Richard Thompson

Born: Apr 3, 1949 in London, England
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Genre: Rock
Styles: Folk-Rock, British Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk, British Folk-Rock
Biography: For years, Richard Thompson resided in relative obscurity, while at the same time garnering vast critical praise for his magnificent guitar work and the dark wit and richness of his extraordinary songwriting. A founding member of the seminal British folk-rock group Fairport Convention, he remained with ...Read full biography
Shoot Out The Lights
Released: 1982
Label: Rykodisc
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Richard & Linda Thompson's marriage was crumbling as they were recording Shoot Out the Lights in 1982, and many critics have read the album as a chronicle of the couple's divorce. In truth, most of the ...Read full review
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
Released: 1974
Label: Hannibal
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In 1974, Richard Thompson and the former Linda Peters released their first album together, and I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight was nothing short of a masterpiece, the starkly beautiful refinement ...Read full review
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