Who’s he when he’s up and dressed?
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@SCAdian , if that was meant as some sort of reference, it went over not only my head, but Google’s. If it was meant as a threadshit, please don’t.
It was a question about who he is.
He’s a singer/songwriter/guitarist. No, I wasn’t familiar with him, either, but that’s in the OP.
For those asking who Thompson is, here’s an article and some quotes about him. It’s too bad that he’s not better known, considering how talented he is.
Richard Thompson – Vancouver Folk Music Festival Richard Thompson – Vancouver Folk Music Festival
“The finest rock songwriter after Dylan, and the best electric guitarist since Hendrix” – LA Times
“Named by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the Top 20 Guitarists of All Time, Richard Thompson is also one of the world’s most critically acclaimed and prolific songwriters.”
Here’s a fun song (about Margaret Thatcher), very different from the more gentle ones in the OP. He doesn’t play this one live very often, understandable given the dynamics.
Someone once asked Thompson how good of a guitarist he considered himself to be. His reply was “Not as good as Django Reinhardt, but better than Neil Young.”
I’m sure Neil would be ok with that statement.
Among music nerds and aficionados he is very well known and respected.