Thompson was in the hospital recovering from an April heart attack.
The beloved, dogmatic music purist suffered a fatal heart attack on Wednesday (May 8).
She also portrayed Jean Harlow in a telefilm about Howard Hughes and starred with Sharon Stone in Wes Craven’s Deadly Blessing.
The musician was the last surviving artist to chart in the top 10 of the inaugural Hot 100 in 1958.
Olvera was shot dead over the weekend in Puebla, Mexico.
"This one hurts," Bieber wrote of his late friend and onetime roommate.
He handled albums from Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt and Lou Rawls and box sets of music from the likes of Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, T-Bone Walker and Amos Milburn.
The Grammy-winning American Idol alum died at age 47 on Thursday.
The singer and guitarist died on April 18 after battling cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The Southern rap pioneer co-produced albums by OutKast and Goodie Mob, and co-wrote TLC's hit "Waterfalls."
