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Artist: Richard Thompson
Genera: Rock
Latest Album: Front Parlour Ballads
Background: Richard Thompson is a guitar player, singer, and songwriter. He is better known as the founding member of Fairport Convention, the British folk-rock ensemble. His songs mostly chronicle the darker side of his life. He ahs studies classical guitar for two years while still in his teens.
Thompson wrote ''Meet on the Ledge,'' for the Fairport Convention, which remained the band's most requested tune. There was also the folk-rock ballad, Genesis Hall.
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About Richard Thompson
Thompson released the album ''Henry The Human Fly'' in 1972, after going solo in 1971. That was also when he started performing with his wife Linda. Their first album was ''I Want To see The Bright Lights Tonight'' which was released in 1974. Together they released six albums in all. Some say those were the best years of his musical life. The couple finally divorced in 1982. But that was not before releasing theduo's best
Shoot Out The Lights. Thompson is quite eclectic when it comes to the music he plays. He is also a talented singer and his single CD encompassing styles ranging from hard rock to English traditional or even jazz. He is also the writer of numerous songs that have been recorded by famos US Country & Western artists. The most notable among them are Tear Stained Letter.
They toured and gathered fame, evntaully landing a adeal with Sub Pop. ''Smoke 'Em If You Got Thompson is a favorite both with the critics and the fans. He has also received the respect of his peers for his excellent guitar play. Thomson has got compliments from the best in the music world. He was placed at 19by the Rolling Stone on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, in 20003. Thomson has, however, achieved only little commercial success. Though he has received two Grammy Award nominations for his solo recordings. His most commercially successful album ''Rumour and Sigh'' (1991) was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album. The other one was for his double CD You? Me? Us? (1996) which was nominated for the Best Contemporary Folk Album.
Thompson has compiled two records with John French, Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser under the title French Frith Kaiser Thompson. He has also appeared many times as a session musician in albums by Bonnie Raitt, Suzanne Vega, and John Kirkpatrick.
Thompson has lately devised and toured for his show 1000 Years Of Popular Music. It is chronological trip through popular music through the ages. The music is performed by Thompson with singer and pianist Judith Owen accompanied by a percussionist. He would typically start with a medieval round and finish with his own version of Britney Spears hit Oops!... I Did It Again. This makes him an entertainer of a different class. So he is an artist who is sold out continually. Get your tickets online to avoid the rush for tickets.
Henry The Human Fly 1972
Live! (more or less) 1976
Strict Tempo! 1981
Hand Of Kindness1983
Small Town Romance 1984
Across A Crowded Room 1985
Daring Adventures1986
Amnesia 1988
Rumor And Sigh 1991
Watching The Dark 1993
Mirror Blue1994
you? me? us? 1996
Mock Tudor 1999
Action Packed 2001
The Old Kit Bag 2003
Live From Austin,Tx 2005
Front Parlour Ballads 2005
