#89 Al Bowlly's In Heaven -- Richard Thompson (1986)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10tyrbhB7V8

I first saw Richard Thompson at the Wolf Trap Jazz & Blues Festival, probably sometime in the 1990s – not sure whether “jazz” or “blues” was the label they used for him. This was back when they had 3 stages for the festival, so he and bassist Danny Thompson (no relation) didn’t play inside the Filene Center, but rather on a small temporary outdoors stage. There was a thunderstorm earlier in the afternoon, so I was worried that the performance might be canceled. I don’t remember much about the set list, but this is the song that made the biggest impression on me. I promptly went out and picked up two RT albums (Daring Adventures and Rumor and Sigh), and the rest is history.