Richard & Linda Thompson

This husband-and-wife folk/rock duo began performing together officially in 1972 although their association dated from the previous year. When Richard Thompson (b. 3 April 1949, Notting Hill Gate, London, England; guitar/vocals) left Fairport Convention, he pursued a generally low-key path, performing in folk clubs and on various sessions, including Rock On, a collection of rock ‘n' roll favourites which featured several Fairport acolytes. ‘When Will I Be Loved?' was marked by a duet between Sandy Denny and Linda Peters (b. Hackney, London, England), the latter of whom then pr...