Sue Thompson
| Sue Thompson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Eva Sue McKee |
| Born | July 19, 1925 |
| Origin | Nevada, Missouri, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop, country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1950– present |
| Labels | Mercury, Decca, Columbia and Hickory Records |
| Website | Sue Thompson Unofficial Site; accessed July 2, 2015. |
Sue Thompson (born Eva Sue McKee; July 19, 1925) is an American pop and country music singer. She is best known for the million selling hits "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)" and "Norman", both pop hits in the 1960s.
She was born in Nevada, Missouri. By the age of 7, she was singing and playing the guitar on stage.
During World War II, she worked at a defense plant. She married when she was 17, and had a daughter at 20, but the marriage failed and she and her husband split up after three years. To keep supporting herself after her divorce, she returned to the nightclub scene in California. In San Jose, she won a talent contest, thus catching the attention of a bandleader and radio/TV host named Dude Martin, who invited her to sing with his band. This led to their marriage. They recorded duets together, including "If You Want Some Lovin'", which helped her get a solo contract from Mercury Records in 1950.
Within a year, she divorced Martin to marry Hank Penny, a comedian and singer. Penny and Thompson hosted a TV show in Los Angeles together before eventually moving to Las Vegas. Thompson recorded separately and also with her husband for Decca Records. However, none of their songs were successful. In 1960, Thompson signed on with Hickory Records. In 1961, "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)" became a No. 5 hit on the pop charts, and she followed this up successfully with "Norman," which reached No. 3. Both of these hit singles were written by songwriter John D. Loudermilk. They both sold over one million copies, and were awarded with gold discs.
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