1.0Bluegrass Todayhttps://bluegrasstoday.comJohn Lawlesshttps://bluegrasstoday.com/author/john/Richard F. Thompson - Correspondent - Bluegrass Todayrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LjzsduicyH"><a href="https://bluegrasstoday.com/staff-directory/richard-f-thompson-correspondent/">Richard F. Thompson – Correspondent</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://bluegrasstoday.com/staff-directory/richard-f-thompson-correspondent/embed/#?secret=LjzsduicyH" width="600" height="338" title="“Richard F. Thompson – Correspondent” — Bluegrass Today" data-secret="LjzsduicyH" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Richard F Thompson is a long-standing free-lance writer about bluegrass music matters. He first developed an interest in bluegrass music during the very early 1970s, with an early highlight being his attendance at an Early Bird Bluegrass Show, at the Ryman Auditorium, October 1972. His large collection of recordings dates from about this time. Beginning […]https://bluegrasstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/richardt-150x139.jpg