Skip to main content


RIP Danny Thompson


Source: Wikipedia.

Daniel Henry Edward Thompson (4 April 1939 – 23 September 2025) was an English multi-instrumentalist best known as a double bassist. He had a long musical career playing with a large variety of other musicians, particularly Richard Thompson and John Martyn. For four years, between 1964 and 1967, he was a member of Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated, led a trio that included guitarist John McLaughlin, and was a founding member of the British folk-jazz band Pentangle.


Photo attribution: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Th…