Richard Thompson Wiki Biography
Richard John Thompson OBE is a British songwriter, guitarist and recording and performing musician. 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 lifet…
| Full Name | Richard Thompson |
| Net Worth | $10 Million |
| Date Of Birth | October 15, 1976 |
| Died | July 27, 2016, Northern Virginia |
| Place Of Birth | Notting Hill Gate |
| Height | 1.73 m |
| Profession | Singer, Musician, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Songwriter, Film Score Composer |
| Education | William Ellis School |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Nancy Covey, Linda Thompson, 1952 Vincent Black Lightning, Dad’s Gonna Kill Me, Tear Stained Letter, Tallahassee, FL, United States, Clearwater, FL, United States, Orlando, FL, United States |
| Children | Teddy Thompson, Kamila Thompson, 1952 Vincent Black Lightning, Dad’s Gonna Kill Me, Tear Stained Letter, Tallahassee, FL, United States, Clearwater, FL, United States, Orlando, FL, United States |
| Nicknames | Richard Thonpson , Thompson, Richard , Richard John Thompson |
| http://www.facebook.com/RichardThompsonMusic | |
| http://www.twitter.com/michellebeisner | |
| Google+ | http://plus.google.com/102669566917016864229 |
| MySpace | http://www.myspace.com/poppyredrt |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1174586 |
| Music Groups | Fairport Convention, Richard & Linda Thompson, French Frith Kaiser Thompson, The Bunch, Tallahassee, FL, United States, Clearwater, FL, United States, Orlando, FL, United States, 1952 Vincent Black Lightning, Dad’s Gonna Kill Me, Tear Stained Letter |
| Nominations | Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, 1952 Vincent Black Lightning, Dad’s Gonna Kill Me, Tear Stained Letter, Tallahassee, FL, United States, Clearwater, FL, United States, Orlando, FL, United States |
| Movies | Richard Thompson: Live in Providence, The Best of Sessions at West 54th: Vol. 1, Tallahassee, FL, United States, Clearwater, FL, United States, Orlando, FL, United States |
| Quote | |
|---|---|
| 1 | I don’t play white blues or white soul music. I’m not Eric Clapton; I’m not Sting. |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | London, England [December 2010] |
| 2 | He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2011 Queen’s New Years Honours List for his services to music. |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 2016/I | performer: “I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight” – as Richard / writer: “I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight” | |
| Conan | TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2015 writer – 1 episode, 2015 | ||
| True Detective | 2014 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | |
| Gold | 2014 | performer: “I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight” / writer: “I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight” | |
| Timeshift | 2013 | TV Series documentary performer – 1 episode | |
| Late Show with David Letterman | TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2013 writer – 1 episode, 2011 | ||
| Fairport Convention, Who Knows Where the Time Goes? | 2012 | TV Movie arranger: “She Moved Through the Fair”, “A Sailor’s Life” / writer: “Walk a While”, “If Stomp”, “Reno, Nevada”, “Meet on the Ledge”, “Farewell, Farewell”, “Crazy Man Michael” | |
| Looper | 2012 | performer: “I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight” / writer: “I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight” | |
| Smashed | 2012 | lyrics: “I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight” / music: “I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight” / performer: “I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight” | |
| Enlightened | TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2011 writer – 1 episode, 2011 | ||
| Sons of Anarchy | TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2010 writer – 1 episode, 2010 | ||
| House M.D. | 2010 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | |
| Numb3rs | 2008 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | |
| Gigantic | 2008 | performer: “I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight” / writer: “I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight” | |
| 1000 Years of Popular Music | 2006 | Video performer: “Sumer Is Icumen In” 1259, “King Henry” 15th c., “So Ben Mi Ca Bon Tempo” 17th c., “Bonnie St. Johnstone” 16th c., “O Sleep Fond Fancy” 1590, “Remember O Thou Man” 1700s, “Shenandoah” early 1800s, “Blackleg Miner”, “I Live in Trafalgar Square” 1902 – 1940, 1932, 1950, 1947, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1981, 2000, 1953, 2004, 1830s, , “Java Jive”, “Night and Day”, “Orange Colored Sky”, “Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee”, “A-11”, “See My Friends”, “Friday on My Mind”, “Tempted”, “Oops! I Did It | |
| Driving Lessons | 2006 | performer: “One Door Opens” / writer: “One Door Opens” | |
| Crossing Jordan | TV Series performer – 3 episodes, 2003 writer – 2 episodes, 2002 – 2003 | ||
| Being April | 2002 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | 2002 | performer: “Dimming of the Day” 1975 / writer: “Dimming of the Day” 1975 | |
| A Room for Romeo Brass | 1999 | arranger: “Matty Groves” | |
| Limbo | 1999 | writer: “Dimming of the Day” | |
| Unhook the Stars | 1996 | performer: “Reckless Kind” / writer: “Reckless Kind” | |
| Sweet Talker | 1991 | performer: “Put Your Trust in Me”, “To Hang a Dream On”, “Boomtown” / writer: “Put Your Trust in Me”, “To Hang a Dream On”, “Boomtown” | |
| DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues | 1984 | Video performer: “Two Left Feet” |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baraboo | 2009 | composer: additional music | |
| Knocked Up | 2007 | musician: guitar | |
| 1000 Years of Popular Music | 2006 | Video musician | |
| In the Edges: The ‘Grizzly Man’ Session | 2005 | Video documentary musician: guitar/bass | |
| Grizzly Man | 2005 | Documentary music arranger / musician: guitar and bass | |
| The Marksman | 1987 | TV Mini-Series music arranger | |
| Slam Dance | 1987 | musician: guitar |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| JFK: The Final Hours | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Dark Secrets of the Lusitania | 2012 | Documentary | |
| Dreams with Sharp Teeth | 2008 | Documentary | |
| Grizzly Man | 2005 | Documentary music composed by | |
| Sweet Talker | 1991 | ||
| The Marksman | 1987 | TV Mini-Series |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Thompson-Live at Celtic Connection | 2012 |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conan | 2015 | TV Series | Himself – Musical Guest |
| Good Day L.A. | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Richard Thompson BBC Four Session: Goodbye Television Centre | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1994-2013 | TV Series | Himself – Musical Guest |
| Fairport Convention, Who Knows Where the Time Goes? | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself – Guitar and Vocals, 1967-1971 |
| Richard Thompson-Live at Celtic Connection | 2012 | Himself | |
| My First Guitar | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| Rhino Resurrected | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| Forever Young: How Rock ‘n’ Roll Grew Up | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Spectacle: Elvis Costello with… | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| HARDtalk | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| American Music: Off the Record | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| Fairport Convention: Maidstone 1970 | 2008 | Himself | |
| Later… With Jools Holland | 1993-2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Sierra Center Stage | 2006 | TV Series | Himself – Guitar & Vocals |
| 1000 Years of Popular Music | 2006 | Video | Himself – Singer / Guitarist |
| Imagine | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Folk Britannia | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| In the Edges: The ‘Grizzly Man’ Session | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Richard Thompson Band: Live in Providence | 2004 | Video | Himself |
| Richard Thompson: Solitary Life | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Austin City Limits | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Mountain Stage | 2001 | TV Series | Himself – Musician |
| An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell | 2000 | TV Special | Himself – Performer |
| Late Night with Conan O’Brien | 1994 | TV Series | Himself – Musical Guest |
| Leyendas de la guitarra | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| London Rock | 1970 | Documentary | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues | 1984 | Video | Himself |