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Richard Thompson (VII)
Talented singer, songwriter, and guitarist co-founded the British folk-rock group Fairport Convention in 1967. He left the group in 1971 to perform and record solo and then with his wife, Linda Thompson, with whom he made the legendary albums I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (1974) and Shoot out the Lights (1982). After the couple divorced,...
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2017
The Vietnam War
(TV Mini-Series documentary) (writer - 2 episodes)
- A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)
(2017)
... (writer: "The Lord Is In This Place")
- The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969)
(2017)
... (writer: "The Lord Is In This Place")
2016/I
Gold
(performer: "I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight" - as Richard) / (writer: "I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight")
Conan
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2015) (writer - 1 episode, 2015)
- Elijah Wood/John Fogerty/Richard Thompson
(2015)
... (performer: "All Buttoned Up") / (writer: "All Buttoned Up")
2014
True Detective
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- After You've Gone
(2014)
... (performer: "Did She Jump or Was She Pushed" - uncredited)
2014
Gold
(performer: "I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight") / (writer: "I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight")
2013
Timeshift
(TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)
- When Coal Was King
(2013)
... (performer: "The Blackleg Miner")
Late Show with David Letterman
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2013) (writer - 1 episode, 2011)
- Episode #20.102
(2013)
... (performer: "Good Things Happen to Bad People")
- Episode #18.83
(2011)
... (writer: "House of Cards" - uncredited)
2012
Fairport Convention, Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
(TV Movie) (arranger: "She Moved Through the Fair", "A Sailor's Life") / (writer: "Walk a While", "If (Stomp)", "Reno, Nevada", "Meet on the Ledge", "Farewell, Farewell", "Crazy Man Michael")
2012
Looper
(performer: "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight") / (writer: "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight")
2012
Smashed
(lyrics: "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight") / (music: "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight") / (performer: "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight")
Enlightened
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2011) (writer - 1 episode, 2011)
- The Weekend
(2011)
... (performer: "I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight" - uncredited) / (writer: "I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight" - uncredited)
Sons of Anarchy
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2010) (writer - 1 episode, 2010)
- So
(2010)
... (performer: "Dad's Gonna Kill Me" - uncredited) / (writer: "Dad's Gonna Kill Me" - uncredited)
2010
House M.D.
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Knight Fall
(2010)
... (performer: "Just the Motion" - uncredited)
2008
Numb3rs
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Thirty-Six Hours
(2008)
... (performer: "Dead Man's Handle" - uncredited)
2008
Gigantic
(performer: "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight") / (writer: "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight")
2006
1000 Years of Popular Music
(Video) (performer: "Sumer Is Icumen In" (1259), "King Henry" (15th c.), "So Ben Mi Ca Bon Tempo" (17th c.), "Bonnie St. Johnstone" (16th c.), "O Sleep Fond Fancy" (1590), "Remember O Thou Man" (1700s), "Shenandoah" (early 1800s), "Blackleg Miner", "I Live in Trafalgar Square" 1902 - 1940, 1932, 1950, 1947, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1981, 2000, 1953, 2004, 1830s, , "Java Jive", "Night and Day", "Orange Colored Sky", "Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee", "A-11", "See My Friends", "Friday on My Mind", "Tempted", "Oops! I Did It Again", "Cry Me a River", "1985", "Sam Hall"))
Crossing Jordan
(TV Series) (performer - 3 episodes, 2003) (writer - 2 episodes, 2002 - 2003)
- Pandora's Trunk: Part 2
(2003)
... (performer: "Season Of The Witch" - uncredited)
- Pandora's Trunk: Part 1
(2003)
... (performer: "Season Of The Witch" - uncredited)
- Ockham's Razor
(2003)
... (performer: "Shoot Out The Lights" - uncredited) / (writer: "Shoot Out The Lights" - uncredited)
- Someone to Count On
(2002)
... (writer: "Walking On A Wire" - uncredited)
2002
Being April
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Jealousy
(2002)
... (writer: "I Want To See the Bright Lights Tonight")
2002
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
(performer: "Dimming of the Day" (1975)) / (writer: "Dimming of the Day" (1975))
1991
Sweet Talker
(performer: "Put Your Trust in Me", "To Hang a Dream On", "Boomtown") / (writer: "Put Your Trust in Me", "To Hang a Dream On", "Boomtown")
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I don't play white blues or white soul music. I'm not Eric Clapton; I'm not Sting.Trivia:
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