Linda Thompson and Richard Thompson in London in January 1974. The condition appeared when the Thompsons were making Hokey Pokey, their first album together after he’d left Fairport Convention.

True folk royalty and one of our finest living singers, Linda Thompson rose through the rough Glasgow clubs in the 60s to make classic albums with ex-husband Richard Thompson and four solo records ...

The amazing Richard Thompson has enjoyed a long, storied career that has taken him through many distinct eras. There was his time with the folk-rock pioneers Fairport Convention, as well as his ...

RICHARD “DICK” THOMPSON Age 73 of Crown Point, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2004 at his home. He is survived by his wife of 46 1/2 years, Lois; 4 children, Mike (Jackie)… ...

So this is Linda Thompson singing lead with Richard Thompson also on vocals. And this is from their album together, "Shoot Out The Lights," recorded in 1982. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WALKING ON A WIRE") ...

Linda Thompson, limber at 76, didn’t want to give up on music. “Up until my 60s, I could still sing in the studio, at least on good days,” she said. For her new album, other singers serve as ...

Among Thompson’s co-writers is ex-husband Richard on “Three Shaky Ships,” a beautiful ballad that would fit nicely on one of their 1970s albums. Instead, it’s sung by the Unthanks.

In Annapolis, Thompson began his encore with a spellbinding version of “The Dimming of the Day,” a traditional-sounding ballad of unapologetic romantic longing from the 1975 Richard & Linda ...

He describes "The Great Valerio," the final track from Richard and Linda Thompson's second album, 1974's I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight, as "leaving the listener dangling" – which he likes.

During their 1972-1982 marriage, Richard and Linda Thompson released six records. Rolling Stone named the last of these, “ Shoot Out the Lights,” the 24th greatest album of the magazine’s ...

In 2017, Ivor Novello Award-winning and GRAMMY® Award-nominated legend Richard Thompson gave himself up to the music itself. Picking up a guitar, emotions echoed through his deft fleet-fingered ...

Richard Thompson may not be a household name. But he’s the kind of songwriter and guitarist revered by many music legends. He played a pivotal role in Britain’s late 1960s folk music revival.