Hard to believe, but my first exposure to the artistry of Teddy Thompson was the superb, 2006 filmed concert tribute to the legendary Leonard Cohen. Thompson sang "Tonight Will Be Fine" and "The Future", two performances I believe rank as the film's best, alongside Cohen and U2's version of the "Tower of Song." Born in 1976 in a London Sufi commune to folk artists Richard and Linda Thompson, Teddy started his own band in his teens and released his first record in 2000. Since then, he's been on a path of musical discovery, rooted in folk, veering towards pop, with touches of country somewhere in the middle, and influenced by musical friends like Rufus Wainwright. Here is a brief survey of his music, which I hope you will find to be an interesting mix of originals and covers, including George Jones' classic "She Thinks I Still Care" and Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone". I also hope you'll be as pleasantly surprised as I was three years back."Everybody Move It" "In My Arms" "Change of Heart" "Tonight Will Be Fine" "She Thinks I Still Care" "Ain't No Sunshine"
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