"Hardly anybody knows this, but he's really quite famous."

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Eddie Thompson - CroonerEd - is a songwriter, recording artists, and entertainer. He grew up in a singing family where they performed around the country and recorded Thompson Family albums. At age 17, Ed won a nation-wide talent competition sponsored by the Gospel Music Association earning his first recording contract. He's shared the stage with amazing top-line artists (like Grammy Award Winner Bob Carlisle of "ButterFly Kisses" fame), recorded with world class musicians and orchestrators such as the late jazz pianist, John Colianni, and Mel Tormé and Natalie Cole's music arranger, the late Bob Krogstad. He's enjoyed radio singles produced by multi-Dove-Award winner, Don Koch, "donated" two knees to his college football team, and wrote a book titled, "Monkeys In My Coconut Tree" (2016 Readers Favorite Medal winner). He's an in-demand corporate entertainer and is often remembered for his infamous "solo trumpet duet" routine with millions of views on YouTube. In recent days, he's been focused on writing and creating new soft and swing jazz songs for upcoming albums.

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Audiences love Ed's fun and engaging style and personality. His voice is smooth, rich, and easy on the ears - ideal for crooning. Add a great sense of humor, terrific story telling, wonderful videos helping make the music come alive, and you have a wonderful event full of timeless music and terrific entertainment.