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Richard Thompson

Much loved and enduringly consistent, singer and guitarist Richard Thompson – born in Notting Hill, London, England on April 3, 1949 - is a performer who has maintained high standards of acclaim and influence across five decades, with songs covered by a wide variety of artists including Elvis Costello, Christy Moore, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Corrs, and Bellowhead. The son of a Scottish detective who played guitar in his spare time, Richard Thompson formed his first band at school, Emil & The Detectives, with classmate Hugh Cornwell (later of The Stranglers). A prodigiously ...