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Artists who have recorded Thompson's compositions include such diverse talents as Robert Plant, Del McCoury, R.E.M., Bonnie Raitt, Christy Moore, David Gilmour, Mary Black, Elvis Costello, The Corrs, Sandy Denny, June Tabor, Joel Fafard, Maria McKee, Shawn Colvin, Norma Waterson, Martin Carthy, Nanci Griffith, Maura O'Connell, Los Lobos, John Doe, Greg Brown, Bob Mould, Barbara Manning, Loudon Wainwright III, and The Blind Boys of Alabama.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Thompson made his debut as a recording artist as a member of Fairport Convention in September 1967. He continues to write and record new material and performs live frequently throughout Canada, the United States, Europe and Australia.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThompson was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to music.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 5 July 2011, the degree of Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa was conferred on Richard Thompson by the University of Aberdeen, in a ceremony at the University's Elphinstone Hall.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Richard+Linda+Thompson","playStationPath":"/stations/272352747/play","stationId":272352747,"bioPath":"/music/Richard+Linda+Thompson/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Oysterband","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ce7/ce797fad838e7df4eaa8c1564bf7afb0_md.jpg","artistName":"Oysterband","artistId":110085,"station_id":282359602},{"musicPath":"/music/Phil+Ochs","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/423/42394f2a0f44da0428cf107045db4fa1_md.jpg","artistName":"Phil Ochs","artistId":12274,"station_id":113492606},{"musicPath":"/music/Levellers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/278/278f2074d99811f1e67fa224582c357a_md.jpg","artistName":"Levellers","artistId":8500,"station_id":113406790},{"musicPath":"/music/Ry+Cooder","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/727/727669700522ba3732e16985ece24e98_md.jpg","artistName":"Ry Cooder","artistId":7023,"station_id":113264245},{"musicPath":"/music/Townes+Van+Zandt","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/430/430e0fd6bc71cc20cbff4042936a8434_md.jpg","artistName":"Townes Van Zandt","artistId":8317,"station_id":113269405},{"musicPath":"/music/James+Taylor","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/57d/57dc29b012366a59364be9f962c9bea0_md.jpg","artistName":"James Taylor","artistId":1391,"station_id":113299490},{"musicPath":"/music/Graham+Nash","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/81c/81c11b5224e6cf4e010c28dcae3cb6e6_md.jpg","artistName":"Graham Nash","artistId":2423,"station_id":113398117},{"musicPath":"/music/Emitt+Rhodes","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/da5/da5152e72b178fc9cf274a658f1b5473_md.jpg","artistName":"Emitt Rhodes","artistId":6292,"station_id":113784435},{"musicPath":"/music/Crosby+Stills+Nash","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/9c6/9c6e137733a832b2859e5c593f3e9f14_md.jpg","artistName":"Crosby, Stills \u0026 Nash","artistId":1473,"station_id":113305230},{"musicPath":"/music/Donovan","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/638/6383e4c005b11071d9ffe0381a558d01_md.jpg","artistName":"Donovan","artistId":1019,"station_id":113270902},{"musicPath":"/music/Cat+Stevens","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b4f/b4fede9bb74a521e2f0303e5c5856aa4_md.jpg","artistName":"Cat Stevens","artistId":942,"station_id":113262794},{"musicPath":"/music/Leonard+Cohen","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fc5/fc5cbf5e17914533da4f7b647606216e_md.jpg","artistName":"Leonard Cohen","artistId":498,"station_id":113268494},{"musicPath":"/music/Robyn+Hitchcock","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d95/d95cb95bad2526430f5752751fcff906_md.jpg","artistName":"Robyn Hitchcock","artistId":7449,"station_id":113653410},{"musicPath":"/music/Kate+Rusby","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/352/352849770c6b8548fcea5e295da3a6ca_md.jpg","artistName":"Kate Rusby","artistId":77050,"station_id":266796321},{"musicPath":"/music/Simon+Garfunkel","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fc1/fc159c335a9cc84fecf58132f5899a99_md.jpg","artistName":"Simon \u0026 Garfunkel","artistId":675,"station_id":113276690},{"musicPath":"/music/Bruce+Cockburn","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2ed/2edad5758a2660e8263b3bb05e0fe5b6_md.jpg","artistName":"Bruce Cockburn","artistId":8580,"station_id":113343377},{"musicPath":"/music/Steve+Earle","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b89/b8976d8a697a9a25268b3a605fcc4c4f_md.jpg","artistName":"Steve Earle","artistId":2448,"station_id":113267730},{"musicPath":"/music/Jonathan+Wilson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/873/8734bfee1b4695e732b1291ab1a4ede1_md.jpg","artistName":"Jonathan Wilson","artistId":373748,"station_id":395546109}]}