Folk-rock trailblazer Richard Thompson backs up the sterling reputation he's built up over three decades with the cutting album "Mock Tudor," the latest release from the singer- songwriter and virtuoso guitarist. Download a full-length song from "Mock Tudor" (as well as a previously unreleased track) free of charge at Amazon.com:
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Richard Thompson is among the most admired guitarists and songwriters in folk-rock music, and in the 1980s and '90s, he moved from a fervent cult following to broader exposure while maintaining critical accolades for his biting guitar work and sardonic songs.

He was a founding member of Fairport Convention, the most important British folk-rock group to emerge in the 1960s, and he recorded five albums with them. Quitting the group in January 1971, he made his debut solo album, Henry the Human Fly (June 1972), before forming a duo with his wife Linda. The Thompsons released six albums before breaking up personally and professionally. In 1981, Thompson had made a second solo album of instrumentals, Strict Tempo!; with 1983's Hand of Kindness, his first charting album, he relaunched his solo career.

Born: Apr 3 , 1949 in London, England
Styles: Singer-Songwriter, Folk-Rock, British Folk, Contemporary Folk
Instruments: Dulcimer, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals

"There was a certain evangelical feel to what we were doing. One had to make it contemporary, in the way that folk in America became electric. It became a kind of pop music, which is what it should be. It gave pop music credibility and an intellectual dimension." --Richard Thompson on Fairport Convention and the British folk-rock movement

Amazon: "A lot of British guitarists from your generation were influenced first and foremost by American blues. But your music seemed to be more influenced by contemporary American and Celtic music, and later Middle Eastern music..."

Read more of Amazon.com's interview with Thompson and download two free Thompson songs at: www.amazon.com/thompson-download

Richard Thompson Bio @ AMG
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Richard Thompson Links @ UBL
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