Bob Thompson (musician)
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Bob Thompson in 1990
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Lamar Thompson |
| Born |
August 24, 1924 San Jose, California, United States |
| Died | May 21, 2013 (aged 88) Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Exotica, space age pop, easy listening, big band, jazz, film scores |
| Occupation(s) | Orchestra leader, composer, arranger |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 1955-1980 |
| Labels | Dot, RCA Victor |
| Associated acts | Rosemary Clooney, Van Dyke Parks, Julie London, Bing Crosby, Mae West |
| Website | www |
Robert Lamar "Bob" Thompson (August 24, 1924 – May 21, 2013) was a composer, arranger, and orchestra leader from the 1950s through the 1980s. Active in Los Angeles, Thompson was a recording artist for RCA Victor and Dot Records, scored film and television soundtracks, and wrote commercial jingles. He composed, arranged, and conducted orchestra for such artists as Rosemary Clooney, Mae West, Julie London, Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters, Duane Eddy, Judy Garland, Jerry Lewis, Van Dyke Parks, Phil Ochs, and many others.
Thompson is considered a prime exponent of what has belatedly been termed "Space Age Pop," or "Space Age Bachelor Pad Music." This style of breezy, experimental orchestral music became popular in the 1950s and 1960s following the introduction of the long-playing microgroove record and the advent of high-fidelity and stereo home audio systems, which allowed enhanced sonic reproduction.
Thompson was born in San Jose, California, in 1924. He worked at radio station KGO, San Francisco, writing arrangements for the station orchestra. He spent time in Paris arranging for Jacqueline Francois and Gloria Lasso, before returning to Los Angeles. He toured as the backing piano accompanist for actress Mae West, and composed music for her song "Criswell Predicts," about the flamboyant American psychic, The Amazing Criswell.
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