Danny Thompson

Danny Thompson (born Daniel Henry Edward Thompson in Teignmouth on 4 April 1939; died 23 September 2025) was an English double bass player remembered for co-founding the English folk rock group The Pentangle and his longstanding partnership with John Martyn and, later, with Richard Thompson. Between 1987 and 2012 he recorded six solo albums. He received a Lifetime achievement award in the 2007 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Primarily a jazz player, his earliest recordings were made with bluesman Alexis Korner.