Richard Thompson
Musician
Rumor and Sigh...Award in the "Alternative Rock" category (an award eventually won by REM). The album represents the third collaboration between Thompson and producer Mitchell Froom. It shows Thompson's broad stylistic range to good effect, and includes what... In this article: Richard Thompson, Rumor and Sigh, Grammy Award, Mitchell Froom, Del McCoury, and REM |
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Richard Thompson (musician)
...an option to renew the contract. Thompson's management negotiated a new deal with Capitol Records and Thompson released a string of albums between 1988 and 1996 with Froom in the producer's chair. For a short while a late career...
In this article: Linda Thompson, Joe Boyd, Fairport Convention, Gerry Rafferty, Mitchell Froom, John Martyn, PolyGram, and Bonnie Raitt
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Daring Adventures
...players. It marked the start of a controversial five-album collaboration between Thompson and new producer Mitchell Froom that was regarded, in some quarters, to have "Americanised" and commercialised Thompson's style and sound. The album...
In this article: Daring Adventures, Mitchell Froom, Across a Crowded Room, and USA
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Mirror Blue
Mirror Blue Mirror Blue is an album by Richard Thompson released in 1994. The follow up to 1991's successful Rumor And Sigh was recorded in January 1993 with Mitchell Froom once again in the producer's chair. Despite the increase in sales...
In this article: Mirror Blue, Mitchell Froom, Rock Band 2, Tchad Blake, Los Lobos, Tom Waits, Suzanne Vega, Capitol Records, and Rumor and Sigh
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Mock Tudor (album)
Mock Tudor (album) Mock Tudor is an album by Richard Thompson released in 1999. For this, his fifth album for Capitol Records, Thompson teamed up with producers Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf, and Mock Tudor had a more straightforward...
In this article: Mock Tudor, William Shakespeare, Rob Schnapf, Mitchell Froom, T. S. Eliot, Tom Rothrock, Capitol Records, and Cooking Vinyl
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You? me? us?
You? me? us? You? me? us? is an album by British singer-songwriter Richard Thompson released in April 1996 via Capitol Records. It was Thompson's fourth album for the label, his fifth with Mitchell Froom producing and his second to be...
In this article: Danny Thompson, Grammy Award, Mitchell Froom, Linda Thompson, and Capitol Records
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Amnesia (album)
...the time and Milgrim was a fan of Thompson and his work. Thus Capitol invested more money and effort into promoting Thompson than had been the case in the past and with other labels. Mitchell Froom was retained as producer, and the album...
In this article: Amnesia, Across a Crowded Room, John Kirkpatrick, Salvation Army, Philip Pickett, Mitchell Froom, and Aly Bain
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Richard John Thompson (born 3 April 1949 in Notting Hill Gate, West London) is a British songwriter, guitar player and recording and performing musician.
Thompson is especially well regarded as a guitar player. He was named in the top 20 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
In 1991 he was awarded the Orville H. Gibson award for best acoustic guitar player. Thompson's songwriting has been recognised by an Ivor Novello Award and, in 2006, a lifetime achievement award from BBC Radio. Artists who have recorded Thompson compositions include Del McCoury, R.E.M., Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, The Corrs, Shawn Colvin, Norma Waterson and The Blind Boys of Alabama.
Richard Thompson made his debut as a recording artist as a member of Fairport Convention in September 1967. He continues to write and record new material and performs live frequently throughout Canada, the United States, Europe and Australia.
- Birth Date:
- April 03, 1949
- Occupation:
- Singer-songwriter, Musician
- Instrument Played:
- Guitar
- Years Active:
- 1960s – present
- Associated With:
- Fairport Convention
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