Richard Thompson may not be a household name. But he’s the kind of songwriter and guitarist revered by many music legends. He ...

SPECIAL: Global Village celebrates the birthday of legendary guitarist and English folk-rock pioneer Richard Thompson. We’ll ...

He co-founded Fairport Convention as a teenager in the 1960s, helping to create the unique British folk rock sound.

Then again, there aren’t too many performers like Richard Thompson. Thompson ... last song reveals a young man who lived and breathed music as a teen. The title refers to how he would have ...

Rolling Stone magazine ranked Richard Thompson one of the 20 best guitar players of all time. He's also one of Britain's finest singer-songwriters... Our no. 1 record this week is the sonic equivalent ...

Richard –who’d just left me – would change his mind. Yes, it was very pathetic.” Thompson’s new album, Proxy Music, enlists artists including Rufus Wainwright, John Grant, The ...

Richard Thompson, Paula Cole, Rickie Lee Jones and more. The concert, Judy Collins and Friends: 85 Years of Music and Protest ...

Now there’s been the boxset, too [RT: The Life And Music Of Richard Thompson], so I can probably do nothing for the next five years.” Small Faces, a Small Faces CD, Radiohead, Lou Reed ...