My Name is Leroy Maurice Thompson. I was born March 18, 1946 in Joplin Missouri. My Dad was in the Air Force so we lived in Missouri, England, Germany, Texas, New Mexico, Illinois, Florida, Massachusetts, and South Carolina.

We moved to South Carolina from Massachusetts when my Dad retired form the Air Force.

My brothers Mike and Ronnie and I had formed a family band in Massachusetts. We won a battle of the bands contest and were hooked on music from that point on.

I started playing guitar at 13 years old and mostly was a rhythm guitar player playing Buddy Holly, Elvis, etc. I had a good ear for harmonies so vocals became important to me and my overall concept of a band.

After we arrived in Charleston (James Island), we felt the need to form a band. We played around with a few guys and re-formed The Lancers, a band we had in Massachusetts. On James Island, I ran into Steve and Cleve Wiggins. We became friends and played together in different Jams.

My brother Ron graduated from James Island High and went off to college leaving the band to Mike and Me. We moved to St. Andrews Parish and added Wayne West on guitar and Wally Till and Don Cantrell on saxes. Then Frank Taylor joined and played bass, Don Cantrell left and in came Little Ricky. Now the band was Leroy, Mike, Wayne, Wally, Ricky and Frank. We did various gigs around. We recorded our first record called, "Cherry, My Love".

Jim Owens called us to do a teenage show for Channel 4 and as they say the rest is Villagers history.

Back to me as a person.

After Wayne, Jeanne and I left the Villagers we worked for a short time in a band called August. After I left August, I worked in a few daytime jobs while I tried to connect with a band. I worked in numerous clubs and recording studios in Atlanta doing jingles and whatever else was available. I also worked with numerous R & B recording acts on the road. I had done all I could in Atlanta so I decided after ten years to leave and go to LA, NY, Nashville or Las Vegas so I could make a better living. I had met a singer in a road band named Lisa who was from Las Vegas. She and I hooked up and moved to Vegas. I’m still here after 28 years.

Lisa and I got married and had 2 children Aaron (21) and Sara (17), both in college. Lisa and I divorced in 1999 after 18 years of marriage.

I am still a professional musician doing 8-10 gigs a month. I also became a real estate broker and have owned a property management company in Las Vegas since 1995. I’ll be 60 this coming March, 2006. Life is good.            

                                                                                                                                        Lee Thompson
                                                                                                                                             July 20, 2005
Lee Thompson CEO CMCA
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 Leroy with "The Lancers" 1963

Wayne,  Leroy,  Frank,  Mike,  Ricky  and  Wally

Leroy with "August" 1968

Leroy, Wayne, Bobby and John