Biography:Uncle Jimmy Thompson

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Uncle Jimmy Thompson


     
 Given name:     James "Uncle Jimmy"
 Middle name:     
 Family name:     Thompson
 Place of birth:     Smith County, Tennessee
 Place of death:     Laguardo, Wilson County, Tennessee
 Year of birth:     1854
 Year of death:     1931
 Profile:     Musician
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Biographical notes


Tony Russell finds evidence that Jimmy Thompson's birthdate is later (1854 rather than a decade or so before) than is usually recorded, due to a misreading of birth records.