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Richard Thompson OBE (born 3 April 1949) is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist. [3] Thompson first gained prominence in the late 1960s as the lead guitarist and songwriter for the folk rock group Fairport Convention, which he had co-founded in 1967. After departing the group in 1971, Thompson released his debut solo album Henry the ...
Sep 3, 2024 · Richard Thompson (born April 3, 1949, London, England) is an English guitarist, singer, and songwriter who earned critical acclaim with his masterful musicianship and darkly witty lyrics. Thompson’s career began in the late 1960s as a member of Fairport Convention, whose intermingling of traditional British folk songs, Bob Dylan obscurities ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Richard Thompson’s musical influence cannot be overstated. Having co-founded the groundbreaking group Fairport Convention as a teenager in the 60s, he and his bandmates invented the distinctive strain of British Folk Rock. He left the group by the age of 21 which was followed by a decade long musical partnership with his then-wife Linda, to ...
Sep 20, 2021 · photo credit: David Kapstein “I’ve had a lot of interest from people about this time period, which does seem to be a pivotal moment in popular music,” Richard Thompson says of the era that ...
Apr 20, 2022 · Music Interviews. Fairport Convention band cofounder Richard Thompson looks back on his life in music. The British singer/guitarist talks about his formative years, and about pioneering a new ...
- Terry Gross
Richard Thompson Follow Artist + British folk-rock icon who is a triple threat talent: dazzling guitarist, strong and insightful songwriter, and gifted vocalist.
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Apr 11, 2021 · Richard Thompson has been making music for a very long time. From his days in the late 1960s as a teenage guitar player and songwriter with the seminal British folk rock group Fairport Convention ...
