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Chris Thompson
12+ albums
rockclassic rockfolk80s70s
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There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) Chris Thompson is an English singer and guitarist known both for his work with Manfred Mann's Earth Band (especially his lead vocal on the classic hit "Blinded By the Light") and for his solo accomplishments; 2) Chris Thompson is a New Zealand psych-folk artist; 3) Chris Thompson is an American Youtuber formerly known as Supricky06 who records with Peter Hollens and with Meghan Tonjes. I) Chris Thompson is an English singer and guitarist known both for his work with Manfred Mann's Earth Band (especially his lead vocal on the classic hit "Blinded By the Light") and for his solo accomplishments. Raised in New Zealand, but returning to England in 1974, Thompson went on ot join Manfred Mann's Earth Band in time for the breakout album The Roaring Silence featuring the worldwide number one hit Blinded By The Light (written and performed by Bruce Springsteen). He kept the Mann engine running with vocals on such hits as Spirit In The Night, You Angel You, Davy's On The Road Again, Lies (Throught The 80s), For You and Runner. He took a brief hiatus in 1979 to record with his new band Night. The self-titled debut produced two top 50 hits with Hot Summer Nights and If You Remember Me, the latter from the film "The Champ". Night produced a second album Long Distance and Chris returned to the Mann camp in time to record the Somewhere In Afrika album featuring the hit Runner. Chris then co-produced the Live In Budapest album
