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Artist: Thompson
Artist: Luke Thompson & Cecil Thompson
These two brothers set out in the '50s to establish bluegrass around the state of Louisiana, a task one could easily compare to attempting to plant a lawn in a patch where there's already a full vegetable garden blooming. Between New Orleans rock and R&B, Cajun and zydeco music, and so-called Dixieland jazz, there was hardly enough room for a... [+] Read More
Artist: Thompson Twins
The Thompson Twins -- who were neither a duo nor related, but simply named after the Tin Tin cartoon -- were one of the more popular synth-pop groups of the early MTV era, scoring a handful of hits before fading away into lite-funk obscurity. While many of their contemporaries indulged in stylish variations on Roxy Music or robotic electronic... [+] Read More
Artist: Gina Thompson
Comparable to Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Faith Evans, and the late Aaliyah, Gina Thompson is among the hip-hop-drenched urban contemporary female vocalists who emerged in the '90s. Thompson grew up in Vineland, NJ, where she began singing as a child. She kept singing as a teenager, and by the time she graduated from high school, Thompson had... [+] Read More
Artist: Richard Thompson
For years, Richard Thompson resided in relative obscurity, while at the same time garnering vast critical praise for his magnificent guitar work and the dark wit and richness of his extraordinary songwriting. A founding member of the seminal British folk-rock group Fairport Convention, he remained with the band for five studio albums -- Fairport... [+] Read More
Artist: Sue Thompson
Best known for her breathy, little-girl singing voice, Sue Thompson had several novelty pop hits in the early '60s before reinventing herself as a more mature country singer in the mid-'70s. Thompson was born Eva Sue McKee in Nevada, MO, in 1925 and was singing cowgirl songs and playing guitar on-stage by the age of seven. After her family moved... [+] Read More
Artist: Linval Thompson
With the release of Blood and Fire's Ride on Dreadlocks and the reissues of his catalog of classic roots material, Linval Thompson's reputation as one of the finest reggae singers from the roots-renaissance was rightfully assured. A prolific producer whose credits include Dennis Brown, the Wailing Souls, Eek-A-Mouse, Freddie McGregor, and the... [+] Read More
Artist: Hayden Thompson
Thompson made his recording debut with "I Feel the Blues Coming On" on the Von label in 1954. He signed with Sun in 1956 and recorded the Junior Parker song "Love My Baby" with support from Billy Riley's band and Jerry Lee Lewis. Held back for several months, the single failed to become a hit when it was finally released in 1957; none of his... [+] Read More
Artist: Teddy Thompson
The only son of British folk-rock legends Richard & Linda Thompson, Teddy Thompson was born in 1976, during his parents' time living in a Muslim community outside of London. He first came to the musical public eye in 1996 when he turned up on his father's You, Me, Us? album, contributing backing vocals. He eventually opened for Richard on a... [+] Read More
Artist: Butch Thompson
One of the top pre-bop pianists to be active during the past 30 years, Butch Thompson's piano playing stretches from Jelly Roll Morton and James P. Johnson to swing; he is also an excellent (if occasional) New Orleans-style clarinetist. In 1962, he joined the Hall Brothers New Orleans Jazz Band in Minneapolis, an association that lasted over 20... [+] Read More
Artist: Hank Thompson
Hank Thompson was perhaps the most popular Western swing musician of the '50s and '60s, keeping the style alive with a top-notch band, tremendous showmanship, and a versatility that allowed him to expand his repertoire into romantic ballads and hardcore honky tonk numbers. Born September 3, 1925, in Waco, TX, Henry William Thompson was the son... [+] Read More
Artist: Gail Thompson
A gifted British baritone player, composer, flutist, and big-band leader, Gail Thompson's music is comparable to that of Quincy Jones or Abdullah Ibrahim. Along with her hard bop jazz sound, she stirs in a soulful touch of African spirit and rhythm. Near the end of the '80s, Thompson traveled by truck through Africa to reach Kenya. The... [+] Read More
Artist: Don Thompson
One of the few multi-instrumentalists who sounds virtuosic on each chosen instrument, Don Thompson has made significant musical contributions on vibes, bass, and piano. His uncanny ability to move flawlessly from instrument to instrument has made him a valued sideman on the Toronto, and international, jazz scene.
Thompson was born in Powell... [+] Read More
Artist: Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson has been on the cutting edge of rock for nearly three decades. The lead vocalist on Manfred Mann's Earth Band's chart-topping 1976 hit version of Bruce Springsteen's "Blinded By the Light," Thompson has continued to make his presence felt. His distinctive vocals can be heard on albums by Elton John, the Doobie Brothers, Ozzy... [+] Read More
Artist: Lucky Thompson
Born in Columbia, SC, on June 16, 1924, tenor saxophonist Lucky Thompson bridged the gap between the physical dynamism of swing and the cerebral intricacies of bebop, emerging as one of his instrument's foremost practitioners and a stylist par excellence. Eli Thompson's lifelong nickname -- the byproduct of a jersey, given him by his father,... [+] Read More
Artist: Dave Thompson
Dave Thompson has been playing blues guitar since age nine, with the encouragement and help of his musician father. A native of Mississippi, Thompson was playing in backing bands for local acts like the Greenville Letts by his early teens. Club owner and fellow bluesman Booba Barnes hooked up with Thompson when the latter was 15, and the two... [+] Read More
Artist: Charles Thompson
Pianist Charles Thompson should not be confused with the later jazz keyboard artist of the same name whose billing often received a regal touch, Sir Charles Thompson. The earlier Thompson was likewise a prolific composer as well as performer, predating his knighted namesake stylistically as well as historically. The composer of pieces such... [+] Read More
Artist: Carol Thompson
Carol Thompson is an American harpist of Anglo-Welsh background. She performs traditional music on the neo-Celtic harp, the classical pedal harp, and the fascinating Welsh triple harp. ~ Steve Winick, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Charles Thompson
Not to be confused with Charlie Parker's sidekick Sir Charles Thompson, this artist produced a 2005 rap effort that one fan described as "muddy midwest dirty South music." Thompson co-wrote many of the ditties that give this collection by Da Hogg Headz such an unwashed character, including the prophetic "Ba Donka Donk" and the... [+] Read More
Artist: Charles Thompson
At least one vocalist named Charles Thompson--with a solid background in choral singin--has been active as a studio background vocalist since at least the early '90s. Thompson was featured as a member of Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, a combo strongly associated with the southern coastal beach music style. ~ Eugene Chadbourne, All... [+] Read More
Artist: Ron Thompson
After honing his chops behind Little Joe Blue and John Lee Hooker, guitarist Ron Thompson went solo in 1980, forming his own blues/roots-rock trio, the Resisters. Just Like a Devil, a 1990 release on pianist Mark Naftalin's Winner label, was culled from Thompson's appearances on Naftalin's Blue Monday Party radio program.
Born and raised in... [+] Read More
Artist: Joe Thompson
Some memories last a life time, especially sweeter memories of the forbidden. For old-timey North Carolina fiddler Joe Thompson, some of his fondest and earliest memories revolve around music and more specifically around his father's fiddle, which was forbidden to him when he was a boy. Well into his eighth decade, Thompson liked to recall the... [+] Read More
Artist: Danny Thompson
When it comes to British folk music, no bass player comes close to having the influence of Danny Thompson. A founding member of British folk-pop pioneers Pentangle, Thompson's resumé includes work with Nick Drake, Elvis Costello, Donovan, Sandy Denny, Eric Clapton, Richard Thompson, Marc Bolan, Heidi Berry, Tim Buckley, Kate Bush, John Martyn,... [+] Read More
Artist: Malachi Thompson
An excellent if underrated trumpeter, Malachi Thompson has played in free settings and recorded abstract tributes to jazz's possible founder, Buddy Bolden. Thompson grew up in Chicago. After hearing Count Basie's Orchestra at a concert when he was 11, he persuaded his parents to get him a trumpet. By 1969, Thompson was a member of the AACM and... [+] Read More
Artist: Sonny Thompson
Bandleader and pianist Sonny Thompson was among the most prolific R&B instrumentalists of the late '40s and early '50s. Thompson began recording for Sultan in 1946, then did several sessions for Miracle, King, Federal, and Deluxe, while also backing vocalist Lula Reed from 1951 to 1961. Thompson scored two number one R&B hits for Miracle in... [+] Read More
