Danny Thompson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Danny Thompson

English bassist

Date of Birth: 04-Apr-1939

Place of Birth: Teignmouth, England, United Kingdom

Profession: bassist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Daniel Henry Edward Thompson (born 4 April 1939) is an English multi-instrumentalist best known as a double bassist.
He has had a long musical career playing with a large variety of other musicians, particularly Richard Thompson and John Martyn. For four years, between 1964 and 1967, he was a member of Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, led a trio that included guitarist John McLaughlin, and was a founding member of the British folk-jazz band Pentangle.
Since 1987, he has also recorded four solo albums.
He converted to Islam in 1990.