Sweet Warrior
Musical Album
Artist
Richard Thompson
Richard John Thompson (born 3 April 1949 in Notting Hill, West London) is a British songwriter, guitar player and recording and performing musician.
Thompson is especially well regarded as a guitar player. In 1991 he was awarded the Orville H. Gibson award for best acoustic guitar player.
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