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− | Thompson | + | ''Christopher Malcolm Thompson'' is a singer/songwriter who has recorded with such luminaries as ''John Paul Jones'' (Led Zeppelin) and ''Dave McArtney'' (Hello Sailor). He also played guitar for well known Californian folk singer ''Julie Felix'', and toured with ''Stevie Ray Vaughan''. While in England in the early 1970s Chris jammed with British Folk-Blues legends ''Wizz Jones'' and ''Davey Graham''. In 1974 Chris toured with ''Sonny Terry'' and ''Brownie McGhee''; he has maintained a lifelong friendship with ''Brownie'', for whom he wrote a song ("Letter to Brownie"), which was videoed by TVNZ. Chris has had three albums reach the finals of the N.Z. Music Industry awards and had his songs recorded by N.Z. artists ''Mike Harding'', ''Jimmy Young'', ''James Wilkinson'' and ''Chris Priestley'', and internationally by ''Meg Baird'' of the Philadelphia neo-folk group ''The Espers''. Most recently, Chris' song "Where is my Wild Rose?" has been recorded by ''Robin Pecknold'' of ''The Fleet Foxes''. |
− | Chris is an old boy of Southwell School and has spent most of his life in and around Hamilton, where he recorded [[Hometown Voodoo]] in 1981; this album contains the song [[Hamilton (song)|Hamilton]], about the city. This song has become widely known due to a version played by [[Big Muffin Serious Band]]. | + | Chris is an old boy of Southwell School and has spent most of his life in and around Hamilton, where he recorded [[Hometown Voodoo]] in 1981; this album contains the song "[[Hamilton (song)|Hamilton]]", about the city. This song has become widely known due to a version played by [[Big Muffin Serious Band]]. He moved to Auckland in 1985, and married a Canadian-born musician and songwriter ''Lynne'', with whom he has released two albums. They relocated to Raglan in 1988. Chris is now living in Hamilton again, near his daughter Lora. Lora has played bass in the heavy metal band "Wretch" and the ''Pantera'' tribute band "101 Proof". Most recently, Lora has been playing guitar and singing in the alt.rock/grunge group [[Cheshire Grimm]]. |
+ | In 2000 Chris released the track ''Vox Populi'' on the Hamilton compilation [[Acoustic Magic]]. Other projects have included recorded some tracks with [[Tim Armstrong]] in 2007, taking part in "The Monday Club" project, playing with [[Mr Snakes|Emit Snake-Beings]] in "The Dirt Band" - with whom he has made several Youtube videos (see below) - and completed his Arts degree at [[Waikato University]] in 2009. In 2010 a double CD, titled [[Chris Thompson (Anthology)|Chris Thompson]], was released by Sunbeam Records(U.K.), an anthology of Chris' work featuring twenty-six selections from Chris' 40 years of recording. Chris and well-known local musician [[Stan Jagger]] are currently working together, playing mainly Chris' songs and instrumentals. They gave their debut performance in a concert at [[Biddy Mulligan's]] Irish Bar in September 2011. They also have released a CD, recorded live in the studio by Chris' daughter Lora and have played clubs and Festivals in Hamilton and Raglan. In May 2012, Chris was interviewed for The New Zealand Musician Magazine [http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/article/pi_articleid/2814/Not-the-other-Chris-Thompson]. He is currently teaching guitar at Matangi School and rehearsing with The Dirt Band for a couple of gigs in Raglan in December. Most recently, Chris has moved back to Raglan after an absence of ten years, and is playing with Redgie Valente and Rene Andre ('The Wild Accusations') at Valente's Restaurant. | ||
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==Releases== | ==Releases== | ||
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*[[Chris Thompson (album)]] album, 1973 <br> | *[[Chris Thompson (album)]] album, 1973 <br> | ||
− | *[[Echoes from the Pit]] album, | + | *[[Echoes from the Pit]] album, 1975<br> |
*[[Minstrelsy]] album, 1977 <br> | *[[Minstrelsy]] album, 1977 <br> | ||
*[[Hometown Voodoo]] album, 1981<br> | *[[Hometown Voodoo]] album, 1981<br> | ||
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*[[Far Out and Solid]] album, 1992<br> | *[[Far Out and Solid]] album, 1992<br> | ||
*[[Coffee Break]] album, 1993 <br> | *[[Coffee Break]] album, 1993 <br> | ||
− | *[[Song for Laura]] album, 1995<br | + | *[[Song for Laura]] album, 1995<br> |
*[[Time Flies]] album, 2000<br> | *[[Time Flies]] album, 2000<br> | ||
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*[[For my Double]] album, 2004 | *[[For my Double]] album, 2004 | ||
− | *[[The White Sapphire]] album, 2005 | + | *[[The White Sapphire]] album, 2005 |
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*[[Chris Thompson (Anthology)]], 2010 | *[[Chris Thompson (Anthology)]], 2010 | ||
*[[Chris Thompson and Stan Jagger]] album, 2011 | *[[Chris Thompson and Stan Jagger]] album, 2011 | ||
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as ''Chris and Lynne Thompson'': <br> | as ''Chris and Lynne Thompson'': <br> | ||
*[[Together]] album, 1985<br> | *[[Together]] album, 1985<br> | ||
*[[Live in Concert]] album, 1988<br> | *[[Live in Concert]] album, 1988<br> | ||
− | + | with ''The Monday Club'': | |
+ | *[[Evolution]] album, 2008 | ||
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'''Compilations:''' | '''Compilations:''' | ||
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*''I Wanna Be Me'' appears on the 1979 compilation [[Festival Music]] | *''I Wanna Be Me'' appears on the 1979 compilation [[Festival Music]] | ||
*''Ain't No Telling'', ''The Coffin On The Baggage Train Ahead'' and ''Diamond Blues'' appear on the 1982 compilation [[Paths - New Songs of New Zealand]] | *''Ain't No Telling'', ''The Coffin On The Baggage Train Ahead'' and ''Diamond Blues'' appear on the 1982 compilation [[Paths - New Songs of New Zealand]] | ||
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*''Poor Little Thing'' and ''She should have been a Lady'' (by Chris and Lynn Thompson) appear on the 1985 compilation [[Auckland Acoustics]] | *''Poor Little Thing'' and ''She should have been a Lady'' (by Chris and Lynn Thompson) appear on the 1985 compilation [[Auckland Acoustics]] | ||
*''Vox Populi'' appears on the 2000 compilation [[Acoustic Magic]] | *''Vox Populi'' appears on the 2000 compilation [[Acoustic Magic]] | ||
− | *''Back In The City'' appears on the compilation [[Sitar | + | *''Back In The City'' appears on the compilation [[Sitar Celebrations Vol 2]] |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[[image:Whitesapphire.jpg|right|thumb|''White Sapphire'' cover]] | [[image:Whitesapphire.jpg|right|thumb|''White Sapphire'' cover]] | ||
− | ''Videos'' | + | ''Videos on Youtube:'' |
− | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= | + | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaepw356CG0| Chris Thompson - 'Take Two'] |
− | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= | + | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0d6OzpwOOU| Chris Thompson - 'Crossroads Blues'] |
− | + | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZwwdUkFmZA Chris Thompson 'When I am Dead'] | |
− | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= | + | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lElK0nu8dik Television New Zealand Interview/performance ("Only one way out of town"), 1993] |
− | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= | + | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwPonBS70LU Chris Thompson and Big Muffin Serious Band -'Hamilton'] |
− | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= | + | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Efcn-Mns8 Chris Thompson and Stan Jagger -'Grocer's Blues'] |
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− | *[ | + | ''with The Dirt Band:'' |
− | *[ | + | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpkCNR-RuU4| The Dirt Band - Ma] |
− | + | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D7NYeHoT0g| The Dirt Band - Maeridee] | |
− | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= | + | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQl-Q4Gyirw The Dirt Band - Beautiful] |
− | *[ | + | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB7-TGD8cGU The Dirt Band - The Clown] |
− | '' | + | <br> |
− | + | ''This Chris Thompson should not be confused with ''[[Chris Thompson (II)|Chris Thompson]]'', the vocalist from ''Manfred Mann'', who also spent time in Hamilton, including attending Hamilton Boys High School. '' | |
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[[category:Bands]] | [[category:Bands]] | ||
[[category:People]] | [[category:People]] |