Thompson, John, 1889-1963 (Personal Name)

His John Thompsons̕ chord speller, c1947.

His A tuneful duet album for the first year, 1940: t.p. (John Thompson, Jr.)

Baker, 7th ed. (Thompson, John Sylvanus; b. 3-8-1889, Williamstown, Pa.; d. 3-1-63, Tucson, Ariz.; Amer. pianist and teacher)

University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music. Rhythms of a century: page 20 (John Sylvanus Thompson; pianist, teacher, and composer; before settling in Kansas City in 1917, Thompson toured as a pianist in America and Europe. He joined the Conservatory faculty in 1918, then served as the first acting director from 1931 to 1939, and later as director. His famous piano pedagogical tool, Teaching little fingers to play, was published in 1936)