The many moods of Richard Thompson

The Boston Globe;  April 15, 1994 ;     700+ words ......moods has long been what Thompson's music has been about. Now 45...two-steps and Celtic music, oddball punk rock and...ballads. Like Neil Young, Thompson is a genre bender and...years to their 50s. For Thompson, music has always been his lifeblood...

Oldies that go way back; Thompson's timeless hits.(WASHINGTON...

The Washington Times;  October 21, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Talk about roots music. British guitarist and vocalist Richard Thompson reached back into...performing this kind of music, says Mr. Thompson, 55. I think the...technology. So Mr. Thompson places the midpoint of his millennium of music at 1880. Later entries...

Stripped-down Thompson sets the 'tone.(Arts and Lifestyle)

The Boston Herald;  June 11, 2004 ;     674 words ......of the country. Thompson lives in Roslindale...Heyboer and their music-avoiding (good luck!) black lab. Thompson is back home now...seems closer to Thompson's heart. What I...the pretense in music that you get, especially...signatures. Musician's music was what floated...lot of Bach, ...

The French Quarter goes on tour; Butch Thompson -- of NPR fame -- brings...

Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA;  August 9, 2002 ;     700+ words ......more to do with the music than anything else...were other factors," Thompson said. "The food for...remember the Butch Thompson Music Company, Keillor's...what we're doing," Thompson said. What they know is music by early jazz musicians...

Rock around the block How Wheeling's Hayden Thompson caught up with...

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  January 5, 2006 ;     700+ words ......1950s rockabilly, Thompson was scuttled by...an explosion of music that would only...recordings later, Thompson hung up his guitar...recordings. It led to Thompson becoming what he...was to make good music. I've wanted to...I can remember, Thompson said, sitting at...of selling black ...

Versatile Jazz Tenor Saxophonist Eli 'Lucky' Thompson Dies at 81

The Washington Post;  August 5, 2005 ;     700+ words ......an innovator, Mr. Thompson had a warm, voluptuous...adaptability in his music. One of his favorite...Strikes" (1964), Mr. Thompson had a brash, combative...commercial side of the music industry, calling...His high school music instructor, a saxophonist...on the horn. Mr. Thompson ...

Folk-rocker Thompson turns genteel balladeer with `Parlour' tunes

AP Worldstream;  August 5, 2005 ;     700+ words ......spirit of centuries past. Thompson wrote the music for Werner Herzog's...CD and DVD release of Thompson performing his "1000 Years of Popular Music" show, a survey of material...the popular styles of music," Thompson said. "I don't play...

Critics' favorite Richard Thompson prefers sidelight to spotlight....

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  April 11, 1994 ;     621 words ......100,000 records, Richard Thompson would be outselling Michael...darling since he began making music with the band Fairport Convention in 1968 _ when Thompson was just 17. His music is smart, witty and appropriately...and loves won and lost. And Thompson's guitar playing really is...other ...

Arts: Now that's what they call music What happens when you give 10...

The Independent - London;  April 3, 1999 ;     700+ words ......than the gonzo journalist Hunter S Thompson, inspired protagonist of a thousand...counter-cultural zeitgeist of the Sixties. For Thompson, music is indispensable to his creative...but with a different keyboard!" Thompson approached the selection process...

Teddy Thompson, Embracing Modern Music

NPR Weekend Edition - Saturday;  July 5, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Saturday 07-05-2008 Teddy Thompson, Embracing Modern Music Host: LINDA WERTHEIMER...WERTHEIMER: That's my music. Mr. THOMPSON: Yeah, all the good stuff...Soundbite of laughter) Mr. THOMPSON: But that's the way music goes. (Soundbite of song...

Dr. Edward L. Thompson.(Obituaries)(Obituary)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  February 19, 2004 ;     510 words ......Cemetery, Elgin. Dr. Thompson was raised in a large...bachelor of arts degree in music. He then returned to...Caribbean and Asia. Dr. Thompson was also minister of music at the North Shore...made to the Edward L. Thompson Music Conductors Scholarship...

JOE THOMPSON; DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASES FIDDLER.(LIFE)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  October 8, 2004 ;     700+ words ......of the last. The music came to him from his ancestors, and Thompson has taken it everywhere...black string band music and how Thompson took it from the...folk and country music. It was a change that disturbed Thompson. Black people feel...

One on One: Karen Hilderbrand and Kim Thompson, Dynamic duo

Smart Business Akron/Canton;  October 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Hilderbrand and Kim Mitzo Thompson. They are the respective...record label and music publisher of children...with anybody else." Thompson began her career as a teacher and used music to teach basic skills...Business sat down with Thompson and Hilderbrand to...in the children's music ...

DENNIS THOMPSON BRINGS HIP-HOP FULL CIRCLE

International Musician;  August 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......elements into their popular music," explains Thompson. "The use of real instrumentation...Despite the popularity of these music groups, Thompson saw few attempts elsewhere...harder hip-hop sound with live music. In 2003, Thompson and several other Northern...

Interview: Stephen Thompson presents some suggestions for summer music

NPR Morning Edition;  July 19, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Interview: Stephen Thompson presents some suggestions for summer music Host: RENEE MONTAGNE...anthem. So we asked music writer Stephen Thompson, formerly of The Onion...sample. Mr. STEPHEN THOMPSON (Music Writer): At least for...