on top of the country charts.
"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. The Country Music Association named it the Song of the Year in 1982 and 1983. 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 song "The Letter" was nominated for two Grammys.
In 1997 he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
I ship in standard 45, LP & 78 mailers made specifically for this purpose. I can ship 4 45's in one box. If you purchase more, I have a larger box, and the postage will be slightly higher. I won't "screw you" on the postage as some do. If I ever over-charge, I will make it right with a Paypal refund. I will leave positive feedback as soon as payment is received and I am home. I would greatly appreciate the same courtesy if you feel my efforts meet with you satisfaction. Please email before taking any negative or neutral actions, and I am sure we can come to a mutual understanding.
I travel the country driving my truck. I'm always finding new records, so check back whenever you can.
Here's a little breakdown on how I grade the records. It's based on the Goldmine standard, just tweaked a little bit. I get so tired of going to sites that describe the record as M-, and you listen to the clip and it has pops and crackles. I guess by their reasoning, everything below Mint is M-.
Except for sealed albums and extraordinarily pristine singles, the highest grade I'll use is EX.
VG+ is the next grade. These records may have a pop or two, or some very light distortion in soft passages.
VG will have more of the same, only it will be a lot more noticeable.
VG- will verge on becoming distracting from the music, but will play with no skips.
Lower grades will only be put up for sale in the case of rare records.
I can make an MP3 of the record and email it to you for $1.00 extra. I can also burn it in .wav format on a CD for $2.50 extra and send it along with the record. Just let me know before check-out and I'll adjust the invoice.
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