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| name = Teddy Thompson | name = Teddy Thompson
| background =solo_singer | background = solo_singer
| image = Teddy_Thompson_2-17-04_-_Photo_by_Anthony_Pepitone.jpg | image = Teddy Thompson The Living Room New York City NY 2-17-04 by Anthony Pepitone.jpg
| image_size = 250 | image_size = 250
| landscape = Yes | landscape = Yes
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|02|19}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|02|19}}
| origin = London, England | origin = London, England
| genre = ], ], ], ], ] | genre = ], ], ], ], ]
| years_active = 2000–present | years_active = 2000–present
| label = ], Virgin, Verve Forecast | label = ], ],<br>]
| associated_acts = ], ], ], ], ], ], ] | associated_acts = ], ], ], ], ], ], ]
| website = {{url|http://www.teddythompson.net/}} | website = {{url|www.teddythompson.net/}}
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'''Teddy Thompson''' (born 19 February 1976) is a British ] and rock musician. He is the son of ] musicians ] and ] and brother of singer ]. He released his first album in 2000. '''Teddy Thompson''' (born 19 February 1976) is an English ] and rock musician. He is the son of ] musicians ] and ] and brother of singer ]. He released his first album in 2000.


==Biography== ==Biography==
Teddy Thompson was born in 1976 in a London ] ] to ] musicians ] and ], both major musical figures in the English ] scene from the 1960s on. He is the brother of singer ]. He formed his own band at the age of 18. He moved to Los Angeles to pursue his music career,<ref name="npr.org">"" by David Dye, National Public Radio, 3 May 2006 (from WXPN).</ref> which included work as a singer and guitar player in his father Richard's band during the 1990s. He appears on at least three Richard Thompson Band recordings from that time: '']'', the live album '']'' (1998) and ''] (1999),'' as well as singing a duet on the track "Persuasion", which appeared on Richard's best-of compilation ''Action Packed'' (1999). He can be seen performing in his father's band on a number of internet videos from as early as 1993, including an appearance on the ]'s ] show. He coaxed his mother out of retirement and co-produced her first album in 17 years, ''Fashionably Late''.<ref name="npr.org"/> Teddy Thompson was born in 1976 in a London ] commune to ] musicians ] and ], both major musical figures in the English folk rock scene from the 1960s onward. He formed a band at the age of 18. He moved to Los Angeles to pursue his music career,<ref name="npr.org">"" by David Dye, NPR, 3 May 2006 (from WXPN).</ref> which included work as a singer and guitar player in his father Richard's band during the 1990s. He appears on at least three Richard Thompson Band recordings from that time: '']'', the live album '']'' (1998) and ''] (1999),'' as well as singing a duet on the track "Persuasion", which appeared on Richard's best-of compilation '']'' (1999). He can be seen performing in his father's band on a number of internet videos from as early as 1993, including an appearance on ]'s show. He coaxed his mother out of retirement and co-produced her first album in 17 years, titled ''Fashionably Late''.<ref name="npr.org"/>

==Recordings==
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===Debut===
In 2000 Thompson released his debut album, '']'', which received much critical acclaim but little commercial success. Between the time of his debut album and follow-up, he released the moderately successful EP ''Blunderbuss'' and toured as part of ]'s band. His song "Love Her for That" was featured in the 2002 film '']''.

===''Separate Ways''===
In 2005, Thompson released his second full-length album, '']''. It has a strong "second-generation" artist theme, featuring both ] and ], who are close friends of Thompson. He has toured and recorded with both the Wainwrights, including Rufus' 2003 album '']''.<ref></ref> Teddy and Rufus recorded a version of "]" for the 2005 film, '']'', with Thompson also contributing a solo track: "I Don't Want to Say Goodbye". '']'' features ], ] and ] of ] and was produced by Brad Albetta, who also produced Martha Wainwright's much-lauded ]. In 2014 the track "In My Arms" was featured in the 2013 British romantic comedy movie '']''.

===''Upfront & Down Low''===
Teddy's third album, '']'', was released on ] in the United States on 17 July 2007, and in the UK and Europe later in 2007. The album contains covers of many of Teddy's favourite country songs, plus one of his own compositions, entitled "Down Low". It offers covers of country classics such as ]' "She Thinks I Still Care," ]'s "Walking the Floor Over You", and ]'s "]", made famous by ]. Lesser-known songs include Felice and ]'s "Change of Heart" (originally recorded by ]), ]'s bittersweet "My Blue Tears," ]'s "Let's Think About Living", and the ] "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone." Six tracks feature string arrangements by English arranger ], renowned for his work with ].<ref> from Verve Music Group</ref> "My Blue Tears" features strings arranged by Thompson cohort ]. The only single taken off ''Upfront & Down Low'' was "Change of Heart".

===''A Piece of What You Need''===
Thompson's fourth studio album, '']'', was released via ]/Forecast in June 2008, and contains all original songs. It was produced by ], whom Teddy met while recording background vocals on Rufus Wainwright's ''Want'' records in 2002.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

The first single from ''A Piece of What You Need'' is "In My Arms". The music video for the song features a cameo appearance by Rufus Wainwright dressed as ]. The song entered the ] at No. 107.<ref>{{cite journal
|title = The Official UK Singles Chart for the Week Ending 30 August 2008
|journal = ]
|issue = 366
|pages= 1–4
|publisher = IQ Ware Ltd
|location = Milton Keynes}}</ref> The album debuted at No. 10 after its first week in the UK Charts during August 2008.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

===''Bella''===
Thompson's fifth studio album ] was released in February 2011. ''Bella'' is Thompson's fourth album released on the record label Verve Forecast. The album is produced by David Kahne.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} ''Bella'' contains all original songs which Thompson started working on after returning from his last tour. The single "'Looking for a Girl" was released on 13 January 2011 on Verve Forecast. ''Bella'' received positive reviews in the UK and the US.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} Critics also note that this is Thompson's most personal record to date which yet again shows off his talent as a vocalist and craftsman of both deeply personal and hummable pop tunes.<ref></ref><ref></ref>

===''Little Windows''===
Thompson, in collaboration with acclaimed American singer-songwriter Kelly Jones, released his sixth studio album '']'' via Cooking Vinyl on 1 April 2016.

===Contributions===
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*Teddy co-wrote the bulk of his mother Linda Thompson's comeback album, ''Fashionably Late'' (2002). He also contributed guitar and vocals on the album. The song ''All I See'', written by Teddy and featuring Linda on vocals, first appeared on Teddy's 2000 self-titled debut.
*Thompson contributes covers of Leonard Cohen's "Tonight Will Be Fine" and "The Future" to a CD soundtrack released by ] in 2006, featuring select covers from 2005 tribute concerts to the singer-songwriter.
*Teddy was featured in one of the episodes of '']'', along with ] and ], during September 2008. Teddy contributed two songs: "In My Arms" and "Don't Know What I Was Thinking", from ''A Piece of What You Need''. Thompson and Martha Wainwright also performed the Beatles song "]" together at the end of the airing episode. The episode aired on ] on 4 September in the US and on 13 September in the UK.
*Thompson again co-wrote much of his mother's 2007 album, ''Versatile Heart''.
*Thompson is featured in a DVD with ], entitled ''Curate a Night For a War Child'' (released in September 2008), contributing two songs from ''Upfront & Down Low''.
*Thompson sings "Pink Moon" and "River Man" on the live album "Way To Blue - The Songs of Nick Drake", released in 2013.
*Teddy was featured in '']'', a documentary about Jason Crigler, a guitarist and musician who is a close friend of Thompson's. The film documents the recovery Crigler made from a serious brain hemorrhage in 2004.
*Teddy produced the album '']'' (2014) by Thompson (the band being named for all the Thompsons that appear), writing two tracks for the project and performing on some of the songs. The album features father Richard, mother Linda, ], who are sister Kami and her husband James Walbourne, as well as Walbourne's brother and Richard Thompson's son from his second marriage.<ref name="FoRa">{{cite web | url=http://www.folkradio.co.uk/2014/12/thompson-family/ | title=Thompson – Family | publisher=] | date=1 December 2014 | accessdate=23 April 2015 | last=Holland | first=Simon}}</ref><ref name="NYT">{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/magazine/teddy-thompsons-folk-rock-family-reunion.html | title=Teddy Thompson's Folk-Rock Family Reunion | work=] | date=7 November 2014 | accessdate=23 April 2015 | last=Dominus | first=Susan}}</ref>
*In 2017, he produced '']'', an album by Americana singer-songwriters ] and ]. As well as production, he also played bass, drums, acoustic guitar, provided backing vocals on the record and accompanied the sisters on their subsequent tour.

==Performance==
*Thompson toured as part of ]'s band in the early 2000s.
*In January and February 2009, he toured the UK with The Grey Race as his opening act and backup band.
*Teddy appeared as the opening act for Elton John, supporting him on a line of dates in June 2009, followed by some appearances at the Festival scene in the UK later in the summer.
*He appears regularly at the ] in New York City with his rockabilly band Poundcake, a trio he completes with Ethan Eubanks and Jeff Hill.
*In January 2011 he appeared, with David Ford and Ashley Cleveland, at the ] festival in Glasgow.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222010032/http://www.celticconnections.com/whatson/event/104509-Teddy-Thompson-with-David-Ford-and-Ashley-Cleveland |date=22 December 2010 }}</ref>
* Throughout January and February 2011 Thompson toured the UK supporting his latest release ''Bella'' and with him on the road were his regular backing band with Ethan Eubanks on drums, Jeff Hill on bass, Daniel Mintseris on keyboards and featuring Jessie Nelson on fiddle and ] on keyboards and guitars on some of the songs.
* Thompson and his band returns to the United States in April 2011 supporting rock band ] on their American tour.

===Tributes===
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*Thompson participated in a series of ] tribute concerts, called "Came So Far for Beauty", produced and arranged by ], performing along with ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and Cohen's original backing singers ] and ]. The concerts were performed in New York, ], Dublin and Sydney. The Sydney concert was filmed and became '']'', a film tribute to the legendary songwriter. A CD soundtrack featuring select covers from the tribute concerts was released by ] in 2006; Thompson contributes covers of "Tonight Will Be Fine" and "The Future".
*On 26 June 2004, Thompson was featured in a ] tribute to ] at the bandshell in ]. Other artists featured were ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ]. Teddy performed the songs "Don't Cry No Tears", "I Believe In You" backed by the house band, and sang along with Antony, Hegarty, Jenni Muldaur, and Ambrosia Parsley on "A Dream That Can Last". It is also assumed that he performed on the full-cast finale of "Ohio".
*In December 2005, Thompson appeared on BBC Radio 2, along with numerous other artists, for a ] tribute. Thompson performed "]" and "]".
*On 3 May 2009 Teddy appeared along with a line-up of other artists including ], ], ] and ] at ] to celebrate the 90th birthday of folk music icon and folk-singer ].

===Special appearances===
*In December 2006, Thompson appeared with his mother ] and younger sister Kamila as part of the Rufus and Martha Wainwright's "Christmas Spectacular" at ] in New York.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071229032435/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/39767/Rufus_Wainwright_Talks_Christmas_Show_New_Album |date=29 December 2007 }}</ref>
*10 December 2008, Thompson was again part of the McGarrigle Christmas Hour, at Carnegie Hall. On 17 December 2008, Thompson performed as part of the Thompson Family Christmas Show, with proceeds going to ] (proceeds from a similar show in 2007 went to the ]). The musicians on the roster include ], ], and Thompson's sister Kamilla.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}
*He sang the song '']'' on the show '']'' on the ].{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

==Style and musical genre==

Coming from a family of folk musicians, Thompson has naturally drawn influences from folk-music into his own musical sound. While still a teenager he was listening exclusively to American music such as ], ] and ]. Thompson also later stated that these artists are some of his main musical influences when he first started to write songs. Later when he grew up he began to listen more to contemporary pop music such as ], and his own musical style today is a mix of folk, country, rock and pop music. As he says himself:

{{quote|". . country music was the music I was brought up on. It's the music that's closest to my heart and the music that speaks to me the most, and it's always been a big influence on my own songwriting. I was obsessed with country music when I was a kid, and it's definitely had a huge influence on the way I write songs. I was always attracted to songs that had a brilliant pun or a clever turn of phrase, but came from a dark, bitter place. As a writer, I've always gravitated towards that feeling.<ref> at Verve Music Group</ref>}}

In a video interview he says:

{{quote|"I think my favorite pop song ever is this Elvis song called ']' . . I don't know if it's the best song, but it's just the most perfect pop record I've ever heard. It's the most perfect arrangement, brilliant playing ... sounds phenomenal. As a little piece of pop history ... to create something that perfect, that simple, would be great."<ref>video interview, 2006, </ref>}}

In addition to his ] singing voice, Thompson plays both the acoustic and electric guitar, and occasionally the ]. He has a strong, versatile and expressive voice which he uses both in the higher and lower vocal range with ease, but he apparently prefers using his voice in the middle register while singing. He stated in an interview that his voice was his "only weapon so to speak" in the early years as a vocalist and musician playing in his father's backing band. It has been said that Thompson has inherited much of his singing voice from his mother.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}} He has also been compared vocally to ] and ].{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}


== Discography == == Discography ==
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* All except noted: {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/5165/teddy-thompson/|title=TEDDY THOMPSON &#124; full Official Chart history|publisher=]|accessdate=15 April 2016}} * All except noted: {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/5165/teddy-thompson/|title=TEDDY THOMPSON &#124; full Official Chart history|publisher=]|access-date=15 April 2016}}
* ''Separate Ways'': {{cite web |title= Chart Log UK |accessdate=3 September 2008 |date=16 June 2007 |publisher=Zobbel |author=Zobbel |url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_T.HTM}} * ''Separate Ways'': {{cite web |title= Chart Log UK |access-date=3 September 2008 |date=16 June 2007 |publisher=Zobbel |author=Zobbel |url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_T.HTM}}
* ''Family'': {{cite web | url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/45556/THOMPSON/ | title=Thompson on UK Album chart| publisher=]|accessdate=25 April 2015}} * ''Family'': {{cite web | url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/45556/THOMPSON/ | title=Thompson on UK Album chart| publisher=]|access-date=25 April 2015}}
* ''Little Windows'': {{cite web|title=CHART: CLUK Update 9.04.2016 (wk14)|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/160409cluk.txt|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=15 April 2016}}</ref> * ''Little Windows'': {{cite web|title=CHART: CLUK Update 9.04.2016 (wk14)|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/160409cluk.txt|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=15 April 2016}}</ref>
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*'']'' (EP) (2001) *'']'' (EP) (2001)
*'']'' (EP) (2004) *''Blunderbuss'' (EP) (2004)


===Singles=== ===Singles===
* "Everybody Move It" (2005) * "Everybody Move It" (2005)
* "In My Arms" (2008) – <small>(UK #107)</small> * "In My Arms" (2008) – <small>(UK #107)</small>
* "Christmas" (2008) – featuring special guests Linda, Richard, and Kamila Thompson<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=28 January 2009|url=http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist/news/default.aspx?nid=1159&aid=6773|title=Exclusive Teddy Thompson and Family "Christmas" song available on iTunes!|publisher=Verve Music|date=15 December 2008}}</ref> * "Christmas" (2008) – featuring special guests Linda, Richard, and Kamila Thompson<ref>{{cite web|access-date=28 January 2009|url=http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist/news/default.aspx?nid=1159&aid=6773|title=Exclusive Teddy Thompson and Family "Christmas" song available on iTunes!|publisher=Verve Music|date=15 December 2008}}</ref>
* "Looking for a Girl" (2011) * "Looking for a Girl" (2011)


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* 2002 – ]'s ''Fashionably Late'' – co-writer and guest vocals * 2002 – ]'s ''Fashionably Late'' – co-writer and guest vocals
* 2003 – ]'s '']'' – "Three Steps Down" – vocals * 2003 – ]'s '']'' – "Three Steps Down" – vocals
* 2005 – ]'s '']'' – vocals * 2005 – ]'s '']'' – vocals
* 2006 – ]'s '']'' – "Let it Slide" – vocals * 2006 – ]'s '']'' – "Let it Slide" – vocals
* 2007 – Linda Thompson's ''Versatile Heart'' – co-writer and guest vocals * 2007 – Linda Thompson's ''Versatile Heart'' – co-writer and guest vocals
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===Compilation/soundtrack contributions=== ===Compilation/soundtrack contributions===
* 1998 – '']'' – "Psycho" * 1998 – '']'' – "Psycho"
* 2002 – ''Shining Bright: Songs Of Lal & Mike Waterson'', various artists – joint vocals (with ]) on ''Evona Darling''
* 2006 – '']'' – "I Don't Want to Say Goodbye", co-lead "]" (with ]) * 2006 – '']'' – "I Don't Want to Say Goodbye", co-lead "]" (with ])
* 2006 – ''Q Covered: The Eighties'' – "]" * 2006 – ''Q Covered: The Eighties'' – "]"
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==Video== ==Video==
*"" live performance on ] on ] News 13 July 2007. *''Teddy Thompson Performs on the BPP'' (live performance on '']'')


==References== ==References==
{{reflist}} {{Reflist}}


==External links== ==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.teddythompson.net}} *{{Official website|http://www.teddythompson.net}}
*{{Facebook|teddythompson}}


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Teddy Thompson
Background information
Born (1976-02-19) 19 February 1976 (age 48)
OriginLondon, England
Genresfolk, Americana, folk rock, country folk, alt. country
Years active2000–present
LabelsCooking Vinyl, Virgin,
Verve Forecast
Websitewww.teddythompson.net
Musical artist

Teddy Thompson (born 19 February 1976) is an English folk and rock musician. He is the son of folk rock musicians Richard and Linda Thompson and brother of singer Kamila Thompson. He released his first album in 2000.

Biography

Teddy Thompson was born in 1976 in a London Sufi commune to folk rock musicians Richard and Linda Thompson, both major musical figures in the English folk rock scene from the 1960s onward. He formed a band at the age of 18. He moved to Los Angeles to pursue his music career, which included work as a singer and guitar player in his father Richard's band during the 1990s. He appears on at least three Richard Thompson Band recordings from that time: You? Me? Us?, the live album Celtschmerz (1998) and Mock Tudor (1999), as well as singing a duet on the track "Persuasion", which appeared on Richard's best-of compilation Action Packed (1999). He can be seen performing in his father's band on a number of internet videos from as early as 1993, including an appearance on Jools Holland's show. He coaxed his mother out of retirement and co-produced her first album in 17 years, titled Fashionably Late.

Discography

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Albums

Year Album Chart positions Label
UK
 IRE US Heat US Country
2000 Teddy Thompson — — — — Virgin
2005 Separate Ways 192 — — — Verve
Forecast
2007 Upfront & Down Low — — 19 49
2008 A Piece of What You Need 10 63 19 —
2011 Bella 42 94 6 — Decca / Verve
Forecast
2014 Family (credited to Thompson) 89 — 5 — Universal Music Group, Fantasy Records and
Forecast
2016 Little Windows (with Kelly Jones) 113 78 23 — Cooking Vinyl
2020 Heartbreaker Please — Thirty Tigers
2023 My Love of Country Chalky Sounds
2023 Once More (with Jenni Muldaur) Sun

EPs, etc.

  • LA (EP) (2001)
  • Blunderbuss (EP) (2004)

Singles

  • "Everybody Move It" (2005)
  • "In My Arms" (2008) – (UK #107)
  • "Christmas" (2008) – featuring special guests Linda, Richard, and Kamila Thompson
  • "Looking for a Girl" (2011)

Guest appearances

Compilation/soundtrack contributions

Video

References

  1. ^ "For Teddy Thompson, Music's a Family Affair" by David Dye, NPR, 3 May 2006 (from WXPN).
  2. Peaks for Teddy Thompson in the United Kingdom:
  3. "Exclusive Teddy Thompson and Family "Christmas" song available on iTunes!". Verve Music. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2009.

External links

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Albums
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with Danny Thompson
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