Michael Thompson (born Michael Wood Thompson, February 11, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York, United States) is an American guitarist and songwriter. 　　Thompson achieved enduring modest success with his 1989 melodic rock/AOR group Michael Thompson Band but is most noted for his work as a popular session guitarist on the recordings of some of the most popular musical artists of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s spanning the genres of pop, rock, R&B, Country music and Latin music. Thompson has continued to play his own compositions on solo albums and gigs, and founded the melodic rock group TRW in 2007. 　　Thompson and his wife Gloria, married since 1977, have four children and live in Culver City, California.