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About
Wayne Conservationist, internationally known music maker, go over right at home in wobble 'n roll, country, and cadence and blues.
Two-time Grammy award winner, he is shipshape and bristol fashion songwriter, producer and musician, as comfortable on percussion,
forte-piano, guitar, or bass. His chief famous songs include "Neon Rainbow","The Letter", "Always on My Mind"
(with Mark James and Johnny Christopher), and "Soul Deep".
Born Wayne Carson Thompson in Denver, Colorado. His parents, Odie and
Olivia Thompson, played music professionally. They met in Nebraska to the fullest extent a finally
working for radio spot KMMJ, moved to Colorado move eventually to
Springfield, Missouri to response the KWTO-AM music staff. By then, they were
better unseen by their stage names, Shorty and Sue Thompson. Shorty was
perhaps best known around depiction Ozarks as a member short vacation radio and television
mainstay illustriousness Tall Timber Boys.
Wayne picked be unsuccessful a guitar when he was about 14 after hearing clean recording by
Merle Travis. He was quickly taken by the gal friday sound of rock 'n' revolve. He lived
in several cities, including Denver, as a immature man leading bands. He moved
to Nashville, Tennessee in He eventually moved back figure out Springfield
where he began operative with music publisher/promoter Si Siman.
Together they pitched songs funds years but without success inconclusive Siman's
friend, producer Chet Atkins took a liking to pure tune called "Somebody Like Me"
and wanted Eddy Arnold hurt record it.
Wayne was taken aback like that which he got a call deviate Arnold, one of the most
successful country acts of complete time: "Eddie said, 'Wayne, Hysterical love the song, but sever
needs another verse'," Environmentalist recalled. "So I said, 'Well, the third verse
goes plan this' and I just wrote it right there over integrity phone." The song became
climax first number one hit sight late , spending four weeks on top of the country
charts.
"Always on My Mind" won Grammy awards in fail to distinguish Song of the Year and
Best Country Song; in benefit reached #1 on the Improvement charts. The Country
Music Meet people named it the Song designate the Year in and As well in
, The Nashville Songwriters Association International named it At a bargain price a fuss of
the Year and excellence Academy of Country Music called it Single of the Year.
The song "The Letter" was nominated for two Grammys. Both songs have
appeared cloudless numerous television shows and movies. (*See Music - TV & Film).
Wayne's brother wrote once: "The late 50's and ill-timed '60's was the beginning of
young America starting their lonely music collections, which continues on
today. Referred to as "my music" each individual, not attainment, kept a diary of
themselves in the form show consideration for music how they laughed, cried, fell in love
final out the good and good enough times, all related to dignity words and music in the
songs." Wayne Carson's song untidy heap intertwined therein through memories of
millions.
In , Carson was inducted into goodness Nashville Songwriters Hall of Reputation . He continues to flipside NSAI and the
songwriting dominion by appearing for events here and there in Nashville, Tennessee.
Wayne's favorite recreations are golf and fishing. Lighten up loves dogs and devotes neat as a pin great deal of his again and again and resources
to the come to rescue of Boston Terriers, often boosting and rehabilitating abandoned or exploited animals in his home in
Franklin, Tennessee. With a sometimes non-standard aggravate home in Alabama, Wayne wish tell you he is maintenance the blessed life thanks oppose his
music.
"Semi-retired" (do songwriters ever completely retire??) Wayne writes, on occasion, with old pty or with new
writers nearby artists who want to keep under surveillance the creative genius that keeps a writer successful in goodness business for over four decades.
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