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− | Chris Thompson | + | Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Chris Thompson started out in the [[Kon-Tiki Folk Club]] in Hamilton, and other coffee houses. After some initial success in Auckland with country and blues bands like The Stillwater String Band and The Myers Park Shufflers, in the early '70s he moved to England, where he played in the band of Californian folk singer ''Julie Felix'' and with British folk-blues legends ''Wizz Jones'' and ''Davey Graham''. In 1973 he made his first album, which is recognised internationally as an underground classic and is currently in its fifth edition. Back in New Zealand in 1974, Chris toured with bluesmen ''Sonny Terry'' and ''Brownie McGhee''; Chris maintained a lifelong friendship with ''Brownie'', for whom he wrote a song "Letter to Brownie"; the song had a video directed by [[Adam Hyde]], then a student at Waikato Polytech, which was filmed by Wayne Green and presented to TVNZ as a demo. It engaged their interest and they re-shot the film in a bar in Auckland, screened it on 'The CV Show' and sent a copy to Brownie McGhee who enjoyed it thoroughly. In the mid-'70s Chris toured with New Zealand singer/songwriter John Hanlon, backing him up on stage and in the studio, and in the '80s Chris toured with Texan blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. Chris married Canadian musician Lynne Bradstock in 1985; they toured successfully as a duo, and made two albums for Ode Records. Together they have one daughter, Lora, who plays guitar in the Hamilton band [[Cheshire Grimm]]. Although Chris has played with many other artists, he has mainly been a solo singer/songwriter, playing clubs, concerts and television shows and making albums in New Zealand, America, Ireland, England, Belgium, France and Australia and he is well-known on the folkscene. For example, he has had a long association with the Devonport Folk Club in Auckland, having played there nearly every year since 1968. |
− | + | 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]]. Other Hamilton and Raglan musicians Chris has played with include [[Tim Armstrong]] and The Monday Club, [[Stan Jagger]], The Dirt Band, and The Wild Allegations. After some success as a songwriter in America (where San Franciscan singer Meg Baird recorded 'The River Song', and Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold recorded 'Where is my Wild Rose?'), Chris relocated to Taupo, where he is writing new songs and performing the occasional concert. In December 2016 Chris recorded a new digital album called [[On High Street]] (by 'Chris Thompson, the Folksinger from Hell') which was released on Bandcamp.com | |
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− | 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]]. Other Hamilton and Raglan musicians Chris has played with include [[Tim Armstrong]] and The Monday Club, [[Stan Jagger]], The Dirt Band, and The Wild Allegations. After some success as a songwriter in America (where San Franciscan singer Meg Baird recorded 'The River Song', and Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold recorded 'Where is my Wild Rose?'), Chris relocated to Taupo, where he | + | |
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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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*[[Evolution]] album (with The Monday Club), 2007 | *[[Evolution]] album (with The Monday Club), 2007 | ||
− | *[[Chris Thompson (Anthology)]], 2010 | + | *[[Chris Thompson (Anthology)]],2010 |
*[[Chris Thompson and Stan Jagger]] album, 2011 | *[[Chris Thompson and Stan Jagger]] album, 2011 | ||
*[[Where is my Wild Rose?]] album, 2013 | *[[Where is my Wild Rose?]] album, 2013 | ||
*[[On High Street]] album, 2016 | *[[On High Street]] album, 2016 | ||
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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> | ||
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'''Compilations:''' | '''Compilations:''' | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[[image:Whitesapphire.jpg|right|thumb|''White Sapphire'' cover]] | [[image:Whitesapphire.jpg|right|thumb|''White Sapphire'' cover]] | ||
− | ''Videos'' | + | ''Internet'' |
+ | *[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chris-Thompson-Bluesman/1389781937991061?fref=nf Chris Thompson Facebook page] | ||
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+ | ''Videos on Youtube:'' | ||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0d6OzpwOOU| Chris Thompson - ''Crossroads Blues''] | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0d6OzpwOOU| Chris Thompson - ''Crossroads Blues''] | ||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lElK0nu8dik Television New Zealand Interview/performance of ''Only One Way Out Of Town'', 1993] | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lElK0nu8dik Television New Zealand Interview/performance of ''Only One Way Out Of Town'', 1993] | ||
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzOzQu77Aw0 Chris Thompson - ''If You Lose Your Money''] | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzOzQu77Aw0 Chris Thompson - ''If You Lose Your Money''] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaepw356CG0 Chris Thompson - ''Take Two''] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaepw356CG0 Chris Thompson - ''Take Two''] | ||
− | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZwwdUkFmZA Chris Thompson and The Wild Allegations - ''When | + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZwwdUkFmZA Chris Thompson and The Wild Allegations - ''When i am Dead''] |
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− | + | ''This Chris Thompson should not be confused with ''[[Chris Thompson (II)|Chris Thompson]]'', the vocalist from ''Manfred Mann's Earth Band'', who also spent time in Hamilton, including attending Hamilton Boys High School. '' | |
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[[category:Bands]] | [[category:Bands]] | ||
[[category:People]] | [[category:People]] |