Daryl Thompson, RIP

[jeffcrom]

Atlanta resident Daryl Thompson has died - several days ago, apparently. He was a guitarist, jewelry artist, and Lucky Thompson's son. I didn't know him, but he was good friends with my pal Ben, who plays with me in the Edgewood Saxophone Trio. Daryl's childhood nickname was "Bo-Bi," and he told Ben that one day when he was about five, he was singing a little melody around the house. His dad asked him who wrote the tune, and he said, "Me!" Lucky expanded it into "Bo-Bi My Boy," from the Tricotism album.

Most of Daryl's work seems to have been in reggae. He's pretty bad-ass in this clip with Sly and Robbie; he solos around 3:15.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGrJRhkPh-E&feature=youtu.be

[Chuck Nessa]

Sorry to hear this. I had some contact with him back when I issued one of Lucky's records. Initially met him at the Jazz Record Mart. He seemed to be as nice as his father.

[jeffcrom]

Oh, and Daryl appears third in "The Lick" video. Google that if you haven't seen it.

[mikeweil]

Sorry to hear this. I once saw him perform in a small local club with Eddie Harris - his reggae leanings were obvious, but he played nice jazz guitar. R.I.P.