Richard Thompson(VII)
- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
Talented singer, songwriter, and guitarist co-founded the British
folk-rock group Fairport Convention in 1967. He left the group in 1971
to perform and record solo and then with his wife, Linda Thompson, with
whom he made the legendary albums I Want to See the Bright Lights
Tonight (1974) and Shoot out the Lights (1982). After the couple
divorced, Richard continued with a successful career, performing and
recording with both full bands and solo with an acoustic guitar.
