Verlon Thompson | |
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Born | Binger, Oklahoma | January 5, 1954
Genres | Folk music, Americana music |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
Years active | 1981–present |
Labels | VNS Records |
Formerly of | Restless Heart |
Website | verlonthompson |
Verlon Thompson is an American singer, [1] songwriter, [2] guitarist, [1] [3] and troubadour from Binger, Oklahoma. He has long partnered with Guy Clark [4] as a producer, [5] guitarist, [6] [7] and song co-writer. [8] [9]
Thompson has released a compilation CD called Works. [2] [10]
Thompson's original songs have been covered by many notable musicians, including:
In addition, Thompson has recorded guitar parts for Restless Heart, [12] Pam Tillis, and Guy Clark, among others. [13] Thompson was the original lead vocalist of Restless Heart, but was replaced by Larry Stewart before the band released any singles. [14]
Thompson is married to broadcaster Demetria Kalodimos. Together, they created the television series Barnegie Hall in 2017. [15]
Wayland D. Holyfield is a prominent American songwriter and leader in the songwriting community. His music has been regarded as a standard for “honest simplicity” in the Nashville writing community.
Restless Heart is an American country music band established in 1984. The band's members are Larry Stewart, John Dittrich, Paul Gregg, Dave Innis, and Greg Jennings. Record producer Tim DuBois assembled the band to record demos and chose Verlon Thompson as the original lead singer, but he was replaced by Stewart in this role before the band had recorded any material. Between 1984 and 1998, Restless Heart recorded for RCA Records Nashville, releasing the albums Restless Heart, Wheels, Big Dreams in a Small Town, Fast Movin' Train, Big Iron Horses, and Matters of the Heart. Stewart left for a solo career before Big Iron Horses, which resulted in Dittrich, Innis, and Gregg rotating as lead vocalists in his absence. Innis also departed before Matters of the Heart, and the band ultimately went on hiatus from 1994 to 1998. During this time, Jennings became a member of Vince Gill's road band and Dittrich recorded one album in the band The Buffalo Club. Outside a brief reunion for new tracks on a Greatest Hits album in 1998, the band remained inactive until 2002, when Dittrich, Gregg, Innis, Jennings, and Stewart resumed touring. Two years later, they issued Still Restless on Audium Entertainment.
Every Time is the sixth studio album by American country music singer Pam Tillis, released on June 30, 1998 via Arista Nashville. The album peaked No. 26 on the Billboard country albums charts. Singles from the album were "I Said a Prayer" and the title track, which peaked at No. 12 and No. 38 on Hot Country Songs in 1998. "A Great Disguise" was previously recorded by Martina McBride on her 1995 album Wild Angels.
Something Up My Sleeve is the fifth studio album by the American country music singer-songwriter Suzy Bogguss, released in 1993 on Liberty Records. Something Up My Sleeve produced two Top 10 singles: "Just Like the Weather" and "Hey Cinderella", which Bogguss co-wrote with Grammy-nominated songwriters Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison. Two other singles, "You Wouldn't Say That to a Stranger" and "Souvenirs", both failed to reach the top 40.
No Holdin' Back is the fifth studio album by American country music singer Randy Travis. It was released on September 26, 1989, by Warner Bros. Records Nashville. Three singles were released from it, all of which charted on the Hot Country Songs charts: the Number One hits "It's Just a Matter of Time" and "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart", as well as the #2 hit "He Walked on Water". "It's Just a Matter of Time" was previously a Number One hit for Brook Benton in 1959 on the R&B charts, and for Sonny James in 1970 on the country charts. Glen Campbell also had a #7-peaking rendition of the song in 1986.
This Is Me is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis, released on April 26, 1994, by Warner Bros. Producer Kyle Lehning, Travis, and A&R Martha Sharp considered more than 1,000 songs before settling on the final ten. The tracks "Before You Kill Us All", "Whisper My Name", "This Is Me", and "The Box" were all released as singles, peaking at #2, #1, #5, and #8, respectively, on the Billboard country music charts. "Small Y'all" was later recorded by George Jones on his 1998 album It Don't Get Any Better Than This.
Russ Barenberg is an American bluegrass musician.
Yes I Do is a studio album by Anne Murray issued in 1991. The single "Everyday" from the album peaked at number 56 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
Thinkin' Problem is the second studio album by American country music artist David Ball. It was released in 1994 on Warner Bros. Records Nashville. Although he had recorded an eponymous album for RCA Nashville in 1988 prior to the release of Thinkin' Problem, the RCA album was not released until later in 1994.
Americana Master Series: Best of the Sugar Hill Years is an album by American singer-songwriter Guy Clark, released in 2007.
"Whisper My Name" is a song written by Trey Bruce, and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released in June 1994 as the second single from his album This Is Me. It became a Number One country hit for him in both the United States and Canada.
"Cross My Broken Heart" is a song written by Verlon Thompson and Kye Fleming, and recorded by American country music artist Suzy Bogguss. It was released in June 1989 as the fourth single from the album Somewhere Between. The song reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
Robby Turner is an American pedal steel guitarist, best known for his work with Waylon Jennings and his contributions to recordings by many other artists.
John David Willis is an American guitarist and songwriter. He is best known for work as a session musician and as a songwriter for television and video games.
Harry Stinson is an American multi-instrumentalist, noted as a session drummer and vocalist in the Nashville music community. He is also a songwriter and producer.
Fletcher Bangs "Biff" Watson is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. His musicianship has been a part of recording sessions for many artists.
Greg Morrow is an American drummer, percussionist, session musician, mixing engineer, and vocalist.
Jonathan Yudkin is an American multi-instrumentalist who is a proficient player of banjo, violin, mandolin, and other stringed instruments. He is a Nashville-based session musician, record producer, arranger, and band leader.
Paul William Leim is an American drummer and recording session musician based in Nashville.
Suzanne "Suzi" Ragsdale is an American singer and songwriter. Besides her solo recordings, Ragsdale is known for her collaborations with Verlon Thompson and Darrell Scott.
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