Name Danny Thompson | Role Multi-instrumentalist Movies Pentangle: Captured Live | |
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Birth name Daniel Henry Edward Thompson Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, record producer Albums Profiles | ||
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Daniel Henry Edward "Danny" Thompson (born 4 April 1939) is an English multi-instrumentalist best known as a double bassist. He has had a long musical career playing with a large variety of other musicians, particularly Richard Thompson (no relation) and John Martyn.
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- One of these things first instrumental danny thompson zoe rahman
- Sun Ra Arkestras Marshall Allen and Danny Thompson Lecture Montral 2016 Red Bull Music Academy
- Biography and career
- Alexis Korners Blues Incorporated
- Alexis Korner
- Pentangle
- Danny Thompson
- Richard Thompson and Danny Thompson
- Jon Thorne Danny Thompson
- Others
- References
For four years (1964-1967), he was a member of Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, and he was a founding member of the British folk-jazz band Pentangle. Since 1987, he has also recorded four solo albums. He converted to Islam in 1990.
Sun Ra Arkestra's Marshall Allen and Danny Thompson Lecture (Montréal 2016) | Red Bull Music Academy
Biography and career
Thompson was born in Teignmouth, Devon. His father, a miner, joined the Royal Navy at the start of World War II and was lost in action whilst crewing submarines. When Thompson was aged 6, the family moved to London and he was brought up in the working-class area of Battersea. At school he played competitive football and was a junior for Chelsea, the team he has supported ever since. Whilst at school he learnt guitar, mandolin, trumpet and trombone before settling on the upright bass as his instrument of choice.
While he has his own album releases Thompson is predominantly a session musician contributing to other artists, such as with Richard Thompson e.g. Mirror Blue, The Old Kit Bag, and the concert DVD release Richard Thompson Live in Austin Texas, from the Austin City Limits televised concerts.
Danny Thompson lived in Clopton, Suffolk during the late 1970s and early 80s with his wife Daphne and son Dan (Danny Junior who went on to be the drummer with Hawkwind (1985–88)) Early in the 1980s he moved back to London. He received a Lifetime achievement award in the 2007 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
In the early part of the 1980s he worked closely with documentary film-maker, Roy Deverell and composed music for two of his award-winning films, Echo of the Wild and A Passion to Protect. The films are about John Aspinall's pioneering work with endangered mammals.
Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
Alexis Korner
Pentangle
Danny Thompson
Richard Thompson and Danny Thompson
Jon Thorne & Danny Thompson
Others
Danny Thompson has played on dozens of albums and singles during his career. The following is only a small selection.