Billy Thompson

Overview

Virtuosic guitar work that has electrified audiences across the U.S. and throughout Europe sets the tone for this veteran blues man’s sizzling performances, combining world class slide guitar and searing licks with soulful vocals and original music—a unique amalgamation of blues styles, with rock, funk and R&B. Billy has played with legends such as Little Milton, Albert King, Earl King, and Art Neville, while opening for the likes of Robert Cray, B.B. King, Sonny Landreth, The Neville Brothers and Joe Cocker, to name a few. He has performed on Barbara Walter’s “The View”, with the San Diego Symphony, the 2002 Super Bowl celebration as well as for the grand opening of L.A.’s House of Blues. Billy has also accomplished some impressive theatrical stints including lead guitar for the Broadway show “Ain’t Nothin’ but the Blues” and for Tony Award winning playwright Keith Glover’s Bluesical, “Thunder Knocking on the Door,” which he recorded with platinum recording artist Keb Mo. Other credits include representing the DC Blues Society at the 2009 International Blues Challenge in Memphis and touring Germany, as featured guitarist, with Queen Esther Marrow and The Harlem Gospel Singers.