Much loved and enduringly consistent, singer and guitarist Richard Thompson –
born in Notting Hill, London, England on April 3, 1949 - is a performer who has
maintained high standards of acclaim and influence across five decades, with
songs covered by a wide variety of artists including Elvis Costello, Christy
Moore, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Corrs, and Bellowhead. The son of a
Scottish detective who played guitar in his spare time, Richard Thompson formed
his first band at school, Emil & The Detectives, with classmate Hugh Cornwell
(later of The Stranglers). A prodigiously ...