Richard Thompson OBE (born 3 April 1949, Notting Hill, London) is a British… Read Full Bio ↴Richard Thompson OBE (born 3 April 1949, Notting Hill, London) is a British singer/songwriter and guitarist. Highly regarded for his guitar techniques, Thompson was awarded the Orville H. Gibson award for best acoustic guitar player in 1991. Similarly, his songwriting has earned him an Ivor Novello Award and, in 2006, a lifetime achievement award from BBC Radio. Thompson made his debut as a recording artist as a member of Fairport Convention in September 1967. He left the group in 1971 and began recording with his wife as Richard & Linda Thompson, before their marriage dissolved in 1983. Since then, Thompson has maintained a critically-acclaimed solo career.

He continues to write and record new material and performs live frequently throughout Canada, the United States, Europe and Australia.

Thompson was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to music. On 5 July 2011, the degree of Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa was conferred on Thompson by the University of Aberdeen, in a ceremony at the University's Elphinstone Hall.

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01Cooksferry Queen4:14 Richard Thompson

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02Uninhabited Man4:52 Richard Thompson

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03Walking The Long Miles Home3:54 Richard Thompson

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04Al Bowlly's In Heaven6:28 Richard Thompson

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05Mingus Eyes4:47 Richard Thompson

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06Dry My Tears And Move On3:48 Richard Thompson

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07Easy There, Steady Now4:43 Richard Thompson

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08Persuasion4:38 Richard Thompson

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09Bathsheba Smiles3:54 Richard Thompson

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10Mr. Rebound4:03 Richard Thompson

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11Ghosts in the Wind5:39 Richard Thompson

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12She Twists The Knife Again3:22 Richard Thompson

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13Shoot Out The Lights6:28 Richard Thompson

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14Crawl Back (Under My Stone)3:59 Richard Thompson

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151952 Vincent Black Lightning4:43 Richard Thompson

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Richard Thompson Lyrics

1952 Vincent Black Lightning Says Red Molly, to James, "Well that's a fine motorbike. A…
Al Bowlly's in Heaven Well we were heroes then, And the girls were all…
Bathsheba Smiles Bathsheba smiles She smiles and veins turn to ice She smiles…
Cooksferry Queen Well, there's a house in an alley In the squats and…
Crawl Back (Under My Stone) This time you hurt me You really did it this time…
Dry My Tears And Move On If you don't want me I'll dry my tears and…
Ghosts in the Wind Call my name? Did you call my name in the night? In…
Mingus Eyes What a fool I was What a thin disguise Brando mumble Mingus …
Mr. Rebound My sweetheart she bounced right out of my arms She was…
Persuasion You and I, tempted by the promise of a different…
She Twists the Knife Again I keep my nose clean, I keep my speech plain I…
Shoot Out The Lights In the dark, who can see his face? In the dark,…
Uninhabited Man Only a misdirected dart At an unprotected heart I'm sure it …
Walking The Long Miles Home Oh, the last bus has gone Or maybe I'm wrong, it…

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At a show at the Culch (The Vancouver East Cultural Centre) decades ago, Thompson said the song was inspired by two British serial killers, who seemed to be inspiring each other through the newspapers. Now you know why it sounds so spooky.