Garrie Emory Thompson (September 18, 1927 – June 29, 2018) was a record label owner, producer and band manager.
He was born on September 18, 1927, in Salt Lake City, Utah to parents Garrie and Clara Thompson.
[2][3] As a publisher, the music included "Little Girl" by Syndicate of Sound, "Warm and Tender Love" by Percy Sledge and "My Adorable One" by Joe Simon.
[7] Along with his partner Gordon McWilliams who co-ran Anesco Construction Co., he is credited with the creation design of the stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Coming up with an idea to place stars with actors names and also paying tribute to the movie business, a prototype was presented to the Improvement Program, which a shiny brass brown terrazzo star with John Wayne's name on it.
The decision makers loved the idea and meetings at the Brown Derby restaurant to discuss who in the industry would be deserving of the stars.
He produced their song "Little Girl" with Don Baskin on vocals and released it on his Hush label.
[15] With Wm Penn & the Quakers, Thompson produced their "Coming Up My Way" bw "Care Free" single which was released on Duane 104.
[21] Some of the early releases also include The Golden Tones which featured singer Joe Simon.
[26] In 1997, The Hush Records Story (Nuggets From The Golden State) a various artists compilation, was released on Big Beat CDWIKD 154.
[30] Adding Gary Cole on keyboards, they released another single, "Don’t Shoot Me Down" bw "I Ain't No Miracle Worker".
[36] They also had no connection to the similarly named William Penn & the Quakers who recorded "California Sun", released on Melron 5013.