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SUMMARY:Richard Thompson
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DESCRIPTION:Richard Thompson’s musical influence cannot be overstated. Havi
	ng co-founded the\ngroundbreaking group Fairport Convention as a teenager 
	in the ‘60s\, he and his\nbandmates invented the distinctive strain of Bri
	tish Folk Rock. He left the\ngroup by the age of21 which was followed by a
	 decade long musical partnership\nwith his then-wife Linda\, to over 30 ye
	ars as a highly successful solo artist.\nIn 2011\, Thompson received an OB
	E (Order of the British Empire) personally\nbestowed upon him by Queen Eli
	zabeth II at Buckingham Palace.\n\nThe Los Angeles Times called him 'the f
	inest rock songwriter after Dylan and the\nbest electric guitarist since H
	endrix' and Rolling Stone has named him one of\nthe Top 100 Guitarists of 
	All Time. He has received lifetime achievement awards\nfor songwriting fro
	m the BBC Radio 2 Awards\, the Americana Music Association\,\nand was awar
	ded the prestigious Ivor Novello Award. His song '1952 Vincent Black\nLigh
	tning' was named one of TIME Magazine’s '100 Greatest Songs Since 1923'. H
	is\nmassive body of work includes many Grammy nominated albums as well as 
	numerous\nsoundtracks. His genre defying mastery of both acoustic and elec
	tric guitar\nalong with engaging energy and onstage wit continue to earn h
	im new fans and a\nplace as one of the most distinctive virtuosos and writ
	ers in Folk Rock\nhistory. 
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/richard-thompson
GEO:52.3647777;4.881073026725959
LOCATION:Melkweg - Lijnbaansgracht 234A\, 1017 PH Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:acoustic,amsterdam-centrum,concert,folk rock,guitar virtuoso,lei
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Richard Thompson’s musical influence cannot
	 be overstated. Having co-founded the groundbreaking group Fairport Conven
	tion as a teenager in the ‘60s, he and his bandmates invented the distinct
	ive strain of British Folk Rock. He left the group by the age of21 which w
	as followed by a decade long musical partnership with his then-wife Linda,
	 to over 30 years as a highly successful solo artist. In 2011, Thompson re
	ceived an OBE (Order of the British Empire) personally bestowed upon him b
	y Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.</p><p>The Los Angeles Times cal
	led him 'the finest rock songwriter after Dylan and the best electric guit
	arist since Hendrix' and Rolling Stone has named him one of the Top 100 Gu
	itarists of All Time. He has received lifetime achievement awards for song
	writing from the BBC Radio 2 Awards, the Americana Music Association, and 
	was awarded the prestigious Ivor Novello Award. His song '1952 Vincent Bla
	ck Lightning' was named one of TIME Magazine’s '100 Greatest Songs Since 1
	923'. His massive body of work includes many Grammy nominated albums as we
	ll as numerous soundtracks. His genre defying mastery of both acoustic and
	 electric guitar along with engaging energy and onstage wit continue to ea
	rn him new fans and a place as one of the most distinctive virtuosos and w
	riters in Folk Rock history.&nbsp;</p>
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