Danny Thompson
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English double bassist (1939–2025)
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- Lily & the Seed
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Danny Thompson (born Daniel Henry Edward Thompson in Teignmouth on 4 April 1939; died 23 September 2025) was an English double bass player remembered for co-founding the English folk rock group The Pentangle and his longstanding partnership with John Martyn and, later, with Richard Thompson. Between 1987 and 2012 he recorded six solo albums. He received a Lifetime achievement award in the 2007 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Primarily a jazz player, his earliest recordings were made with bluesman A
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Thompson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Teignmouth
- Place of death
- Rickmansworth
- Occupation
- double-bassist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Islam
- Genre
- skiffle
- Instrument
- trombone
- Record label
- Epic Records
- Official website
- www.therealdannythompson.co.uk
- Image
- Danny Thompson.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1939-04-04
- Commons category
- Danny Thompson
- date of death
- 2025-09-23
- name in native language
- Danny Thompson
- birth name
- Daniel Henry Edward Thompson
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