SOUL STAR THOMPSON DIES
Soul singer Tony Thompson was discovered dead on Friday (01Jun07) of a suspected drug overdose. He was 31.
The Hi-Five star was found outside an apartment complex at around 10:00 pm local time in his hometown of Waco, Texas.
The cause of death has yet to be confirmed.
Thompson and Hi-Five had a number one hit in 1990 with I Like The Way (The Kissing Game). The group split in 1994 but reunited and released a new album The Return in 2006 on Thompson’s record label N’Depth.
He was reportedly working on material for a solo album.
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Comment by TONYA — June 6, 2007 @ 12:22 am