Bobby Thompson

Born in Converse, SC, Bobby Thompson started out as a bluegrass player in the 1950s, and his route to Nashville came by way of his banjo playing for Jim & Jesse. After settling in Nashville in 1966, he established himself as a guitarist but kept up with his banjo playing, and among his many gigs, he was a member of the Hee Haw house band for 17 years. Thompson, who retired in 1986, is credited as ...more