Received from Gary Erwin:
We have just received the news that blues artist Lil Dave Thompson was killed this morning in a highway accident while on his way home to Greenville, MS after his last gig on his tour, a show here at the Blues Bash, at Fiery Ron's Home Team BBQ on Sullivans Island, SC last night Feb 13.
Dave was a hard-working, really nice guy, who played exquisite blues. We will miss him a lot.
We are reminded of how fragile life is and how dangerous it can be to be a travelling blues artist.
We are happy and proud to have known Dave and to have heard his music. He is survived by a wife and children. More info on a fund to help the family will be posted at www.lildavethompson.com
Gary Erwin
Lowcountry Blues Bash
Charleston, South Carolina USA
From the Charleston City Paper:
Blues artist Lil' Dave Thompson dies in accident
The Miss.-based guitarist performed at the Lowcountry Blues Bash
by T. Ballard Lesemann
Lil' Dave Thompson
A sad piece of music news just came in. Veteran blues artist Lil' Dave Thompson died yesterday morning (Feb. 14) in a highway automobile accident near Augusta , Ga., while on his way home from Charleston to Greenville, Miss. He and his band had just played the last gig of their tour — a show on Sat. Feb. 13 at Fiery Ron's Home Team BBQ on Sullivan's Island as part of the Lowcountry Blues Bash.
"Dave was a hard-working, really nice guy who played exquisite blues," Lowcountry Blues Bash organizer Gary Erwin said in statement today. "We will miss him a lot. We are reminded of how fragile life is and how dangerous it can be to be a travelling blues artist. We are happy and proud to have known Dave, and to have heard his music."
Thompson is survived by a wife and children. More info on a fund to help the family will be posted at lildavethompson.com
See also: http://blues.about.com/b/2010/02/15/blues-guitarist-lil-dave-thompson-r-i-p.htm
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