Already a couple, Richard and Linda Thompson decided that they’d start performing together as well. When their record label lost interest in their exploits, they decided to record together.

40 years on from its release, Wayne Gooderham revisits the second album Richard Thompson recorded in the wake of his split from wife Linda, and finds a subtle, off-kilter – and unfairly overlooked – ...

Richard Thompson may not be a household name. But he’s the kind of songwriter and guitarist revered by many music legends. He played a pivotal role in Britain’s late 1960s folk music revival.

On his 1991 album Rumor and Sigh, Richard Thompson included the song “1952 Vincent Black Lightning.” The tale of a doomed motorcycle outlaw and his beloved, it proved irresistible to fans of ...

Rolling Stone has named Richard Thompson a top 100 guitarists and called him “one of rock’s most dazzling stylists.” Who: Richard Thompson When: 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 7 Where: Uptown ...

But Thompson wasn’t satisfied with the results. For his next album, he invited Linda (whom he had married in 1972) to sing on it, not just as backing but as a lead vocalist.

Richard Reynolds Thompson, 74, of Visalia, CA, passed away on August 8, 2024 surrounded by family. Born on February 14, 1950, in Lindsay, CA, he was a dedicated employee at American Incorporated ...

Every Richard Thompson album is a gem, as the guy just doesn’t know how to turn in a clunker. Electric , from 2013, is one of his best from the last few decades.

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli. Richard Thompson, the British singer-songwriter-guitarist who has been writing and recording music since the '60s, is about to launch a summer concert tour ...

April 11, 2021 • Richard Thompson, a British musician who somehow avoided pop stardom throughout his career, has just written about his early days in a new memoir called Beeswing: Losing My Way ...

Richard Thompson has been on the road promoting his 19th solo album, Ship to Shore. He is also celebrating his 75th birthday year. Over a career that stretches almost as long, he may not always ...

“If you love to dance to the music of the 15th century,” Richard Thompson tells the audience at Annapolis’s Rams Head on Stage, “you’ll love this one.” That song, “The Old Pack Mule ...