Wayne Carson Thompson

American country musician, songwriter, and record producer, born in Denver, Colorado, 31 May 1943; died 20 July 2015, aged 72.

Since the 1960s he has composed an impressive string of hit records and platinum selling albums. Had his first US #1 hit record in 1966, with [a=Eddy Arnold]'s [i]Somebody Like Me[/i]. He received a Grammy Award in 1982 for [a=Willie Nelson]'s recording of [i]Always On My Mind[/i].