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Richard Thompson (03 Apr 1949 - )

Male Person - United Kingdom UK folk rock singer/songwriter

 Also known as (2)

Releases (76)

Official

Album - Live

  1. Small Town Romance: Live / Solo in New York 1984
  2. Across a Crowded Room Live 1985
  3. Celtschmerz: Live UK 98 1998
  4. 1000 Years of Popular Music 2003
  5. The Chrono Show 2004
  6. Faithless 2004
  7. Live From Austin, TX 17 May 2005
  8. Live Warrior 2009
  9. Dream Attic 30 Aug 2010
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Album

  1. Henry the Human Fly Jun 1972
  2. Strict Tempo! 1981
  3. Hand of Kindness Jul 1983
  4. Across a Crowded Room Feb 1985
  5. Daring Adventures Mar 1986
  6. Amnesia 17 Oct 1988
  7. Rumor and Sigh May 1991
  8. Mirror Blue 08 Feb 1994
  9. You? Me? Us? 16 Apr 1996
  10. Mock Tudor 24 Aug 1999
  11. The Old Kit Bag 25 Feb 2003
  12. Front Parlour Ballads 05 Aug 2005
  13. Sweet Warrior 28 May 2007
  14. Cabaret of Souls 2012
  15. Electric 04 Feb 2013
  16. Acoustic Classics 20 Jul 2014
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Album - Compilation

  1. (Guitar, Vocal) A Collection of Unreleased and Rare Material 1967-1976 May 1976
  2. Live! (More or Less) 1976
  3. Watching the Dark 11 May 1993
  4. Action Packed: The Best of the Capitol Years 27 Mar 2001
  5. RT: The Life and Music of Richard Thompson 06 Feb 2006
  6. RT on FR: Richard Thompson on the Free Reed Label 06 Feb 2006
  7. Walking on a Wire: 1968–2009 10 Aug 2009
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Album - Soundtrack

  1. Sweet Talker May 1992
  2. Grizzly Man 06 Sep 2005
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Promotion

Album - Compilation

  1. The Hannibal Sampler 1991
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Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. 1988-08-04: Toad's Place, New Haven, CT, USA 04 Aug 1988
  2. Straws in the Wind 1993
  3. Columbia Gold 1994
  4. A Rare Thing 1994
  5. King of Bohemia 1995
  6. Lost in Seattle 1996
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Album - Compilation

  1. Doom & Gloom 1994
  2. Gathered Tracks, Vol. 1 2007
  3. Gathered Tracks, Vol. 2 2007
  4. Gathered Tracks, Vol. 3 2007
  5. Gathered Tracks, Vol. 5 2007
  6. Gathered Tracks, Vol. 6 2007
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Album - Compilation / Live

  1. Gathered Tracks, Vol. 4 2007
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Other - Live

  1. 1988-01-28: Andy Kershaw Show, BBC Radio, London, England, UK
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Pseudo-Release

Album - Live

  1. Live at Rock City, Nottingham 1986
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Relationships (13)

Founded

  1. Richard Thompson Band

Member Of

  1. Fairport Convention (1967 - 1971)
  2. Richard Thompson Band
  3. Mirage
  4. French Frith Kaiser Thompson eponymous
  5. Thompson
  6. Richard & Linda Thompson
  7. The Bunch
  8. The GP's

Married

  1. Linda Thompson (1971 - 1982)
  2. Zara Phillips (26 Nov 2021)

Children

  1. Teddy Thompson
  2. Kami Thompson

Recordings by (564)

  1. Roll Over Vaughn Williams 4:13 (Jun 1972)
  2. Nobody’s Wedding 3:16 (Jun 1972)
  3. The Poor Ditching Boy 3:03 (Jun 1972)
  4. Shaky Nancy 3:30 (Jun 1972)
  5. The Angels Took My Racehorse Away 4:01 (Jun 1972)
  6. Wheely Down 3:04 (Jun 1972)
  7. The New St. George 2:09 (Jun 1972)
  8. Painted Ladies 3:34 (Jun 1972)
  9. Cold Feet 2:31 (Jun 1972)
  10. Mary and Joseph 1:41 (Jun 1972)
  11. The Old Changing Way 3:55 (Jun 1972)
  12. Twisted 1:59 (Jun 1972)
  13. Flee as a Bird 3:12 (May 1976)
  14. The Pitfall / The Excursion 2:54 (May 1976)
  15. New Fangled Flogging Reel / Kerry Reel 2:55 (1981)
  16. Vaillance Polka Militaire / Belfast Polka 3:53 (1981)
  17. Scott Skinner Medley: Glencoe / Scott Skinner’s Rockin’ Step / Bonny Banchory 4:45 (1981)
  18. Banish Misfortune 3:02 (1981)
  19. Dundee Hornpipe / Poppy Leaf Hornpipe 3:17 (1981)
  20. Do It for My Sake 2:33 (1981)
  21. Rockin’ in Rhythm 2:48 (1981)
  22. The Random Jig / The Grinder 2:48 (1981)
  23. Will Ye No Cam Back Again / Cam O’er the Stream Charlie / Ye Banks and Braes 4:22 (1981)
  24. Rufty Tufty / Nonsuch à la Mode de France 2:17 (1981)
  25. Andalus / Radio Marrakesh 4:02 (1981)
  26. The Knife Edge 5:30 (1981)
  27. Tear Stained Letter 4:40 (Jul 1983)
  28. How I Wanted To 5:10 (Jul 1983)
  29. Both Ends Burning 3:51 (Jul 1983)
  30. A Poisoned Heart and a Twisted Memory 5:25 (Jul 1983)
  31. Where the Wind Don’t Whine 4:09 (Jul 1983)
  32. The Wrong Heartbeat 3:12 (Jul 1983)
  33. Hand of Kindness 6:03 (Jul 1983)
  34. Devonside 4:46 (Jul 1983)
  35. Two Left Feet 3:53 (Jul 1983)
  36. Beat the Retreat 4:56 (1984) live, 1982-01-08: The Bottom Line, New York, NY, USA
  37. Woman or a Man? 2:19 (1984) live, 1982-09-30: Gerde’s Folk City, New York, NY, USA
  38. For Shame of Doing Wrong 4:12 (1984) live, 1982-09-30: Gerde’s Folk City, New York, NY, USA
  39. Genesis Hall 4:03 (1984) live, 1982-09-30: Gerde’s Folk City, New York, NY, USA
  40. Honky-Tonk Blues 3:25 (1984) live, 1982-09-30: Gerde’s Folk City, New York, NY, USA
  41. Small Town Romance 3:43 (1984) live, 1982-09-30: Gerde’s Folk City, New York, NY, USA
  42. Down Where the Drunkards Roll 4:24 (1984) live, 1982-01-08: The Bottom Line, New York, NY, USA
  43. Love Is Bad for Business 2:36 (1984) live, 1982-09-30: Gerde’s Folk City, New York, NY, USA
  44. The Great Valerio 5:41 (1984) live, 1982-09-30: Gerde’s Folk City, New York, NY, USA
  45. Don’t Let a Thief Steal Into Your Heart 4:10 (1984) live, 1982-01-08: The Bottom Line, New York, NY, USA
  46. Never Again 2:52 (1984) live, 1982-09-29: Gerde’s Folk City, New York, NY, USA
  47. How Many Times Do You Have to Fall 3:40 (1984) live, 1982-01-08: The Bottom Line, New York, NY, USA
  48. Roll Over Vaughn Williams (instrumental) 2:40 (1984) live, 1982-01-08: The Bottom Line, New York, NY, USA
  49. Meet on the Ledge 3:42 (1984) live, 1982-01-08: The Bottom Line, New York, NY, USA
  50. Time to Ring Some Changes 3:04 (1984) live, 1982-01-08: The Bottom Line, New York, NY, USA
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On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. A Sailor’s Life 11:12 Fairport Convention (Jul 1969)

Instruments

  1. Jack o’ Diamonds 3:30 Fairport Convention (Jun 1968) guitar
  2. No Man’s Land 2:32 Fairport Convention (Jan 1969) accordion
  3. I’ll Keep It With Mine 5:54 Fairport Convention (Jan 1969) electric guitar
  4. Genesis Hall 3:39 Fairport Convention (Jul 1969) electric guitar
  5. Si tu dois partir 2:22 Fairport Convention (Jul 1969) guitar
  6. Autopsy 4:25 Fairport Convention (Jul 1969) guitar, Appalachian dulcimer
  7. Million Dollar Bash 2:56 Fairport Convention (Jul 1969) electric guitar
  8. In Brooklyn 3:42 Al Stewart (Sep 1969) guitar
  9. Time Has Told Me 4:26 Nick Drake (Sep 1969) electric guitar
  10. Love Chronicles 18:04 Al Stewart (Sep 1969) guitar
  11. Old Compton Street Blues 4:26 Al Stewart (Sep 1969) guitar
  12. The Ballad of Mary Foster 8:02 Al Stewart (Sep 1969) guitar
  13. Life and Life Only 5:49 Al Stewart (Sep 1969) guitar
  14. You Should Have Listened to Al 3:01 Al Stewart (Sep 1969) guitar
  15. Reynardine 4:33 Fairport Convention (Dec 1969) guitar
  16. Medley: The Lark in the Morning / Rakish Paddy / Foxhunter’s Jig / Toss the Feathers 4:07 Fairport Convention (Dec 1969) guitar
  17. Tam Lin 7:13 Fairport Convention (Dec 1969) guitar
  18. Crazy Man Michael 4:38 Fairport Convention (Dec 1969) guitar
  19. Farewell, Farewell 2:39 Fairport Convention (Dec 1969) guitar
  20. The Deserter 4:23 Fairport Convention (Dec 1969) guitar
  21. Come All Ye 5:01 Fairport Convention (Dec 1969) guitar
  22. Matty Groves 8:09 Fairport Convention (Dec 1969) guitar
  23. Now Be Thankful 2:24 Fairport Convention (Oct 1970) electric guitar
  24. Hazey Jane II 3:46 Nick Drake (Nov 1970) electric guitar
  25. Flowers of the Forest 5:44 Mike Heron (May 1971) guitar
  26. Let’s Jump the Broomstick 2:42 Sandy Denny (Sep 1971) guitar
  27. Blackwaterside 4:12 Sandy Denny (Sep 1971) accordion, electric guitar
  28. John the Gun 4:37 Sandy Denny (Sep 1971) electric guitar
  29. The Optimist 3:25 Sandy Denny (Sep 1971) bass guitar, 12 string guitar, electric guitar
  30. Next Time Around 4:25 Sandy Denny (Sep 1971) acoustic guitar
  31. Murder of Maria Marten 7:26 Shirley Collins and The Albion Country Band (Oct 1971) guitar
  32. Sugar Lump 3:42 John Martyn (Nov 1971) guest, electric guitar
  33. Glistening Glyndebourne 6:31 John Martyn (Nov 1971) guest, electric guitar
  34. Morgan the Pirate 6:47 Iain Matthews (1971) acoustic guitar
  35. Reno Nevada 4:51 Iain Matthews (1971) guitar, acoustic guitar
  36. Desert Inn 3:36 Iain Matthews (1971) guitar
  37. Hearts 3:16 Iain Matthews (1971) guitar
  38. Never Ending 3:01 Iain Matthews (1971) acoustic guitar
  39. It Came Without Warning 4:08 Iain Matthews (1971) guitar, acoustic guitar
  40. You Couldn’t Lose 3:41 Iain Matthews (1971) acoustic guitar
  41. Crazy Arms 2:46 The Bunch (Mar 1972) guitar
  42. When Will I Be Loved 3:13 The Bunch (Mar 1972) electric guitar
  43. Twisted 1:59 Richard Thompson (Jun 1972) clavinet, mandolin, guitar, acoustic guitar

Vocals

  1. Genesis Hall 3:39 Fairport Convention (Jul 1969) background vocals
  2. Million Dollar Bash 2:56 Fairport Convention (Jul 1969)
  3. Si tu dois partir 2:22 Fairport Convention (Jul 1969)
  4. Now Be Thankful 2:24 Fairport Convention (Oct 1970) background vocals

Produced

  1. Blackwaterside 4:12 Sandy Denny (Sep 1971)
  2. Next Time Around 4:25 Sandy Denny (Sep 1971)

Credited as (62)

  1. Richard Thompson
  2. David Byrne & Richard Thompson
  3. Richard Thompson & Eliza Carthy
  4. Richard Thompson, Mary Black & Dolores Keane
  5. Richard Thompson & Clive Gregson
  6. Richard Thompson & Danny Thompson
  7. Martin Carthy, Howard Evans, John Kirkpatrick & Richard Thompson
  8. Richard Thompson & Loudon Wainwright III
  9. Marvin Etzioni with Richard Thompson
  10. Philip Pickett with Richard Thompson
  11. Fairport Convention feat. Richard Thompson
  12. Sandy Denny with Richard Thompson
  13. The Blind Boys of Alabama feat. Chrissie Hynde with Richard Thompson
  14. Richard Thompson feat. Teddy Thompson
  15. Richard Thompson with Mary Black and Dolores Keane
  16. Linda Thompson and Richard Thompson
  17. Kate Rusby feat. Richard Thompson & Phil Selway
  18. Judith Owen feat. Richard Thompson
  19. Sandy Denny Duet With Richard Thompson
  20. Richard Thompson / Teddy Thompson
  21. Richard Thompson with Teddy Thompson
  22. Vin Scelsa & Richard Thompson
  23. Buddy Miller with Richard Thompson
  24. Richard Thompson with Jack Shit
  25. Tim Finn with Richard Thompson
  26. Richard Thompson with Mary Black & Dolores Keane
  27. Levon Helm, Nick Lowe, Richard Thompson, Allen Toussaint
  28. Ashley Hutchings, Richard Thompson, Dave Mattacks, John Kirkpatrick, Barry Dransfield
  29. Linda Thompson with Richard Thompson
  30. Buddy Miller feat. Richard Thompson
  31. Richard Thompson featuring Linda Thompson
  32. Richard Thompson with Danny Thompson
  33. Richard Thompson with Shawn Colvin
  34. Richard Thompson with Fairport Convention
  35. Richard Thompson, John Kirkpatrick and Band
  36. Richard Thompson & Raymond Kāne
  37. Joan Baez with Richard Thompson & David Bromberg
  38. Joan Baez with Richard Thompson
  39. Richard Thompson & Christine Collister
  40. New Orleans Musicians' Clinic & Richard Thompson
  41. Richard Thompson with Cry, Cry, Cry
  42. T‐Bone Burnett with Richard Thompson
  43. Fairport Convention feat Richard Thompson
  44. Loudon Wainwright III & Richard Thompson
  45. The GP's/Richard Thompson
  46. Dave Swarbick, Simon Nicol, Richard Thompson, Dave Pegg, & Geoff Muldaur
  47. Richard Thompson with June Tabor
  48. Henry Kaiser & Richard Thompson
  49. Tim Finn & Richard Thompson
  50. T‐Bone Burnett & Richard Thompson
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Works (362)

Wrote

  1. The Journeyman’s Grace
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Composed

  1. Sibella
  2. Nobody’s Wedding
  3. I’ll Regret It All in the Morning
  4. Hokey Pokey
  5. Genesis Hall
  6. Cajun Woman
  7. Time to Ring Some Changes
  8. Farewell, Farewell
  9. Crazy Man Michael
  10. Strange Affair
  11. The Lobster
  12. It's Alright Ma, It's Only Witchcraft
  13. Book Song
  14. No Man’s Land
  15. Tale in Hard Time
  16. Meet on the Ledge
  17. Keep Your Distance
  18. Muzyka
  19. Wall of Death
  20. Waltzing’s for Dreamers
  21. Shoot Out the Lights
  22. Dimming of the Day
  23. Hard on Me
  24. Bathsheba Smiles
  25. She Never Could Resist a Winding Road
  26. Beatnick Walking
  27. Patty Don’t You Put Me Down
  28. Broken Doll
  29. All Buttoned Up
  30. Josephine
  31. Long John Silver
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Lyrics

  1. When the Spell Is Broken
  2. When I Get to the Border
  3. Stony Ground
  4. Salford Sunday
  5. Sally B
  6. Stuck on the Treadmill
  7. My Enemy
  8. Good Things Happen to Bad People
  9. Where's Home?
  10. Another Small Thing in Her Favour
  11. Straight and Narrow
  12. The Snow Goose
  13. Saving the Good Stuff for You
  14. Will You Dance, Charlie Boy
  15. I Found a Stray
  16. The Rival
  17. The Tic-Tac Man
  18. Auldie Riggs
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Events (16)

Main Performer At

  1. The 2005 Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival
  2. Richard Thompson at House of Blues
  3. Later Live... with Jools Holland: Series 51, Episode 5
  4. Later… with Jools Holland: Series 30, Episode 2
  5. Later… with Jools Holland: Series 14, Episode 3
  6. Later… with Jools Holland: Series 7, Episode 5
  7. Ottawa Folk Festival 2002 time
  8. Bumbershoot 1990, day 1: Blues Stage time
  9. RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest 2015, Day 5: Monster Energy Stage time
  10. Later… with Jools Holland: Series 2, Episode 10
  11. Later… with Jools Holland: Series 2, Episode 8
  12. Later… with Jools Holland: Series 51, Episode 5
  13. Guinness Fleadh Festival 1998: Chicago
  14. Guinness Fleadh Festival 1998: San Francisco
  15. Guinness Fleadh Festival 1998: New York, day 1

Support Act At

  1. AmericanaramA Festival of Music

Links (21)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.richardthompson-music.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n91020959
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/richard-thompson
  3. https://d-nb.info/gnd/119518309
  4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13939793p
  5. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91020959

Lyrics Page

  1. https://genius.com/artists/Richard-thompson

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/32837

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/241755

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000359016

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1174586/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/74664857

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q539955

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/1450

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5w75MoT8FfcGOMgjgrj1cz
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/8512

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Richard%20Thompson%20-%206-21-07%20-%20Photo%20by%20Anthony%20Pepitone.jpg

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/ecfeacaf-0399-470f-8207-d1c646569fd0

Discography Pages

  1. http://www.richardthompson-music.com/Song.asp

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/RichardThompsonMusic
  2. https://twitter.com/RthompsonMusic