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Richard Thompson

Joe Matera, Australian Musician, Spring 2003

HE'S ALREADY ACHIEVED more as a songwriter and instrumentalist than most musicians could do in a lifetime. His sound is familiar, with ties to practically every Western genre imaginable and many that lie beyond our horizons. His colleagues, ranging back to Jimi Hendrix and including today's young guns, unify through time in admiration of his accomplishments.

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