Richard Thompson (musician)
| Born | April 3, 1949 |
| Hometown | Notting Hill, United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Zara Phillips, Nancy Covey, Linda Thompson |
| Children | Teddy Thompson |
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Music Review: British guitarist Richard Thompson’s 'Ship to Shore' is a gem, with dazzling solos
- For more than half a century, British guitarist Richard Thompson has created albums filled with curious characters, love laments, dark chords, dark humor and peerless guitar work. “Ship to Shore” has been worth the wait because the album meets his consistently high standard while sounding like no one else. Thompson produced the set, recorded in Woodstock, New York.
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Music Review: On ‘My Love of Country,’ Teddy Thompson shows affection for Nashville classics
Teddy Thompson began a recent concert by singing George Jones ’ 1972 hit “A Picture of Me (Without You),” and smiled as the crowd applauded. Well, no. But Thompson puts his stamp on that tune and nine other classics on his latest project, an album of covers: “My Love of Country.” Country music is in Thompson’s DNA, even though he was born in London.
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The Boss is back in town to kick off a music-filled week in CT arts
Sure, March 12 marks the return of Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band to Connecticut, but that’s not the only legendary music act that’s been around 50 years or more visiting the state this week. The prolific folk artist Richard Thompson is in Old Saybrook. The African chorus Ladysmith Black Mambazo, which has been around since 1960, is singing in Fairfield. Two deeply respectful Grateful ...
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Free outdoor festival, concerts and exhibits coming up in September at the Narrows
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The Best Music Books of 2021
So many music books, so little time. As always, we did our best to keep up with the bounty of music tomes that have hit the shelves in the past year, and as always, we failed dismally — but we did read quite a few! Below are our summations of the best ones that we […]
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She & Him's Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward talk 'Elf' origins and 'soft cancel' of 'Baby, It's Cold Outside'
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Folk God Richard Thompson Remembers the '70s
Welcome back to “The World According To,” a series in which we solicit advice from people who are in a position to give it. Up today: Richard Thompson. A folk-rock pioneer who is as good a songwriter as he is a guitarist, Richard Thompson is what they call a musician’s musician. Don’t take it from […] The post The World According to Richard Thompson appeared first on InsideHook.
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Review: 'Beeswing,' by Richard Thompson
Musician Richard Thompson mentions a lot of names in his new memoir, but you never get the feeling that he's name dropping. It's just that he's been around for a long time and he's worked with just about everyone. "Beeswing" (Algonquin Books, 304 pages, $27.95, written with Scott Timberg) is a festival of the folk-rock world of the 1960s and '70s. It begins with little Thompson, age 6, asking ...
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A beloved musician's memoir is cause for celebration ... and mourning
Richard Thompson's new memoir, "Beeswing," was written with journalist Scott Timberg, who died before the book was completed.
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British guitarist Thompson's memoir revisits golden rock era
In 1968, the year “Hey Jude” hit the charts, Richard Thompson turned down an invitation to Paul McCartney’s birthday party. On other occasions over the years, Thompson shared the stage with Jimi Hendrix. Thompson, 72, says he enjoyed writing his first book, which took three years.
