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	Richard Thompson/Fairport Convention
		British folk-rock guitar phenom Richard Thompson is one of those critic's faves who has never been a major commercial force despite a lengthy career.
		But Thompson's key role is obvious from the first track: their catchy, high-energy rendition of "Time Will Show The Wiser." His rock solos are as good as anyone's were back then, but his broad mastery of folk styles is also clear.
		Thompson later demanded that the record be taken out of print, but it's been reissued.
	www.warr.org /thompson.html (6998 words)

	Richard Thompson- a tribute- Perfect Sound Forever
		It turns out that Thompson, up until last year, had been half of a performing duo with his wife, Linda – that they had released a series of acclaimed albums in the 70’s and then a critical fave in 1982 called Shoot Out the Lights and that there are plans to reissue their 70’s oeuvre.
		Richard Thompson is a long way from being a household name, except perhaps among rock critics, musicians, and hardcore music lovers.
		Richard was unhappy with the results and later re-recorded the material with Joe Boyd, released in 1982.
	www.furious.com /perfect/richardthompson.html (3341 words)

	Richard Thompson solo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Richard Thompson is an extremely talented and versatile guitarist – in fact – there’s probably little or nothing he can’t do.
		Richard’s repertoire, probably the biggest in the country, is incredibly vast and diverse, ranging from jazz, to blues, rock and roll, pop, country rock, classic country, reggae, heavy metal – every music genre.
		Richard is equally at home with raucous and rowdy students (his favourite), as he is with up-market, Corporate and Black Tie functions.
	www.jamally.co.za /richardthompson.htm (160 words)

	Richard Thompson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The combination of her superb vocals and Richard's talents as a songwriter and guitarist subsequently led to the recording of six albums by the duo.
		Although including some of Richard's best loved songs such as the title track and 'Wall Of Death' and some of Linda's finest vocal performances on 'Walking On A Wire', it was to be their last recording together.
		Thompson's songwriting genius was by now detailing serial murders and political incest, as well as gossip and dancehall romances.
	www.thebeesknees.com /bk-rt-bi.html (1071 words)

	Biography
		Richard Thompson was born at his parents' home in the Spring of 1949, in West-London, and spent his early years in post war Britain, surrounded by a family with wide musical tastes.
		Richard has said that he found working with Froom inspiring, stimulating and exciting, and the result of their first partnership remains one of Thompson's most distinctive albums to date.
		Richard was excited by the prospect of meeting the man who had opened the door for lyricists like himself, and who had written some of the best songs in Fairport Convention’s early repertoire.
	www.richardthompson-music.com /bio.asp (3282 words)

	CMT.com : Richard Thompson : Biography
		Richard and Linda eventually ended up back in the studio, former Fairport manager and producer Joe Boyd, to re-record some of the material from the Rafferty sessions, as well as three new songs.
		Thompson then struck a deal with Capitol Records and released Amnesia (October 1988) with producer Mitchell Froom at the helm for the second of what would be a string of five records.
		Thompson continued to follow the indie path with his next release, 2005's Front Parlour Ballads, a primarily acoustic effort which Thompson recorded in his own garage studio.
	www.cmt.com /artists/az/thompson_richard/bio.jhtml (1060 words)

	Gow Langsford Gallery \| Richard Thompson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Richard Thompson works against a background of Modernism - it’s aesthetics and principles, yet remains distant from the histrionics and angst often associated with this movement.
		Thompson’s use of the ‘T’ in its dual references becomes a definition of his own heritage (both a personal history and a placement of his work in a history of art) through the formal tenets of minimalism.
		Thompson was one of three artists chosen to travel to Antarctica in November of 2001.
	www.gowlangsfordgallery.com /artists/ltom/rthom.asp (730 words)

	Faculty Profile Template (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Krupa, D.J. and Thompson, R.F. Reversible inactivation of the cerebellar interpositus nucleus completely prevents acquisition of the classically conditioned eyeblink response.
		Tracy, J., Thompson, J.K., Krupa, D.J., and Thompson, R.F. Evidence of plasticity in the ponto-cerebellar CS pathway during classical conditioning of the eyeblink response in the rabbit.
		Thompson, R.F., Thompson, J.K., Kim, J.J., Krupa, D.J. and Shinkman, P.G. The nature of reinforcement in cerebellar learning.
	www.usc.edu /dept/LAS/biosci/faculty/thompson.html (344 words)

	George Graham Reviews Richard Thompson's "Mock Tudor"
		Richard Thompson was born in North London, and the English capital was very much a part of his musical and cultural upbringing.
		The son of a policeman, Thompson at an early age developed a reputation as a creative guitarist, and was reported to have jammed with Jimi Hendrix when the latter was just emerging during his period in London.
		Richard Thompson has been attracting the attention of critics, other artists and his devoted fans in a lengthy career that has seen him create many memorable songs and recordings.
	georgegraham.com /reviews/thompmt.html (1202 words)

	Richard Thompson Biography/Discography
		Richard Thompson is an English guitarist, songwriter and singer, who first came to prominence as the lead guitarist of Fairport Convention.
		Thompson quit Fairport in early 1971 and eventually began to produce a series of records of his own songs, alone and (from 1972 to 1982) with his wife Linda (née Peters), that stands as one of the finest catalogs in popular music history.
		Thompson and Swarbrick work together to create "Sloth" and "Walk Awhile," and there's a great version of the ballad "Sir Patrick Spens" (which had been in their live set when Denny was still a member).
	home.earthlink.net /~trhoads/thompson (2916 words)

	Richard Thompson: Mock Tudor ---Ink Blot Magazine
		Richard Thompson started displaying his songwriting and guitar playing skills in the late 60s with English progressive folk-rock band Fairport Convention.
		Thompson teamed up with his then-wife Linda to put out several excellent albums, including I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (1973) and Shoot Out the Lights (1982).
		Thompson weaves conversational lyrics around lively, wholesome and completely unpretentious melodies backed by thumping and aware rhythms, while adding countless brilliantly timed flourishes.
	www.inkblotmagazine.com /rev-archive/Richard_Thompson_Mock_Tudor.htm (464 words)

	Robert's Review of Richard Thompson at Cat's Cradle
		Richard and Danny started off with a couple of acoustic numbers and then the rest of the band joined in as Richard switched to electric and by the time they reached Put it There Pal the music was screaming like Neil Young and Crazy Horse.
		Thompson's songs are full of eccentric characters and passions and the musical accompaniment ranges from English folk to old dance tunes to straight away rock.
		One comparison of Thompson's music is to Neil Young, both began in folk rock bands (Buffalo Springfield and Fairport Convention) and have since become well known for their solo work and their lack of desire in playing the corporate rock game.
	www.rasman.com /reviews/rthompsn.html (1343 words)

	Richard Thompson
		Christine Collister, who has performed with Thompson in the past and sounds quite comfortable singing his songs, was in good voice.
		She and Thompson sang duets on four numbers, including a slower sounding than usual "Wall of Death." It's quieter with that pace, without the band, but it still works well.
		She's a good choice for him to sing with, and their performances on these last numbers merely were the icing to an evening marred only by occasional distortion on bass notes in the monitor.
	www.rambles.net /thompson_live01.html (937 words)

	Richard Thompson - PopMatters Concert Review
		Richard Thompson could say more in one line than I could in a whole song.
		Having seen Thompson before I should have known that he would break out at least one non-album song about current events, and the lyrical content of that song would be so witty that I'd want to rush out and recite it word-for-word to my friends.
		Thompson's physical and psychological health probably have a lot to do with the enduring quality of his songwriting, which now, over thirty years after he helped start the influential folk outfit Fairport Convention, is as sharp, literate and lucid as ever.
	www.popmatters.com /music/concerts/t/thompson-richard-040219.shtml (672 words)

	Richard Thompson - The Restless Kind
		Richard Thompson finally seems poised on the edge of something resembling stardom, after a twenty five year climb featuring more artistic peaks than most artists dream of.
		Thompson left Fairport at the start of 1971 just as they were set to record the studio followup to the Denny-less "Full House" album, on which he'd been obliged to carry a larger share of the vocals than he'd ever bargained for.
		Certainly Richard had the songs, and by all accounts the album was completed, not that he stayed around till the end: "I was really unhappy about the style of recording, and the style of mixing.
	www.pogues.com /Print/RockNReel/RockNReel92.htm (3528 words)

	Richard Thompson
		Part of Thompson's twist is his use of instruments like the hurdy-gurdy.
		Thompson chooses to juggle his various genres in concert, instead of using a band one tour and playing solo acoustic the next.
		Thompson's last day job, working for a stained-glass maker, was like his music: aesthetically pleasing, if perhaps rather unusual.
	www.penduluminc.com /MM/articles/thompson.html (1263 words)

	Thomas More Law Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Richard Thompson is the President and Chief Counsel of the Thomas More Law Center.
		Thompson served as a member of Michigan Governor John Engler’s Advisory Council on Criminal Justice, and as a member of the Michigan Commission on Death and Dying established under state law for the purpose of making recommendations to the state legislature on the issue of physician assisted suicide.
		Richard Thompson has brought together and directs a highly professional and aggressive team of lawyers dedicated to the defense and promotion of the religious liberty of Christians, time-honored family values and the sanctity of human life.
	www.thomasmore.org /chiefcounsel.html (455 words)

	NPR : Richard Thompson, Live in Studio 4A
		But Thompson is also one of the hardest-working touring musicians around, and over the past couple of years, a few audiences have seen him perform an unusual set tracing centuries of songs.
		Thompson tells NPR's Liane Hansen he first got the idea for the set list when Playboy magazine asked him to name the greatest music of the millennium.
		Thompson took them seriously, and went back hundreds of years to make some admittedly obscure selections.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1506843 (450 words)

	Richard Thompson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Coming off a featured slot at the Newport Folk Festival, Richard Thompson took the stage for an intimate acoustic performance that was lively and entertaining.
		Thompson played beautifully, wowing the guitarists in the small room with his prowess.
		Thompson closed the set with an encore version of the Who's "Substitute" that flat-out rocked and put the whole room on its feet.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/reviews/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001011928 (451 words)

	Richard Thompson - PopMatters Concert Review
		Richard Thompson has made a career of solid folk songwriting, emotional directness and honesty, and virtuoso guitar playing.
		Thompson invited his son, Teddy Thompson, to join him on stage during his three encores.
		As he held up his guitar and walked off stage, Thompson seemed genuinely sincere in his appreciation -- there was a humble gleam in his eye that showed him not to be your typical rock star (if you can call Thompson a rock star).
	www.popmatters.com /music/concerts/t/thompson-richard.shtml (676 words)

	The Best Songs of the Millennium By Michaelangelo Matos
		Thompson's phrasing also gives the song an undercurrent of pain that escapes both the pure-pleasure tease of the 1986 original and the lusty hamminess of the 1988 version by Tom Jones and the Art of Noise.
		Thompson doesn't exactly locate the song's heart of darkness—it's already right on the surface of Britney Spears' version, whether you feel like locating it or not.
		At one point, Thompson leads the audience in a singalong of the song's chorus; the microphones barely pick it up, so his bare acoustic guitar comping dominates, to spooky effect.
	www.slate.com /id/2089459 (919 words)

	Salon Brilliant Careers \| The madness of love
		Seeing him alone, accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, was a revelation, one that put the fanaticism of his fans (and the fatalism of his songs) in perspective.
		Thompson (along with his then-wife and singing partner, Linda) converted to Sufism in the early '70s, and that mystical sect of Islam believes in separateness as our condition.
		For Thompson, love songs were always devotional, and songs of separation -- the best of which he wrote during and after his painful divorce from Linda -- are the stuff of tragedy.
	archive.salon.com /bc/1999/03/16bc.html (623 words)

	Richard Thompson, MP3 Music Download at eMusic
		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.
		Returning to the music business in 1978, the Thompsons recorded First Light for Chrysalis Records, which showed a definite Islamic and Northern African influence, along with their characteristic British folk-rock.
		The finished product, Shoot Out the Lights, was the most powerful album in the Thompsons' oeuvre, as well as their first real breakthrough.
	www.emusic.com /artist/11529/11529526.html (1063 words)

	Richard Thompson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Richard Thompson since the early days, when he began making music as a teenager, jamming with
		Thompson's name has been dropped by all the right people, in all the right places.
		For over 30 years Richard Thompson has been beguiling audiences with idiosyncratic songs and inimitable guitar-playing, but far from resting on his laurels, he is always keen to push the boundaries forward
	www.wholeearthfestival.net /bio_thompson.html (925 words)

	JamBase \| RICHARD THOMPSON: TALKIN' AUSTIN
		Richard Thompson :: 04.19.05 :: Texas Union Theater :: Austin, TX A few days ago, songwriting and guitar-playing thoroughbred Richard Thompson performed for a sold-out crowd at the Texas Union Theater on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.
		While it was his songwriting that attracted many to Richard Thompson, it was his unbelievable precision with the guitar that left the most lasting impression.
		In addition to his most popular songs, Thompson played a handful of silly tunes, which served almost as timeouts for the room full of diehards wishing so strongly for their favorites.
	www.jambase.com /headsup.asp?storyID=6553 (1196 words)

	Rykodisc Catalog - Watching The Dark - Richard Thompson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		From the Richard & Linda years come three tracks from the elusive first recording of SHOOT OUT THE LIGHTS, produced by then-hitmaker Gerry Rafferty and later shelved in favor of the sparser Joe Boyd-produced version.
		Also from the live archives come a number of solo Richard tracks, from the traditional tune "Shepards' March" (drawn from the same 1982 shows that produced the now-deleted acoustic album SMALL TOWN ROMANCE) to a version of "Tear-Stained Letter" (with jaw-dropping, multi-crescendo guitar solo) recorded in Baltimore in August 1991.
		Balancing these rarities is an intelligent selection of highlights from all of Thompson's studio albums, plus a new recording of the traditional tune "Poor Wee Jockey Clarke" recorded especially for this set.
	www.rykodisc.com /Catalog/dump/rykoalbums_443.asp (462 words)

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