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Richard Thompson

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Also known as Richard Church Thompson

American illustrator and cartoonist (1957–2016)

Person · Open Library

Works
147

Top works

  • Carlines to the Columbia
  • Sunnyside Streetcars
  • Black and Blue
  • Gristmill
  • Mysteries of the Sacred Universe

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1949-04-03

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Listeners
295,306
Total plays
4,325,912

Tags

folksinger-songwriterfolk rockguitarfolk-rock

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. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Richard
Family name
Thompson
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Gaithersburg
Place of death
Northern Virginia
Occupation
illustrator
Languages spoken
English language
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medical condition
Parkinson's disease
date of birth
1957-10-08
date of death
2016-07-27
cause of death
Parkinson's disease
manner of death
natural causes
different from
Richard Thompson
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